Descendants of Jacob Speier¹ and Anne Cathrine Henriette Eggemann

Jacob Speier¹ (bap. Jakob Speier)

   b. 18 Jan 1824, Niederbrechen, Nassau, Germany

   m1 Catharine Louise Charlotte Degener, 4 Mar 1850, Louisville, KY

   m2 Anne Cathrine Henriette Eggemann, 19 Jul 1855, Louisville, KY

   d. 27 Jul 1893, Louisville, KY

Catharine Louise Charlotte Degener

   b. 1826, Preussisch Oldendorf, Westfalen, Germany

   m1 Peter Eickmeyer

   m2 Jacob Speier

   d. 10 Jun 1855, Louisville, KY

Anne Cathrine Henriette Eggemann

   b. 6 Aug 1836, Broxten, Hannover, Germany

   d. 29 Nov 1918, Louisville, KY

Children of Peter Eickmeyer and Catharine Louise Charlotte Degener:

 1. Gerhard Henry Degener (bap. Gerhard Heinrich Degener)

         b. 5 Apr 1848, Indiana

         m1 Katharina Elisabeth Otte, 1869, Indiana

         m2 Katharina Elisabeth Wallbaum, 2 Apr 1872, Louisville, KY

         m3 Dorotha Richard, 31 Oct 1895, Louisville, KY

         d. 4 Aug 1940, Kirkwood, MO

Children of Jacob Speier and Anne Cathrine Henriette Eggemann:

 1. Hermann Bernhard Speier²

         b. 10 Oct 1856, Louisville, KY

         d. 24 Jul 1858, Louisville, KY

 2. Mary Johanna Speier² (bap. Johanna Katharina Maria Speier)

         b. 6 Jul 1859, Louisville, KY

         m1 Georg August Giesler, 6 Sep 1881, Louisville, KY

         m2 Fabian Koch, 27 Jun 1889, Louisville, KY

         m3 Johann Joseph Ballwey, 1 Feb 1894, Louisville, KY, later divorced

         d. 25 Feb 1938, Louisville, KY

 3. Maria Margaretha Speier²

         b. 18 Sep 1861, Louisville, KY

         d. 8 Jul 1868, Louisville, KY

 4. Wilhelm Friedrich Speier²

         b. 16 Jul 1864, Louisville, KY

         d. 3 Nov 1864, Louisville, KY

 5. Herman Henry Speier² (bap. Hermann Heinrich Speier)

         b. 28 Oct 1865, Louisville, KY

         m. Luise Auguste Sander, 28 Sep 1893, Louisville, KY

         d. 23 Nov 1928, Louisville, KY

 6. William Carl Speier² (bap. Carl Wilhelm Speier)

         b. 18 Feb 1868, Louisville, KY

         m. Lavinia Maria Schone, 19 Sep 1895, Louisville, KY, later divorced

         d. 25 Nov 1929, Louisville, KY

 7. Katherine Elizabeth Speier² (bap. Caroline Katharina Elisabetha Speier)

         b. 22 Sep 1870, Louisville, KY

         m. Philipp Merklein, 25 Apr 1894, Louisville, KY

         d. 3 Jan 1949, Louisville, KY

 8. John Peter Speier² (bap. Johann Peter Speier)

         b. 12 Apr 1873, Louisville, KY

         m1 Wilhelmina Klunder, 16 Jun 1897, Louisville, KY

         m2 Elizabeth Oldham Poppe, 26 Nov 1938, Louisville, KY

         d. 22 Jun 1956, Louisville, KY

 9. William Henry Speier² (bap. Heinrich Wilhelm Speier)

         b. 10 Jul 1875, Louisville, KY

         d. 18 Jun 1905, Louisville, KY

10. Louise Franziska Speier² (bap. Luise Franziska Speier)

          b. 10 Nov 1877, Louisville, KY

          m. Charles Christian Nennstiel, 18 Apr 1895, Louisville, KY

          d. 27 Aug 1957, Louisville, KY

Notes:

Jacob Speier immigrated to the United States through the Port of New Orleans on 27 Jun 1849. He settled in Louisville, KY, where he worked as a tailor. He made uniforms for both Union and Confederate officers during the Civil War. Jacob Speier was naturalized as a U. S. citizen in 1854 in Louisville, KY (court record missing).

