| Relationship to me: great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother Elisabeth Bieser was born in Waeschenbeuren, Jagstkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany, as many of my ancestors were. She was born on March 10, 1735 and her parents were Michael Bieser and Elisabeth Dangelmayer. Her father Michael was born in 1687 also in Waeschenbeuren and her mother Elisabeth was from the town of Kizer, according to records. Her paternal grandparents, Johannes Bieser and Christina Fischer, were from a town called Birenbach. Michael, her father, married twice. He first married Anna Koleb in 1712. They had 4 children. Then he married Elisabeth Dangelmayer in 1722, probably due to a death to his first wife although I never found a death record for her. Elisabeth and Michael had 5 children, one of them being Elisabeth Bieser in 1735. Elisabeth married Anton Maier on March 2, 1757 in Waeschenbeuren. I'm not sure of Anton's parents, but it appears he had a sister Magdalena Mayer who married Elisabeth's brother Georg Bieser. I'm sure Anton Maier and Elisabeth Bieser had several children, but the only one I know of so far is my ancestor, Rosina Maier, who was born in 1773. This in being 16 years after their marriage is I'm sure not their only child and probably one of their last of many. I hope to learn about the Maier's in particular soon as I know a lot about the Bieser's already. Elisabeth Bieser and Anton Maier had a granddaughter, Maria Genovefa Schwab (daughter of Rosina Maier and her husband Ignaz Schwab), who married an Andreas Bieser. Now I've tried to connect these two Bieser lines, one being from Birenbach (Elisabeth's) and one being from Beuren in the mountains (Andreas'), but I've yet to find a connection. Due to the name not being so common in Jagstkreis, I'm sure they are related, unless this Beuren in the mountains mentioned in the church records of Waeschenbeuren is not located in Jagstkreis. It is hard to say because there are about 20 towns named Beuren in Germany and then there are towns of similar names in the Alps, notice it said Beuren in the mountains not just Beuren on the record. I'm not sure when Elisabeth died yet and like I said before I'm looking for more children of her and Anton. |
| Relationship to me: great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather Johannes Bieser was born around 1636 in "Beuren in the mountains". His wife Rosina was born around 1637 also in "Beuren in the mountains". I've yet to locate this as there are several towns called Beuren throughout Germany and neighboring countries - maybe 20 or so - plus many of them could be classified as "in the mountains". So I may never know where this is exactly, but hopefully I'll find it. They went to Waeschenbeuren, Wuerttemberg, Germany from "Beuren" (perhaps it is the same as Waeschenbeuren and the name was changed in the early 1600's?..one theory). They had two children that I know of. The first was a son, Johann Wilhelm Bieser, on April 20, 1659 in Waeschenbeuren, but he died a few years later. Then on November 4, 1662 in Waeschenbeuren they had Johannes Bieser, who is my ancestor. He would marry Anna Wilhelm on February 19, 1686 and have Joseph Bieser in 1696. The tree continues all the way down to me. Other than what I've said I, unfortunately, know nothing more about this Johannes Bieser or his wife Rosina. I can say that their great-grandson's grandson was Andreas Bieser born 1799, who went to America and settled in Western New York state. He is also my ancestor. If I find more about Johannes, Rosina, or this "Beuren" I will post it. All hope is not lost yet, it is possible to find perhaps Rosina's maiden name or even their parents if I continue to search. |
| Relationship to me: great-great-great-great-great-grandfather Anton Bieser was the 3rd to own the "family farm". His grandfather, Joseph Bieser, was the 1st, his father, Michael Bieser, was the 2nd, and he was the 3rd. It was usually given to the oldest son. Michael was the oldest son of Joseph and the farm became his. Michael's oldest son however was Joseph. Joseph did not inherit the farm, but Anton did, the second oldest. The reason of this is Joseph declined and got a place of his own. Anton, the 3rd to own it, was to pass it on to his oldest son, Andreas, also my ancestor. Andreas declined though, like his Uncle Joseph, and the farm went to the 2nd son in this case as well, Joseph (Anton's son) took over the farm. Then it went to Johannes Bieser and finally Albert Bieser, the 6th to own the farm. Albert lost it during the depression in the early 1900's. Anton Bieser was a farmer, of course, owning the family farm. He was born December 7, 1762, married May 2, 1797, and died May 15, 1838, all in