Johann Georg Weisel (1805 - 1893)

Born 27 Nov 1805 in Muschenheim, Lich, Landkreis Giessen, Hessen, Germany

Husband of Maria Elisabetha Ohly — married 18 Jan 1835 in Muschenheim, Lich, Landkreis Gießen, Hesse, Germany

Husband of Katharina Elisabetha Grieb — married 12 Jul 1846 in Gambach, Oberhessen, Großherzogtum Hessen, Deutscher Bund

Descendants

Died 9 Dec 1893 at age 88 in Austin, Mower, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Birth

Johann Georg Weisel was born November 27, 1805 1805 at Muschenheim, Lich, Landkreis Giessen, Hessen, Germany^[1]

Johann Georg Weisel 1805 Birth Record

1805 Johann Georg das Krichenaltesten Heinrich Weisel et feminae Anna Elisabetha geboren Becker im eheliche Sohn ist geboren das 27 Nov wered getauft das 1 Decembr - Gevatter Johann Georg Seipp Von Budden...
1805 Johann Georg the Church elder Heinrich Weisel and his wife Anna Elisabetha born Becker in the legitimate son is born the 27 November was baptized the 1st December - Sponsor Johann Georg Seipp Von Budd.. (Büdingen)^[2]

Marriage and Children

In Mushenheim, on January 18, 1835, Johann Georg married Maria Elisabeta Ohly (1811-1844). ^[3][4]

1. Hans Georg (31 Jul 1835 Muschenheim - 22 Nov 1837)
2. Anna Margaretha (11 Nov 1837 Muschenheim - 15 Apr 1838)
3. Johann Jacob (6/23/1839 Gambach - April 17, 1917)
4. Johann Georg (3/23/1842 Gambach - 3/21/1843)

In Gambach, Hessen, on July 12, 1846, Johann Georg married Katherine Elisabeth Grieb (1817-1891). ^{[3] [5]}

1. Tobias (April 25, 1847 - May 7, 1923 ) -- went by William in the US
2. Heinrich Georg (March 9, 1850 - October 24, 1877)
3. Conrad J. (October 10, 1852 - January 17, 1937)
4. and Eliza (10 May, 1856 - 8 Jul 1927) was born in Portage Co. Wisconsin

Timeline

In February 1854 Johann Georg emigrated from Gambach, Landkreis Wetteraukreis, Hessen, Germany with his wife and children.^[6]

On June 23, 1854 Johann Georg arrived to the port of New York City, New York on the ship O. Thyen with his family .^[7]

Ship O.Thyen Passengers, 1854 (Bremen to New York)

In 1860 Johann George Weisel was a farmer in Manchester Township, Green Lake County, Wisconsin. This township/area was referred to as the "German Settlement" and his brother, Conrad Weisel, had a farm nearby. ^[8]

In 1867 the Inglehart Church was built. The early pioneer settlers including Johann Georg, his wife and children, initially worshiped in a log cabin. Johann Georg's son William was the second marriage performed in the new church.

In 1870 Johann Georg and family were farming in Kingston Township, Green Lake County, Wisconsin. ^[9]

In 1880 Johann Georg was resident in Kingston Township, Green Lake County, Wisconsin.^[10]

Death

Johann Georg passed away on December 9, 1893 in Austin, Mower County, Minnesota in the household of his oldest son Jacob Weisel. ^[11]

Joh Georg Weisel - 1893 Death

Johann Georg Weisel - 1893 Obituary

Newspapers - Obituaries, Mower County Transcript, Wed. 12-20-1893, Mower County Transcript, Wed. 12-20-1893, page 3, col. 2

St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Inglehard Road, Scott Township, Columbia County, Wisconsin, Death register, Page 217.

Johann Georg Weisel 1893 Burial/Death Record

Cambria News V10 No 26 - V13 no 21 Oct 27, 1893 - Sep 25, 1896, Fiche=P69-1022
Dec 23, 1893 Cambria News [Columbia County, Wisconsin]

John Geo. Weisel, an old and esteemed German resident of this community, died in Minneapolis Saturday, the 16th inst, at the ripe age of 88 years. The body was brought here Tuesday accompanied by his two sons. Funeral services were held in this village, and the remains were then taken to the German settlement for burial.

Burial

Johann Georg Weisel and his wife Katharina Elisabetha Grieb are buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Cambria, Columbia County, Wisconsin. In the foreground of the Inglehart Church lie the graves of Johann Georg, his nephew Konrad Weisel and Konrad's young son.^[12]

Joh Georg Weisel - Grave

Johann Georg Weisel & Katharina Grieb - Grave

Pleasant Hill Cemetery & Ingelhart Church

Sources

1. ↑ Buss, Gerold. Familienbuch Muschenheim mit Birklar: ISBN 978-3-9810720-2-0. Frankfurt a.M, Reihe B Band 375: Schriften der Hessischen Familiengeschichtlichen Vereinigung e.V Nr. 45, Darmstadt 2006. Research notes: Page 472 12) Johann Georg, Drechslermeister, * 27.11.1805 Paten: Seipp Johann Georg
2. ↑ Kirchenbuch, 1640-1875, Evangelische Kirche Muschenheim (Kr. Gießen)
   item 7: Taufen, Heiraten, Tote 1757-1807
   Film: 1336781 Items 5-8, DGS: 102103613
   KB03, 1805
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Gerold Buss, Familienbuch Gambach (Darmstadt, Germany: Hessische familiengeschichtliche Vereinigung e.V., 2001), p. 499.
   Bibliography: Buss, Gerold. Familienbuch Gambach. Darmstadt, Germany: Hessische familiengeschichtliche Vereinigung e.V., 2001.
   
