Johann Peter Glass
1826-1898
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| Born | 09 Apr 1826 | Fürstenhausen, Germany |
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| Married | 02 Jan 1851 (age 24) | |
| Died | 25 Aug 1898 (age 72) | Cabarrus County NC |
| Buried | 26 Aug 1898 | St Enoch's Lutheran Church |
| Occupation | Overseer, Farmer | |
| Parents | ||
| Siblings | Luise Katharina Gläs (1818-1866) | |
| Children | Lena E Glass (1851-1889) | |
Johann Peter Glass was born in the small town of Fürstenhausen, in the city of Völklingen in what was then The Kingdom of Prussia. It is situated in the state of Saarland, near the French border.
He was confirmed in the Protestant Church three days after his 14th birthday in 1840. (See the confirmation certificate in the image gallery below)
He arrived in the US in September of 1847 at the age of 21. He landed in New York, then moved down to Philadelphia for about three months before traveling to and settling in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
On January 2, 1851 he married Mary Elizabeth Cline, also from The Kingdom of Prussia. Between 1851 and 1869 they had at least six children: three daughters and three sons that we know of.
He became a naturalized citizen of The US at the age of 52, on 22 June1878, during the July 1851 term of the Superior Court in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
Image Gallery
Birth record - Johann Peter Glass 
Confirmation certificate - Johann Peter Glass 
Newspaper article - Town of Glass - part 1 
Newspaper article - Town of Glass - part 2 
Map containing the town of Glass 
Census page - 1860 
Census page - 1870 
Johann Peter Glass naturalization papers - 1 of 4 Johann Peter Glass naturalization papers - 2 of 4 
Johann Peter Glass naturalization papers - 3 of 4 Johann Peter Glass naturalization papers - 4 of 4 
Will of Johann Peter Glass - page 1 
Will of Johann Peter Glass - page 2 
Johann Peter Glass obituary from The Daily Concord Standard 
Johann Peter Glass grave
