1829 - Bef 1929 (99 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Charlotte Caroline Leinert was born 18 Sep 1829; died Bef 1929. Notes:
See note on Bertha Oehns Riess's record to explain linkage between Karl Oehns, Charlotte Leinert, and (assumed) daughter Bertha Oehns Riess.
See note on Bertha Oehns Riess's record to explain linkage between Karl Oehns, Charlotte Leinert, and (assumed) daughter Bertha Oehns Riess.
Charlotte married Karl Julius Ludwig Oehns Before 1859, Prussia. Karl was born 11 Jan 1823, Prussia; died Bef 1923. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Karoline Wilhelmine Emilie Oehns was born 5 Nov 1856, Prussia; died Bef 1959.
- 3. Karoline Bertha Emilie Oehns was born 10 Oct 1858, Deutschland; died 24 May 1936, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; was buried 27 May 1936, Friedens Cemetery, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States.
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Generation: 2
2. | Karoline Wilhelmine Emilie Oehns (1.Charlotte1) was born 5 Nov 1856, Prussia; died Bef 1959. Other Events:
- Emigration: 1859, Zinna, Sachsen, Prussia
Notes:
See note on Bertha Oehns Riess's record to explain linkage between Karoline Wilhelmine and (assumed) sister Bertha Oehns Riess.
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3. | Karoline Bertha Emilie Oehns (1.Charlotte1) was born 10 Oct 1858, Deutschland; died 24 May 1936, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; was buried 27 May 1936, Friedens Cemetery, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States. Other Events:
- Emigration: 1859, Prussia; Auswanderungsakten Brandenburg, Preußen
- Immigration: 1859, United States; Source: 1900 US Census, 1910 US Census. 1920 Census states immigrated 1858, naturalised 1863
- Also Known As: 1917; Bertha Owens - alternate spelling of name (from son William's death cert, of which Bertha was informant)
- Address: 1936, 4420 Anderson Ave, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States
Notes:
Bertha Riess alternately used the names "Carlina Riess" and "Bertha Riess".
1900 Census: Riess, Otto W; CARLINA B. (b. Oct 1858); sons William, Fred, Edwin, Elroy; neighbour Newsham.
1910 Census: Riess, BERTHA, age 51 sons William, Edward, Elroy; neighbour Newsham.
1917 death certificate of William: father Otto W. Riess (PA), mother BERTHA OWENS [sic] (Germany); signed Mrs. Bertha Riess.
1920 Census: Riess, BERTHA C age 61; son Elroy.
1936 death certificate of BERTHA Riess; father Fredrick Ohens, mother unknown, informant Elroy L Riess.
1955 death certificate of Edwin: father William Otto Riess, mother BERTHA OHEN [sic].
It is highly likely that these consecutive census entries are tracking the same person, and that she favoured the name Carlina B., at first, but later Bertha C., each time using the initial of her other forename. In her later life she was known primarily as Bertha.
The anglicized name "Owens" may have been used by Bertha herself in 1917 due to anti-German sentiment.
Parents of Bertha Ohens Riess:
1936 death certificate of Bertha Riess states:
father Fredrick Ohens, Germany
mother unknown,
informant Elroy L Riess.
Bertha herself was born in Germany - the census records and death certificate agree. She arrived in the United States before the birth of her oldest son William in Pennsylvania in June 1883 (ref, 1900 US Census).
A search of Prussian emigration records reveals an extremely close match:
Year 1859
Karoline Emilie Bertha Oehns
Origin Zinna - Destination Amerika
Birth 8 Okt 1858 - Age 1
The birthdate of this "Karoline E. Bertha Oehns" is only two days from that on the death certificate of "[Carlina] Bertha Ohens" (see previous note about the name Carlina, and how she used it interchangeably with Bertha, favouring the latter).
"Carlina" may have been how her name was transcribed by an American bureaucrat, hearing "Karolina". "Acht Oktober" may have become 10 October, through a similar error.
