Olpe

1. Olpe Our family with the name Weber and Nies lived at Olpe. That is the capital of the Kreis Olpe in Westfalen, Germany, * 100 km at the east of Cologne Our familyname Weber is still known today because our family was occupied with the metal industry for many years. The people of Olpe is know as “Pannenklöppers”

2. Our ancestor lived also at Stachelauer Hütte Stachelau and Stachelauer Hütte became part of the city Olpe In this part of Sauerland, the land with 1000 mountains, have always been a lot of mines. At Stachelauer Hütte they treated minerals from the neighbourhood, mostly copper, opposite from the surrounded places where they used mostly iron.. The mine Grube Rhonard, at the Rhonard-mountain was well-known.

3. Old Olpe with wall

4. Olpe before 1785

5. The houses with numbers

6. Olpe now

7. For different centuries our ancestors played an importand role This overview includes also the history of the city

8. 1400 22-1-1496 WEUER Hannes zu Cleusheim is witness at change of "Freimannen" from Johann van Hatzfeld zu Wildenburg and Jürgen von Plettenberg. 1500 1562 Stachelauer Hütte and the mine at Rhonard are property of - Johan the older of Nassau - Graaf Hermann von Neuenahr zu Mörs - Drost Hermann von Hatzfeld zu Wildenberg - The Prince Bischop of Cologne

9. All our ancestors that I could find unti now Generation XVIII - KLÜNTZING Henrich x Anna Generation XVII - LYSE Peter x Clara, † about 1580 Citizen at Olpe. - VON DER HARDT Martin, Judge at Bilstein - BECKER Hans, From Hundem - KLÜNTZING Hupert x HUPE Margaretha Mayor, consul, churchprovidor and trader at Olpe Generation XVI - LYSE Johann, † 1592 Citizen at Olpe, lived at the lowest gate. - KNOBBE Wilhelm x HILLE Berta (Hilleberten) Citizen at Olpe, in 1582 - VON DER HARDT Franz x BECKER Dorothea Judge of the Elector at Bilstein, (°± 1533, x ± 1560), Lived always at Bilstein. - SCHRAGE Johann x METZE Founder of a Vicary at 1524 - KLÜNTZING Peter, noticed at 1572, † before 1645 Citizen and mayor of Olpe in 1596 and 1610 Generation XV - LYSE Johann Hanß x KNOBBE Elsa ° Olpe - VON DER HARDT Friedrich x SCHWERMER Agnes Judge and notary at Bilstein 1566-1581, Gewerke in 1608 ° Welschenennest - HUPE Josten - HELDMAN (HELTMAN) Johan, Wholesale dealer of wine at Olpe together with his brothers ° Niederwetter 1560/66, † Olpe 1620/24 - SCHRAGE HANS x KLÜNTZING Anna Citizen at Olpe, owner of a Hammer on the Bigge x 1616 - HARNSMACHER Hans, From Drolshagen - REUSCHEN (RÜSCHE) Johann, genoemd Mayworm Bought the "Nierhofer Freigut“ at 1595 - GUMMERSBACH Thomas, Got a loan in 1618

