The splencner Family Tree


Michel Miller [Parents] was born 1 on 13 Nov 1845 in BerlĂ©, Wiltz, Luxembourg. He died in 1910 in Dillingen, Echternach, Luxembourg. He married 2 Catharine Zeimen on 6 Oct 1874 in Heiderschied, Luxembourg. Michel was employed 3 as Teacher "Lehrer" in 1874/1880.

1845 Born to Michel Miller and Anne Marguerithe Probst in Berle, a town currently of 104 people within the commune of Winseler in Wiltz
1874 Married and working as a schoolteacher in Kautenbach, Luxembourg. (Nat'l Archives in Luxembourg)
1880 Working as schoolteacher in Boulaide, Luxembourg. (1880 Lux. Census)
1888 Probably moved to Dillingen, Echternach, Luxembourg around or after this year.
1908 Living in Lillingen, Luxembourg. (Pierre Miller's Passenger Record Ellis Island)

Catharine Zeimen [Parents] was born 1 on 13 Mar 1844 in Eschdorf, Wiltz, Luxembourg. She died in Boulaide, Wiltz, Luxembourg. She married 2 Michel Miller on 6 Oct 1874 in Heiderschied, Luxembourg.

Eschdorf, currently of 411 people, is within the commune of Heiderschied in Diekirch, east of Wiltz

They had the following children:

  M i Anton Miller
  M ii Michel III Miller was born about 1880 in Luxembourg. He died 1 before 1978 in Luxembourg.
  M iii Nicolaus Miller was born in 1880 in Luxembourg. He died 1, 2 on 16 Jan 1942 in Chicago, IL. Nicolaus immigrated 3 in 1910 to Antwerp, Bel to New York, NY.

Lists brother Michel as native link.

Bachelor per Elsie Miller in 1978.
  M iv Pierre Miller was born 1 in 1888 in Dillingen, Echternach, Luxembourg. He died 2, 3 about 1935 in Hammond, Lake Co., IN. Pierre was employed 4 as Saddle Maker in 1908. He immigrated 5, 6 on 26 Feb 1908 to Antwerp, Bel to New York, NY (S.S. Zeeland).

IMMIGRANT: 1908

1908- Comes through Ellis Island at age 19 a few months before his older brother Anton follows him. He is a saddler and lists father Michel Miller in Dillingen as contact in native country. Comes to Chicago to meet up with cousin Georg Miller at 118 E. Monroe (Georg (b. 1867) arrived with wife Anna (b. 1872) in Chicago in 1896). He is 5'8" and single.

Bachelor per Elsie Miller in 1978.

Ignatz Kalb was born 1, 2, 3 about 1800 in Neukelheim, N.Bayern, Germany (now Ihrlerstein). He married Anna Marie Wimmer.

RESEARCH NOTES: KALB is German for "calf". Neukelheim is in the Kelheim District of Bavarian state in the Niderbayern administrative district near the Danube.

TIMELINE:
1890 Registered to vote in Chicago. Said his immigration date and naturalization was "unknown," but lived in Illinois since 1868. Lived at 1061 Chicago Avenue. In 1892, an Ignatius Jr. registered from the same address.

Anna Marie Wimmer was born 1 about 1805 in Reiping, Germany. She married Ignatz Kalb.

They had the following children:

  M i Michael Kalb
  M ii Josef Kalb
  M iii Ignatz Kalb
  M iv Matthias Kalb

Glenn Anthony Miller [Parents] was born 1 on 28 Jul 1941 in Chicago, IL (Illinois Masonic Hospital). He died on 20 Jul 1989 in Schiller Park, Cook Co., IL. The cause of death was heart attack. He was buried in 1989 in Des Plaines, IL (All Saints Cemetary). He married 2 Living on 11 Aug 1961 in Chicago, IL (St. Alphonsus Church). The marriage ended in divorce. Glenn was employed as Milk Delivery in Chicago, IL.

Divorced 1971

Living [Parents]

They had the following children:

  M i Living
  M ii Living
  M iii Living
  F iv Living
  F v Living

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Other marriages:
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They had the following children:

  M i Living
  M ii Living
  F iii Living

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Other marriages:
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She had the following children:

  M i Living

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They had the following children:

  F i Living
  F ii Living
  F iii Living

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They had the following children:

  M i Living
  M ii Living

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They had the following children:

  M i Living

Charles Olen Peace [Parents] "Charlie" was born on 14 Sep 1932 in Chicago Heights, Cook Co., IL. He died on 23 Dec 2006 in Ingleside, Lake Co., IL. The cause of death was lung cancer. He married Living on 1 Apr 1977 in Waukegan, IL. Charles served in the military veteran of Korean War 27 Jul 1950 - 28 Jul 1953 in U.S. Army (Cavalry, Seargent).

Other marriages:
Living

Living [Parents]


Clemens Mark Ott [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 14 Sep 1857 in Kell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. He died 3 on 31 Jul 1926 in Kniman, Walker Twp., Jasper Co., IN. He was buried 4 in 1926 in Wheatfield, IN (Sorrowful Mother Cemetary). He married 5 Mary Wilger on 10 Nov 1885 in Lake View, IL (St. Alphonsus Church). Clemens was employed 6 as Laborer (1880), Farm Manager (1900). He was naturalized 7 on 26 Oct 1880 in Chicago, IL (Circuit Court of Cook Cty.).

