Descendants of Georges Klein

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1 by Joseph P. Rhein Sarasota, Florida June 5, 2010

2 Generation 1 1. Georges Klein-1 was born in 1670 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. Sex: Male. Maria Georg was born in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. Sex: Female. Georges Klein and Maria Georg married. They had the following children: 2. i. Joannes Klein was born in 1690 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. He married Catherine Shreinerin on 10 Jul 1713 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France[1]. Generation 2 2. Joannes Klein-2 (Georges-1) was born in 1690 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. Sex: Male. Catherine Shreinerin daughter of Joannes Schreiner and Anna Jung was born about 1690 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. Sex: Female. Joannes Klein and Catherine Shreinerin were married on 10 Jul 1713 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France[1]. They had the following children: 3. i. Catherine Klein was born about 1723 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. She married Johannes Kistler on 09 Jul 1743 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France[1]. Generation 3 3. Catherine Klein-3 (Joannes-2, Georges-1) was born about 1723 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. Sex: Female. Johannes Kistler son of Daniel Kistler and Maria Huck was born on 24 May 1713 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. He was employed as a Dyer in He died on 12 Jul 1762 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. Sex: Male. Johannes Kistler and Catherine Klein were married on 09 Jul 1743 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France[1]. They had the following children: i. Jean Michel Kistler was born in 1746 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. He was baptized on 15 Oct 1746 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, Province of Alsace, France[2]. He married Magdalena Noe on 24 Oct 1768 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France[1]. He died after May Witness: 17 May 1811 in Was a witness on the Act of Death of his brother Arbogaste Kistler.[3]. Sex: Male. He was employed as a Was a weaver.. 4. ii. Arbogast Kistler was born in 1749 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France[4]. He married Rosine Herrmann on 06 Jun 1785 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France[1]. He died on 17 May 1811 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[5]. iii. Francoise Koestler was born in 1756 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, Province of Alsace, France. She was baptized on 05 Mar 1756 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, Province of Alsace, France[2]. Sex: Female. 2

3 Generation 3 (con't) iv. Sophia Koestler was born in 1757 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, Province of Alsace, France. She was baptized on 15 May 1757 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, Province of Alsace, France[2]. Sex: Female. v. Vincent Kistler was born in 1760 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, Province of Alsace, France. He was baptized on 15 Apr 1760 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, Province of Alsace, France. Name spelled Kystler on register.[2]. Sex: Male. 5. vi. Ignace Kistler was born after 1760 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. He married Salome Naas on 04 Jul 1785 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France.. He died on 24 Oct 1810 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. Generation 4 4. Arbogast Kistler-4 (Catherine-3, Joannes-2, Georges-1) was born in 1749 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France[4]. He was baptized on 15 Apr 1749 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, Province of Alsace, France[2]. He was employed as a Farmer in 1792[1]. He was employed as a Was a laboureur according to his certificate of death. in 1811[3]. He died on 17 May 1811 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[5]. Sex: Male. Rosine Herrmann daughter of Jean Georges Herrmann and Christine Laeng was born on 18 Aug 1758 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France[1]. She was baptized on 18 Aug 1758 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, Province of Alsace, France[2]. Witness: 30 Jan 1823 in Son Daniel Kistler appears as a witness on the Act of Death.[3]. She died on 30 Jan 1823 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[3]. Sex: Female. Arbogast Kistler and Rosine Herrmann were married on 06 Jun 1785 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France[1]. They had the following children: 6. i. Daniel Kistler was born on 01 Jul 1785 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France[1]. He married Catherine Klein on 04 Oct 1817 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He died on 28 Apr 1852 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. 7. ii. Andre Kistler was born on 28 Nov 1787 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. He married Marie Anne Pfaff on 09 Jan 1819 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhein, France[3]. He died on 06 Jul 1844 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, France. iii. Antoine Kistler was born in 1789 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He was baptized on 13 Jan 1789 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[2]. He died on 16 Jan 1846 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. Sex: Male. Notes for Antoine Kistler: In 1836 Antoine Kistler, age 46, occupation laborer, is residing at 220 Grande route, Herrlisheim, with his wife, Francoise Pfister, age 44 and Francoise Liess, widow, age 89 (mother in law of Francoise. (Source Census of the Cantons of Bischwiller and Haguenau, Bas-Rhin, France.) 3

4 Generation 4 (con't) iv. Rosine Kistler was born in 1790 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. She was baptized on 19 Apr 1790 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. Sex: Female. 8. v. Marie Anne Kistler was born on 03 Jan 1792 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. She married Antoine Rhein on 24 Sep 1817 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. She died on 30 Jul 1863 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. Agnes Lutz daughter of Jean Georges Lutz and Marie Kientz was born about 1755 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, Province of Alsace, France. She died on 14 Mar 1785 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, Province of Alsace, France. Sex: Female. Arbogast Kistler and Agnes Lutz were married on 12 Jun 1775 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France[1]. They had the following children: i. Catherine Kistler was born on 22 Nov 1778 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. Sex: Female. ii. Jean Michel Kistler was born on 27 May 1781 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. He died on 10 Jan 1782 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. Sex: Male. 9. iii. Jean Michel Kistler was born on 18 Sep 1782 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. He married Maria Anna Laeng on 18 Nov 1811 in Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He died before 1836 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, France. iv. Arbogast Kistler was born on 17 Dec 1783 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. He was baptized on 17 Dec 1783 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, Province of Alsace, France[2]. He died after May Witness: 17 May 1811 in Was a witness on the Act of Death of his father Arbogaste Kistler.[3]. Sex: Male. 5. Ignace Kistler-4 (Catherine-3, Joannes-2, Georges-1) was born after 1760 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. He died on 24 Oct He died on 24 Oct 1810 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. Sex: Male. Salome Naas was born in Sex: Female. Ignace Kistler and Salome Naas were married on 04 Jul 1785 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France.. They had the following children: 10. i. Joseph Kistler was born on 20 Mar 1788 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. He died before 1836 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. ii. Andreas Kistler was born on 03 Dec 1790 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. Sex: Male. Generation 5 4