Waeschenbeuren, Jagstkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany. His oldest son, Andreas, born 1799, went to America. Little is known about his daughter, Maria. I'm not even sure if she married. Joseph, his other son, would have descendants, some still living in Waeschenbeuren today. Anton's parents were Michael Bieser and Anna Maria Schmidt. His mother was born in Grossdeinbach, a nearby town. Michael was born in Waeschenbeuren to Joseph and Eva Bieser. Anton had one sibling, Joseph born 1761. Anton's wife was Franziska Heckenlaible, daughter of Joseph Heckenlaible and Antonia Dangelmayer, born 1768 in Waeschenbeuren. I have the Heckenlaible line back to about 1613, when an ancestor named Johann Wilhelm Heckenlaible was born. Franziska was widowed in 1796, just 5 years after her first marriage to a man by the name of Joseph Binn. She then remarried to Anton. Other than what I have said nothing is really known about Anton. |
| Relationship to me: great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather When I started doing the Bieser family tree I had my ancestry back to this man right here. But I was mistaken. His son Joseph born 1686 was not the Joseph that fathered my Michael born 1725, and no surprise due to the year difference. I couldn't find my Joseph and that was the closest match so I assumed it was mine. A distant cousin of mine found the correct Joseph in a later search and this Joseph listed parents as Johannes Bieser and Anna Wilhelm. The other Johannes was born around the exact same time as this one. So is it possible it was the same person? At first I thought so, but I late found out it wasn't. The last child THIS Johannes had was in 1695. The other Johannes had a child in 1696, but was married in 1686. So they are two different Johannes Bieser's. Also, one lists being native to Waeschenbeuren and the other was from Birenbach, Germany, a town very nearby Waeschenbeuren. For the guy born in Birenbach (this one I'm speaking about now) I couldn't find his baptism in the Birenbach records but they were very incomplete and sketchy records. The one native to Waeschenbeuren I did find his baptism to Johannes and Rosina. I'll talk about him later. So now for this Johannes Bieser. Well as I said he was born in Birenbach. His wife was Christina Fischer. I'm not sure if he's related to the other Bieser family at all yet. This Johannes Bieser is my ancestor through his great-great-granddaughter, Maria Genovefa Schwab, who married Andreas Bieser. So there are really two Bieser family's I'm descended of and again they haven't been connected yet. One seems to be native of Waeschenbeuren or as their earliest record says "Beuren in the mountains". The other is Birenbach. They are probably related, but I'll never be sure since records won't go back to the 1500's and beyond. Just 1600's. Johannes Bieser and Christina Fischer had 6 children, one being Michael in 1687 who married twice and had Elisabeth Bieser, my other ancestor. She married Anton Maier. For more on Elisabeth Bieser see her notes on the site. |
| Relationship to me: great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather This Johannes Bieser was born in Waeschenbeuren on November 4, 1662. He is the son of Johannes and Rosina Bieser. His parents are listed in the Waeschenbeuren church records as being from "Beuren in Bergen" or "Beuren in the Mountains". It is possible that this means they were from the same place, Waeschenbeuren, only in the mountains, rather the river valley. Therefore, they may have been poor. A relative tells me "Waeschen" means something like "where the river flows" and "beuren" means "where the farmers live". So "Waeschenbeuren" means "where the river flows and where the farmers live". Beuren could be the same place only its geographic features are different, therefore the name of simply "Beuren". There is a mountain called Hohenstaufen. This could mean Hohenstaufen if back then it was not known as that. You must keep in mind this is 1600's. It might also mean "on the hillside" or something to that effect, but chances are Beuren is either the same as Waeschenbeuren or extremely close to it. Johannes Bieser had a brother Johann Wilhelm Bieser born April 20, 1659 in Waeschenbeuren, but it appears he died young as an infant. I'm not sure of any other siblings yet and I'm currently looking for Johannes' mother's maiden name. As I said his mother was Rosina. Johannes Bieser married Anna Wilhelm on February 19, 1686 in Waeschenbeuren. She was born in Mutlangen, a nearby town. They had Joseph Bieser in 1696 and I'm still looking for additional children. Joseph born 1696 married Eva Hockenmaier and the tree continues down to Andreas Bieser born 1799 who immigrated to America in the 1820's. |