Other marriages:
Ott, Anna Marie

IMMIGRANT

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: According to family oral tradition, gleaned mainly from Katy Kalb, Clemens originally of Jefferson, WI, moved to Indiana after his wife died in childbirth and came to settle in with his dead wife's friend, Mary Wilger. This story has proven a bit false, since I have uncovered that Mary Wilger married Clemence in Chicago in the same year that his wife, Emma, died.

TIMELINE:
1857 Born in Kehl, Baden. Later moves with family to Trier. (St. Michael's Records, 1880 U.S. Census)
~1871 Immigrates to U.S. with father, settling in Chicago area, working hard alongside brothers and sisters to make ends meet. Mother dies before 1880. (1880 U.S. Census)
1877 Witnesses marriage of Elizabeth Ott with Nicolaus Roesch at St. Michael's. (St. Michael's Records)
1880 Disassociating himself with his German ties, declared a U.S. citizen by judge in Cook County (Cook Naturalization Soundex); Marries maid Anna Marie "Emma" Ott of Jefferson, WI in St. Michael's Church (Cook Marriage Rec) There is record of 22 year-old laborer born in Treves (Trier) named Clemens living in Cook Co., IL with father Nicolaus. I need to locate this 1880 Census record as it seems to correlate.
1881 Made godfather to niece Maria Roesch (St. Michael's Records)
1882 Living at 424 Herndon in Lake View (1888 Cook Voter Reg), Lake View was then a truck farming town (Chicago Community Info Guide). Nephew Clemens J. Horsch named for him. He is made godfather. (St. Michael's Records)
1885 Emma dies after childbirth, leaving Clemens with two daughters. At this time they live at 348 Church. Marries Mary Wilger at St. Alphonsus Church later in year. (Cook Marriage License & Cook Co. Death Index)
1889 Step-father dies in Chicago. (Cook Co. Death Index)
1891 Moves to 823 Carroll in Chicago (1892 Cook VR)
1900 Is definitely in Indiana by this time (A. Fritz)
1900 On U.S. Census as Mark Ott living in Walker Twp, Jasper Co, IN with Mary Wilger and family, brother John Ott and a number of boarders who were day laborers on his farm, including Joe Bricker of IL (22(see)), George Thomas (32) of IN, George Kalgcic (38) of IN, Max Grlmin (49) of Germany, Pat McDonohough of Ireland, Arthur Goff (20) of IN, Roy Miller (23) of IN, and Louis Heiss (29) of IL.
1910 On U.S. Census as Mark C. Ott living same as above (U.S. Census)
1920 Last appearance on U.S. Census as M.C., living same as above, but also with Osborn nephews and nieces (U.S. Census)
1926 Buried in Sorrowful Mother Cemetary in Wheatfield, IN (Jasper Co Cemetary Recs)

Mary Wilger [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 22 Jun 1863 in Alsace-Lorraine, Germany. She died 3 on 1 Feb 1943 in Kniman, Walker Twp., Jasper Co., IN. The cause of death was "complications due to her old age". She was buried 4 on 3 Feb 1943 in Wheatfield, IN (Sorrowful Mother Cemetary). She married 5 Clemens Mark Ott on 10 Nov 1885 in Lake View, IL (St. Alphonsus Church).

IMMIGRANT

Life: According to family oral tradition, gleaned mainly from Katy Kalb, Clemence moved to Indiana after his wife died in childbirth and came to settle in with his dead wife's friend, Mary Wilger. This story is suspect since I have uncovered that Mary Wilger married Clemence in Chicago in the same year that his wife, Emma, died.

Research notes: Found 1880 Census record on familysearc.com (need to see it closer). There is a daughter named Mary Willger (this is how name is spelled on her marriage cert.) who was born the same year as our Mary and in the same place, Germany. The father, however, is listed as Peter (63 yrs. old farmer of Germany). The father on Mary's obit. was an Edward Wilger (who does not appear in 1880 census). The mother of this family is Barbara (56), children include Peter (30), John (25), Emma (22). The most peculiar thing is that they were from Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI. This correlates with family tradition (above), but not with her obituary. There is a large Wilger family in Ozaukee Co., WI, in 1880 also.

They had the following children:

  F i Maria Margaretha Ott was born 1 on 21 Jan 1887 in Lake View, IL (now Chicago). She died on 14 May 1953 in Chicago, IL. She was buried in 1953 in Des Plaines, IL (All Saints Cemetary).

Name is epr St. Alphonsus Records, corresponds with birthdate and name known to family.
  F ii Anna Marie Ott
  M iii Theodor Ott 1 was born 2 on 30 Nov 1891 in Chicago, IL (Lake View). He died 3 on 24 Sep 1904 in Kniman, Walker Twp., Jasper Co., IN. The cause of death was Tetanus or blood poisoning (traditionally). He was buried 4 in 1904 in Wheatfield, IN (Sorrowful Mother Cemetary).

Research findings: The date of death recorded in the cemetary records ended up being 9/24/1904, which is nine days later than the family's traditionally recorded death date of 9/15/1904.

Birthday on 1900 Census is 10/1891

Life: Most of what is known of this life comes from sketchy stories told by his sister Frances Erne. She said he died after contracting tetanus while playing around in a field and stepping on a nail. This story was backed up by research of Jule Jaskoske
  F iv Johanna Margaret Ott
  F v Catherina Gertrude Ott
  F vi Frances A. Ott
  M vii Clemens Jr. Ott was born 1 on 30 Nov 1890 in Chicago, IL.

Previously unknown to family. May have died in infancy.

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