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Johann Michael Frey1,2,3

ID# 7244, (1815 - 1877)
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Parents:

FatherMichael Frey (abt 29 Aug 1783 - 28 Dec 1839)
MotherAnna Katharina Trautwein (abt 14 Jun 1792 - 22 Mar 1846)
Family IndexesThe Fenker Family

Key Events:

Birth: 27 Aug 1815, Eichstetten, Baden,4,5,6
Marriage: Louise Francoise Huguenot (b. abt 1825)7
Marriage: 7 Jan 1856, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Christina Baum (b. 31 Aug 1820, d. 21 Jul 1907)8,9,10
Death: 22 May 1877, Covington, Kentucky,11,12,13
Burial: 24 May 1877, Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington, Kentucky,14,15
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Narrative:

Johann Michael Frey was born on 27 Aug 1815 in Eichstetten, BadenG.4,5,6 He was baptized on 28 Aug 1815 in Evangelische Kirche, EichstettenG.16
     Johann married first Louise Francoise Huguenot.7
     Johann and Louise were living in Geneva, SwitzerlandG, when their daughter was born.17 He was a pastry chef there.18

Immigrating to the United States --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---


     Johann immigrated to the United StatesG, but when is unknown. No record of his immigration has been found. No record of his first wife in the U.S. has been found, so it seems likely she died in Europe, but no record of that has been found. His daughter Emma immigrated about 1856, about the time of his second marriage, suggesting he had immigrated earlier and sent for her when he re-married.19,20
      In the United States he "Americanized" his given name, being known as John M.3,21,22,15
     John married second Christina Baum, daughter of Johann Heinrich Nicolaus Baum and Anna Margaretha Schreid, on 7 Jan 1856 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OhioG, with Rev. Conrad Gahn, pastor of the Buckeye St. Church, officiating.8,9,10
     According to family lore, he was at one time a cook for Culver Military Academy, which is located at Culver, Indiana.23
     John and Christina appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Covington, Kenton Co., KentuckyG, enumerated 25 Jun 1860, reporting $1,500 in real estate and $500 in personal property. His daughter by his previous marriage, Emma, was listed as living with them, as were Rodolph Walker, a 21-year-old baker, and George Hatgen, a 16-year-old baker apprentice.24
     He was a baker in Covington by 1860, at 642 Main St. G by 1861, the earliest city directory available, and most likely before that.25,26,27 By 1861 John and Christina were living at 642 Main St., G above his bakery. They continued to live there until his death, and she did for a time after that.28,29

Getting His Step-Son-In-Law Into the Business --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---


     John's step-son-in-law William Fenker, joined him in the bakery business by 1866. That year they were listed as Frey & Fenker, bakers and confectioners, at 2 Pike St.G.30,31 The firm was listed again in 1868, listing that address and 642 Main St.G, the location of John's prior bakery. It appears that John retired from the business soon after that. The following year both locations are listed under William Fenker, and John's listings in the city directory never again included an occupation.32,33,34
     Her daughter Louisa and her husband, William Fenker, and their family, moved into the same building Christina and John had been living in by 1870.35
     John and Christina appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Covington, Kenton Co., KentuckyG, enumerated 20 Jun 1870, living in the same dwelling as her daughter Louisa and her husband.36
     John left a will dated 7 May 1877 stating he was of Covington, KentuckyG, in which he left his Gustav Doré Picture Bible to his daughter Emma. He also left her $2,000, to be paid her one year after his death, after she provided security to the satisfaction of the county court that she would provide an annuity of $120 per year to his widow for her lifetime. He left his wife, in addition to the annuity, all the rest of his estate. He appointed his wife as his executor.37
     John died on 22 May 1877 in Covington, KentuckyG, at age 61.11,12,13 He was buried on 24 May 1877 in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington, KentuckyG, in the William Fenker lot.14,15
     His will was probated on 25 Jun 1877 in Kenton Co.G court.37

Children:
     Child with Louise Francoise Huguenot:

  1. Emma Frey+ (9 Apr 1848 - 20 Jun 1913)

Children:
     There were no children with Johanna Christina Baum

Citations

  1. [S10715] Evangelische Kirche Kirchenbuchduplikate (Lutheran Church Church Book Duplicates), Baden, 1815, baptism no. 49, Johann Michael Frey.
  2. [S10715] Evangelische Kirche Kirchenbuchduplikate (Lutheran Church Church Book Duplicates), Baden, 1848, baptism no. 25, Emma Frey, extract from Birth Register of the city of Geneva (in French), shows name as Jean Michel Frey.
  3. [S10714] Will Book, Kenton Co., Kentucky, 2:214, will of John M. Frey, states his name in body as Johann Michael Frey, but signd as John M. Frey.
  4. [S10715] Evangelische Kirche Kirchenbuchduplikate (Lutheran Church Church Book Duplicates), Baden, 1815, baptism no. 49, Johann Michael Frey, shows date.
  5. [S10715] Evangelische Kirche Kirchenbuchduplikate (Lutheran Church Church Book Duplicates), Baden, 1848, baptism no. 25, Emma Frey, extract from Birth Register of the city of Geneva (in French), shows year and town.
  6. [S210] John Frey household, 1860 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows age as 44 and state.
  7. [S10715] Evangelische Kirche Kirchenbuchduplikate (Lutheran Church Church Book Duplicates), Baden, 1848, baptism no. 25, Emma Frey, extract from Birth Register of the city of Geneva (in French), shows her as his wife.
  8. [S792] Restored Marriage Records, Hamilton Co. Probate Court, B/10:280, Frey-Lebeau, 7 Jan 1856, shows date and name of pastor.
  9. [S10919] Minutes of the Annual Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1855, pg 639, shows Conrad Gahn as pastor of the Buckeye St. church in Cincinnati; 1856, pg 151, shows Conrad Gahn as pastor of Buckeye and Congress St. churches.
  10. [S92] Christine Baum, shows date.
  11. [S3420] Linden Grove Cemetery, burial records, no. 1352, John M. Frey, shows date.
  12. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows year, city, and state.
  13. [S474] John M. and Christine Frey tombstone, Linden Grove Cemetery, shows year.
  14. [S3420] Linden Grove Cemetery, burial records, no. 1352, John M. Frey, shows date and lot.
  15. [S474] John M. and Christine Frey tombstone, Linden Grove Cemetery.
  16. [S10715] Evangelische Kirche Kirchenbuchduplikate (Lutheran Church Church Book Duplicates), Baden, 1814, no. 49, Johann Michael Frey.
  17. [S10715] Evangelische Kirche Kirchenbuchduplikate (Lutheran Church Church Book Duplicates), Baden, 1848, baptism no. 25, Emma Frey, extract from Birth Register of the city of Geneva (in French), shows both residents of Geneva.
  18. [S10715] Evangelische Kirche Kirchenbuchduplikate (Lutheran Church Church Book Duplicates), Baden, 1848, baptism no. 25, Emma Frey, extract from Birth Register of the city of Geneva (in French), shows occupation as pastry chef.
  19. [S10705] Emma Deiss household, 1900 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows year, as 1857, and 43 years in the U.S. for Emma.
  20. [S10706] Emma Deiss household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows year, as 1865 for Emma.
  21. [S92] Christine Baum, shows name as John M. Frey.
  22. [S3420] Linden Grove Cemetery, burial records, no. 1352, John M. Frey.
  23. [S26] Fogg, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows occupation as a cook for Culver Military Academy.
  24. [S210] John Frey household, 1860 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky.
  25. [S210] John Frey household, 1860 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows occupation as baker.
  26. [S277] Louise A. Fenker, ""The Fenker Family" and "The Wieman Family"", shows "he had a baking business", city and state.
  27. [S10504] Williams' Covington and Newport Directory, 1861, pg 425, shows occupation as baker, e.s. Main b. 7th and Bremen; 1868, pg 62, shows address as 642 Main st; 1886 Sanborn Fire Insurance map of Covington, section 16 shows Bremen where Pershing Ave. now is, and 642 Main as a bakery were 638 Main is now located.
  28. [S10504] Williams' Covington and Newport Directory, 1861, pg 425, shows occupation as baker, e.s. Main b. 7th and Bremen; 1886 Sanborn Fire Insurance map of Covington, section 16 shows Bremen where Pershing Ave. now is, and 642 Main as a bakery were 638 Main is now located.
  29. [S10716] Haddock's General and Business Directory of Covington, 1878, pg 106, shows residence as 642 Main.
  30. [S10504] Williams' Covington and Newport Directory, 1866, pp 31, 34.
  31. [S277] Louise A. Fenker, ""The Fenker Family" and "The Wieman Family"", shows he was in the baking business with Mr. Frey (his wife's step-father.)
  32. [S10366] Covington City Directory, 1868, pg 53, 62.
  33. [S10504] Williams' Covington and Newport Directory, 1869, pp 40, 45.
  34. [S282] John Frey household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows occupation as baker.
  35. [S10366] Covington City Directory, 1871, pg 50, shows William with residence as 642 Main.
  36. [S282] John Frey household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky.
  37. [S10714] Will Book, Kenton Co., Kentucky, 2:214, will of John M. Frey, 7 May 1877.

 

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