ConradSpiesz Line

Descendants of Conrad (Spiesz) Spiess

[These folks got to America before “our” line did.  They fought on the American side of the Revolutionary War.  Our line arrived as Hessian mercenary soldiers, and our ancestor was captured at Yorktown, VA.  He escaped from the Americans as a POW, but did not return to his unit, nor to Germany.]

Generation No. 1

1.  CONRAD (SPIESZ)1 SPIESS was born 1700 in Homburg v.d. Hohe Hessen, Germany, and died 1764 in Frederick Co. MD.  He married JOHANNA SUSANNA BARBARA HEUSS 1721 in Bad homburg v.d.h. West Germany, daughter of DANIEL HEUSS and CATHERINE HEUSS.  She was born May 11, 1702 in Bad Homburg, v.d.h. West Germany, and died September 30, 1749 in Philadelphia, PA.

Children of CONRAD SPIESS and JOHANNA HEUSS are:

      i.    JOHANNA MARGARETHA2 SPIESZ.

      ii.   MARIA ELISABETHE SPIESZ.

2.    iii.  LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE) SPIESS, b. December 18, 1726, Homburg v.d. Hohe Hessen, Germany; d. April 09, 1785, York Co., PA.

      iv.   JOHANN HENRICH SPIESZ.

      v.    JULIANE JOHANNA FRANCISCA SPIESZ.

      vi.   JOHANNA FRIEDRICH SPIESZ.

Generation No. 2

2.  LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2 SPIESS (CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born December 18, 1726 in Homburg v.d. Hohe Hessen, Germany, and died April 09, 1785 in York Co., PA.  He married (1) ANNA MARIA MARGARETHA WAGNER.  She was born Abt. 1726.  He married (2) EHANDER SCHANTZ 1739 in Netherlands. 

Child of LUDWIG SPIESS and ANNA WAGNER is:

3.    i.    JACOB3 SPIESS, b. Abt. 1753; d. Aft. 1800.

Generation No. 3

3.  JACOB3 SPIESS (LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born Abt. 1753, and died Aft. 1800.  He married ELIZABETH ? SPEES. 

Child of JACOB SPIESS and ELIZABETH SPEES is:

4.    i.    MATTHIAS4 SPEESE, b. February 12, 1774, Penn Twp. Snyder Co., PA; d. April 04, 1842, Auglaize Co., Ohio.

Generation No. 4

4.  MATTHIAS4 SPEESE (JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born February 12, 1774 in Penn Twp. Snyder Co., PA, and died April 04, 1842 in Auglaize Co., Ohio.  He married ELIZABETH (DUREAND) AURAND July 1798 in Yountmanstown, Northumberland, PA, daughter of JOHANN AURAND and MARY PONTIUS.  She was born July 26, 1780 in Tulpehocken, PA, and died January 20, 1863 in Auglaize Co., Ohio.

Children of MATTHIAS SPEESE and ELIZABETH AURAND are:

      i.    EVE C.5 SPEES, b. 1806, Ross Co. Ohio; m. NATHANIEL STUDLEY, May 22, 1822, Ross Co., Ohio.

      ii.   MARY ANN SPEES, b. 1809, Ross Co. Ohio; m. JACOB HOOK, October 20, 1825, Ross Co., Ohio.

5.    iii.  MATTHIAS EMMET SPEES, b. February 10, 1814, Ross Co. Ohio; d. May 23, 1899, Auglaize Co, Ohio.

6.    iv.   JOHN SPEES, b. September 30, 1815, Ross Co. Ohio; d. January 28, 1893, Auglaize Co.  Duchoquet Township, Ohio.

7.    v.    SAMUEL G. SPEES, b. November 28, 1816, Ross Co. Ohio; d. March 08, 1883, Delaware Co., Ohio.

8.    vi.   DANIEL SPEES, b. June 11, 1820, Ross Co. Ohio; d. January 18, 1878, Union Twp. Auglaize Co., OH - Aug. Co. Probate Vol. 1 pg 88.

9.    vii.  ANDREW SPEES, b. February 22, 1822, Ross Co., Ohio; d. July 19, 1898, Auglaize Co.  Union Township, Ohio.

