LATER FEUERSTEIN IMMIGRANTS
This page has short biographies about Feuerstein cousins who came to America after Nicholas. The other pages of this website are based directly on the registers of the Berg Church, but most of the information on this page comes from other sources. If you find your ancestors here, be sure to leave us a message and say hello.
CHARLES FIRESTEIN FROM THAL
Born Charles Feuerstein on October 24, 1835, in Thal-Drulingen, Alsace, France (Ref: Thal-Drulingen - Civil status - Birth register 1835 - 4 E 488/1, image 4, record 6). His lineage is said to be as follows: Hans/Johannes (carpenter of Thal), Johannes b. abt 1696, Johannes b. 1719, Johannes b. 1760, Jean Nicolas b. 1795. His mother's name was Louisa Freund b. 1795. He had seven brothers named Nicolas, Guillaume, Henri, Louis, Georges, Nicolas, and Pierre; and had two sisters named Louise and Caroline. Charles immigrated to the United States with his brother Nicolas (also on this page) from Le Havre, France, on the ship F.A. Palmer and arrived in New York City, on April 17, 1855. He married Mary Daniels (born December 15, 1840, in England) on December 25, 1861, in DuPage County, Illinois. They had four sons named William, Albert, George and Franklin, as well as five daughters named Louisa, Abigail, Gertrude, Grace, and Luella.
Charles' occupation was that of a farm laborer in the 1860 census, a farmer in the 1870 and 1880 census, and a retired farmer in the 1900 census, all in Dupage Township, Will County, Illinois. His wife Mary died July 19, 1894, in Cook County, Illinois. Charles Firestein died August 29, 1928 in DuPage Township, Will County, Illinois. He is buried in the Wheatland Township Cemetery, Naperville, Will County, Illinois.
Charles' occupation was that of a farm laborer in the 1860 census, a farmer in the 1870 and 1880 census, and a retired farmer in the 1900 census, all in Dupage Township, Will County, Illinois. His wife Mary died July 19, 1894, in Cook County, Illinois. Charles Firestein died August 29, 1928 in DuPage Township, Will County, Illinois. He is buried in the Wheatland Township Cemetery, Naperville, Will County, Illinois.
HENRY FEUERSTEIN (1834) FROM DRULINGEN
Henry Feuerstein's Naturalization Petition appears on his Find-a-Grave memorial. It records that he was born in 1834 was in "Drullingen, Germany", but it was actually Alsace, France at the time. Drulingen, just two miles from Berg, wasn't part of Germany until the 1870s. Henry sailed from Le Havre, France to New York in 1852. He settled in Colorado where his sons carried on the family name for at least another generation.
HENRY FEUERSTEIN (1835) OF BERG
Born Heinrich Feuerstein on July 7, 1835, in Berg, Alsace, France (Ref: Berg - Etat civil - Registre de naissances 1835 - 4 E 29/1, image 6, line 5). His lineage is said to be as follows: Hans/Johannes (carpenter of Thal), Johannes b. abt 1696, Johannes b. 1719, Johannes b. 1760, and Pierre born 1793. His mother's name was Maria Eva Faess b. 1793. Henry had two brothers named Jean Pierre and Pierre and two sisters named Marguerite and Catharine.
Henry emigrated to the United States on the ship Florida from Le Havre, France, to New York City, on July 18, 1853. He married Margaretha Gressel on May 26, 1863, in Hamilton County, Ohio. He had at least two daughters named Amalia and Emma. Henry was identified in the business directories in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1866 to 1909. Henry was employed as a saloon keeper in the 1900 census in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.
In 1902, Clark Barnaby Firestone of Columbiana County, Ohio made a "pilgrimage" to Berg and Thal. After spending a day there, he wrote to his father about meeting a Feuerstein potato farmer in Berg who told him that a "Henrich Firestone" had gone to Cincinnati in 1850. We believe this was Henry.
Henry's Death Notice in "The Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer"
Friday, March 19, 1909
Deaths
FEUERSTEIN--Henry Feuerstein entered into rest on Wednesday, March 17, 1909 at 2:30 p. m., aged 75 years 5 months and 5 days. Funeral on Saturday, at 2 p. m. from his late residence, No. 1639 Reading road. Relatives and friends invited.
