CHAPTER TWO The Family of John BRUNN and Catherine KLIPFEL Georg BRUNN m. Margaretha HAßFURTER - John BRUNN m. Catherine KLIPFEL - Francis BRUNN m. Catherine WARMUTH - Catherine A. BRUNN m. Michael Edward SCHNEIDER - Urban Carl SCHNEIDER m. Esther M. VOISARD - Urban E. SCHNEIDER m. Sylvia A. STEINKE BRUNN_KLIPFEL Page 5
Page A10 John BRUNN and Catherine KLIPFEL John Brunn b.6/19/1798 Schweinfurt m.11/17/1835 Hausen Farmer d.11/8/1872 Pusheta bur. St. John s Cem. Fryburg Catherine Klipfel b. 5/5/1805 Hausen near Schonungen d. 3/13/1891 Pushita bur. Rupert Cem. Catherine BRUNNER on Probate Court Death Record Emmigrated from Germany in 1844 w/child 1. Barbara BRUNN 2. August BRUNN triplet 3. Elizabeth BRUNN triplet 4. Francis BRUNN triplet 5. Andrew (Anthony) BRUNN 6. John BRUNN FRANCE GERMANY SWITZERLAND Haßfurt and Haßfurt, Bavaria, (Germany) JohannBRUNN (John BRUNN) was born on June 19, 1798 in Schweinfurt, Haßberge, Bavaria, Germany. He was the only known child of Georg BRUNN and Margaretha (HAßFURTER) BRUNN. John BRUNN married Catherine KLIPFEL on November 17, 1835 in Hausen, Schweinfurt, Haßberge, Bavaria, Germany, the same village where Catherine KLIPFEL was born on May 5, 1805. Catherine KLIPFEL the first of eight known children born to Johann Joseph KLIPFEL and Margaret SCHLEMBACH, of Hausen, Schweinfurt, Haßberge, Bavaria, Germany. John BRUNN and Catherine KLIPFEL immigrated to America in 1844 with their first child. They settled in Pusheta Township, Allen County (later to become Auglaize), Ohio, where Catherine (KLIPFEL) BRUNN s parents had settled ten years earlier. John BRUNN was a farmer. In 1860, he owned 40 acres, (15 of which were unimproved). The Productions of Agriculture Schedule showed that he owned 5 horses, 5 milch cows, 12 other cattle, 13 sheep, and 15 swine. During the previous year, he produced 35 bu. wheat, 200 bu. corn, 100 bu. oats, 30 lbs. wool, 20 bu. potatoes, 150 lbs. butter, and 7 tons of hay. John BRUNN died of Consumption, November 8, 1872 in Pusheta Township, Auglaize County, Ohio. He was 74 years, five months, and two days old. He is buried in St. John s Cemetery, Fryburg, Ohio. By 1880 Catherine (KLIPFEL) BRUNN was living with her son and his family, Francis & Catherine (WARMUTH) BRUNN, in Clinton Twp., Shelby County. She was no longer living with them in 1890 when they were living in Pusheta Twp. Catherine (KLIPFEL) BRUNN died at the age of 85 years, 11 months, on March 13, 1891 in Pusheta Township, Auglaize County, Ohio. She is buried in Ruppert Cemetery, one mile south of Fryburg, Ohio. John BRUNN and Catherine (KLIPFEL) BRUNN had six known children between 1838 and 1850, including one set of triplets! Our Earliest Immigrant Ancestors - Listed in 1840 Census Our earliest know immigrant ancestors came to America in 1834. They were Joseph & Margaret KLIPFEL, and their adult children, Margaret, Augustin, and Francis. A daughter, Catherine, came to America with husband John BRUNN in 1844. The 1840 U.S. Census for Pusheta Twp., (then Allen County), Ohio lists Joseph and Augustin KLIPFEL, and wives. 1850 Census - Duchequet Twp, Auglaize Co, Ohio 1850 Census shows Catherine (KLIPFEL) BRUNN s mother, Margaret (SCHLEMBACH) KLIPFEL, age 69. She was living with her son, Augustin KLIPFEL, and his family. 1870 Census - Pusheta Township, Auglaize County, Ohio 1870 Census shows Francis (Frank) BRUNN living with his parents and working on their farm, which was valued at $1000. Frank BRUNN married Catherine WARMUTH in 1872. BRUNN_KLIPFEL Page 6
