NameJohn Joseph (Jacob) Gilles
Birthabt 1 Apr 1819, Schoenfeld, Bitburg-Pruem, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany9,7,1,2
Baptism1 Apr 1819, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death1880, Iowa, United States of America
OccupationLaborer--1850; farmer--1860, 1870 and 1880.
Spouses
Birthabt 1818, Germany
Deathabt 1846, Schoenfeld, Bitburg-Pruem, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Marriageabt 1839, Germany
ChildrenGertrude (1840-?1845)
Barbara (1844-1917)
Gertrude (1845-)
Deathbef 1860, Calumet Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin?7
Marriagebef 1846, Germany?
ChildrenMaria Elizabeth (1851-)
DeathIowa?, United States of America
Marriage25 Jan 1861, Johnsburg, Calumet Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
ChildrenKatherina (1861-1949)
Bartholomew Mease (1863-1931)
Thomas (~1865-1914)
Peter (Twin) (1866-1945)
Chrysanth (~1871-1950)
Notes for John Joseph (Jacob) Gilles
Source: MyHeritage.com--MyHeritage Family Trees: Family site (BackupMyTree); and Ancestry.com: Schwartz Family Tree; and RootsWeb.ancestry.com.
He immigrated in June of 1846.
The Schwartz Family Tree has Schoenfeld, Annaberg, Sachsen, Germany as his birthplace. This is unlikely.
In 1850 he lived in Calumet Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin with his wife Mary and daughter Gertrude. In 1860 he lived in Calumet Township with his daughters Gertrude and Elizabeth. In 1870 he lived with his wife “Mary, aged 45,” and four young children in Calumet Township. In 1880 he lived in Calumet with his wife Anna Maria and five children.
Notes for Anna Marie (Spouse 1)
Source: MyHeritage.com--MyHeritage Family Trees: Family site (BackupMyTree).
Notes for Maria (Spouse 2)
Source: MyHeritage.com--MyHeritage Family Trees: Family site (BackupMyTree).
She is not listed in the 1860 census with her family.
Notes for Anna Maria (Spouse 3)
Source: MyHeritage.com--MyHeritage Family Trees: Family site (BackupMyTree).