The Mohr Moore Maurer My Mohr & Allied Lines Page     Welcome to my page dedicated to the genealogy and family history of my Mohr and Allied Lines. If any of these families look familiar to you, please contact me. Some of this information has been documented but other items were handed down in the family and haven't been proven yet. So use this information as a guide. CONTENTS Adams Brangan     Caufield     Chamberlain     Donshea Geyer Haupt Lewis Mandel Mayersbach     Mohr Munn Oakley Reynolds Torpy Walsh/Welch     Warren Wootton Wright-NY Links ADAMS     John ADAMS and Mary Keep WALKER of New England came to Aurora, Erie Co., New York in 1830 where they bought land and settled. Their three sons were Devillos or Deville W. ADAMS b 1827 Vermont, Mortimer Proctor ADAMS b 1818 Vermont, and Delatus (D.K.) Keep ADAMS b 1834 Aurora, Erie Co., NY. E-mail: Karen Mohr Back to Contents BRANGAN      James Warren BRANGAN and his wife Ann QUINN lived in the New York City area. They had four known children: John J. BRANGAN, a jeweler, m QUINLAN, res Tarrytown, NY, d 1930s (had son John, Jr. and daughter Celestine); James Warren BRANGAN, Jr. b 15 Nov 1883 New York City, d 20 Feb 1959 in Bergenfield, New Jersey, m 22 Nov 1914/16 Mary Julia BARRY b 1882 Southwick, Massachusetts, d 26 Nov 1972 Princeton, NJ (had two daughters: Eileen m PINDAR and Genevieve m WHITE); Rose BRANGAN died as a baby; William BRANGAN m Eleanor, owned a drugstore, d abt 1947 Brooklyn or NYC (had two known children: William Jr. b abt 1924, d Arnheim, Germany WWII, and James W. BRANGAN m Dorothy). Other related BRANGANs lived in Brooklyn, NY. E-mail: Karen Mohr Back to Contents CAUFIELD     James CAUFIELD b 1820 Parish of Moor, Roscommon, Ireland, (son of James CAUFIELD and Margaret Mary CAREY), married Margaret McKEOWN. They lived in the Java, Wyoming Co., NY area and had eight known children: James, Edward, Peter, Ellen m Charles MURRAY, Anna Belle b 1871 m Henry MANDEL of Buffalo, William, Frank and Mary. Please contact me if you have any CAUFIELD, CAULFIELD, COFFIELD or COFFELD families from Western New York. E-mail: Karen Mohr Back to Contents CHAMBERLAIN      William CHAMBERLAIN (1818-1901) of Saratoga Co., NY, married Jenette/Genette MUNN of Orleans Co., NY. They moved back and forth between Orleans Co., NY and Erie Co., NY several times and had seven known children: George b 16 Oct 1841, Eliza Jane b 31 Dec 1843 m James PLACE, Marcus b 1846 m Mary BRYANS, Harriett M. b 25 Mar 1848 m D.K. ADAMS, Alonzo M. b 1850 m Margaret Allen DUNN, widow of John F. CURTIS, Adelle b 27 Jan 1856 m another CHAMBERLAIN, and Clark birthdate unknown. I believe that William is the son of Russell and Thirza/Thirsey (Theresa) CHAMBERLAIN of Saratoga Co., NY. E-mail: Karen Mohr Back to Contents DONSHEA      James Harvey DONSHEA was born in Ireland abt 1823. His family emigrated to America and settled in New York City, New York in the 1830's. According to the family story, the Donsheas were Scots-Irish from Northern Ireland and Co. Cork, and they had relatives who lived in the South (U.S.). James m/1 Mary _______who died age 25; m/2 Rosetta WILLIS, daughter of James Harvey WILLIS and Margaret PERRIN. Please E-mail me if you have information on DONSHEA or DUNSHEA families anywhere! My new- found cousin said that Isaac DONSHEA came from Belfast, IRL and went to Manchester, England before emigrating to America.      