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Relationship to me: great-great-grandmother
Mary Baker was born on February 18, 1864 in Ohio. She married in 1885 to Johann Grundtisch, who was born in Bavaria, Germany in 1855. Johann Grundtisch was a Protestant, but I'm not sure about Mary. Their son was my great-grandfather, Howard Grundtisch, who would marry a devoted Roman Catholic. I'm afraid much more is known about Johann Grundtisch than Mary Baker. Mary's family is pretty much a mystery. I don't know who her parents were, in fact I don't even know where in Ohio she was from for sure. Mary's father, according to the 1900 and 1920 censuses, was born in Ohio and her mother was born in Germany. Relatives of mine say the spelling of the last name was not always Baker, but something else. Perhaps Becker, Bacher, Backer, Bocher, or Bakker. The only thing the older relatives remember about Mary's family in recent interviews I've done is she had a brother, who either had twins or had a son who had twins. However there were Baker (or whatever the spelling was) twins. This isn't too much information and isn't enough to expand on yet, but it is another lead as I continue trying to hunt down her roots. Johann and Mary lived on Howard Street, Northland Avenue, and Woodward Avenue while residing in Buffalo. Mary was widowed in 1914 and was forced to raise the remaining children on her own. She later died on April 3, 1933 in Buffalo.

Relationship to me: great-great-grandfather
Andrew Mark Beaser was born on February 5, 1863 in Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York. His father, John Bieser, was also born in Erie County to German immigrants and his mother, Barbara Uebelhoer, was born in Alsace. His parents were married in Williamsville, New York in 1862. Andrew was the first of a handful of children, 11 in all. Andrew married Magdalena Klein in Williamsville in 1888. Magdalena was also born in Erie County and her parents were from Alsace. Like Andrew, Magdalena came from a large family; she was one of 13 children. Andrew and Magdalena had a total of 11 children. Andrew Beaser is known as the first to use the spelling Beaser over Bieser. He probably felt the Beaser spelling was more appropriate for whatever reason. I am the great-grandson of one of his youngest children, a daughter, Frances. Andrew lived at 357 Leroy Avenue with his wife Magdalena and children for several years. This was the first house of his own after leaving the place he grew up in on Main Street in Williamsville. According to census records Andrew could both read and write. He was a housebuilder and contractor according to records. Relatives claim he was also involved in the meat business. One of the earliest records found for Andrew is his baptism. It was on February 19, 1863 at St. Peter and Paul's in Williamsivlle. His godparents are listed as Marau Binner and Magdalana Uebelhoer. Relatives often said he had a bad or sore leg. While the children and his wife went to church every Sunday he didn't go all the time for that reason, but he was still a devoted Roman Catholic as was the entire family. He died on June 12, 1935 in Buffalo and is buried at St. Michael's Cemetery in Williamsville with his wife, Magdalena.

Relationship to me: great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother
Maria Magdalena Altebrand was born in Alsace, France around 1695. She married Johann Michael Bielmann, son of Joseph Bielmann and Susanna Kindschig. They had a daughter, Maria Barbara Bielmann, on August 15, 1724 in Bremmelbach, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. All 5 of these names that I've just mentioned are ancestors of mine. Unforunately, I do not know much about the lives these people lived out, but I do know bits and pieces of information. The Bielmann's, Kindschig's, and Altebrand's lived in the towns of Bremmelbach, Schoenenbourg, and Cleebourg, all located in Wissembourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. There have been many people with those last names living in that region, but I don't know much about my particular ancestors from here and haven't connected them to my lines yet. All of these are ancestors of Nicolas Uebelhoer, another of my ancestors, who was born June 21, 1806 in Bremmelbach and died on February 27, 1884 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. The only other thing I can say about Maria Magdalena Altebrand is the name she went by. She went by the name of Magdalena, even though her birth name was Maria Magdalena. That was only her christened name and she hardly ever used it. She used Magdalena. I'm not sure when she was born, when she married, not even when she died. This is all information I'd be happy to get and information I continue to look for.

