51. Franz Faust 1 (Johann(es) Jacob , Anton Georg , Johann Jakob , Valentin , Johann Peter , Nikolaus ) was born on 11 Aug 1832 in Hermersberg, Germany. He died on 13 Jul 1889 in Hermersberg, Germany.
Franz married 1 Elisabetha Fenrich in 1865 in Paris, France. Elisabetha was born on 30 Mar 1836 in Rodalben, Pirmasens, Germany. She died on 4 Nov 1918 in Hermersberg, Germany.
They had the following children:
59 F i Maria Faust 1 was born on 1 Dec 1866 in Gentilly, France. She died on 7 Mar 1924 in Kaiserlautern, Germany. + 60 M ii Franz Faust was born on 20 Sep 1872. He died on 25 May 1926. 61 F iii Klara Faust 1 was born on 2 Aug 1875 in Hermersberg, Germany. She was christened on 7 Aug 1875 in Weselberg, Germany. 62 F iv Elisabeth Faust 1 was born on 1 Jun 1878 in Hermersberg, Germany. She was christened on 7 Jun 1878 in Weselberg, Germany. 63 M v August Faust 1 was born on 14 Dec 1881 in Hermersberg, Germany. He died on 12 Jan 1882 in Hermersberg, Germany. 64 M vi Ludwig Faust 1 was born in 1884 in Hermersberg, Germany. 65 F vii Anna Faust 1 was born on 8 Apr 1887 in Hermersberg, Germany. She was christened on 11 Apr 1887 in Weselberg, Germany.
56. Peter Faust 1, 2 (Johann(es) Jacob , Anton Georg , Johann Jakob , Valentin , Johann Peter , Nikolaus ) was born on 14 Oct 1843 in Hermersberg, Sudwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was christened on 15 Oct 1843 in Hermersberg, Sudwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He died on 11 Feb 1891 in St. Bernard, Platte County, Nebraska. He was buried in St. Bernard, Platte County, Nebraska. Peter was naturalized in Ohio.
HURON COUNTY, OHIO LAND RECORDS (Recorder's Office)
Vol. 32, P 59 - Benjamin Schmeitt or Norwich township to Peter Faust, one acre at the northeast corner of lot 8, section 3 of Norwich; 19 December 1877.Vol 43, page 508 - Peter and Mary (or Maria) Faust of Havana, Ohio, to S.M. Barberick of Norwich township; 1 acre in the northeast corner of lot 8 section 3 of Norwich; 26 October 1887.
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Church Records-St. Bernard, Platte Co., NE
Verified death date with records held at Catholic Church in Lindsay, NEPeter is buried in the St. Bernard, NE cemetery. He is buried in plot row 7 east lot 12. The family story is when Peter died he was wrapped and put on a sled to take him to the cemetery. On the way to the cemetery his body fell from the sled. It was in February and it was extremely cold and the ground was frozen.
In 2006 Harlan Faust and his cousin Jerry Faust paid to have a headstone placed on his grave. It is now possible to visit Peter's resting place. The cemetery is the resting place for several other Faust family members, Mary Faust's second husband Michael Schaffer, and grandchildren of Peter and Mary's.
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General Notes
Naturalization papers indicate he arrived in this country in Sept., 1873. Naturalization May 22, 1879.
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Received military conscription records from German Researcher, Reinhard Mayer. According to the record, Peter was a laborer at the time of his "draft". The record does not indicate he actually entered the military.
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The family moved to Nebraska when Albert was just a few months old.
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In 1994 our family took a trip to Germany to visit the birth site of Peter Faust and Mary Wiehn. The birth site is Hermersberg, Germany located about 30 miles southwest of Kaiserslautern and Ramstein Air Force Base. Ramstein is a large American military base established after World War II.While in Hermersberg we were fortunate to meet 4th and 5th cousins, descendants of Johann Faust. We were shown the village, the former homes of the Faust family, and the birth site of Peter Faust. In addition, we were able to visit the small community of Zeselberg and Weselberg. These towns were located approximately 3 miles from Hermersberg. Although designated as individual towns in research, the towns are actually located on either side of a street that runs through the center of the two communities.
