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There are two siblings that at this point in the family history game are the earliest known members of our direct paternal Fries family line. The two Fries siblings are 1. Burkhard Fries, 1580--1640, and 2. Johann Fries, 1565--1637, both born in Strüth, Würzburg, Bavaria. 1. Burkhard Fries is our direct male family ancestor. Our Fries family goes back 15 generations.
1. Burkhard Fries, 1580--6-3-1640, was born and died in Strüth, Würzburg, Bavaria (zip D8701) in the parish of Rottingen sometime in the year 1580. The exact date is unknown. The name of his wife was Margaret Spenkuch, 1577--12-20-1641. They were married on Wednesday, 7-6-1603, most likely in the village of Strüth, parish of Rottingen. Margaret Spenkuch's father was Adam Spenkuch, <1557-->1577. Her mother's name is unknown. Burkhard was most likely a farmer. Margaret Fries, nee Spenkuch died in Strüth, Bavaria. To put their time and place in history in perspective, they died about 210 years after Joan of Arc, 1412--1431, and right before Oliver Cromwell began his reign of terror in Ireland and a generation before St. Louis, MO was founded.
In 1980, Strüth had a population of 167 people. It's located in the district of Würzburg. It's zip code is D8701 and the nearest train stop is in the village of Rottingen. The Tauber River runs very close to the village of Strüth.1. Burkhard Fries, 1580--6-3-1640, and his wife Margaret
Spenkuch had
seven children, all born in Strüth, parish of Rottingen, District
of
Würzburg, Franconia Region, Bavaria, Germany. The local village
Catholic
church
is St. John Nepomucen. Burkhard Fries and Margaret
Spenkuch had the following seven children.
1.1. Anna Fries, 4-10-1604--, the first of seven children of Burkhard Fries and Margaret Spenkuch born in Strüth, Bavaria.
1.2. Kasper Fries, 6-3-1605--, the second of seven children of Burkhard Fries and Margaret Spenkuch born in Strüth, Bavaria.
1.3. Georg Fries, 4-22-1607--, the third of seven children of Burkhard Fries and Margaret Spenkuch born in Strüth, Bavaria.
1.4. Johann Fries, 3-3-1609--, the fourth of seven children of Burkhard Fries and Margaret Spenkuch born in Strüth, Bavaria.
1.5. Katharina Roht, nee Fries, 5-4-1611--12-27-1675, the fifth of seven children of Burkhard Fries and Margaret Spenkuch born and died in Strüth, Bavaria. Katharina is our direct maternal and paternal ancestor. Katharina Fries married Kasper Roht, 2-15-1610--12-21-1684, who was born and died in Strüth. It was Katharina's grandchildren that married back into the Fries paternal line of 1. Burkhard Fries, 1580--1640. Kasper Roht, 1610--1684, and Katharina Fries, 1611--1675, were married on 8-18-1630, in Strüth and had the following ten children all born in Strüth.
1.5.1. Margareta Roht, 10-9-1630--, the first of ten
children of Kasper
Roht and Katharina Fries born in Strüth.
1.5.2. Leonhard Roht, 1-29-1632--, the second of ten
children of Kasper
Roht and Katharina Fries born in Strüth.
1.5.3. Johann Kasper Roht, 1-30-1634--, the third of ten
children of
Kasper Roht and Katharina Fries born in Strüth.
1.5.4. Anna Roht, 11-20-1635--, the fourth of ten
children of Kasper
Roht and Katharina Fries born in Strüth.
1.5.5. Nikolaus Roht, 9-1-1638--, the fifth of ten
children of Kasper
Roht and Katharina Fries born in Strüth.
1.5.6. A. Katharina Roht, 1-5-1643--, the sixth of ten children of Kasper Roht and Katharina Fries born in Strüth.
1.5.7. Apollonia Roht, 4-16-1645--, the seventh of ten children of Kasper Roht and Katharina Fries born in Strüth.
1.5.8. Martin Roht, 10-10-1647--, the eighth of ten
children of Kasper
Roht and Katharina Fries born in Strüth.
1.5.9.1. Barbara Fries, 12-2-1673--, the first of nine
children of Kaspar Fries and Margaretha Roht born in Strüth,
Bavaria.
1.5.9.2. Margaretha Fries, 2-12-1676--, the second of
nine children of
Kaspar Fries and Margaretha Roht born in Strüth, Bavaria.
1.5.9.3. Ursula Fries, 5-22-1678--, the third of nine
children of Kaspar Fries and Margaretha Roht born in Strüth,
Bavaria.
1.5.9.4. Ursula Fries, 9-1-1679--, the fourth of nine
children of Kaspar Fries and Margaretha Roht born in Strüth,
Bavaria.
1.5.9.5. Maria Margaretha Fries, 5-6-1682--, the fifth of
nine children of
Kaspar Fries and Margaretha Roht born in Strüth, Bavaria.
1.5.9.6. Anna Fries, 3-23-1685--, the sixth of nine
children of Kaspar Fries and Margaretha Roht born in Strüth,
Bavaria.
1.5.9.7. Daniel Fries, 1-12-1690--, the seventh of nine
children of
Kaspar Fries and Margaretha Roht born in Strüth, Bavaria.
1.5.9.8. Ursula Fries, 1-16-1693--, the eighth of nine children of Kaspar Fries and Margaretha Roht born in Strüth, Bavaria.
1.5.9.9. Margaretha Fries, nee Fries, 1-16-1693--12-13-1755, the ninth of nine children of Kaspar Fries and Margaretha Roht born in Strüth, Bavaria who is our direct maternal and paternal ancestor, Margaretha Fries married 1.7.7.5. Andreas Fries, 5-1-1695--4-25-1761, who was born and died in Strüth. See 1.7.7.5. for the line of descent for their nine children.1.6. Margareta Fries, 8-13-1615--, the sixth of seven children of Burkhard Fries and Margaret Spenkuch born in Strüth, Bavaria.
1.7. Valentin Fries, 5-5-1613--7-9-1685, the seventh of seven children of Burkhard Fries and Margaret Spenkuch born in Strüth, Bavaria is our direct paternal ancestor. He was born and died in Strüth, Bavaria. His wife's name was Apollonia, 1621--11-29-1694, last name unknown. They were married sometime before 3-1647, most likely in Strüth. Valentin had survived the 30 Years War that had reduced the population of Baden by 70%. That by itself was quite a feat. Valentin was most likely a farmer. Valentin Fries and Apollonia most likely died in Strüth.
Valentin may have been the first Fries ancestor to try a new drink that had just been discovered in 1683. Coffee was one of the items left by the Turks as they were chased out of Vienna in that year. The people of Vienna thought the sacks left by the Turks were camel fodder. They soon found out that it wasn't camel fodder and when roasted, was a very good drink. Coffee spread into Europe through Vienna and might have reached Valentine's area right before he died.
Valentin Fries and his wife Apollonia had the following seven children all born in Strüth, Bavaria.
1.7.1. Michael Fries, 12-1-1647--, the first of seven children of Valentin Fries and his wife Apollonia born in Strüth, Bavaria.
1.7.2. Johann Fries, 2-19-1649--, the second of seven children of Valentin Fries and his wife Apollonia born in Strüth, Bavaria.
1.7.3. Nikolaus Fries, 9-26-1651--, the third of seven children of Valentin Fries and his wife Apollonia born in Strüth, Bavaria.
1.7.4. Andreas Fries, 3-25-1653--<1656, the fourth of seven children of Valentin Fries and his wife Apollonia born in Strüth, Bavaria.
1.7.5. Joseph Georg Fries, 12-23-1654--, the fifth of seven children of Valentin Fries and his wife Apollonia born in Strüth, Bavaria.
1.7.6. Andreas Fries, 11-1-1656--<1659, the sixth of seven children of Valentin Fries and his wife Apollonia born in Strüth, Bavaria.
1.7.7. Andreas Fries, 5-17-1659--10-29-1723, the seventh of
seven children of Valentin Fries and his wife Apollonia born in
Strüth, Bavaria is our direct
paternal ancestor. Andreas Fries' first wife was Anna
Maria Seyffert, --8-21-1687. They were married on 8-1-1684, most likely
in Strüth. Andreas, like his father 1.7. Valentin Fries,
had survived the 30 Years War that had reduced the population of Baden
by 70%. Andreas was most likely a
farmer. Anna Maria Seyffert may have been related to her husband
through the
maternal Fries line. Anna Maria Seyffert died on Sunday, August 21,
1687. Andreas Fries married Margaretha Neff on 1-13-1688, in
Strüth, Bavaria. Andreas Fries had at least the following seven
children,
two by Anna Maria Seyffert, four by Margaretha Neff and one by Barbara
Waldtmann.
1.7.7.1. Maria Fries, 9-20-1685--, the first of seven children of Andreas Fries and the first of two by Anna Maria Seyffert born in Strüth.
1.7.7.2. Martin Fries, 3-30-1687--, the second of seven children of Andreas Fries and the second of two by Anna Maria Seyffert born in Strüth.
Our direct paternal ancestor, 1.7.7. Andreas Fries', 1659--1723, second wife was Margaretha Neff, 8-23-1663--12-29-1697, from Laudenbach (6973). Margaretha is in our direct maternal family line. Neff could also be spelled Neef. Andreas Fries and Margaretha Neff were married on 1-13-1688, in Strüth, Bavaria. Margaretha Fries, nee Neff's, 8-23-1663--12-29-1697, father was Johann Neff, <1643-->1688, born in Laudenbach, Baden, south of Strüth.
Margaretha Fries, nee Neff's, 1663--12-29-1697, mother was Barbara Koner, <1637--6-24-1686, born in Rot am See, Baden-Wuttemberg. Barbara Koner, <1637--6-24-1686, died on a pilgrimage to St. Sanguinem in Uderschupt (8761) (Unterschupf), Wuttemberg. She was given the last rights before she died. Barbara Koner, <1637--6-24-1686, was the widow of Stephen Hoffmann and the daughter of Hans Konern, <1617-->1637, from Rot am See, Wuttemberg. Rot an See means the town of Rot by the sea. The family name can also be spelled Konern, with an n.
Johann Neef, c. 1643-->1688, and his wife Barbara Koner, <1637--, were married in Laudenbach, Baden on 2-22-1657. The witnesses were Phillipp Neef, the bridegroom's father and Johann Boop. Phillip Neef, c. 1613--4-30-1669 died in Laudenbach, Bavaria. He was married to a woman by the name of Margaretha who died in Laudenbach on 3-28-1660. Johann Neef, <1643-->1688, and his wife Barbara Koner, <1637--, had the following seven children.
Johann Neff's, -->1688, father was Philipp Neff, c. 1613--4-30-1669(60), died in Laudenbach. Johann mother's name was Margaretha, c. 1613--3-28-1660, died in Laudenbach, Baden, maiden name unknown.
Our direct paternal ancestor, 1.7.7. Andreas Fries, 1659--1723, was most likely a farmer. Andreas Fries and Margaretha Neff, 1663--1697, had the following four children, all born in Strüth, parish of Rottingen.
1.7.7.3. Margaretha Fries, 7-24-1689--, the third of seven children of Andreas Fries and the first of four by Margaretha Neff born in Strüth.
1.7.7.4. Johann Fries, 7-23-1693--, the fourth of seven children of Andreas Fries and the second of four by Margaretha Neff born in Strüth.
1.7.7.5. Andreas Fries, 5-1-1695--4-25-1761, the fifth of seven children of Andreas Fries and the third of four by Margaretha Neff born in Strüth Andreas is our direct paternal ancestor. On 10-2-1714, in Strüth, Andreas Fries married 1.5.9.9. Margaretha Fries. Both Andreas and Margaretha had Fries as their last names. They were second cousins as their Grandparents were siblings. This is one of several where the maternal Fries line comes into the paternal Fries line. Margaretha Fries', 1693--1755, parents were Kasper Fries, 5-25-1647--6-7-1717, and Margaretha Roht, 5-19-1650-->1693, both born in Strüth.1.7.7.5.1. Andreas Fries, 8-4-1715--<1724, the first of ten children of Andreas Fries and Margaretha Fries.
1.7.7.5.2. Anna Maria Fries, 3-28-1718--, the second of ten children of Andreas Fries and Margaretha Fries.
1.7.7.5.3. Theobald Fries, 2-29-1720--, the third of ten children of Andreas Fries and Margaretha Fries.
1.7.7.5.4. Johann Fries, 8-27-1722--3-24-1793, the fourth of ten children of Andreas Fries and Margaretha Fries and our direct paternal ancestor. Johann Fries, 1722--1793, first married a woman named Eva. Eva's maiden name is not known for certain but due to the information from the local church records it was most likely Orth.Johann Fries, 1722--1793, was a contemporary of George III, 1738--1820, the German King of England during the American Revolution.
Eva Fries, nee Orth, 5-15-1710--2-5-1762, was most likely born in Strüth. Eva Fries, nee Orth was the Godmother for a Eva Bruckner, the daughter of Nicholaus Bruckner. The Bruckner's were the Godparents for at least two of Johann Fries', 1722--1793, children. A family named Oxner may be related to the Fries family. Oxner's were also baptismal sponsors for the Fries children.
Eva Orth's, 1710--1762, father was Johann Philipp Orth, <1690--. Her mother was Barbara Fries, <1690--. This Barbara Fries may be linked to the Fries paternal family line earlier in the 1600's.
Johann Fries, 1722--1793, lived through the War of the Austrian Succession, (1740-1748). The area around his home was in constant turmoil due to this war and the Seven Years War, (1756-1763).