Children of John BRUNN and Catherine KLIPFEL - Barbara BRUNN Frank William OCKENFELS b.3/10/1835 Prussia m. 4/13/1858 Sts. Peter & Paul Cath. Church, Petersburg, Pusheta Twp, Auglaize Co. d.12/19/1910 Clinton Twp, Shelby Co, OH d bur. Calvary Cem. Sidney In 1880 they lived in Dingsmansburg, Clinton Twp, Shelby Co. Calvary Cemetery and Graceland Cemetery in Sidney are now the same. Bodies were relocated from Calvary to Graceland in 1915-1916. The site was then used for an athletic field and later, houses. Barbara BRUNN b. July1838 Hausen near Schonungen d.2/13/1912 Clinton Twp, Shelby Co, OH bur. Calvary Cem. Shelby Co. Abbie Shae b.~1860 Mason, OH m.11/13/1883 Shelby Co d.12/18/1942 Canton OH William Benjamin OCKENFELS b.2/16/1859 Sidney d. 4/15/1919 Clinton Twp. bur. Graceland Cem. Plot 33-3 Clemens H GAETTKER m.11/29/1883 Shelby Co Catherine OCKENFELS b.~1862 Frederick J TASCHER b.~1862 m.6/28/1892 Montgomery Co d.bef.1951 Anna Barbara OCKENFELS b.2/7/1862 Sidney d.5/28/1951 Detroit bur. Calvary Cem. Kettering Plot 14X84 10 John OCKENFELS b.10/24/1864 d.1/28/1934 Detroit MI (single) bur. Graceland Cem. Section B Webster FRY m.2/9/1888 Shelby Co Elizabeth OCKENFELS b.~1867 Rachel OCKENFELS b.~1869 Frank S. OCKENFELS b. 11/11/1871 d. 4/2/1953 Dayton bur. Graceland Cem. Section B Charles OCKENFELS b.~1874 Hattie McGINNIS b.~1877 Shelby Co m. 10/15/1901 Miami Co Mary C. OCKENFELS b. 12/24/1878 d. 5/1/1957 Detroit, MI bur. Graceland Cem. Louisa OCKENFELS b. 11/--/1882 Barbara BRUNN was born on July, 1838 in Hausen, Schweinfurt, Haßberge, Bavaria, Germany. She was the first of six known children born to John BRUNN and Catherine KLIPFEL. Barbara BRUNN was just six years old when she immigrated to America in 1844 with her parents. They settled in Pusheta Township, Allen County (later to become Auglaize County), Ohio, where Catherine (KLIPFEL) BRUNN s parents had settled ten years earlier. Barbara BRUNN married Frank William OCKENFELS in 1858 in Pusheta Township, Auglaize County, Ohio. Frank William OCKENFELS was born on March 10, 1835 in Prussia (Germany). By 1880, Frank William and Barbara (BRUNN) OCKENFELS and their children were living in Dingsmansburg, Clinton Township, Shelby County, Ohio. In 1900, Frank William OCKENFELS s occupation was listed as laborer (Brewery). In the 1910 Clinton Township, Shelby County, Ohio Census, taken on April 18, 1910, Frank William and Barbara (BRUNN) OCKENFELS were living at 20 Brooklyn Avenue, with their daughter Mary C. OCKENFELS, age 30. Frank William OCKENFELS died of heart problems, on December 19, 1910, in Clinton Township, Shelby County, Ohio. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio. Barbara (BRUNN) OCKENFELS died on February 13, 1912 in Clinton Township, Shelby County, Ohio. She was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Sidney, Shelby County. Frank William and Barbara (BRUNN) OCKENFELS had ten known children between 1860 and 1882. 1900 Census, Clinton Township, Shelby County Louis B OCKENFELS b.4/2/1887 d.9/27/1928 Tampa, Fl poss.m. Mattie CATHCARL divorced dau. Helen b.~1910 Francis Benard OCKENFELS b.8/25/1889 Edmond OCKENFELS b.~1892 Agnes M OCKENFELS b.10/8/1893 Marcella K.B. OCKENFELS b.2/7/1898 m1.snyder m2.klohe Catherine M OCKENFELS b.~1898 Margerite Ruth OCKENFELS b.2/5/1900 Clement V OCKENFELS b.~1905 No children listed in Census from 1900-1940, but Laura OCKENFELS, listed as sister-inlaw was living with them in 1910. Clara FRY b.7/17/1891 Ohio d.11/29/1918 Sidney d bur. Graceland Cem. 1860 Census, Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio It appears that a John BRUNNER, age 10, is listed as living with Francis W. and Barbara (BRUNN) OCKENFELS, and their first son, Francis William OCKENFELS. I have no explanation as to who John BRUNNER is. The age matches Barbara (BRUNN) OCKENFELS brother John BRUNN, however, this John BRUNN (Barbara s brother) is listed with his parents in the 1860 Census of Pusheta Township, Auglaize County. Francis W. OCKENFELS, age 25, was listed as a Day Laborer, and the value of his real estate was listed at $300. The 1900 Census gave 1857 as the year that Frank and Barbara (BRUNN) OCKENFELS immigrated to the United States, noting that they have been in the United States for 43 years. BRUNN_KLIPFEL Page 7
