It’s February and time to move on to another genealogical couple, this time, my husband’s paternal 2x-great-grandparents, Frederick Henry Davey (1853-1915), and Matilda “Tillie” Wollenweber (1859-1885).
Introduction
Frederick Henry Davey was born on 10 October 1853 in
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, the only child of Thomas Davey and Mary
Nicholas born in the United States. He married Matilda “Tillie” Wollenweber on
26 June 1878 and they had four children: Fred James, Matilda “Tillie”, William
Edward, and Leon Thomas.
Matilda “Tillie” Wollenweber was born on 27 August 1859 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, to Ludwig “Louis” Wilhelm Wollenweber and Philappina Margaretha Voehringer. She was the oldest child of five. She died on 1 November 1885 in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri. Fred married her sister, Julia Wollenweber on 28 July 1887. They had one son, George Thomas Davey. Julia divorced Fred in 1892. He married Angeline McDonald Grace on 16 Mar 1898 in Jasper County, Missouri. They had no children. Fred died alone in Los Angeles on 1 January 1915.
The Challenge
I have done some research into Fred’s parents, Thomas Davey
and Mary Nicholas, who were born in County Cornwall, England. Before coming to
the United States, the family lived around London. I have had some success in
locating church records for their time in Cornwall, more easily with the
Nicholas family, than with the Davey family. The Davey surname is very common.
Tillie’s parents met in the United States, though both were born in German states, Louis in the Pfalz, Bavaria, and Philappina in Württemberg. Both these places have church records online at FamilySearch and Archion, and I have taken the families back to their grandparents, at least by name.
I would like to fill out the family using U.S. records. I have census, land, marriage, naturalization, and newspaper articles to help write their stories. Using full-text search may add to their stories.
It looks like you have lots of options in the U.S. to add to your knowledge. Good luck!
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