Our ancestors in the Wernet, Eble, Winterer, Himmelsbach, Fehrenbacher, Nopper, and Moser families lived in the Black Forest of Germany,
only about 12 miles east of the Rhine. If you stand where Konrad Wernet worked his farm, you can see the Swiss Alps to the south, and to
the west the Vosges Mountains separating Alsace from Lorraine in France.
I am indebted to Richard Wunderlin for sharing information about Theresa and Mary Ann Wernet,
who were children when they came with their parents and siblings to America.
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Franz Xaver Wernet. Born about 1742 in Schuttertal, Baden, Germany, Franz Xaver died there on 20
Dec 1817; he was 75. On 15 Feb 1768, when Franz Xaver was 26, he first married Katherina Himmelsbach, daughter of Matthias
Himmelsbach & Katherina Winterer. Born on 26 Sep 1731 in Schuttertal, Baden, Germany, Katherina died there on 8 Feb 1800; she was 68.
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They had the following children: |
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Lucia. Born on 24 Dec 1768 in Schuttertal, Baden, Germany, she married
Benedikt Haberstroh. They had a daughter, Maria Karolina |
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Simon Xaver. Born on 28 Oct 1769, Simon Xaver died the following day. |
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Konrad (1770-1857) |
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Theresia. Born on 10 Oct 1773, Theresia died on 16 Apr 1812; she was 38.
Theresia married Bernhard Disch, son of Josef Disch. Born on 13 Aug 1775, Bernhard died
on 6 May 1826; he was 50. They had a daughter, Christina. |
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Maria. Born on 7 Sep 1775, Maria first married Ferdinand Himmelsbach, born on 10 Oct 1771, by whom she had a daughter, Justina.
Maria second married Johann Georg Leitz, born on 18 Jan 1784 in Kippenheim, son of Johann
Georg Leitz & Katharina Retteman.
Maria died in Kippenheim on 16 Jan 1814 at the age of 38. Johann Georg died in Kippenheim on 15 Jan 1852; he was 67. |
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On 23 May 1803, when Franz Xaver was 61, he second married Magdalena Winterer, who was born on 24 Jul
1756 in Schweighausen. Magdalena died on 15 Nov 1823; she was 67. |
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Konrad Wernet. Born on 23 Nov 1770 in Schuttertal, Baden, Germany, Konrad died in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio on 27 Dec 1857; he was 87. Buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Wooster, Ohio.
He had an illegitimate child by Maria Theresia Himmelsbach, daughter of Johan Georg Himmelspach & Maria Eva Fehrenbacher. Maria Theresia was born 5 Oct 1766
in Schuttertal, Baden, Germany, and died there on 10 Dec 1829 at the age of 63. |
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They had the following child: |
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Konrad. Born in 1790, Konrad died on 5 Oct 1853; he was 63.
Konrad married Maria Magdalene Spothelfer. Born on 11 Mar 1795, Maria Magdalene died on 16 Jun 1856; she was 61. |
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By Theresia Herr, who was born on 4 Jul 1777, he had another illegitmate child:
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Aurelia. Born on 22 Apr 1801.
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On 22 Jun 1801, when Konrad was 30, he married Luitgard ("Lydia") Nopper,
daughter of Landolin Nopper & Rosina Moser, in Steinbach, Germany. Luitgard was born on 24 May 1783 in
Seelbach-Steinbach, Baden, Germany.
In 1817 Konrad sailed from Antwerp to America aboard the brig
Bonifacius with Luitgard and their children, and along with Luitgard's brother, Franz Anton Nopper, and
his family. Konrad and Luitgard and their family lived for a few years in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania,
and later in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, before settling in Columbiana County, Ohio, where they
lived the rest of their married lives. After Lydia's death in Columbiana County, Ohio on 19 Feb 1846 at
the age of 62, Konrad went to live in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, with his daughter
Barbara and her husband Fridolin Buchholz, who also came from Schuttertal. |
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Konrad and Luitgard had the following children: |
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unnamed. Born and died on 30 Dec 1802. |
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Franz Anton. Born on 18 Dec 1803. He became a citizen of the United States in
October of 1830 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and I have found no further record of him. |
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Franz Josef. Born on 10 Jan 1806, he married Lida Kelly, and they lived in Pennsylvania. |
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Franz Karl (Charles). Born on 4 Oct 1808 in Schuttertal, Baden, Germany, Charles died in Effingham, Illinois
on 21 Jul 1871; he was 62. Buried in Effingham, Illinois.
In 1830 when Charles was 21, he married Katherina Rome, who was born in Alsace.
