First Generation
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1. Ferdinand THEYRING. Born in Berg, Rhein Plaza, Bavaria (Germany).
He married Magdalena RUMMEL. Died 5 October 1829 in Berg, Rhein Plaza,
Bavaria(Germany).
They had the following children:
2 i. Anton THEIRING
ii. Andreas THEYRING; Born 16 July 1817 in Berg, Rhein
Plaza, Bavaria(Germany).
He married Magdalena GARTNER, before 6 March 1847 in Berg,
Rhein Plaza, Bavaria (Germany). They emigrated to America on
6 March 1847.
iii. Theobald THEYRING; Born 23 January 1816 in Berg, Rhein Plaza,
Bavaria (Germany). Died before 11 March 1847 in Berg, Rhein
Plaza, Bavaria (Germany).
Theobald's widow emigrated to America on 11 March 1847.
Second Generation
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2. Anton THEIRING. Son of Ferdinand THEYRING & Magdalena STAMMEL. Born 17 July
1808 in Berg, Rhein Plaza, Bavaria (Germany). Died 29 December 1877 in Hart Twp.,
Warrick Co., IN. Buried in St. Matthews Cem., Warrick Co., IN.
He first married Ursula STOLTZ, 20 February 1832 in Berg, Rhein Plaza, Bavaria
(Germany).
He second married Barbara WEISS, 21 May 1834 in Berg, Rhein Plaza, Bavaria (Germany).
Born 1 November 1806 in Berg, Rhein Plaza, Bavaria (Germany). Died 24 May 1890 in
Hart Twp., Warrick Co., IN. Buried in St. Matthews Cem., Warrick Co., IN.
In 1846 at the age of 38, Anton and his wife took their two young sons and emigrated
from Berg, Rein Plaza, Bavaria, Germany to America.
One reason they wanted to leave was they feared their sons would be drafted into the
military. In Bavaria, all male citizens had to be inducted into armed service at a
very early age.
They came into the United States at the port of New York.
In 1849, they lived in Bennington, Wyoming Co., New York. There Anton took his Oath
of Allegiance and stated his intention to become an American citizen.
In all legal matters he used the name Anthony TYRING.
On 22 April 1853, Anton and his wife bought 20 acres from John and Elizabeth Ferguson
for the sum of $40. Then on 13 March 1854 they purchased 40 acres from James and
Nancy Miles for $200. This was in Hart Twp., Warrick Co., about a mile east of the
German Church on the south side of the road.
Formal organization of the St. Matthews Church (German Church) took place on 17
November 1862. Anton, Barbara and their son, Fredrick signed the original
constitution.
It was written in German and later translated into English with only minor changes
and is still in force to this day.
They had the following children:
3 i. Jacob THEIRING
4 ii. Friedrich TYRING
iii. Anton THEIRING (d. young/unmar.); Born 17 January 1849 in
Bennington, Wyoming Co., NY. Died 2 December 1874 in Warrick Co.,
IN.
Anton, Jr. died of consumption at the age of 25.
Third Generation
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3. Jacob THEIRING. Son of Anton THEIRING & Barbara WEISS. Born 4 December 1837 in
Berg, Rhein Plaza, Bavaria (Germany). Died 3 December 1902. Buried in St. Matthews
Cem., Warrick Co., IN.
On 16 August 1862, Jacob enlisted in the Union Army at Lynnville, IN for a period of
three years. He was honorably discharged 26 June 1865.
In July 1870 he applied for a pension declaring his eyes had been damaged "because of
the disease he had contracted by his exposure to the cold weather."
He bought 60 acres adjoining his brother Fredrick in Pike Co., just southwest of
(Pleasantville) Spurgeon, where he lived out his life a farmer.
He married Anna Caroline SCHWERDTFEGER, daughter of Johann Friederich
SCHWERDTFEGER & Luzette WEISMAN. Born 19 January 1840 in German Twp.,
Vanderburgh Co., IN. Died 10 November 1908. Buried in St. Matthew Cem., Warrick Co.,
IN.
