BINVERSIE FAMILY HISTORY
Contributed by Helen Kautzer kautzer@bytehead.com
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Generation No. 1
1. AGIDIUS1 BIVERZE was born Abt. 1725 in Dudeldorf,
Germany. He married ANNA M..
Child of AGIDIUS BIVERZE and ANNA M. is:
2. i. JOHANN2 BIVERZE, b. Unknown, Freudenburg, Bizerk
Trier, Prussia;
d.September 01, 1808, Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier, Prussia.
Generation No. 2
2. JOHANN2 BIVERZE (AGIDIUS1) was born
Unknown in Freudenburg, Bizerk
Trier, Prussia, and died September 01, 1808 in Freudenburg,
Bizerk Trier, Prussia. He
married APOLLONIA SCHANEN June 03, 1772 in Freudenburg, Bizerk
Trier, Prussia, daughter
of JOHANN SCHANEN and ANTONETTA ENGEL. She was born January 23,
1744/45 in Freudenburg,
Bizerk Trier, Prussia, and died February 17, 1812 in
Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier, Prussia.
Children of JOHANN BIVERZE and APOLLONIA SCHANEN are:
i. JOHANN3 BIVERZE, b. November 04, 1774, Freudenburg,
Bizerk Trier, Prussia;
d. March 29, 1775, Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier, Prussia.
ii. PETER BIVERZE, b. April 09, 1776.
iii. JOHN MICHAEL BIVERZE, b. November 15, 1777.
iv. HELENA BIVERZI, b. August 18, 1780.
v. NIKOLAUS BIVERZI, b. January 30, 1783.
3. vi. JOHN BIWERSI, b. October 09, 1785, Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier,
Prussia; d. June 15,
1878, Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier, Prussia.
Generation No. 3
3. JOHN3 BIWERSI (JOHANN2 BIVERZE,
AGIDIUS1) was born October 09, 1785 in Freudenburg, Bizerk
Trier, Prussia, and died June 15, 1878 in Freudenburg, Bizerk
Trier, Prussia. He married
HELENA LANG November 30, 1810 in Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier,
Prussia, daughter of PHILLIP
LANG and ELIZABETH WEITZEL. She was born August 1784 in
Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier,
Prussia, and died March 09, 1851 in Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier,
Prussia.
Children of JOHN BIWERSI and HELENA LANG are:
i. HELENA4 BIWERSI, b. August 17, 1811, Freudenburg,
Bizerk Trier, Prussia;
d. March 09, 1889, Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier, Prussia;
m. NIKOLAUS KNAUFF, October
11, 1838, Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier, Prussia; b. July
20, 1811, Freudenburg, Bizerk
Trier, Prussia; d. December 13, 1860, Freudenburg,
Bizerk Trier, Prussia.
ii. ANNA BIWERSI, b. May 12, 1815.
iii. JOHN BAPTIST BIWERSI, b. October 08, 1817; d. July 17, 1896;
m. ELISABETH BROST,
February 15, 1849, Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier, Prussia;
b. April 19, 1816;
d. November 13, 1883.
iv. PHILIPP BIWERSI, b. March 14, 1821, Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier,
Prussia;
d. October 04, 1877, Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier, Prussia;
m. ANGELA ELISABETH ORTH,
June 16, 1846, Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier, Prussia; b.
Unknown, Freudenburg, Bizerk
Trier, Prussia; d. July 05, 1896, Freudenburg, Bizerk
Trier, Prussia.
Notes for PHILIPP BIWERSI:
Their son John Baptist Biwersi, also came to Wisconsin, also a
sister Maria, and a brother
Johann came to America.
v. NIKOLAUS BIWERSI, b. March 24, 1828, Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier,
Prussia.
Notes for NIKOLAUS BIWERSI:
Nikolaus came to America as a single man, and married in Wisconsin.
He may have come over
with his brother Peter and his family in 1851.
