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LOT HISTORIES
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Descendents of Franz Mathies Generation
No. 1 1.
FRANZ1
Mathies He married MARGARET LAPORT.
Children
of FRANZ MATHES and MARGARET LAPORT are:
i. CATHARINA2
MATHES, b. March 07, 1859, Puslinch Township1. Notes
for CATHARINA MATHES: sponsors at baptism were Laurentius ROTH or KOCH and Catharina FURRY (FUHRY nee OCHS) see Alex OCHS below ii. JOHN MATHES, b. January 27, 1861, Puslinch Township1. Notes
for JOHN MATHES: sponsors at baptism were Thomas KELLY and Kathn. iii. GEORGE MATHES, b. October 30, 1864, Puslinch Township1. Notes
for GEORGE MATHES: sponsors
at baptism were Jacob FURY husband of Catherine
OCHS and Johnna OCHS
nee BAUMAN iv. JOSEPH MATHES, b. December 05, 1871, Flamboro West Township1. Notes
for JOSEPH MATHES: sponsor at baptism was Maria v. MARGARET JANE MATHES, b. January 27, 18741. Notes
for MARGARET JANE MATHES:
sponsors at baptism were
George
BUDD
(BOTT) and Mary KELLY
1. ALEX5 OCHS (IGNATIUS4, GEORGE3, MICHAEL2, JOHN MICHAEL1) was born April 14, 1817 in Spessart,Germany1, and died September 04, 1884 in Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Ontario, Canada2. He married JOHANNA BAUMAN March 31, 1845 in Puslinch, Ontario, Canada3, daughter of JOSEPH BAUMANN and MARIA JOSEPHINA (WEGMANN) SPITZ. She was born June 1828 in Waterloo Twp., Ontario3, and died December 14, 1915 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Notes for ALEX OCHS: Sponsors at baptism were Ignatz Lauinger and Ignatz Ochs. The following obituary appeared in the Guelph Mercury on Sept.9,1884- Ochs - At Morriston, on the 4th inst., Alexander Ochs, aged 69 yrs. The deceased was a resident of Morriston for forty years, and was a pioneer carpenter in the place having built the first frame house in this locality. He built the Catholic Church here and took a great interest in its welfare. He leaves a widow but no offspring. He will be missed in and about Morriston, as he was well-known and much respected. It seems fitting that Alex is buried in the little cemetery (Marian Cemetery) in Morriston, for which he donated the property and took so much care and interest in. His is one of the few remaining markers and the site remains much as one would envision it to have looked during his life. The ground is still covered with a blanket of wintergreen and there are a number of towering evergreens overhead. It is suggested, in early writings describing Puslinch, that it looked much like our "cottage country".It's easy to believe when you visit this cemetery. According to Father Theobald Spetz's text on the history of the Roman Catholic Church in Waterloo, Alex donated both his land and money to build a church in Morriston for the many Catholics in the area. "Mr. Alexander Ochs, was apparently a leader among the Catholics in and about Morriston...In 1857 Bishop Farrell paid an official visit to Hespeler and Morriston. On that occasion, Mr. Ochs had the satisfaction to hand over, to the Bishop, a completed new church for dedication." Alex first appeared in Puslinch in 1844 sharing Lot # 33 con.8 with his brother Gideon Ochs. Alex bought part of Lot # 31 con. 8 in Puslinch and on this lot he built a Church, surveyed the lot and split it up into single family homes, ran a hotel and was a carpenter. John Ochs along with Jacob Fuhry (husband of Catherine Ochs) are witnesses to the deed between the Hamilton Diocese and Alex Ochs. Alex sold the Catholic Church land on his property to the Diocese in 1861 for the soul use of the Catholic inhabitants of Puslinch. More About ALEX OCHS: Burial: Aft. September 1884, Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Ontario, Canada4 Probate: September 1884, Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Ontario, Canada Will: December 12, 1883, Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Ontario, Canada Notes for JOHANNA BAUMAN: Alex and Johanna had no offspring according to Alex Ochs's obituary but it is my belief that they reared Gideon and Elizabeth Ochs's (nee Bauman) child, Barbara. Gideon and family left for Tonawanda in 1849-1850 and on the 1851 census for Puslinch, a three year old Barbara Ochs is living with Alex and Hanna. A fourteen year old Gideon Jr. is also living with them. In Alex's will he states that he has a nephew Gideon and a niece Barbara Hauser of Toronto. These little things lead me to the belief that Gideon and Elizabeth left behind their oldest child and their youngest child when they departed for the United States. Perhaps Barbara was too sickly for the trip or maybe Alex and Hanna couldn't have children so Barbara was left to be reared by them. Both Barbara and Gideon Jr. attended school. Johanna couldn't read or write according to the censuses. More About JOHANNA BAUMAN: Baptism: August 30, 1830, Waterloo Twp., Ontario5 Burial: Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Ontario, Canada Marriage Notes for ALEX OCHS and JOHANNA BAUMAN: Witnesses to the marriage were Nicolaus Huck and John Schutt.
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