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From: "Fred H. Held" <>
Subject: RE: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Frederick, Wallerich, Spartz und Fonk aus Bitburg/Trier
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2001 23:33:26 -0600


Michael,

One of the first places you should always look is the LDS FamilySearch
website.

There is a listing for your one of your people on their Pedigree Resource
File:

John Peter Spartz
Birth: 8 Sep 1808 Bitburg, Trier- Pfalz, Germany
Death: 12 Dec 1878 Kenosha, Wisconsin
Father: Heinrich Spartz
Mother: Anna Maria Muller
Spouse: Lucia Eppers
Marriage: 16 Dec 1838 Germany
Submitter:
Charles Joseph Simoneau (---)
7533 62nd Court North, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428-2824

BTW: Joannis Petri is Latin for Johann Peter or, as we would call him, John
Peter.


>Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 13:08:16 -0600
>From: "Voves, Michael" <>
>To:
>Subject: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Frederick, Wallerich, Spartz und Fonk aus
Bitburg/Trier
>...
>Looking for information on the following individuals and their families:
>
>Theodor Frederick (spelling was changed from Friedrich or Frederich) was
>born around August 22, 1835 in Sülm Germany (Kreis Bitburg). He emigrated to
>the U.S.A in 1855 alone, ultimately ending up in Paris, Wisconsin (Kenosha
>County). He sailed out of Antwerp, Belgium on the ship "Robert M. Sloman".
>His parents were named Mathias and Margaret. I believe he had at least two
>brothers who also emigrated (but separately), and one of them settled in
>Brazil.
>Mathias Wallerich, born Feb 16, 1812 in the Trier region, married to
>Angelina Gasper (born May 20, 1820), emigrated in 1855 to Brighton (Kenosha
>County), Wisconsin. They sailed on the ship Switzerland from Havre to NY.
>Their children were Margaret, Nicolaus, Franz, Mari, Elisabeth and August.
>Except for Margaret, the family later moved to Iowa. Margaret stayed behind
>because she married Theodor Frederick (mentioned above).
>
>Joannis Petri Spartz (born Sept 8, 1808) emigrated to the U.S.A. (Kenosha
>County, Wisconsin) around 1846 with his wife (Luciae Eppers) and children,
>one of whom was Nicolaus Spartz. Records of mine indicate that these
>individuals were born in the "Bitburg Pfalz". J.P. Spartz' father Heinrich
>Spartz (Aug 24, 1767 - Dec 22, 1829) lived in Enzen (next to Stockem). He
>was married to Anna Maria Muller. Heinrich Spartz' father Jakob Spartz (Mar
>13, 1740- Oct 24, 1786) also lived in Enzen. He was married to Maria
>Diemer. Jakob's father Johann Spartz (1710 - Mar 1775) lived in Enzen as
>well.
>
>Philip Fonk (born October 27, 1815) emigrated to the U.S.A (Kenosha County,
>Wisconsin) in the 1840s with his wife (Margaretha Siebenborn) and children,
>one of whom was named Mary (or Maria). This family may have come from Kreis
>Trier. Maria (Mary) Fonk married Nicolaus Spartz (whom I mentioned above).
>
>
>Michael J. Voves
>
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