Henry emigrated to the United States on the ship Florida from Le Havre, France, to New York City, on July 18, 1853. He married Margaretha Gressel on May 26, 1863, in Hamilton County, Ohio. He had at least two daughters named Amalia and Emma. Henry was identified in the business directories in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1866 to 1909. Henry was employed as a saloon keeper in the 1900 census in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.
In 1902, Clark Barnaby Firestone of Columbiana County, Ohio made a "pilgrimage" to Berg and Thal. After spending a day there, he wrote to his father about meeting a Feuerstein potato farmer in Berg who told him that a "Henrich Firestone" had gone to Cincinnati in 1850. We believe this was Henry.
Henry's Death Notice in "The Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer"
Friday, March 19, 1909
Deaths
FEUERSTEIN--Henry Feuerstein entered into rest on Wednesday, March 17, 1909 at 2:30 p. m., aged 75 years 5 months and 5 days. Funeral on Saturday, at 2 p. m. from his late residence, No. 1639 Reading road. Relatives and friends invited.
JOHN FIRESTINE
Born Jean Feuerstein on June 18, 1810, in Berg, Alsace, France. (Ref: Berg, - Etat civil - Registre de naissances 1810 - 4 E 29/1, image 6, record 6.) His lineage is said to be as follows: Hans/Johannes (carpenter of Thal), Johannes b. abt 1696, Johannes b. 1719, Johannes b. 1760, and Johannes b. 1783. His mother's name was Margaretha Nickles, born 1781. He had two brothers named Jean Pierre and Georges Henri, and two sisters named Marguerite and Catharine. He married Catharine Heckel on March 29, 1837, in Berg. They had two sons named Henri, one son named Louis, and one daughter Caroline, who were born and then died in Berg. The other children born in Berg were Catharina born 1837, Pierre (Peter) born 1844, Jean Nicholas born 1847, and Henry born 1853.
According to the 1900 Census records in Jefferson County, Indiana, sons Henry and Nicholas reported that the family had emigrated to the United States in 1853. John and Catharine then had a daughter named Margaret in 1855 in Ohio. According to the 1860 census, John Firestine and family lived in Monroe Township, Jefferson County, Indiana. The 1870 census has John Firestine and family living in Madison Township, Jefferson County, Indiana. John Feuerstine died January 25, 1877, in Madison Township, Jefferson County, Indiana. He is buried in the Hebron Cemetery in Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana.
According to the 1900 Census records in Jefferson County, Indiana, sons Henry and Nicholas reported that the family had emigrated to the United States in 1853. John and Catharine then had a daughter named Margaret in 1855 in Ohio. According to the 1860 census, John Firestine and family lived in Monroe Township, Jefferson County, Indiana. The 1870 census has John Firestine and family living in Madison Township, Jefferson County, Indiana. John Feuerstine died January 25, 1877, in Madison Township, Jefferson County, Indiana. He is buried in the Hebron Cemetery in Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana.
MARGARET FEUERSTEIN NICKLES FROM BERG
Posted on Ancestry Message Boards>Surnames>Firestone on 18 June 2005
Classification: Query
My 4xgr. grandmother was Margaret Feuerstein (b abt. 1780) from Berg, Alsace. She married Peter Nickles, son of Peter and Anna Maria Nonnemacher Nickles. I am trying to identify Margaret's parents. Her husband, Peter, did stay and serve for Napolean....they didn't get to western PA until abt. 1840, following their four children; George Hans, Margaret, Jacob and Charles. All eventually settled in Butler County.
(Signed:) L. N.
Webmaster's Notes
The families of Margaret and her husband had lived in the Berg and Thal Parish for generations. If Margaret's estimated birth year of 1780 is close, then the best candidate was born on 16 July 1781 and her parents were Johannes and Catarina Elisabeta. Only one other candidate was born in the Berg parish between 1770 and 1790. The first two lines are the layout for their baptismal records that follow:
Newborn, Date of Birth, Date of Baptism,
Father, Village, Mother
1) Margreta Elisabeta, 16 Jul 1781, 19 Jul 1781,
Johannes* Feuerstein, Berg, Catarina Elisabeta (born Klein)
2) Margreta Dorothea, 8 Aug 1785, 10 Aug 1785,
Nickel** Feuerstein, Junior, Thal, Eva (born Birckel).