10. Generation XIV - BACKHAUS (ANDRES) Hans x Trina Citizen te Menden Hans BACKHAUS lived 1649 at Waldenburg in Hohl nearby Olpe. Represented a brotherhood in Rhode in 1660. owned 1664: 1 Stubenofen, 1 Bachofen and 1 Eiseren Braukessel. Trina Backhaus herited at Siedenstein in 1659. - LYSE Peter x VON DER HARDT (Abhart) Katharina Citizen at the market in Olpe at 1605 ° Olpe, † ±1648, x before 1604, xx 1617 Noticed at 1642 and 1647 as having a loan of the monastery at Drolshagen. owned 1642 the "Wiese op de Kreutzohl", with Michael Bernardi. They builded a new house at olpe in 1634 and 1638. - HUPE Hans x HELDMANN Elisabeth Wine trader, Churchprovisor and Kämerer at Olpe ° Olpe ±1595, † (1646) ±1662, x Olpe ±1620. She:° Olpe ±1600, † Olpe 9-3-1679 delivered wine at Soest and Lemgo - HENGSTEBECK x KRÜCKEN ° Olpe, † Olpe, x Olpe ±1622. She: † Olpe - SCHRAGE Heinrich x VON DER HARDT Walburgis Notary of the emperor and Bergschreiber at Olpe ° Olpe ±1588, † Olpe 1662, x Olpe ±1620 . She: ° Welschennnest ±1595, † Olpe vòòr 1669 Noticed 1639 until 1659. He owned partialy the "Schragen Wiese” in Kreuzohl that father SCHRAGE Hans was loaning. Also noticed in Attendorn as notary - LUDWIGS Josten Citizen at Olpe ° ±1590, † na 1650, x Olpe ±1618 - BRÖCHER Jodokus † Hillmicke before 1650, x Wenden ± 1625 - HAR(E)NSMACHER Hans x STOECHER Citizen at Drolshagen, later citizen and smith at Olpe ° 1600, † Olpe ±1662 - KIPP Peter Notary, mayor in 1656, Consul, Churchprovisor en ° Olpe, † Olpe 10-8-1659 Landag-deputy at Olpe. - HUNDT Wilhelm x HARNISCHMACHER † Drolshagen, living in 1666. She: ° Drolshagen, † Drolshagen - REUSCHEN Peter x IMMICHHAUS Elsa Gut und Hammerpächter, lived Auf den Hammer † Maiwormshammer before 1670. She: † Maiwormshammer before 1670 - GUMMERSBACH Cyriakus Citizen at Olpe, loaner at Waldenburg at Husingen by Rhonard in 1654 ° Olpe ± 1590, † Olpe vòòr 1663, x Olpe ± 1618

11. Generation XIII - WEVER Johann (WEUER, WEBER) x BACKHAUS .. Citizen at Olpe, "Kesselschmied" ° 1624, † Olpe 20-10-1674, 50 jaar He was "Inhaber von Liegenschaften" of the church of Olpe, herited by Johan Bröcher, son in law (Eidam) of Henrich LINCKENBERG to Hans Backhaus and from this one to Johann WEBER in 1641 - HAMER Christoph Citizen at Menden † Olpe 19-6-1701, x Menden - LYSE Michael x HUPE Anna Kupfergewerke, 1656 Stadtkämmerer, 1674 burgemeester te Olpe ° Olpe ±1617-1620, † Olpe 17-2-1686, x Olpe ±1647, She: ° Olpe ±1620, † Olpe 2-3-1699, lived at the Upper Gate - HENGSTEBECK Johann x SCHRAGE Margareta Trade iron at Olpe ° Olpe ±1622, † Olpe 17-5-1678, x Olpe, ±1648, xx ° Olpe ±1628, † Olpe after 1659 Alias Krücken, lived at the market at Olpe. Owned partialy the "Schragen Wiese" at Kreuzohl. - LUDWIG Adam x BRÖCHER Catharina Secretary of the city and mayor of Olpe ° Olpe ±1623, † Olpe 10-4-1690, x Wenden 18-10-1650, She: ° Hillmicke ±1630, † Olpe 7-10-1718 - HARNISCHMACHER Kaspar x KIPP Maria Citizen at Drolshagen, later at Olpe (1660), smith at Olpe ° Drolshagen ±1620, † Olpe 1-7-1691, x ± 1694, zij: ° ±1630, † Olpe 29-11-1673 xx WERTH Anna Barbara, † Olpe 9-11-1690 - HUNDT Peter x REUSCHEN Elisabeth Gerichtsschöffe at the court at Maiworms-Hammer (by Listernohl ° Drolshagen, † Maiworms-Hammer 24-11-1711, x ±1653 Owner "Hammer” from 16-11-1665 zij: ° Maiworms-Hammer, † Maiworms-Hammer na1665 xxx Attendorn 1673 FAHRENSCHOTT Katharine, † before 1695, widow of SCHURHOLZ Hans frpm Bruch at the Herpel xxxx VASBACH before 1695, Anna Maria, ° Vasbach-Kirchhundem 5-2-1647 - GUMMERSBACH Jakob x HUPE Angela Mayor in 1670, 1673, 1687, 1690, 1691, 1705. ° Olpe ±1620, † Olpe before 1704. She: ° ±1625, † 1699 Gerichtsschöffe and smith at Olpe Loan-man at Waldenburg and Hüsinge. Leased at Hildringhausen. Member Kreuzbruderschaft. Only 1 family Weber lived n Olpe before 1650

