Susanna (Pistorius) Speicher (1812 - 1873)

Born 19 Mar 1812 in Püttlingen, Saarbrücken, Rhein, Preußen

Ancestors

Wife of Johann Speicher — married 27 Jan 1834 in Püttlingen, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Deutschland

Descendants

Died 12 Sep 1873 at age 61 in North Oakland, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania:

(Joseph Ball) Mr. Ball married, August 23, 1862, Margaret Spiker, born in Summit township, Butler county, Pennsylvania, November 14, 1839. She is a daughter of John and Susan (Pistorrious) Spiker, both born in Bavaria, Germany, where they grew to maturity and married. He was a farmer, and in 1831 emigrated to this country with his family, having just enough money to enable them to reach Butler county, Pennsylvania. They were thrifty and industrious people, and in the course of time amassed a sufficient capital to enable them to purchase a farm in Oakland township, on which they resided until death, at which time they were in very comfortable circumstances. They had been obliged to endure the numerous hardships of the early pioneers, lived in a log cabin which they erected themselves, but were a contented and happy people. They had children: Peter; Margaret, mentioned above ; John, lives on a farm in Oakland township ; Andrew, deceased; Susan, widow of Peter Zimmel, lives in St. Joseph, Pennsylvania.

Birth

Name: Susanne Pistorius

Event Type: Birth

Event Date: 19 Mar 1812

Event Place: Püttlingen, Saarbrücken, Rhein, Preußen, Deutschland

Gender: Female

Father's Name: Adam Pistorius

Mother's Name: Margrerite Grün^[1]

Marriage

Name: Johannes Speicher

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 27 Jan 1834

Event Place: Püttlingen, Saarbrücken, Rhein, Preußen, Deutschland

Gender: Male

Father's Name: Jacobi Speicher

Mother's Name: Annae Baldauf

Spouse's Name: Susana Pistorius

Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Father's Name: Adami Pistorius

Spouse's Mother's Name: Margarethae Grün^[2]

1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Susanna Speicher

Gender: Female

Age: 37

Birth Year: abt 1813

Birthplace: Germany

Home in 1850: Donegal, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

Line Number: 35

Dwelling Number: 75

Family Number: 71

Household Members: Name Age

John Speicher 37

Susanna Speicher 37

Mary Speicher 12

Margaret Speicher 10

John Speicher 7

Andrew Speicher 4

Ann Speicher 0^[3]

1860 United States Federal Census

Name: Susan Speicher

Age: 49

Birth Year: abt 1811

Gender: Female

Birth Place: Prussia

Home in 1860: Oakland, Butler, Pennsylvania

Post Office: Butler

Dwelling Number: 93

Family Number: 97

Household Members: Name Age

John Speicher 49

Susan Speicher 49

Petret Speicher 67

Catharin Speicher 62

John Speicher 17

Andrew Speicher 13

George Speicher 12

Susan Speicher 7^[4]

1870 United States Federal Census

Name: Susan Speicher

Age in 1870: 58

Birth Year: abt 1812

Birthplace: Prussia

Dwelling Number: 32

Home in 1870: Oakland, Butler, Pennsylvania

Race: White

Gender: Female

Post Office: Butler

Occupation: Keeping House

Father of Foreign Birth: Y

Mother of Foreign Birth: Y

Inferred Spouse: John Speicher

Household Members: Name Age

John Speicher 58

Susan Speicher 58

John Speicher 26

Susan Speicher 18^[5]

Burial

Name: Susan Speicher

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1811

Birth Place: Püttlingen, Regionalverband Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany

Death Date: 12 Sep 1873

Death Place: North Oakland, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Cemetery: Saint Wendelin Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Spouse: John Speicher

Children:

Margaret Ball

Susanna Zimmel

John Spicher^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Deutschland, Rheinland, Bistum Trier, katholische Kirchenbücher, 1704-1957, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WX4S-6S3Z : 12 September 2019), Margrerite Grün in entry for Susanne Pistorius, 19 Mar 1812; citing Birth, certificate 15, Püttlingen, Saarbrücken, Rhein, Preußen, Deutschland, Bistumarchiv (Diocese Archive), Trier, Germany
2. ↑ Deutschland, Rheinland, Bistum Trier, katholische Kirchenbücher, 1704-1957, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WX4S-HGW2 : 12 September 2019), Margarethae Grün in entry for Johannes Speicher, 27 Jan 1834; citing Marriage, certificate 1, Püttlingen, Saarbrücken, Rhein, Preußen, Deutschland, Bistumarchiv (Diocese Archive), Trier, Germany
3. ↑ Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1850; Census Place: Donegal, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: 760; Page: 198A. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009
4. ↑ 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Year: 1860; Census Place: Oakland, Butler, Pennsylvania; Page: 693; Family History Library Film: 805087. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009
5. ↑ 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Year: 1870; Census Place: Oakland, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1316; Page: 369A; Family History Library Film: 552815. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77221534

• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 3, p. 1333-1334)
• Find A Grave: Memorial #77221534