Brief Life History of Wilhelm Heinrich Friedrich
When Wilhelm Heinrich Friedrich Thies was born on 29 August 1813, in Minden, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, his father, Franz Heinrich Thies, was 31 and his mother, Margarethe Elisabeth Kleine- Esselbruegge, was 29. He married Cathrine Wilhelmine Langenkamp on 23 May 1841, in Versmold, Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1857 and lived in Randolph, Illinois, United States in 1860. He died on 15 November 1864, in Bremen, Randolph, Illinois, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Bremen, Randolph, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (23)
- Henry W Thies, "United States Census, 1860"
- Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Thies in entry for August Heinrich Philipp Thies, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Huf. Wm. Thies in entry for J. H. Thies, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
Spouse and Children
1813–1864 Male
1815–1864 Female
Children (7)
1841–1908 Female
1844–1908 Male
1846–1846 Male
1848–1908 Female
1850–1937 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1782–1855 Male
1784– Female
Siblings (6)
1813–1864 Male
1815– Male
1818–1871 Female
1824–1897 Male
1826– Female
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World Events (8)
1814
Age 1
1818
Age 5
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 17
Name Meaning
North German and Dutch: from a shortened form of the personal name Matthias (see Matthew ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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