5 Generation 5 (con't) 6. Daniel Kistler-5 (Arbogast-4, Catherine-3, Joannes-2, Georges-1) was born on 01 Jul 1785 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France[1]. He was educated I am unable to explain the close date of the marriage of Arbogaste Kistler and Rosine Hermann to the birth of son Daniel. May be an error in reading and recording these dates. This will need to be investigated further. in He was employed as a Farm labourer in 1818[1]. He was employed as a Labourer in 1850[1]. He died on 28 Apr 1852 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. Sex: Male. Notes for Daniel Kistler: In 1836 Daniel Kistler, age 48, occupation laborer, is residing at 240 Grande route, Herrlisheim with his wife, Catherine Klein, age 45, and their children; Daniel, age 17, Anastasie, age 15, Antoine, age 12, Regine, age 8, Suzanne, age 5, and Catherine, age 2. (Source Census of the Cantons of Bischwiller and Haguenau, Bas-Rhin, France.) Catherine Klein daughter of Mathieu Klein and Catherine Christmann was born on 29 Nov 1790 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. She died on 06 Jan 1853 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. Sex: Female. Daniel Kistler and Catherine Klein were married on 04 Oct 1817 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 04 Oct 1817 in Jacques Lutz, born (Actual date of birth was December 1792.)[1]. Witness: 04 Oct 1817 in Antoine Gross, born 1774, labourer, married to Rosine Pfaadt.[1]. Witness: 04 Oct 1817 in Jacques Gross, born 1780, married to Theresa Klein.[1]. Fact 1: 04 Oct 1817 in The civil officer signing the Marriage Certificate is??? Gless.. They had the following children: i. Daniel Kistler was born on 08 Oct 1818 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He died on 11 Oct 1840 in Algeria. Sex: Male. ii. iii. iv. Reine Kistler was born on 19 Jun 1820 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 1820 in Witnesses to Act of Birth were George Thomas and Jean Michel Schaffer, both labourers.[1]. Sex: Female. She was educated Appears to have died in infancy.. Anastasia Kistler was born on 27 Sep 1821 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. She died on 01 Dec 1897 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. Sex: Female. Antoine Kistler was born on 17 Feb 1824 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. He died on 09 Oct 1849 in Algeria. Sex: Male. v. Louis Kistler was born on 08 Nov 1825 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He died on 19 Nov 1825 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. Sex: Male. 11. vi. Regine Kistler was born on 28 Apr 1827 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. She married Jacques Rhein on 24 Jun 1850 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. She died after 1880 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany. vii. Arbogast Kistler was born on 28 Feb 1829 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. He died on 04 Mar 1829 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. Sex: Male. 5

6 Generation 5 (con't) viii. ix. Suzanne Kistler was born in Jul 1830 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. Sex: Female. Catherine Kistler was born in 1834 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. Sex: Female. 7. Andre Kistler-5 (Arbogast-4, Catherine-3, Joannes-2, Georges-1) was born on 28 Nov 1787 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. He died on 06 Jul 1844 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, France. Sex: Male. Notes for Andre Kistler: In 1836 Andre Kistler, age 48, laborer is residing at 79 Mutternsteg, Herrlisheim with his wife Marie Anne Grun (second), age 35 and children; Joseph, age 13 born to his first wife, and Louis, age 5, Louise, age 3 and Jacques, age 2. Also residing with the family is Elizabeth Rockenbrod, age 29, servant. (Source Census of the Cantons of Bischwiller and Hagenau, Bas-Rhin-France) Unless otherwise noted, all information on Andree Kistler, his spouse and descendants was taken from GeneaNet File of Daniel Kistler. (Note to File - JP Rhein) Marie Anne Pfaff daughter of Benoit Pfaff and Therese Becker was born on 21 Jan 1786 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. She died on 14 Aug 1828 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. Sex: Female. Andre Kistler and Marie Anne Pfaff were married on 09 Jan 1819 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhein, France[3]. Witness: 09 Jan 1819 in Witnesses were Daniel Kistler and Antoine Kistler, brothers of the bridegroom, Antoine Gross married to Rosine Pfaff and Gregorie Becker.[3]. They had the following children: 12. i. Joseph Kistler was born on 20 Mar 1823 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, France[3]. He married Anastase Huck on 19 Apr 1845 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[3]. Marie Anne Grun was born in Sex: Female. Andre Kistler and Marie Anne Grun were married in They had the following children: i. Louis Kistler was born in Sex: Male. ii. iii. Louise Kistler was born in Sex: Female. Jacques Kistler was born in Sex: Male. 8. Marie Anne Kistler-5 (Arbogast-4, Catherine-3, Joannes-2, Georges-1) was born on 03 Jan 1792 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. She was baptized on 23 Jan 1792 in Catholic Church at Herrlisheim[2]. She was counted in the census in 1836 in Resided at 137 Ottergass, Herrlisheim. Age 44.. She died on 30 Jul 1863 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. Sex: Female. Antoine Rhein son of Francois Joseph Rhein and Catherina Pfaadt was born on 29 Jan 1789 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He was employed as a Laborer in 1820[1]. He died on 13 Mar 1837 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. Sex: Male. 6