   1. 2536 Weisel, Johann Georg ...1808,
   Rel: ev, Beruf: Drechselmeister
   Ohly, Maria Elisabeth -> 1733 *13.12.1811 Heirat -.-.- ~15.12.1811
   Rel: ev
   1) Johann Jacob *23.06.1839
   2) Johann Georg *23.03.1842 +21.03.1843
   Grieb, Katherine Elisabeth *...1818 Heirat 12.07.1846
   Rel: ev
   1) Tobias *25.04.1847
   2) Heinrich *09.03.1850
   3) Konrad *10.10.1852
   
4. ↑

   Joh. Georg Weisel & Maria Elisabetha Ohly 1835 Marriage

5. ↑

   Joh Georg Weisel & Katharina Elisabetha Grieb 1846 Marriage

6. ↑ Weissel, Johann Georg I., Gambach, 1854“, in: Hessische Auswanderer.
   Archiv- und weitere Angaben
   Name: Weissel, Vorname: Johann Georg I.
   Herkunft: Gambach, Geonames-ID: 2922783
   Ausreiseziel: Amerika, USA
   Ausreisedatum: 1854-02
   Archiv: Darmstadt (HStAD)
   Anmerkungen: mit Familie
   Zitierweise
   „Weissel, Johann Georg I., Gambach, 1854“, in: Hessische Auswanderer <https://www.lagis-hessen.de/de/purl/resolve/subject/ha/id/277418> (Stand: 1.12.2019)
7. ↑ O. Thyen passenger manifest, 23 June 1854, ; in ; Film M237, Reel 141, Number 758. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration) .
   An Oldenburgh ship, Bremen, Germany to New York23 June, 1854, District of New-York --- Port of New-York
   I, C. H. Addicks do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs for the District of New-York, contains to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the O. Thyen whereof I am Master, from --------, to the 23 June 1854.
   Steerage Passengers
   123 John Georg Weissel 49 male Farmer
   124 Chatarina Weissel 36 his wife one baby
   125 Jacob Weissel 15 his son
   126 Tobias Weissel 7 his son
   127 Heinrich Weissel 4 his son
   128 Elisabeth Ohly 16 female Servant
8. ↑ US Federal Census 1860 Wisconsin, Green Lake County, Manchester Twp. page 209, family 1728 1559
   Weisel, George 54 b b Farmer b 300 Germany b b b
   Catherine 41 F b b b Germany b b b
   Jacob 20 b b farm laborer,, Germany b b b
   William 13 b b farm laborer,, Germany b b b
   Henry 10 b b farm laborer,, Germany b b b
   Conrad 7 b b farm laborer,, Germany b b b
   Eliza 4 b b ,,, Wisconsin b b b
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN9X-1CB : 29 May 2021), George Wizel, 1870.
   Name: George Wizel, Sex: Male, Age: 63
   Event Date: 1870, Event Place: Kingston, Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States
   Birth Year (Estimated): 1807, Birthplace: Hesse
   Race: White, Page Number: 15
   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
   Catherine Wizel F 54 Hesse
   Henry Wizel M 20 Hesse
   Conrad Wizel M 17 Hesse
   Eliza Wizel F 14 Wisconsin
10. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census, Wisconsin, Green Lake County, Kingston Twp., Series: T9 Roll: 1428 Page: 320
    Town of Kingston, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, June 10, 1880
    George J. WEISEL W M, 74 Head, Married, Farmer Germany, Germany, Germany
    Catherine WEISEL W F, 62 Wife, Married, Keeping house, Germany, Germany, Germany
    Conrad WEISEL W M, 25, Son, Single, At home, Germany, Germany, Germany
11. ↑ www.familysearch.org, FHL #1902894 Mower County, Minnesota. Index to death records 1870-1993.
    Microfilm of original records at the Mower County Courthouse in Austin, Minnesota.
    Vol. 1 Death Index 1870-1940 Book Page Line
    Weisel, John G Dec 9, 1893 A 193 25
    Book, Page No, Line No: A-193-25
    Date of Death: Dec 9, 1893
    Name of Deceased: John G. Weisel
    Sex: M Color: White Marital Status: Widowed
    Age: 88 Place of Birth: Germany
    Disease: Senile Gangrene
    Place of Death: Austin City Occupation: Farmer
    Names and place of birth parents: blank, Ger - Ger
    Date Registered: Jan 4, 1894
12. ↑ John George Weisel
    Birth: 27 Nov 1805
    Death: 16 Dec 1893 (aged 88) Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, USA
    Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Cambria, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA
    Memorial #: 70983693
    Inscription: Father
    Family Members
    Spouse
    Catharina Elisabeth Grieb Weisel 1818-1891
    Children
    Jacob Weisel 1839-1917
    William Tobias Weisel 1847-1923
    Henry G. Weisel 1850-1887
    Conrad J. Weisel 1852-1937
    Eliza Miller 1856-1927
    Created by: Steve Seim (47256753), Added: 7 Jun 2011
    URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70983693/john-george-weisel Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70983693/john-george-weisel: accessed 18 February 2023), memorial page for John George Weisel (27 Nov 1805–16 Dec 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70983693, citing Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Cambria, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Steve Seim (contributor 47256753).