Generation No. 5

5.  MATTHIAS EMMET5 SPEES (MATTHIAS4 SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born February 10, 1814 in Ross Co. Ohio, and died May 23, 1899 in Auglaize Co, Ohio.  He married SARAH JONES December 1834 in History of Allen Co-Marriage Records of Pioneer Days.  She was born December 16, 1814, and died March 01, 1889 in Auglaize Co, Ohio.

Children of MATTHIAS SPEES and SARAH JONES are:

10.   i.    FRANK J.6 SPEES, b. Abt. 1836.

      ii.   ELIZABETH SPEES, b. January 16, 1840; m. FRANCIS MERKLE, February 19, 1860.

      iii.  RENA (RACHEL) SPEES, b. August 12, 1842; d. October 16, 1920; m. GEORGE DEARBAUGH, September 04, 1866, Aug Co. Marriage Book 3 pg 316; d. May 08, 1919.

11.   iv.   ALBERT SPEES, b. April 12, 1844; d. September 20, 1922, Cridersville, Ohio.

      v.    SARAH CATHERINE SPEES, b. Abt. 1848.

      vi.   ALICE SPEES, b. July 21, 1850.

      vii.  MARY J. SPEES, b. Abt. 1852.

      viii. RICHARD NELSON SPEES, b. Abt. 1855.

6.  JOHN5 SPEES (MATTHIAS4 SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born September 30, 1815 in Ross Co. Ohio, and died January 28, 1893 in Auglaize Co.  Duchoquet Township, Ohio.  He married BARBARA PONTIUS September 09, 1832 in Ross Co., Ohio.  She was born 1815 in Ohio, and died June 07, 1884.

Children of JOHN SPEES and BARBARA PONTIUS are:

      i.    ELIZABETH6 SPEES, b. April 09, 1837; m. ? BURDEN.

      ii.   JEREMIAH SPEES, b. March 30, 1839; m. SARAH JANE HOWE, June 09, 1866.

      iii.  MARGARET SPEES, b. December 01, 1846; m. OSCAR WILLIAMS, January 31, 1868.

      iv.   SYLVESTER SPEES, b. January 09, 1849; m. SARAH C. PARLETT, February 11, 1872.

      v.    STEPHEN DECATOR SPEES, b. 1851; m. LUCY DEVORE.

      vi.   JOSIAH SPEES, b. February 28, 1841; d. April 1841.

      vii.  LORETTA SPEES, b. January 10, 1845; d. March 02, 1847.

7.  SAMUEL G.5 SPEES (MATTHIAS4 SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born November 28, 1816 in Ross Co. Ohio, and died March 08, 1883 in Delaware Co., Ohio.  He married (1) MARGRET CRYDER September 16, 1840 in Ross Co., Ohio.    He married (2) MALINDA HOBBS July 21, 1853 in Auglaize Co Marriage records  Vol 1 page 314. 

Children of SAMUEL SPEES and MARGRET CRYDER are:

      i.    SAMUEL TRIMBLE6 SPEES, m. MARGRET CATHERINE HAMAN; b. March 04, 1866, St. Marys, Auglaize Co., Ohio; d. April 13, 1937, Buckland, Auglaize, Ohio.

12.   ii.   EDWARD ARTHUR SPEES, b. October 16, 1861; d. March 07, 1949.

13.   iii.  MARGRET CAROLINE SPEES, b. March 16, 1845, Ross Co., Ohio; d. February 14, 1926.

14.   iv.   MARY ELIZABETH SPEES, b. September 07, 1843, Ross Co., Ohio; d. November 15, 1933, Sierra Madre, La, CA.

Children of SAMUEL SPEES and MALINDA HOBBS are:

      v.    J. H.6 SPEES, b. 1855.

      vi.   MARY JANE SPEES, b. November 04, 1860; m. ? RINEHART.

8.  DANIEL5 SPEES (MATTHIAS4 SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born June 11, 1820 in Ross Co. Ohio, and died January 18, 1878 in Union Twp. Auglaize Co., OH - Aug. Co. Probate Vol. 1 pg 88.  He married MARTHA FRANCIS May 1842 in Allen Co., Ohio.  She was born July 01, 1824, and died November 09, 1878 in Union Twp., Auglaize Co. OH.

