George Speis and Johana Mellsoff
Husband George Speis 1
Born: Abt 1820 - Westphalia, Germany Christened: Died: Aft 1890 Buried:Marriage:
Wife Johana Mellsoff 1
Born: Abt 1833 - Westphalia, Germany Christened: Died: 1881 1 Buried:
Children
1 M William G. Speis 1
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
2 M Gustave A. Speis 2
Born: - Berleburg, Germany Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Amanda Kline ( - ) 2 Marr: 1888 1
General Notes: Husband - George Speis
He was one of the finest jewelers and watchmakers in Germany, and learned the trade with his father, who was never excelled in his day as a fine workman. George Speis and his father constructed two very complicated and remarkable timepieces; one was an astronomical clock made for the Grand Duke of Westphalia, and the other was a large clock at Steubenville, Ohio. It ran twelve months without winding, struck the half and quarter hours and beat the seconds.
He was a member of the German Lutheran church.
1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 412.
2
Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 115, 412.
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