1. MELCHOIR KAPPES was born about 1602 in Baden Germany probably Gamburg and died unknown. He married (1)DOROTHEA ? by 1628 (2)MARGARETHE 9 May 1653. Dorothea was born about 1606 and died 3 Mar 1653 in Gamburg Baden Germany. Margarethe was born and died unknown.

Children of MELCHOIR KAPPES & DOROTHEA ?:
A. REGINA KAPPES b abt 1628 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown m (1)VALTIN WEBER 8 Feb 1650 (2)MATTHES HEILMANN 1676

B. DOROTHEA KAPPES b abt 1630 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown m JOHANN SCHWARTZ 1661

C. KATHERINA KAPPES b abt 1632 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown m ADAM RIES HOPFENIFTS

2. D. MATTHES KAPPES b 16 Nov 1635 d 30 Mar 1704

E. ANNA MARGARETHA KAPPES b 22 Apr 1646 Gamburg Baden Germany d 20 Oct 1706 Gamburg Baden Germany

F. ANDREAS KAPPES b 2 Jun 1650 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown

2. MATTHES KAPPES was born 16 Nov 1635 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 30 Mar 1704 in Gamburg Baden Germany. He married MARGARET KIRNER 26 Nov 1660 in Gamburg Germany. She was born 13 Mar 1642 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died in 1706 in Gamburg Baden Germany. She was the daughter of JOHANN KIRNER & UNKNOWN.

Children of MATTHES KAPPES & MARGARET KIRNER:
A. ANNA KAPPES b 14 Oct 1661 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown m JOHANN MUNCH 16 May 1704 b 25 Nov 1670 d 3 Nov 1737

B. MARGARETHA KAPPES b 16 Jan 1663 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown

C. MARIA KAPPES b 17 Feb 1665 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown

D. EVA AGATHA KAPPES b 19 Nov 1667 d unknown m SIMON LEIDENSPINNER 24 Nov 1693 b abt 1665 d unknown

E. ANNA MARIA THERESA KAPPES b 29 Oct 1670 d unknown m MATTHES FIEDERLEIN 15 Nov 1695 Gamburg Baden Germany b 10 Oct 1670 Gamburg Baden Germany d 9 Jan 1737 Gamburg Baden Germany s/o THEODOSIUS FIEDERLIEN & MARIA MULLER

3. F. THEODOSIUS KAPPES b 9 Jan 1672 d bef Feb 1700

G. JOHANNES KAPPES b 30 Sep 1672 d 30 Sep 1672

4. H. MARTIN KAPPES b 2 Mar 1676 d 24 Oct 1769

5. I. JOHANN VALTIN KAPPES b 30 Dec 1678 d 27 Feb 1748

J. MARIA KATHERINA KAPPES b 13 Feb 1680 d unknown m JAKOB RIES 6 Mar 1707 b abt 1676 d unknown

K. DOROTHEA KAPPES b 30 Nov 1682 d 30 Nov 1682

3. THEODOSIUS KAPPES was born 9 Jan 1672 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died before Feb 1700 probably Gamburg Baden Germany. He married KATHERINA VATH 15 Nov 1695 in Gamburg Baden Germany. She was born 22 Mar 1671 in Konberg Germany and died unknown. She was the daughter of JOHANN VATH & MARIA LESCHER. Her 2nd husband was FRIEDRICH WERLITZ WOPFLER whom she married 3 Feb 1700.

Child of THEODOSIUS KAPPES & KATHERINA VATH:
A. ANNA MARIA KAPPES b 28 Nov 1696 Gamburg Baden Germany

4. MARTIN KAPPES was born 2 Mar 1676 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 24 Oct 1769 in Gamburg Baden Germany. He married MARGARETHA WEBER 30 Apr 1703 in Gamburg Baden Germany. She was born in 1674 in Dorlesberg Germany and died 10 Apr 1769 in Gamburg Baden Germany. She was the daughter of JOHANN WEBER & UNKNOWN.

Children of MARTIN KAPPES & MARGARETHA WEBBER:
A. ELIZABETH KAPPES b 28 Jan 1704 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown

6. B. JOHANNES MARTIN KAPPES b 22 Dec 1705 d 19 Oct 1769

C. ANNA KUNIGUNDE b 14 Oct 1708 d unknown m JOHANN GEORG KRUG 15 Feb 1735

D. ANNA MARGARETHA KAPPES b 6 Dec 1714 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown

5. JOHANN VALTIN KAPPES was born 30 Dec 1678 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 27 Feb 1748. He married (1)ANNA MARIA LIEBLER 16 Nov 1700 in Gamburg Baden Germany (2)PHILIPPINA ? (3)MARIA MARGARETHA ? 20 Aug 1743. Anna Maria was born 25 Nov 1670 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 3 Nov 1737. She was the daughter of KARL LIEBLER & EVA RODENBUCHER. Philippina was born unknown and died 20 Jan 1743. Maria Margaretha was born and died unknown. Her 2nd husband was JOHANNES GEBERT VIDER.

