Christian Heinrich Wiemann1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 12525, (1821 - 1872)
FatherMaximilian Friderich Wiemann1 (23 Mar 1780 - 19 Sep 1829)
MotherAnna Maria Margaretha Elisabeth Lüke1 (2 Oct 1779 - 11 Feb 1858)

Key Events:

Birth: 2 Mar 1821, Hilter, Königreich Hannover4,5,6
Marriage: 3 May 1845, North German Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Mary Engel Niehaus (about 1824 - 10 May 1882)7,8,9
Death: 187210
ChartsDescendants of Maximilian Friderich Wiemann and Anna Maria Margaretha Elisabeth Lüken
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AncestryThe Wieman Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Christian Heinrich Wiemann was born on 2 Mar 1821 in Hilter, Königreich Hannover.4,5,6 He was baptized on 7 Mar 1821 in Johannes der Täufer Kirche, Hilter, Königreich Hannover, with Joh. Christ. Crämer, Clar. Marg. Kleyers, and Berend Henr. Wiemann as godparents.1
     He immigrated to the United States. According to family lore he immigrated with his brothers Henry and Friedrich, to avoid serving in the German army. It appears they did not actually arrive together. A record has been found that shows Henry's arrival in 1844, but the others were not listed with him. There are records of several other Wiemanns or Weimanns arriving in the late 1830's and early 1840's, of which the one that appears most likely to be Friedrich is a F. H. Weimann, a mason age 22, who arrived in Baltimore in the fourth quarter of 1939. No record has been found that can be identified as Christian.11,12,13
     Christian and his brother Henry were in Cincinnati by 1842, when they were living on Woodward St., between Sycamore St. and Broadway.14
     He was a laborer in 1842, then became a mason. In Mar 1847 he was authorized by the city council to receive $217.69 for constructing a culvert on Lock St. and the Miami Canal. He continued in that occupation until at least 1861.15,16,17,18
     Christian married Mary Engel Niehaus on 3 May 1845 in North German Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.7,8,9
     Christian and Mary appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, enumerated 25 Jul 1850, Henry News, age 15, was listed as living with them. What relationship he had to them, if any, is unknown.19
     Christian left a will dated 30 Jan 1854 stating he was of Hamilton Co., Ohio, in which he gave his wife all his property, both real and personal, after payment of his debts. He also appointed her as executrix.3
     Christian and Mary appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, enumerated 12 Jun 1860, reporting real estate worth $1,000.20
     Christian and Mary were living at 112 Gest St. about 1861, when he was listed in the city directory at that address. No further record of either has been found except the probate of his will in 1872 and her burial in 1882. While his brothers appeared in nearly every city directory until their deaths, he never appeared after 1861. Neither of them have been found in the 1870 census, and she has not been found in 1880.21
     Christian died in 1872.10
     His will was probated on 8 Aug 1872 in Hamilton Co., Ohio.3
     
Research Note, 7 Nov 2004:
The baptismal record shows Christian's father as Joh. Friederich Wiemann, and mother as Margrethe Elisab. Lückers. The name of the father should be Maximilian Friedeich Wiemann, and it appears that this is an error of the recorder. Jens Müller-Koppe, who did the research in the Hannover archives, reports that there was no other Wiemann-Lücken (Lückers) couple in the registers during this period. This conclusion is re-enforced by Louise Fenker's report that her grandfather, Frederich, immigrated with two brothers, one being the grandfather of Harry Wieman.22,23,24

Children:
     There were no children with Mary Engel Niehaus

Citations

  1. [S740] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kurfürstentum Hannover, 1821 no. 11, Christian Heinrich Wiemann.
  2. [S13393] Hamilton County Marriage Index 1808-1884, online, record for Christian H. Wiemann and M. Engel Niehaus, citing North German Lutheran Church records, at Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library.
  3. [S10415] Will Books, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 33:335-7, Christian H. Wiemann will.
  4. [S740] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kurfürstentum Hannover, 1821 no. 11, Christian Heinrich Wiemann, shows date.
  5. [S743] Christian Weiman household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 28 and country, as Germany.
  6. [S702] Christ Weiman household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 39 and country, as Hanover.
  7. [S13393] Hamilton County Marriage Index 1808-1884, online, record for Christian H. Wiemann and M. Engel Niehaus, citing North German Lutheran Church records, at Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library, shows date.
  8. [S743] Christian Weiman household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows them appearently living as husband and wife.
  9. [S702] Christ Weiman household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  10. [S10415] Will Books, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 33:335-7, Christian H. Wiemann will, proved 8 Aug 1872.
  11. [S277] Louise A. Fenker, ""The Fenker Family" and "The Wieman Family"", shows "My grandfather" [Henrich Friedrich] with his two brothers, Henry (Harry Wieman's grandfather) and ? Norman Wieman's grandfather came to this country in early 1800's to avoid serving in the German Army.
  12. [S13636] Marianne arrival Jul 1844, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1820-1964, shows Henry Wiemann, age 25, mason, from Hilter as a passenger.
  13. [S10500] Arrival Oct to 31 Dec 1839, Quarterly Abstracts of Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Baltimore, 1820-1869.
  14. [S13637] The Cincinnati Directory, 1842, pg 86.
  15. [S13638] "Proceeding in Council," Daily Cincinnati Commercial, 5 Mar 1847, shows payment authorized for culvert.
  16. [S13637] The Cincinnati Directory, 1842, pg 86, shows occupation as lab'r; 1861, pg 356, shows occupation as stone mason.
  17. [S743] Christian Weiman household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as mason.
  18. [S702] Christ Weiman household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as mason.
  19. [S743] Christian Weiman household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  20. [S702] Christ Weiman household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  21. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1861, pg 356.
  22. [S277] Louise A. Fenker, ""The Fenker Family" and "The Wieman Family"", shows her grandfather immigrated with two brothers.
  23. [S740] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kurfürstentum Hannover, 1818 no. 50, Christian Heinrich Wiemann.
  24. [S742] Müller-Koppe, "Wiemann Research Report."