12. Generation XII - WEBER Johannes x WINTER Angela Citizen at Olpe, Gewerke or Reidemeister ° Olpe, † Olpe 19-6-1701 x ±1663-1669 , She: ° Menden, † Olpe 11-7-1674 xx Olpe 5-2-1675, HAMER Elisabeth, ° Menden, † Olpe 14-12-1721 - LIESE HeinrichxHARNISCHMACHER Anna Margareta Copper”gewerke" and 1657 "Stadtkämmerer" (counseler) at Olpe ° Olpe 1648, † Olpe 27-12-1725, 77 jaar, x Olpe 26-6-1672, She ° Olpe ±1653, † Olpe 29-12-1732 Lived near the upper gate at Olpe. - HENGSTEBECK Peter gen. Krücken x LUDWIG(S) Anna Kammerer at Olpe ° Olpe ±1649, † Olpe before1719, x Olpe 1676, She: ° Olpe ±1654, † Olpe 22-12-1701 - HUNDT Frans x GUMMERSBACH Anna Elisabeth Iron”gewerke” at Maiworms-Hammer ° Maiworms-Hammer ±1658, † Olpe 19-10-1690, x Olpe 12-5-1686 , She: ° Olpe 1653, † Olpe 11-3-1715 She was widow of LIESE Peter

13. 1600 1648 – Peace of Westfalen At Olpe Johann Weuer died at 1670, married to Backhaus. Johann was Citizen at Olpe, known as "Kesselschmied" She is a daughter of Backhaus. Their son Johannes Weber died at Olpe in 1701 He was married to Elisabeth Winter who died at Olpe in 1674. He married later Elisabeth Hamer (died at Olpe in 1721) Johann was Citizen at Olpe, Gewerke and Reidemeister. They have a son Jacob Weber in Olpe (1675-1735) He married Anna Maria Liese (1675-1728), later Gertrud Reinen Jacob was citizen at Olpe, Gewerke, Reidemeister, Kesselschmied and owner of the Hütte and Hammer at Olpe The family von Brabeck at Letmathe became owner at the coppermine in the Rhonard Stachelauer Hütte and the Rhonard mine are property of the Prince-Bischop of Cologne 1684: the Kupferbergwerk "Rhonard" at Olpe was left by the Electors of Cologne to Jobst Edmund von Brabeck from Hildesheim (not far from Hannover) At high age Jobst Edmund became Fürstbischof of Hildesheim 1682 Freiherr Jobst Edmund von Brabeck started the Eisenwerk Kunigunde in Dörnten by Goslar That is about 40 km from Hildesheim Johann Arnold von Brabeck († 16-1-1720) Inherited it

14. Generation XI - WEBER Johann Jakob x LIESE Anna Maria Gewerke, Reidemeister, smith and owner Olper Hütte and "Hammer" at Olpe ° Olpe 25-12-1675, † Olpe 25-9-1735, 60 jaar, x Olpe 19-5-1698, She: ° Olpe 1-12-1675, † Olpe before 1728 xxOlpe 7-8-1728 widow REINEN Gertrud, ° Morsbach Member St. Sebastianus-Schützenbruderschaft in 1734. J.J.WEBER was owner "Eisenhütte" under Neuenkleusheim and the "Bergwerke" by Elpertshagen and Zenker. He brought the "Eisenhütte" to Olpe: Dohmerhütte or also Olperhütte. He is burried at the main church at Olpe - HENGSTEBECK Wilhelm x HUNDT Margaretha Mayor and Kammerer at Olpe in 1749, 1751, 1752, owner of the tannery ° Olpe ±1670, † Olpe 20-1-1760, She: ° Olpe 26-2-1690, † Olpe 23-2-1718 Widow of NÖLLE Heinrich He bought half of the house of his daughter in law Nölle Elisabeth together with the Tannery. xx FALCKE Anna Maria