7 Generation 5 (con't) Notes for Antoine Rhein: In 1836 Antoine Rhein, age 47, laborer, is residing at 137 Ottersgass, Herrlisheim, with his wife, Marie Anne Kistler, age 44, and their children; Jacques, age 16, Pierre, age 12, Paul, age 12, Ambroise, age 5, and Luden, age 2. (Source Census of the Cantons of Bischwiller and Haguenau, Bas-Rhin, France.) Antoine Rhein and Marie Anne Kistler were married on 24 Sep 1817 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 24 Sep 1817 in Piere Pfaadt, born 1778[1]. Witness: 24 Sep 1817 in Jean Baptiste Mockers, born 1778[1]. Witness: 24 Sep 1817 in Mathieu Laeng, born 1787[1]. Witness: 24 Sep 1817 in Sebastien Pfaadt, born 1758[1]. They had the following children: 13. i. Jacques Rhein was born on 28 Feb 1820 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He married Regine Kistler on 24 Jun 1850 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He died on 06 Apr 1888 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany[6]. ii. iii. iv. Paul Rhein was born on 11 Nov 1823 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. He was counted in the census in 1836 in Resided at 137 Ottergass, Herrlisheim with his family. Age 12.[7]. He died after Sex: Male. Pierre Rhein was born on 11 Nov 1823 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 1823 in Witness to Act of Birth was Jean Michel Laeng[1]. He was counted in the census in 1836 in Resided at 137 Ottergass, Herrlisheim with his family. Age 12.[7]. He died on 24 Sep 1855 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. Sex: Male. Joseph Rhein was born on 28 Mar 1827 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He died on 22 Sep 1831 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. Sex: Male. v. Ambroise Rhein was born in 1828 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. He died on 25 May 1830 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. Sex: Male. vi. vii. viii. ix. Ambroise Rhein was born on 31 Mar 1831 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. He was counted in the census in 1836 in Resided at 137 Ottergass, Herrlisheim with his family. Age 5.[7]. He died on 06 Dec 1912[6]. Sex: Male. Luden Rhein was born on 10 Feb 1834 in Commune de Herrlsiheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He was counted in the census in 1836 in Resided at 137 Ottergass, Herrlisheim with his family. Age 2.[7]. He died on 30 Jul 1863[6]. Sex: Male. Georges Rhein was born on 04 Mar 1837 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. Witness: 1837 in Witnesses to Act of Birth were Jacques Kientz and Jean Michel Gross.[1]. Sex: Male. Elizabeth Rhein was born on 22 Apr 1838 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 1838 in Witness to Act of Birth was Jacques Kientz.[1]. Sex: Female. 7

8 Generation 5 (con't) x. Catherine Rhein was born on 02 Jun 1841 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 1841 in Witness to Act of Birth was Andre Schaffer.[1]. Sex: Female. 9. Jean Michel Kistler-5 (Arbogast-4, Catherine-3, Joannes-2, Georges-1) was born on 18 Sep 1782 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. He was born on 18 Sep 1782 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, France. He died before 1836 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, France. Sex: Male. Maria Anna Laeng daughter of Philippe Laeng and Odile Zilliox was born on 21 Jan 1788 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France[1]. She died after Sex: Female. Notes for Maria Anna Laeng: In 1836 N. (Maria Anna) Laeng, age 58, widow, is residing at 43 Steinstrasse, Herrlisheim with her children; Rosalie, age 23, Aloise, age 20 and Charles, age 18. (Source Census of the Cantons of Bischwiller and Haguenau, Bas-Rhin, France.) Jean Michel Kistler and Maria Anna Laeng were married on 18 Nov 1811 in Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. They had the following children: i. Rosalie Kistler was born on 13 Feb 1813 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 1813 in Witnesses to Act of Birth were Antoine Kientz and Phillipe Schaffer.. Sex: Female. 14. ii. Aloise Kistler was born on 04 Apr 1816 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He married Catherine Sattler after iii. iv. Charles Kistler was born in 1817 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 1816 in Witnesses to Act of Birth were Jean George Lutz and Jean Baptiste Mockers.[1]. Sex: Male. Jean Michel Kistler was born on 24 Sep 1818 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Sex: Male. 10. Joseph Kistler-5 (Ignace-4, Catherine-3, Joannes-2, Georges-1) was born on 20 Mar 1788 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. He was employed as a Farmer in 1813[1]. He died before 1836 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. Sex: Male. Notes for Joseph Kistler: All information on Joseph Kistler and Catherine Alt and their eight children was taken from an examination of the microfilmed records of the Act of Birth of the children as contained in the files for Herrlisheim in the records of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints except for Beatrix Mary Kistler which was furnished by Charles Edward Stern. (Note to File - JP Rhein) Catherine Alt daughter of Jean Michel Alt and Catherine Kientz was born on 26 Oct 1792 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Province of Alsace, France. She died after Sex: Female. Notes for Catherine Alt: In 1836 Catherine Alt, age 48, widow of Joseph Kistler, is residing at 194 Nachtweid, Herrlisheim with her children, Therese, age 22, Catherine, age 19, Etienne, age 10, Salome, age 9, Beatrice, age 7, Madeleine, age 6, Jean Michel, age 4, and her widowed mother-in-law, Salome Naass, age 77. 8

