Christian Liess in the Lost 69 Project family tree at Ancestry.com
* Made the voyage to America in 1855
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| Scherzheim Church records for the family of Christian Liess |
son of Christian Liess and Katherina Barbara Hochberger
b. November 23, 1810 - Scherzheim, Germany
d. June 11, 1881 - Anna, Ohio, USA
Married October 21, 1838 - Scherzheim, Germany
Maria Magdalena Hansel * (FBC-50)
daughter of Christian Hansel and Eva Catherine Rohr
b. January 18, 1814 - Scherzheim, Germany
d. August 25, 1894 - Anna, Ohio, USA
Children:
Maria Magdalena Liess
b. August 26, 1839 - Scherzheim, Germany
d. September 23, 1839 - Scherzheim, Germany
Christian Liess * (FBC-51)
b. September 21, 1840 - Scherzheim, Germany
d. May 7, 1923 - Anna, Ohio, USAMaria Magdalena Liess
b. January 19, 1842 - Scherzheim, Germany
d. March 21, 1842 - Scherzheim, Germany
Carolina Liess * (FBC-52)
b. January 26, 1843 - Scherzheim, Germany
d. December 11, 1922 - Ohio, USA
Frederick Liess * (FBC-53)
b. September 24, 1845 - Scherzheim, Germany
d. July 10, 1898 - Anna, Ohio, USA
Catharina Salomea Liess * (FBC-54)
b. November 26, 1848 - Scherzheim, Germany
d. August 23, 1893 - Anna, Ohio, USA
The Voyage to America
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| Passenger list of the Francis B. Cutting, Antwerp to New York, Arrived March 1, 1855. |
Passenger records state that they brought "3 Chests of Wearing Apparel" and occupied 2 beds on the journey.
Passengers #49-54 as they appear on the ships records:
(FBC-49) Christian Lies - 44 years - Male - Farmer
(FBC-50) Magdalena Lies - 41 years - Female
(FBC-51) Christian Lies - 14 years - Male
(FBC-52) Carolina Lies - 12 years - Female
(FBC-53) Frederich Lies - 9 years - Male
(FBC-54) Salomon Lies - 6 years - Male
Descendants of Christian Liess
Roger Liess - Ohio, USA
3rd Great Grandson of Christian (FBC-49) & Magdalena (FBC-50) Liess
2nd Great Gandson of Christian Liess (FBC-51)