Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameJacob Peter Graeser 
BirthJan 1830, Bavaria, Germany
Census6 Jul 1860, Brownsville Twp, Fayette Co, PA
Memoroll#1109, pg 35
Census23 Jul 1870, Brownsville Twp, Fayette Co, PA
Memoroll#1342, pg 4
Census1 Jun 1880, Brownsville Twp, Fayette Co, PA
Memoroll#1129, pg 2
Census2 Jun 1900, Brownsville Twp, Fayette Co, PA
Memoroll#1409, pg 2
Census16 Apr 1910, Brownsville Twp, Fayette Co, PA
Memoroll#1343, pg 2
Death1914, Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA
BurialRedstone Cem, Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA
OccupationBoiler maker, Farmer
Misc. Notes
He left Germany aboard the ship "Maine" and arrived in New York on 5 July 1848, at the age of 18. Listed with him were Ludwig (15), Frederick (26), Catherine (32) and Philipine (34) Graeser.
1860 census lists them in Brownsville as Jacob (29, Bavaria) a boiler maker, Caroline (27, Hanover) plus children Barbara (7), Henrietta (5), William (3), and Dora (5mos) all born in PA.
The census for Brownsville in 1870 lists his family as Jacob, a boiler maker (40, Bavaria), Caroline (37, Prussia), Barbara (16), Ettie (15), William (12), Dora (10), Louis (8), August (6), and Albert (7mos) born in Sept.
Listed as a boiler maker (50, Bavaria) in 1880 with wife Caroline (47, GER) and children Henrietta (25), August (15), Albert (10), and George (6) all born in Penn.
The 1900 census lists him as a farmer (70, GER) married 48 yrs, with his wife Caroline (67, GER) and daughter Barbara (Sep 1853, PA). It says they immigrated in 1852 and that he is naturalized; and that 7 of their 9 children are living.
In 1910, they are still listed as the same family in Brownsville, with him retired; but it says they immigrated in 1858.
1860 census lists them in Brownsville as Jacob (29, Bavaria) a boiler maker, Caroline (27, Hanover) plus children Barbara (7), Henrietta (5), William (3), and Dora (5mos) all born in PA.
The census for Brownsville in 1870 lists his family as Jacob, a boiler maker (40, Bavaria), Caroline (37, Prussia), Barbara (16), Ettie (15), William (12), Dora (10), Louis (8), August (6), and Albert (7mos) born in Sept.
Listed as a boiler maker (50, Bavaria) in 1880 with wife Caroline (47, GER) and children Henrietta (25), August (15), Albert (10), and George (6) all born in Penn.
The 1900 census lists him as a farmer (70, GER) married 48 yrs, with his wife Caroline (67, GER) and daughter Barbara (Sep 1853, PA). It says they immigrated in 1852 and that he is naturalized; and that 7 of their 9 children are living.
In 1910, they are still listed as the same family in Brownsville, with him retired; but it says they immigrated in 1858.
Spouses
BirthApr 1833, Hanover, Germany
Death1910, Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA
BurialRedstone Cem, Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA
FatherJoseph Heise (~1804-1849)
MotherAuguste Marianne Friederika Friese (1800-~1850)
Misc. Notes
Caroline Heise(y) married Jacob Graeser.
She and her brother apparently added the "Y" to their surname in order to approximate the German pronunciation.
She and her brother apparently added the "Y" to their surname in order to approximate the German pronunciation.
Marriage1852
ChildrenBarbara (1853->1930)
William H. (1857-1928)
Henrietta H. "Etta" (1858-1931)
Dora Amelia (1860-1925)
Louis C. (1862-1877)
Augustus F. (1864-1935)
Albert Alexander (1869-1944)
George Ernest (1874-1936)