Henry FEIK & Catharine KELLER & Minerva CUPP

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Henry FEIK
Catharine KELLER
Minerva CUPP

Husband: Heinrich "Henry" FEIK / FEIGH
Birth: 18 Mar 1827, Hesse-Darmstadt [Germany]
Death: 15 Dec 1900, Accident, Garrett Co., MD — yes, "Accident" is really a place!
Migration: 1842, to America
Occupation: farmer
Father: Konrad / Conrad / Coonrod FEIK
Mother: Ann Marguerite FEIDLER

Marriage-1: 1850-51

Wife-1: Catharine KELLER
Birth: 28 Sep 1828/29/30, PA
Death (in childbirth): 8 Feb 1856, Accident, Allegany [now Garrett] Co., MD
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Benjamin KELLER
Mother: Mary __?__

Secondary sources say KIMMEL, but the 1850 census says KELLER. Note that Jacob CUPP, of Preston Co., (W)VA, married a Clemena KELLER.

Marriage-2: 15 Oct 1856, Allegany [now Garrett] Co., MD

Wife-2: Minerva/Manerva CUPP
Birth: 5 Aug 1831, VA [now Preston Co., WV]
Death: 11 Mar 1912, Accident, Garret Co., MD
Occupation: homemaker

Children with Catharine KELLER — born in Accident, Allegany [now Garrett] Co., MD:

1. Mary Elizabeth FEIK, b. 1 Sep 1851
2. Jacob FEIK, b. 14 Oct 1853
3. Benjamin FEIK, b. 8 Feb 1856

Children with Minerva CUPP — born in Accident, Allegany [now Garrett] Co., MD:

1. Sarah Ellen FEIK, b. 4 Aug 1857
2. John Luther FEIK, b. 6 Dec 1858
3. Jeremiah FEIK, b. 10 Apr 1861
4. Daniel FEIK, b. 8 Apr 1863; d.s.p. bef. 1870
5. Jonas FEIK, b. 23 Jan 1866
6. Catharine Ann "Kate" FEIK, b. 25 Jan 1868
7. George Washington FEIK, b. 8 Jul 1870

Source (n.b., Garrett Co., MD, was formed in 1872 from Allegany Co., MD, which county is adjacent to Preston Co., WV):

1a. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1850 (Broderbund CD-317):

1850 Feigh, Henry MD Allegany Co. 2nd E.D. p. 38

1850 Cupp, Minerva VA [now WV] Preston Co. 45th Dist. p. 437

1b. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #40 of 46): U.S. E.D. 2, Allegany Co., MD, p. 38B, 576/578, enumerated 7 Aug 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Benjamin Keller 56 M Farmer 1500 Pa

Mary " 58 F "

Henry Feigh 28 M Laborer Germany

George Keller 23 M Pa

Catharine " 21 F "

Wm " 18 M "

1c. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #200 of 278): 45th District, Preston Co., VA [now WV], p. 437B, 1117/1117, enumerated 30 Sep 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Andrew Chidister 55 M Farmer 4400 Md

Christena " 54 F Va

George     " 16 M Laborer "

Zachus     " 14 M "

Isaiah     " 12 M "

Minerva Cupp 19 F "

Isaac Chidister 18 M Laborer "

I haven't figured out Minerva's relationship to this family, however, Christina (HARTMAN) CHIDISTER's mother was a KELLER, so I suspect Minerva is more than just hired help.

2. 1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #15 of 44): Selbysport, District No. 2, Allegany Co., MD, p. 601, PN 244, 1805/1721, enumerated 5 Dec 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Henry Fratz 35 M Laborer 800 155 Germany

Minerva " 35 F Virginia

Mary     " 8 F Maryland

Jacob    " 6 M "

Benjamin " 4 M "

Sarah    " 2 F "

John     " 1 M "

Living next door to Leonard "FRATZ" (æ 46, b. Germany).

3. 1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #3 of 26): Accident P.O., Election District No. 11, Allegany Co., PA, p. 301A, PN 3, 17/17, enumerated 6 Jul 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Feik Henry 45 M W Farmer 1000 707 Hess Darms^t

____ Minerva 37 F W Keeps House West Va

____ Mary E 18 F W Maryland

____ Jacob 16 F W Farm Work Do

____ Banjamin 14 M W Farm Work Do

____ Sarah 11 F W Do

____ John 10 M W Do

____ Jeremiah 9 M W Do

____ Jonas 4 M W Do

____ Catherine 2 F W Do

On p. 300A (2/2) is Lenhart FRATZ (æ 57, b. Bavaria) — and now we know how Henry's name got screwed up in 1860.

4. 1880 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #13 of 46): Accident Dist., Garrett Co., MD, p. 338A, PN 13, SD 3, ED 98, enumerated 9/10 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 21 22 23 24 25 26

105 106 Feik Henry W M 53 / Farmer Germany Germany Germany

____ Manerva W F 48 Wife / Keeping house / / Va Va Va

____ Jonas W M 15 Son / At home / Md Germany Va

____ Kate W F 12 Daughter / At home / Md Germany Va

____ George W M 9 Son / / Md Germany Va

5. 1890 Census: was destroyed.

6. 1900 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #14 of 26): Accident, Election District No. 5, Garrett Co., MD, p. 74B, SN 7B, SD 4, ED 41, enumerated 16 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 27

119 125 Feigh Henry Head W M Mar 1827 73 M 44 Ger Ger Ger 1842 57 Na Retired Farmer Y Y Y H

_____ Menervia Wife W F Aug 1831 68 M 44 7 6 WV WV WV Y N Y

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