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The Stümpges/Stuempges-Vits Family
Johann Stümpges-Stuempges
ba. 2 Dec 1798, Rheydt,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
d. 1855-1856, Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
Father: Peter Stümpges
Mother: Mechtildis Vits
m. 22 Oct 1825, Rheydt,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Gertraud-Gertrude Vits
ba. 18 Jun 1797, Rheydt,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
d. aft. 1860
Father: Heinrich Vits
Mother: Wilhelmina Frantzen-Frentzen
Children:
Heinrich "Henry" Stümpges-Stuempges (m. Anna Katharina Friedricka Rosemeier)
b. 27 Apr 1826, Rheydt house #107,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
ba. 14 May 1826, Rheydt,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
m. 15 Apr 1856, Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
d. 12 May 1907, SDJohanna Mechtilda Stümpges-Stuempges (m. Tillman Grossheusch)
b. 27 Jul 1828, Rheydt house #107,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
ba. 10 Aug 1828, Rheydt,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
m. 19 Aug 1853
d. Oct 1909, WIJohann Peter Stümpges-Stuempges (m1. Katharina Sprengling)
b. 25 Jan 1831, Rheydt house #104/5, (m2. Sophia Carolina Friederica Stück)
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (m3. Johanna Rutsatz)
ba. 10 Aug 1828, Rheydt,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
m1. 6 Oct 1859, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
m2. 16 Feb 1866, First German Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co, WI
m3. 26 Mar 1889, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co, WI
d. 28 Mar 1911, N. 11th St., Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co, WI
bu. 31 Mar 1911, Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, WIWilhelm Stümpges-Stuempges (m. Johanna Horn)
b. 8 Jun 1834, Rheydt house #104/5,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
ba. 22 Jun 1834, Rheydt,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
m. 30 Jun 1867, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co, WI
d. aft. 1900, possibly Skagit Co, WAJulius Stümpges-Stuempges (m1. Louisa Freiberg)
b. 12 Jul 1838, Rheydt house #104/5, (m2. Anna Schneider)
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (m3. Caroline Renovoirs)
ba. 29 Jul 1838, Rheydt,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
m1. 13 Jul 1868, Herman, Sheboygan Co, WI
m2. 15 Jan 1872, Sheboygan, Sheboygan Co, WI
m3. 3 Feb 1879, Sheboygan, Sheboygan Co, WI
d. 6 Apr 1892, Sheboygan, Sheboygan Co, WI
bu. ______, Wildwood Cemetery, Sheboygan, WI
Chronological Timeline:
On the 15th and 16th of Jan 1849 in Gladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, an announcement was made regarding property owned by Johann Stümpges and his wife Gertrud Vitz.
"Household Goods and Real Estate Sale
The married couple Johann Stümpges and Gertrud Vitz of Rheydt will hold a sale on Friday, February 16th of this year:
I. At 9:00 a.m. at their residence in Rheydt: Household goods of all kinds, including: tables, chairs, beds, stoves, mirrors, chests, cupboards, copper and tinware, a clock, benches, two looms, etc.
II. At approximately 4:00 p.m. at the inn of Hermann Junkers in Rheydt:
1) A piece of arable land, approximately 1 morgen in size, located on the road from Rheydt to Geneicken, on the so-called "Commertz-Weg" (trade route), bordering the properties of Joh. Vitz and Joh. Jendges;
2) Approximately 1 morgen of arable land, on the Gladbacher-Wege (Gladbach road), bordering the properties of Dilthey and Joh. Peter Stümpges;
3) Approximately 1 morgen of arable land in the area known as "Leermentscheshütte," bordering the properties of Heinrich Frentzen and Hermann Göters; all three parcels located in the municipality of Rheydt to be sold by public auction, for cash, to the highest bidder, by the undersigned notary.
Gladbach, January 25, 1849 Pauls"
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSPW-KS3J-K
On 2 May 1849, through the Port of New York, the Stümpges family arrived aboard the SS Meta. The manifest only states they were traveling from Germany to the USA. They were listed as the following:
J[ohann] Stumpges 50 M
Ge[r]t[ru]d 52 F
Hi[e]n[rich] 23 M
[Jo]anna 21 F
Jo[han]n P[eter] 18 M
W[ilhel]m 14 M
Julius 11 M
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-R995-KK
On 5 Jul 1849 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, Johann Stümpges made oath and declared his intention to become a naturalized citizen. He stated he was born in the Kingdom of Prussia in or about 1798 and he emigrated to the United States on or about May 1849.
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893D-993V-8
The 1850 federal census has John Stempgous enumerated on 13 Aug 1850 in the town of Newton, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SMQ-67H
An article was published in the Manitowoc Tribune on 11 Dec 1856:
"Chancery Sale
State of Wisconsin, Manitowoc county circuit court.
Foreclosure. John F. Zinns, complainant, vs. Gertrude Stumpges, widow of John Stumpges, deceased; Henry Stumpges, Julius Stumpges, John Stumpges, and Hummel [William] Stumpges, heirs of the said John Stumpges, deceased- defendants.
In pursuance and by virtue of a decretal order made in the above entitled cause on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1856. I shall sell at public vendue to the highest bidder at the office of L. T. Warren in the village of Manitowoc in the said county of Manitowoc, on the 22nd day of December next ensuing, at one o'clock P.M., the following described real estate, to-wit: All that certain piece of parcel of land lying and being situate in the county of Manitowoc in the state of Wisconsin, and known and described as the north-east quarter of section number nine (9) in township number eighteen (18) north. Of range number twenty-three (23) east containing one hundred and sixty acres, according to public survey.
F.W. Adams, Sheriff. L. T. Warren, Sol. for Compl'n't 3 25 7t
Dated at Manitowoc, November 5, 1856"
The 1860 federal census has Gerdrut Stempgis enumerated on 8 Aug 1860 in Beardstown, Cass County, Illinois. She was residing with her son William and their household was listed of the following:
Gerdrut Stempgis 63 F Prussia
William 26 M Carpenter $400 real estate Prussia
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBT-3X8
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