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Theresia Kunze Kieslich 1814-1887

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Yvonne Scholz

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Theresia Kunze was my husband’s paternal 3rd Great Grandmother. She was born 24 April 1814 in Peterwitz Kreis Leobschütz, Silesia, Germany nowadays called Pietrowice in Poland. Kartenmeister is a great resource of finding information about former and current names of villages. An example for Peterwitz below.

Theresia’s parents were the farmer Joseph Kunz and his wife Magdalena Schenk. She married my husband’s 3rd Great Grandfather, Johann Kieslich, 2 September 1834. They had eight children, all born in Schönwiese, Silesia, Germany nowadays called Krasne Pole, Poland.

  • 1. The oldest, Franziska Kieslich, my husband’s 2nd Great Grandmother, born 1838 and died 1914 in Schönwiese. She was married to Franz Scholz, my husband’s 2nd Great Grandfather. They had 11 children, one of them was Adolph Scholz, my husband’s Great Grandfather who immigrated to Tennessee. A picture showing Franziska Kieslich Scholz with some of her grown children, including Adolph, circa 1911.
  • 2. Franz Kieslich born 1839, died 1909.
  • 3. Josefa Kieslich born 1841, died 1919. She was married to Johann Hanke. They had 3 children.
  • 4. Josef Kieslich born 1843, died 1918. He was married to Josepha Lichtblau. They had 3 children. Josef was also married to Karolina Kleiber and Anna Schokala.
  • 5. Johann Kieslich born 1845, died 1918. He was married to Marie Kunze. They had 4 children.
  • 6. Johanna Kieslich born 1846, died 1922. She was married to Josef Ludwig. They had 2 children.
  • 7. Robert Kieslich born 1847 in Schönwiese, died 1910 in Burlington, Vermont, United States. He was married to Josepha Hofrichter. They had 9 children.
  • 8. Anna Kieslich born 1852, died 1922. She was married to Joseph Kastner. They had 5 children.

Theresia died 11 September 1887 in Schönwiese.

Peterwitz (Pietrovice) to Schönwiese (Krasne Pole) is only 5.6 km or 3.4 miles.

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