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* Fourth of that name. The great-grandson of the first Johannes Feuerstein.
**This Nickel Feuerstein was a great-nephew of our immigrant ancestor.
Classification: Query
My 4xgr. grandmother was Margaret Feuerstein (b abt. 1780) from Berg, Alsace. She married Peter Nickles, son of Peter and Anna Maria Nonnemacher Nickles. I am trying to identify Margaret's parents. Her husband, Peter, did stay and serve for Napolean....they didn't get to western PA until abt. 1840, following their four children; George Hans, Margaret, Jacob and Charles. All eventually settled in Butler County.
(Signed:) L. N.
Webmaster's Notes
The families of Margaret and her husband had lived in the Berg and Thal Parish for generations. If Margaret's estimated birth year of 1780 is close, then the best candidate was born on 16 July 1781 and her parents were Johannes and Catarina Elisabeta. Only one other candidate was born in the Berg parish between 1770 and 1790. The first two lines are the layout for their baptismal records that follow:
Newborn, Date of Birth, Date of Baptism,
Father, Village, Mother
1) Margreta Elisabeta, 16 Jul 1781, 19 Jul 1781,
Johannes* Feuerstein, Berg, Catarina Elisabeta (born Klein)
2) Margreta Dorothea, 8 Aug 1785, 10 Aug 1785,
Nickel** Feuerstein, Junior, Thal, Eva (born Birckel).
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* Fourth of that name. The great-grandson of the first Johannes Feuerstein.
**This Nickel Feuerstein was a great-nephew of our immigrant ancestor.
NICHOLAS FIRESTEIN (1832) FROM THAL
Born Nicolas Feuerstein on October 19, 1832, in Thal-Drulingen, Alsace, France (Ref: Thal-Drulingen - Civil status - Birth register 1832 - 4 E 488/1, image 5, record 12). His lineage is said to be as follows: Hans/Johannes (carpenter of Thal), Johannes b. abt 1696, Johannes b. 1719, Johannes b. 1760, Jean Nicolas b. 1795. His mother's name was Louisa Freund b. 1795. He had seven brothers named Nicolas, Guillaume, Henri, Louis, Georges, Charles, and Pierre; and two sisters named Louise and Caroline. Nicholas immigrated to the United States with his brother Charles (also on this page) from Le Havre, France, on the ship F.A. Palmer and arrived in New York City, on April 17, 1855. He married 1) Sophia (born in Prussia about 1842), probably in 1863 in Illinois. They had one daughter named Ida and two sons named George and William. Nicholas married 2) Margaretha Ries on July 19, 1877, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. They had two daughters named Louise and Katherine and one son named Frank.
Nick's occupation was that of a hostler in the 1860, 1870, and 1900 census in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. A hostler can be defined two ways: one who takes care of horses or mules, or one who services locomotives. His occupation was that of a laborer in the 1880 census in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Nicholas Firestein died in 1904 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Nick's occupation was that of a hostler in the 1860, 1870, and 1900 census in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. A hostler can be defined two ways: one who takes care of horses or mules, or one who services locomotives. His occupation was that of a laborer in the 1880 census in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Nicholas Firestein died in 1904 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
JEAN NICOLAS FEUERSTEIN (1847) FROM RIMSDORF
Born Jean Nicolas Feuerstein on March 20, 1847, in Rimsdorf, Alsace, France (Ref: Rimsdorf - Etat civil - Registre de naissances 1847 - 4 E 401/2, image 7). His lineage is said to be as follows: Hans/Johannes (carpenter of Thal), Hans b. abt 1696, Johann Peter b. 1734, Johann Peter b. 1777, and father Jean Pierre b. 1806. His mother was Charlotte Klein b. 1811. His brothers included Louis, Guillaume, and Jacob, while his sisters included Charlotte, Caroline and Christina. He emigrated to the United States in 1862 according to the 1900 census. He served as a private on the 5th Ohio Cavalry, Company L. from 1862 to 1865, during the Civil War. He married Caroline Mangold about 1880. They resided in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, according to the 1880 and 1900 census, and had children named Arthur Nicholas, Edwin William, and Marguerite. John's occupations were as a saloon keeper, a carpenter, and a city laborer. John Nicholas Feuerstein died on May 20, 1917, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