Catharine Louise Charlotte Degener, widow of Peter Eickmeyer, had a young son when she married Jacob Speier in 1850. Gerhard Henry Degener was reared by Jacob Speier after Catharine Speier's death. Jacob and Catharine Speier did not have children.

Anne Cathrine Henriette Eggemann immigrated to the United States 1854.

William Henry Speier was murdered after intervening in a domestic dispute on Towhead Island in 1905.

William Carl Speier died from injuries received when he was struck by a street car as he was crossing the intersection of Preston and Lampton Streets.

Descendants of Gerhard Henry Degener and

(m1) Catherine Otte, (m2) Elizabeth Wallbaum, and (m3) Dorotha Richard

Gerhard Henry Degener

   b. 5 Apr 1848, Indiana

   m1 Katharina Elisabeth Otte, 1869, Indiana

   m2 Katharina Elisabeth Wallbaum, 2 Apr 1872, Louisville, KY

   m3 Dorotha Richard, 31 Oct 1895, Louisville, KY

   d. 4 Aug 1940, Kirkwood, MO

Catherine Otte (bap. Katharina Elisabeth Otte)

   b. 7 Jul 1850, Indiana

   d. 10 May 1871, Louisville, KY

Elizabeth Wallbaum (bap. Katharina Elisabeth Wallbaum)

   b. 15 Jan 1846, Hannover, Germany

   d. 19 Jan 1895, Louisville, KY

Dorotha Richard

   b. Aug 1855, Germany

   m1 Henry Glanz, Germany

   m2 Gerhard Henry Degener

   d. Feb 1934, Kirkwood, MO

Children of Gerhard Henry Degener and Catherine Otte:

1. Wilhelm Jacob Degener³

        b. 17 Apr 1871, Louisville, KY

        d. 9 Jun 1873, Louisville, KY

Children of Gerhard Henry Degener and Elizabeth Wallbaum:

2. John Herman Degener³ (bap. Johann Hermann Degener)

        b. 31 Jan 1873, Louisville, KY

        m. Marie Adelheid Volk, 23 Aug 1898, Louisville, KY

        d. 14 Nov 1953, Louisville, KY

3. Charles Henry Degener³ (bap. Karl Heinrich Degener)

        b. 4 Feb 1875, Louisville, KY

        m. Elizabeth Schneider, 24 Dec 1895, Louisville, KY

        d. 10 Sep 1935, Cincinnati, OH

4. Johann Heinrich Degener³

        b. 17 Sep 1877, Louisville, KY

        d. 20 Feb 1879, Louisville, KY

5. Georg Heinrich Degener³

        b. 21 Oct 1879, Louisville, KY

        d. 25 Oct 1884, Louisville, KY

6. George Louis Degener³ (bap. Georg Louis Degener)

        b. 4 Feb 1882, Louisville, KY

        m. Elizabeth Munz, 22 Nov 1905, Louisville, KY

        d. 16 Jan 1967, Louisville, KY

7. John Frederick Degener³ (bap. Johann Friedrich Degener)

        b. 27 Feb 1884, Louisville, KY

        m. Lena A. Munz, 9 Jun 1909, Louisville, KY

        d. 3 May 1962, Louisville, KY

8. Anna Elizabeth Degener³ (bap. Anna Elise Degener)

        b. 13 Sep 1886, Louisville, KY

        m. William A. Vogel, 5 Jun 1917, Louisville, KY

        d. 3 Mar 1978, Louisville, KY

9. Albert Edwin Degener³

        b. 21 May 1889, Louisville, KY

        d. 23 Jul 1889, Louisville, KY

Children of Gerhard Henry Degener and Dorotha Richard:

