----- Original Message ----- From: "mcnabbuc" <mcnabbuc@netzero.net> > 1. George Carl Spiesz. The little information I have on him and his > family were from a journal he left. He was born 13 NOV 1820 in > Hohen-Sulzen (now a part of Rhein-Pfalz, but at the time a part of Hesse > Darmstadt). He emigrated from Le Havre, France on 10 MAY 1846 and arrived > in New York on 11 JUN 1846. He then made his way to CIncinnati, Ohio > where he apprenticed for a short time as a tailor. He married Anna Maria > Hoehn (of Freinsheim, Rhein-Pfalz) on 11 APR 1847 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He > opened his own tailoring business that was at 51 Harrison Avenue in > Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio. He made his declaration of intent for > citizenship in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio on 12 APR 1852. They had > four children. Anna Maria passed away on 19 OCT 1853 in Cincinnati, Ohio. > George remarried to a Christina Brueckmann (also of Freinsheim) on 6 AUG > 1854 in Cincinnati, Ohio. They had 5 children. George passed away on 17 > SEP 1895 in Cincinnati, Ohio. > > The mystery comes in his siblings and his parents. In his journal, he > never speaks of his father (nor gives his name) so I've gone on the > assumption that his father had already passed away by the time he left for > the United States. His mother is mentioned, but he never gave her name! > I do know from the journal that she died on 29 or 30 APR 1860 in or near > Pfifflichheim (near Worms?). The handwriting was hard to read, but I know > it's a town very near Woerms. I also know he had three siblings (but > could've had more he may not have mentioned). He mentioned a Barbara, who > went with him on the ship to the US, but died on the High Seas 28 MAY > 1846. He also had a brother named Philip who died 29 JUN 1855 in > Hohen-Sulzen. He also had a sister named Anna Maria who lived near Woerms > and was married. No married name was given for her. But it is said their > mother died while visiting her. I believe I may have found her spouse > though (this is just conjecture) - Johann Brueckma! > nn. I found it odd that both of George's wives were from Freinsheim. > Freinsheim is near Woerms. When I began looking through the church > records for Freinsheim (for Brueckmanns) I began seeing baptisms for > children of an Anna Maria Spiess who had a husband named Johann > Brueckmann. Johann is no doubt related to George's second wife Christina > Breuckmann. I'm treating this as a possibility, nothing more. Anna > Maria's death date was not written in his journal (unlike his other > siblings). She may have outlived him. > > I have been having a very hard time reading the church records of > Freinsheim, much harder than I have had reading others. Anyone recognize > these Spiesz's or Brueckmann's, or has a good knowledge of Hohen-Sulzen or > Freinsheim - I would love to hear from you! > > > LeeAnn McNabb > Cincinnati, Ohio > > PS. This family was Evangelische-Reformierte > > > ==== GERMAN-SURNAMES Mailing List ==== > LATIN-WORDS-L is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or > historical interest in deciphering and interpreting written documents in > Latin from earliest to most recent 20th Century times, and discussing old > Latin words, phrases, names, abbreviations and antique jargon. To > subscribe click on > mailto:LATIN-WORDS-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=subscribe (Mail Mode) or > mailto:LATIN-WORDS-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=subscribe (Digest Mode) > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > >