Johannes Wiest

M, #6215, b. 13 February 1794, d. 10 October 1881
Last Edited=26 Dec 2006
     Johannes Wiest is also referred to as John, Oley John, and Der Ault Hannes in some sources.1 He was born on 13 February 1794, Oley, Berks County, PA.2 He married Catharine Merkel, daughter of Christian Merkel and Catharine Boyer, circa 1813.1 According to the Wiest Family History, Johannes was the ancestor of the Klingerstown branch of the family, his family having migrated fgrom Berks County to the Mahantango region when Johannes was only 9 years old. After hiis father died, Johannes, age 17, effectively became the head of the household, helping hiis mother raise his nrothers and sisters.
He continued and expanded his family's mercantile business and eventually came to possess most of the property, apart from some farms owned by the Baum family, that once comprised the Spread Eagle Manor aroound Klingerstown.1 Johannes Wiest died on 10 October 1881, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 87.3 He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.4

Children of Johannes Wiest and Catharine Merkel

Citations

  1. [S401] Brian Barr Wiest, Genealogy of the Wiest Family (Transcribed and updated by Bruce T. Hall, 2001: Unpublished typescript, undated). Hereinafter cited as Wiest Family History.
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 297. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  3. [S95] Barbara Lenker, Lenker Family Database (Online: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com). Hereinafter cited as Lenker Family Database.
  4. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), part 2, p. 315. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.