1.7.7.5.4. Johann Fries, 1722--1793, was most likely a farmer. Johann Fries, 1722--1793, and Eva Orth, 1710--1762, may not have married in Strüth as no record can be found. Johann Fries and Eva Orth? had the following five children.
1.7.7.5.4.1. Filia Fries, 9-10-1741--, the first of ten children of Johann Fries and the first of five children by Eva Orth
1.7.7.5.4.2. Nikolaus Fries, 10-17-1743--6-22-1823, the second of ten children of Johann Fries and the second of five children by Eva Orth. Nikolaus Fries was married on 2-14-1775. Most likely in the village of Strüth. His wife's name is unknown. Michael Oxner was his baptismal sponsor.
1.7.7.5.4.3. Adam Fries, 7-8-1745--, the third of ten children of Johann Fries and the third of five children by Eva Orth. Godparents were Nicholaus and Dorothea Bruckner.
1.7.7.5.4.4. Dorothea Fries, 12-1-1748--, the fourth of ten children of Johann Fries and the fourth of five children by Eva Orth. Godparents were Nicholaus and Dorothea Bruckner.
1.7.7.5.4.5. Johannes Georg Fries, 5-21-1752--2-8-1824, the
fifth of ten children of Johann Fries and the fifth of five children by
Eva Orth and is our
direct paternal ancestor. was born in the small village of
Strüth, Bavaria,
Germany. His baptismal godfather was Johannes Oxner from Strüth.
Johannes Fries' wife, Anna Maria Häff, 1759--1832, was born in
Bütthard, Bavaria. Johannes Georg Fries married Anna Maria
Häff sometime
before 1785. Johannes was most likely a farmer. The Kützbrunn,
Bütthard and Strüth village church records have been checked
but the marriage records have not been found. They were most likely
married in Strüth, Bavaria. Johannes Georg Fries and Anna
Maria Häff had the following ten children
which continue further down in this history.
After Eva died, 1.7.7.5.4. Johann Fries, 1722-1793, married Barbara Fries, c. 1744--12-11-1798, in Strüth on 8-27-1763. Barbara's father was Casper Fries and her mother's name was Eva. This is another maternal Fries line to appear in our Fries paternal family line. However, it is not directly connected to our line as Barbara was our ancestor's step mother. It however, most likely connects to our paternal family line in the 1600's. Barbara Fries died on Tuesday, 12-11-1798, most likely in Strüth. Johann Fries and Barbara Fries had five children.
1.7.7.5.4.6. Michael Fries, 3-11-1764--<1766, the sixth of ten children of Johann Fries and the first of five children by Barbara Fries.
1.7.7.5.4.7. Michael Fries, 7-23-1766--, the seventh of ten children of Johann Fries and the second of five children by Barbara Fries.
1.7.7.5.4.8. M. Walburger Fries, 10-9-1766--, the eighth of ten children of Johann Fries and the third of five children by Barbara Fries.
1.7.7.5.4.9. Sebastian Fries, 9-10-1774--, the ninth of ten children of Johann Fries and the fourth of five children by Barbara Fries.
1.7.7.5.4.10. Anna Maria Fries, 1-26-1778--, the tenth of
ten children of Johann Fries and the fifth of five children by Barbara
Fries.
1.7.7.5.5. Andreas Fries, 9-2-1724--, the fifth of ten children of Andreas Fries and Margaretha Fries.
1.7.7.5.6. Kasper Fries, 12-9-1726--<1733, the sixth of ten children of Andreas Fries and Margaretha Fries.
1.7.7.5.7. Joseph Kasper Fries, 2-1-1729--, the seventh of ten children of Andreas Fries and Margaretha Fries.
1.7.7.5.8. Maria Fries, 4-26-1730--, the eighth of ten children of Andreas Fries and Margaretha Fries.
1.7.7.5.9. Kasper Fries, 3-27-1733--, the ninth of ten children of Andreas Fries and Margaretha Fries.
1.7.7.5.10. Ursula Fries, 8-7-1734--, the tenth of ten children of Andreas Fries and Margaretha Fries.
1.7.7.6. Filiolus Fries, 11-22-1697--, the sixth of seven children of Andreas Fries 1659--1723, and the fourth of four by Margaretha Neff born in Strüth.
After Margaretha Neff, 1663--1697, died, 1.7.7. Andreas Fries, 1659--1723, married his third wife, Barbara Waldtmann, on 5-13-1698, in Strüth. They had one child.
1.7.7.7. Anna Fries, 11-10-1701--, the seventh of seven children of Andreas Fries and the only one by Barbara Waldtmann born in Strüth.
As of 1580, the origin of the paternal side of the Fries family is a German village called Strüth, parish of Röttingen, District of Würzburg in the Franconia Region of Bavaria near the Baden border. Strüth is about 15 miles south of Kützbrunn. St. John Nepomucen or Nepomuk is the name of the church in the village of Strüth in 1991.
The many women that married into the Fries family came from the surrounding villages in the Strüth, Bavarian area. Most of the members of the maternal side of the Fries family came from the small villages of Bütthard and Sonderhofen in Bavaria.
The paternal Fries family migration path over several generations was most likely from the village of Strüth, Würzburg District, Bavaria (parish of Röttingen) to Kützbrunn, parish of Grunsfeld, Main Tauber District, Baden, to America, to Belleville, Illinois at 38.30.08 N and 89.58.20 W. The majority of our maternal ancestors were from the village of Sonderhofen in Bavaria. Strüth is about 15 miles south of the village of Kützbrunn located in the Franconia area of Bavaria.
Most of the Fries ancestors were farmers. Until the mid 1800s, Germany was a nation of poets and peasants. Germany was the breadbasket of Europe, exporting Europe's main supply of grain. Even so, Germany's agriculture was backward, characterized by hand labor and low per capita income. The rural population was limited by tradition, subject to controls by landlords and communes, and defenseless against hunger and diseases.
Peasants could not protect their crops against blight, insects or cutworms. Their livestock died of any diseases that happened along. They could not protect themselves or their families against epidemics or typhus that came every summer to every farming village in Southern Germany.
The first half of the 1800s, saw the establishment of a personally free peasantry, transfers of land and a sharp increase in the owners of small farms. The world that Johann Fries entered as a child in 1722, was greatly influenced by the great European thinkers of the 17th and 18th century. 1.7.7.5.4. Johann Fries, 1722--1793, was born only 54 years before the American Revolution began.
The Seven Years War, 1756-1763, started only 3 years after 1.7.7.5.4.5. Johannes Fries, 1752--1824, was born. Prussia and Austria were the main combatants in the Seven Years War. This conflict had a world wide impact.
Earlier events in Europe would shape the destiny of the Fries Family. In 1661, approximately 2 years after 1.7.7. Andreas Fries, 1659--1723, was born, the great French King, Louis XIV came to power. His reign and spending habits would set France and Europe on the path to revolution.
The Russian Czar, Peter the Great, took control of that country in 1721. During his reign, he would make Russia a world power. In July 1683, the Turks had 300,000 horse soldiers under the walls of Vienna. Vienna is about a five day horseback ride from the village of the Fries family. It was only by the year 1699, that the yearly invasions of Europe by the Turks from the Ottoman Empire were finally stopped. This was the world, as 1.7.7.5.4. Johann Fries was born in 1722, in the small Bavarian village of Strüth, in the parish of Röttingen.
The people and world powers that would shape the Fries destiny were varied and probably unknowing as to how their ideas would affect the future direction of Europe and America.
In the 1500's, there were two great world powers, the Turks and the Spanish. Both would influence the future of the Fries family. Spain had already discovered America and the Turks would invade Europe on a yearly basis and may have laid the groundwork in Europe for the turmoil that caused the Fries family to leave Germany. Spain discovered the physical space where the Fries family and other immigrants could settle to begin new lives.
Voltaire was the leading thinker of the 18th century. He and the other French writers would be a major cause of the great French Revolution of 1789. While the new undeveloped physical space called America got its laws from England, it got it's freedom from France. That revolution, several hundred miles from where Johann Fries, 1722--1793, was born, would eventually lead to his grandson, Georgius Michael Fries, 1793-->1848, and his family, leaving Germany for America. Johann Fries, 1722--1793, was born into a world that was about to change dramatically, and continue to change for many years to come.
1.7.7.5.4. Johann Fries, 8-27-1722--3-24-1793, or his son, 1.7.7.5.4.5. Johannes Georg Fries, 1752--1824, could have been born a serf. Serfdom in Germany lasted until 1807. However, the records state that Johann's son Johannes Fries, 1752--1824, was a citizen and farmer of Kützbrunn, a town in the present day state of Baden-Wuerttenberg in the southern half of West Germany. Johannes's wife, Anna Maria Häff, 9-25-1759--2-19-1832, was born in the small village of Bütthard, Bavaria. Bütthard is about five miles north east of Kützbrunn, Baden. Strüth is about 15 miles south of Bütthard, Bavaria.
1.7.7.5.4.5. Johannes Georg Fries, 1752--1824, was born in Strüth, Bavaria. Both Johannes Fries and his wife, Anna Maria Häff settled in Kützbrunn, Baden after they were married. Neither the Röttingen Parish records nor the Catholic Churches in Kützbrunn, Strüth, nor Bütthard have any record of the marriage for Johannes Fries, 1752--1824, and Anna Maria Häff. The name Häff can be spelled Häaf, Häff or Haag.
The Bavarian village of Strüth where the Fries family comes from: 
The history now gets complex as it goes back several generations. I have put the Häff family line in outline form below. The outline starts with the parents of Anne Maria Fries, nee Häff, 1759--1832.
Father: Martin Haaf, 5-4-1715--3-5-1774, born and died in Bütthard, Bavaria. He was the town judge. His brother's name was Conrad Haaf, -->1785. Martin's first wife's name was Margaretha, --<1745, maiden name unknown. His second wife was Margaretha Carl, --<8-1757. They were married on 6-7-1757, in Euerhausen. His third wife was Anna Maria Reussmann. They were married on 8-29-1758, most likely in Bütthard.
Mother: Anna Maria Haaf, nee Reussmann, 5-25-1729--1-22-1803, born in Gaurettersheim, Würzburg, Bavaria. Most likely had a brother named Andreas Reussman that was the baptismal sponsor to Andreas Fries, 1785-->1834. Anna was the third wife of Martin Haaf. Anna died in Bütthard.
Paternal Grandfather: Sebastian Haaf (Hag), 12-18-1674-->1715, born in Bütthard. Name may be spelled Hag instead of Haaf. He was the town shoemaker. His second wife was Margaretha Busch, married on 8-20-1715. His first wife and our ancestor was, Veronica, <1695--<1715, maiden name unknown.
Paternal Grandmother: Veronica Unknown, <1695--<1715, born in Bütthard, Bavaria. Maiden name is unknown. Veronica was the first wife of Sebastian Haaf.
Maternal Grandfather: Leonhard Reussmann, 3-1-1689--11-26-1762, born and died in Gaurettersheim, Bavaria. He was married to Anna Maria Unknown sometime before 1733. He was a town judge.
Maternal Grandmother: Anna Maria Unknown, <1713--3-20-1760, died in Gaurettersheim, Bavaria. Maiden name is unknown. Married to Leonard Reussmann.
Paternal Great Grandfather: Adam Haaf, 4-11-1629-->1674, born in Bütthard, Bavaria. Married Magdalina sometime before 1672. He was the town judge.
Paternal Great Grandmother: Magdalina Unknown, <1654-->1674, maiden name is unknown. Married to Adam Haaf.
Maternal Great Grandfather: Adam Reismann, 4-28-1674-->1689, born in Gaurettersheim, Bavaria. Married Anna, <1669--, sometime before 1689.
Maternal Great Grandmother: Anna, <1669--, maiden name is unknown. Married Adam Reismann.
Paternal Great Great Grandfather: Sebastian Haag, >1592-->1629, wife's name is unknown. Most likely lived in Bütthard and married before 1624.
Maternal Great Great Grandfather: Christoph Reismann (Reusmann), <1654-->1687, married Eva Unknown, <1654--10-13-1687, sometime before 1674.
Maternal Great Great Grandmother: Eva Unknown, <1654--10-13-1687, maiden name is unknown. Eva married Christoph Reismann. Eva died in Gaurettersheim, Bavaria.
Kützbrunn, Baden is a very small town lying in the beautiful rolling hills of the German countryside. Kützbrunn is in the parish of Grunsfeld, Main Tauber District. In 1848, the local newspaper stated that there were 46 houses and 289 individuals in the town of Kützbrunn. Today, it has approximately 50 houses and 235 people. There aren't any fences in the entire area, and hence very few livestock, just field after field of wheat. Wheat and turnips are the major production crop of the surrounding countryside.
There aren't any traditional remote farm houses in Kützbrunn, Baden. Historically, you lived in town where it was safe and every day you would go out to your farm to work the fields. This is probably a tradition carried over from the olden days of people banding together for protection. The entire area is extremely clean and well kept in the true German tradition.
Fifteen miles north of Bütthard and Strüth, in the area around Würzburg they raise wheat, sheep, plum trees and grapes for excellent wine. The town of Würzburg was built on the banks of the River Main. Today, the River Main is the European link between the Rhine and the Danube River. Even today, the town of Würzburg has the appearance of a fortress.
The earliest known history of the Bütthard-Strüth area states that there was a Celtic refuge on the River Main in the year 1000 b.c. One hundred b.c. saw the Germanic Conquest of the area. The first cathedral in the area was built in Würzburg in 788 a.d. It was dedicated in the presence of Charlemagne, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also in the area in 787 and 791 a.d. About 1200 a.d., Würzburg had some 5,000 inhabitants. Martin Luther visited the area in 1518, just 62 years before Burkhard Fries was born.