The area is a farming community with light industrial as the primary livelihood for many of the residents. Our hosts (the Koennel family) both worked for a small industrial plant that manufacturers parts for automobiles.
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Visited Holy Family Catholic Church in Lindsay, Nebraska. Met with Father James Novotny. The prest was very hlepful and assistance. He let me copy the church records from St. Bernard, Nebraska.
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Ihre E-Mail vom 14.03.2020Sehr geehrte Frau Koennel,
von Archivleiter Dr. Fandel mit der Bearbeitung Ihrer Anfrage betraut, kann ich Ihnen den erbetenen Taufeintrag von Peter Faust übermitteln. Als Geburtsdatum ist der 14. Oktober 1843, das Taufdatum ist der "folgende Tag" angegeben, Eltern: Johannes Faust und Elisabeth Morio in Hermersberg, Pate Peter Müller, ledig, in Hermersberg.
Bezüglich einer Auswandererkartei kann ich mitteilen, dass es in unserem Lesesaal verschiedene Werke der Literatur zur Auswanderung nach Nordamerika wie auch nach Ungarn oder Polen gibt, jedoch keine systematische Datensammlung. Das Internet bietet verschiedene Zusammenstellungen an, gerade auch zu Orten und Personen der Südwestpfalz.
Weiterführen könnte auch eine Anfrage im <https://www.landeshauptarchiv.de> Speyer bzw. der <https://www.pfalzbibliothek.de>
Anbei übersenden wir Ihnen eine Kopie des Taufeintrags sowie unseren Gebührenbescheid mit der Bitte um Überweisung.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
M. Köller
AZ 20/10 - 26/20
Your email from 03/14/2020Dear Ms. Koennel,
by archive director Dr. Fandel. If you are entrusted with processing your request, I can send you the requested baptismal entry from Peter Faust. The date of birth is October 14, 1843, the date of baptism is the "following day", parents: Johannes Faust and Elisabeth Morio in Hermersberg, godfather Peter Müller, single, in Hermersberg.
Regarding an emigration register, I can say that there are various works of literature on emigration to North America, Hungary and Poland in our reading room, but no systematic data collection. The Internet offers various compilations, especially for places and people in the Southwest Palatinate.
An inquiry could also go to https://www.landeshauptarchiv.de Speyer or https://www.pfalzbibliothek.de
Enclosed we will send you a copy of the baptismal entry as well as our fee notice with the request for a transfer.
Sincerely yours
M. Köller
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LINDSAY -- PLATTE COUNTYThere are still about a half-dozen native, old-time families left in Lindsay, a town first settled by Irishmen. Five Connelly brothers emigrated to Nebraska from Ontario, Canada, and named the town after their hometown there.
The Lindsay post office was established December 14, 1874. Mail was delivered by a horse-drawn dray wagon for years before the Chicago & North Western Railway's early morning and evening mail trains ran through town. At the present time, Lindsay is a second class office with one regular and one intermediate rural route with two carriers.
The town of Lindsay was laid out in November, 1886. It grew so quickly that the Platte County Board of Supervisors approved a petition for incorporating Lindsay as a village by March 1888.
Early churches included St.Bernard's Catholic, St. John Nepomucene Catholic, and a Methodist Church. Holy Family Catholic, established in 1895, is the only church in the town proper at this time. The parish has over 300 families, and supports a parochial K-12 school facility with approximately 200 students. A number of other churches serve the residents of the community: St.Ansgars Lutheran, Looking Glass Methodist, Salem Lutheran, and Palestine Baptist.
Marking its peak population in 1920 of nearly 500, Lindsay is still a thriving community of nearly 400. Its trading center has all the essentials for everyday living -- a bank, a grocery/variety store, a grain elevator, gas station, beauty shops, a locker, a feed/produce store, and a blacksmith/welding shop. Other businesses include: insurance, construction, plumbing/heating, a restaurant, a couple of places to gather with friends, and a liquor/sundries store.
The largest business by far is Lindsay Manufacturing Company. This world-wide supplier of automatic irrigation equipment employs approximately 500 people from Lindsay and the surrounding area. In recent years, several new housing developments have given Lindsay a new look.
