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Emma Frey1,2,3

ID# 12174, (1848 - 1913)
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Parents:

FatherJohann Michael Frey (27 Aug 1815 - 22 May 1877)
MotherLouise Francoise Huguenot (abt 1825 - )
Family IndexesThe Fenker Family

Key Events:

Birth: 9 Apr 1848, Geneva, Switzerland,4,5,6
Marriage: 17 Nov 1867, Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky, John Gottlieb Deiss (b. 27 Sep 1844, d. 14 Aug 1890)7,8,9
Death: 20 Jun 1913, Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky,10,11
Burial: 23 Jun 1913, Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Kenton Co., Kentucky,12,13
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Narrative:

Emma Frey was born on 9 Apr 1848 in Geneva, SwitzerlandG.4,5,6
     Emma immigrated to the United StatesG about 1856, about the time her father, Johann Michael Frey, remarried, suggesting he had sent for her then. It appears her mother had died in Europe before that, but no record of her death has been found.14,15
     Emma appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Covington, Kenton Co., KentuckyG, in the household of her father and stepmother, Christina Baum.16
     Emma married John Gottlieb Deiss, son of Jonas Deiß and Elizabeth Catharina Schütz, on 17 Nov 1867 in Covington, Kenton Co., KentuckyG, with the consent of her father since she was under age.7,8,9
     Emma and John appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Covington, Kenton Co., KentuckyG, enumerated 18 Jun 1870, living in the same building as his parents. Their daughter Emma was listed as living with them.17
     Emma was named an heir in the will of her father dated 7 May 1877 in Covington, KentuckyG, in which he left her his Gustav Doré Picture Bible, and, provided she would pay her step-mother and annuity of $120 per year, $2,000.18
     Emma and John appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky, at 813 Willard St. G, enumerated 8 Jun 1880. Their children Emma, John, Catherine, Caroline, Elizabeth, and Charles were listed as living with them.19
     Her husband died on 14 Aug 1890 in Covington, KentuckyG.20,21
     Emma appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky, at 1543 Banklick G, enumerated 11 Jun 1900, reporting she rented her home. Her children Emma, John, Elizabeth, and Charles were listed as living with her.22
     Emma appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky, at 103 West 15th St. G, enumerated 25 Apr 1910, reporting she owned her home, which was mortgaged. Her children John and Elizabeth were listed as living with her, as were her widowed daughter, Catherine, and her 10-year-old son Arthur Faulwetter.23
     Emma died on 20 Jun 1913 in Covington, Kenton Co., KentuckyG, at age 65.10,11 She was buried on 23 Jun 1913 in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Kenton Co., KentuckyG.12,13

Children:
     Children with Johann Gottlieb Deiß:

  1. Emma Elizabeth Deiss (16 Aug 1868 - 25 Dec 1946)
  2. John L. Deiss (2 Jul 1870 - 28 Oct 1945)
  3. Catherine Deiss (18 Nov 1872 - 5 Jan 1930)
  4. Caroline Deiss (18 Dec 1874 - 31 Dec 1921)
  5. Elizabeth Deiss (15 Jan 1877 - 8 May 1963)
  6. Charles F. Deiss (13 Nov 1879 - 26 Mar 1955)
  7. Albert J. Deiss (1881 - 17 Oct 1890)

Citations

  1. [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.)
  2. [S210] John Frey household, 1860 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows name as Emma Frey.
  3. [S9885] Marriage Record, Kenton Co., Kentucky, 1:53, John Deiss and Emma Frey.
  4. [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 date, no 199, street, but unreadable, and city.
  5. [S210] John Frey household, 1860 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows age as 12 and country, as Switzerland.
  6. [S10704] Emma Deiss, Certificate of Death, shows date, as 9th, and country, as Switzerland.
  7. [S9885] Marriage Record, Kenton Co., Kentucky, 1:53, John Deiss and Emma Frey, shows date, and city.
  8. [S10701] John Deiss household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. [S10702] John Deiss household, 1880 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows married.
  10. [S10704] Emma Deiss, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 174751294, Emma Fry Deiss, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  12. [S10704] Emma Deiss, Certificate of Death, shows date and cemetery.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 174751294, Emma Fry Deiss, includes tombstone photo.
  14. [S10705] Emma Deiss household, 1900 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows year, as 1857, and 43 years in the U.S. for Emma.
  15. [S10706] Emma Deiss household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows year, as 1865 for Emma.
  16. [S210] John Frey household, 1860 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky.
  17. [S10701] John Deiss household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky.
  18. [S10714] Will Book, Kenton Co., Kentucky, 2:214, will of John M. Frey, 7 May 1877.
  19. [S10702] John Deiss household, 1880 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky.
  20. [S1289] Register of Deaths, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1890, Kenton Co., no. 529, John Deiss, shows date, county, and state.
  21. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 174751348, John C Deiss, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  22. [S10705] Emma Deiss household, 1900 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky.
  23. [S10706] Emma Deiss household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky.

 

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