Buried in James DONSHEA's family plot in Brooklyn, New York, are two children: ISAAC and IDA DONSHEA. These children are believed to be the children of William Isaac DONSHEA and Catherine "Kate" Ida BUCKLEY who also lived in New York City, William possibly being James' brother. William and Kate also had a son named William Isaac DONSHEA, Jr. who became the father of Frank, Jane (m Cyril DALE), and Clement Horatio DONSHEA. Frank was in advertising in NYC and Clement was an illustrator for "Saturday Evening Post" and other magazines. Child of James Harvey DONSHEA and Mary _______:     Sarah M. DONSHEA b abt Sep 1848, d 12 Oct 1849, bur Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY. Children of James Harvey DONSHEA and Rosetta (Rose) WILLIS:     Effie Deans DONSHEA b 4 Oct 1862 Newark, NY, d 3 Feb 1930 Blossburg, Tioga Co., Pennsylvania, bur Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, m John C. FRENCH 16/17 Apr 1884 East Aurora, Erie Co., NY; Jeanie Deans DONSHEA b 4 Oct 1865 New York City, NY, d 4 Jan 1946 Buffalo, NY, m Frederick Anton MOHR 2 Apr 1890 Buffalo, NY; James Harvey DONSHEA, Jr. b abt 14 Jan 1868 New York City, NY, d 24 Oct 1875 New York City, NY, bur Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY. Children of Effie Deans DONSHEA and John C. FRENCH:     Helen Margaret FRENCH b 20 Jan 1885, d 28 Jun 1912; James Harvey FRENCH b 1887, d young; John C. FRENCH, Jr. b 13 Feb 1888, m Laura LUCE; Rosemary Willis FRENCH b 2 Aug 1889, d 12 May 1946, m Irvin Edward DEER 6 Aug 1913; and Robert William FRENCH b 21 Jul 1893, d 14 Dec 1971, m Florence BOUCHER 21 Jul 1923.     Rosemary Willis FRENCH (b 2 Aug 1889 Olean, Cattaraugus Co., NY) married Irvin Edward DEER (b 28 Jan 1889 Lititz, PA; d Baltimore, MD). They had two children that we know of: Helen Marie DEER (b 24 Jan 1916, d 1986 Howard Co., TX, m Sept 1938 Raymond Chester EBLING in Evanston, Cook Co., IL); and James Willis DEER (b 14 Mar 1917 Reading, Berks Co., PA, d 21 Oct 1992 Larchmont, Westchester Co., NY, m ??). We believe that James married and had a daughter named Ann Marie DEER who married an OWENS. We are trying to contact descendants of these EBLING and DEER families. We have the WILLIS Family Bible and other genealogy info to share. Please email me!     If you're a Donshea, Dunshea, Dunshie or Dunseath researcher, post a query on my Donshea Dunshea Dunshee Genealogy page. E-mail: Karen Mohr Back to Contents GEYER     My Frederick W.C. and Margaret GEYER family, from Schleiz-Lobenstein, principality of Reuss, Thuringia, Germany, settled in Buffalo, Erie Co., New York in the 1850's. The children were: Louise Sophie Marie GEYER, Frederick GEYER, Jr., Christian GEYER and Charles GEYER. If you're familiar with this family, please contact me. For more information on this family, and links to other Geyer families and researchers, please visit my Geyer Family page. Back to Contents HAUPT      George HAUPT is believed to have been born in New York City, NY. He married Mariah BLOOMFIELD who was b 1861 in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Ireland and d May 1932 in Miami, Florida. They had four known children: George HAUPT Jr.; Robert Bloomfield HAUPT (b 15 Mar 1888 Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY; d abt 1951 Queens, NY; m/1 Minnie GERKEN abt 1906 Brooklyn; m/2 Emily SHERMAN abt 1920 Brooklyn, NY - had five sons; m/3 Ann MARSH); Frederick HAUPT (b 1891 Brooklyn, d abt 1918 France WWI AEF); and Elizabeth "Betty" HAUPT (b 18 Sep 1893 Brooklyn, d abt 1979, m SCHNEIDER New York City). E-mail: Karen Mohr Back to Contents LEWIS     I'm searching for the family of Nancy LEWIS who m Joseph B. WRIGHT and lived in Machias, Cattaraugus Co., NY. Nancy LEWIS was b 1809 in Kent, Delaware and d 1865 in Machias, NY. She had brothers named Emory LEWIS and Henry LEWIS. See my WRIGHT-NY posting on this page for their children. E-mail: Karen Mohr Back to Contents MANDEL     Carl (Charles) Friedrike Johann MANDEL b 1837 and his wife Sophie Caroline Friedrike ROSENOW b 1842, both in Germany, arrived in Buffalo, Erie Co., NY around 1870. They had six known children: Auguste b abt 1864 Germany; Louisa b 1865 Germany, m George STEURWALD in Buffalo; Heinrich (Henry) b 13 Dec 1865 Germany; Martin b 1873 Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, m Margaret LOTZ; Hattie b 1875 in Buffalo, NY, m Henry HIMMELE; and Albert b 1887/1880 in Buffalo. Henry and Martin were both in the umbrella business in Buffalo. E-mail: Karen Mohr Back to Contents MAYERSBACH / MAYERSBACK     Mary Ann MAYERSBACH was born 1849 in Southwark (London), Surrey, England, to Charles MAYERSBACH and Harriet Eliza WRIGHT. In 1866 at St. Peter's Church in Walworth, Surrey, Mary Ann MAYERSBACH married Willliam WOOTTON, born abt 1844 in Southwark. They had two sons: Charles Alfred WOOTTON and Joseph Wright WOOTTON. Our family story says that William WOOTTON died young and his widow Mary Ann married a Mr. LAW and had about five more children with him. Her two WOOTTON sons went to live with friends or family named YEO and ALCOCK in Ontario, Canada. Mary Ann (Mayersbach) Wootton LAW is said to have received a pension from the Crown after her LAW husband's death. Mary Ann is descended from Alexander von MAYERSBACH who emigrated to England from Germany in the 1700's. If any of this sounds familiar, please contact me! For a meander through the history of The Grove, once a home to Alexander von MAYERSBACH in the 1700's, click on The Grove link in my links section at the bottom of this page. E-mail: Karen Mohr Back to Contents MOHR     Johann Martin MOHR (son of Johann Michael MOHR and Anna Margareta LICHTENHELDEN), b 1785 Christes, Henneberg by Suhl, Thuringia, d 2 Mar 1840 poss Branderoda, Merseberg, Saxony; m 10 Nov 1811 to Julianna Augusta KLOSS, poss Branderoda, Saxony.     Julianna Augusta KLOSS (daughter of a schoolmaster), b 1795 poss Branderoda, Merseberg, Saxony; d 1861 Buffalo, Erie Co., New York.     Johann Martin MOHR left Thuringia to become the new schoolmaster in a Saxony town, possibly Branderoda. He ended up marrying the former schoolmaster's daughter, Julianna Augusta KLOSS. After Johann's death in 1840 from typhoid, Julianna emigrated with most of their adult children to New York City in 1848. During the sea voyage, the ship lost one of its sails and each passenger had to donate one article of clothing to make a new sail. Their grandchildren spread out across the U.S. I hope to find their descendants! Please e-mail me if you know about these families. Or, if you are related to another Mohr family, please visit my web site for The Mohr Moore Maurer Melting Pot where I have additional information on Mohrs, Maurers, Moores et al. You can post a query, include your ancesor's to the Spouse Index, add your MMM URL, and more. Their children:     Carl "August" MOHR b 24 Aug 1812 Saxony, d 1849 Buffalo, Erie Co., New York, never married; Friedrich "Wilhelm" MOHR b 14 June 1814 Saxony, d 1 Aug 1892, m Eva BOCH abt Aug 1848; Wilhelmine MOHR b 5 Jun 1816, d 11 Apr 1911 Lockport, NY; Ferdinand Ludwig "Louis" MOHR b 4 May 1818 Saxony, d 24 Mar 1895 Buffalo, NY, m RUHMER; Edward Anton MOHR b 29 Mar 1820 Saxony, d 22 Aug 1917 Buffalo, NY, m Louise Sophie Marie GEYER on 1 Jun 1857 Buffalo, NY; Pauline MOHR b 14 Apr 1822 Saxony, d 21 Apr 1822 Saxony; Julianne Ernestine MOHR b 6 Mar 1823 Saxony, d May 1893 probably Buffalo, NY, m Robert SCHLAG abt 1852; Moritz Robert MOHR b 9 Apr 1825 Saxony, d 25 Sep 1912 New York City, NY; m Eleanore KOLBE 2 Oct 1860 New York City, NY, bur German Lutheran Church Cemetery, NYC; Maria Theresa MOHR b 19 Apr 1826 Saxony, d 31 Mar 1904 Buffalo, NY, m Fredrich WALTER 9 May 1853 Buffalo, Erie Co., NY; Ernst Martin Julius MOHR b 1 Jul 1828 Saxony; d ?, m Leavenworth, Kansas; Pauline Emilie MOHR b 18 Nov 1830; d 18 Mar 1891 Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, m Johann Heinrich HONNEN 2 Dec 1851 Buffalo, NY; Ida Selma MOHR b 22 Oct 1832 Saxony, d 21 Sep 1834 Saxony; Friedrich Wilhelm MOHR b 15 Sep 1835 Saxony, d ?; Gustav Albert MOHR b 20 Dec 1836 Saxony, d? E-mail: Karen Mohr Back to Contents MUNN      The MUNNs were pioneers in Carlton, Orleans Co., NY. According to the family story, the Munns' ancestors were originally from Scotland and migrated to New York State from Connecticut. The parents were Harvey "Harry" MUNN , b 1790 Woodbury, Litchfield Co., CT, and Marsena "Marcie" MOREHOUSE, b 1796 Brookfield, Fairfield