Johann George Kiess 
M, (8 August 1781 - 1 October 1858)
- Relationship
- 6th great-grandson of Hans Kiess
Johann George Kiess was born on 8 August 1781 at Möhringen, Oberamt Stuttgart, Neckarkreis, Württemberg.1 He was the son of Johann Wilhelm Kiess and Sophia Dorothea Auch. Johann George Kiess married Dorothea Ulmer, daughter of Leonhard Ulmer and Christina Margaretha Gohl, at Blooming Grove, Hepburn Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2 Johann George Kiess died on 1 October 1858 at Warrensville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 77 years, 1 month and 23 days. He was buried in the Blooming Grove Cemetery, located in Hepburn Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
He John George Kiess, the father of Catharine Kiess, who was the wife of John George Waltz, kept the diary of the trip from Moehringen to Philadelphia. When he arrived in Philadelphia he had but fifty cents in money. He worked at his trade (shoemaker) in Williamsport for a year, when he began to buy land in Blooming Grove, in small quantities, as he could pay for it, until he had 137 acres when he settled there. He lies buried in the graveyard at the rear of the Dunker church.
His tombstone bears the simple lines:
Born August 7, 1781,
Died October 1, 1858,
Aged 77 years, 1 month and 24 days.
Nearby are the following tombstones:
Dorothea Kiess,
Geboren 14 January, 1766,
Died 4 June, 1847.
Dorothea Kiess
Born August 30, 1785,
Died May 12, 1860.
Aged 74 : 8 : 13.
From 'History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania', by John F. Meginness ed., (1990 edition, prepared by Lycoming County Historical Society; Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1892), page 1152.
George Kiess was a native of Wuerttemberg, Germany, and immigrated at an early date to Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. He purchased a farm near the site of Warrensville, where he spent the remaining years of his life. In partnership with his brother Chistopher, and a man named Waltz, he purchased a tract of 900 acres of land in Anthony Township, and divided it into three equal parts. Mr. Kiess gave his 300 acres to his sons John, Leonard and William, all of whom are dead.
He John George Kiess, the father of Catharine Kiess, who was the wife of John George Waltz, kept the diary of the trip from Moehringen to Philadelphia. When he arrived in Philadelphia he had but fifty cents in money. He worked at his trade (shoemaker) in Williamsport for a year, when he began to buy land in Blooming Grove, in small quantities, as he could pay for it, until he had 137 acres when he settled there. He lies buried in the graveyard at the rear of the Dunker church.
His tombstone bears the simple lines:
Born August 7, 1781,
Died October 1, 1858,
Aged 77 years, 1 month and 24 days.
Nearby are the following tombstones:
Dorothea Kiess,
Geboren 14 January, 1766,
Died 4 June, 1847.
Dorothea Kiess
Born August 30, 1785,
Died May 12, 1860.
Aged 74 : 8 : 13.
From 'History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania', by John F. Meginness ed., (1990 edition, prepared by Lycoming County Historical Society; Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1892), page 1152.
George Kiess was a native of Wuerttemberg, Germany, and immigrated at an early date to Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. He purchased a farm near the site of Warrensville, where he spent the remaining years of his life. In partnership with his brother Chistopher, and a man named Waltz, he purchased a tract of 900 acres of land in Anthony Township, and divided it into three equal parts. Mr. Kiess gave his 300 acres to his sons John, Leonard and William, all of whom are dead.
Children of Johann George Kiess and Dorothea Ulmer
- Dorothy Kiess+ (10 Jul 1808 - 1892)
- Wilhelm Kiess+ (27 Aug 1810 - 30 Mar 1877)
- Leonard Kiess+ (27 Aug 1812 - 21 Jun 1858)
- John Kiess+ (3 Dec 1814 - 2 Dec 1875)
- Christina Kiess+ (17 Mar 1817 - 12 Dec 1896)
- Rachel Kiess+ (19 Jun 1819 - 12 Nov 1884)
- George Kiess+ (24 Apr 1822 - 4 Aug 1899)
- Catherine Kiess+ (18 Sep 1825 - 15 Aug 1902)
- Rosanna Kiess+ (27 Feb 1828 - 18 Jul 1913)
- Sophia Kiess+ (24 Sep 1831 - 4 Jun 1884)
Last Edited=26 Sep 2005