Tesch/Tesh Family
Tesch/Tesh Family
First Generation
Johann Niclaus Tesch (ca. 1654-1693/1694)
Adam Tesch and Heinrich Peter Tesch arrived in America October 23, 1752 aboard the Bawley. Baptismal records for Adam's children are in Ziegel Church, Weissenberg PA; those for Heinrich Peter's children are included in records of Emmaus Moravian congregation in Salisbury township, Lehigh Co. PA. Henrich Peter Tesch arrived in Salem, NC from Pennsylvania in 1771, and was one of the original settlers of the Friedberg community.
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Children of George Henrich Tesh and Hannah Fuhrmann
Maria Magdelena Tesh (1792-?)
Johannes Tesh (1794-?)
Elisabeth Tesh (1796-1861) m. Peter Weaver in 1835, Davidson Co.
Catharina Tesh (1798-?)
Previously we had listed a George Tesh (1795-1872) with no descendants. We now suspect that this was a confusion with George Tesh (1796-1872), s/o Andreas Tesh, who married Maria Boeckel. They did have children (see below).
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Children of Andreas Tesh and Elisabeth Barbara Frey
Christian Tesh (1792-?)
Maria Tesh (1794-?)
George Tesh (1796-1872) m. Maria Sarah Boeckel (1796-1870)
*Johannes/John Tesh or Tash(1798-1884, IA) m. 1) Susanna Ader (1802-1839), 2) Nancy Wesner (1809-1852); 2) Lydia Akers (1803-1873)
Elisabeth Tesh (b. & d. 1801)
Charles Tesh (1802-1803)
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Children of George Tesh and Maria Sarah Boeckel
Anna Elisabeth Tesh (1818-1847) m. Levi Spach (1817-1876)
Maria Catharina Tesh (1819-1858) m. Nathaniel Mock (1814-1887)
Christina Tesh (1821 or 1824-1894) m. 1) Michael Sink (1816-1855), 2) Alexander Weisner (1818-1882)
Andreas Thomas Tesh (1823-1825)
Samuel Tesh (1826-1902) m. Sophia Elizabeth Evans (1827-1892)
John Tesh (1828-?). Did he marry Emma Sophia Reich (1830-1917)?
Solomon Tesh (1831-1864) m. Phoebe Malvinia Perryman (1835-1923)
Susanna Mathilda Tesh (1832-1905) m. Jesse Anderson Knouse (1830-1891)
Henry Theophilus Tesh (1835-?). Did he marry Samantha Berryman?
Rebecca Paulina Tesh (1837-1912) m. Elisha Raper (1822-1910)
George William Tesh (1840-1913) m. Alvira Mahala Styers (1848-?)
Click Here to read a fascinating account of this pioneer family on the Cherokee Strip.
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Children of Samuel Tesh and Elizabeth Evans
Mary Ann Tesh (1849-1919) m. 1) William Henry Fishel (1846-1868), 2) Robert A. Craver (1853-1894)
David Alexander Tesh (1851-1911) m. 1) Rosina Elisabeth Zimmerman (1851-1892), 2) Johanna S. Zimmerman (1849-1886), Rosina's sister; 3) Lillian Berrier (1860-1948), d/o Henderson Berrier and Antoinette Elizabeth Spach
Julius Franklin Tesh (1855-1940) m. Sarah Elizabeth Craver (1850-1927), d/o John Davidson Craver and Christina Hinkle
Lewis Francis Tesh (1856-aft. 1900) m. Cornelia F. Daniel (abt. 1859-aft. 1900)
Sarah Paulina Tesh (1858-aft.1900) m. James Perryman (abt. 1854-aft. 1900)
Leonora Clementina Tesh (1862-aft. 1900) m. Lindsay Rippel (abt. 1861-aft. 1900)
Allen Lorenzo Lee Tesh (1865-?) m. Mary Catherine Reich (1868-?)
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Children of Solomon Tesh and Phoebe Malvinia Perryman
Laura Corinna Tesh (1853-?)
Robert Shelton Tesh (1856-1921) m. Mary Frances Hege (1860-1926). Was she d/o Henry Hege and Elizabeth Grimes?
Benjamin Francis Tesh (1859-1917) m. Sarah Catherine Hege (1868-1949)
Lucy Catherine Tesh (1861-?) m. Joseph Mendenhall
Sources:
Peggy Tesh submitted most of the Tesh family information and would like to correspond with anyone interested in this family or if you have additional information. Peggy's email address is: ptesh@triad.rr.com
Thanks also to Dan Stevenson for additional dates and spouses.
This page was updated on February 5, 2003; June 1, 2005; December 15, 2005; December 18, 2006
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