9 Generation 5 (con't) Madeleine, age 6, Jean Michel, age 4, and her widowed mother-in-law, Salome Naass, age 77. (Source Census of the Cantons of Bischwiller and Haguenau, Bas-Rhin, France.) Joseph Kistler and Catherine Alt married. They had the following children: i. Therese Kistler was born on 26 Oct 1813 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas Rhin, France. Witness: 1813 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas Rhin, France; Act of Biurth - Piere Pfaadt and George Gross, a farmer.. Sex: Female. Fact 1: Died in infancy before Notes for Therese Kistler: 15. ii. Therese Kistler was born on 20 Mar 1815 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas Rhin, France. She married Joseph Lutz. iii. iv. Jean Kistler was born on 06 Jul 1817 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 1817 in Witnesses to Act of Birth were Andre Kistler and Jean Baptiste Mockers.[1]. Sex: Male. Catherine Kistler was born on 18 Oct 1819 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Sex: Female. 16. v. Madeline Kistler was born in 1824 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. vi. Etiez Kistler was born in 1825 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 1825 in Witnesses to Act of Birth were Charls Laeng and Jean Baptiste Mockers.[1]. Sex: Male. 17. vii. Salome Kistler was born on 24 Apr 1827 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[8]. She married Johannes Baptiste Hentgen on 23 Feb 1854 in St. Philomena Catholic Church, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania[8]. 18. viii. Beatrix Mary Kistler was born on 29 Dec 1828 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. She married Jacob Durrstein on 08 Aug 1850 in Neff of Pine Creek. (St. Philomena, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Witnesses werejoannes Zetwean and Georg Ness)[8]. She died on 11 Dec 1879 in Marathon, Wisconsin. ix. Jean Michel Kistler was born in 1831 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. Sex: Male. Notes for Jean Michel Kistler: Marcus Laeng, age 16, passenger number 129, family number , (born April 25, 1831in Herrlisheim) arrived Port of New Orleans, Tuesday, December 28, 1847, on the ship Aurelius, Crocker as the ship's Master, after a 46-day voyage from Havre. His father, Jean Michel Laeng, is listed as Michel Laeng on the ship manifest, his age as 64 (born March 6, 1783 in Herrlisheim). His family number is and his passenger number is 124. Also on the ship manifest for that voyage, under family number , are two other children of Jean Michel Laeng; Louise Laeng, age 21 (born July 19, 1826) passenger number 128 and Balbine Laeng, age 10 (born April 25, 1835) passenger number 130. Listed as passenger number 125, immediately following Jean Michel Laeng is Louise 9

10 Generation 5 (con't) Listed as passenger number 125, immediately following Jean Michel Laeng is Louise Adam, age 21, family number , as passenger number 126 is Salome Kistler, no family number, age 21. (This is the youngest daughter of Joseph Kistler and Catherine Alt who was born April 24, 1827 in Herrlisheim. Jean George Laeng appears as a witness on her Act of Birth) and, as passenger number 127 is Michel Kistler, age 16, (Jean Michel Kistler, born 1831, Herrlsiheim) brother of Salome. In the remarks section for Jean Michel Laeng appears the following notation "6 chests". There were 157 passengers in steerage listed on the ship manifest, which manifest contained a notation "None of the passengers died on the voyage". (Source - National Archives Series LOS - M259, roll 27 covering period June 16 to December 31, FHL# ) All seven individuals are listed as being born in Baviere (Bavaria), with place of settlement in the United States as Mississippi. The occupation for each of the seven is listed as weaver. Jean Michel Laeng's occupation in Herrlisheim was a weaver, which notation appeared on the Act of Birth for each of his children. I do not know why they are listed as being born in Bavaria. I suspect that Jean Michel Laeng, his three younger children and the others left Herrlishem and went to Bavaria, where the older ones may have worked as weavers. At that time, the area of the former Lower Palatinate was across the Rhein River and was a part of Bavaria. I do not know the circumstances that brought them to the United States with a final destination of Mississippi and when and how Marcus got to Pittsburgh. The history of Europe shows that the largest immigration to the United States up to that time occurred in the year 1847 and that the economic conditions in Europe were very poor. There is a Sara Kistler, born 1826 in Germany, residing in Ward 4 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with Paul Hugus and his family. There is no occupation listed for Sara. Paul Hugus is listed as a Dry Goods Merchant and was born in Pennsylvania. There is a high degree of probability that Sara is Salome Kistler. She may have been working as a servant or houskeeper for the Hugus family. Michel Kistler is the brother of Salome (Sara) Kistler. (Note to File - JP Rhein) Generation Regine Kistler-6 (Daniel-5, Arbogast-4, Catherine-3, Joannes-2, Georges-1) was born on 28 Apr 1827 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 1827 in Witness to Act of Birth was Jean George Laeng born 1782.[1]. She died after 1880 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany. She was educated Christian name appear as Regina on the death certificate of her son Joseph Rhein in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. in 1927[5]. Sex: Female. 13. Jacques Rhein son of Antoine Rhein and Marie Anne Kistler was born on 28 Feb 1820 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He was counted in the census in 1836 in Resided at 137 Ottergass, Herrlisheim with his family. Age 16.[7]. He died on 06 Apr 1888 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany[6]. Sex: Male. He was educated Death certificate of his son, Joseph Rhein, gives his Christian name as Jacob and states that he was born in Lorraine. I suspect that Louise Laeng Rhein gave his birthplace as Alsace-Lorraine but the individual completing the form elected to enter Lorraine. He was employed as a Weaver. 10

