Johannes was born January 7, 1806, in Steinau. He was the sixth child and third son of the 10 children of Johann Conrad Feick and Anna Cathrine Elisabeth Weber. Johann Conrad had inherited the family property which in turn he would pass on to his oldest son Johann Georg. The mid nineteenth century was the time of the greatest European emigration to the United States. Some of Conrad's grandsons and granddaughters would emigrate to the Sandusky, Ohio area where they were the ancestors to many many Feicks. When I started on the genealogy journey of my husbands Feick ancestors the very first family trees I found were from these Ohio Feicks. All of the trees included a Johannes Feick, which I was pretty sure was OUR Johannes Feick. Unfortunately, no one in America had a clue what became of Johannes. A birth and death date was about it. Then I found this vital record. From Germany Select Marriages, 1558-1929.
I knew that my husband's great great grandfather Johannes' wife was Elisabethe Barbare Schwörer so this record not only proves that Johannes was the son of Johann Conrad of Steinau but gave me the names of Elisabethe Barbare's parents also.
It seems Johannes had a limited future in Steinau. He did not, as many of his family did, move halfway around the world to the U.S. In 1830 Johannes moved a mere 8.2 km (5 miles) to the larger town of Groß-Bieberau. There he married Elisabethe Barbare Schwörer who had been born in Groß-Bieberau. He had skills as a woodworker/furniture maker and he started a family business that continues to this day. My father in law who was Johannes' great great grandson sold his share of that same business to another Feick cousin and moved to the U.S. in 1955.
