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Gottfried Görrwitz (about 1722-1782) [5980]Return to Top

Main source :2669,p1 (source for name :550)

male
Born about 1722 in Önsbach, Baden, Germany

Married Maria Kleopha Sugg {Görrwitz} (1729-1776) [5981]
22 Jul 1754 in Önsbach, Baden, Germany
Residence: Önsbach, Baden, Germany
They had 8 children.
Children:
Simon Görrwitz (1755-1823) [5978]
Died 11 Apr 1782 in Önsbach, Baden, Germany

Maria Kleopha Sugg {Görrwitz} (1729-1776) [5981]Return to Top

Main source :2669,p1 (source for name :550)

female
Born 22 Aug 1729 in Önsbach, Baden, Germany

Married Gottfried Görrwitz (about 1722-1782) [5980]
22 Jul 1754 in Önsbach, Baden, Germany
Residence: Önsbach, Baden, Germany
They had 8 children.
Children:
Simon Görrwitz (1755-1823) [5978]
Died 12 Jan 1776 in Önsbach, Baden, Germany

Theresa Haas {Görrwitz} (1751-1794) [5982]Return to Top

Main source :550

female
Born 1 Nov 1751 in Önsbach, Baden, Germany :2669,p2

Married Simon Görrwitz (1755-1823) [5978] :2669,p2
9 Feb 1779 in Önsbach, Baden, Germany
Residence: Önsbach, Baden, Germany
They had 7 children.
Children:
Vincenz Gerwitz (1792-1869) [5976]
Died 1 Mar 1794 in Önsbach, Baden, Germany :2669,p2

Michael Spengler (est. 1770-before 1819) [5983]Return to Top

Main source :550

male
Born estimated 1770

Occupation: vintner :2683
Married Rosalia {Spengler} (est. 1770-D) [5985]
Married Magdalena Hofer {Spengler} (est. 1770-D) [5984]
Residence: Önsbach, Baden, Germany :2683
Children:
Rosalia Spengler {Gerwitz} (1800-1860) [5977]
Died before 1819 :2683

Magdalena Hofer {Spengler} (est. 1770-D) [5984]Return to Top

Main source :550

female
Born estimated 1770

Married Michael Spengler (est. 1770-before 1819) [5983]
Residence: Önsbach, Baden, Germany :2683
Children:
Rosalia Spengler {Gerwitz} (1800-1860) [5977]
Died

Rosalia {Spengler} (est. 1770-D) [5985]Return to Top

Main source :550

female
Born estimated 1770

Married Michael Spengler (est. 1770-before 1819) [5983]
Died

Rosina Gerwitz {Fox} (1821-1890) [5986]Return to Top

Main source :14

female
Born 31 Mar 1821 in Önsbach, Baden, Germany :2669,p4
Father: Vincenz Gerwitz (1792-1869) [5976]
Mother: Rosalia Spengler {Gerwitz} (1800-1860) [5977]

Occupation: keeping house :2937,p22
Married Christian Fox (about 1826-1896) [5992]
Residence: Ashford twp, Cattaraugus county, New York (1880) :2937,p22
They had 2 children.
Died 11 Nov 1890 in New York state :1475,p5 :2669,p4
Buried in St. Aloysius cemetery, Springville, Erie county, New York :1678

Rufina Gerwitz {Benz} (1828-1909) [5987]Return to Top

Main source :550

female
Born 27 Jul 1828 in Önsbach, Baden, Germany
Father: Vincenz Gerwitz (1792-1869) [5976]
Mother: Rosalia Spengler {Gerwitz} (1800-1860) [5977]

Residence: Hamburg, Erie county, New York (1895) :941
Emigrated to United States
Married Constantine Benz (1827-1878) [5993]
before 1855 in Renchen, Baden, Germany :2669,p5
They had 10 children.
Children:
Mary Benz {Armbruster} (1855-1925) [6011]
Henry Benz (1857-1930) [6012]
Carolyn Benz {Pauly} (1858-1943) [6003]
Martin Benz (1859-1927) [6013]
Carl Benz (1861-1876) [6018]
George Benz (1862-1933) [6014]
Louise Benz (1864-1925) [6015]
Joseph Benz (1865-1930) [6016]
Rose Rufina Benz {Schunk} (1868-1949) [5994]
Frank Anthony Benz (1870-1945) [6017]
Died 24 Dec 1909 in Hamburg, Erie county, New York :950,p15
of old age :950,p15
Buried in Ss. Peter & Paul cemetery, Hamburg, Erie county, New York :950,p15

Fredoline Gerwitz (1825-1883) [5988]Return to Top

Main source :2669,p6

male
Born 26 Feb 1825 in Önsbach, Baden, Germany
Father: Vincenz Gerwitz (1792-1869) [5976]
Mother: Rosalia Spengler {Gerwitz} (1800-1860) [5977]

Married Scholastica Hodapp (1830-1904) [14915]
27 Sep 1858 in Önsbach, Baden, Germany
They had 6 children.
Children:
Maria Anna “Mary” Gerwitz {Schriner} (1860-1953) [5998]
Died 23 Jul 1883 in Önsbach, Baden, Germany

Gerhard Gerwitz (1831-1919) [5989]Return to Top

photo
Photo courtesy of Jim Seyfried

Main source :14

male
Born 4 Jun 1831 in Önsbach, Baden, Germany :2669,p7
Father: Vincenz Gerwitz (1792-1869) [5976]
Mother: Rosalia Spengler {Gerwitz} (1800-1860) [5977]

Occupation: farmer on 67 acres, Ashford, New York :110 :2937,p22
Emigrated 1853 to United States
Married Maria Sophia Schumacher {Gerwitz} (1838-1901) [6000] :671,p156
5 Jan 1863 in St. Martin’s RC church, Langford, Erie county, New York
Witnesses: Fridolenus? Fox & Frances Schuhmacher
Residence: Ashford twp, Cattaraugus county, New York (1880) :2937,p22
Children:
Frank Henry Gerwitz (1863-1945) [11490] :1376
Barbara Magdalena “Lena” Gerwitz (1865-1884) [6109]
Victor Henry “Henry” Gerwitz (1867-1947) [6110]
Amelia Gerwitz {Benz} (1870-1945) [6151]
Mary Anne Gerwitz {Blemaster} (1872-1957) [12705] :1627
Herman Joseph Gerwitz (1874-1963) [6152]
Edward Lawrence Gerwitz (1876-1940) [6155]
Rufina Rosalia “Rose” Gerwitz {Bobsein} (1879-1956) [6157]
Carolina Gerwitz {Schintzius} (1882-1964) [6160]
Died 14 Aug 1919 in Buffalo, Erie county, New York :1313 :3069 :2669,p7
Buried in St. John’s Cemetery, West Valley, Cattaraugus county, New York :675
He served in the US Civil War.

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