11 Generation 6 (con't) Notes for Jacques Rhein: The legal age of majority in France was set in 1803 at 21 years (lowered in 1974 to 18 years). However, there was an exception in the case of marriage: a man younger than 25 (and a woman younger than 21) needed the consent of their parents in order to marry. If there was disagreement between the parents, it was sufficient to have consent of the father. If one parent was dead or incapable of indicating consent, the consent of the remaining parent was sufficient. If both parents were dead or incapable of indicating consent, the grandparents took their place. Even after having reached 25 (21 for women) it was still required for the prospective bride and groom to make a formal, respectful request to their parents for their counsel regarding the marriage -- this was necessary until the groom had reached 30 and the bride 25. If the parents were opposed to the marriage, this formal request was required to be repeated two more times, once a month. One month after a third unsuccessful request the marriage could go ahead. And even after a prospective groom had reached 30 he was still required to make this formal request to his parents. In the event of an objection on the part of his parents he could go ahead with the marriage one month later. If the parents and grandparents were all dead or all incapable of indicating consent, it was necessary for anyone younger than 21 to obtain consent of the conseil de famille. There were stiff penalties for civil officials who didn't enforce these regulations. The conseil de famille was composed of a justice of the peace and six blood relatives or relatives by marriage, half from the father's side and half from the mother's side. (There were more complex regulations for the composition of the group, but this is the basic idea.) "Son Tuteur", means the groom's guardian, usually appointed to that position by the groom's father just prior to his death, or by the groom's mother after her husband's death, or by the grandparents, or by the conseil de famille. This is all from Le Code Civil (also known as the Code NapolTon), the body of French civil law first promulgated in (Source - Robert Behra) Jacques Rhein and Regine Kistler were married on 24 Jun 1850 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 24 Jun 1850 in Witnesses to the Act of Marriage were Joseph Rhein, age 49, Jacques Gross age 33 and Thiebaud Schohn age 63.[1]. Fact 1: 24 Jun 1850 in Act of Marriage signed by Mathieu Schohn acting on behalf of Le Maire..[1]. They had the following children: i. Anastase Rhein was born on 10 Mar 1851 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. She was educated Mother's christian name appears as Reine on Act of Birth. in 1851[1]. Witness: 1851 in Witness to Act of Birth Jacques Gross.[1]. She died on 24 Mar 1851 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. Sex: Female. 11

12 Generation 6 (con't) ii. iii. iv. Rosalie Rhein was born on 16 Jan 1853 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 1853 in Witnesses to Act of Birth were Antoine Gross and Jacques Alt.[1]. She was educated Mother's christian name appears as Reine on the Act of Birth. in 1853[1]. Sex: Female. Marie Rhein was born on 17 May 1855 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 1855 in Witnesses to Act of Birth were Charles Mockers and Jean George Adam.[1]. She died on 25 May 1855 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. Sex: Female. Antoine Rhein was born on 02 Apr 1856 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He was educated Mother's christian name appears as Reine on the Act of Birth. in 1856[1]. Witness: 1856 in Witnesses to Act of Birth were Charles Mockers and Jean George Adam.[1]. He died on 29 Sep 1919[6]. Sex: Male. v. Theresa Rhein was born on 17 Feb 1858 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. She was educated Mother's christian name appears as Reine on the Act of Birth. in 1858[1]. Witness: 1858 in Witnesses to Act of Birth were Louis Pfaadt and George Adam.[1]. She died on 09 Apr 1858 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. Sex: Female. vi. vii. Theresa Rhein was born in Feb 1859 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. She died on 22 Jun 1859 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. Sex: Female. Joseph Rhein was born on 20 Apr 1860 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He was educated Mother's christian name appears as Reine on the Act of Birth. in 1860[1]. Witness: 1860 in Witness to Act of Birth was Joseph Werner.[1]. He died on 13 Nov 1865 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. Sex: Male. 19. viii. Pierre Rhein was born on 11 Aug 1862 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He married Therese Becker on 01 Mar 1886 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. He died on 19 Mar 1929 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. ix. Felix Rhein was born on 03 Mar 1864 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 1864 in Witness to Act of Birth was Jean Michel Pfaadt.[1]. Fact 2: 1864 in Christian name may be Felica. Handwriting difficult to read.. He was educated Mother's christian name appears as Reine on the Act of Birth. in 1864[1]. He died on 08 Feb 1865 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. Sex: Male. 20. x. Joseph Rhein was born on 13 Apr 1866 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France, later Alsace-Lorraine, Germany[1]. He married Louise Laeng on 03 May 1890 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany[1]. He died on 19 Mar 1927 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania[5]. 12. Joseph Kistler-6 (Andre-5, Arbogast-4, Catherine-3, Joannes-2, Georges-1) was born on 20 Mar 1823 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, France[3]. Witness: 20 Mar 1823 in Witnesses to the Act of Birth were Arbogaste Lutz and Joseph Pfaff.[3]. Sex: Male. Anastase Huck daughter of Ursule Huck was born on 06 Jan 1825 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[3]. Witness: 06 Jan 1825 in Witness to the Act of Birth were Jacques Liess and Jacques Kistler. Declarant was Jeanevise Lux.[3]. Sex: Female. 12