Relationship to me: great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather
Johann Nicolaus Bertel was born around 1700 in Bavaria, Germany. I am not even sure of his wife's name, that's how sketchy I am on this side of the family, but I am still looking around for any info on them. Johann Nicolaus was known simply as Nicolaus when he lived. I am not sure when he died. His daughter, Maria Elisabeth, simply known as Elisabeth, was born in 1730 in Bavaria. She married Johann Adam Neu, son of Johann Adam Neu and Anna Barbara Teischer, and they had two children. Maria Elisabeth Bertel, Johann Nicolaus' only child that I know of, died in Geiselberg, Rheinpfalz, Bavaria, Germany on April 8, 1792. I will post more information on this family as I get it. Hopefully I will turn up more soon, however sometimes you can only go back so far with a certain family in a certain region and this might be as far as I ever get with the Bertel's specifically.

Relationship to me: great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother
Maria Elisabeth Bertel, known simply as Elisabeth, was born in Bavaria, Germany in 1730. Although I'm not sure of her mother's name, her father's name was Johann Nicolaus Bertel. Maria Elisabeth married Johann Adam Neu, the youngest of 4 children of Johann Adam Neu and Anna Barbara Teischer. Johann Adam Neu and Maria Elisabeth Bertel had 2 children. Their first, in 1764, was Anna Elisabeth and their second, in 1766, was Johann Adam Neu. Johann Adam Neu, son of Johann Adam Neu and Maria Elisabeth Bertel is my ancestor, as is the Bertel's I mentioned, the Neu's I mentioned, and Anna Barbara Teischer. They all lived in Bavaria, Germany, specifically the region of Rheinpfalz, in or near the village of Geiselberg. Maria Elisabeth Bertel Neu died on April 8, 1792 and her husband would die a year later on September 22, 1793. Both died in Geiselberg, Rheinpfalz, Bavaria, Germany. One last thing I can say about the Bertel's is it appears the belonged to the Reformed church. I know for sure that Maria Elisabeth Bertel's husband, Johann Adam Neu, belonged to that church but I am not sure about the Bertel's specifically. Since I don't have any notes of a conversion, it is likely they were the same religion. If I learn anything more about Maria Elisabeth or the Bertel's in general, I will be sure to post it.

Relationship to me: great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather
Johann Michel Bielmann, simply known as Michel, lived in Alsace, near Bremmelbach, Cleebourg, and Schoenenbourg as did other members of his family. He was the son of Joseph Bielmann and Susanna Kindschig. Joseph Bielmann died in 1705 and Susanna died in 1706, just 2 months apart (Dec. 1705 and Feb. 1706) both in Schoenenbourg, Alsace, France. Michel is the only child of them that I know of and he was born around 1689. According to my notes he died before 1746. Michel married Maria Magdalena Altebrand and had one child that I know of, a daughter, Maria Barbara Bielmann. Barbara married Gerhard Winter, son of Georg and Anna Maria Winter, and the family tree goes on, all the way down to me. These are all ancestors of Nicolas Uebelhoer, who immigrated from Alsace to Buffalo, New York. Nicolas is also one of my ancestors. Born in 1806, he is the one who immigrated to America. Unfortunately I do not know much more about the Bielmann's, Michel in particular in this case. I can say that the name appears Buhlmann as a spelling variation and possibly Boelmann. That is about all I can say right now. Hopefully I will be able to post more information soon.

