Egidius Gideon Ochs

1808 -

• Name	Egidius Gideon Ochs
  Born	1808	Spessart, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	story
  Name	Gideon Ochs  [2]
  Residence	1834	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 127, Waterloo County, Ontario
  Residence	1880	Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-26667
  Died	Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin, United States
  Person ID	I26667	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Ignatius Ochs,   b. Abt 1774, of, Spessart, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catherina Bauer,   b. 1776, of, Spessart, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Bowman,   b. 10 Mar 1821, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 16 Feb 1891, Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin, United States  (Age 69 years)
  Children	1. Gideon Ochs,   b. 1 Sep 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jun 1921, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F21850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Gideon Ochs appeared in Waterloo county in 1834 on Christian Deitweiler's property which was lot # 127 of the German Company Tract. This property is a short distance north of the present Fisher Mills _____________________________ Joseph Oaks, son of Gideon and Elizabeth (Bowman) was born in Upper Canada January 16,1840.His father, born in Baden, Germany had emmigrated to Canada. There he married Elizabeth Bowman who was born in Pennsylvania. About 1850, he moved to Tonawanda N.Y. not far from Buffalo. Later he went to Washington County, Wis. when Joseph was about 14.The boy was given little schooling for he assisted in clearing the land. Joseph went to St. Joseph, Missouri in 1859 and in 1860,joined a surveying party to survey the head of the Republican River. The troublesome Indians prevented the survey being made. They were robbed of their provisions and were forced to move across the Platte by the Cheyennes. He was to have been paid $40.00 a month but the men were robbed of everything, therefore, Joseph had no money when he reached Denver in 1860.His first work in Colorado was a survey up Clear Creek to Black Hawk and Central City. All their survey equipment and provisions had to be hauled by sleds. After the survey ended, he cut cord wood and later worked on a wagon road near Boulder. In 1861 he bought a squatter's claim in Elbert County. He kept adding to his acreage until his ranch consisted of 2,000 acres, lying along Kiowa Creek 4 miles north of Elbert, then a part of Douglas County. Mr. Oaks farmed part of his land and raised cattle and hogs. He made many fine improvements on the ranch, including a large 2-story house with bath. When he retired, he moved to Elbert where he died of old age in 1906.He is buried in the Elbert Cemetery, where his wife lies in a family plot. Western Pioneer Days Biographies and Genealogies of Early Settlers with History of Elbert County ______________________ He was born July 19, 1809 in Spessart, Germany, and died April 01, 1890 in Hartford, Wisconsin.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1639] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1880 10th Census, Wisconsin, Washington, Hartford page : 399 page character : D entry number : 390 nara film number : T9-1450 gs film number : 1255450 digital folder number: 004244778 image number: 00397. Gideon Ochs 71 b. Germany Elizbeth 61 Pennsylvania Emma 19 Wisconsin [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Gideon Ocsh, 25, res. Waterloo Twp., b. Waterloo Twp. s/o Gideon Ochs & Elizabeth Bowmann married 15 Sep 1861 to Catharine Weffler, 19, res. Hespeler, b. Canada West. d/o Charles Weffler & Margareth Allimann witnesses: John Sachs of Waterloo TWp

  
  

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  Born - 1808 - Spessart, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Residence - 1880 - Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin, United States Died - - Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin, United States  = Link to Google Earth