13 Generation 6 (con't) Joseph Kistler and Anastase Huck were married on 19 Apr 1845 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[3]. Witness: 19 Apr 1845 in Witnesses were Joseph Pfadt, Jacques Pfadt, Michel Huck and David Huck.[3]. They had the following children: 21. i. Jacques Kistler was born on 05 Sep 1850 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[3]. 13. Jacques Rhein-6 (Marie Anne-5, Arbogast-4, Catherine-3, Joannes-2, Georges-1) was born on 28 Feb 1820 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He was counted in the census in 1836 in Resided at 137 Ottergass, Herrlisheim with his family. Age 16.[7]. He died on 06 Apr 1888 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany[6]. Sex: Male. He was educated Death certificate of his son, Joseph Rhein, gives his Christian name as Jacob and states that he was born in Lorraine. I suspect that Louise Laeng Rhein gave his birthplace as Alsace-Lorraine but the individual completing the form elected to enter Lorraine. He was employed as a Weaver. Notes for Jacques Rhein: The legal age of majority in France was set in 1803 at 21 years (lowered in 1974 to 18 years). However, there was an exception in the case of marriage: a man younger than 25 (and a woman younger than 21) needed the consent of their parents in order to marry. If there was disagreement between the parents, it was sufficient to have consent of the father. If one parent was dead or incapable of indicating consent, the consent of the remaining parent was sufficient. If both parents were dead or incapable of indicating consent, the grandparents took their place. Even after having reached 25 (21 for women) it was still required for the prospective bride and groom to make a formal, respectful request to their parents for their counsel regarding the marriage -- this was necessary until the groom had reached 30 and the bride 25. If the parents were opposed to the marriage, this formal request was required to be repeated two more times, once a month. One month after a third unsuccessful request the marriage could go ahead. And even after a prospective groom had reached 30 he was still required to make this formal request to his parents. In the event of an objection on the part of his parents he could go ahead with the marriage one month later. If the parents and grandparents were all dead or all incapable of indicating consent, it was necessary for anyone younger than 21 to obtain consent of the conseil de famille. There were stiff penalties for civil officials who didn't enforce these regulations. The conseil de famille was composed of a justice of the peace and six blood relatives or relatives by marriage, half from the father's side and half from the mother's side. (There were more complex regulations for the composition of the group, but this is the basic idea.) "Son Tuteur", means the groom's guardian, usually appointed to that position by the groom's father just prior to his death, or by the groom's mother after her husband's death, or by the grandparents, or by the conseil de famille. This is all from Le Code Civil (also known as the Code NapolTon), the body of French civil law first promulgated in (Source - Robert Behra) 13

14 Generation 6 (con't) 11. Regine Kistler daughter of Daniel Kistler and Catherine Klein was born on 28 Apr 1827 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 1827 in Witness to Act of Birth was Jean George Laeng born 1782.[1]. She died after 1880 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany. She was educated Christian name appear as Regina on the death certificate of her son Joseph Rhein in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. in 1927[5]. Sex: Female. Jacques Rhein and Regine Kistler were married on 24 Jun 1850 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 24 Jun 1850 in Witnesses to the Act of Marriage were Joseph Rhein, age 49, Jacques Gross age 33 and Thiebaud Schohn age 63.[1]. Fact 1: 24 Jun 1850 in Act of Marriage signed by Mathieu Schohn acting on behalf of Le Maire..[1]. They had the following children: i. Anastase Rhein was born on 10 Mar 1851 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. She was educated Mother's christian name appears as Reine on Act of Birth. in 1851[1]. Witness: 1851 in Witness to Act of Birth Jacques Gross.[1]. She died on 24 Mar 1851 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. Sex: Female. ii. iii. iv. Rosalie Rhein was born on 16 Jan 1853 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 1853 in Witnesses to Act of Birth were Antoine Gross and Jacques Alt.[1]. She was educated Mother's christian name appears as Reine on the Act of Birth. in 1853[1]. Sex: Female. Marie Rhein was born on 17 May 1855 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 1855 in Witnesses to Act of Birth were Charles Mockers and Jean George Adam.[1]. She died on 25 May 1855 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. Sex: Female. Antoine Rhein was born on 02 Apr 1856 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He was educated Mother's christian name appears as Reine on the Act of Birth. in 1856[1]. Witness: 1856 in Witnesses to Act of Birth were Charles Mockers and Jean George Adam.[1]. He died on 29 Sep 1919[6]. Sex: Male. v. Theresa Rhein was born on 17 Feb 1858 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. She was educated Mother's christian name appears as Reine on the Act of Birth. in 1858[1]. Witness: 1858 in Witnesses to Act of Birth were Louis Pfaadt and George Adam.[1]. She died on 09 Apr 1858 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. Sex: Female. vi. vii. Theresa Rhein was born in Feb 1859 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. She died on 22 Jun 1859 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. Sex: Female. Joseph Rhein was born on 20 Apr 1860 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He was educated Mother's christian name appears as Reine on the Act of Birth. in 1860[1]. Witness: 1860 in Witness to Act of Birth was Joseph Werner.[1]. He died on 13 Nov 1865 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. Sex: Male. 19. viii. Pierre Rhein was born on 11 Aug 1862 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He married Therese Becker on 01 Mar 1886 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. He died on 19 Mar 1929 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. 14