JACOB FEUERSTEIN FROM RIMSDORF
Born Jacques Feuerstein (ref: Rimsdorf - Etat Civil - Registre de Naissances 1849 - 4 E 401/2, image 4, record 6). His lineage is said to be as follows: Hans/Johannes (carpenter of Thal), Hans b. 1696, Johann Peter b. 1734, Johann Peter b. 1777, and father Jean Pierre b. 1806. His mother was Charlotte Klein b. 1811. His brothers included Louis, Guillaume, and Jean Nicolas (who emigrated to America in 1862). His sisters included Charlotte, Caroline, and Christina. He emigrated to the United States in 1870 according to the 1900 census. He married Sarah Gressel about the year 1874 and they had four children named Christina, Henry, George, and Jacob. Jacob Feuerstein was a saloon keeper in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, in the 1880 and 1900 census. Jacob died on June 7, 1902, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
HENRY FEUERSTEIN (1872) FROM REXINGEN
Born Heinrich Feuerstein, March 23, 1872, in Rexingen, Alsace, France (Ref: Rexingen - Etat civil - Registre de naissances 1872 - 4 E 396/2, image 5, right page, line 2). His lineage is said to be as follows: Hans/Johannes (carpenter of Thal), Johannes b. abt 1696, Johann Peter b 1734, Andreas b. 1781, Henri b. 1817, and Henri b. 1842. His mother's name was Christine Muller who was born in 1842. He had three brothers named Peter, Adam, and George.
According to a list of Alien Immigrants, Henry Feuerstein came from Le Havre, France, on the ship La Navarre which arrived in New York City on March 21, 1898. His occupation was listed as a laborer and his destination was Sharon, Wisconisn. In the 1900 census, Henry Feuerstein was listed as a servant under John Stoll, in Sharon, Walworth County, Wisconsin. He then married John Stoll's daughter, Helene, on October 28, 1902. Heinrich continued in Sharon as a farmer in the census between 1910 and 1940. The children that Heinrich shared with Helene, were named Pearl, Harry, Floyd, and Gertrude.
Obituary
Janesville (WI) Daily Gazette
Tuesday, October 27, 1959
Henry Feuerstein
Sharon -- Henry Feuerstein, 87, died in his home here this morning.
Mr. Feuerstein was born March 23, 1872, in Alsace-Lorraine. He came to this country as a young man and farmed in this area before retiring and moving here several years ago.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Louis Lader, Avalon; two sons Harry and Floyd, of Sharon; and five grandchildren.
The body is at the Salisbury-Schilke Funeral Home pending arrangements.
Obituary
Janesville (WI) Daily Gazette
Wednesday, October 28, 1959
Henry Feuerstein
Sharon -- The funeral of Henry Feuerstein, 87, who died Tuesday in his home here, will be held Tuesday, in the Salisbury-Schilke Funeral Home, the Rev. Lebbeus Woods officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 tonight.
According to a list of Alien Immigrants, Henry Feuerstein came from Le Havre, France, on the ship La Navarre which arrived in New York City on March 21, 1898. His occupation was listed as a laborer and his destination was Sharon, Wisconisn. In the 1900 census, Henry Feuerstein was listed as a servant under John Stoll, in Sharon, Walworth County, Wisconsin. He then married John Stoll's daughter, Helene, on October 28, 1902. Heinrich continued in Sharon as a farmer in the census between 1910 and 1940. The children that Heinrich shared with Helene, were named Pearl, Harry, Floyd, and Gertrude.
Obituary
Janesville (WI) Daily Gazette
Tuesday, October 27, 1959
Henry Feuerstein
Sharon -- Henry Feuerstein, 87, died in his home here this morning.
Mr. Feuerstein was born March 23, 1872, in Alsace-Lorraine. He came to this country as a young man and farmed in this area before retiring and moving here several years ago.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Louis Lader, Avalon; two sons Harry and Floyd, of Sharon; and five grandchildren.
The body is at the Salisbury-Schilke Funeral Home pending arrangements.
Obituary
Janesville (WI) Daily Gazette
Wednesday, October 28, 1959
Henry Feuerstein
Sharon -- The funeral of Henry Feuerstein, 87, who died Tuesday in his home here, will be held Tuesday, in the Salisbury-Schilke Funeral Home, the Rev. Lebbeus Woods officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 tonight.