Searching the same Auswanderungsakten Brandenburg, Preußen records for "Oehns" in 1859, we find what appears to be a single family coming from the town of Zinna:
Karl Julius Ludwig Oehns, b. 1823
Charlotte Caroline Leinert Oehns, b. 1829
Karoline Wilhelmine Emilie Oehns, b. 1856
Karoline Emilie Bertha Oehns, b. 8 Okt 1858
There are no other Oehns from Zinna in that emigration record in that year.
Despite the name Frederick Oehns on the death certificate, then, I believe these to be more likely candidates for Bertha's parents, and am listing them as such. Note also that Elroy was unaware of his grandmother's name - either forename or surname - thus indicating that he was very unfamiliar with his own mother's origins.
All of this is dependent on the assumptions that Carlina Bertha Oehns, born 10 Oct 1858, and Karoline Emilie Bertha Oehns, b. 8 Okt 1858, are one and the same person, and that she was - at the age of about one year - traveling with her parents and sister.
Karoline married Otto W. Riess 1881. Otto (son of unknown male Riess and m. (Riess)) was born Jun 1852, Pennsylvania, United States; died 24 Sep 1905, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; was buried 1905, Friedens Cemetery, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 4. William M. Riess was born 11 Jun 1883, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; died 11 Apr 1917, 4225 No 11th St, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; was buried 13 Apr 1917, Friedens Cemetery, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States.
- 5. Fredrick W. Riess, Sr. was born 2 Sep 1885, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; died 21 May 1933, 6316 Lucille St, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; was buried 24 May 1933, Calvary Catholic Cemetery, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States.
- 6. Edwin Charles Riess was born 3 Mar 1891; died 14 Feb 1955.
- 7. Elroy Louis Riess was born 16 Sep 1895, Missouri, United States; died 10 Mar 1962.
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Generation: 3
4. | William M. Riess (3.Karoline2, 1.Charlotte1) was born 11 Jun 1883, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; died 11 Apr 1917, 4225 No 11th St, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; was buried 13 Apr 1917, Friedens Cemetery, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States. Other Events:
- Occupation: 1917; Glass Worker
- Address: 11 Apr 1917, 4225a No 11th St, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; Address at time of death - from death certificate.
- Cause of Death: 11 Apr 1917; Phthesis Pulmonalis; duration 3 mo. 6 day; signed Alfred Theo Vogler MD
- Marital Status: 11 Apr 1917; Single (at time of death)
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5. | Fredrick W. Riess, Sr. (3.Karoline2, 1.Charlotte1) was born 2 Sep 1885, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; died 21 May 1933, 6316 Lucille St, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; was buried 24 May 1933, Calvary Catholic Cemetery, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States. Other Events:
- Address: 1910, 2035a Alice Avenue, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; from Fred Jr's birth certificate
- Address: 18 Sep 1918, 2151 College Ave, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; (from draft card)
- Occupation: 18 Sep 1918, St. Louis, Missouri, United States; Clerk - Frisco Railway (from WWI draft card)
- Occupation: 1930; Chief Clerk, Railroad
- Address: 1933, 6316 Lucille St, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; Address given on death certificate. This was also the address given on Fred W. Riess Jr's wedding photos in 1945.
- Cause of Death: 21 May 1933, 6316 Lucille St, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; Pulmonary Tuberculosis; ulcer of stomach.
Fredrick — Helen "Nellie" B. Landers. Helen (daughter of John Landers and Mary Meyer) was born 14 Feb 1887, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; died 20 Jan 1935, 6316 Lucille St, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; was buried 24 Jan 1935, Calvary Catholic Cemetery, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 8. Fredrick William Riess, Jr. was born 31 Mar 1910, 2035a Alice Avenue, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; died 20 Nov 1973, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; was buried 23 Nov 1973, Calvary Catholic Cemetery, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States.
- 9. Edwin Robert Riess was born 15 Aug 1912, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; died 21 Nov 1912, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; was buried 23 Nov 1912, Calvary Catholic Cemetery, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States.
