Leo Diederich and Mary Ternes Relatives--Details (revised) - Person Sheet
NameJakob Gilles
BirthMay 1864, Taycheedah Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin1,3,5,6,4,8
Death1956, St. Peter, Taycheedah Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
OccupationFarmer--1900; farmer on a general farm--1910.
FatherJohann Peter Gilles (1830-1880)
MotherMargarete Tholl (1825-1895)
Spouses
BirthJun 1865, Arbach, Vulkaneifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany3,5,6,4,8
Death28 Aug 1951, St. Peter, Taycheedah Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Marriage28 Jan 1890, Mount Calvary, Marshfield Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Notes for Jakob Gilles
Source: K-J Tonner’s Kelberg data file;
MyHeritage.com—MyHeritage Family Trees: Catanzarite Web Site
He immigrated in 1872 and became a naturalized citizen of the United States. In 1900 Jakob and his wife lived in Taycheedah Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin with four of their children. In 1910 they lived in Taycheedah with three of their children. Their other children lived with and worked for neighboring families. In 1920 he lived with his wife, his son Peter and his daughter Martha in Taycheedah. In 1930 he lived with his wife and daughter Martha in Taycheedah. His son Stephan and his wife lived next door. In 1940 he and his wife and daughter Martha lived in Taycheedah.
Notes for Margarete (Spouse 1)
Source: K-J Tonner’s Kelberg data file;
MyHeritage.com--MyHeritage Family Trees: Catanzarite Web Site; and
Ancestry.com:
trees.ancestry.com: Gilles Family Tree.
The Catanzarite web site gives June 1869 as her birth date. The Tonner data file gives June 27, 1864 as her birth date. The 1880 census reported that she was born in 1865 in Prussia.
As of 1900 she had had four children, all of whom were living.