15 Generation 6 (con't) ix. Felix Rhein was born on 03 Mar 1864 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 1864 in Witness to Act of Birth was Jean Michel Pfaadt.[1]. Fact 2: 1864 in Christian name may be Felica. Handwriting difficult to read.. He was educated Mother's christian name appears as Reine on the Act of Birth. in 1864[1]. He died on 08 Feb 1865 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[6]. Sex: Male. 20. x. Joseph Rhein was born on 13 Apr 1866 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France, later Alsace-Lorraine, Germany[1]. He married Louise Laeng on 03 May 1890 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany[1]. He died on 19 Mar 1927 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania[5]. 14. Aloise Kistler-6 (Jean Michel-5, Arbogast-4, Catherine-3, Joannes-2, Georges-1) was born on 04 Apr 1816 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 1815 in Witness to Act of Birth was Phillipe Schaffer.[1]. Sex: Male. Notes for Aloise Kistler: In 1836 Aloise Kistler, age 20, is residing at 43 Steinstrasse, Herrlisheim, with his widowed mother, Maria Anna Laeng, and siblings. (Source Census of the Cantons of Bischwiller and Haguenau.) Catherine Sattler. Sex: Female. Aloise Kistler and Catherine Sattler were married after They had the following children: 22. i. Balbina Kistler was born on 12 Jul 1849 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, France. 15. Therese Kistler-6 (Joseph-5, Ignace-4, Catherine-3, Joannes-2, Georges-1) was born on 20 Mar 1815 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas Rhin, France. Witness: 1815 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas Rhin, France; Act of Birth - Jacques Alt and Michael Alt.. Sex: Female. Her address was. Joseph Lutz son of Arbogast Lutz and Elisabeth Schmitt was born in 1810 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Bas Rhin, France. Military: 1836 in Was a soldier in the 6th regiment, artillery.. Sex: Male. Joseph Lutz and Therese Kistler were married. Marriage Fact:. They had the following children: i. Alexander Lutz was born about Sex: Male. 16. Madeline Kistler-6 (Joseph-5, Ignace-4, Catherine-3, Joannes-2, Georges-1) was born in 1824 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Sex: Female. Ignace Pfaadt son of Andre Pfaadt and Marie nee unknown was born in Mar 1820 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Sex: Male. Ignace Pfaadt and Madeline Kistler married. They had the following children: i. Louis Pfaadt was born on 12 Aug 1857 in Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhein, France[1]. Witness: 1857 in Witnesses to Act of Birth were Joseph Kientz and George Adam.[1]. Sex: Male. 15

16 Generation 6 (con't) ii. Jacques Pfaadt was born on 19 Jan 1861 in Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhein, France[1]. Witness: 1861 in Witnesses to Act of Birth were Jean George Adam and Louis Pfaadt.[1]. He immigrated about He was naturalized in 1890 in Applied for naturalization in the District Courts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Permanent entry number , accession number , source publication code He died on 11 Oct 1921 in Jefferson County, Kentucky[9]. Sex: Male. He was buried. 23. iii. Ignace Pfaadt was born on 08 Mar 1866 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. He married Christine Graf in He died on 26 Apr 1964 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky[10]. iv. Jean Baptiste Pfaadt was born on 17 Jun 1868 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[1]. Witness: 1868 in Witness to Act of Birth was Michel Kistler.[1]. Sex: Male. 17. Salome Kistler-6 (Joseph-5, Ignace-4, Catherine-3, Joannes-2, Georges-1) was born on 24 Apr 1827 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France[8]. Witness: 1827 in Witnesses to Act of Birth were Daniel Kistler and Jean Georges Laeng.[1]. Witness: 10 Aug 1851 in Was a sponser at the baptism of her niece, Salome Durrstein, at St. Philomena Catholic Church, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.. Sex: Female. Notes for Salome Kistler: Marcus Laeng, age 16, passenger number 129, family number , (born April 25, 1831in Herrlisheim) arrived Port of New Orleans, Tuesday, December 28, 1847, on the ship Aurelius, Crocker as the ship's Master, after a 46-day voyage from Havre. His father, Jean Michel Laeng, is listed as Michel Laeng on the ship manifest, his age as 64 (born March 6, 1783 in Herrlisheim). His family number is and his passenger number is 124. Also on the ship manifest for that voyage, under family number , are two other children of Jean Michel Laeng; Louise Laeng, age 21 (born July 19, 1826) passenger number 128 and Balbine Laeng, age 10 (born April 25, 1835) passenger number 130. Listed as passenger number 125, immediately following Jean Michel Laeng is Louise Adam, age 21, family number , as passenger number 126 is Salome Kistler, no family number, age 21. Salome is the youngest daughter of Joseph Kistler and Catherine Alt and was born April 24, 1827 in Herrlisheim. Jean George Laeng appears as a witness on her Act of Birth) and, as passenger number 127 is Michel Kistler, age 16, no family number, the brother of Salome. In the remarks section for Jean Michel Laeng appears the following notation "6 chests". There were 157 passengers in steerage listed on the ship manifest, which manifest contained a notation "None of the passengers died on the voyage". (Source - National Archives Series LOS - M259, roll 27 covering period June 16 to December 31, FHL# ) All seven individuals are listed as being born in Baviere (Bavaria), with place of settlement in the United States as Mississippi. The occupation for each of the seven is listed as weaver. Jean Michel Laeng's occupation in Herrlisheim was a weaver, which notation appeared on the Act of Birth for each of his children. I do not know why they are listed as being born in Bavaria. I suspect that Jean Michel Laeng, his three younger children and the others left Herrlishem and went to Bavaria, where the older ones may have worked as weavers. At that time, the area of the former Lower Palatinate was across the Rhein River and was a part of Bavaria. I do not know the circumstances that brought them to the United States with a final destination of Mississippi and when and how Marcus got to Pittsburgh. The history of Europe shows that the largest immigration to the United States up to that time occurred in the year 1847 and that the economic conditions in Europe were very poor. 16