4. vi. PETER BINVERSIE, b. July 15, 1813, Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier,
Prussia;
d. November 24, 1893, Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co., WI.
Generation No. 4
4. PETER4 BINVERSIE
(JOHN3 BIWERSI, JOHANN2 BIVERZE,
AGIDIUS1) was born July 15, 1813 in
Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier, Prussia, and died November 24, 1893
in Town Meeme, Manitowoc
Co., WI. He married ANGELA MAAS
February 08, 1844 in Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier, Prussia,
daughter of JOSEF MAAS and SUSANNA WELSCH. She was born August
11, 1824 in Freudenburg,
Bizerk Trier, Prussia, and died December 16, 1892 in Town Meeme,
Manitowoc Co., WI.
Notes for PETER BINVERSIE:
Peter Biwersi was born on 15th July 1813 at Freudenburg, Prussia the
son of Johann Biwersi and
Helena Lang. He died at the age of 80 on the 24th Nov. 1893 at the
farm home about one half
mile west of School Hill, WI.
He married Angela Maas 8 Feb. 1844 at St. Trinitas Church in
Freudenburg, Prussia - Germany
today. Angela was born 11 Aug. 1824 at Freudenburg, the daughter of
Joseph Maas and Susanna
Welsch. Her parents also came to the School Hill area and are
buried at St. Gregory's, St.
Nazianz, WI. Angela died 16 Dec. 1892 on their farm near School
Hill of cancer of the breast.
She was 68 years of age. Angela and Peter are buried side by side
on St. Gregory's Cemetery
at St. Nazianz.
Peter and Angela had five children: Helen, Margaret, Catherine and
twins when they came from
Prussia. Margaret was four years old, and the twins became very
sick on the trip overseas and
died. They are buried at sea. They came to Wisconsin in 1851.
Peter and Angela bought their farm in the town of Meeme, Manitowoc
County, on 19 Dec. 1860,
from George & Griesins Sohn for $90.00 for 20 acres. They bought
more land later. They had
three more children after they came to America, Nicholas, William
and Mary. Helen Binversie
married John Schaller, Margaret Binversie married John Netzer,
Catherine married John
Stiefvater, the Twins died on trip overseas, Nicholas married Anna
Weidner, William married
Regina Schuler, and Mary married John Elias.
All of the Binversie girls married "Johns". Mary's husband was not
well liked by her family,
and when she died, the family must have put her grave stone on her
grave, and she is listed as
" Maria Benversie"
Peter and Angela's youngest son William, took over the operation of
the home farm after their
retirement, and his parents lived with them just a very short time,
when they had both died.
William and Regina married on the 1 Feb. 1892. Angela died the 16
Dec. 1892, and Peter died
24 Nov. 1893. The farm was in the Binversie family until about 1981.
The Binversie name has several different spellings. The most common
in the past was spelled
"Benversie", as it is spelled on the gravestones on the Cemetery at
St. Nazianz, WI. Today the
spelling is "Binversie". "Biwersie" is the original spelling in
Germany and is still spelled
that way there today.
Joseph Maas and Margretha Herber - brother of Angela's, also came to
Wisconsin, with his and
Angela's parents, and bought a farm right next to them. He bought
his farm on the 10th of
September 1863 for $375.00 for 80 acres. He was known as "Uncle
Maas" to the Netzer family
when they were children.
Nicolaus Biwerse, a brother of Peter's, also came to Manitowoc
County in the Cleveland area.
His name always stayed "Biwersie". He married Angela (?) and had
their first child Maria on
the 17th of January 1872. He was not married in Germany, as I have
the records saying that he
was single when he left Germany. Angela died 12 February 1872,
after the birth of her child,
and the child died 17 July 1872. Nicolaus then married Helena Wagner
7th Nov. 1872, who was the
daughter of Jacob Wagner and Catharina Schwanikum. Helena was born
in New York.
A Nicolaus Maas, who I did think might be a brother of Angela's and
Josef, is not a brother,
and I am not sure what the relationship really is.