Around 1750, the Würzburg area became
one of the major German
centers for the arts and learning. Würzburg still has that
reputation today. By 1830, the Würzburg area had over 22,000
inhabitants. In 1945, the town of Würzburg was almost completely
destroyed in a British Air attack. The population dropped from 120,000
to less than 5,000. By 1956, the population again had grown to over
100,000.
The Strüth area of Germany was invaded and conquered by Sweden in 1631. Swedish rule lasted for three years until 1634. For these three years the Fries' family was ruled by King Gustav Adolph of Sweden. Burkhard Fries was living during the first Swedish invasion. The Swedish invasion of 1655, was extremely bloody. This invasion was more to the east, centering in Poland. On the left is a map of Struth and surrounding villages.
Apparently war is a constant thread throughout the history of the area. Even the peasants tried an unsuccessful revolt in 1525. Perhaps the father or grandfather of the earliest maternal Fries ancestor, Michael Eck, c.1545--, was in that revolt. That ancestor may have been involved in the 1529 invasion of the Turks that went far into Europe to the walls of Vienna.
Johannes Fries, 1752--1824, and Anna Marie Häff, 1759--1832, were married sometime before 1785. The exact date and place is unknown. There isn't any record of their marriage in the towns of Kützbrunn, Baden, Bütthard or Strüth, Bavaria. Johannes would have been about thirty two and Anna Maria Häff about twenty six years old at the time of their wedding, c.1784.
Anna Maria Häff, 1759--1832, was from the town of Bütthard. Like Würzburg it looks like a fortress town. Wheat milling is the major industry. Bütthard is extremely clean and well kept. It is a larger village than Kützbrunn, Baden with old stone buildings and walls. Bütthard is right across the state line in Bavaria. Bütthard is a town in the new county of Ochsenfurt, district of Underfranken, in Bavaria. Local Catholic Church records go back to 1592.
Soon after 1.7.7.5.4.5. Johannes Georg Fries, 5-21-1752--2-8-1824, was born, the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years War began. The results of these wars were the beginnings of the great German States of Holenzollen and Hapsburgs. These two states would fight each other for the control of Germany. These wars were no more than a prelude to the Great Napoleonic Wars that would change the future course of all Europe.
The German state of Baden Wuerttenberg had its share of battles and wars. One of our ancestors, Anna Maria Geßner, 1638--1681, was killed in one of the Baden Wars. When the Thirty Years War ended in 1648, the population of the German state of Baden had been reduced from 450,000 to 166,000. Eventually, the estimated final immigration from Baden to America was 600,000 people. The total number of German immigrants to America reached six million people.
In 1752, when Johannes Georg Fries was born, Louis XV was becoming King of France, England was about to lose her colonies, and Catherine the Great was crushing a peasant revolt in Russia. In 1776, about the time Johannes Fries reached the age of 24, a new nation, America, was born. By 1786, when Johannes Fries was thirty three years old, Frederick the Great had succeeded in making Germany a great European power.
As a farmer in the last quarter of the 1700's your very survival depended on the crops you produced. When an army at war went into the field it lived off the surrounding countryside. As the army moved, it ate its way through the winter food reserve of the local people.
As a farmer winning against the elements was difficult enough, but when every army from a thousand miles came marching through looking for a handout, things could get pretty tough. That is probably how it was a lot of the time in Germany from the late 1700's, until after 1815.
Johannes Georg Fries, 1752--1824, died on Sunday, February 8, 1824, in Kützbrunn, Baden at 72 years of age. He was buried there on the day he died. Eight years later, Johannes' wife, Anna Maria Häff, 1759--2-21-1832, died in Kützbrunn at eight o'clock in the morning on February 19, 1832, at the age of 73. The death record states that she received all the sacraments of the church before she died. Anna Maria Fries, nee Häff, was buried in Kützbrunn, Baden on February 21, 1832. The attending priest at the time was Father Waldharr.
1.7.7.5.4.5. Johannes Georg Fries, 5-21-1752--2-8-1824, and
his wife,
Anna Maria Häff, 1759--1832, had at least the following six
children, all born
in Kützbrunn, Baden, Germany.
1.7.7.5.4.5.1. Andreas Fries, 5-13-1785-->1834, the first of six children of Johannes Fries and Anna Maria Häff. Andreas Fries took the name Konrad later in life. His two baptismal sponsors were Andreas Reissmann from Gaurettersheim, a small village east of Bütthard, and Conrad Haaff, the son of Martin Haaff of Bütthard. Conrad Haaff was most likely Anna Maria Fries, nee Häff's brother. Andreas Reissmann was related to Andreas Fries, 1785-->1834, most likely the uncle of his mother, Anne Maria Fries, nee Häff, 1759--1832.
1.7.7.5.4.5.2. Johannes Michael Fries, 1-11-1788--1-18-1788, the second of six children of Johannes Fries and Anna Maria Häff who died in Kützbrunn, Baden. His godfather and paternal uncle was Michael Fries. Strüth, Bavaria is just south east of Kützbrunn, Baden near Röttingen.
1.7.7.5.4.5.3. Johannes Fries, 5-24-1789--, the third of six children of Johannes Fries and Anna Maria Häff
1.7.7.5.4.5.4. Maria Anna Fries, 6-30-1791--, the fourth of
six children of Johannes Fries and
Anna Maria Häff
1.7.7.5.4.5.5. Georgius Michael Fries, 9-29-1793-->1848,
the fifth of six children of Johannes Fries and
Anna Maria Häff. Georgius Michael Fries and his remaining
family left for America
in 1848. He took his family to America in 1848 when he
was 55 years old. Georgius Michael Fries and his Fries ancestors are
our direct ancestors
and therefore they are the ancestors that are common to all the known
American
Fries descendants. See further down in this history.
1.7.7.5.4.5.6. Johannes Michael Fries, 7-28-1797--c.1798, the sixth of six children of Johannes Fries and Anna Maria Häff died in Kützbrunn, Baden. His godfather was Johannes Michael Fries, son of Nicholas Fries, citizen of Bütthard, Bavaria.
Except for Georgius Michael Fries, 1793-->1848, there isn't any additional information on any of the children previously listed with the exception of Andreas Fries, 1785-->1834. Andreas or Konrad as he was called later on in life, was the baptismal sponsor for Konradus Fries, 1834--1897, one of Georgius Michael Fries', 1793-->1848, children, who was born and baptized in Kützbrunn, Baden.
Anna Maria Fries, nee Häff, 1759--1832, was still living when her son, Georgius Michael Fries, 1793-->1848, was married at nine in the morning, in Kützbrunn on February 21, l827. Johannes Fries, 1752--1824, had died some three years before.
In 1827 in Kützbrunn, Georgius Michael Fries, 1793-->1848, listed in local Kützbrunn marriage records as a citizen and farmer, married Cristina Deppisch, 2-20-1801-->1848, born in Sonderhofen, Bavaria, on Friday, February 20, 1801. The term "citizen" was used by the French revolutionaries to denote the new freedom and equality they fought for during the French Revolution. Perhaps the Germans took the term from the French. Georgius Michael was thirty four and Cristina was twenty six at the time of the wedding in Kützbrunn, Baden.
Georgius Michael Fries was born in Kützbrunn, Baden, Germany on Sunday, September 29, 1793. On February 20, 1801, when Cristina Deppisch was born, her family was living in Sonderhofen, Würzburg, Bavaria at house number 62.
Cristina Deppisch's, 1801-->1848, parents were not living at the time of her wedding in 1827, in the small church in Kützbrunn. Perhaps, that was the reason Cristina Deppisch, 1801-->1848, and Georgius Michael Fries, 1793-->1848, were married in Kützbrunn, Baden and not in Sonderhofen, Bavaria the parish of the bride.
Cristina's father was Andreas Deppisch, 1759--1800, born on Thursday, November 1, 1759, in the town of Sonderhofen, Bavaria. A sponsor at the baptism of Andreas Deppisch, 1759--1800, was Andreas Düll. Düll is a family name that runs throughout the Fries history. This Düll was most likely related to Andreas Deppisch's, 1759--1800, maternal grandmother, Anna Maria Kemmer, nee Düll, 1689--1756.
Margaretha Betz, 1765--1813, was Cristina's mother. Margaretha Betz was born in Sonderhofen on Sunday, March 24, 1765. Andreas Deppisch and his wife, Margaretha Betz were married on Tuesday, July 3, 1787, in the town of Sonderhofen, Bavaria.
Cristina Deppisch's, 1801-->1848, parents were married some fourteen years before she was born. It is likely that she was not the first born in the family. Cristina must have had a difficult childhood, as her father Andreas Deppisch, 1759--1800, died five months before she was born and her mother Margaretha Betz, 1765--1813, died when she was only 13 years old.
Andreas Deppisch, 1759--1800, died on Sunday, September 7, 1800, in Sonderhofen, Bavaria. Andreas' wife, Margaretha Betz, 1765--1813, died on Saturday, May 22, 1813, in Sonderhofen.
Cristina may have been raised by a relative named Johann Georg Deppisch. He was a witness at her parent's wedding. Most likely, this Johann Georg Deppisch was Andreas Deppisch's, 1759--1800, brother or perhaps his father.
Here again the history gets complex as to the many different ancestors and how they relate to the Fries family. There are over 1000 different ancestors that have to be positioned. That is not something that can be done easily in text. I have listed the ancestors below that have some known fact associated with them such as dies in a war or killed by the black plague.
Some names have changed over time and several generations. Kraß to Kraus is an example of this. The ß is the German letter for "ss". The name Kraß is pronounced Krauss. If all the names of our ancestors were known back to 1545, the list would have over 16,000 names. Here is a list of the ancestors that follows starting with the parents of Cristina Fries, nee Deppisch, 1801-->1848 and ends with the 15th known generation of Fries' ancestors. They go back in complete sets, all of Christina's grandparents, all of her great grandparents and so on. They number almost 200 individuals so I had to put them on a separate web page [bold web page above].
The Mormons, experts in the ancestor field, state that all ancestor
diagrams as you go back in time begin looking like the classic < on
it's side and about the 14th or 15th generation it begins to fall back
into a traditional diamond shape, i.e. This is due to many of
our ancestors having the same grandparents or great grandparents and
marrying their first or second cousins to insure land holdings and a
regular food supply. Our Fries family goes back 15 generations.
Sönderhoffen is a small town. It is likely, that the families of Grumbach, Betz and Deppisch were very good friends. That may be the reason why a Christina Grumbach was the sponsor at the baptism of Cristina Deppisch in 1801, and Margaretha Deppisch was the sponsor at the baptism of Margaretha Betz in 1765. Both families were interrelated.
Sönderhoffen, located in Bavaria, is approximately eight miles east of Kützbrunn. Sönderhoffen is in the new county of Ochsenfurt, District of Underfranken in Bavaria. The local church records go back to 1588.
Like Kützbrunn and Bütthard, Sönderhoffen is a small village located in Germany's farming area. It sits at the intersections of two highways so it appears to be more active than Kützbrunn or Bütthard. Sönderhoffen is in Bavaria, five miles east of Bütthard.
The single striking feature of the town of Sönderhoffen is the inside of the town church. While most churches in the area have been rebuilt, the one in Sönderhoffen may date from the 18th century. The inside design is heavy German Baroque, with the statues coming off the wall in a floating three dimensional effect. The Fresco paintings on the walls, ceilings, and behind the altar are uncommonly beautiful.
The church tower of Sönderhoffen is the traditional Turkish tower. This style of building for churches in Germany was prevalent in the 18th century. The German word Berlin is actually a Turkish word. The word Philadelphia is a German word with its origin in the Turkish language. Early in European history, the invasion by the Turks from the Ottoman Empire was an annual event. In July 1683, the Turks had 300,000 soldiers under the walls of Vienna. Vienna is about a five day horseback ride from the village of the Fries family. It was only by the year 1699, that the yearly invasions of Europe by the Turks from the Ottoman Empire were finally stopped.
Sönderhoffen is 20 miles south of Würzburg and lies in a flat section of Bavaria as compared to Kützbrunn and Bütthard in a hilly section.
In the graveyard surrounding the Sönderhoffen church there aren't any Betz names but there are several Deppisch names. Deppisch is a common name in the area.
Every German church seems to have its monuments for the local men for both German wars, The Great War and WW II. The Deppisch's [ most likely our relations] buried in the Sönderhoffen church graveyard were,
Sönderhoffen is a small town. Although these Deppisch's were probably two or three generations after Cristina Deppisch, they were most likely related to her. The church in Sönderhoffen is very German, with the iron crosses at the entrance to the church.
Most likely, the whole town of Kützbrunn attended the wedding of Georgius Michael Fries, 1793-->1848, and Cristina Deppisch, 1801-->1848. In the old days there was a rush to be married before Lent began. By church law you could not be married during Lent. Therefore, there may have been more than one wedding on that day.
The wedding of Georgius Michael Fries, 1793-->1848, and Cristina Deppisch, 1801-->1848, took place in Kützbrunn on Wednesday, February 21, 1827. The name of the priest that said the wedding mass was Father Waldharr. The witnesses were Nikolaus Geiger, farmer, and Peter Wundling, bailiff of Kützbrunn. Nice to be friends with the town cop.
Although the town of Kützbrunn had its own small church, it is considered to be part of the larger parish of Grunsfeld-Zimmern in the county of Tauberbischofsheim, (old county of Mosbach) in Baden. Kützbrunn is in the parish of Grunsfeld, Main Tauber District in Baden. The towns of Grunsfeld and Zimmern are about three miles from Kützbrunn.