They had eight children: Joseph, Mary Magdalena, Charles, Catherine, Matilda, Frances, Peter, and Philomena. |
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Maria Anna. Born on 7 May 1810. Mary Ann married Bernard Sloey in Pennsylvania, Of their
six children, four lived to grow up: Mary Ann, Catherine, Peter and Matilda. About 1838, the family moved
to St. Clair County, Illinois, along with Mary Ann's sister Theresa's family.
Bernard died there 30 Nov 1842 at the age of 36, and Mary Ann died there on 31 Aug 1862 at the age of 51. |
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Theresia. Born 15 Oct 1812 in Schuttertal, Baden, Germany. On 30 Sep 1829, she married
Ignatius Wunderlin in St. Michael's Church in Loretto, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Their first two children, Francis and William, were born in
Pennsylvania, and then about 1838, they moved to St. Clair County, Illinois, where Charles, Mary, and Joseph were
born. Between 1847 and 1849, the family moved to Harrison Township in Grant County, Wisconsin, where Theresa's children
Ignatius, Elizabeth, John, and Louisa were born, and where some of Theresa's descendants
can be found today. Theresa died 8 Feb 1891 in British Hollow, Grant County, Wisconsin. |
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William (1818-1901) |
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Barbara. Born on 29 Oct 1820 in Pennsylvania, Barbara died in Huntington, Indiana on 21 Apr 1895; she was 74.
On 14 Aug 1845, when Barbara was 24, she married Fridolin Buchholz, son of Johannes Georg Buchholz & Maria Magdalena Weber,
in St. Philip Neri Church, Dungannon, Columbiana County, Ohio. Born on 10 Jul 1818 in Schuttertal, Baden, Germany, Fridolin died
in Huntington, Indiana on 12 Jul 1876; he was 58. Barbara and Fridolin had eight children: Philomena, Magdalena, Barbara, Mary,
William, Letitia, Charles, and Fridolin. |
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Catharine. Born in Pennsylvania, she was baptised 1 Apr 1823 at St. Michael's Church in Loretto,
Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Her baptismal record is the only record I have found relating to her. |
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William Wernet. Born on 14 Sep 1818 in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, William died in Hanoverton, Columbiana County, Ohio on 28 Jan 1901; he was 82. Buried in St. Paul Cemetery, Dungannon, Columbiana County, Ohio.
On 20 May 1838 when William was 19, he first married Eve Rosine (Rosanna) Casper, daughter of Joseph
Caspar & Elizabeth M. Roehrig, in St. Philip Neri Church, Dungannon, Columbiana County, Ohio. Born on 11 Oct 1817 in Stundwiller, Bas-Rhin,
Alsace, Rosanna died in Hanoverton, Columbiana County, Ohio on 20 Jun 1876; she was 58. |
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They had the following children: |
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Joseph. Born on 12 Nov 1839 in Columbiana County, Ohio, Joseph died in Canton, Stark County, Ohio on 14 Jul 1915; he was 75. Buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Hanover Twp., Columbiana County, Ohio. He was a farmer and printer.
On 26 Nov 1869, when Joseph was 30, he married Louisa Conser, in Columbiana County, Ohio. They had no children. |
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Letitia. Born on 13 Apr 1841 in Hanover Twp., Columbiana County, Ohio, Letitia died there
on 26 May 1917; she was 76. Buried on 28 May 1917 in St. Paul Cemetery, Dungannon, Columbiana County, Ohio.
Letitia married Florents Sheraw, son of Sebastian Sheraw & Mary T. Myers. Born on 7 Nov 1837 in Rose
Twp., Carroll County, Ohio, Florents became a saddler and harnessmaker and raised his family in
Hanoverton, Columbiana County, Ohio, where he died on 29 Jan 1923; he was 85. |
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William Alexander (1847-1923) |
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Francis Conrad, called "France." Born in May 1849 in Hanover Twp., Columbiana County, Ohio, France died in Springfield, Green
County, Missouri, on 31 Jan 1923; he was 73. Buried in Maple Park Cemetery, Springfield, Green County, Missouri. Occupation: Farmer
and distiller.
In 1872, when France was 22, he married Mary Elizabeth ("Moll") Kelly, daughter of Herman W. Kelly & Sarah Jane Hauselman. Born on
17 Dec 1849, Moll died in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, on 3 Nov 1938; she was 88.
France had an illegitimate son by one Emma. This son, when he was 8 or 10 years old, came to live with his
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Mary Elizabeth. Born on 12 Sep 1851 in Hanover Twp., Columbiana County, Ohio, Mary Elizabeth died in Toronto, Ohio on 17 Feb 1932; she was 80. Buried in St. Paul Cemetery, Dungannon, Columbiana County, Ohio.
