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OLIGER (M) Loren M. Knowles F3695522, genealogist and first husband of Betty Lorraine Kauffman I551, spent a copious amount of time and money in the U.S. and abroad researching Betty’s Oliger lineage. He faced formidable challenges with seemingly endless variations of the spelling of that surname, including: Obligé, Olinger, Ology, Ulegy, Olegie, Olirgy, Oligy, Oligee, Oligey, Oleyare, Olliger and Alligee. The same obstacle came with the surname Bruniare: Brendar, Brenier, Bruner, Brenner, Brenyer, Griner, Brinyear, Grunier, Brunner, Grunter and Brinyer. He compiled the following information ca. 1972. NOTE: As of 1963, archival records from St. Philomena Catholic Church in Stonelick Creek, OH referenced in the following Oliger M family history were being stored at Holy Trinity Church in Batavia, OH. TO DO A SEARCH OF THIS .PDF DOCUMENT: • For PC users, hold down the CTRL key and then press F. • For Mac users, hold down the COMMAND key and then press F. • Type in the desired name, word or number in the FIND box in the upper right-hand corner, and then press ENTER or RETURN. Notations in brackets and italics have been added subsequent to the passing of the genealogist. M ANTOINE OLIGER He was born in 1716 and died 10/11/1799. Antoine was a shepherd in Haut-Clocher, Lorraine, France where he married Anne Marguerite Krüegenbauerr (Anne Marguerite Kruhenbauer ?) (1m). M1 MARIE-ANNE OLIGER b. in 1752 d. 12/8/1809 in Haut-Clocher, Lorraine, France She never married. M2 ANTOINE OLIGER b. 8/2/1759 and baptized the next day in Haut-Clocher, Lorraine, France d. 3/16/1845 in Bourdonnay, Lorraine, France m. Marie-Anne Verlet (2m), born in Bourdonnay, France in 1761 and died there 3/18/1845, two days after the death of her husband. On 9/30/1788 a Jean Oliger (441m) married Ann Marie Varlet (442m), daughter of Jean Varlet (444m) and Marie Bridie (443m) in Haut-Clocher, France. He was the son of Antoine Oliger (446m) and Ann Margaret Kruhenbauer (447m). This most probably was the marriage to Marie-Anne, but there is the obvious contradiction in the record of the husband's first name. Legend says he was an aide to Napoleon who he much admired and with whom he fought as a soldier. OLIGER - page 2 M21 NICHOLAS OLIGER b. in 1794 in Bourdonnay, France He lived in Hesse, France in 1845. M22 JACQUES OLIGER (aka JACOB OLIGER) b. in 1789 in Bourdonnay, Lorraine, France d. 3/20/1868 near Owensville, OH in the United States m. (1st) Reine Mileur (3m), born in 1796 (probably in France) and died 3/7/1860 near Owensville, OH. She was buried in St. Philomena Catholic Church’s graveyard near Owensville, OH. m. (2nd) 6/22/1860 by Father L. Navarron (4m) to Josephine Paquotte (Josephine Parker ?) (5m), born in France in 1815. After his death, she married John LaBrune (6m) 5/17/1868. He was a shepherd in 1817 and then a farmer in 1840 and 1845 in Bourdonnay, France. His children were all born there. He and his first wife were buried in St. Philomena Catholic Church’s graveyard near Owensville, OH. This family arrived in New Orleans, LA on the Rockall from France 5/17/1848 and one month later, on 6/13/1848, he bought (with cash?) 165 acres and 15 poles of farm land for $4000 just north of present day Owensville (known then as New Boston) along Stonelick Creek. He made his own bricks for the buildings he constructed there, grew grapes for wine, and raised some pigs and cows. The creek was in a region much like the countryside in Lorraine, France from which he came and where there were many wine grapes grown. A blight wiped out the Ohio vineyards ca. 1870 to 1890. Reine's burial was witnessed by her husband and Charles Oliger M22(12), B. Formerian (415m) and Christian Juen (416m). Jacob's second marriage was witnessed by John Gallon (417m). Under the name of Jacob Oliger, he swore allegiance to the United States of America in Batavia, OH 4/2/1852. Jacob’s children were by his first marriage, born in Bourdonnay, Lorraine, France. The court originally appointed him as guardian of his orphaned grandchildren, Mary Bruniare M2261 and Henriet Bruniare (aka Harriet Bruniare) M2262, but later retracted (refer to the listing of Charles Oliger M22(12)). Josephine Parker was probably the same Josephine Parquet recorded in the 1850 U.S. Census as being 45 years of age, born in France, wife of Stephan Parquet (7m) who was 47 years of age and a farmer. They had Stephan Parquet (8m) and Constantine Parquet (9m). He was buried in St. Philomena Catholic Church’s graveyard near Owensville, OH. His gravestone reads “Jacob Oligee. Died Mar. 20, 1868. A_e 80 Ys.” M221 JEAN NICHOLAS OLIGER b. 9/2/1817 