As of 1983, there wasn't any evidence of any Fries' living in Kützbrunn or Bütthard. There aren't any Fries' in the small cemetery surrounding the Kützbrunn church. Deppisch seems to be a common name in the area. However, in the cemetery, next to the Church in Grunsfeld, there are three graves, two for Deppisch and one for Fries.
On Monday, September 29, 1793, Georgius Michael Fries, 1793-->1848, son of Johannes Fries, 1752--1824, and Anna Maria Häff, 1759--1832, was born into the Holy Roman Empire. That Empire had been in existence since 400 a.d. Due to the Napoleonic Wars, the Holy Roman Empire would cease to exist by 1806.
Napoleon's forces first entered the area around Kützbrunn in 1796. Three years after Georgius Michael was born, he had a French King as his new ruler. England and France were at war, and Napoleon would keep Europe at war for the next 16 years. Napoleon was again in the area around Kützbrunn in 1806, 1812, and 1813.
When Georgius Michael Fries turned 22 in 1815, Napoleon was defeated the first time. The great powers of Europe were dividing up the spoils. This resulted in each German State, 39 in all, with its own ruler, its own flag and its own taxes. Most likely, Georgius Michael Fries was hoping all this war would end so he could get back to farming.
Europe saw sweeping changes after the Napoleonic Wars. Nationalism was growing in every country. Liberty and freedom were the new ideals everyone wanted. The industrial revolution was in full force and coming of age.
Georgius Michael Fries was forty four years old in 1837, when Queen Victoria assumed the throne of England and began her long reign. Georgius was also a contemporary of Karl Marx, 1818--1883, and the Civil War General, Ulysses S. Grant, 1822--1885.
Fredrick William IV, was the ruler of Germany from 1840 to 1861. He was the Hohenzollen Ruler and King of Prussia. It is under this ruler that the Fries family left Germany.
This was the world when Georgius Michael Fries, 1793-->1848, was born and as he grew up. It was quiet from 1815, till well after he was married in 1827. Most likely, both Georgius Michael Fries and his wife Cristina Deppisch died in America sometime after 1848. Their exact date and place of death is unknown.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5. Georgius Michael Fries, 9-29-1793-->1848, and Cristina Deppisch, 2-1-1801-->1848, had at least eight children, all born in Kützbrunn, Baden, Germany. Only the first five are expanded to include descendents as the last three appear to have died in Geremy. The eight children are,
The last three of the Fries children above, Anna Maria Margaretha Fries, Carl Fries and the unknown Fries child died in Kützbrunn, Baden before 1848.
The history of the farmers in Germany is one hard time after another. It was a system that was barely workable in times of prosperity but not workable in periods of falling agricultural prices or near famine. It is no wonder that the peasants would riot or turn to banditry.
Agrarian unrest was at its worst in the years 1806 to 1810, during the British blockade of Germany. Again in 1824, farm prices fell drastically. In 1839, there was a very poor harvest. In 1845, the potato crop failed. That was extremely bad for the peasants as both the people and the livestock were depended on the potato.
Beginning in 1844, the harvest was poor in Germany and business trade decreased. Many Germans were hungry and out of work. It was war in the past, now it may have been the elements that the Fries family had to fight. In March of 1848, news of a revolt in France set off revolts in Germany. Perhaps Georgius Michael Fries and his wife, Cristina Deppisch, thought the great German wars were going to begin all over again.
However, even though by the end of 1848, the situation in Germany had improved. Georgius Michael Fries and his family had left Germany earlier and may not have seen the improvement.
Georgius Michael Fries, 1793-->1848, his wife Cristina Deppisch, 1801-->1848, and their five children left Kützbrunn for America on Thursday, April 6, 1848. Georgius Michael was 55 and Cristina was 47 years old at the time. They had been married for twenty one years when they left Germany for a new home in America. The trip took from 40 to 50 days.
In 1848, James K. Polk was the 11th President of the United States when the Fries family arrived in America. The population was about 22 million. President Polk had just finished a war with Mexico. The result was that Texas and California were brought into the Union. Zachary Taylor became the next president in 1849.
If the Fries family had immigrated one year later in 1849, they might have headed for the California gold rush instead of farming in Illinois.
The Fries family members emigrated from Kützbrunn, Baden on April 6, 1848. Coming over to America in 1848, must have been quite an adventure, not speaking anything but German and never seeing the ocean before.
| Fries Emigrant | Family Relationship |
Age at Departure (Emigration) |
YOB-YOD | Spouse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7.7.5.4.5.5. Georgius Michael Fries | Father |
55 |
1793->1848 | --- | |
| Cristina
Fries, nee Deppisch |
Mother |
47 |
1801->1848 | --- | |
| 1.7.7.5.4.5.5.1. | Maria Margaretha Fries | Daughter |
19 |
1829->1848 | --- |
| 1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2. | Konradius Fries | Son |
14 |
1834-1897 | Barbara Lucash |
| 1.7.7.5.4.5.5.3. | Maria Anna (Margaret) Wittmeier, nee Fries |
Daughter |
12 |
1836-1915 | John Wittmeier |
| 1.7.7.5.4.5.5.4. | Justina Becker, nee Fries |
Daughter |
8 |
1840-1914 | August Becker |
| 1.7.7.5.4.5.5.5. | Augusta Fries | Daughter |
6 |
1842->1848 | --- |
The German emigration papers for the Fries family state that they had sold all their furniture on October 28, 1847, many months before they left. Some of the other goods that they sold right before they left were:
Note the unusual amount of lard in the list above. In the old days people used lard in cooking rather than butter which would spoil. Bread, cakes, pies and such foods were prepared using lard.
The total amount of assets and cash that the Fries family took with them when they left Germany was 1178 florin. Georgius Michael had paid off the mortgage back on January 19, 1848.
The Day of Reckoning was set for February 28, 1848. On that day, Georgius Michael Fries and his wife Christina Fries, nee Deppisch stood on the steps of the Kützbrunn Town Hall for several hours waiting for any creditors to arrive. No creditor arrived so it was assumed that Georgius Michael Fries was free from debt and therefore could emigrate.
Georgius Michael Fries had to pay the court cost and also had to pay a War Tax that went to pay for the revolution of 1848.
Even though they left early in the spring of 1848, the Fries family may not have arrived in Belleville, Illinois until 1849. They might have sat out the winter of 1848, somewhere in the east, perhaps Ohio or Pennsylvania. Justina Becker, nee Fries' death certificate states the year 1849, as the year Justina immigrated to America. That could be the year she arrived in Illinois.
In 1849, there was a sever cholera epidemic in Belleville, Illinois and throughout most of the Mid West. All the cemeteries in St. Louis, MO were closed due to the number of deaths.
One of the reasons the Fries family left Germany may have been to escape the rule of the German Princes. They may not have realized that eleven years after they arrived in Illinois the next ruler of the United States would be a farmer named Abe Lincoln. Abe lived about 125 miles down the road from the Fries family. This American form of government must have seemed very different than the old ruling structure back in Germany.
Lincoln was very clever in how he went about getting the large German vote in down state Illinois. Lincoln secretly bought the most widely read German weekly newspaper in Illinois. It was the "Illinois Staats-Anzeiger" located in Springfield, IL It had a very large readership in Belleville. It is safe to assume that our German ancestors read Lincoln's views on the coming Civil War. All German's read them but were unaware that Lincoln was the one doing the ghost writing as no one knew he owned the newspapers.
Most Germans sided with the Union rather than the South. Most likely they knew they were going to go to war and decided to go with the side that advocated freedom rather then slavery. A major part of the German Illinois population left Germany in or after 1848 to gain freedom. Three of our ancestors fought on the side of the Union in the Civil War.
Initially, St. Clair County was much larger than it is today. At one time it covered almost one third of the state of Illinois.
Georgius Michael Fries, 1793-->1848, and his family may have emigrated from the ports of Hamberg or Bremen on the north coast of Germany. They may also have left from the port of LeHavre in France. They left Kützbrunn on April 6, 1848. The railroad did not reach the Kützbrunn area till after 1850. Therefore, they either rode a farm wagon or walked. If they walked it may have taken two months to arrive at the port of Hamberg or Bremen. They most likely would have sailed in early summer and arrived in America mid to late summer in 1848.
If they left from Bremerhaven, they would have sailed down the North Sea to the English Channel. Sailing by England they would have seen the towers and white chalk cliffs of Dover. Off the other side of the ship they saw the city of Galle in France. They most likely, came over on a three masted sailing ship with about 225 other immigrants. The trip may have taken between 40 and 50 days.
There isn't any additional information on Augusta Fries, Maria Margaretha Fries, or their parents' Georgius Michael Fries, 1793-->1848, and Cristina Fries, nee Deppisch, 1801-->1848. The 1860 St. Clair Co. Census list Konradus Fries, Justine Fries, and Margaret Wittmeier, nee Fries living in Belleville. Justine was a servant, Konradus was a bricklayer and Margaret (Maria Anna) Wittmeier, nee Fries was a housewife.
The remaining history deals with the five known immigrant children of 1.7.7.5.4.5.5. Georgius Michael Fries, 1793-->1848, and Christina Deppisch's descendants.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.1. Maria Margaretha Fries, 4-12-1829--,
the first of five
children of Georgius
Michael Fries and Cristina Deppisch emigrating for America. No
additional information is known about Maria.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2. Konradus Fries, 1834--1897, the second of five immigrant children of Georgius Michael Fries, 1793-->1848, and Cristina Deppisch. Konradus was fourteen at the time he made the Atlantic crossing. Konradus was born on Monday, August 25, 1834, in Kützbrunn, Grand Duchy of Baden, Empire of Germany. He was born at five thirty in the morning and was baptized at about 10 am by the parish priest, Father Waldharr.
Father Waldharr had married Konradus' parents, Georgius Michael Fries and Cristina Deppisch some seven years earlier. His godfather (witness) was his uncle, (Andreas) Konrad Fries, 1788--1834, the younger brother of Georgius Michael Fries, 1793-->1848.
Konradus married Barbara Lucash (Lukas/Lukasek), 1840--1924, on January 16, 1868, at St. Peter's Cathedral in Belleville, IL. Barbara Lucash was born in Prague, Bohemia, Hapsburg-Austrian Empire on November 29, 1840. Barbara's father was Joseph Ignatz Lucash, 1793--1868. Her stepmother was Elizabeth Kraus / Kreuz / Cross (Chris), 1818--1904. Elizabeth was Joseph's second wife. Both were from Prague, Bohemia, Hapsburg-Austrian Empire. The name Lucash means archer in German and the Czech spelling is Lukáše.
Most likely, the Fries family farmed for a living when they arrived in Illinois. Farmers in Illinois had many difficult times farming in the 1860's. In 1869, there was an influx of bumblebees in Illinois. During July and August of 1869, you might turn up as many as 20 nest of bees when you were plowing a field. When that occurred you had to start running and of course so did the plow horses. The winter of 1868, was very sever. The cold froze chickens in the trees and froze quail on the ground. It was so cold the limbs of apple trees split wide open. In 1867, there was a total eclipse of the sun one afternoon. It became so dark that chickens went to roost.
Barbara's brother, John Lucash, was in the Civil War. Perhaps at Konradus' wedding John Lucash and Konradus Fries talked about their experiences in the Civil War.
Barbara and the Lucash family immigrated to America and Illinois in 1854. Barbara, the second oldest of 9 children, was 15 when the family emigrated. Barbara, her three brothers Paul, John, and Joseph, her older sister, Hanna and her parents came over from Prague, Bohemia, Hapsburg-Austrian Empire and arrived at New Orleans, La. on 1-26-1854. The Lucash family then came up the Mississippi River by steamboat to St. Louis then overland to Freeburg, Illinois. The Lucash family left the German port of Bremen in December of 1853.
Barbara and her older sister Hanna, most likely, had to take care of her three younger brothers while they made the trip. Coming up the Mississippi River on a steam boat in 1854, must have seemed like an adventure. Seeing all the big plantations along the river would be quite a contrast to the streets of Prague.
Barbara was twenty years old when the Civil War started in 1860. Illinois was a free state and for the most part was on the side of the Union. Barbara may have seen many similarities with the American Civil War and the wars among the German Princes. In 1898, when Barbara was fifty eight, the Spanish American War began.
Barbara and her children and her grandchildren most likely, went to the World's Fair in St. Louis, in 1904. Perhaps they had one of the first ice cream cones or hot dogs ever made. In 1898, Barbara lived at 315 S. Richmond St. Later she lived at 317 S. Second St. in Belleville, IL.
At the start of WW I in 1914, Barbara Fries, nee Lucash was seventy four. Sixty two years earlier she left her homeland. She could still speak German, as could her son, Adolph Fries and his wife, Anne Blaies. She had spent the first 12 years of her life in the Hapsburg-Austrian Empire. Now, her adopted country was going to war with Germany and Austria.
At 84, Barbara died in Belleville on Friday, June 4, 1924. She is buried at Green Mount Cemetery, south east of Belleville. Barbara lived right behind St. Peter's school right where the small chapel now sits on the grounds of St. Peter's. Being so close to the school she used to bake cookies for her grandchildren after they had finished school for the day.
During the Civil War, Konradus Fries was a private in Company B, 149th Illinois Infantry. He listed Belleville as his place of residence on enlistment. His unit appears to have had the duty of guarding railroad trains during the eleven months he spent in the Union Army. Illinois sent over 4,500 men to fight in the Civil War. Konradus was mustered out on January 27, 1866, at Dalton, Georgia. Dalton is a small town in northwest Georgia about 80 miles north of Atlanta.