| Relationship to me: great-great-great-grandfather One of 5 children, John Bieser was born on September 5, 1837 in Williamsville, Erie Co, New York, USA of German immigrants. His father, Andreas Bieser, was born in 1799 and his mother, Maria Genovefa Schwab was born in 1800, both born in Waeschenbeuren, Jagstkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany. His parents were married September 15, 1829 at St. Louis' Church in Buffalo, New York - the first ever Roman Catholic marriage in the city of Buffalo. Other children of Andreas and Maria Genovefa Bieser according to church records were Anna Maria (1831), Mary (1835), John (1836), and Laura (1838). The first John died as an infant so their next son John (1837) took the same name (this is my ancestor). John Bieser and his descendants used the spelling Beaser most of the time, but it really appears the first to use that spelling was not John himself but his children. John married a woman who was born in Alsace, France. Her name was Barbara Uebelhoer and she was one of eleven children of Nicolas Uebelhoer and Barbara Study. I have a photo of Barbara Uebelhoer, but unfortunately no pictures of John Bieser exist, at least that I know of yet. Barbara and her family immigrated to the States from France in November 1847 and settled in Buffalo. Barbara and John married on April 22, 1862 at Ss. Peter and Paul's RC Church in Williamsville, New York. They had 11 children including my ancestor Andrew Mark Beaser (see his notes on this site as it includes a photo of him). They had several grandchildren and many descendants including me. John lived on Walden near Steele in Buffalo for some years and later lived on Main Street in Buffalo. His occupation was a laborer and he died February 10, 1891 in Williamsville. He's buried at Ss. Peter and Paul's Cemetery. |
| Relationship to me: great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather Joseph Bieser was born in 1696 in Waeschenbeuren, Wuerttemberg, Germany. His parents were Johannes Bieser and Anna Wilhelm. His father Johannes was the son of Johannes and Rosina Bieser of "Beuren in the mountains". His mother was born in the town of Mutlangen, Wuerttemberg, which is very close to Waeschenbeuren. I'm not sure when Joseph died and right now I don't know if he had brothers and sisters. He probably did have siblings though since his parents were married February 19, 1686. I'll be looking for that information at a later time. I do know that Joseph married Eva Hockenmaier, daughter of Georg and Eva, on February 20, 1722 in Waeschenbeuren. Eva was born September 27, 1699 in Waeschenbeuren. They had 8 children: Michael (1725), Anna (1727), Franziska (1729), Johannes (1731), Anton (1732), Lucia (1734), Maria (1737), and Anna (1738). Lucia, one of Joseph's children, married Peter Goser, son of Johannes and Maria Goser. They had 5 children: Anton (1763), Franziska (1765), Catharina (1768), Andreas (1777), and Eva (1779). Another of Joseph's children was Michael born September 24, 1725. This is who I'm a descendant of. Michael married Anna Maria Schmidt of Gro�deinbach, Wuerttemberg, Germany and they had two children: Joseph (1761) and Anton (1762). I am a descendant of Anton (he married Franziska Heckenlaible and their son Andreas, also my ancestor, went to America in the 1820's). Joseph, Anton's brother, married Franziska Maier and had several children. So, it was a big family. I don't know anything else about Joseph and Eva's children's descendants, only the Michael and Lucia I mentioned. Hopefully I'll learn more about all of them soon. Joseph was the first to own the family farm that would stay in the family for a total of 7 generations, down to a man named Albert Bieser, who lost the farm due to bankruptcy during the depression. |
| Relationship to me: great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother I am really interested in this woman because of her maiden name, which I've been able to find through her children's baptismal records. Her maiden name was B�hr. Now this name rings a bell regarding my studies in school. First of all Neil Bohr. He was a Dutch (I think) scientist that is the man that came up with a chemistry law that we know as simply Bohr's Law. Then there is the Boer's War in Southern Africa. Boer is a Dutch word (I think it's Dutch) that means farmers. These people came down from Europe and wanted to get rid of all black's and give white's power. Anyways, both of these names, Bohr and Boer, are the same as the German surname Boehr. Maybe she wasn't German though, maybe she was from the Netherlands, like Neil Bohr (or wherever he was from since I'm not certain that's where he was from). Anyways I'm very interested in this woman and I