Town spirit is high in the community, bringing people together for many activities. Baseball and Little League games are well attended at the newly-lighted ball park. The Holy Family Bulldogs play their football games there, too. The park also boasts a tennis court, two picnic shelters, and there is modern playground equipment for children. Across the road from the park is where the fishermen gather. "Preuss' Puddle," a small man-made lake, has been stocked for their enjoyment.
The Lindsay community applauds the fire department and rescue unit personnel, who perform quickly and efficiently in times of need. Other organizations formed for the betterment of the town include the Ladies' Improvement Club, the Community Club, a Legion club and auxiliary, and several 4-H clubs.
In 1988 Lindsay celebrated its centennial with a full year of activities, which included an old-time dance and a style show of by-gone days. A video tape was made of the historical pageant, which included stories of the early settlers, their trials and hardships, the businesses, schools, and churches up to, and including, present times. A history book was compiled, which also included individual family histories -- a true keepsake.
So where is this great little town? Ask anyone! They will say, "Lindsay is right here where its always been. We, who live here, love it."
"Where its always been," is in the far northwest corner of Platte County, on Highway 91, 12 miles west of the junction with Highway 81. Lindsay is a friendly town, worth visiting.
By Irene O'Brien, Columbus, and Bonnie Hagemann, Box 18B, Lindsay, NE 68644.
Peter married 1, 2 Anna Maria Wiehn "Mary" daughter of Anton Reinhart Wiehn and Anna Maria Hei(u)ser on 17 Oct 1874 in Norwich Township, Huron County, Ohio. Anna was born on 13 Apr 1849 in Zeselberg, Germany. She died on 18 Feb 1940 in Petersburg, Boone County, Nebraska. She was buried in Petersburg, Boone County, Nebraska.
Anna emigrated to the States in November, 1872 with her mother. She was on the SS Silesia. The ship originated in Hamburg, Germany, docked at Le Havre, France and they sailed to the United States. They arrived in New York City in December. They arrived at Castle Gardens as the immigration point for everyone arrviing in New York.
Castle Garden, today known as Castle Clinton National Monument, is the major landmark within The Battery, the 23 acre waterfront park at the tip of Manhattan. From 1855 to 1890, the Castle was America's first official immigration center, a pioneering collaboration of New York State and New York City. This index includes: 1830 to 1855: pre Castle Garden 1855 to 1890: Castle Garden 1890 to 1891: Barge Office
by Kimberly Powell
Updated March 17, 2017
Castle Clinton, also referred to as Castle Garden, is a fort and national monument located in Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City. The structure has served as a fort, theater, opera house, national immigrant receiving station, and aquarium throughout its long history. Today, Castle Garden is called Castle Clinton National Monument and serves as the ticket center for ferries to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.
History of Castle Garden
Castle Clinton began its interesting life as a fort built to defend New York Harbor from the British during the War of 1812. Twelve years after the war it was ceded to New York City by the U.S. Army. The former fort reopened in 1824 as Castle Garden, a public cultural center and theatre. Following passage of the Passenger Act of 3 March 1855, designed to safeguard the health and welfare of immigrant passengers to the U.S., New York passed its own legislation to establish a receiving station for immigrants. Castle Garden was chosen for the site, becoming America's first immigrant receiving center and welcoming more than 8 million immigrants before it was closed on April 18, 1890. Castle Garden was succeeded by Ellis Island in 1892.In 1896 Castle Garden became the site of the New York City Aquarium, a capacity in which it served until 1946 when plans for the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel called for its demolition.
The public outcry at the loss of the popular and historic building saved it from destruction, but the aquarium was closed and Castle Garden stood vacant until it was reopened by the National Park Service in 1975.
Castle Garden Immigration Station
From August 1, 1855 through April 18, 1890, immigrants arriving in the state of New York came through Castle Garden.America's first official immigrant examining and processing center, Castle Garden welcomed approximately 8 million immigrants - most from Germany, Ireland, England, Scotland, Sweden, Italy, Russia and Denmark.