Relationship to me: great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather
The farthest back I've gotten for the Bielmann line so far is Joseph Bielmann, the man that I will now tell about. As was the rest of the family, I am pretty sure he was Roman Catholic first of all. He was born around 1665, according to my estimates. He married Susanna Kindschig. They lived in Schoenenbourg, Alsace, France for a period of time, very close to Bremmelbach and Cleebourg, where they may have lived also. Joseph and Susanna had one child, that I know of, by the name of Johann Michael Bielmann or simply Michael. He was born around 1689. Both Joseph and Susanna died in Schoenenbourg, Alsace. Joseph died December 3, 1705 there. His wife died just two months later. Their only child, again that I know of so far, Michael, married Maria Magdalena Altebrand and had a child Maria Barbara Bielmann. The tree goes on down to Nicolas Uebelhoer, born 1806 in Bremmelbach, Alsace. He immigrated to America settling in Buffalo, New York. From Nicolas the tree countinues all the way down to me. If I find more about the Bielmann's I will surely post it here. A variation in spelling of the name is sometimes Buhlmann.

Relationship to me: great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother
Maria Barbara Bielmann was born August 15, 1724 in Bremmelbach, Alsace, France. Her parents were Johann Michael Bielmann and Magdalena Altebrand. I have her paternal grandparents as well, they were Joseph Bielmann and Susanna Kindschig. Her paternal grandparents died in Schoenenbourg, Alsace, grandfather in 1705 and grandmother in 1706. I've yet to learn anything about her ancestry beyond these two grandparents and I have been unable to find anything on her mother's side yet, not even her mother's parents. Barbara, as she was called, married Gerhard Winter, son of Georg and Anna Maria, and had 5 children: Maria Magdalena (Dec. 31, 1758), Anne Marie (Dec. 15, 1760), Jean (Jan. 19, 1762), Maria Francisca (Dec. 1, 1767), and finally my ancestor Anna Catharina (June 25, 1769). The children were all born in Bremmelbach. Anna Catharina married Christian Uebelhoer and their son Nicolas (born 1806) settled in America - Buffalo, New York. Nicolas, Christian, Anna Catharina, all of these my ancestors, and as I have already said Anna Catharina's mother was Maria Barbara Bielmann. They seem to be Roman Catholic, all of them. Maria Barbara Bielmann Winter died in 1799 in Bremmelbach. Her husband lived for almost 10 years after that, dying January 10, 1808 in Bremmelbach.

Relationship to me: great-great-great-great-grandfather
Andreas Bieser was born in Waeschenbeuren, Jagstkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany on June 22, 1799. One of three children, he grew up on the family farm, which belonged to Bieser's for at least 6 generations. This piece of land was finally lost during the depression, the last to own the land was Albert Bieser. Albert Bieser was the grandson of Andreas' brother, Joseph. Andreas also had a sister Maria, but I know nothing about her. I would think she married and had kids but I am just not sure, I lost track of her. Andreas was the oldest son so he was to inherit the family farm, but he decided to leave and head to America, probably in search for a better life. The Bieser family was large and poor, but very devoted Roman Catholics, therefore the farm probably didn't appeal to Andreas very much. It wasn't kept up as well as it could have been. Andreas' parents were Anton Bieser and Franziska Heckenlaible. I have his ancestors back many more generations, back to the 1600's. His parents were married in 1797. He settled in Buffalo, New York in the late 1820's as a young man and married a woman who was also native to Waeschenbeuren, Maria Genovefa Schwab, daughter of Ignacy Schwab and Rosina Maier. Interesting because Maria Genovefa's grandmother was also a Bieser, by the name of Elisabeth. No connection between the two Bieser lines has been found yet however. Maria Genovefa went by the name Eva mostly in American records. The couple was married on September 15, 1829, the first Roman Catholic marriage ever to take place in the city of Buffalo. They had 5 children, one my ancestor John. I am not sure what happened to the other children, I know one died of infancy also by the name of John (born before mine). Andreas lived in Buffalo for a few years, but mostly in Cheektowaga-Williamsville-Amherst area as did many of the descendants to come. Andreas died March 30, 1873 in Williamsville and was buried at Ss. Peter and Paul's Cemetery. His tombstone still legible today reads "Grandpa Bieser 1799-1873".