Children of John BRUNN and Catherine KLIPFEL - August BRUNN August BRUNN triplet b. 10/15/1846 Pushata d. bef. 1850 August BRUNN was born on October 15, 1846, 1846 in Pusheta Township, Allen/Auglaize County, Ohio. He was one of a set of triplets, and I am uncertain of their birth order, so he was either the second, third, or fourth of six known children born to John BRUNN and Catherine KLIPFEL. August BRUNN died before 1850, probably in Pusheta Township, Auglaize County, Ohio. I am uncertain where he is buried, but it is likely St. John s Cemetery, or Ruppert Cemetery. Children of John BRUNN and Catherine KLIPFEL - Elizabeth BRUNN Elizabeth BRUNN triplet b. 10/15/1846 Pushata d. bef. 1850 E lizabeth BRUNN was born on October 15, 1846, 1846 in Pusheta Township, Allen/Auglaize County, Ohio. She was one of a set of triplets, and I am uncertain of their birth order, so she was either the second, third, or fourth of six known children born to John BRUNN and Catherine KLIPFEL. Elizabeth BRUNN died before 1850, probably in Pusheta Township, Auglaize County, Ohio. I am uncertain where she is buried, but it is likely St. John s Cemetery, or Ruppert Cemetery. Children of John BRUNN and Catherine KLIPFEL - Francis BRUNN Page A9 Page D34 Francis BRUNN triplet b.10/15/1846 Pusheta Twp, Auglaize/Allen Co. m.4/16/1872 Fryburg, Ohio d.8/15/1923 Wapak O d bur. Rupert Cem. + Catherine WARMUTH b.10/26/1847 Pusheta Twp, Allen Co d.6/18/1896 Fryburg bur. Rupert Cem. + 1. Francis William BRUNN 2. Catherine A BRUNN 3. Margaret Francisca BRUNN 4. Richard BRUNN 5. Michael J. BRUNN 6. Joseph H. BRUNN 7. John BRUNN 8. Mary M. BRUNN 9. Daniel Peter BRUNN Francis BRUNN was born on October 15, 1846 in Pusheta Township, Allen/Auglaize County, Ohio. He was More information on this family is in the next Chapter: Francis BRUNN and Catherine WARMUTH. From the website: http://www.phillipsplace.net/genealogy/wc01/wc01_145.html Notes for John Brunn - John Brunn was born in Bavaria around 1798 and married Catherine Klipfel, daughter of Joseph Klipfel, in the village of Hausen near Schonungen, Bavaria. This family came to Ohio in 1844 and joined the Klipfel family already established in Pusheta Township, Auglaize County, Ohio. In 1846 triplets were born to this couple in Auglaize County; Francis Brunn survived to adulthood. one of a set of triplets, and I am uncertain of their birth order, so he was either the second, third, or fourth of six known children born to John BRUNN and Catherine KLIPFEL. Francis BRUNN married Catherine WARMUTH on April 16, 1872, in Fryburg, Pusheta Township, Auglaize County, Ohio. 1870 Census, Pusheta Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, shows Catherine WARMUTH was the oldest of her siblings. Her parents, Michael and Barbara (KILIAN) WARMUTH, had four other children who had either moved out of home, married, or were deceased by 1870. BRUNN_KLIPFEL Page 8