15. 1700 Jobst Edmund von Brabeck-Letmathe († 1767), x Maria Felizitas von Kerkering-Stapel († 1775). Johann Jakob II Weber, Olpe 1708-1782, married Anna Maria Hengstebeck °1718 in Olpe. He was Mayor at Olpe in 1757 and 1769 and owned the "Eisenhütte" by Neuenkleusheim and the "Bergwerke" bij Elpertshagen and Zenker. He transferred 9 oktober 1747 these Eisenhütte to Olpe: Dohmerhütte or Olperhütte. These Hütte was property of the Freiherrn von Fürstenberg in 1751. Later the Hütte with Hammer was half property of Freiherrn von Brabeck and half of Johann Bernard Weber from Stachelau. He used the iron-minerals out of the Rhonard-mine, from Elben and also from the far away Wintert by Friesenhagen in Wildenburg (from Counts von Hatzfeld) The cast Iron plate with the madonna was fabricated in 1741 at Stachelauer Hütte (140 x 86 cm) for them. 1730 Eisenwerk Kunigunde stopped. 1741 to remember the shutting down, the Madonna is transferred to Kunigunde In 1754 Moritz von Brabeck build a big house for the "Faktor". 7-year war 1756-1763 His son Johann Bernhard Weber (1740-1795) married Maria Elisabeth Wacker (° Olpe 1747) He lived at Olpe, became mayor and since 1775 also Faktor and Accountant of the Hütte at Stachelau His wife is the daughter of Johann Georg WACKER,citizen at Olpe and Reidemeister at Stachelau. Wilhelm Heinrich HALBERSTADT (1750-1820) Married Maria Katherina Adams (1750-1777) He was “master forester" en "Schultheiss“ at Wildenburg with the Counts von HATZFELD. 1792 Peter Ludwig Anton Hengstebeck the priest of Olpe hold a Holy Mass at the private chapel of the factory building in Stachelauer Hütte. He was longtime ill and is living here..He is the brother of Anna Maria Hengstebeck

16. Generation X - WEBER Johann Jakob x HENGSTEBECK Anna Maria Mayor of Olpe in 1757 and 1769 ° Olpe 30-8-1708, † Olpe 9-2-1782, 73 jaar, x 1737, zij: ° Olpe 6-2-1718 Owned house nr. 154 at Olpe - WACKER Johann Georg x NÖLLE Maria Katherina Citizen at Olpe, Reidemeister at Stachelau Lived Vorderste Strasse nr. 11 and 27 She is the 1st wife of R.W. Kühn - HEUEL Antony x DORNSEIFER Anna Maria ° ±1720, x Neuenkleusheim , She ° ±1720 - ADAMS Joannes Roderius x POOCH Elisabetha Christina from Niesterstein - HALBERSTADT RudolphusxMaria Josepha Forester

17. Generation IX - WEBER Johann Bernhard x WACKER Maria Elisabeth Faktor, partner and director egregius of the copper factory at Stachelau ° Olpe 26-1-1740, † Olpe 29-3-1795 55 jaar, x Olpe 31-1-1768, zij: ° Olpe 20-11-1747 † Menden 28-1-1828 Johann Bernhard received the "Tonsur" te Olpe at 18-5-1753. (Cutting of the hair as a student) Johann Bernhard Weber Lived at Olpe and died 4 weeks before the big city-fire at Olpe. His widow WEBER build a new house at the Westfälische Strasse nr. 29 Widow "Faktor"-Weber sold her house 1821 to the city Olpe who used it as city-hall. The "Weber“-house, next to the postoffice, became since 28-3-1849 the seat of justice of the Kreis Olpe. The building was enlarged for 1/3 and was reconstructed different times. - HALBERSTADT Wilhelm HeinrichxADAMSMaria Katherina Major-forester and Schultheiss at Wildenburg at the counts HATZFELD. ° Wilderwiessen 3-7-1750, † Wildenburg 26-12-1820, She: ° Schönstein by Wissen 26-1-1750, † Unter-Rochen 1777 - HEUEL Johannes HenricusxSTUTTE Angela ° Altenkleusheim 21-9-1751, † Altenkleusheim, x Altenkleusheim, She:° 1782, widow of Johannes Caspar Kaufmann - THEBUS WilhelmxWAGENER Irene CatharinaFrom Elben, Wenden