10. Margaret Augusta Dorothy Degener³

          b. 18 Apr 1899, Louisville, KY

          m. Albert C. Bopp, 1922, Kirkwood, MO

          d. May 1972, St. Louis, MO

Descendants of Mary Johanna Speier² and

(m1) George August Giesler, (m2) Fabian Koch, and (m3) John Joseph Ballwey

Mary Johanna Speier² (Jacob Speier¹)

   b. 6 Jul 1859, Louisville, KY

   m1 George August Giesler, 6 Sep 1881, Louisville, KY

   m2 Fabian Koch, 27 Jun 1889, Louisville, KY

   m3 John Joseph Ballwey, 1 Feb 1894, Louisville, KY, later divorced

   d. 25 Feb 1938, Louisville, KY

George August Giesler (bap. Georg August Giesler)

   b. 6 Sep 1859, Christes, Sachsen, Germany

   d. 19 Nov 1885, Louisville, KY

Fabian Koch

   b. 13 Dec 1858, Louisville, KY

   d. 4 Feb 1892, Louisville, KY

John Joseph Ballwey (bap. Johann Joseph Ballwey)

   b. 27 Dec 1854, Grossheubach, Bayern, Germany

   m1 Rosine Veronika Caroline Müller, 12 Jul 1877, Louisville, KY

   m2 Mary Johanna Speier

   d. 29 Oct 1907, Louisville, KY

Children of George August Giesler and Mary Johanna Speier:

1. Anna Marie Giesler³

        b. 20 Jul 1882, Louisville, KY

        d. 1 Apr 1883, Louisville, KY

2. Henrietta Louise Giesler³ (bap. Henriette Jakobine Luise Giesler)

        b. 6 Jun 1884, Louisville, KY

        m. Henry Frederick Grefe, 16 May 1906, Louisville, KY

        d. 21 Dec 1950, Cincinnati, OH

Children of Fabian Koch and Mary Johanna Speier:

3. Arthur Philip Koch³ (bap. Arthur Hermann Philipp Koch)

        b. 11 Aug 1891, Louisville, KY

        m. Margaret B. Shidler, 28 Oct 1912, Louisville, KY

        d. 28 Oct 1976, Louisville, KY

Children of John Joseph Ballwey and Mary Johanna Speier:

4. Karl Philipp Louis Ballwey³

        b. 16 Oct 1894, Louisville, KY

        d. 8 Sep 1895, Louisville, KY

5. Louise Lavinia Ballwey³ (bap. Luise Lavinia Wilhelmine Ballwey)

        b. 16 Oct 1894, Louisville, KY

        d. 29 Jul 1971, Louisville, KY

6. Katharina Johanna Rosina Ballwey³

        b. 28 Jan 1896, Louisville, KY

        d. 6 Mar 1897, Louisville, KY

Descendants of Herman Henry Speier² and Louisa Augusta Sander

Herman Henry Speier² (Jacob Speier¹)

   b. 28 Oct 1865, Louisville, KY

   m. Louisa Augusta Sander, 28 Sep 1893, Louisville, KY

   d. 23 Nov 1928, Louisville, KY

Louisa Augusta Sander (bap. Luise Auguste Sander)

   b. 30 Sep 1872, Schleptrup, Hannover, Germany

   d. 3 Jan 1960, New Albany, IN

Children:

1. William Philip Speier³ (bap. Wilhelm Friedrich Philipp Speier)

        b. 5 Jul 1894, Louisville, KY

        m. Lillie Belle Durbin, 26 Nov 1923, New Albany, IN

        d. 21 Jun 1985, New Albany, IN

2. Henrietta Sophia Speier³ (bap. Henriette Sophie Speier)

        b. 10 May 1896, Louisville, KY

        m. Erwin Clarence Lukemeier, 24 Jun 1919, Louisville, KY

        d. 9 Dec 1978, New Albany, IN

3. Louise Marie Speier³ (bap. Louise Juliane Marie Speier)

        b. 28 Sep 1899, Louisville, KY

        m. Charles Robert Ullrich, 17 Jun 1920, Louisville, KY

        d. 31 May 1935, Louisville, KY

4. John Richeson Speier³ (bap. John Richeson Henry Speier)

        b. 27 Mar 1902, Louisville, KY

        m. Adele Elizabeth Schweitzer, 23 Sep 1922, Jeffersonville, IN

        d. 2 Apr 1975, New Albany, IN

5. Alice Emma Speier³

        b. 10 Oct 1905, Louisville, KY

        m. Elmer Harold Hoover, 14 Mar 1934, New Albany, IN

        d. 12 Mar 1994, New Albany, IN

6. Emma Dorothy Speier³

        b. 1 Apr 1909, Louisville, KY

        m. Roy Windell Oliver, 25 Jun 1927, Louisville, KY

        d. 10 Dec 1989, Louisville, KY

7. Alvin Herman Speier³

        b. 6 Jun 1919, Louisville, KY

        d. 18 Aug 1976, New Albany, IN

Descendants of William Carl Speier² and Lavinia Maria Schone

William Carl Speier² (Jacob Speier¹)

   b. 18 Feb 1868, Louisville, KY

   m. Lavinia Maria Schone, 19 Sep 1895, Louisville, KY, later divorced

   d. 25 Nov 1929, Louisville, KY

Lavinia Maria Schone (bap. Marie Lavinia Schone)

   b. 21 May 1877, Louisville, KY

   m1 William Carl Speier

   m2 Clarence Augustus McClaughry, 1916, Wichita, KS

   d. 1930-35, Wichita, KS

Clarence Augustus McClaughry

   b. 24 Aug 1879, Girard, KS

   m1 Myrtle Barnes, 1898, Polk County, MO

   m2 Lavinia Maria Schone

   m3 Edith Mae Arvin Hartley, 9 Jan 1935, Wichita, KS

   d. 25 May 1964, Wichita, KS

Children of William Carl Speier and Lavinia Maria Schone:

1. Earl Carl Spear³ (bap. Earl Karl Eduard Speier)

        b. 10 Aug 1900, Ridgway, PA

        m. Mayme Annis McClaughry, 2 May 1920, Wichita, KS

        d. 17 Dec 1987, Wichita, KS

2. Milton Parnell Spear³ (bap. Milton Walter Parnell Speier)

        b. 14 Feb 1904, Ridgway, PA

        m. Edith Randall, 11 Mar 1927, Wichita, KS

        d. Mar 1961, Wichita, KS

3. Dorothy B. Spear³ (b. Dorothy B. Speier)

        b. 5 Feb 1913, Louisville, KY

        m1 Sheridan F. Hogue, 7 Aug 1930, Wichita, KS, later divorced

        m2 _____ Carpenter, Wichita, KS

        d. 10 Nov 1959, Wichita, KS

Children of Clarence Augustus McClaughry and Myrtle Barnes:

1. Madge Ellen McClaughry

        b. 6 Jan 1899, Polk County, MO 

        d. 16 Dec 1912, Hewins, KS

2. Mayme Annis McClaughry

        b. 17 Jan 1904, Polk County, MO

        m1 Earl Carl Spear, 2 May 1920, Wichita, KS

        m2 Arthur H. Rasmussen, Wichita, KS

        d. Oct 1993, Wichita, KS

3. Benjamin Franklin McClaughry

        b. 3 Jul 1907, Cedar Vale, KS

        m. Leona Johnson, Wichita, KS

        d. Sep 1981, Arvada, CO

4. Arthur Dow McClaughry

        b. 17 Apr 1910, Hewins, KS

        m. Gladys Pyles, Wichita, KS

        d. 27 Mar 1994, Wichita, KS

5. Harry C. McClaughry

        b. 5 Jun 1912, Hewins, KS

        m1 Clarice Fry, 7 May 1935, Wichita, KS

        m2 Bertha L. Gilbert, Fort Scott, KS

Descendants of Katherine Elizabeth Speier² and Philip Merklein

Katherine Elizabeth Speier² (Jacob Speier¹)

   b. 22 Sep 1870, Louisville, KY

   m. Philip Merklein, 25 Apr 1894, Louisville, KY

   d. 3 Jan 1949, Louisville, KY

Philip Merklein (bap. Philipp Merklein)

   b. 1 Jan 1868, Louisville, KY

   d. 3 Jul 1954, Louisville, KY

Children:

1. Henrietta Merklein³ (bap. Henriette Katharine Hermine Merklein)

        b. 19 Jan 1895, Louisville, KY

        m. Raymond W. Short, 24 Apr 1919, Louisville, KY

        d. 11 Jul 1966, Louisville, KY

2. Marie Lavinia Merklein³ (bap. Marie Lavinia Wilhelmine Merklein)

        b. 19 Jan 1897, Louisville, KY

        m. Edward Alexander Becker, 20 Nov 1920, Louisville, KY

        d. 12 Nov 1978, Louisville, KY

3. Carl Henry Merklein³ (bap. Carl Heinrich Merklein)

        b. 29 Nov 1899, Louisville, KY

        m. Laura Augusta Helfer, 14 Nov 1923, Louisville, KY

        d. 1 Aug 1981, Louisville, KY

4. Louise Charlotte Merklein³

        b. 28 Sep 1905, Louisville, KY

        m. Charles William Owens, 26 Dec 1932, Louisville, KY

        d. 5 Sep 1954, Louisville, KY

Descendants of John Peter Speier² and Wilhelmina Klunder

John Peter Speier² (Jacob Speier¹)

   b. 12 Apr 1873, Louisville, KY

   m1 Wilhelmina Klunder, 16 Jun 1897, Louisville, KY

   m2 Elizabeth C. Olding, 26 Nov 1938, Louisville, KY

   d. 22 Jun 1956, Louisville, KY

Wilhelmina Klunder (bap. Wilhelmine Katharina Klunder)

   b. 15 Jan 1876, Louisville, KY

   d. 9 Nov 1928, Louisville, KY

Elizabeth C. Oldham

   b. 24 Sep 1883, Ferdinand, IN

   m1 George H. Poppe, 25 Apr 1905, Louisville, KY

   m2 John Peter Speier

   d. 8 Oct 1953, Louisville, KY

Children of John Peter Speier and Wilhelmina Klunder:

1. John Dietrich Speier³ (bap. Johann Dietrich Speier)

        b. 8 Oct 1898, Louisville, KY

        m. Anita M. Richardson, 26 Nov 1919, Louisville, KY

        d. 2 Jul 1969, Louisville, KY

2. Elizabeth Wilhelmina Speier³ (bap. Elisabeth Wilhelmine Speier)

        b. 19 May 1900, Louisville, KY

        m. Edwin Joseph Meyer, Jr., 23 Nov 1921, Louisville, KY

        d. 12 Jul 1984, Louisville, KY

3. Marie Margaret Speier³ (bap. Maria Margaretha Speier)

        b. 29 Dec 1902, Louisville, KY

        d. 8 Jan 1970, Louisville, KY

4. George Jacob Speier³

        b. 24 Jul 1906, Louisville, KY

        m. Esther H. Harrer, 28 Mar 1931, Jeffersonville, IN

        d. 22 Dec 1971, Louisville, KY

5. Lillian Catherine Speier³

        b. 24 Aug 1909, Louisville, KY

        m. Charles Robinson Philip Haag, 28 Jun 1926, Jeffersonville, IN

        d. 23 Apr 2007, Louisville, KY

Descendants of Louise Franziska Speier² and Charles Christian Nennstiel

Louise Franziska Speier² (Jacob Speier¹)

   b. 10 Nov 1877, Louisville, KY

   m. Charles Christian Nennstiel, 18 Apr 1895, Louisville, KY

   d. 27 Aug 1957, Louisville, KY

Charles Christian Nennstiel (bap. Karl Christian Nennstiel)

   b. 25 Jun 1867, Gehaus, Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, Germany

   d. 24 Jun 1949, Louisville, KY

Children:

1. Walter Charles Nennstiel³ (bap. Walter Karl Nennstiel)

        b. 22 Apr 1896, Louisville, KY

        m. Ella L. Shively, 20 Jan 1917, Louisville, KY

        d. 25 Jun 1970, Louisville, KY

2. Wilhelmina Katherine Nennstiel³ (bap. Wilhelmine Catharine Nennstiel)

        b. 10 Jan 1898, Louisville, KY

        m. Carl Simon Metz, 25 May 1921, Louisville, KY

        d. 30 Jun 1987, Milwaukee, WI