Children of John BRUNN and Catherine KLIPFEL - Andrew Anthony BRUNN Andrew Anthony BRUNN b.5/1/1848 Pusheta m1.6/23/1868 Auglaize Co. m2. 1888 or 1889 d.1/22/1936 Sidney d bur.graceland Cem.Shelby Co. In 1880 they lived in Dingsmansburg, Clinton Twp, Shelby Co.? KRESS b.ohio Anna KRESS b.~1805 Ohio (her parents born in Germany) Regina KRESS b.5/30/1848 Knox Co OH m.6/23/1868 Auglaize Co. d.after Nov.1885 bur. possibly Graceland Cem. Shelby Co. m2. Mary (?poss. WIMMER) b. 5/ - /1854 Ohio (both parents born in Germany) d. poss. 4/7/1915 John W. BRUNN b.~1870 Alfred BRUNN b.~1872 Lizzie BRUNN b.~1874 Annie BRUNN b.~1876 Frank BRUNN b.~1878 Charles BRUNN b.~1879 Mary BRUNN b. 2/ - /1882 Minnie BRUNN b. 11/ - /1885 Calvin B. ROUSH b. 8/11/1880 d. 2/15/1942 bur. Graceland Cem. Leona BRUNN b. 3/ - /1889 Connie Mae ROUSH b. ~1934 John W. BRUNN b.7/3/1869 Sidney, Ohio m3.1/8/1919 Lucas Co, OH d. 3/15/1947 Winnetka, Cook Co. Illinois bur. Graceland Cem. Sidney Plot #18-B Ella M. DUDLEY b.1876 Paulding Co. OH (her 3rd marriage) John SINGER b.~1869 Ohio m.10/24/1890 Shelby Co, OH Lizzie BRUNN b.~1874 Carrol SINGER b.1/14/1891 Shelby Co d. bef. 1900 Hazel SINGER b.~1892 Ethel SINGER b.~1894 Raymond SINGER b.~1897 Leo F. SINGER b.10/16/1900 Dingsmansburg Lucille Marie SINGER b.10/16/1904 Dingsmansburg Andrew Anthony BRUNN was born on May 1, 1848 in Pusheta Township, Allen/Auglaize County, Ohio. He was the fifth of six known children born to John BRUNN and Catherine KLIPFEL. Andrew Anthony BRUNN married Regina KRESS on June 23, 1868 in Auglaize County, Ohio. Regina KRESS was the daughter of and Anna (or Regina?) KRESS. Witnesses at their wedding were John Brunn, Michael Warmuth, Barbara Wehner, and Elizabeth Seifert. [Note: Assume Barbara Wehner is Anthony's cousin Barbara, daughter of Joseph Wehner and Margaret Klüpfel.] In the 1880 Census, Andrew and Regina (KRESS) BRUNN were living in the Village of Dingsmansburg, Clinton Township, Shelby County, Ohio. Andrew BRUNN was a farmer. One source says Regina (KRESS) BRUNN died on February 20, 1880, but she is listed in the 1880 Census, taken on June 21, 1880. There are also records of children born in 1882 and 1885. Andrew Brunn's second marriage was in 1888 or 1889. It is likely that Regina (KRESS) BRUNN died between November 1885 and early 1888. Andrew Anthony BRUNN died of chronic myocarditis (inflammation of the heart), at the age of 87, on January 22, 1936, in Shelby County, Ohio. He is buried in Graceland Cemetery, Sidney, Ohio. 1880 Census, Clinton Township, Shelby County The BRUNN family includes: Andy, 32: Rachena (Regina), 32: John, 10; Alfred, 8; Lizzie, 6; Annie, 4; Frank, 2; Charles, 1; and Anna CRESS, 75, who is listed as Daughter, but clearly this is Regina BRUNNS s mother. The date on this census was June 21, 1880. From the 1900 census, below, it appears Regina (KRESS) BRUNN had two more children after 1880, which means she could not have died in 1880. 1900 Census, Clinton Township, Shelby County Andrew BRUNN with his 2nd wife, Mary, with a daughter (Leona) born in 1899. It lists 11 under Number of Years Married, which means they were married in 1888 or 1889. BRUNN_KLIPFEL Page 9
Children of John BRUNN and Catherine KLIPFEL - John BRUNN John BRUNN b.8/30/1850 Pusheta (listed in 1860 census) lived in Ft.Wayne, Indiana in 1923 J ohn BRUNN was born on August 30, 1850 in Pusheta Township, Auglaize County, Ohio. He was the last of six known children born to John BRUNN and Catherine KLIPFEL. John BRUNN was living with his parents in both the 1850 and 1860 Census. The 1923 obituary of his brother, Francis BRUNN, states that John BRUNN is living in Ft. Wayne Indiana. I have no more information on John BRUNN. 1850 Census, Pusheta Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, dated September 13, 1850, lists John BRUINN as one month old. 1860 Census, Pusheta, Auglaize County, Ohio Francis CLIPPEL is Catherine (KLIPFEL) BRUNN s brother. Poss. Frank BRUNNER d. in Dayton State Hosp. 1925. Poss. Charles F. BRAUNN d.6/1/1886 age 4y moved to Graceland from Calvary Cem, Sidney BRUNN_KLIPFEL Page 10
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