d. 9/27/1817 OLIGER - page 3 M222 MARIE FELICITE OLIGER b. 9/5/1818 d. 9/3/1836 M223 MARIE ANNE OLIGER b. 4/1/1820 m. 10/7/1840 to Charles Helvig P11 [see HELVIG history], born in Bourdonnay, France 7/26/1817. M2231 MARIE HELVIG b. 12/14/1840 in Bourdonnay, France M2232 CHARLES EDOUARD HELVIG b. 4/27/1855 in Maizières-lès-Vic, France M2233 MATHILDE HELVIG b. 3/28/1860 in Maizières-lès-Vic, France M224 MARGUERITE OLIGER b. 4/17/1821 d. 2/24/1853 in Ohio m. 3/6/1845 in France to Francois Demange (10m), born in 1818. Francois was a blacksmith in Moyenvic, France and son of Charles Demange (11m), an early blacksmith in Moyenvic and Francoise Mathieu (12m) of Dieuze, Lorraine, France. She may have entered the United States at New Orleans, LA 11/8/1847 on the Taghorn and he on the Tallahassee 6/2/1847. She may also have been the one legend says drowned in the rain-swollen Stonelick Creek near Batavia, OH while on the way to meet her widowed sister, Antoinette Bruniare M226, coming up from New Orleans, LA. Her burial at St. Philomena Catholic Church in Stonelick Creek, OH was witnessed by Jacob Walter (418m), John Kline (419m), L. Bartel (420m) and others. Her gravestone engravings are in French. It is possible they did not have children. M225 LOUIS BASILE OLIGER (aka BASIL OLIGER, BASILE OLIGER) b. 6/15/1823 d. 10/8/1871 in Highland County, OH m. 9/1/1856 Listetta Grand Jean (also recorded as Elizabeth Grandjohn) (13m), born in 1838 OLIGER - page 4 in France and died in 1907. She was the daughter of James Grandjohn (14m), born in 1797 and Susan ____?____ (15m), born in 1795, who also had Susan Grandjohn (16m), born in 1829 and James Grandjohn (17m), born in 1838. Their children were all born in France. The younger James (17m) was the father of: 1) Henry Grandjohn (18m), born in 1860 and never married; 2) Sophia Grandjohn (19m), born in 1856, married Eugene Goux (20m) and had no children; 3) Rosanna Grandjohn (21m), born in 1863; and 4) Louisa Grandjohn (aka Louise Grandjohn ?) (22m), born in 1865 and died in 1948. She did not marry; but she had a son, John Y. Grandjohn (23m), who also never married. She was buried in Ebenezer Cemetery near Sardinia, OH. Her gravestone listed her first name as Louise. Her son was also buried in the same cemetery – his gravestone indicates he died in 1963. All were born in Ohio. After Louis's death, Listetta married Eugene Williams (421m) 6/23/1877, born in Etobon, Montbeliard, France and had Catherine Williams (422m), born in 1830 and Susan Williams (423m), born in 1829. She was buried next to Eugene with a common gravesite marker and near Louis in Ebenezer Cemetery near Sardinia, OH. He was probably the Louis Oliger, age 27, from France and a farmer, who entered the United States at New Orleans, LA 4/1/1851 on the Espindola. Apparently there were no children. He was appointed administrator of the estate of one Susan Lavine (24m), deceased, 1/17/1867. The probate papers show a James Grand Jean (17m ?) claiming that his father had a judgment against the estate of $119.99, which was paid. She was probably the Susan Grandjohn (16m) listed above. His nickname, by which everyone apparently called him, was Basil. His gravestone at Ebenezer Cemetery near Sardinia, OH bears the name of Basile Oliger. M226 BARBE ANTOINETTE OLIGER (aka ANTOINETTE OLIGER) b. 3/22/1825 d. 1/20/1858 near Owensville, OH m. ca. 1848 to Henry Bruniare (25m), possibly in New Orleans, LA. He was born in France in 1819 and probably died ca. 1854 in New Orleans, LA. She may have entered the United States at New Orleans, LA 6/2/1847 on the Espindola and he, along with his family, possibly on the Ducolion 7/23/1847. She was buried with her parents and two sisters, Marguerite and Marie Oliger Gomien, in St. Philomena Catholic Church’s cemetery at Stonelick Creek near Owensville, OH. Her burial was witnessed by her father and brothers Julius, Louis Basile, Lawrence and Charles. Family legend says he was a baker in New Orleans and was killed when a horse panicked, that Antoinette then traveled with her three children (said to be two girls and a boy) up the Mississippi River to rejoin her father, mother, brothers, etc. near Owensville, OH (then New Boston). The boy (possibly named Francis Bruniare (448m)) allegedly died of yellow fever on board the boat -- his body was thrown overboard. Legend further says that when she arrived at Cincinnati, OH, some of her family was on the way to meet OLIGER - page 5 her; but there had been a heavy rain, the bridge over Stonelick Creek near Batavia washed away, their carriage overturned into the creek, and several persons (including at least one Oliger family member) drowned.