NameMargaretha Klee
Birth6 May 1838, Illerich, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany1,2
Death2 Jul 1898, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
BurialSt. Mary Cemetery, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
Spouses
Birth3 Jun 1827, Illerich, Cochem-Zell?, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany1,2
Death14 Aug 1895, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
BurialSt. Mary Cemetery, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
OccupationFarm laborer1,2
Marriage20 Jan 1859, St. Vincenz Church, Illerich, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Notes for Margaretha Klee
Source of her birth and wedding information: Church records.
Notes for Johann (Spouse 1)
Source: www.avonhistory.org.
He and his wife traveled from London to New York City on the “American Eagle,” arriving there on June 28, 1861. They used the family name “Knipper.”
In 1870 he and his wife and 6 children lived in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio. The census spelled his name Kneiber. In 1880 he and his wife and six of their children lived in Elyria. Their family name was listed as Kniber and transcribed as Knileir.