The 149th Regiment Infantry was organized and mustered in, February 21, 1865, at Camp Butler, IL. It moved to Nashville, Tenn. early in 1865 and then on to Tullahoma, Tenn. The 149th was attached to the 1st Brigade, Defenses Nashville & Chattanooga R.R. They then proceeded to the Dalton, GA area, where the 149th was fighting (or guarding against) the famous Confederate General, Joe Johnston. Th 149th was assigned by Major General Steadman to duty guarding railroads. On May 1st, was assigned to Colonel Felix Prince Salm’s Second Brigade, Second Separate Division, Army of the Cumberland, and on May 2nd, moved to Dalton, GA. On July 6, moved to Atlanta. On the 26th, being assigned to duty in the Fourth Sub-District of District of Allatoona, it was assigned to guard duty in that District. Mustered out January 27, 1866, at Dalton, Ga., and ordered to Springfield, Ill., where it received final payment and discharge. The 149th lost 2 enlisted men in battle and 1 officer and 70 enlisted men from disease. The 149th was dissolved on January 27, 1866. They then moved back to Springfield, Illinois for final discharge.
Konradus Fries was 31 years old at this time. Konradus was five foot six, 135 pounds, and had red hair and gray eyes. He received $6.00 per month pension after the war. Three years later in 1868, he married Barbara Lucash.
The 1880 Illinois Census puts the Fries family on Richmond St. in Belleville in the 4th ward. Konradus was listed as a laborer.
At 60 years of age, Konradus entered the Soldier's and Sailor's Home in Quincy, Illinois on November 14, 1894. His admission number was 2934, his listed disability, Asthma. He died there on February 18, 1897, at 63 years of age. He is buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery in Belleville, Illinois. His personal effects were sent to his sister Maria Anna (Margaret) Wittmeier, 1836--1915.
Konradus was buried in the Catholic Section of Walnut Hill Cemetery that runs along Freeburg Ave. Many years later, his son Adolph Fries, 1879--1945, and his family lived at 508 Freeburg Ave. Barbara Fries, nee Lucash, would come to dinner every Sunday at Adolph's house. From the front door of 508 Freeburg Ave. you could look down the hill and see where Konradus was buried in the Catholic Section of Walnut Hill Cemetery. They may never have known this at the time. Konradus died when Adolph was 18 years old.
Adolph's mother Barbara Fries, nee Lucash, lived on 317 South Third St. Her house was located on what is now the grounds of St. Peter's. A small chapel is located on the exact spot where Barbara's house stood.
Konradus Fries and Barbara Lucash had seven children, all born in Belleville, Illinois. Their children are the first American born generation of the Fries family. They are; Edward, George, Joseph, Julius (Frank), Mary, John, and Adolph. Mary Kling, nee Fries was the first Fries daughter born in America and John Fries was the first Fries son.
| # in History |
Name of child |
YOB-YOD | Spouse | Where settled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1. | Mary Kling, nee Fries | 1868-1906 | Michael Kling | Belleville, IL |
| 1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.2. | John Fries | 1871-c. 1905 | NA | Belleville, IL |
| 1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.3. | Edward Fries | 1872-1927 | Ida Dahm | East St. Louis, IL |
| 1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4. | Joseph N. Fries | 1875-1941 | Caroline Reiner | Belleville, IL |
| 1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.5. | George F. Fries | 1877-1952 | Margaret Dahm | Chicago, IL |
| 1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.6. | Adolph Fries | 1879-1945 | Anne Blaies | Belleville, IL |
| 1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.7. | Julius (Frank) Fries | 1882-1932 | Louisa Verhoff | Oceanside, CA |
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1. Mary Kling, nee Fries,
10-1-1868--6-15-1906, was the
first of seven children of Konradus Fries, 1834--1897, and Barbara
Lucash. Mary was
the first child born in America in the Fries family. 
On September 2, 1891, in Belleville, IL,
Mary Fries married Michael Kling [photo at left] whose parents were, Gottfried Kling,
1830--1914, and Anna Kramer, 1844--1896. Mary and Michael lived at 315
S. Richmond Street. Michael Kling, 9-29-1866--4-20-1932, was a
carpenter for most of his life. Michael and his family lived at 100 S.
34th St. in Belleville in 1931.
Michael Kling died at the home of his daughter in Freeburg, Illinois. His daughter's name was Estella Lucash, the wife of Joseph B. Lucash. Michael Kling and his wife Mary Fries, are buried in Green Mount Cemetery. Mary Kling, nee Fries, was the baptismal sponsor for several Lucash children at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Freeburg, Illinois.
Mary Fries and Michael Kling had seven children, they are,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.1. Arthur Franz Kling, 7-8-1892--1-5-1917, first of seven children of Mary Fries and Michael Kling died at a hospital in Mount Vernon, IL. Prior to his death, he was employed in Mt Vernon at the steel car plant.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2. Estella Mary Lucash, nee Kling,
2-1-1894--9-18-1968,
the second of seven children of Mary Fries and Michael Kling. 
Estella married Joseph B. Lucash Jr.,
7-12-1882--11-12-1974, at St Peter's Cathedral in Belleville, Illinois
on September 26, 1917.
Photo of Estella Kling and Joseph B. Lucash Jr. at left.
In 1912, Estella and Anna Hummel climbed the scaffolding to the top of St Peter's Cathedral, which was under construction at the time. Estella and Joseph lived in Freeburg, Illinois for most of their married life and are buried in St. Joseph's cemetery in Freeburg.
Estella was the godmother for 1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.6.5. Florence McTiernan, nee Fries, 1911--2000. Estella Kling and Joseph B. Lucash have four children, they are,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.1. Aloys J. Lucash born 6-21-1918--10-14-1985, first of four children of Estella Kling and Joseph B. Lucash. In 1944, Aloys married Thelma Gunther, 7-14-1923--, at St. Mary's Church in Madison, Illinois. During their married life they lived in St. Louis until 1947 then moved to Granite City, and his wife, Thelma, continues living at their home. Aloys was buried from Sacred Heart Church at Sunset Cemetery in Edwardsville, IL. They have two children,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.1.1. Mary Sue McTasney, nee Lucash, 5-24-1945--, the first of two children of Aloys Lucash and Thelma Gunther. On 8-05-1967, Mary Sue Lucash married (now retired) Colonel Richard McTasney, 11-26-1944--, who was in the U S Air Force. The Service transferred the couple often and they have lived mostly in Tennessee and Oklahoma. She continued her education after marriage and is now a Critical Care Registered Nurse, specializing in cardiology in Colorado. Mary Sue Lucash and Richard McTasney have two children,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.1.1.1. Brian James McTasney,
07-10-1969--, the
first of two children of Mary Sue Lucash and
Richard McTasney. On
6-3-1995, Brian James McTasney married Cappucine Michelle Roberts
of Grove, OK. Brian and
his wife live in Blanchard, a suburb of Okla. City. Brian James
McTasney and Cappucine Michelle Roberts have two children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.1.1.1.1. Tristen Patrick McTasney,
5-22-1998--, the
first of two children of Brian James McTasney and Cappucine Michelle
Roberts.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.1.1.1.2. Gabriel Luke McTasney. 8-7-2001--, the second of two children of Brian James McTasney and Cappucine Michelle Roberts.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.1.1.2. Douglas Alan McTasney, 9-12-1970--, the second of two children of Mary Sue Lucash and Richard McTasney. On 8-9-1996, Douglas Alan McTasney married Buffie Leighanne Morton of Blanchard, Ok and they live in Blanchard.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.1.2. Robert A Lucash, 9-25-1949--, the second of two children of Aloys Lucash and Thelma Gunther. Robert served in the US Army where he learned his skills as chef. On 11-7-1970, Robert A Lucash married Pamela M Schmuck, 8-11-1951--, from Litchfield, IL. They live in Granite City, IL and have two children,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.1.2.1. Stephanie Douglas, nee Lucash, 6-23-1972--, the first of two children of Robert A Lucash and Pamela M Schmuck. On 10-2-1993, Stephanie Lucash married Tye Lynn Douglas. They have one child,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.1.2.1.1. Cora Elizabeth Douglas, 6-27-1998--,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.1.2.2. Matthew Lucash, 2-23-1976--, the second of two children of Robert A Lucash and Pamela M Schmuck.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.2. Virginia E. Lucash, 7-8-1920--, second of four children of Estella Kling and Joseph B. Lucash born in Belleville, IL. She cared for her parents in Freeburg, IL. Some time after the death of her parents she moved from the family residence and currently lives in Belleville, Illinois. The family residence, a Queen Anne home, built in 1896 was recognized in 1986 at the St Clair County Historical Society Landmark and Historic Site Awards.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.3. Cyril E. Lucash,
7-10-1922--10-11-1994, third of
four children of Estella Kling and Joseph B. Lucash. Cyril E. Lucash
served in the Army Air Force in the
China/Burma theater during WWII. On 1-14-1948, Cyril Lucash married
Alice
Ziegler at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Freeburg, IL and resided in
Belleville IL, Florissant, MO. and O'Fallon, Missouri while working in
St Louis. After retirement they moved from Peoria, Illinois to Cuba,
Missouri where he is buried at Holy Cross
Cemetery. His wife Alice continues to live in Cuba, MO. Cyril Lucash
and Alice
Ziegler have the following five
children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.3.1. Michael J. Lucash, 1-08-1949--,
the first of
five children
of Cyril Lucash and Alice
Ziegler. Michael J. Lucash married Joyce Conner, 8-11-1948--, in
Belleville, IL. They
live
in O'Fallon, MO and have the following three children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.3.1.1. Bethany Suzanne Meiser, nee Lucash, 6-19-1970--, the first of three children of Michael J. Lucash and Joyce Conner. On 5-29-1993, Bethany Suzanne Lucash married Jeffry R Meiser. They live in O'Fallon, MO and have the following four children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.3.1.1.1. Jeffry Michael Meiser, 10-12-1994--, the first of four children of Bethany Suzanne Lucash and Jeffry R Meiser
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.3.1.1.2. Mathew Joseph Meiser, 3-21-1996--, the second of four children of Bethany Suzanne Lucash and Jeffry R Meiser
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.3.1.1.3. Justin Meiser, 10-08-1998--,
the third of
four children of Bethany Suzanne Lucash and Jeffry R
Meiser
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.3.1.1.4. Makayla Suzanne Meiser, 9-3-2000--, the fourth of four children of Bethany Suzanne Lucash and Jeffry R Meiser
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.3.1.2. Michael Scott Lucash, 6-2-1972--, the second of three children of Michael J. Lucash and Joyce Conner. On 4-5-1997, Michael Scott Lucash married Jennifer Lynn Bewig. They had one son that died at birth.1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.3.1.2.1. Jacob Aaron Lucash, 8-3-2000--,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.3.1.3. Timothy Lucash, 1-25-1977--, the third of three children of Michael J. Lucash and Joyce Conner.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.3.2. Kathleen Mary Hudson, nee Lucash,
2-6-1954--, the second of five children
of Cyril Lucash and Alice
Ziegler born in Belleville, IL. On 8-27-1977,
Kathleen Mary Lucash married David Hudson, 1-23-1954--. Kathleen Mary
Lucash and David Hudson make their home
in Stillwell, KS and have two children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.3.2.1. Kerri Elizabeth Hudson, 8-29-1981--, the first of two children of Kathleen Mary Lucash and David Hudson
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.3.2.2. Kristie Lee Hudson, 6-18-1984--, the second of two children of Kathleen Mary Lucash and David Hudson
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.3.3. Kevin Lucash, 1-6-1959--, the third of five children of Cyril Lucash and Alice Ziegler born in Florissant, MO and lives in Columbia. MO.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.3.4. Mark Aloys Lucash, 9-7-1960--, the fourth of five children of Cyril Lucash and Alice Ziegler born in O'Fallon, MO. On 3-15-1986, Mark married Connie Sue Pendleton. They make their home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and have one child,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.3.4.1. Alyssa Marie Lucash, 6-18-1990--,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.3.5. Christopher F. Lucash, 12-23-1961--, the fifth of five children of Cyril Lucash and Alice Ziegler born in O'Fallon, MO. A wedding to Alisa Exposito is planned for July 29, 2000.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.4. Joseph A. Lucash, 12-19-1927--, fourth of four children of Estella Kling and Joseph B. Lucash born in Freeburg, IL. He served in the US Army from 1946-47. On 11-22-1951, at St Agnes Catholic Church in St Louis, MO, Joseph A. Lucash married Dorothy M. Hanneken, 9-02-1930--. Before retirement, they lived in the St Louis, MO area but now reside in Bolivar, MO. Joseph is a well known family historian. Joseph A. Lucash and Dorothy M. Hanneken have two children,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.4.1. Patricia M. Orazietti, nee Lucash, 11-27-1959--, the first of two children of Joseph A. Lucash and Dorothy M. Hanneken. On 10-14-1989, Patricia M. Lucash married Anthony Orazietti. They live in Fenton, MO.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.4.2. Joseph D. Lucash, 2-13-1964--, the second of two children of Joseph A. Lucash and Dorothy M. Hanneken. On 3-15-1996, Joseph D. Lucash married Rae Ann Samsill, 6-26-1970--, of Fort Worth, Tx. They reside in Flower Mound, Tx. with Rae Ann's daughter,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.2.4.2.1. Maegan Samsill, 8-9-1989--,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3. Ida Schmidt, nee Kling,
10-23-1896--9-18-1934, the
third of seven children of Mary Fries and Michael Kling. On 10-08-1919,
Ida
Kling married John Schmidt, 2-26-1894--9-27-1972, a veteran of WWI.
