Franciscus Endres (1785 - 1864)

Born 20 Jun 1785 in Lampaden, Germany

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 17 Jun 1864 at age 78 in Springfield, Dane, Wisconsin

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Biography

The early years

Franciscus was born on the 20th of June 1785 to Nicholaus Endresand Johannetta Schue^[1]

Family Life

He would marry Catharina Koltes of Ollmuth, Germany on the 4th of January 1810.

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

L'an dixhuitcent dix le quatrieru du mois de Janvier a dix heures du matin pardevant nous marie de la mairie de Schoendorff faisant les fonctions d'officier de l'etat civil de la commune de Ollmuth ressortissant de ladite Mairie, Conton de contz - Department de la Sarre, sont comparus le Sier Francois Enres - non marie - age de vingt cinq ans, ne a Lampaden - proffession de cultivateur - domicille a Lampaden fils majeur du sier feu Nicolas Endres profession de cultivateur - domicille a Lampaden - et de la dame feue Jeannette Schuh, a defaut de pere et mere, aieuls et aieules decedes et n'y avait pas lieu a aucun acte de Consenteurent et la dame Catherine Koltes veuve de Nicolas Wagner - agee de sept ans, nee a Ollmuth - profession de cultivatrice domiciliee a Ollmuth - filie majeure du Sier jean Koltes - profession de cultivateur - domicilie a Ollmuth,

et de la Dame marguerite Thielen Cultivatrice du dit Ollmuth a ce prescent et consentant.

lesquels futurs epoux nous on requis de proceder a la celebration du mariage projette entre eux, et dont les publications on ete faites devant la principale porte de notre maison commune, savoir; premiere le dix spet du mois de Decembre de l'an dix huit cent neuf a dix heure du matin et la seconde le vuigt quatre du mois de Decembre de l'an dix huit eral suivant certificat du marie ei joint No 2.

(Standesamt Ruwer - Trier)^[1]

Through the years

In 1860^[2]

Death

He died on the 17th of Jun 1864^[1]

Notes

Franz Endres was born in Lampaden, Germany on June 19, 1785. His parents were Nicholaus Endres and Johannetta Schue.

He came to the United States on June 10, 1852, arriving in New York on the ship "John Stuart" from Liverpool.

In 1855 he was lliving in the town of Berry. According ot the Wisconsin state Census there were 3 male and 1 female members in his household. He was not a property owner as he paid no taxes. Therefore he either etned a house or lived with one of his sons, John or Michael, who owned farms in the Town of Berry. It is unknown who were the 3 male and 1 female persons liste din the state census. IN the U.S. census of 1860, franz was listed as living with his son Peter in the Twon of Springfield and he remained there unti lhe died on June 17, 1864. it is possible he moved in with Peter, when Peter's wife was killed in 1858. Franz Endres is buried at St. martin's cemetery at martinsville, Wisconsin^[1]

It appears that Franz Endres was a rich man for his day as measured by the amoutn of land he owned in Ollmuth. It all was sold in th elast few years before he migrated to Wisconsin in 1852. Evidently he shared his money with his children to make it possible for them to buy farms and other property in Wisconsin. In the early 1800's the amount of land owned was measured in mornings. That is a man could farm 2/3 of an acre in one morning. By this standardsm Franz Endres owned about 180 acres of land in Ollmuth. The land he owned was described as meadow, or farm land, or timber land and so forth. Each of these types of land had its own number on the land deed. Also the land was classified as 1,2,3,4 etc. depenidng on the quality of the land^[1].

Letter from Mr. Gerd Werhan of Trier-Ruwer, Germany.

"...A certain mr. Alois Jakobs, who llives in Ollmuth, comes to me. This man lives in the house wher eyour ancestors, Franz Endres and Catharina Koltes, lived. Mr. Alois Jakobs tells me, that his grandprents have bought this home by family endres. Farther (further) he said, that his grandfather always said, that in this house had a been a cupboard who contained the names Franz Endres and Catharina Koltes. With the number of the year 1839. The cupboard had been destroyed many years ago. The house had been destroyed too and was build(built) up loater on.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Endres Family genealogy 1700-1900 Compiled by Barbara Endres (Mrs. Rollan Anthony Endres) 1975
2. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Springfield, Dane, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1404; Page: 934; Family History Library Film: 805404