Children of JOHANN VALTIN KAPPES & ANNA MARIA LIEBLER:
A. ANNA MARIA KAPPES b 8 Dec 1700 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown

B. MARIA KUNIGUNDE KAPPES b 25 Oct 1703 Gamburg Baden Germany d 18 Feb 1781 m JOHANN ADAM RIES 12 Jan 1727 b 5 Nov 1705 Gamburg Baden Germany d 12 Jan 1788 Gamburg Baden Germany

7. C. JOHANNES KAPPES b 1 Dec 1706 d 18 Nov 1776

D. BARBARA KAPPES b 31 Aug 1709 d unknown m BERNHARD ADELMANN 15 Nov 1746

E. MARIA MARGARETHA KAPPES b 26 Apr 1713 d unknown m SEBASTIAN WEBER 23 Nov 1734 Gamburg Baden Germany b abt 1709 d unknown

6. JOHANNES MARTIN KAPPES was born 22 Dec 1705 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 19 Oct 1769 probably Gamburg Germany. He married MARIA MARGARETHA ? by 1732. She was born in 1708 and died 17 Mar 1780.

Children of JOHANNES MARTIN KAPPES & MARIA MARGARETHA ?:
A. MARIA DOROTHEA KAPPES b 19 Oct 1732 Gamburg Baden Germany d 9 Jul 1748

B. MARIA BARBARA KAPPES b 29 Dec 1734 Gamburg Baden Germany d 13 Mar 1758

8. C. SEBASTIAN KAPPES b 21 Jan 1738 d 25 Dec 1807

D. MARGARETHA KAPPES b 20 Mar 1741 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown m JOHANN ANTON RIES 13 Nov 1759

E. ANNA MARIA KAPPES b 26 Dec 1744 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown m ADAM ARMAND

9. F. GEORG ALBERT KAPPES b 19 Jun 1749 d 28 Dec 1817

G. SUSANNA KAPPES b 22 Aug 1752 d unknown m SEBASTIAN KOCH 22 Nov 1771

7. JOHANNES KAPPES was born 1 Dec 1706 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 18 Nov 1776 in Gamburg Baden Germany. He married BARBARA ARNOLD 17 Jul 1735 in Gamburg Baden Germany. She was born 28 Jan 1707 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died unknown. She was the daughter of ANDREAS ARNOLD & CHRISTIANA FIEDERLEIN.

Children of JOHANNES KAPPES & BARBARA ARNOLD:
A. ANNA MARIA KAPPES b 31 May 1737 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown m UNKNOWN 8 Jan 1760

B. BARBARA KAPPES b 5 Nov 1741 d 6 Nov 1747

C. KUNIGUNDE KAPPES b 12 Apr 1744 d 6 Nov1746

D. SEBASTIAN KAPPES b 18 Jul 1747 d 12 Aug 1750

8. SEBASTIAN KAPPES was born 21 Jan 1738 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 25 Dec 1807 in Gamburg Baden Germany. He married BARBARA ADELMANN 20 Nov 1764 in Gamburg Baden Germany. She was born 31 Aug 1747 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 2 Mar 1800 in Gamburg Baden Germany. She was the daughter of BERNHARD ADELMANN & BARBARA KAPPES (see above).

Children of SEBASTIAN KAPPES & BARBARA ADELMANN:
A. KATHERINA KAPPES b 15 Dec 1766 Gamburg Baden Germany d 15 Nov 1835

10. B. JOSEF KAPPES b 23 Mar 1769 d 2 Nov 1847

C. ANDREAS KAPPES b 1 Dec 1771 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown

11. D. VALENTIN KAPPES b 29 May 1775 d 5 Dec 1839

E. EVA BARBARA KAPPES b 20 May 1779 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown

12. F. SEBASTIAN KAPPES b 28 Sep 1787 d 7 Jan 1838

9. GEORG ALBERT KAPPES was born 19 Jun 1749 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 28 Dec 1817 in Gamburg Baden Germany. He married (1)JULIANE SCHEIDFT 2 Mar 1772 (2)ANNA MARIA IMHOFF 18 Jun 1813. Juliane was born in Werbach Germany and died 8 Jan 1813. Her parents are unknown. Anna Maria was born 5 Jan 1793 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died unknown. She was the daughter of MICHEL IMHOFF & ELISABETH KRAUSS.

