Elise (Lissie) Knoth
ID # 6877, (1817-1881)
| Baptism | Elise (Lissie) Knoth was baptized on 28 October 1817 at Germany. |
| Marriage | She married Jacob Hespeler, son of Johann Georg Hespeler and Anna Barbara Wick, on 10 January 1835 at Erie, New York. The maiden name of Jacob's wife has been presented in my tree as Diehl. My excellent correspondent, Ms. Jocelyn Currie, has presented me with evidence (shown below) that her maiden name was Knoth. This seems reasonable enough that her name has been changed in this tree and I thank Ms. Currie for her correction. 'New York, ChurchRecords, 1660-1954', FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGR4-YQM8 :Sun Jan 19 17:18:14UTC 2025), Entry for Jacob Hespeler and Elizabeth Knoth, 10 Jan 1835, at Erie, New York. |
| Death | She died on 14 October 1881 at Preston, Waterloo Co., Ontario, at age 63. |
| Burial | She was buried at Sec. B, New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler, Ontario. |
| Note | It was originally believed that the maiden name of Jacob Hespeler's wife was Elise (Lissie) Diehl. A correspondent has presented me with a fair and unavoidable argument that this is incorrect and that her maiden surname was Knoth. See Jacob and Elizabeth's marriage record information An argument supporting the notion that Jacob's wife was Lissie Diehl came from a death record for a daughter. Ellanora (Laura) Hespeler Walker died in Los Angeles in 1935, and her daughter, Laura Dixon, filed her mother's death registration and names Ellanora's mother as Lisa Diehl. The record presented to me by Mrs. Currie would indicate that Jacob's wife was a Diehl is certainly wrong. An alternative possibility is that Jacob had married twice. A Henry Diehl does appear with Jacob's son George in the 1871 census. Henry is shown as age 61 and as being born in Germany. There is no evidence that Jacob married twice. Somewhere in the background, there very well may have been a Diehl connection, but just what this might have been remains unknown. |
Children of Elise (Lissie) Knoth and Jacob Hespeler |
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| Last Edited | 31 May 2025 |