The Descendants of Manus and Mergam Levie from Obervorschuetz (The Levi-Elias-Family) FIRST GENERATION: 1 Manus Levie from Obervorschuetz, he married Mergam Leib Levie. They had two sons: + 2 Leib Levie Elias, born 19.01.1735 in Obervorschuetz + 3 Michel Levie Elias, born 30.08.1745. Manus and Mergam Levie died before 1812. (HStA Marburg, Bestand 76a, Nr. 28, 15) SECOND GENERATION : 2 Leib Levie Elias, born 19.01.1735 in Obervorschuetz, he married Merle Nathan. They had a son: + 4 Nathan Levie Elias, born in August 1782. Merle Levie Elias died before 1812. 3 Michel Levie Elias, born 30.08.1745, cattoe-dealer, he married Ester Plaut from Felsberg. They lived in Gudensberg, house-no. 6. They had three sons: + 5 Jacob Levie Elias, born 11.01.1787 in Gudensberg + 6 Marcus Levie Elias, born 18.05.1780 in Gudensberg + 7 Kaufmann Levie Elias, born 12.07.1791 in Gudensberg. Michel Levie Elias died 29.09.1830 in Gudensberg, Ester Levie Elias died 22.06.1843 in Gudensberg. (HStA Marburg, Bestand 76a, No. 28, 15. HHStA Wiesbaden, Bestand 365, No. 387, Death-lists Gudensberg) THIRD GENERATION : 4 Nathan Levi Elias, born in August 1782, cattle-dealer. He married Jette Heinemann, born about 1784. They had nine children: 8 Mindel Levi Elias, born about 1811 + 9 Israel Levi Elias, born about 1814 +10 Giedel Levi Elias, born about 1814 +11 Leib Levi Elias, born about 1816 12 Isaac Levi Elias, born in April 1819, he died 29.03.1830 13 Aron Levi Elias, born in September 1820, he died 30.03.1831 14 Brendel Levi Elias, born in March 1822, she died 12.01.1832 +15 Beier Levi Elias, born 29.03.1824 16 Sara Levi Elias, born 13.08.1828, she died 11.04.1830. Nathan Levi Elias died 13.07.1845. Jettchen Levi Elias died 27.07.1870 at the age of 86. (HHStA Wiesbaden, Bestand 365, No. 384, birth-lists Gudensberg, No. 387, death-lists Gudensberg) 5 Jacob Levi Elias, born 11.01.1787, cattle-dealer, he married first Regina Heinemann. Regina Heinemann was married first to Kaufmann Levi Elias, from Obervorschuetz. He died before 1812. Kaufmann and Regina Levi Elias ha d a son: + 17 Manus Elias, born 01.11.1798 in Obervorschuetz, later step-son to Jacob Levie Elias. Jacob and Regina Levie Elias had a son: + 18 Leib Elias, 05.04.1811 in Gudensberg. Regina Levi Elias died 1811/12. Jacob Levi Elias married a second time Veige Michaeli, born about 1782. Jacob and Veige Levi Elias had two daughters: + 19 Mindel Levi Elias, born about 1812 + 20 Roeschen Levi Elias, born about 1817. Jacob Levi Elias died 26.06.1852, Veige Levi Elias died 21.02.1863. (HStA Marburg, Bestand 76a, No. 28,15, HHStA Wiesbaden, Bestand 365, No. 384, 387) 6 Marcus Levi Elias, born 18.05.1790. He married on 26.08.1819 Hannchen / Hebe Wertheim, born 1795 in Netra. Marcus and Hannchen Levi Elias had four children: + 21 Itzig Levi Elias, born in October 1820 in Gudensberg 22 Nathan Levi Elias, born 09.12.1824 in Gudensberg 23 Jacob Levi Elias, born 20.08.1828 in Gudensberg + 24 Carolina Kaentel Levi Elias, born 14.03.1832 in Gudensberg. She came into the USA in 1857 and went back to Gudensberg in 1861. (E-Mail from Andrew Eyck, 23.08.2012) Marcus Levie Elias died 08.02.1856 in Gudensberg, Hannchen Levie Elias died 23.07.1871 in Gudensberg. 7 Kaufmann Levi Elias, born12.07.1791, cattle-dealer and „Spezerei-Kraemer“. He married first Beschen Plaut (Moses). They had two children: + 25 Moses Leib Levi, born about 1816 + 26 Beilchen Levi Elias, born about 1819. Beschen Levi Elias died 05.06.1826. Kaufmann Levi Elias married a second time on 16.08.1827 Beschen Plautberg, born about 1807 in Schmalkalden, daughter of Manus Plaut and his wife Reiss. Kaufmann and Beschen Levi Elias had two children: 27 Mirgam Levi Elias, born 23.12.1834 in Gudensberg + 28 Manus Levi Elias, born 17.11.1842 in Gudensberg. Kaufmann and Beschen Levi Elias and their housemaid Breinchen Kander from Riede were murdered in their house by a thief 07.12.1875. (HHStA Wiesbaden, Bestand 365, No.384, 386 wedding-lists, 387) FOURTH GENERATION : 9 Israel Levi Elias, born about 1814, merchant, he married 06.07.1837 in Gudensberg Roeschen Levi Elias, born about 1817, daughter of Jacob Levi Elias and his wife Veige, nee Heinemann Michaeli (no. 20 of the genealogy). Israel and Roeschen Levi Elias had seven children: 29 Merle Levi Elias, born 22.04.1838 in Gudensberg, she died 28.05.1846 in Gudensberg 30 Mindel Levi Elias, born 27.04.1839 in Gudensberg, she died 14.09.1839 in Gudensberg + 31 Mindel Levi Elias, born 