More About PETER BINVERSIE:
Fact 2: Abt. 1851, Peter and Angela and the first three children
came to Wisconsin. The rest
of th
More About ANGELA MAAS:
Date born 2: August 11, 1824
Fact 2: All of Peter and Angela's daughter's married 'John's'.
Children of PETER BINVERSIE and ANGELA MAAS are:
5. i. HELEN5 BINVERSIE, b. December 01, 1844,
Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier,
Prussia (Germany); d. February 21, 1915, Colby, WI.
6. ii. MARGARET BINVERSIE, b. February 25, 1847, Freudenburg, Bizerk
Trier, Prussia;
d. November 08, 1917, Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co., WI.
7. iii. CATHERINE BINVERSIE, b. March 12,
1850, Freudenburg, Prussia; d. August 16, 1893,
Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co., WI.
iv. BABY BINVERSIE, b. Abt. 1851; d. Abt. 1851, died at sea on trip
to America.
Notes for BABY BINVERSIE:
The two baby Binversie's were twins that were born on the trip to
America. Both of them were
born and died at sea.
v. BABY BINVERSIE, b. Abt. 1851; d. Abt. 1851, On trip to America
at sea.
8. vi. NICHOLAS BINVERSIE, b. July 24, 1855, School Hill, Manitowoc
Co.;
d. November 19, 1921, School Hill, Manitowoc Co.
9. vii. WILLIAM BINVERSIE, b. May 10, 1859, Town Meeme, Manitowoc
Co., WI;
d. September 28, 1932, Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co., WI.
viii. MARY BINVERSIE, b. April 27, 1865, Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co.,
WI;
d. May 07, 1893, Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co., WI; m. JOHN
ELIAS, Unknown, St. Gregory's,
St. Nazianz, WI.
More About JOHN ELIAS:
Occupation: All of Peter & Angela Binversie's daughters, married
"JOHN's".
Generation No. 5
5. HELEN5 BINVERSIE
(PETER4, JOHN3 BIWERSI, JOHANN2
BIVERZE, AGIDIUS1) was born December 01,
1844 in Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier, Prussia (Germany), and died
February 21, 1915 in Colby,
WI. She married JOHN SCHALLER June
24, 1861 in St. Gregory's, St. Nazianz, WI, son of
JOHANN SCHALLER and MAGDALENA ZIMMER. He was born June 27, 1831
in Freudenburg, Bizerk
Trier, Prussia, and died May 11, 1906 in Colby, WI.
Notes for JOHN SCHALLER:
John Schaller and Helen Binversie Schaller lived in School Hill, WI
until 1874, when they
moved to a farm southwest of Colby, WI. They moved back to School
Hill about 1897.
George C. Fecker, married Adeline Schaller, and William D. Fecker,
married Angeline Schaller
(two sisters and two brothers) in a double marriage ceremony on the
6 July 1898 at Holy
Trinity Catholic Church, School Hill, WI.
The four of them celebrated 50 years of marriage with a reception,
which was held on Tuesday,
July 6, 1948 on the George Fecker farm southeast of Colby in the
town of Hull, WI.
(Information came from a newspaper clipping),
Children of HELEN BINVERSIE and JOHN SCHALLER are:
i. HELEN6 SCHALLER, b. 1861.
ii. MARGARETHA SCHALLER, b. June 19, 1862; m. JOHN MUTLIG.
10. iii. KATHERINE SCHALLER, b. April
29, 1865, Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co., WI; d. 1945, ?.
11. iv. MAGDALENA SCHALLER, b. September
28, 1869, Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co., WI;
d. March 08, 1930, Colby Marathon County, WI.
v. HELEN SCHALLER, b. 1861.
12. vi. NARGARETHA SCHALLER, b. June 19, 1862, Manitowoc Co., WI.
vii. JOHN SCHALLER, b. January 27, 1867; d. Unknown.
13. viii. ANGELINE SCHALLER, b.
