Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameMagdelena 2201, p 1
Birthabt 1825, Bavaria, Germany2201
DeathMar 18863261 Age: 61
MemoHenry a widower in 1900 census
Burial16 Mar 1886, Mount Carmel Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland3261
NicknameLena2201, p 1,2200
Census
• 1850 Census: Baltimore City, Maryland. Age 23, b Germany.2201, p 1
• 1860 Census: Baltimore City, Maryland. Age 35, b Bavaria, Germany. Listed as Magdelena.2201, p 1
• 1870 Census: Baltimore City, Maryland. Age 45, b Bavaria, Germany. Listed as Lena; married to Henry Greisner.2201, p 1
• 1880 Census: Baltimore City, Maryland. Age 45, b Germany. Parents b Germany.2201, p 2
Spouses
1George WEIGART 2201, p 1
Birthabt 1827, Germany2201, p 1
Individual Notes
• I think George Weigart may have been Lena’s first husband and the father of Maggie. I don’t know if he’s also the father of Catherine but she was born in 1851, so he would have had to die in 1850 for Henry to be Catherine’s father.2196
Census
• 1850 Census: Baltimore City, Maryland. Age 23, b Germany. Shoemaker.2201, pp 1 and 6
Marriageabt 18432201, p 2
Marr Memobased on birth of Margaret in 1844
ChildrenMargaret (1844-1934)
 Catharine (1852-)
2Henry GNIESMER 2201, p 2; spelling from 1890 city directory
BirthJul 1830, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany2201, p 2
Memo1900 census
Immigration18452201, p 5 Age: 14
DeathApr 1913, Baltimore?, Maryland3261 Age: 82
Memodied aged 82 y 8 m 15 d
Burial22 Apr 1913, Mount Carmel Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland3261
Death causedrowning accident3261
Census
• 1860 Census: Baltimore City, Maryland. Age 29, b Hanover, Germany. Broommaker. Name given as Henry Geneasles.2201, p 1
• 1870 Census: Baltimore City, Maryland. Age 36, b Hanover, Germany. Broom mnfr. $2000.2200,2201
• 1880 Census: Baltimore City, Maryland. Age 49, b Germany. Saloon Keeper. Parents b Germany. Names given as Henry Gnoesmer.2201
• 1900 Census: Baltimore City, Maryland. Age 69, b Germany. Widower. Bartender. Immigration 1845; Naturalized. Parents b Germany.2201, p 2
• 1910 Census: Baltimore City, Maryland. Age 79, b Germany. Widower. Own income. Immigration 1850; Naturalized. Parents b Germany.3202, p 4
Marriagebef 18602201, p 1,2200
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