Castle Garden welcomed its last immigrant on April 18, 1890. After the closing of Castle Garden, immigrants were processed at an old barge office in Manhattan until the opening of the Ellis Island Immigration Center on 1 January 1892. More than one in six native-born Americans are descendants of the eight million immigrants who entered the United States through Castle Garden.
The SS Silesia was a late 19th-century Hamburg America Line passenger and cargo ship that ran between the European ports of Hamburg, Germany and Le Havre, France to Castle Garden and later Ellis Island, New York transporting European immigrants, primarily Russian, Prussian, Hungarian, German, Austrian, Italian, and Danish individuals and families. Most passengers on this route were manual laborers, including stonecutters, locksmiths, farmers, millers, upholsterers, confectioners, and tailors, though physicians and other professionals also bought passage on her.
Building
Built by Caird & Company of Greenock, Scotland, the Silesia, along with the SS Germania (I) (1863), SS Germania (II) (1870), SS Frisia (1872), SS Pomerania (1873), SS Hammonia (I) (1855), and SS Hammonia (II) (1866), was a Hammonia class ship. Some sources report her as being 340 feet (100 m) in length and 40 feet (12 m) from side to side[2] though other contemporary sources report her as somewhat larger.With both a steam engine and a set of traditional masts, she was one of a brief but large category of "transitional" (wind-to-steam) vessels. Like many of these ships, the Silesia had a steel hull, two masts, and one steam funnel. Her two engines drove a single 10 ft (3.0 m) screw with 2,200 horsepower making 54 revolutions per minute. Twelve men shoveling coal continuously from her four coal bunkers kept her engines running around the clock, consuming 75 of her 1,100-ton capacity of coal per day. All of the steam generated in her boilers was recovered and reused during any given length of her journey. The smoke from the burning of coal quickly blackened many of her sails, which were as follows: on her foremast she had two staysails (a fore staysail and a fore topmast staysail), a course, topsail, and topgallant sail; and on her mainmast, the equivalent five sails (a staysail, topmast staysail, course, topsail, and topgallant sail) plus a spanker for a combined total of eleven sails.
History
She began her maiden voyage from Hamburg to Le Havre and New York on 23 June 1869. Her last voyage on this route began on 24 February 1875. After this she was fitted with a compound engine and supposedly began sailing the route from Hamburg to the West Indies, though passenger manifests continue to show her bringing immigrants to New York for many more years.Accounts then differ as to the path of her ownership, with some sources claiming she was given to W.G. Armstrong & Mitchell Company in 1887 before being sold to the H.F. Swan Company who renamed her Pacifica, then in 1888 sold to A. Albini of Genoa, then in 1889 sold to Fratelli Lavarello, also of Genoa, and renamed Citta di Napoli, then in 1890 sold to the La Veloce Line, again of Genoa, and renamed Montevideo.[2] Others record that once refitted she went to an unnamed British firm, then to an Italian company called Solari & Schiaffino, then year after that sold to Fratelli Lavarello, and then in 1891 sold to La Veloce.
Sources agree, however, that on 2 December 1899, she ran aground near the island of Lobos in the River Plate between Uruguay and Argentina and was eventually sold for scrap metal.
Name: SS Silesia
Namesake: the province of Silesia
Operator: Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actien Gesellschaft (HAPAG)
Port of registry: North German Confederation (1866–1871) and the German Empire (1871–1899)
Route: Hamburg – Le Harvre – New York City
Builder: Caird & Co.