Child of GEORG ALBERT KAPPES & ANNA MARIA IMHOFF:
A. ANNA MARIA ‘MARY ANN' KAPPES b 21 Sep 1814 d unknown m BURKHARD GREULICH

10. JOSEF KAPPES was born 23 Mar 1769 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 2 Nov 1847 in Gamburg Baden Germany. He married GERTRUDE SPONHAMMER 17 May 1801 in Gamburg Baden Germany. She was born in 1776 in Wonigheim Germany and died 9 Dec 1844. She was the daughter of VALENTIN SPONHAMMER & UNKNOWN.

Children of JOSEF KAPPES & GERTRUDE SPONHAMMER:
A. TOEDITER KAPPES b 18 Aug 1802 d unknown

B. VALENTIN KAPPES b 23 Dec 1803 d 16 Apr 1809

13. C. MARIA JOSEFA KAPPES b 28 Mar 1806 d 6 Nov 1882

D. ANNA MARIA KAPPES b 27 Dec 1808 d 26 Jan 1814

E. MARIA CHRISTINA KAPPES b 24 Jul 1810 d 9 Apr 1811

11. VALENTIN KAPPES was born 29 May 1775 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 5 Dec 1839 in Gamburg Baden Germany. He married (1)JULIANE HOFFMAN 22 Jan 1799 in Gamburg Baden Germany (2)MARIA ANNA GOFORNGER 17 Jun 1818. Juliane was born 24 May 1779 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 5 Dec 1815 in Gamburg Baden Germany. She was the daughter of KASPAR HOFFMAN & MARIA ANNA WEBER. Maria Anna was born in 1774 in Ebernal Germany and died 11 Feb 1836. She was the daughter of WILLIAM JOSEF GOFORNGER & UNKNOWN.

Children of VALENTIN KAPPES & JULIANE HOFFMAN:
A. EVA ELISABETH KAPPES b 6 Dec 1799 Gamburg Baden Germany d 26 Dec 1852
14. B. FRANZ JOSEF KAPPES b 22 Jan 1802 d 5 Feb 1859

C. ANNA BARBARA KAPPES b 1 Jan 1804 d 7 Jun 1804

D. KUNIGUNDE KAPPES b 16 Apr 1805 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown

E. MARGARETHA KAPPES b 20 Jun 1807 d unknown m ANDREAS LUTZ 4 Feb 1834

15. F. GEORG MICHEL KAPPES b 26 Sep 1809 d 26 Jan 1854

G. MARIA ANNA KUNIGUNDE KAPPES b 19 Apr 1812 d unknown possibly America

H. JOHANN PHILIPP KAPPES b 11 May 1814 d 11 Dec 1814

16. I. JOHANN GEORG KAPPES b 5 Dec 1815 d 11 Aug 1875

12. SEBASTIAN KAPPES was born 28 Sep 1787 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 7 Jan 1838 in Gamburg Baden Germany. He married REGINA GRIMGOR 10 Feb 1823 in Gamburg Baden Germany. She was born in 1799 in Wonigheim Germany and died 21 Apr 1874. She was the daughter of VALENTIN GRIMGOR & ANNA MARIA ARNOLD.

Children of SEBASTIAN KAPPES & REGINA GRIMGOR:
A. ANNA MARGARETHA KAPPES b 20 Jun 1824 d 28 Feb 1825

B. MARIA ANNA KAPPES b 16 Mar 1826 d unknown m JOHANN PETER KEPLER 27 Jan 1847

C. FRANZ JOSEF KAPPES b 13 Jan 1829 d unknown

D. ANNA MARGARITHA KAPPES b 29 Dec 1831 d unknown m JOHANN BARTEL KRIEG 27 May 1859

E. SOPHIA MAGDALENA KAPPES b 14 May 1835 d 16 Jun 1837

F. MARIA ANNA ELISABETH KAPPES b 18 Apr 1839 d unknown m JOHANN JAKOB NABER 18 Jan 1871

13. MARIA JOSEFA KAPPES was born 28 Mar 1806 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 6 Nov 1882 in Fond du Lac Co Wisconsin. She married AMOR PHILIP DITTER 28 Jan 1834 in Gamburg Baden Germany. He was born 11 Apr 1811 in Steinfurt Baden Germany and died 15 Apr 1894 in Fond du Lac Co Wisconsin. He was the son of FRANZ JOSEF DITTER JR & ANNA MARIA LUTZ (see DITTER for more information).