10.07.1840 in Gudensberg 32 Loeb Levi Elias, born 10.01.1844 in Gudensberg, he died 22.01.1846 in Gudensberg 33 Michael Levi Elias, born 30.05.1845 in Gudensberg, he died 26.01.1846 in Gudensberg 34 Nathan Levi Elias, born 15./16.09.1847 in Gudensberg. Israel Levi Elias died 17.04.1848 in Gudensberg. Roeschen Levi Elias was married a second time 11.04.1850 to Salomon Gruenbaum, merchant from Rotenburg/Fulda, born 10.03.1815, son of Mendel Gruenbaum and his wife Minchen, nee Wallrab. (HHStA Wiesbaden, Bestand 365, No. 384,386, 387) 10 Giedel Levi Elias, born about 1814, she was married 23.05.1837 to Israel Floersheim, merchant from Obervorschuetz, son of Susmann Floersheim and his wife Braunchen, nee Hess. Giedel Floersheim died 21.07.1853. (HHStA Wiesbaden, Bestand 365, No, 386, 387) 11 Leib Levi Elias jun. Born about 1816, horse-dealer, he married 29.08.1839 Sarchen Levi from Eschwege, born aout 1811, daughter of Lazarus Levi and his wife Mariane, nee Nathan. Levi and Sarchen Levi Elias had eight children: 35/36 twins, male and female, stillborn 29.06.1840 in Gudensberg 37 Israel Levi Elias, born 26.06.1841 in Gudensberg, he died 24.12.1857 in Gudensberg 38 Isaac Levi Elias, born 10.09.1842 in Gudensberg, he died 15.09.1842 in Gudensberg 39 Isaac Levi Elias, born 13.12.1843 in Gudensberg 40 Nathan Levi Elias, born 30.01.1846 in Gudensberg + 41 Veilchen Levi Elias, born 15.07.1847 in Gudensberg 42 Marcus Levi Elias, born 17.10.1848 in Gudensberg, he died 14.04.1876 in Gudensberg 43 Leiser Levi Elias, born 08.01.1851 in Gudensberg. Leib Levi Eilas died 12.04.1862 in Gudensberg, Sara Levi Elias died 04.03.1882 in Gudensberg. (HHStA Wiesbaden, Bestand 365, No. 384,386,387) 15 Beier Levi Elias, born 29.03.1824. She was married 17.08.1842 to Isaac Mark, merchant from Fritzlar, born about 1818, son of Moses Mark and his wife Jetchen, nee Heinemann Israel. (HHStA Wiesbaden, Bestand 365, No. 386) 17 Manus Levi Elias, born 01.11.1798, he married on 22.01.1834 in Gudensberg Rebeka Emmerich, born about 1802, daughter of Nathan Ennerich and his wife Beile, nee Katz. Manus and Rebeka Levi Emmerich had two daughter: + 44 Beile Levi Elias, born 26.10.1834 in Gudensberg + 45 Merle Levi Elias, born 05.01.1837 in Gudensberg. Rebeka Levi Elias died 09.07.1877 in Gudensberg, Manus Levi Elias died 13.01.1883 in Gudensberg. (HHStA Wiesbaden, Bestand 365, No. 384, 386) 18 Leib / Loeb Levi Elias, born 05.04.1811, merchant. He was the head of the jewsih community (Kreisvorsteher). He married on 25.02.1834 in Gudensberg Mindel Levi Elias, born about 1810, daughter of Nathan Levi Elias and his wife Jettchen nee Heinemann (No. 8 of the genealogy). Leib / Loeb and Mindel Levi Elias had six children: + 46 Marianne / Mirgam Levi Elias, born 23.12.1834 inGudensberg + 47 Michael Levi Elias, born 20.12.1836 in Gudensberg + 48 Merla Levi Elias, born 13.05.1839 in Gudensberg + 49 Selka Levi Elias, born 19.05.1841 in Gudensberg + 50 Sarchen Levi Elias, born 11.10.1843 in Gudensberg 51 Esther Levi Elias, born 02.12.1845 in Gudensberg, she died 16.02.1854 in Gudensberg 52 Roeschen / Therese Levi Elias, born 24.04.1848 in Gudensberg. She was single. She died 14.08.1921 in Kassel. Mindel Levi Elias died 30.07.1859 in Gudensberg. (HHStA Wiesbaden, Bestand 365, No. 384, 386, 387) 19 Mindel Levi Elias, born about 1812, she was married on 27.11.1833 to Emanuel Markheim, born about 1806, son of Seligmann Markheim and his wife Sarchen, nee Mendel. Mindel /Minna Markheim died 08.04.1888 in Gudensberg. (HHStA Wiesbaden, Bestand 365, No. 386) 20 Roeschen Levi Elias, born about 1817 in Gudensberg. She was married first to Israel Levi Elias, second time Salomon Gruenbaum (For it see no. 9 of this genealogy). 21 Itzig Levi Elias, born in October 1820, merchant. He married 30.12.1857 in Gudensberg Beile Spier from Zwesten, born 03.05.1824, daughter of Sus Spier and his wife Briefchen, nee Sauer. Itzig and Beile Levi Elias had four children: 53 Esther / Ernestine Levi Elias, born 14.02.1859 in Gudensberg, she died 23.05.1865 in Gudensberg + 54 Markus Levi Elias, born 03.08.1860 in Gudensberg 55 Sus / Siegfried Levi Elias, born 13.10.1862 in Gudensberg, he died 18.02.1863 in Gudensberg + 56 Michael Levi Elias, born 23.08.1867 in Gudensberg. Itzig Levi Elias died 04.01.1869 in Gudensberg, Beile Levi Elas died 31.07.1896 in Gudensberg.. (HHStA Wiesbaden, bestand 365, No. 385, 386) 24. Carolina Kaentel Levi Elias, born 14.03.1832 in Gudensberg.