They
resided in Belleville, IL. Ida
Kling and John Schmidt had the following ten children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.1. Rita Olinda Bien, nee Schmidt, 7-11-1920--, the first of ten children of Ida Kling and John Schmidt On 4-16-1947, in St Peters Cathedral in Belleville, IL, Rita Schmidt married Gordon D. Bien, 12-9-1924--. They live in Belleville, IL and have six children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.1.1. Sue Ellen Austerman, nee Bien, 1-5-1950--, the first of ten children of Rita Schmidt and Gordon D. Bien. On 11-19-1971, at St Teresa's, Sue Ellen Bien married George Austerman, 4-12-1949--. Sue and George had two children. They are,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.1.1.1. Kelli Sue Austerman, 7-10-1973--, the first of two children of Sue Ellen Bien and George Austerman.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.1.1.2. Matthew Austerman, 8-20-1977--, the second of two children of Sue Ellen Bien and George Austerman.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.1.2. Karen Ann Temporitti, nee Bien, 9-28-1951--, the second of ten children of Rita Schmidt and Gordon D. Bien. On 8-4-1973, Karen Ann Bien married John J. Temporitti. They have four children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.1.2.1. Kristina Temporitti, 10-27-1975--, the first of four children of Karen Ann Bien and John J. Temporitti.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.1.2.2. John J. Temporitti, 8-18-1978--, the second of four children of Karen Ann Bien and John J. Temporitti.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.1.2.3. Elizabeth W. Temporitti, 4-9-1980--, the third of four children of Karen Ann Bien and John J. Temporitti.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.1.2.4. Michael G. Temporitti, 6-2-1983--, the fourth of four children of Karen Ann Bien and John J. Temporitti.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.1.3. Patricia Marie Bien, 6-25-1953--, the third of ten children of Rita Schmidt and Gordon D. Bien.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.1.4. Jo Ann Redford, nee Bien,
1-27-1956--, the
fourth of ten children of Rita Schmidt and Gordon D. Bien. On
9-20-1975, Jo Ann Bien married Bruce
Campbell, --8-20-1975. Jo Ann married Dale Radford on 1-26-1996. Jo Ann
Bien and Bruce Campbell had the following three children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.1.4.1. Kurt Allen Campbell, 12-20-1976--, the first of three children of Jo Ann Bien and Bruce Campbell
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.1.4.2. Holli Feuss, nee Campbell, 4-17-1979--, the second of three children of Jo Ann Bien and Bruce Campbell. Holli Campbell married Brian Feuss on 6-3-2000, at St Teresa's in Belleville, Illinois.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.1.4.3. Nicole Campbell, 8-21-1980--, the third of three children of Jo Ann Bien and Bruce Campbell.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.1.5. Robert John Bien, 9-10-1957--, the fifth of ten children of Rita Schmidt and Gordon D. Bien.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.1.6. Toni Kay Hannon, nee Bien, 1-2-1962--, the sixth of ten children of Rita Schmidt and Gordon D. Bien. On 7-30-1983, Toni Kay Bien married John Hannon. Toni Kay Bien and John Hannon have three children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.1.6.1. Valerie Lynn Hannon, 9-12-1987--, the first of three children of Toni Kay Bien and John Hannon.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.1.6.2. Jennifer Diana Hannon, 8-11-????--, the second of three children of Toni Kay Bien and John Hannon.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.1.6.3. Alan J. Hannon, 5-3-1995--, the third of three children of Toni Kay Bien and John Hannon.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.2. Raymond C. Schmidt, 8-24-1921--, the second of ten children of Ida Kling and John Schmidt. Raymond Schmidt married Madeline Selgrade and they have one child.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.2.1. Joan Doerrfeld, nee Schmidt, 6-5-194?--, the only child of Raymond Schmidt and Madeline Selgrade. Joan Schmidt married Richard P. Doerrfeld. They had two children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.2.1.1. Melissa Lee Doerrfeld, 6-5-1967--, the first of two children of Joan Schmidt and Richard P. Doerrfeld. Melissa Lee Doerrfeld is married with one child.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.2.1.1.1. Baylee Unknown, sur name unknown,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.2.1.2. Scott Doerrfeld, the second of two children of Joan Schmidt and Richard P. Doerrfeld.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3. Paul Joseph Schmidt Sr.,
5-20-1923--9-8-1965,
the third of ten children of Ida
Kling and John Schmidt. Paul Joseph Schmidt Sr was a veteran of WWII
and served in
the US Army 64 th Chemical Division. On 4-12-1947, Paul Joseph Schmidt
Sr married Minta Faith
at St Mary's Church in Belleville, Illinois and had the following five
children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.1. Paul Joseph Schmidt, Jr, 10-26-1948--, the first of five children of Paul Joseph Schmidt Sr and Minta Faith. Paul Jr is a Purple Heart Veteran of the Vietnam War and served in the US Army from June 1968 to January 1970. On 2-19-1972, Paul Joseph Schmidt, Jr married Dorothy Feigl. They had three children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.1.1. Paul Joseph Schmidt III, 11-30-1975--2-26-1997, the first of three children of Paul Joseph Schmidt, Jr and Dorothy Feigl
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.1.2. Ryan Schmidt, 1-22-1981--, the second of three children of Paul Joseph Schmidt, Jr and Dorothy Feigl
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.1.3. Emily Schmidt, 5-14-1984--, the third of three children of Paul Joseph Schmidt, Jr and Dorothy Feigl
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.2. Gary Scmidt, 1-4-1950--, the second of five children of Paul Joseph Schmidt Sr and Minta Faith. Gary is a veteran of the Vietnam War and served in the US Army from June 1969 threw Jan 1971. Gary Scmidt married Jaclyn Mayes and has the following three children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.2.1. Todd Schmidt, 6-12-1976--, the first of three children of Gary Scmidt and Jaclyn Mayes
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.2.2. Christopher Schmidt, 3-3-1979--, the second of three children of Gary Scmidt and Jaclyn Mayes
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.2.3. Kevin Schmidt, 1-20-1983--, the third of three children of Gary Scmidt and Jaclyn Mayes
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.3. Mark Schmidt, 10-19-1954--,
the third of
five children of Paul Joseph Schmidt Sr and Minta Faith. Mark
Schmidt
married Deborah Marlen on 8-18-1979. They have
four children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.3.1. Ashley Schmidt, 8-18-1982--, the first of four children of Mark Schmidt and Deborah Marlen.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.3.2. Tara Schmidt, 9-14-1984--, the second of four children of Mark Schmidt and Deborah Marlen.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.3.3. Brittany Schmidt, 3-5-1988-, the third of four children of Mark Schmidt and Deborah Marlen.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.3.4. Toree Schmidt, 12-12 1991--, the fourth of four children of Mark Schmidt and Deborah Marlen.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.4. Thomas Schmidt,
1-24-1959--, the fourth
of five children of Paul Joseph Schmidt Sr and Minta Faith.
Thomas Schmidt married Rhonda Boschert and have three
children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.4.1. Brian Andrew Schmidt, 8-13-1986--8-13-1986, the first of three children of Thomas Schmidt married Rhonda Boschert
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.4.2. Megan Schmidt, 9-21-1990--, the second of three children of Thomas Schmidt married Rhonda Boschert
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.4.3. Anna Schmidt, 8-25-1995--, the third of three children of Thomas Schmidt married Rhonda Boschert.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.5. Cathy Wilson, nee Schmidt,
11-1-1961--,
the fifth of five children of Paul Joseph Schmidt Sr and Minta
Faith. Cathy Schmidt married Michael Wilson on 10-2-1982. They
have
two children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.5.1. Jeffery Wilson, 8-23-1984--, the first of two children of Cathy Schmidt and Michael Wilson.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.3.5.2. Brandon Wilson, 5-1-1987--, the second of two children of Cathy Schmidt and Michael Wilson.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.4. James Schmidt, 7-11-1924--, the fourth of ten children of Ida Kling and John Schmidt. James Schmidt entered the Armed Services in May 1943 and served with the 754th Field Artillery Battalion in Europe. On 1-29-1947, James Schmidt married Fay Wasem, 9-7-1927--8-20-1996. They had two children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.4.1. Terry Schmidt, 12-15-1947--, the first of two children of James Schmidt and Fay Wasem. On 5-10-1975, Terry Schmidt married Jacquelyn Gale. They have one child.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.4.1.1. Shannon DeKeyrel, nee Schmidt, the only child of Terry Schmidt and Jacquelyn Gale. Shannon Schmidt married Brian DeKeyrel on 6-14-1997. They have one child,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.4.1.1.1. Tyler E. DeKeyrel, 3-13-1999--,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.4.2. David Schmidt, 11-25-1949--, the second of two children of James Schmidt and Fay Wasem. On 12-1-1973 at St Phillip's in East St Louis, David Schmidt married Marlyn Higgins. They have one child.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.4.2.1. Jason Schmidt, 5-11-1977--,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.5. Mary Abertine Clement, nee
Schmidt, 9-8-1925--,
the fifth of ten children of Ida
Kling and John Schmidt. On 2-15-1947, Mary Abertine Schmidt married
Milton George
Clement, 8-22-1917--12-11-1987, at St Dominic's in Breese, Illinois.
They made their home in Belleville, IL and have four children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.5.1. Mary Ann Arnold, nee Clement,
11-14-1948--,
the first of four children of Mary Abertine Schmidt and Milton George
Clement. On 6-22-1968, Mary Ann Clement married James A.
Arnold, Jr, 11-25-1945--, at St Elizabeth's Chapel in Belleville. Mary
Ann Clement and James A.
Arnold, Jr have the following two children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.5.1.1. Daniel Arnold, 7-9-1974--, the first of two children of Mary Ann Clement and James A. Arnold, Jr. On 6-20-1998, Daniel Arnold married Laura Ann Overmiller, 9-3-1970--. They have one child,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.5.1.1.1. Mackenzie Ann Arnold,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.5.1.2. Timothy Arnold, 9-16-1975--, the second of two children of Mary Ann Clement and James A. Arnold, Jr. On 12-6-1996, Timothy Arnold married Christy Lee Tyson, 7-22-1971--. They have one child,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.5.1.2.1. Zachary Jordan Arnold,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.5.2. Stephen John Clement, 7-4-1951--, the second of four children of Mary Abertine Schmidt and Milton George Clement. Stephen John Clement married on 1-11-1975, Patricia Lynn Guetterman, 11-3-1952--, at St Peter's Cathedral in Belleville. They have one child,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.5.2.1. Neil Clement, 1-31-1979--,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.5.3. Linda K. Farris, nee Clement, 6-27-1952--, the third of four children of Mary Abertine Schmidt and Milton George Clement. Linda K. Clement married Ronald Farris, 9-20-1947--, in Belleville on 6-28-1975. They have one child.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.5.3.1. Christopher Farris, 4-12-1979--,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.5.4. Sharon Marie Taylor, nee
Clement,
1-15-1960--, the fourth of four children of Mary Abertine Schmidt
and Milton George
Clement. Sharon Marie Clement married Mark Taylor,
3-15-1960--, on 7-18-1987, at St Peter's Cathedral in Belleville.
Sharon Marie Clement and Mark Taylor have the following two
children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.5.4.1. Gregory Taylor, 10-16-1989--, the first of two children of Sharon Marie Clement and Mark Taylor.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.5.4.2. Kimberly Taylor, 8-29-1991--, the second of two children of Sharon Marie Clement and Mark Taylor.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.6. Dorothy Margaret Schmidt, 12-17-1926--, the sixth of ten children of Ida Kling and John Schmidt.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.7. Pauline Louise Bietsch, nee Schmidt, 10-1-1928--, the seventh of ten children of Ida Kling and John Schmidt. On 4-11-1953, Pauline Louise Schmidt married Alvin Frank Bietch, 7-7-1927--. Pauline Louise Schmidt and Alvin Frank Bietch have four children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.7.1. Janet Kay Joellenbeck, nee Bietch, 11-2-1954--, the first of four children of Pauline Louise Schmidt and Alvin Frank Bietch. Janet Kay Bietch married Norman Joellenbeck, 10-21-1940--, at St Teresa's on 7-29-1978.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.7.2. Michael Walter Bietsch, 12-2-1955--, the second of four children of Pauline Louise Schmidt and Alvin Frank Bietch. On 6-20-1981, Michael Walter Bietsch married Deborah Schindler, 11-12-1956--. They have three children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.7.2.1. Mathew Bietsch, 2-10-1986--, the first of three children of Michael Walter Bietsch and Deborah Schindler.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.7.2.2. Andrew Bietsch, 8-29-1989--, the second of three children of Michael Walter Bietsch and Deborah Schindler.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.7.2.3. Lori Bietsch, 2-6-1991--, the third of three children of Michael Walter Bietsch and Deborah Schindler.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.7.3. Donna Marie Bietsch, 11-1-1958--, the third of four children of Pauline Louise Schmidt and Alvin Frank Bietch.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.7.4. Ronald Bietsch, 6-13-1960--, the
fourth of
four children of Pauline Louise Schmidt and Alvin Frank Bietch.
On 9-4-1982, Ronald Bietsch married Julie Haynes, 3-25-1960--.