Children of DANIEL SPEES and MARTHA FRANCIS are:

      i.    MARY ELIZABETH6 SPEES, b. 1843; m. CHARLES WAGGONER, October 18, 1863.

      ii.   JOSEPH SPEES, b. June 16, 1847; d. September 12, 1850.

      iii.  ANDREW SPEES, b. November 20, 1856.

9.  ANDREW5 SPEES (MATTHIAS4 SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born February 22, 1822 in Ross Co., Ohio, and died July 19, 1898 in Auglaize Co.  Union Township, Ohio.  He married SARAH ANN FLEMING May 07, 1846 in Allen Co., Ohio - Book 2 page 112.  She was born June 18, 1827 in PA, and died January 20, 1898 in Union Twp. Auglaize Co., OH - Aug. Co. Probate Vol 3.

Children of ANDREW SPEES and SARAH FLEMING are:

      i.    MINERVA6 SPEES, b. April 17, 1847, Union Twp. Auglaize Co. Ohio - Early Births of Auglaize Co.; d. March 25, 1923, Duchouquet Twp. Auglaize Co., OH; m. THOMAS FRAZIER, January 17, 1867, Auglaize Co Marriage, Ohio Vol 3 page 343.

15.   ii.   HARRIETT SPEES, b. November 08, 1848, Union Twp., Ohio Auglaize Co. Early Births 1830-1869  pg. 162; d. September 19, 1920, Auglaize Co.  Duchoquet Township, Ohio.

      iii.  EMILY SPEES, b. 1851; d. April 18, 1873; m. JOSEPH WALTER, November 12, 1871, Auglaize Co Marriage records  Vol 4 page 42.

      iv.   MARY SPEES, b. July 01, 1853, Union Twp., Auglaize Co., OH; d. May 22, 1857.

      v.    ELIZABETH SPEES, b. September 01, 1856, Union Twp. Auglaize Co., OH; d. January 14, 1878, Auglaize Co. Ohio - The Wapak Bee - Aug. Co. Probate Vol I pg 88.

16.   vi.   GEORGE A. SPEES, b. 1858.

Generation No. 6

10.  FRANK J.6 SPEES (MATTHIAS EMMET5, MATTHIAS4 SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born Abt. 1836.  He married (1) SARAH A. AYERS March 23, 1865 in Delaware Co., OH.  She was born September 20, 1844, and died February 17, 1885.  He married (2) MARYETTE ROBINSON 1887 in Allen Co., Ohio. 

Children of FRANK SPEES and SARAH AYERS are:

      i.    ALVA7 SPEES, b. 1866; d. 1932, Allen Co., OH; m. SARAH SPE; b. 1872.

      ii.   HESTER E. SPEES, b. August 07, 1868; d. April 26, 1887, Auglaize Co, Ohio.

      iii.  ISAAC E. SPEES, b. September 28, 1871; d. December 17, 1884, Auglaize Co, Ohio.

      iv.   INA M. SPEES, b. October 20, 1879; d. November 27, 1881, Auglaize Co, Ohio.

11.  ALBERT6 SPEES (MATTHIAS EMMET5, MATTHIAS4 SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born April 12, 1844, and died September 20, 1922 in Cridersville, Ohio.  He married MARY HASTINGS November 17, 1864 in Auglaize Co Marriage records  Book 3  pg 183.  She was born July 02, 1846, and died May 04, 1907.

Children of ALBERT SPEES and MARY HASTINGS are:

      i.    EDWARD7 SPEES, b. 1866; m. EDITH OSWALT, December 28, 1888, Auglaize Co., OH.

      ii.   ROBERT E. SPEES, b. March 1867; d. 1957; m. LUELLA WILIAMS, November 28, 1889, Auglaize Co., OH.

      iii.  WILLIAM SPEES, b. Abt. 1870.

      iv.   HARLEY W. SPEES, b. April 1872; m. VERBA EDMISTON, 1901.

      v.    LILLIE SPEES, b. Abt. 1877; m. FERDINAND SMITH, September 17, 1896, Auglaize Co., OH.

      vi.   LOA D. SPEES, b. July 1879.