Co., CT. Their known children are: Abel MUNN b abt 1816 CT, m Lucinda; Genette MUNN b abt 1818 CT, m William CHAMBERLAIN; Henry MUNN b 1823 NY, m Caroline BALLOU; and Leman or Lee MUNN, b 1829 NY, m Sarah McGUIRE of Scotland. Marsena (MOREHOUSE) MUNN might have been the daughter of Adonijah and Phoebe MOREHOUSE who also lived in Orleans Co., NY. Would appreciate contact with any MUNN or MOREHOUSE researchers re: Orleans Co., NY or WNY. I have more information on the family of Harvey and Marcie MUNN. E-mail: Karen Mohr Back to Contents OAKLEY      The info I have for this OAKLEY family comes from an obituary published in the Attica News for Catherine (nee OAKLEY) TORPY who died on 20 Jul 1898. At the time of her death, Catherine and her husband Michael TORPY and two children lived in Attica, Wyoming Co., NY. I believe Michael was originally from Hornellsville (Steuben Co., NY). He worked for the Railroad, as did his father, James TORPY b 1825 in Ireland.     According to the obit, Catherine's mother, Mrs. OAKLEY, came and stayed with her before she died. The obit did not mention her father who might have been deceased or divorced, but did mention her husband Michael TORPY, their two small children Mary Frances TORPY and Vincent James TORPY, and numerous siblings. The Oakley siblings listed including Catherine, birth order unknown, are as follows: Catherine OAKLEY (Mrs. Michael TORPY& subject of obituary) -     b Angelica, NY, m 24 Nov 1889, d 20 Jul 1898 Attica, Wyoming Co., NY. James OAKLEY- resided Hornellsville, NY 1898 (Steuben Co.) Frank OAKLEY- resided Almond, NY 1898 (Allegany Co.) Joseph OAKLEY- resided Almond, NY 1898 (Allegany Co.) Mary OAKLEY- resided Canaseraga, NY 1898 (Allegany Co.) Daughter OAKLEY- (Mrs. David TRAINOR) resided Buffalo, NY 1898 (Erie Co.) Sarah OAKLEY- resided Hornellsville, NY 1898 (Steuben Co.) Ella OAKLEY- (Mrs. DONALDSON), resided New Haven, CT 1898     (New Haven Co.) Mary Frances OAKLEY- a nun, resided Watertown, NY 1898 (Jefferson Co.) If you recognize any of these people, please let me know. Thank you. E-mail: Karen Mohr Back to Contents REYNOLDS     I'm searching for the family of Melissa REYNOLDS who m Lucius Platt WARREN. She was b 11 Feb 1824 and d 1856 Machias, Cattaraugus Co., NY. Her father was Nelson Peter REYNOLDS and her mother was Rhoda Mariah GREEN. The family is said to be from Rhode Island. Family story has it that Nelson Peter REYNOLDS later moved to Michigan though Melissa stayed in NY with her husband. E-mail: Karen Mohr Back to Contents TORPY / TORPEY      James TORPY, born in Ireland, m/1 Mary McMAHON, and m/2 Mrs. Mary CREIGH. He settled in Steuben Co. and Wyoming Co., NY, worked for the railroad. The children of James TORPY and his first wife Mary McMAHON were: Michael TORPY, m Catherine OAKLEY; Daniel Samuel TORPY, m Lena SAUTER; James TORPY Jr. (died age 12); and Mary I. TORPY, m Frank KEOUGH of Buffalo, NY. James TORPY, (b 1825 IRL), died December 1902 in Attica, Wyoming Co., and was buried in Hornellsville, Steuben Co., NY. He is buried not far from Anthony TORPY who was born 1823 in Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland. I believe they are brothers. One of Anthony's children was born in Broome Co., NY, probably on the way from the Port of NY to Steuben Co., NY. Please e-mail me if you are related to this family. Thank you. E-mail: Karen Mohr Back to Contents WALSH/WELCH      Three WALSH brothers came to Buffalo, New York from Ireland in the 1800s:     James Thomas WALSH, Redmond James WALSH, and Patrick WALSH. Redmond (b abt 1862 Ireland, d 4 Jul 1941), m/1 Honora "Annie" McMANUS (b 1866 Ireland) on 23 Oct 1888 at St. Patrick's Church in Buffalo and they had four known children: Redmond James, Jr. b 1889 NY, m Mabel ____; Arthur J. b 1894 NY, married late in life; Lawrence Patrick b 1895 NY, m Margaret BREEN - had three children; and Anna (Rose Ann) b 1898 NY, m Edward KINSELLA.     