18. OLPE Generation IX-5 No direct ancestor of the familys Schallenberg/Vrambout/Niess, brother of WEBER Johann Bernhard - WEBER Peter Ludowikus Ignatius x HARNISCHMACHER Katherina Elisabeth Mayor, Schultheiß and salesman at Olpe ° Olpe 11-9-1755, † Olpe 10-12-1833, x Olpe 1-1-1783, zij: ° Olpe 1763, † Olpe 2-11-1803 1795: 2th mayor, 1796: 1st mayor, 1799: Kammerer, later Stadtrentmeister He had to solve the big problems after the fire of the city. Before the fire at 1795 he lived at Felmicke. After the fire he build a house in the Frankfurter Strasse nr 15. The house “Voskes”) with mansarde-roof was build using old stones of the city-wall that mostly disappeared. It is build next to the Kreisständehaus. Next owners: first the son in law of his brother, lawyer Pfeiffer B.W.Jozef from Siegen, next to his widow, later Ludwig Hundt, then op 26-5-1871 Anton Gastreich (for 4.100 taler). 1811: New rules for the city counsil, and of the hegenomy of the county-kings "Landesfürsten". The city council was nomineted every year by the gouvernment. Composition: a president, the Schultheiß and 4 councillors of the city. 1820 : the new name of the city mayor: Amtman. 27-7-1828 he sold the field at the Imberg at the St. Sebastianus-shooting union for 84 Thaler 28-11-1818 renewal of the prohibition of burrials inside the church by Stadtschutheiss Weber

19. Generation VIII - WEBER Johann Jakob Ignatz x HALBERSTADT Elisabeth Owner high furnace at Stachelau, Olpe and Wissen ° Olpe 26-8-1768, † Stachelauer Hütte 17-5-1835, x Wissen 12-8-1794 She: ° Unter-Rochen bij Wissen 18-7-1773, † Stachelauer Hütte 21-3-1832 He followed high education at Arnsberg an learned trade at a bank at Elberfeld. He was "Faktor", nominated by the counts "von Brabeck" later co-owner of the "Hütten" at Wissen and Olpe under his vader. He came 1796 to Stachelau and had also the steelforgerys at Latrop and Fleckenberg, After 1800 also the "Stahlhammer" (raw steelforgery) with 2 fires at Schmallenberg. He bought in 1809 the high furnnace of Stachelau that he supervised from the owners and partners: the counts von Brabeck. When he died, a debt of 2000 thaler had to be payed. The hütte of Olpe and Wissen were sold. Only the Stachelauer hütte remained in the hands oft the Weber family. Production of 1 year: 1850: ± 20.000 zentner minerals. 19 workers were still employed.. Since 1860 all the installations at Stachelauer Hütte have been sold. The community of Stachelau bought the Weber-chapel for 100 thaler. - HEUEL Johann Heinrichx BECKER Anna Clara Farmer and blacksmith at Altenkleusheim, and Schultheiss ° Altenkleusheim ±2-11-1777, x Altenkleusheim 26-7-1803 xx Altenkleusheim 21-1-1812 TEBUS Wilhelmine, ° Elben, by Wenden ±4-10-1787 From 1812 "Schultheiss" at the court of Olpe at Altenkleusheim and Rhode until her retired in 1826.

20. Old kapel in Lütringhausen Build about 1725, 1810 profamiert Also used as school until 1812 Dimesion: 5 bij 6 m Painting made by Anton Weber I use this example to remember the old Weber chapel at Stachelau, that was build nearby the Hütte in Stachelau for the workers at the mine. It has been removed before 1900, There is build a new chapel at Stachelau the Elisabeth chapel, inaugurated in 1903. Our over-grandmother came from Antwerp to Stachelau specialy for this inauguration. Our family assisted the 100 year festivities in 2013. Old Elisabeth Chapel

21. Olpe, Olper Hütte, Stachelau, Rhonard

22. Olper Hütte

23. Rhonard and Stachelau, 1731

24. Map of 1731 by Joh. Heinr. EGGERS, geometer Ordered by Drost Von Brabeck City archiv Olpe, Josef Wermert Reproduction: Johannes Ohm, Olpe

