George Speis and Johana Mellsoff

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Husband George Speis ¹

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           Born: Abt 1820 - Westphalia, Germany
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Wife Johana Mellsoff ¹

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           Born: Abt 1833 - Westphalia, Germany
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           Died: 1881 1
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Children

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1 M William G. Speis ¹

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2 M Gustave A. Speis ²

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           Born:  - Berleburg, Germany
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         Spouse: Amanda Kline (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1888 1

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General Notes: Husband - George Speis

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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.