September 23, 1871, SchoolHill, Manitowoc Co., WI;
d. May 19, 1974, Milwaukee, WI (St. Mary's Catholic
Cemetary, Colby, WI.
14. ix. ADELINE SCHALLER, b. March 16,
1876, School Hill,Manitowoc Co., WI;
d. October 04, 1951, New London, WI.
15. x. MARY SCHALLER, b. September 03, 1880, School Hill, Manitowoc
Co., WI;
d. November 26, 1974, Colby, Marathon Co., WI.
6. MARGARET5 BINVERSIE (PETER5,
JOHN3 BIWERSI, JOHANN2 BIVERZE,
AGIDIUS1) was born
February 25, 1847 in Freudenburg, Bizerk Trier, Prussia, and
died November 08, 1917 in
Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co., WI. She married JOHN NETZER January
21, 1869 in St. Nazianz,
WI - St. Gregory's Church. He was born February 18, 1843 in
Freudenburg Bizerk Trier,
Prussia, and died March 09, 1932 in Algoma, WI.
Children of MARGARET BINVERSIE and JOHN NETZER are:
i. PETER6 NETZER, b. November 20, 1869, Town Meeme,
Manitowoc Co., Wi;
d. November 07, 1896, Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co., Wi.
16. ii. MARY NETZER, b. April 25, 1871, Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co.;
d. November 03, 1955,
Sheboygan, WI.
iii. HELENA NETZER, b. January 01, 1873.
iv. KATHERINE NETZER, b. November 21, 1874.
v. JOHN NETZER, b. September 20, 1876.
vi. MARGARET NETZER, b. January 31, 1880.
vii. ANGELINE NETZER, b. June 10, 1881.
17. viii. ELIZABETH NETZER, b. August 23,
1883, Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co.;
d. May 24, 1982, Town Centerville, Manitowoc Co., Wi..
18. ix. ANNA NETZER, b. September 18, 1886, Town of Meeme, Manitowoc
Co., Wi;
d. September 17, 1983, Algoma, Wi.
7. CATHERINE5 BINVERSIE
(PETER4, JOHN3 BIWERSI, JOHANN2
BIVERZE, AGIDIUS1) was born March 12,
1850 in Freudenburg, Prussia, and died August 16, 1893 in Town
Meeme, Manitowoc Co., WI.
She married JOHANN STIEFVATER
February 09, 1876 in St. Gregory's Catholic, St. Nazianz,
WI, son of LORENZ STIEFVATER and FRANZISKA WIESLER. He was born
July 18, 1852 in
Ehrenstetten, Baden, Germany, and died January 08, 1908 in Town
Liberty, Manitowoc, WI.
Children of CATHERINE BINVERSIE and JOHANN STIEFVATER are:
19. i. PETER J.6 STIEFVATER,
b. January 22, 1877, Town Schlesweg, Manitowoc Co., WI;
d. September 03, 1960, Springfield, MO.
20. ii. ANGELA OTTILIA STIEFVATER, b.
December 14, 1878, Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co., WI;
d. February 07, 1959, Appleton, WI.
21. iii. STEPHEN RUDOLPH STIEFVATER, b.
September 08, 1880, Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co., WI;
d. September 18, 1960, Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc,
WI.
iv. BERNARD STIEFVATER, b. October 27,
1881, Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co., WI;
d. May 05, 1958, Fond du Lac, WI.
v. WILLIAM JOHN STIEFVATER, b. April 26, 1883, Town Meeme,
Manitowoc Co., Wi.;
d. April 29, 1883, Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co., Wi..
vi. MARY STIEFVATER, b. March 29, 1884, Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co.,
WI;
d. December 01, 1968, Manitowoc, WI.
22. vii. HELEN F. STIEFVATER, b.