- 10. Robert R. Riess was born ca 1921/2, Missouri, United States.
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6. | Edwin Charles Riess (3.Karoline2, 1.Charlotte1) was born 3 Mar 1891; died 14 Feb 1955. Other Events:
- Occupation: 1955, Missouri, United States; Letter Carrier, US Postal Service
Edwin married Dorothy Roevekamp Before 1930. Dorothy (daughter of Frederick Roevekamp and Louise Wideman) was born 16 Feb 1890, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; died 28 Dec 1953, 8575 Drury Lane, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 11. Dorothy L. Riess was born 17 Dec 1917, Missouri, United States; died 6 Jun 2000, Missouri, United States.
- 12. Anne M. Riess was born 6 Dec 1923, Missouri, United States; died 21 Feb 2002, Missouri, United States.
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7. | Elroy Louis Riess (3.Karoline2, 1.Charlotte1) was born 16 Sep 1895, Missouri, United States; died 10 Mar 1962. Elroy married Sarah Minerva McKinney 20 Feb 1922, Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States. Sarah was born 7 Jan 1892, Gasconade, Missouri, United States; died 15 Nov 1982, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States. [Group Sheet]
Elroy — Jessie Adele Schumacher. Jessie was born Abt 1897, Missouri, United States; died 18 Feb 1968, Missouri, United States; was buried 23 Feb 1968, Manchester Methodist Cemetery, Manchester, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 4
8. | Fredrick William Riess, Jr. (5.Fredrick3, 3.Karoline2, 1.Charlotte1) was born 31 Mar 1910, 2035a Alice Avenue, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; died 20 Nov 1973, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; was buried 23 Nov 1973, Calvary Catholic Cemetery, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States. Other Events:
- Address: 1940s, 6316 Lucille St, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States
- Occupation: Abt 1960s, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; Airtherm Manufacturing Company, P.O. Box 7039, St. Louis, Missouri 63177 - address on envelope, identified by Susan Riess Hucke as her father's employer.
- Occupation: 1960s, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; Bookkeeper - Midwest Heating and Cooling
- Address: 1910, 2035a Alice Avenue, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; (from birth certificate)
- Address: 1912, 2155A Linton Ave, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; (from brother Edwin's death certificate)
- SSN: Bef 1951, Missouri, United States; 489-03-6184 (SSDI; Fred Riess b. 31 Mar 1910, d. Nov 1973, issued MO (bef 1951))
- Address: Bef 1962, 4545 Pratt, Lincolnwood, Cook, Illinois, United States
- Address: 1962-1973, 6946 Willow Wood Drive 63121, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States
Fredrick married Catherine Bridget O'Shea 19 May 1945 (Catholic), St. Rose of Lima Church, 1015 Goodfellow Blvd, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States. Catherine (daughter of Michael E. O'Shea, I and Catherine Cotter) was born 3 Sep 1919, 721 Walton, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; was christened 28 Sep 1919, St. Louis Cathedral, St. Louis, Missouri, United States; died 8 Aug 1985, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; was buried 10 Aug 1985, Calvary Catholic Cemetery, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States. [Group Sheet]
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9. | Edwin Robert Riess (5.Fredrick3, 3.Karoline2, 1.Charlotte1) was born 15 Aug 1912, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; died 21 Nov 1912, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States; was buried 23 Nov 1912, Calvary Catholic Cemetery, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States. Other Events:
- Address: 1912, 2155A Linton Ave, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States
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11. | Dorothy L. Riess (6.Edwin3, 3.Karoline2, 1.Charlotte1) was born 17 Dec 1917, Missouri, United States; died 6 Jun 2000, Missouri, United States. Other Events:
- Occupation: Mehlville, St. Louis, Missouri, United States; Mrs. Holley taught in the Mehlville School District for 20 years. (obit)
Dorothy — Robert B. Holley. Robert was born Abt 1915; died Bef 2000. [Group Sheet]
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