They had the following children:
5 i. Dewald Heinrich THEIRING
6 ii. Maria Antoniette THEIRING
7 iii. Louise Lisette THEIRING
8 iv. Caroline Mathilde THEIRING
v. Jacob Benjamin THEIRING; Born 22 August 1869 in Spurgeon,
Pike Co., IN. Died 21 August 1891. Buried in St. Matthew Cem.,
Warrick Co., IN.
Jacob died of nerve fever.
vi. Sophie Emilee THEIRING; Born 19 November 1871 in Spurgeon,
Pike Co., IN. Died 2 September 1873. Buried in St. Matthew Cem.,
Warrick Co., IN.
Sophie died of "a summer complaint."
9 vii. John Friedrich TYRING
4. Friedrich TYRING. Son of Anton THEIRING & Barbara WEISS. Born 8 August 1839 in
Berg, Rhein Plaza, Bavaria (Germany). Died 4 November 1899 in Warrick Co., IN.
Buried in St. Matthews Cem., Warrick Co., IN.
Fredrick enlisted in the Union Army for a period of three years on 16 August 1862.
While on duty in Smithland, KY, he contracted measles while in the service. He had
to stand picket duty in the snow. His eyes were damaged due to exposure. His eyes
were so weak he could only see with great difficulty. He was treated at six
different hospitals before he was discharged on 2 June 1865. He received a disabled
pension.
He married Lisette ANDRECHT, daughter of George ANDRECHT & Marie Sabine SCHUETZ,
1866 in Boonville, Warrick Co., IN. Born 13 December 1846 in Wilhelmshausen, Germany.
Died 29 March 1921. Buried in St. Matthews Cem., Warrick Co., IN.
They had the following children:
i. Sophia Louise TYRING; Born 13 March 1867 near Spurgeon, Pike
Co., IN. Died 18 December 1886. Buried in St. Matthew Cem.,
Warrick Co., IN.
According to the St. Matthew Church records, she died of ear
and brain infection.
10 ii. Henry John TYRING
11 iii. Maria Sabine TYRING
iv. Fredrick Wilhelm TYRING; Born 15 July 1872 near Spurgeon,
Pike Co., IN. Died 12 July 1873. Buried in St. Matthews Cem.,
Warrick Co., IN.
Fredrick died of whooping cough.
12 v. Sarah Emilie TYRING
13 vi. Anton Franz TYRING
vii. Joseph Vofuliv TYRING; Born 29 October 1878 near Spurgeon,
Pike Co., IN. Died 1939.
He married Nora, 26 January 1902. Born 1883. Died 1957.
14 viii. Jacob Otto TYRING
15 ix. Anna Elisabeth TYRING
16 x. Ludwig George "Louie" TYRING
xi. Edward TYRING; Born 2 February 1889 near Spurgeon, Pike Co.,
IN. Died 1 March 1889. Buried in St. Matthews Cem., Warrick Co., IN.
Edward died of cramps.
Fourth Generation
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5. Dewald Heinrich THEIRING. Son of Jacob THEIRING & Anna Caroline
SCHWERDTFEGER. Born 12 October 1879 in Pike Co., IN. Died 15 October 1956 in
Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN. Buried in Spurgeon Cem., Pike Co., IN.
He married Daisy Dell NEWMAN, daughter of Thomas Franklin NEWMAN & Eudora Alice
CATO, 8 November 1903. Born 20 November 1883 in Pike Co., IN. Died 2 January 1946 in
Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN. Buried in Spurgeon Cem., Pike Co., IN.
They had the following children:
i. Augusta M. THEIRING (see BOLTON page)
ii. Emil Jacob THEIRING
iii. Mildred Esther THEIRING; Born 2 October 1913. Died 9 March 1919.
iv. Mabel L. THEIRING
v. Juanita Udora THEIRING; Born 5 September 1922. Died 14
September 1922.
6. Maria Antoniette THEIRING. Daughter of Jacob THEIRING & Anna Caroline
SCHWERDTFEGER. Born 29 May 1862 in Pike Co., IN.
She married William Franklin CAMP, 17 January 1884 in Pike Co., IN.
They had the following children:
i. Auguste CAMP; Born 27 April 1888 in Spurgeon, Pike Co., IN.
ii. Lisette Wilhemine CAMP; Born 12 December 1890 in Spurgeon,
Pike Co., IN.
iii. Waldo George CAMP; Born 25 September 1892 in Spurgeon,
Pike Co., IN.
7. Louise Lisette THEIRING. Daughter of Jacob THEIRING & Anna Caroline
SCHWERDTFEGER. Born 25 April 1866 in Pike Co., IN. Died 12 September 1896. Buried in
St. Matthew Cem., Warrick Co., IN.
She married Nicolas GIESELMANN, 25 April 1893 in Pike Co., IN.
They had the following children:
i. Wilhemine Mathilde GIESELMANN; Born 2 June 1894.
8. Caroline Mathilde THEIRING. Daughter of Jacob THEIRING & Anna Caroline
SCHWERDTFEGER. Born 18 July 1867 in Pike Co., IN.
She married August George OESTRICKER, 6 November 1892. Born 16 September 1865.
They had the following children:
i. Jacob Ludwig OESTRICKER; Born 24 August 1893 in Buckskin,
Gibson Co., IN.
He married Charlotte.
ii. Dewald Karl OESTRICKER; Born 22 September 1894.
He married Minnie.
iii. Johann Otto OESTRICKER; Born 3 November 1899.
iv. Ida J. A. OESTRICKER; Born 3 October 1901.
v. Irma M. W. OESTRICKER; Born 28 December 1905.
9. John Friedrich TYRING. Son of Jacob THEIRING & Anna Caroline SCHWERDTFEGER.
Born 29 September 1875 in Spurgeon, Pike Co., IN. Died 29 November 1964. Buried in
Blackfoot Cem., Pike Co., IN.
He married Leona COLEMAN, 20 August 1903. Born 1882.
They had the following children:
i. Orvil J. W. TYRING
ii. John H. THEIRING
iii. Virgil L. TYRING; Born 13 April 1908 in Pike Co., IN.
He married Ailene M. THURMAN, 22 October 1931.
iv. Dennis E. TYRING
10. Henry John TYRING. Son of Friedrich TYRING & Lisette ANDRECHT. Born 29 March
1868 in near Spurgeon, Pike Co., IN.
He married Anna Caroline Frederike WIESMAN, 1 April 1894 in Lynnville, Warrick Co., IN.
Anna and John were married in the home of her uncle/step father John Wiesman in
Lynnville.
They had the following children:
i. Raymond F. TYRING
ii. Hilda W. TYRING
iii. Oscar L. TYRING
iv. Norman W. TYRING
v. Emma A. TYRING
vi. Elvah E. TYRING
vii. Virless O. TYRING
viii. Delmas A. TYRING
ix. Victor H. TYRING
x. Eugene P. TYRING
11. Maria Sabine TYRING. Daughter of Friedrich TYRING & Lisette ANDRECHT. Born 14
March 1870 in near Spurgeon, Pike Co., IN. Died 30 July 1894. Buried in St. Matthew
Cem., Warrick Co., IN.
She married Henry KLUSMIER, 14 December 1892 in St. Matthews Church, Warrick Co.,
IN.
They had the following children:
i. Willie KLUSMIER;
12. Sarah Emilie TYRING. Daughter of Friedrich TYRING & Lisette ANDRECHT. Born 6
September 1874 in near Spurgeon, Pike Co., IN. Died 12 May 1902. Buried in St.
Matthew Cem., Warrick Co., IN.
Sarah died six days after giving birth to her fifth child.
She married Wilhelm Herman SCHUMACHER, 27 May 1894 in St. Matthews Church,
Warrick Co., IN.
They had the following children:
i. Alma Lisette SCHUMACHER; Born 15 April 1895 in Monroe Twp.,
Pike Co., IN.
She married Edward BECKLEY.
ii. Edward SCHUMACHER; Born September 1896 in Monroe Twp.,
Pike Co., IN.
He married Malinda LOEHR.
iii. Arthus "Arthur" SCHUMACHER; Born September 1898 in Monroe
Twp., Pike Co., IN. Buried in Park Lawn Cem., Evansville, IN.
He married Marian.
iv. Nora Anna SCHUMACHER; Born 29 October 1900 in Monroe Twp.,
Pike Co., IN. Died 1988.
She married Elmer SCHUMACHER.
v. Emil SCHUMACHER; Born 1902 in Monroe Twp., Pike Co., IN.
He married Virginia.
13. Anton Franz TYRING. Son of Friedrich TYRING & Lisette ANDRECHT. Born 24 August
1876 in near Spurgeon, Pike Co., IN. Died 1954. Buried in Florida.
He married Louzetta LORTON, 29 August 1897. Born July 1880.
They had the following children:
i. Annie M. TYRING; Born September 1898 in Monroe Twp.,
Pike Co., IN.
ii. Alda TYRING; Born 1899 in Monroe Twp., Pike Co., IN.
iii. Edith TYRING; Born in Monroe Twp., Pike Co., IN.
iv. Buelah TYRING; Born in Monroe Twp., Pike Co., IN.
v. Irma A. TYRING; Born in Monroe Twp., Pike Co., IN.
vi. Helen TYRING; Born in Monroe Twp., Pike Co., IN.
14. Jacob Otto TYRING. Son of Friedrich TYRING & Lisette ANDRECHT. Born 23
November 1880 in near Spurgeon, Pike Co., IN. Died 1952. Buried in Spurgeon Cem., Pike Co., IN.
He married Bertha SHOULDERS. Born 8 March 1881. Died 1974. Buried in Spurgeon Cem.,
Pike Co., IN.
They had the following children:
i. Ruth TYRING; Born 14 March 1901 in Pike Co., IN. Died 28
October 1987. Buried in Spurgeon Cem., Pike Co., IN.
She married Normal FOWLER, 27 July 1918.
ii. Audra TYRING; Born 1903 in Pike Co., IN.
She married Paul GRUBB.
iii. Ralph TYRING; Born 1906 in Pike Co., IN.
15. Anna Elisabeth TYRING. Daughter of Friedrich TYRING & Lisette ANDRECHT. Born 11
June 1886 in near Spurgeon, Pike Co., IN. Buried in Sunset Cem., Evansville,
Vanderburgh Co., IN.
She married Ferdinand WIESMAN, 3 May 1908.
Ferdinand was half brother to Anna, wife of Henry Tyring.
They had the following children:
i. Nora Lisette WIESMAN; Born 19 March 1910 in Pike Co., IN.
Died 23 October 1930. Buried in Lynnville Cem., Warrick Co., IN.
ii. Ioneta W. WIESMAN (Twin); Born 8 June 1914 in Pike Co., IN.
Died 14 March 1986.
She married Addington.
iii. Amelia G. WIESMAN (Twin); Born 8 June 1914 in Pike Co., IN.
Amelia died as a baby.
16. Ludwig George "Louie" TYRING. Son of Friedrich TYRING & Lisette ANDRECHT.
Born 4 August 1886 in near Spurgeon, Pike Co., IN. Buried in Park Lawn Cem.,
Evansville, IN.
He married Minnie E. McKINNEY, 30 September 1905. Born 1887. Buried in Park Lawn
Cem., Evansville, IN.
They had the following children:
i. Mildred TYRING; Born 1911.
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