February 01, 1888, Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co., WI;
d. September 02, 1966, Green Bay, WI.
viii. RICHARD STIEFVATER, b. April 03, 1890, Town Meeme, Manitowoc
Co., WI;
d. November 13, 1966, Glendive, MT; m. ANN CALDWELL,
February 23, 1949,
Glendive, MT.
ix. JOSEPH F. STIEFVATER, b. April 03, 1890, Town Meeme, Manitowoc
Co., WI;
d. April 12, 1891, Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co., WI.
8. NICHOLAS5 BINVERSIE (PETER4,
JOHN3 BIWERSI, JOHANN2 BIVERZE,
AGIDIUS1) was born July 24,
1855 in School Hill, Manitowoc Co., and died November 19, 1921
in School Hill, Manitowoc
Co.. He married ANNA WEITER June 17, 1884 in St. Gregory's, St.
Nazianz, WI, daughter of
MICHAEL WEITER and ANGELA MAAS. She was born December 14, 1864
in Town Meeme, Manitowoc
Co., and died March 13, 1920 in School Hill, Manitowoc Co.
Notes for NICHOLAS BINVERSIE:
The following death records from the Manitowoc Court House: Vol.
17, page 221, Vol. 3,
page 124, Vol. 3, P. 354, Vol. 4, p. 125, Vol. 4 p. 129, Vol. 6, p.
261, Vol. 16 p. 68.
School Hill Cemetery records.
The Binversie name has several spellings. It is still spelled
"Biwersi" in Germany today.
It is also spelled Beversie, Benversie, and Beneversie on the grave
stones at St. Gregory in
St. Nazianz.
More About NICHOLAS BINVERSIE:
Occupation: Farmer in the town of Meeme, Manitowoc Co., WI
Notes for ANNA WEITER:
Anna Weiter died of Carcinoma of urethra, bladder and vagina.
Children of NICHOLAS BINVERSIE and ANNA WEITER are:
i. NICHOLAS MICHAEL6 BINVERSIE, b. November 24, 1885, Town Meeme
Manitowoc County, WI;
d. March 11, 1896, Town Meeme Manitowoc County, WI-St.
Gregory's, St. Nazianz.
ii. ANGELA BINVERSIE, b. April 10, 1887, Town Meeme Manitowoc
County, WI;
d. September 04, 1888, Town Eaton, Manitowoc Co., WI--
St. Gregory's, St.Nazianz.
iii. WILLIAM NICHOLAS BINVERSIE, b. October 22, 1888, Town Meeme
Manitowoc County, WI;
d. December 02, 1959, School Hill, Manitowoc Co.--Holy
Trinity, School Hill.
Notes for WILLIAM NICHOLAS BINVERSIE:
'Willie' never married, he lived with Henry for many years, and
later bought a home in School
Hill and lived there until his death.
iv. PETER JOSEPH BINVERSIE, b. September 08, 1890, Town Meeme,
Manitowoc Co., WI;
d. September 08, 1890, Town Meeme Manitowoc County, WI-
St. Gregory's, St. Nazianz.
v. PETER JOHN BINVERSIE, b. November 26, 1891, Town Eaton,
Manitowoc Co., WI;
d. January 19, 1892, Town Meeme Manitowoc County, WI-St.
Gregory's, St. Nazianz.
23. vi. MARY CATHERINE BINVERSIE, b. March 23, 1893, Town Meeme,
Manitowoc Co.;
d. July 17, 1973, Brillion, WI.
24. vii. JOHN BINVERSIE, b. April 01, 1895, School Hill, Manitowoc
Co.;
d. September 01, 1966, Sheboygan, WI.
viii. PETER BINVERSIE, b. May 16, 1896, School Hill, Manitowoc Co.;
d. March 13, 1920, School Hill, Manitowoc Co.
ix. ANTON NICHOLAUS BINVERSIE, b. Abt. 1900, Town Meeme Manitowoc
County, WI;
d. February 18, 1901, Town Meeme Manitowoc County, WI
St. Gregory's, St. Nazianz.
