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From: "mcnabbuc" <>
Subject: [OH-HAMILT] Cincinnati - Spiess Family Chart, family #1
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 14:28:11 -0000


I am going to begin sending out the Spiess charts as they are - meaning I
will add more info when I get them, they are in no way complete and there
may be errors as sometimes all I have to depend on is census and city
directories and names. We'll begin with the family chart with the most
information, my family :). So far I have a total of 19 "parents" charted,
but there will no doubt be more as I have four pages of "Spiess Extra's"
that haven't been sorted yet, and I am still recieving more information. I
am typing these into the emails as I don't use my computer to keep track of
my genealogy, I'm a paper and pen girl, so I'm sorry if it seems a bit
disorganized to all of you. For the record, I list all the addresses I have
seen this family living at from the directories and on certain families I
have remembered to put all their spelling variations of the last name (some
families I haven't remembered to do this yet (sorry)).

Family #1
Father: George Karl/Carl Spies/Spiesz/Spiess/Spiehs
of Hohen-Sulzen, Hesse Darmstadt, born 13 NOV 1820 (parents unknown at this
time). Immigrated on the ship "Virginia" out of Le Havre with his sister
Barbara, who died at sea on 28 MAY 1846. He arrived in New York City on 11
JUN 1846. He was a tailor and owned a shop on Spring Grove Av. and then on
Harrison Av. He died on 17 SEP 1895, his undertaker was Geo. Meyer and he
was cremated (whereabouts of remains unknown).

First wife: Anna Maria Hoehn, born around 1828. They were married 11 APR
1847 at St. Mattheus. She passed away on 19 OCT 1853 from pneumonia. She
is buried at Spring Grove cemetery. They had four children together before
her death.

Second wife: Christina/Christine Brueckmann born 08 MAY 1822 in Freisheim,
Bavaria, daughter of Peter Brueckmann and Susanna Goethe. She came to the
US with her brother Franz Brueckmann, leaving Le Havre and arriving in New
Orleans on 20 JUN 1851. She married George Carl 6 AUG 1854 at St. John's
Unitarian Church. She passed away 21 NOV 1898 and is buried at Spring Grove
cemetery. They had four children together.

Various addresses for George and his wives: 733 W. McMicken, 2409 McMicken,
John Street (between Wade and Liberty), 51 Harrison Avenue.

Children of George Carl Spiess & Anna Maria Hoehn:

1. Johannes born 16 JAN 1848, died 11 JUN 1848
2. Anna Maria born 22 JUL 1849, died 17 AUG 1851
3. Barbara born 30 JUL 1850, baptised at St. John's Unitarian on 8 SEP 1850.
Was single at her death on 7 JAN 1874.
4. Philip born either 16 OCT 1852 or 25 DEC 1852 (I've been given two
different dates, the latter may be a baptism date though), died 29 AUG 1918.
He was listed variously as a "Painter" and a "Safe Painter". He married
Katherine Lorenz on 9 MAR 1876 at St. John's Unitarian Church. They lived
at rear 69 Harrison Avenue, 51 Harrison Av, 2320 Miami Canal, 2 Turner
Alley, and 3291 Montana. They had 6 children that I have found so far :

a. George Carl born 10 APR 1879, single at time of death on 30 JUL 1967.
"Locksmith" and "Electrician", addresses 3296 Montana and 1105 Elm.
b. Henry born 10 APR 1879 (twin to George), married at time of death on 22
DEC 1958. "Carriage Trimmer", "Electrician". Addresses: 544 State, 65
Clinton, 3656 Grandin Road, and Silverton, OH. He married Elsie Tennison.
One child accounted for - Harriet (birth date unknown).
c. Frank B. born 3 AUG 1881
d. Albert born 1884, died 1885
e. Ida B. born 25 AUG 1889 m. Leonard Leikauf. Lived on Queen City Av and
at 2409 McMicken Av.
f. Gertrude born 12 JUL 1891, single at time of death 30 OCT 1975.
"Stenographer for Union Central Life Insurance Co". Lived at 3247 Glenmore
and flat 5, 728 Ridgeway Av.

Children of George Karl and Christina Brueckmann:

1. Franz born 19 MAR 1855, died 11 APR 1855
2. Anna Elizabeth born 30 NOV 1858, died 21 JUN 1859
3. Margarethe born 24 JUN 1861, died 10 DEC 1935. She married Martin F.
Schriber on 23 JUL 1881. 2 children found so far George M who died 6 months
after birth and Martin F, jr born around 1884 (he married an Alice and had a
son named Louis). They lived at 2825 Digby and 2409 McMicken Av.
4. Franz/Frank born 18 OCT 1866, died 1947. "Tailor", "Cutter" - for many
years worked for his father at the family business on Harrison Av. His
first wife was Theresa Rosenfelder (daughter of Louis Franz Joseph
Rosenfelder and Mary Lohne), she died of spinal meningitis soon after the
birth of Mildred Viola. They had three children:
a. Iva - no dates known, but married Ernest Ferrarri
b. Margaret who died in 1897 at 6 mo. of age
c. Mildred Viola Spiesz, born 1901 and died in 1993, buried at St. Joseph's
Catholic Cemetery. Married Bernard Meiners at St. George's in Clifton in
1934, he being a recent immigrant from Moenchengladbach,
NordRhein-Westfalen, Germany. They had four children, all still living.

Frank had a second wife - Josephine ?. They had one daughter - still
living.
Various addresses for Frank and his family are: 141 Scioto, 933 Laurel, 2821
Scioto, 2459 McMicken, 1153 Bates, 1535 Jones, flat 34 330 W. 9th St, and
B&O Railway east of Dodsworth Ave.

Well, this is the end of the first Spiess chart. You'll notice this has
alot more info than some of the others. If anyone has any corrections,
additions, or questions on this chart or any chart I send out, please let me
know.

Thanks!


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