On 12 May 1874, when Mary Elizabeth was 22, she married Charles Hagan, son of James Hagan & Elizabeth Donnelly, in St. Philip Neri Church, Dungannon, Columbiana County, Ohio. Born on 24 Sep 1843 in Hanover Twp., Columbiana County, Ohio. Charles died there on 24 Sep 1933; he was 90. |
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Margaret E. Born on 6 Apr 1855 in Hanover Twp., Columbiana County, Ohio.
On 1 Sep 1872, when Maggie was 17, she married Mitchell Robinson Little, son of John Little & Anna (Margaret), in Columbiana
County, Ohio. Mitchell was born on 19 Jan 1847 in Moffatt, Dumfroeshire, Scotland. They had four
daughters, the first two of whom died in infancy. Anna and Jane Safrona (Jenny) lived to raise
families of their own. Maggie died in Petosky, Emmet County, Michigan on 29 Aug 1894 at the age of 39. She was buried on 31 Aug 1894 in Woodsdale Cemetery, Guilford, Columbiana
County, Ohio. Mitchell died in Hanover Twp., Columbiana County, Ohio on 18 Oct 1922; he was 75. |
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Charles. Born on 8 Jun 1858 in Hanover Twp., Columbiana County, Ohio. On 5 Jul 1879, when Charles was
21, he married Elizabeth Shonts, who was born on 25 Feb 1861. They brought up seven children: Florentze S., Dora B.,
George G., Bertha M., Charles D., Ross, and Ella. The family moved to New Mexico for some time, but eventually returned to Ohio.
Charles died in Ohio on 27 Jan 1925 at the age of 66. He was buried on 29 Jan 1925 in Grove Hill Cemetery, Hanover Twp., Columbiana County, Ohio.
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On 2 Feb 1880, when William was 61, he second married Mary A. Leykauff. Mary died in 1920 in Massillon, Ohio. |
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Clara E. Born on 28 Nov 1882, she is buried in Union Street Cemetery, Alliance, Ohio.
Clara married George Wymer. |
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William Alexander Wernet. Born on 19 May 1847 in Hanover Twp., Columbiana County, Ohio, William Alexander died there Ohio on 27 Dec 1923; he was 76. Buried on 29 Dec 1923 in St. Paul Cemetery, Dungannon, Columbiana County, Ohio.
On 13 May 1873, when William Alexander was 25, he married Elizabeth Conlin, daughter of John Conlin & Sara McAllister, in St. Philip Neri Church, Dungannon, Columbiana County, Ohio. Born on 27 Jun 1847 in Hanover Twp., Columbiana County, Ohio, Elizabeth died there on 16 Mar 1925; she was 77. |
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Alice M. Born on 20 Feb 1875 in Hanover Twp., Columbiana County, Ohio. Alice died there in Nov 1926;
she was 51.
Buried in St. Paul Cemetery, Dungannon, Columbiana County, Ohio.
On 20 Nov 1915, when Alice was 40, she married George W. Conser, in St. Philip Neri Church, Dungannon,
Columbiana County, Ohio.
George died in 1924. |
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Austin Conlin (1879-1953). Born on 12 Apr 1879 in Hanover Twp., Columbiana County, Ohio. Austin Conlin died
there on 13 May 1953; he was 74. Buried in St. Paul Cemetery, Dungannon, Columbiana County, Ohio.
On 6 May 1909, when Austin Conlin was 30, he married Bertha Elizabeth Brinkey, daughter of Adam Brinkey & Catherine Elizabeth Hagan,
in St. Philip Neri Church, Dungannon, Columbiana County, Ohio. Born on 28 Aug 1882 in Dungannon, Columbiana County, Ohio, Bertha Elizabeth
died in Canton, Stark County, Ohio on 9 Dec 1969; she was 87.
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Vincent Joseph. Born on 9 Mar 1883 in Hanover Twp., Columbiana County, Ohio, Vincent Joseph died in
Rathdrum, Kootenai County, Idaho on 30 Jun 1959; he was 76. Cremated on 2 Jul 1959 in Smith Crematory, Spokane,
Washington.
On 10 Sep 1910, when Vincent Joseph was 27, he married Leona Mahyer, in Eagle County, Colorado. They had two
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Mable G. Born on 26 Feb 1885 in Hanover Twp., Columbiana County, Ohio. On 5 Apr 1904, when Mable was
19, she married Harvey G. Winder, son of Charles Winder & Anna Thompson, in St. Philip Neri Church,
Dungannon, Columbiana County, Ohio. He was born on 28 Oct 1879. They had one daughter, Camille Elizabeth, before
Mable died in on 27 Jul 1915, at the age of 35, thus leaving little Camille an orphan. She was brought up by her
Wernet grandparents, but when she was close to graduating from nursing school, Camille had to quit
because she had contracted tuberculosis,
from which she died at the age of 23.
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