12.  EDWARD ARTHUR6 SPEES (SAMUEL G.5, MATTHIAS4 SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born October 16, 1861, and died March 07, 1949.  He married MARIETTA DOTSON December 24, 1884 in Auglaize Co., OH.  She was born September 05, 1864, and died December 23, 1938.

Children of EDWARD SPEES and MARIETTA DOTSON are:

      i.    WILLARD7 SPEES.

      ii.   GOLDIE SPEES, b. June 17, 1888; d. February 23, 1910.

13.  MARGRET CAROLINE6 SPEES (SAMUEL G.5, MATTHIAS4 SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born March 16, 1845 in Ross Co., Ohio, and died February 14, 1926.  She married JAMES MASON.  He was born December 20, 1837, and died October 25, 1913.

Children of MARGRET SPEES and JAMES MASON are:

      i.    SAMUEL7 MASON.

      ii.   ROSE MASON.

      iii.  MARGRET MASON.

14.  MARY ELIZABETH6 SPEES (SAMUEL G.5, MATTHIAS4 SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born September 07, 1843 in Ross Co., Ohio, and died November 15, 1933 in Sierra Madre, La, CA.  She married MARSHALL HOWISON November 08, 1863 in Delaware, Ohio, son of SANFORD HOWISON and MALISSA FLEMMING.  He was born in Howison hometstead near Dumfries, Prince William Co., VA.

Children of MARY SPEES and MARSHALL HOWISON are:

      i.    DEED?7 HOWISON.

      ii.   LOUIE HOWISON.

      iii.  HARVEY WINTER HOWISON, b. October 08, 1864, Ohio.

      iv.   MAGGIE LUELLA HOWISON.

      v.    ARTIE VALERIA HOWISON, b. February 23, 1870, Arcanum, Darke Co., Ohio; d. May 08, 1939.

      vi.   PEARL DEWITT HOWISON, b. February 10, 1872, Versailles, Darke Co., Ohio.

      vii.  GLADYS HOWISON, b. July 11, 1874, Evanston, WY; d. August 05, 1934.

15.  HARRIETT6 SPEES (ANDREW5, MATTHIAS4 SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born November 08, 1848 in Union Twp., Ohio Auglaize Co. Early Births 1830-1869  pg. 162, and died September 19, 1920 in Auglaize Co.  Duchoquet Township, Ohio.  She married ISAAC HENRY PARLETT September 10, 1874 in Auglaize Co. OH Marriage Records 1848-1899 Vol. 4 page 225, son of AMOS PARLETT and HANNAH STEVENS-STEPHENS.  He was born September 15, 1850 in Auglaize Co., Ohio  Early Births 1830-1869, and died February 17, 1920 in Uniopolis, Auglaize Co. , Ohio Death Records Book 5 page 181.

Children of HARRIETT SPEES and ISAAC PARLETT are:

17.   i.    FERDINAND ATHERTON7 PARLETT, b. September 15, 1875, Auglaize Co.  Duchoquet Township, Ohio Auglaize Co. Births 1867 - 1877 Vol. 1; d. February 23, 1957, Allen Co. Lima, Ohio.

18.   ii.   CREDA HARVEY PARLETT, b. September 18, 1877, Duchouquet Twp. Auglaize Co. Ohio Birth Records 1867-1877; d. November 30, 1956.

      iii.  GURNEY ELMER PARLETT, b. April 18, 1879, Auglaize Co., Ohio Births 1877-1887  Vol 2; d. February 02, 1906, Auglaize Co., Ohio.

19.   iv.   ARTHUR A. PARLETT, b. December 08, 1881, Auglaize Co., Ohio Births 1877-1887  Vol 2; d. November 20, 1954.

20.   v.    IRVIN BLAINE PARLETT, b. August 20, 1884, Auglaize Co., Ohio Births 1877-1887  Vol 2; d. January 28, 1968.

16.  GEORGE A.6 SPEES (ANDREW5, MATTHIAS4 SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born 1858.  He married LEVINA MARY BURNS 1880 in Allen Co., Ohio. 