25. Rhonardmine 1731

26. Stachelauer Hütte

30. Stachelauer Hütte Old Hûtte Rhonard mine

31. Copper mine in the Rhonard

32. Drawing of the Rhonard-mine made by J.J. Weber

33. How the start to make a mine

34. Yellow: the new street B50 Constructed over old buildings of the Stachelauer Hütte

35. The buildings of Stachelauer hütte

36. Jobst Edmund von Brabeck-Letmathe († 1767), x Maria Felizitas von Kerkering-Stapel († 1775). The cast iron plate with madonna was made in 1741 at Stachelauer Hütte for them (140 x 86 cm) 1730 Eisenwerk Kunigunde stopped 1741 To remember the shutting down they: brought the Madonna to Kunigunde

37. Madonna in cast iron at the Elisabethchapel at Stachelau In Kunigunde, a part of Dörnten is an older building of a “Eisenhütte” which belonged also to the Counts von Brabeck. Above the entrance-door you can see exact the same Madonna as at Stachelau. The building is also similar and is still existing.

38. Oud-grootouders Generatie VII-3 WEBER Christian August Ignatz x HEUEL Katharina (Catherine) ° Stachelauer Hütte 8-6-1798 ° Altenkleusheim 1-7-1818 † Stachelauer Hütte 15-12-1858 60 jaar † Stachelauer Hütte 20-9-1858 40 jaar x Olpe 19-11-1841 Gestorven in kraambed Gestorven aan borstziekte v: HEUEL Johann Heinrich "Landwirt", hoefsmid en "Schultheiss" of dorpsburgemeester bij de rechtbank van Olpe te Altenkleusheim m: TEBUS Wilhelmine Kinderen: 1 WEBER Johann Heinrich Edmund x LIMPER Maria ° Stachelauerhütte 18-1-1843 ° Welschenernest 6-2-1845 † Himminghausen bei Hörter 19-2-1911 67 jaar † Widenau 10-7-1888 43 jaar x Rohrbach (Olpe) 27-7-1871 "Hütte"-ingenieur 2 WEBER Clemens x RINSCHEID Maria Anna ° Stachelauer Hütte 3-4-1844 ° Bilstein 26-5-1846 † Elberfeld 15-11-1925 81 jaar † Elberfeld 15-9-1911 65 jaar x Bilstein 21-11-1871 Boekhouder te Elberfeld 3 WEBER Elisabeth x SCHALLENBERG Peter ° Stachelauer Hütte 25-4-1846 ° Heppendorf 9-1-1825 † Düsseldorf 14-12-1918 72 jaar † Antwerpen 4-4-1910 85 jaar x Antwerpen 27-11-1873 Koopman te Antwerpen Zie vervolg onder stamboom SCHALLENBERG 4 WEBER Johann Heinrich ° Stachelauer Hütte 7-11-1847 † Stachelauer Hütte 12-4-1850 2 jaar 5 WEBER Maria Regina Anna x KLEIN Johann Peter ° Stachelauer Hütte 29-9-1849 "Landwirt" te Neuenkleusheim † ? 15-9-1911 62 jaar Had bedrijf in Siegen x Kleusheim Had alleen een dochter (overleden) 6 WEBER Maria Regina x KERSSENBROCK Josef (Graaf?) ° Stachelauer Hütte 20-4-1851 ° † Dreisborn bij Neheim 1882 31 jaar † Noord Amerika Zoon : Josef, niet gehuwd "Landwirt" 7 WEBER Johann Kasper ° Stachelauer Hütte 19-2-1853 † Lokomotiefbestuurder te Köln-Kalk Zoon: WEBER Heinrich 8 WEBER Wilhelmine (Mina) x HARNISCHMACHER Franz Josef ° Stachelauer Hütte 15-12-1854 ° Olpe 18-4-1845 † Olpe 5-11-1915 60 jaar † Olpe 19-1-1901 55 jaar x Olpe 28-1-1875 Boekhouder en prokurist bij de koperfabriek te Olpe (Rheinisch-Westfälische kupferwerken) 9 WEBER Helena Jakobina ° Stachelauer Hütte 27-11-1856 † Elberfeld 1-2-1874 17 jaar ongehuwd Leefde bij Edmund Weber, postuitbater te Olpe 10 WEBER Maria Katherine Wilhelmina x NIES Anton Gustav ° Stachelauer Hütte 20-9-1858 ° Olpe 29-7-1842 † † Munster in Westfalen 5-2-1917 74 jaar x Olpe 16-9-1886 Maria leefde te Marydale bij Carlyle in de USA Anton Gustav Nies was rentenier te Olpe Zie vervolg onder stamboom NIES Hij bezat vroeger een grote "Gerberei" in Olpe (Leerlooierij) Generation VII WEBER Christian August Ignatz maried to HEUEL Katharina (Catherine) He ° Olpe 8-6-1798, † Stachelauer Hütte 15-12-1858, lung illnes x Olpe 19-11-1841, She: ° Altenkleusheim 1-7-1818, † Stachelauer Hütte 20-9-1858 at the birtth of her last child. Children 1 WEBER Johann Heinrich Edmund x LIMPER Maria "Hütte"-engineer 2 WEBER Clemens x RINSCHEID Maria Anna Accountant at Elberfeld ¨Wuppertal 3 WEBER Elisabeth x SCHALLENBERG Peter Salesman at Antwerpen 4 WEBER Johann Heinrich 5 WEBER Maria Regina Anna x KLEIN Johann Peter 6 WEBER Maria Regina x KERSSENBROCK Josef (Graaf?) Farmer in North America 7 WEBER Johann Kasper Conductor of a train at Köln-Kalk 8 WEBER Wilhelmine (Mina) x HARNISCHMACHER Franz Josef Accountant and prokurist at the copperfactory at Olpe (Rheinisch-Westfälische kupferwerken) 9 WEBER Helena Jakobina Lived with Edmund Weber, chief of the post at Olpe 10 WEBER Maria Katherine Wilhelmina x NIES Anton Gustav They lived at Marydale bij Carlyle in de USA He was the owner of a tannery at Olpe (Leerlooierij)