hope to learn more about her family soon. So far I've turned up nothing, but I'll keep looking. Now enough about her surname, let's talk about her. She lived in Dietelhofen, Wuerttemberg, Germany with her husband, Georg Vatter. She had six children, including triplets. Her first child was a son in November 1665, Jacob Vatter. He is my ancestor (he married Barbara Hess). Next she had Anna Maria Vatter. Then Carolus Vatter in 1671. On February 1, 1673 she had triplets and they were named Maria Cleopha, Maria Jacoba, and Maria Saloma Vatter. This is all I know about her and her family, so far. Again I am hoping to find her parents and more about her family soon, but so far I've been able to find nothing at all. I'm not sure what happened to the other 5 children. Jacob Vatter had 8 children, I can tell you, with his wife Barbara Hess. I don't know any more about Barbara Hess or her family either, unfortunately. This whole family was Roman Catholic, one of other families of German ancestors I've turned up that were Catholic, but let me note I've found out many were Protestant. When I turn up more information on Anna B�hr, I will post it here immediately. |
| Relationship to me: great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather Michael Bieser was born December 27, 1687 in Waeschenbeuren, Wuerttemberg, Germany. His father was Johannes Bieser and his mother was Christina Fischer, natives of Birenbach, Wuerttemberg, which is very close to Waeschenbeuren. Michael had 5 siblings: Jacob (1684), Joseph (1686), Maria (1690), Magdalena (1693), and Melchoir (1695). I'm not sure who the others married and what happened to them, but I can tell you about Michael, who is my ancestor. Michael was first married to Anna Koleb of Waeschenbeuren on March 12, 1712. They had 4 children: Anna Maria (1714), Eva (1715), Anton (1717), Visula (1719). His wife then died around 1720 and he remarried. His 2nd wife was Elisabeth Dangelmayer, who was from the town of Kizer, Wuerttemberg, and they were married on February 20, 1722 in Waeschenbeuren. They had 5 children: Anna Maria (1722), Eva (1723), Sebastian (1725), Georg (1733), and Elisabeth (1735). Georg married Magdalena Maier and they had 4 children: Anna (1769), Rosina (1775), Catharina (1778), and Maria Waldburga (1779). It's interesting that Anna Bieser, granddaughter of Michael Bieser and Elisabeth Dangelmayer, married Anton Dangelmayer, son of Johannes Dangelmayer, on February 16, 1794 in Waeschenbeuren. I'm not sure if this family is related to Elisabeth, but it may very well be related. They had 7 children together (3 sons, 4 daughters) starting in 1796 and ending in 1812. Back to my side of the family. Elisabeth, one of Michael and Elisabeth's daughters married who I believe is Magdalena Maier's brother, Anton Maier, on March 2, 1757 in Waeschenbeuren. Anton Maier was a witness to the marriage of Georg and Magdalena, so again it's probably his sister and we know Georg was Elisabeth's brother. Anton Maier and Elisabeth Bieser had two children that I know of so far...my ancestor Rosina born 1773 and a son Michael Maier, who I know little about. I'm not sure when Michael Bieser died or his wife Elisabeth did, but as I've said, Michael married twice and had a total of 9 children between the two marriages. I am a descendant of his second wife, Elisabeth Dangelmayer. |
| Relationship to me: great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather Michael Bieser was born September 24, 1725 in Waeschenbeuren, Wuerttemberg, Germany. He married a woman from Grossdeinbach (a nearby village) by the name of Anna Maria Schmidt on February 18, 1760 in Waeschenbeuren. They had two children: Joseph (1761) and Anton (1762). Both of their children married and had children of their own. I'm not sure when Michael died yet. He was the 2nd Bieser to own a "family farm", which he inherited through his father Joseph. The farm was passed on from father to son for 7 generations. The Bieser's finally lost the farm to bankruptcy in the 1930's. The last to own it was Albert Bieser. The oldest son usually inherited the farm, but in some cases he would refuse for whatever reason, like in the case of my ancestor Andreas Bieser (grandson of Michael), who decided to go to America instead. Michael Bieser was the son of Joseph Bieser and Eva Hockenmaier, both of Waeschenbeuren. His grandparents were Johannes Bieser (of Waeschenbeuren), Anna Wilhelm Bieser (of Mutlangen), Georg Hockenmaier (of Waeschenbeuren), and Eva Hockenmaier (of Waeschenbeuren. Michael had 7 siblings, for more about them view the information I have posted about Joseph Bieser (Michael's father) at this website. If I find out more about Michael I will post it here, but for now this is all I know. |