Ronald Bietsch and Julie Haynes have the following two children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.7.4.1. Kristin Bietsch, 2-7-1991--, the first of two children of Ronald Bietsch and Julie Haynes.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.7.4.2. Tyler Bietsch 8-12-1991--, the second of two children of Ronald Bietsch and Julie Haynes.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.8. Catherine Cecelia Mazzarino, nee Schmidt, 12-12-1929--, the eighth of ten children of Ida Kling and John Schmidt. On 10-18-1952, at St Peters Cathedral in Belleville, Illinois, Catherine Cecelia Schmidt married Jerry Phillip Mazzarino, 7-2-1924--1-10-1996, now living in Powder Springs, Georgia. Catherine Cecelia Schmidt and Jerry Phillip Mazzarino have one child.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.8.1. Debra Ann Orchard, nee Mazzarino, 3-2-1956--, the only child of Catherine Cecelia Schmidt and Jerry Phillip Mazzarino. Debra Ann Mazzarino married Michael Orchard, 6-9-1959--, on 12-10-1983. They have one child.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.8.1.1. Sara Orchard, 3-15-1990--,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.9. Martha Estella Campbell, nee Schmidt, 6-6-1931--, the ninth of ten children of Ida Kling and John Schmidt. On 6-2-1979, Martha Estella Schmidt married Donald E. Campbell, --6-3-1983.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.10. John E. Schmidt, 7-28-1933--, the tenth of ten children of Ida Kling and John Schmidt. On 5-23-1959, John E. Schmidt married Mary Prindible, 4-17-1936--. They live in Millstadt, Illinois and have four children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.10.1. Jeffrey John Schmidt,
3-29-1960--, the
first of four children of John E. Schmidt and Mary Prindible. On
10-6-1984, Jeffrey John Schmidt married Mitzi Antonopoulos,
1-27-1957--, at
Queen of Peace Church in Belleville, IL. They have the following three
children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.10.1.1. Christopher Schmidt, 5-1-1988--, the first of three children of Jeffrey John Schmidt and Mitzi Antonopoulos
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.10.1.2. Jonathon Schmidt, 5-5-1990--, the second of three children of Jeffrey John Schmidt and Mitzi Antonopoulos
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.10.1.3. Stephanie Schmidt, 7-21-1993--, the third of three children of Jeffrey John Schmidt and Mitzi Antonopoulos
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.10.2. Wayne Schmidt, 7-17-1962--, the
second of
four children of John E. Schmidt and Mary Prindible. On
6-29-1985, Wayne Schmidt married Maggie Herr, 12-6-1962--, at St
Henry's
Church in Belleville, IL They have the following two children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.10.2.1. Justin Schmidt, 9-18-1987--, the first of two children of Wayne Schmidt and Maggie Herr.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.10.2.2. Austin Schmidt, 2-13-1991--, the second of two children of Wayne Schmidt and Maggie Herr.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.10.3. Victoria Lynn Reynolds, nee
Schmidt,
11-30-1965--, the third of four children of John E. Schmidt and
Mary Prindible. On 5-23-1987, Victoria Lynn Schmidt married Craig
Reynolds, 8-13-1961--, at Queen of Peace Church in Belleville, IL. They
have the following two children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.10.3.1. Heather Reynolds,
8-27-1991--, the
first of two children of Victoria
Lynn Schmidt and Craig
Reynolds.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.10.3.2. Jacob Reynolds, 12-5-1993--, the second of two children of Victoria Lynn Schmidt and Craig Reynolds.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.10.4. Beth Ann Hausmann, nee Schmidt,
2-17-1970--, the fourth of four children of John E. Schmidt and
Mary Prindible. On 9-5-1992, Beth Ann Schmidt married Steven
Hausmann,
9-23-1969--, at Queen of Peace Church in Belleville. They have the
following three
children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.10.4.1. Lauren Hausmann, 6-17-1993--, the first of three children of Beth Ann Schmidt and Steven Hausmann.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.10.4.2. Claire Hausmann, 2-17-1996--, the second of three children of Beth Ann Schmidt and Steven Hausmann.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.3.10.4.3. Jordan Hausmann, 5-3-1999--, the third of three children of Beth Ann Schmidt and Steven Hausmann.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.4. Alphonse Kling, 5-4-1899--12-6-1977,
the
fourth of seven children of Mary Fries and Michael Kling. Alphonse
Kling married Louise Holm,
5-29-1899--12-24-1985. They lived in Belleville, IL and are buried in
Greenmount Cemetery. Alphonse Kling and Louise Holm had the following
two children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.4.1. Edward A. Kling, 3-31-1919--, the
first of two
children of Alphonse
Kling and Louise Holm. On 8-20-1942, Edward A. Kling married
Shirley Hankammer,
2-16-1920--. Ed is retired as of 1994 and Shirley who is also retired
worked at the Belleville Court House. They both love to travel. They
live in Belleville, IL. Edward A. Kling and Shirley Hankammer had the
following two children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.4.1.1. Michael E. Kling, 11-2-1946--, the first of two children of Edward Kling and Shirley Hankammer. Michael E. Kling married Joyce Perry in 1976.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.4.1.2. Mary Beth Becker, nee Kling,
4-16-1951--, the
second of two children of
Edward Kling and Shirley Hankammer. Mary Beth Kling married
Dennis Becker and had the following four
children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.4.1.2.1. Scott Becker, 8-1-1973--, the first of four children of Mary Beth Kling and Dennis Becker.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.4.1.2.2. Ryan Becker, 9-24-1976--, the second of four children of Mary Beth Kling and Dennis Becker.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.4.1.2.3. Sean Becker, 10-18-1982--, the third of four children of Mary Beth Kling and Dennis Becker.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.4.1.2.4. Brett Becker, 8-15-1984--, the fourth of four children of Mary Beth Kling and Dennis Becker.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.4.2. Gladys Barber, nee Kling, 4-25-1923--1-13-1997, the second of two children of Alphonse Kling and Louise Holm. Gladys Kling married C. L. Barber,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5. Cecillia Fries, nee Kling,
12-1-1900--10-2-1975, the
fifth of seven children of Mary Fries and Michael Kling. On
6-25-1920, Cecillia Kling married Elmer H. Fries,
6-12-1899--11-10-1973. They
lived in Belleville, IL and had the following three children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.1. Helen Fries, 5-4-1924--10-26-1999, the first of three children of Cecillia Kling and Elmer H. Fires. Helen retired after fifty years as Title Recorder for St Clair County, Illinois.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.2. Delores Wilhelm, nee Fries, 10-7-1926--, the second of three children of Cecillia Kling and Elmer H. Fires. On 10-14-1950, Delores Fries married Meinard Wilhelm 8-21-1925--9-9-1997. They lived in Belleville, IL and have four children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.2.1. Barbara Pattberg, nee Wilhelm, 1-31-1952--, the first of four children of Deloras Fries and Meinard Wilhelm. Barbara Wilhelm married Joseph Pattberg, 8-4-1949--, on 1-4-1974. They live in Ozark, Alabama and have two children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.2.1.1. Patrick Pattberg, 2-17-1976--, the first of two children of Barbara Wilhelm and Joseph Pattberg.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.2.1.2 . Daniel Pattberg, 2-9-1978--, the second of two children of Barbara Wilhelm and Joseph Pattberg.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.2.2. Mary Trautt, nee Wilhelm, 10-9-1953--, the second of four children of Deloras Fries and Meinard Wilhelm. Mary Wilhelm married Steven Trautt, 9-18-1955--, on 6-9-1979. They have four children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.2.2.1. Adam Trautt, 10-3-1980--, the first of four children of Mary Wilhelm and Steven Trautt.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.2.2.2. James Trautt, 7-4-1982--, the second of four children of Mary Wilhelm and Steven Trautt.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.2.2.3. Thomas Trautt, 5-6-1985--, the third of four children of Mary Wilhelm and Steven Trautt.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.2.2.4. Brian Trautt, 7-4-1987--, the fourth of four children of Mary Wilhelm and Steven Trautt.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.2.3. Joan Wegner, nee Wilhelm, 9-26-1957--, the third of four children of Deloras Fries and Meinard Wilhelm. Joan Wilhelm married Roger Wegner, 7-30-1956--, on 11-21-1981. They have two children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.2.3.1. Julie Wegner, 8-11-1984--, the first of two children of Joan Wilhelm and Roger Wegner.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.2.3.2. Nancy Wegner, 8-27-1987--, the second of two children of Joan Wilhelm and Roger Wegner.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.2.4. Jane Schindler, nee Wilhelm, 1-8-1961--, the fourth of four children of Deloras Fries and Meinard Wilhelm. Jane Wilhelm married Anthony Schindler, 9-16-1960--, on 2-6-1982. They have two children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.2.4.1. Shelley Schindler, 12-10-1986--, the first of two children of Jane Wilhelm and Anthony Schindler.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.2.4.2. Sarah Schindler, 6-26-1995--,. the second of two children of Jane Wilhelm and Anthony Schindler.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.3. Paul E. Fries, 3-29-1928--, the third of three children of Cecillia Kling and Elmer H. Fires. Paul Fries married Betty Appel, 9-17-1928--, on 3-10-1951. They have three children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.3.1. Judy Starling, nee Fries, 12-8-1954--, the first of three children of Paul Fries and Betty Appel. Judy Fries married Leonard Starling, 12-11-1952--, and live in N. Potomac, Maryland. They have one child.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.3.1.1. Rachael Starling, 3-28-1995--,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.3.2. Diane Fries, 11-7-1957--, the second of three children of Paul Fries and Betty Appel and lives in Belleville, IL with her son,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.3.2.1. Gabriel Michael Fries, 3-19-1987--,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.3.3. Paul J. Fries, 7-23-1962--, the third of three children of Paul Fries and Betty Appel. Paul J. Fries married Ann Weissert, 10-29-1962--, living in Swansea, Illinois and have one child.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5.3.3.1. Elizabeth Marie Fries, 1-6-1999--,
Elmer H. Fries 1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.5. above has no connection to the Fries family in this history, but his wife and children do. As complex as it is, his children are, in fact related to my Fries family in this history through the maternal line of Mary Kling, nee Fries, 1868--1906, to her daughter, Cecillia Fries, nee Kling, 1900--1975, who married Elmer H. Fries.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.6. Elvira Elizabeth Kling, 2-27-1903--1-10-1918, the sixth of seven children of Mary Fries and Michael Kling. Elvira died at the home of her father after a long illness.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.1.7. George Michael Kling,
8-1-1905--9-5-1905, the
seventh of seven children of Mary Fries and Michael Kling.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.2. John Fries, 1871--c.1905, the second of seven children of Konradus Fries, 1834--1897, and Barbara Lucash. John was born in Belleville. At six years of age he suffered a sever case of cerebra-spinal meningitis and had to be institutionalized. He died around 1905.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.3. Edward P. Fries, 12-28-1872--5-28-1927, the third of seven children of Konradus Fries, 1834--1897, and Barbara Lucash born in Belleville, IL. Edward Fries married Ida Dahm on 1-14-1903, in St. Clair Co., IL. Edward lived in East St. Louis, IL in 1924. Ida died sometime before 1927. Edward and Ida had one child. Ida remarried to a man by the name of Traxier and Viola took her stepfather's name. Edward is buried in Green Mount Cemetery outside of Belleville.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.3.1. Viola Traxier, lives in Freeburg, Illinois.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4. Joseph N. Fries, 4-7-1875--5-31-1941, the
fourth of
seven children of
Konradus Fries, 1834--1897, and Barbara Lucash. Joseph Fries married
Caroline Reiner on November 22, 1899. They lived in the 300 block of
South Second St. in Belleville. Caroline or Carrie was born on
12-21-1875, and died on
8-17-1946. In 1904, Joseph was a prize winner at the St. Clair County
Poultry
and Pet Stock Association Fair. When Joseph was dying, it was his grand
daughter, 1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.4.1. Doris Voss, nee Shinners that
ran to get the priest to
give
him the last rites. Joseph Fries and Caroline Reiner had the following
five children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.1. Walter J. Fries, 10-20-1900--3-6-1971, the first of five children of Joseph Fries and Caroline Reiner. On 6-23-1932, Walter Fries married Ruth Mank, 2-25-1902--1988. Walter was a brewer at Griesedieck-Western Brewery. Later, he had a coal and general hauling business located at 614 E. Main St. in Belleville.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.2. Oliver A. Fries, 8-9-1902--1981, the second of five children of Joseph Fries and Caroline Reiner. On December 27, 1929, Oliver Fries married Ruth Evans, 12-23-1903--11-1991. Oliver Fries and Ruth Evans had the following two children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.2.1. Norman Fries, 7-20-1931--8-15-1964,
the first of
two children of Oliver
Fries and Ruth
Evans born in
Belleville, IL. Norman Fries married Naomi Allard, --8-4-2005, and had
the following
three children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.2.1.1. Nicki Hopfinger, nee Fries, 3-8-1952--, the first of three children of Norman Fries and Naomi Allard born in East St. Louis, IL. Nicki married Curtis Hopfinger and lived at 3001 South Belt West, Belleville, IL. As of 1998, they live in Arlington, TX. They have one child,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.2.1.1.1. Shane Arthur Hopfinger,
10-11-1975--,
born in
Belleville, IL and is a Chief Petty Officer in
the US Navy, stationed in San Diego, CA in
1998. Shane Arthur Hopfinger married Anne Marye Peacock on
12-20-2003. Shane Arthur Hopfinger and Anne Marye Peacock have a daughter.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.2.1.1.1.1. Allison Marye Hopfinger, 9-3-2006--,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.2.1.2. Kelby Fries, 10-31-1956--7-31-1988, the second of three children of Norman Fries and Naomi Allard born in East St. Louis, IL. Kelby was a professional singer and dancer with the stage name of Kelby Kirk. Kelby died in Kailau, Kona, Hawaii.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.2.1.3. Darin Fries, 3-31-1960--, the third of three children of Norman Fries and Naomi Allard born in Belleville, IL. Darin married Jill Rae Nikcevich, 7-31-1961--, on 7-31-1991 in Lake Tahoe, CA. They currently live in Corinth, TX and have two children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.2.1.3.1. Hunter Allard Fries, 4-7-1992--,
born in St.
