GERMAN ANCESTORS

US-Emigrants from Stockstadt am Main





JOHANN FECHER

(1826-1880)


Variant nameJohn Fecher
18 June 1826 Johann Fecher is born in Stockstadt am Main.

Father: not known
Mother: Elisabeth Fecher (1802-****)
EMIGRATION

1854

Johann emigrates to the U.S.

Port, ship and arrival date not known yet.
6 August 1854Johann marries Cecilia Ottinger (from Bavaria) in Chippewa, Michigan.
CENSUS

1860
Residence:
Ward 6, Milwaukee City, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Family members:

Fecher John, carpenter, 34
Fecher Cecilia, wife, 36 (= Cecilia Ottinger)

Source: United States Census 1860
5 February1866Naturalization

Residence: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin

Source: Illinois Naturalization Index, 1840-1950
CENSUS

1870
Residence:
Ward 9, Milwaukee City, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Family members:

Fecher John, saloonkeeper, 44
Fecher Cecilia, wife, 47
Fecher Mina, 7
Fecher Elisabeth, 68, mother

Source: United States Census 1870
CENSUS

1880
Residence:
Ward 9, Milwaukee City, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Family members:

Fecher John, saloonkeeper, 53
Fecher Cecilia, wife, 56
Fecher Mina, 17

Please note: Census tells us that Mina is Cecilia's niece and that she is adopted. Her father's name is Aloys Ottinger, her mother's name is Katharina Weidenschläger. Source: Marriage document for Wilhelmina Fecher and

Source: United States Census 1880
August 1880John Fecher dies in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is buried at Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee (Block 5, row 225 w).

Source: Findagrave
14 April 1906Cecilia Fecher dies in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is buried at Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee (Block 5, row 225 w).

Source: Findagrave