NameThomas Gilles
BirthApr 1822, Schoenfeld, Bitburg-Pruem, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany9,7,1,2
Baptism27 Apr 1822, Stadtkyll, Bitburg-Pruem, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death5 Feb 1892, Plum City, Union Township, Pierce County, Wisconsin
BurialSt. John Cemetery, Plum City, Pierce County, Wisconsin
OccupationFarmer7,1,2
FatherJohann Gilles (1780-1849)
Spouses
Birth6 Aug 1829, Laubach, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany7,9
DeathApr 1860, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
FatherJohann Steffes (1786-1834)
MotherMargarete Kreuser (1797-1838)
Marriage22 Jul 1849, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
ChildrenPaul (1850-1925)
 John (1853-1907)
 Anna Mary (~1855-)
 George (1856-1942)
 Matthias (1859-1928)
Birth18 Apr 1824, Germany7,1,2
Death1 Feb 1892, Plum City, Union Township, Pierce County, Wisconsin
BurialSt. John Cemetery, Plum City, Pierce County, Wisconsin
Marriageabt 1860, Wisconsin, United States of America
ChildrenBarbara (1861-<1870)
 Casper (1866-)
 Elizabeth (1864-)
 Catherine Maria (1867-)
Notes for Thomas Gilles
Source: MyHeritage.com--MyHeritage Family Trees: Williams Web Site and Joanne Web Site; and Ancestry.com—New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957; Schmitt Family Tree; and RootsWeb.ancestry.com; and www.findagrave.com.
He and his brothers Nikolaus and Paul sailed from Antwerp, Belgium on the ship “Stadt Antwerp,” arriving in New York, New York on July 1, 1846.
In 1850 he and his first wife lived in Calumet Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. A ten-year-old girl named Gertrude Gilles lived with them. In 1860, 1870 and 1880 he lived in Marshfield Township, Fond du Lac County with his (second) wife Catherine and children. The John Roehrig family lived nearby in 1860.
Notes for Anna Maria (Spouse 1)
Source: MyHeritage.com--MyHeritage Family Trees: Williams Web Site; and Ancestry.com—U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885; and Walk Family Tree.
She arrived in New York, New York on September 8, 1847. She died of tuberculosis.
Notes for Katherine (Spouse 2)
Source: MyHeritage.com--MyHeritage Family Trees: Family site (BackupMyTree); and www.findagrave.com.
The censuses give different ages for her, with a birth year of either 1830, 1826, or 1824.
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