Child of GEORGE SPEES and LEVINA BURNS is:

      i.    HARRY7 SPEES.

Generation No. 7

17.  FERDINAND ATHERTON7 PARLETT (HARRIETT6 SPEES, ANDREW5, MATTHIAS4 SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born September 15, 1875 in Auglaize Co.  Duchoquet Township, Ohio Auglaize Co. Births 1867 - 1877 Vol. 1, and died February 23, 1957 in Allen Co. Lima, Ohio.  He married MYRTLE MARVILLA COOK January 28, 1919 in Allen Co. Lima, Ohio, daughter of CHARLES COOK and MARVILLA PARQUETT.  She was born June 16, 1885 in Saganaw, Michigan, and died October 24, 1933 in Auglaize Co.  Duchoquet Township, Ohio.

Child of FERDINAND PARLETT and MYRTLE COOK is:

      i.    CLIFFORD ARNOLD8 PARLETT, b. February 19, 1921, Auglaize Co.  Union Township, Ohio; m. (1) CHRISTENA SUSAN BUCHANAN, August 01, 1942, Auglaize Co. OH; b. August 07, 1922, Middle Pike Rd. Auglaize Co, Ohio; d. January 01, 1959, Uniopolis, Auglaize Co, Ohio; m. (2) BILLIE LOUISE HAWK, October 08, 1960; b. November 20, 1930, Allen Co., LIma Ohio.

18.  CREDA HARVEY7 PARLETT (HARRIETT6 SPEES, ANDREW5, MATTHIAS4 SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born September 18, 1877 in Duchouquet Twp. Auglaize Co. Ohio Birth Records 1867-1877, and died November 30, 1956.  He married DAISY MILLER October 18, 1900.  She was born 1880, and died 1958.

Children of CREDA PARLETT and DAISY MILLER are:

      i.    WELDON8 PARLETT.

      ii.   BONNIE PARLETT.

      iii.  OPEL PARLETT.

      iv.   MARGARITE PARLETT.

19.  ARTHUR A.7 PARLETT (HARRIETT6 SPEES, ANDREW5, MATTHIAS4 SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born December 08, 1881 in Auglaize Co., Ohio Births 1877-1887  Vol 2, and died November 20, 1954.  He married DELTA GROVES.  She was born 1883, and died 1956.

Children of ARTHUR PARLETT and DELTA GROVES are:

      i.    WILBUR8 PARLETT.

      ii.   HELEN L. PARLETT, b. 1908; d. 1908.

      iii.  FRED H. PARLETT, b. 1905; d. 1906.

20.  IRVIN BLAINE7 PARLETT (HARRIETT6 SPEES, ANDREW5, MATTHIAS4 SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born August 20, 1884 in Auglaize Co., Ohio Births 1877-1887  Vol 2, and died January 28, 1968.  He married SARAH OLIVE BOOP. 

Children of IRVIN PARLETT and SARAH BOOP are:

      i.    WALDO IRVIN8 PARLETT, b. June 30, 1905; d. February 07, 1990; m. EMERALD SCHLESSELMAN, November 24, 1924.

      ii.   ORVILLE DELDRED PARLETT, b. March 24, 1907; d. April 07, 1975; m. MYRTLE WAGGONER, November 18, 1928.

      iii.  STANLEY MCKINLEY PARLETT, b. January 29, 1909; d. May 08, 1973; m. ZELMA LIPPINCOTT, October 17, 1927.

      iv.   RICHARD BURLEY PARLETT, b. March 09, 1911; m. VIOLET NEWLAND, August 10, 1929.

      v.    HATTIE BELLE PARLETT, b. August 24, 1913; d. November 18, 1966; m. ALBERT HAHN, November 13, 1928.

      vi.   ROBERT EUGENE PARLETT, b. December 20, 1916; m. LENORE LAWS, April 24, 1937.

      vii.  ERCIL ORMAN PARLETT, b. August 24, 1919; d. August 17, 1981; m. RUTH HARTMAN, June 01, 1946.

      viii. LEOTA EVILD PARLETT, b. July 03, 1922; m. THOMAS BEVAN, July 10, 1948.