Children of MARIA JOSEFA KAPPES & AMOR PHILIP DITTER:
A. JOSEPH AMOR DITTER b 10 Jan 1835 Gamburg Baden Germany d 2 Feb 1902 Wisconsin m KATHRYN REIDY b 1845 Ireland d unknown

B. FRANCIS ANTHONY DITTER b 4 Oct 1837 Gamburg Baden Germany d 15 Aug 1904 Wayzata Hennepin Co Minnesota m (1)REGINA BUTZ b10 Aug 1843 d 3 Apr 1871 (2)MAGDALENA MERZ

C. HENRY JOHN DITTER b 11 Jul 1842 Gamburg Baden Germany d 29 Nov 1908 Yakima Yakima Co Washington m (1)KATHARINA MECHTELL 23 Jul 1867 Shakopee Scott Co Minnesota b 30 Apr 1849 Belgium Ozaukee Co Wisconsin d 10 Apr 1905 Yakima Yakima Co Washington d/o JOHN MECHTEL & CATHARINA MALGET/MALLIET (2)BESSIE MARSH

D. PHILIP JOHN DITTER b 27 Jul 1844 Gamburg Baden Germany d 8 Jan 1887 Fond du Lac Co Wisconsin m MARY TRIMBOR 6 Jul 1871 Fond du Lac Co Wisconsin b 29 May 1852 Marytown Fond du Lac Co Wisconsin d 17 Nov 1940 Sublimity Marion Co Oregon d/o JOHN JOSEPH TRIMBOR & BARBARA BOURGOIS

E. MARY JOSEPHA DITTER b 12 Oct 1846 Gamburg Baden Germany d 9 Aug 1879 Wisconsin m SIMON KOENEN 20 Jan 1866 Mt Calvary Fond du Lac Co Wisconsin b 1832 Rheinland Prussia d Jan 1902 Houghton Co Michigan s/o JOANNES KOEHNEN & MARIA KAISER

F. ANNA MARIA DITTER b 21 Feb 1849 Gamburg Baden Germany d 29 Mar 1938 Sublimity Marion Co Oregon m JOHANN ‘JOHN' STEFFES 28 Apr 1874 Mt Calvary Fond du Lac Co Wisconsin b 6 Oct 1851 Marshfield Township Fond du Lac Co Wisconsin d 11 Oct 1903 Marshfield Fond du Lac Co Wisconsin s/o JOHANN STEFFES & ELIZABETH JOHANN

G. JOHN ADAM DITTER b 2 Jun 1852 Gamburg Baden Germany d 23 Nov 1929 Sublimity Marion Co Oregon m CATHERINE ANNA TRIMBOR 15 Nov 1877 Wisconsin b 19 Jan 1854 Marytown Fond du Lac Co Wisconsin d 18 Mar 1934 Sublimity Marion Co Oregon d/o JOHN JOSEPH TRIMBOR & BARBARA BOURGOIS

14. FRANZ JOSEF KAPPES was born 22 Jan 1802 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 5 Feb 1859 in Gamburg Baden Germany. He married MARIA ANNA OTT 28 Nov 1838. She was born 27 Nov 1811 in Riegelbach Germany and died 23 Jan 1873. She was the daughter of SIMON ANTON OTT & MARGARETHA KATHERINA RIEGELBACH

Children of FRANZ JOSEF KAPPES & MARIA ANNA OTT:
A. ANNA KAPPES b 26 May 1841 d 6 May 1847

B. MARIA ANNA KAPPES b 1 Apr 1843 d 29 Mar 1844

C. JOHANN GEORG KAPPES b 12 Feb 1845 d 14 Feb 1845

17. D. MARTIN KAPPES b 2 Jun 1856 d 17 Mar 1926

E. KNABE KAPPES b 13 Mar 1848 d unknown

F. JOHANN JOSEF KAPPES b 23 Mar 1859 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown left 24 Jun 1876 for America

G. MARGARETHA KAPPES b 14 Feb 1852 d 31 Mar 1856

H. KNABE KAPPES b 2 Mar 1854 d unknown

I. MARIA JOSEFA KAPPES b 17 Aug 1853 d 1 Nov 1857

15. GEORG MICHEL KAPPES was born 26 Sep 1809 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 26 Jan 1854 in Gamburg Baden Germany. He married (1)CHRISTINA WEBLER 16 Nov 1842 (2)THOMASINA BAUER 14 Aug 1866. Christina was born 27 Feb 1817 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 26 Feb 1890. She was the daughter of SEBASTIAN WEBLER & JOSEFA KRUG. Thomasina was born 20 Jan 1832 and died unknown. She was the daughter of SIBYLLA BAUER.