Louis, MO.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.2.1.3.2. Savannah Augusta Fries, 2-3-2003--,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.2.2. Nancy L. Klein, nee Fries, 2-28-1937--, the second of two children of Oliver Fries and Ruth Evans born in Belleville, IL. Nancy Fries married Jan Klein in 1958 and had one child,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.2.2.1. Kelly Sue Morrell, nee Klein, 2-18-1959--, born in Belleville, IL. Kelly married Greg Morrell on 2-1986 and has one child.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.2.2.1.1. Bret Gregory Jan Morrell, 4-12-1987--, born in Belleville, IL.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3. Jennie Koch, nee Fries, 1-17-1904--2-26-2002, the third of five children of Joseph Fries and Caroline Reiner. Jennie Fries married Arthur Koch, 12-8-1896--8-23-1956, on 11-21-1921. Jennie lived in Belleville, IL for all of her 98 years, and she passed away with all her family gathered around her bedside. She was an avid quiltmaker and made quilts for almost all of her many great-grandchildren. Arthur Koch and Jennie Fries had three children. They are,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.1. Arthur W. Koch, 3-8-1922--9-8-1985, the first of three children of Arthur Koch and Jennie Fries. Arthur W. Koch married Hilda Sikes in 1946 and had one daughter,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.1.1. Katherine Ann Robinson, nee Koch, 2-15-1947--, the only daughter of Arthur W. Koch married Hilda Sikes. Katherine Ann Koch married Jim Robinson and lives in Atlanta, GA and have three children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.1.1.1. Becky Robinson, 4-24-1967--, the first of three children of Katherine Ann Koch and Jim Robinson.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.1.1.2. Lyle Robinson, 2-3-1970--, the second of three children of Katherine Ann Koch and Jim Robinson.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.1.1.3. Brice Robinson, the third of three children of Katherine Ann Koch and Jim Robinson.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2. Dolores E. Dahm, nee Koch,
4-10-1923--5-2-1997, the
second of three children of Arthur Koch and Jennie Fries. Dolores
E. Koch married Norman T. Dahm, 9-6-1923--1-25-2001,
on
3-31-1948. The family lived in Belleville, IL then after the 12th child
was
born they moved to Millstadt, IL. They moved back to Belleville, IL in
1987.
Dolores E. Koch and Norman T. Dahm had the following fourteen
children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.1. Deborah A. Mueth, nee Dahm, 3-8-1949--, the first of fourteen children of Dolores E. Koch and Norman T. Dahm born in Belleville, IL. On 6-18-1976, Deborah Dahm married David J. Mueth, 9-22-1949--. Deb lives in the Springfield, IL area. Their four children are,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.1.1. Sarah Mueth, 1-12-1978--, the first of four children of Deborah Dahm and David J. Mueth born in Belleville, IL.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.1.2. David Mueth, 3-9-1979--, the second of four children of Deborah Dahm and David J. Mueth born in Belleville, IL.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.1.3. Daniel Mueth, 8-5-1983--, the third of four children of Deborah Dahm and David J. Mueth born in Belleville, IL
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.1.4. Elizabeth Mueth, 3-20-1987--, the fourth of four children of Deborah Dahm and David J. Mueth born in Springfield, IL
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.2. William T. Dahm, 8-19-1950--1-15-2007, the second of fourteen children of Dolores E. Koch and Norman T. Dahm born in Belleville, IL.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.3. Jeanne Wojcik, nee Dahm, 12-13-1951--, the third of fourteen children of Dolores E. Koch and Norman T. Dahm born in Belleville, IL. Jeanne Dahm married Jerry Wojcik, 10-26-1951--, on 4-27-1973. They have one child and live in the Troy, IL area.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.3.1. Natalie Jean Wojcik, 7-29-1987--, born in Maryville, IL.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.4. Patricia M. Haar, nee Dahm, 8-20-1953--, the fourth of fourteen children of Dolores E. Koch and Norman T. Dahm born in Belleville, IL. On 7-13-1973, Patricia Dahm married Stanley Haar, 2-14-1953--. Their four children are,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.4.1. Kathleen Haar, 4-14-1975--, the
first of four
children of
Patricia Dahm and Stanley Haar born in
Belleville, IL. Kathleen has one child.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.4.1.1. Isaac Harr, 2002--,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.4.2. John Haar, 10-7-1977--, the
second of four
children of
Patricia Dahm and Stanley Haar born in Belleville,
IL. On 9-18-2004, John Haar married Tiffany Cook, 11-17-1981--,
and have a daughter.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.4.3. Kimberly Haar,
5-22-1982--, the
third of four
children of
Patricia Dahm and Stanley Haar born in
Belleville, IL. Kimberly has
two daughters.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.4.3.1. Kaleigh Haar,
4-4-2004--,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.4.3.2. Kearrah Susan Haar, 4-3-2006--,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.4.4. Joseph Haar, 11-10-1983--, the fourth of four children of Patricia Dahm and Stanley Haar born in Belleville, IL.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.5. Pamela S. Dauphin, nee Dahm,
8-20-1953--, the
fifth of fourteen children of Dolores E. Koch and Norman T. Dahm born
in Belleville, IL. On
11-11-1977, Pamela Dahm married James Dauphin, 10-12-1951--. They have
the following three
children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.5.1. James Dauphin, 11-14-1982--, the first of three children of Pamela Dahm and James Dauphin born in Belleville, IL
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.5.2. Richard Dauphin, 3-4-1985--, the second of three children of Pamela Dahm and James Dauphin born in Belleville, IL
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.5.3. Kathryn Dauphin, 1-22-1992--, the third of three children of Pamela Dahm and James Dauphin born in Belleville, IL
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.6. Thomas N. Dahm, 11-17-1954--, the
sixth of
fourteen children of Dolores E. Koch and Norman T. Dahm born in
Belleville, IL. Thomas Dahm married Barbara
Helfrich, 1-12-1956--, on 6-30-1978. Thomas Dahm and Barbara
Helfrich have the following three children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.6.1. Jennifer Schutzenhofer, nee Dahm, 7-15-1981--, the first of three children of Thomas Dahm and Barbara Helfrich born in Belleville, IL. On 10-15-2005, Jennifer Dahm married Andy Schutzenhofer.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.6.2. Michael Dahm, 5-19-1983--, the second of three children of Thomas Dahm and Barbara Helfrich born in Belleville, IL.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.6.3. Christopher Dahm, 1-22-1985--, the third of three children of Thomas Dahm and Barbara Helfrich born in Belleville, IL.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.7. Barbara A. Lodes, nee Dahm, 11-3-1955--, the seventh of fourteen children of Dolores E. Koch and Norman T. Dahm born in Belleville, IL. On 10-3-1975, Barbara Dahm married Steven Lodes, 10-14-1954--, and lives in the Trentor, IL area. They have one daughter.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.7.1. Karen B. Toennies, nee Lodes, 11-3-1981--, born in Belleville, IL. On 11-4-2006, married Corey Toennies, 8-17-1982--.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.8. Richard Dahm, 3-8-1957--, the eighth of fourteen children of Dolores E. Koch and Norman T. Dahm born in Belleville, IL.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.9. Mary B. Dahm-Schell, nee Dahm, 1-4-1960--, the ninth of fourteen children of Dolores E. Koch and Norman T. Dahm born in Belleville, IL. Mary B. Dahm lives in the Belleville area and on 11-11-1989, Mary B. Dahm married Keith Schell, 4-5-1961--.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.10. Norman T. Dahm, 3-18-1961--, the
tenth of
fourteen children of Dolores E. Koch and Norman T. Dahm born in
Belleville, IL. Norman Dahm married Amy Buscher.
On 1-5-2003, Norman T. Dahm then married Cnthia Oberle. Norman
has three children, two by Amy Buscher and one by Cnthia Oberle.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.10.1. Emily Dahm, 11-17-1994--, the first of three children of Norman Dahm and the first of two of Amy Buscher born in Belleville, IL
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.10.2. Rebecca Dahm, 12-2-1997--, the second of three children of Norman Dahm and the second of two of Amy Buscher born in Belleville, IL
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.10.3. Conrad Dahm, 5-24-2004--, the third of three children of Norman Dahm and the only child of Cnthia Oberle. 1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.11. Annette S. Neighbors, nee Dahm,
3-25-1962--,
the eleventh of fourteen children of Dolores E. Koch and Norman T. Dahm
born in Belleville, IL. On 3-1-1984,
Annette
Dahm married Tim Neighbors, 7-19-1961--, and have the following three
children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.11.1. Sean Neighbors, 9-25-1985--, the first of three children of Annette Dahm and Tim Neighbors born in Germany.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.11.2. Ian Neighbors, 12-18-1988--, the second of three children of Annette Dahm and Tim Neighbors born in Belleville, IL
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.11.3. Colin Neighbors, 8-15-1990--, the third of three children of Annette Dahm and Tim Neighbors born in Belleville, IL
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.12. Robert S. Dahm, 2-19-1964--, the twelfth of fourteen children of Dolores E. Koch and Norman T. Dahm born in Belleville, IL. On 10-3-1992, Robert Dahm married Stephaine Noblitt, 7-6-1967--. They have one child.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.12.1. Alexandria Dahm, 9-15-1998--, born in Belleville, IL
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.13. Susan D. Gray, nee Dahm, 12-9-1964--, the thirteenth of fourteen children of Dolores E. Koch and Norman T. Dahm born in Belleville, IL. On 11-7-1998, Susan Dahm married Douglas Gray, 10-12-1960--. Douglas is the father of Elizabeth from a previous marriage. Douglas and Susan have three children. They are,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.13.1. Elizabeth Gray, 4-26-1988--, the daughter of Douglas Gray born in St. Louis, MO.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.13.2. Douglas Gray, 6-24-1999--, the first of three children of Susan Dahm and Douglas Gray born in St. Louis, MO.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.13.3. Jacob Gray, 7-21-2000--, the
second of three
children of Susan Dahm and Douglas Gray born in St. Louis,
MO.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.13.4. Abigail Gray, 2002--, the third of three children of Susan Dahm and Douglas Gray
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.14. Sandra D. Dahm-Schell, nee Dahm, 12-9-1964--, the fourteenth of fourteen children of Dolores and Norman Daham born in Belleville, IL. On 11-7-1992, Sandra Dahm married Mark Schell, 4-12-1960--. They have five children. They are,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.14.1. Anthony Schell, 12-9-1996--, the first of five children of Sandra Dahm and Mark Schell born in St. Louis, MO.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.14.2. Samantha Schell, 11-27-1997--, the first of five children of Sandra Dahm and Mark Schell born in St. Louis, MO.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.14.3. Kristin Schell, 6-24-1999--, the first of five children of Sandra Dahm and Mark Schell born in St. Louis, MO.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.14.4. Rachel Schell, 4-20-2001--, the fourth of five children of Sandra Dahm and Mark Schell born in St. Louis, MO.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.2.14.5. Allison Schnell, 2002--, the fifth of five children of Sandra Dahm and Mark Schell.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.3. Jack E. Koch Sr., 1-1-1928--, the third of three children of Arthur Koch and Jennie Fries. Jack E. Koch Sr. married Mary Siekmann, 1-12-1934--. They have the following seven children.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.3.1. Arthur Koch, 2-1-1954--, the first of seven children of Jack E. Koch Sr. and Mary Siekmann. Arthur Koch married Cheryl Roth and had one child,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.3.1.1. Christopher Koch, 5-7-1977--,
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.3.2. Jack Koch Jr., 11-19-1955--, the second of seven children of Jack E. Koch Sr. and Mary Siekmann. Jack Koch Jr. married Lindsay Von Behrens.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.3.3. Ronald Koch, 7-1-1957--, the third of seven children of Jack E. Koch Sr. and Mary Siekmann.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.3.4. Stephen Koch, 5-21-1959--, the fourth of seven children of Jack E. Koch Sr. and Mary Siekmann.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.3.5. Anna Maria Koch, 2-25-1961--, the fifth of seven children of Jack E. Koch Sr. and Mary Siekmann.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.3.6. Kathline Koch, 10-24-1962--, the sixth of seven children of Jack E. Koch Sr. and Mary Siekmann.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.3.3.7. Frank Koch, 1-17-1965--, the seventh of seven children of Jack E. Koch Sr. and Mary Siekmann.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.4. Ursula Shinners, nee Fries, 10-8-1905--9-29-2000, the fourth of five children of Joseph Fries and Caroline Reiner born in Belleville, IL. Ursula Fries married Ed Shinners, 1903--12-31-1939, on 6-20-1928, and lived in Belleville until the late 60s when Ursula moved to Decatur, IL. Ed was born in Mahonoy City, PA. Ursula died in Decatur, IL and was known as Aunt Tull and almost reached her 95th birthday. She worked hard all her life, 32 years in a garment factory. Ursula is buried in Green mount Cemetery in Belleville, IL.
In 1915, Ursula used to go over to Anne Fries' house on wash day to help out. It took them both all day to do the wash for Anne Fries, nee Blaies. They have one daughter.
1.7.7.5.4.5.5.2.4.4.1. Doris Jean Voss, nee Shinners, 3-20-1929--8-25-2006, born in Belleville, IL and died in Houston, TX. Graduated in 1942 from St. Peter's Cathedral grade school and graduated from the Academy of Notre Dame in 1946. Dorris worked on Scott Air Force base where she met Henry Charles Voss, 1929--, who was a MP on the base at the time. On 5-12-1949 at St. Peter's Cathedral in Belleville, IL, Doris Shinners married Henry Voss who was born in Alton, IL. D