Launched: 14 April 1869
Christened: SS Silesia
Maiden voyage: 23 June 1869
Out of service: 1899
Renamed: Pacifica (1887), Citta di Napoli (1888), Montevideo (1891)
Refit: 1877, compound engines
Fate: Transferred to Great Britain
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1900 Census Population St Bernard, Platte County, Nebraska
Mary Faust 50 Years Old
Reinhard Faust 24
John Faust 23
Annie Faust 21
Joe Faust 19
Lewis (Alvis) Faust 16
Benedict 14
Albert Faust 12
Tony Faust 9
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1910 Census Population Green Garden Township, Madison County, Nebraska
Mary Faust 50 Years Old (Widow) (s/b 60)
Albert Faust 21
Tony (Anton) 19
Aloys 24Joseph Faust listed as head of household 27 Years Old
They had the following children:
+ 66 M i Reinhart Peter Faust was born on 14 Aug 1875. He died on 5 Oct 1941. + 67 M ii John Michael Faust was born on 23 Apr 1877. He died on 4 Aug 1961. + 68 F iii Anna Mary Faust was born on 24 Jan 1879. She died on 16 Dec 1935. + 69 M iv Joseph Edward Faust was born on 11 Sep 1880. He died on 30 Nov 1948. 70 M v Aloysius "Alvis" Francis Faust "Alvis" 1 was born on 24 Aug 1882 in Bismarck, Norwich Township, Huron County, Ohio. He was christened on 3 Sep 1882 in Bellevue, Huron, Ohio. He died on 27 Apr 1959 in Petersburg, Boone, Nebraska. He was buried on 29 Apr 1959 in Petersburg, Boone, Nebraska.
Church Records
First Communion at St. Bernard, Platte, NE on June 28, 1896
Records at Catholic Church in Lindsay, NE
Confirmation May 16, 1899 at St. Bernard
Alvis lived with Albert and Elsie Faust until his death. He never married and
worked the same jobs as Albert. He died the same year as Albert.
"My Jesus have mercy on the Soul of Alvis Francis Faust. In Memory of Alvis Francis Faust, August 24, 1882 - April 27, 1959. Requiem High Mass Wednesday, April 29, 1959 9:00am, St. John's Catholic Church, Petersburg, Nebraska. Pastor Father Albert Sudbeck, Interment St. John's Cemetery, Petersburg, Nebraska. Rosary Recitation Tuesday April 28, 1959 8:00pm. Pallbearers Vincent Faust, Edward Faust, John Faut, Leo Faust, Daniel Faust, Melvin Ruge." Funeral Card.
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1920 Farmer's Directory - Shell Creek Precinct
Faust, Alvis P.O. Albion, R. 1 R. 320 ac sec 9 (1) Owner Archie B. Robinson+ 71 M vi Benedict Jacob Faust was born on 14 Mar 1884. He died on 3 Sep 1952. + 72 M vii August Albert Faust was born on 9 Sep 1887. He died on 28 Jul 1959. + 73 M viii Anton Faust was born on 24 Jan 1891. He died on 14 Jan 1973.
58. Johannes Faust 1 (Johann(es) Jacob , Anton Georg , Johann Jakob , Valentin , Johann Peter , Nikolaus ) was born on 23 Feb 1848 in Hermersberg, Germany. He died on 9 Jun 1914 in Hermersberg, Germany.
I received a letter from Gunter Faust answering my letter. He sent information
about his family and the Stammbaum acknowledged the direct connection of our
families. He sent verification showing the relation of several Fausts. These were certified by the German government prior to World War II. Document dated July, 1939.
Johannes married Barbara Marhöfer 1 daughter of Peter Marhöfer and Anna Maria Baumann on 26 Nov 1872 in Weselberg, Pirmasens, Saarland, Germany. Barbara was born on 20 Nov 1847 in Hermersberg, Germany. She died on 20 Aug 1896 in Hermersberg, Germany.
They had the following children:
+ 74 M i August Faust was born in 1869. 75 F ii Rosa Faust was born on 15 Aug 1876 in Hermersberg, Germany. She was christened on 20 Aug 1876 in Weselberg, Germany. Rosa married Peter Mueller on 22 Jan 1898 in Weselberg, Germany. + 76 M iii Johann Faust. + 77 M iv Jakob Faust was born on 16 May 1878. He died on 25 Jul 1964. 78 F v Carolina Faust was born on 6 Apr 1883 in Hermersberg, Germany. She was christened on 15 Apr 1883 in Weselberg, Germany. She died on 29 Jun 1976. 79 F vi Thecla Faust was born on 15 Aug 1885 in Hermersberg, Germany. She was christened on 17 Aug 1885 in Weselberg, Germany. She died on 2 Oct 1887.