Children of GEORG MICHAL KAPPES & CHRISTINA WEBLER:
A. ANNA FRANZISKA KAPPES b 29 Nov 1843 Gamburg Baden d unknown left 20 Apr 1869 for America

B. KATHARINA KAPPES b 11 Jun 1845 d 13 Jun 1845

18. C. JOHANN SEBASTIAN KAPPES b 5 Jul 1846 d 2 May 1906

D. KARL KAPPES b 21 Oct 1858 d 11 May 1850

E. PHILIPP KAPPES b 26 Jul 1850 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown

16. JOHANN GEORG KAPPES was born 5 Dec 1815 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 11 Aug 1875 in Gamburg Baden Germany. He married BARBARA WELP 3 Dec 1846. She was born 4 Dec 1819 in Germany and died 20 Jan 1858 in Gamburg Baden Germany. She was the daughter of WILLIAM WELP & MARIA ANNA ELLERICH.

Children of JOHANN GEORG KAPPES & BARBARA WELP:
A. MARIA THERESIA KAPPES b 24 Sep 1845 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown m GEORG ADAM BELIRINFER 23 Oct 1873

19. B. FRANZ JOSEF KAPPES b 28 Oct 1848 d unknown

C. JOHANN KAPPES b 28 Dec 1857 d 24 Apr 1858

17. MARTIN KAPPES was born 2 Jun 1846 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 17 Mar 1926 in Gamburg Baden Germany. He married ROSINA WOLF 11 Oct 1874. She was born 4 Jan 1847 in Exersheim Germany and died 25 Nov 1919 in Gamburg Baden Germany. She was the daughter of MARTIN WOLF & MARIA ANNA VERS.

Children of MARTIN KAPPES & ROSINA WOLF:
A. BARBARA MARGARETHA KAPPES b 8 Aug 1875 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown

B. JOHANN SEBASTIAN KAPPES b 20 Nov 1877 Gamburg Baden Germany d unknown

C. MARIA SOPHIA KAPPES b 15 May 1880 d 26 May 1880

D. MARGARETHA FRANZISKA KAPPES b 15 May 1880 d 16 Feb 1882

E. JOSEF ALOYSIUS KAPPES b 19 Sep 1881 Gamburg Baden Germany d 29 Sep 1961

F. MARIA JOSEPHINA KAPPES b 17 Jul 1885 d 22 Jul 1885

G. MARIA SOPHIA KAPPES b 29 Feb 1887 Gamburg Baden Germany d 1953

18. JOHANN SEBASTIAN KAPPES was born 5 Jul 1846 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died 2 May 1906 in Gamburg Baden Germany. He married ROSINA SCHWIND 16 Jul 1884. She was born 16 Mar 1849 in Dorlesberg Germany and died 15 Mr 1919. She was the daughter of JOHANN SCHWIND & ALRESSA RICK.

Children of JOHANN SEBASTIAN KAPPES & ROSINA SCHWIND:
A. JOHANN KAPPES b 26 Apr 1886 d 26 Apr 1886
B. MARIA KAPPES b 20 May 1887 d 20 May 1887

C. ANNA AUGUSTA b 18 Feb 1890 Gamburg Baden Germany d 1962 m KARL JOSEF FRANK 26 Aug 1908
 

19. FRANZ JOSEF KAPPES was born 28 Oct 1848 in Gamburg Baden Germany and died unknown. He married MARIA ELISABETH BAUNUCH 17 Mar 1877. She was born 9 Aug 1851 in Germany and died unknown. She was the daughter of HENRICH BAUNUCH & ANNA MARIA STREBEN

Child of FRANZ JOSEF KAPPES & MARIA ELISABETH BAUNUCH:
A. MARIA ELISABETH KAPPES b 22 May 1879 d unknown
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SOURCES:
Gamburg Church Records

Wisconsin Marriage Records

Wisconsin Birth Records

Oregon Death Records

St Boniface Catholic Church Records & Cemetery Sublimity Marion Co Oregon

Cheryl Horn

Karla Stanton

Carolyn Gasparich

Ginny Core

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PS. I have guessed on a few of the names in the above family history, mostly of the spouses of the Kappes family members. The documents I had to go on were very hard to decipher and I tried as hard as I could to come up with the closest interpretation I could. If anyone has better documentation or better eyes, please let me know and I will correct any mistakes I have made. Thanks! Email me at mpoland@oregontrail.net

Last updated 24 Apr 2002