17 Generation 6 (con't) 1847 and that the economic conditions in Europe were very poor. There is a Sarah Kistler, born 1826 in Germany, residing in Ward 4 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with Paul Hugus and his family. There is no occupation listed for Sarah and according to the census record (1850 Federal Census for Pennsylvania) she is not literate. Paul Hugus is listed as a Dry Goods Merchant and was born in Pennsylvania. She may have been working as a servant or houskeeper for the Hugus family. (Note to File - JP Rhein) Salome's (Sarah's) sister, Beatrix Mary Kistler was residing in Pittsburgh and was married at St. Philomena Church on August 8, The Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny Cities, contains an entry for "Sara Hentgen, widow of J. B., saloon, corner of First Street and Smithfield". This directory lists business owners and proprietors. (Note to File - JP Rhein) Johannes Baptiste Hentgen son of Johann Peter Hentgen and An Lor was born in 1823 in Weiler, Lorraine, France. He died on 22 May 1861 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania[8]. He was buried on 24 May 1861 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania[8]. Sex: Male. Notes for Johannes Baptiste Hentgen: St. Philomena Death Record states that John B. Hentgen, Wiler, Luxemburg, (this differs from Weiler, Lorraine on the childrens' baptismal records) residence, 2nd ward, Pittsburgh, son of Joh. Pet. and An Lor Hentgen, died May 22, 1861 and was buried May 24, He age is listed as 38 years and the cause of death is consumption. (Note to File - JP Rhein) I have been unable to locate a village named Weiler (Wiler) in Lorraine. (Note to File - JP Rhein) The Federal Census for Pennsylvania, Ward 2, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, enumerated on July 6, 1860 lists a Young B. Hendgen, age 35, born in France, occupation inn-keeper, with a personal net worth of $200 residing in a hotel with his wife Sara, age 32, born in France and their children; Louisa, age 6 and William, age 3. Also residing with the family is Margaret Hinkle, age 22, occupation domestic, born in Germany. Johannes Baptiste Hentgen and Salome Kistler were married on 23 Feb 1854 in St. Philomena Catholic Church, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania[8]. They had the following children: i. Maria Louisa Hentgen was born on 16 Nov 1854 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania[8]. Fact 1: 24 Nov 1854 in Maria Louisa Laing may be Marie Louise Laeng, born February 24, 1828, Herrlisheim, daughter of Jean Michel Laeng and Madeleine Zinger and brother of Marcus Laeng and cousin of Salome (Sara) Kistler.. She was baptized on 26 Nov 1854 in St. Philomena Catholic Church, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Sponsors were Jacob Dirstein (note spelling - brother-in-law of Sara) and Maria Louisa Laing. Father is listed as Johan Baptist Hentgen, Weiler Lotharingia.[8]. Sex: Female. ii. William Hentgen was born on 30 Oct 1856 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania[8]. He was baptized on 02 Nov 1856 in Baptised as Guilhelmus at St. Philomena Catholic Church, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Sponsors were Rosina Fuchs and Wilhelm Leidnstriker. Father is listed as Johan Baptist Hentgen, Weiler, Lotharingia.. Sex: Male. 17

18 Generation 6 (con't) 18. Beatrix Mary Kistler-6 (Joseph-5, Ignace-4, Catherine-3, Joannes-2, Georges-1) was born on 29 Dec 1828 in Commune de Herrlisheim, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. She died on 11 Dec 1879 in Marathon, Wisconsin. She was buried on 14 Dec 1879 in St. Mary's, Marathon, Wisconsin. Sex: Female. Notes for Beatrix Mary Kistler: All information on the descendants of Beatrix Mary Kistler and Jacob Durrstein furnished by Charles Edward Stern. (Note to File - JP Rhein) Jacob Durrstein son of Jean Georges Durrstein and Madeline Kleiz was born on 26 Jul 1826 in Westhoffen, Bas-Rhin, France. He was born in 1825 in France[11]. He lived in Moved from Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania to Marathon, Wisconsin. after He lived in Wien, Marathon, Wisconsin in 1870[11]. He died on 20 Nov 1901 in Marathon, Wisconsin. Sex: Male. Notes for Jacob Durrstein: The Arrival of the Pioneers at Marathon City, Wisconsin Shortly before the year 1856, in and near the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a group of mill workers and other laborers saw no future for themselves nor their children in the jobs available in that city. They were mostly Catholic immigrants from Germany and Switzerland who had come to this country in the 1840's. They were now looking for a life in the country where they could live off the land. They learned that government land was available in Central and Northern Wisconsin at the cost of $ for an eighty acre "farm". The PITTSBURGH GERMAN HOMESTEAD SOCIETY was organized the same year, and a delegation of three members was sent to Northern Wisconsin to seek and buy "farms". By means of train and stagecoach, they got as far as Stevens Point. There public transportation ended. But luckily they found out that the Federal Land office for the area north to the Michigan line was at Stevens Point. From maps at this government office, they chose about 1600 acres near the Big Rib River, about fifteen miles west of Big Bull Falls (now Wausau), and not much further from Little Bull Falls (now Mosinee). These two Falls were on the Wisconsin River, and both places had mills, stores, churches and doctors. So the area on the Big Rib River was chosen because it would be within driving distance. The lands purchased were mostly in the present towns of Marathon and Cassel, west and south of the Big Rib River. On their return to Pittsburgh, the Committee and the Society made tentative plans for the new settlement. From the map and plat sheet they had brought back of the land, they determined that the village would be on the south bank of the Big Rib River in the northwest corner of what is now Marathon City. Each member was to pay $ for an eighty acre "farm", a lot in the village, a lot in the cemetery, and a three acre out-lot north of the river. In the spring of 1857, the first group of "colonists" left Pittsburgh. Some were single, others married with or without children. They went by rail to New Berlin, just west of Milwaukee, then by horse drawn vehicles to Stevens Point. There they took the steamboat, which had just begun its first and only season of service to Mosinee. Thus far their venture looked promising. But on arriving at Mosinee, they were told that the only way to get to their destination in the "vast wilderness" was by going through the dense forest without a trail, or by what was recommended - paddling in canoes up the Wisconsin River to Big Bull Falls (Wausau) and then up the Big Rib River to their destination, Marathon City. 18