James Thomas WALSH (b Ireland, d 23 Nov 1911 Buffalo, NY), m Nov 1892 Johanna COFFEY St. Theresa's Church in Akron, NY. They had four known children: John Raymond WALSH b 31 Mar 1893 Buffalo; James Thomas WALSH b 22 May 1895 Buffalo, m Mary Frances TORPY; Gertrude Genevieve WALSH b 19 Mar 1897 Buffalo, m Joseph C. DALY; and Mary Helen WALSH b 11 Nov 1899. They lived at 782 Eagle Street in Buffalo's Old First Ward.     Patrick WALSH never married. He d 15 Oct 1938 and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Buffalo. He and his brother James Thomas WALSH worked for the railroad. After a railroad workers' strike, they changed their name to WELCH so they could be re-hired. James' descendants are now known as WELCH. I have more information on these families. E-mail: Karen Mohr Back to Contents WARREN      My elusive WARREN family came to New York from New England around 1800. This family tree was handed down and we are trying to document it.     Ebenezer WARREN b 4 Dec 1769, m Anne RICE or ROYCE/ROISE b 13 Jul 1777. They had 12 known children: Timothy Leonard b 1799 m Eliza BRADLEY; Huldah b 1801; Harriet b 1803; Ansel Bailey b 1805 m Elizabeth CLOUGH; Diadema b 1807 m Jonathan Tenney ADAMS; Lovira b 1809 m REYNOLDS; Finances Phoebe b 1811; Ebenezer b 1815; Benedict b 1817 m Emeline SHERMAN; Lucius Platt b 1820 Covington, NY, m/1 Melissa REYNOLDS; m/2 Mrs. Abigail Davey; Elias b 1823 m Maria SHERMAN; and Stephen b 1826, m Hannah "Maria" WALLIS/WALLACE of England.      Some of their children settled in Cattaraugus Co., Genesee Co. and Wyoming Co., NY, while others settled in Michigan. Visit my page for their grandson Delano Warren, a Civil War veteran. Also, check out the Warren Family Bible for new info. E-mail: Karen Mohr Back to Contents WOOTTON      I'm researching this family who appeared on the 1861 Census for London, England (Southwark, Surrey): John WOOTTON, husband, age 44, woodcutter employing 2 men & 2 boys,   born Bermondsey, Surrey, England. Harriett WOOTTON, wife, age 45, born Southwark, Surrey. John B. WOOTTON, son, unmarried, age 20, woodcutter, born Southwark, Surrey. William WOOTTON, son, unmarried, age 16, woodcutter, born Southwark, Surrey. Thomas WOOTTON, son, unmarried, age 10, scholar, born Southwark, Surrey. William WRIGHT, visitor, unmarried, age 23, chemist & druggist,   born Bermondsey, Surrey.     William WOOTTON married Mary Ann MAYERSBACH in 1866. He died young and she married again to a Mr. LAW and had about five children with him, according to the family story. Please contact me if any of this sounds familiar. Thank you! E-mail: Karen Mohr Back to Contents WRIGHT-NY     I'm searching for the family of Joseph B. WRIGHT, son of Gad WRIGHT and Rhoda BROOKS, who lived in Cattaraugus Co., NY. He was born 1798 in Oneida Co., NY and married Nancy LEWIS of Kent, Delaware. Joseph d 1860 in Machias, NY. Their ch: Danford (or Danforth), Myron, Cleantha, Dennis, Mandana, Lafayette, and Paulina Adele WRIGHT. E-mail: Karen Mohr Back to Contents LINKS Buffalo & Erie County Public Library - with Beacon online catalog Roots: The Buffalo, NY Genealogy Forum Buffalo Researcher Allegany Co., NY GenWeb Cattaraugus Co., NY GenWeb Erie Co., NY GenWeb Genesee Co., NY GenWeb Orleans Co., NY GenWeb Steuben Co., NY GenWeb Westchester Co., NY GenWeb Wyoming Co., NY GenWeb New York City, NY GenWeb New York State GenWeb New York State GenWeb Archives Upstate New York Genealogy US GenWeb Project 155th New York Volunteer Infantry,'Corcoran's Irish Legion' 1862-1865 Western New York Churches - a partial listing Ivan Munn's Genealogy Page Walsh Family Genealogy & History The Wright Tidbits The Grove, Stanmore, Middlesex, England - once the home of Alexander      von Mayersbach in the 1700's. A wonderful body of research! See also Important & Interesting Links, my main links page. Back to Contents E-mail: Karen Mohr This page is always under construction. 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