25. x. HENRY JOHN BINVERSIE, b. September 21, 1903, Town Meeme,
Manitowoc Co.;
d. September 25, 1974, Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co.
9. WILLIAM5 BINVERSIE (PETER4,
JOHN3 BIWERSI, JOHANN2 BIVERZE,
AGIDIUS1) was born May 10, 1859
in Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co., WI, and died September 28, 1932 in
Town Meeme, Manitowoc Co.,
WI. He married REGINA SCHULER February 01, 1892, daughter of
MATHIAS SCHULER and VERONICA
MEYER. She was born September 02, 1871, and died March 03, 1945
in Town Meeme, Manitowoc
Co., WI.
Notes for WILLIAM BINVERSIE:
The William Binversies had three daughters who became nuns. They
were: Theresa, who became
Sister Eulogia; Josephine who became Sister Bernice; and Margaret
who became Sister Gabriel.
Children of WILLIAM BINVERSIE and REGINA SCHULER are:
26. i. JOSEPH6 BINVERSIE, b. March 13, 1893, Town Meeme,
Manitowoc Co., WI;
d. December 01, 1971, New Holstein, WI.
27. ii. NICHOLAS BINVERSIE, b. September 04, 1894, Town Meeme,
Manitowoc Co., WI;
d. April 25, 1986, Sheboygan, WI.
28. iii. MATTHEW BINVERSIE, b. December 10, 1895, School Hill,
Manitowwoc Co.;
d. July 16, 1974, School Hill, Manitowwoc Co..
29. iv. ROSE BINVERSIE, b. September 16, 1897, School Hill,
Manitowwoc Co.;
d. August 26, 1979, School Hill, Manitowwoc Co..
30. v. ANGELINE BINVERSIE, b. February 12, 1899, School Hill,
Manitowoc Co.;
d. August 07, 1992, School Hill, Manitowoc Co.
31. vi. MARY BINVERSIE, b. October 12, 1900, School Hill, Manitowwoc
Co.;
d. April 27, 1950.
vii. CONRAD BINVERSIE, b. October 23, 1902; d. November 05, 1985.
Notes for CONRAD BINVERSIE:
Conrad Binversie, and his unmarried brother, Godfried, and their
sister Clara, lived together
on the farm until their deaths. Clara did move to School Hill after
her two brothers died.
viii. GODFRIED BINVERSIE, b. July 11, 1904, School Hill, Manitowoc
Co.;
d. May 08, 1968, School Hill, Manitowoc Co.
32. ix. HELEN BINVERSIE, b. November 15, 1905.
33. x. KATHERINE BINVERSIE, b. March 03, 1908, School Hill,
Manitowoc Co.;
d. February 27, 1998, Family cottage, Kelly Lake,
Suring, WI.
xi. THERESA BINVERSIE, b. October 15, 1909; d. October 04, 1982.
Notes for THERESA BINVERSIE:
Theresa entered the convent in 1925. She took on the name, Sister
Eulogia.
More About THERESA BINVERSIE:
Fact 2: 1925, Entered Convent 'Ssr. Eulogia'
34. xii. ANNA BINVERSIE, b. May 20, 1911, School Hill, Manitowoc Co.;
d. August 28, 1959, Milwaukee, WI.
xiii. CLARA BINVERSIE, b. February 18, 1913; d. March 22, 1989.
xiv. JOSEPHINE BINVERSIE, b. January 16, 1917; d. March 11, 1961.
Notes for JOSEPHINE BINVERSIE:
Josephine Binversie entered the Convent August 13, 1934. Her name
was Sister Bernice.
xv. MARGARET BINVERSIE, b. February 18, 1919; d. December 20, 1948.
Notes for MARGARET BINVERSIE:
Margaret Binversie invested in the Convent Aug. 12, 1936, and took
her first vows in 1937.
She died in 1948. She took the name, 'Sister Gabriel'..
Due to the currently living persons in subsequent generations, I
will have to end
at this point what I can put online. For more information on this
family,
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