39. WEBER Christian August Ignatz was "Gewerke" and owner of the high furnace and mining company at Stachelauer Hütte. Studiet mine-technology at Gießen. Was for 1 year "Pionier" (soldier, sapper) in Luxemburg Was working at metalurgical company’s at Saarbrücken, Düren (firma Hoesch) and during 3 years at high furnace at Dassel (Solling). From 1840 until 1870 the Olper Hütte was property of the Kreutz-company. At 1884 bought Anton Sapp from Fredeburg the Hütte and rented it at Ruegenberg. 1885-1900: Olper Metallwerke GMBH, became property of SAPP. 1901 the company was bought by Gustav Imhäuser At 1961 the big house of "Faktor" WEBER in Stachelau was broken down to build the new road B 50. The stones of the house have been used for the restauration of the tower at the south of the city (Price: 22.500 DM).

44. Made by a local artist at Stachelau

45. Vroeger waren er 3 machten die een belangrijke rol gespeeld hebben ook in onze familiegeschiedenis • de adel • de kerk • de steden Westfalen werd beheerd door de vorstbisschoppen van Keulen. Adel en de kerk vormden samen één sterke macht tot 1800. Door de Napoleon werd de macht van de adel volledig veranderd. We moeten het leven van verschillende familiegroepen bekijken om een duidelijk beeld te krijgen van de onze familiegeschiedenis

48. 1795 Olpe brandt Johann Jakob Ignatz Weber , 1768-1835 Elisabeth HALBERSTADT , 1773-1832 Faktor en Eigenaar Hütte te Stachelau, Olpe en Wissen Anteilhaber Stahlhammer" te Latrop, Fleckenberg en Schmallenberg. 1798 John Cockerill komt naar Verviers 1799 Het metriek stelsel wordt ingevoerd onder Napoleon In het Luikse worden voor 1794 stoommachines gebruikt om mijngangen leeg te pompen In 1805 kon men voor het eerst zuiver zink maken 17-12-1805: opening zinkwinning in Vielle Montagne Op 29-1-1817 koopt John Cockerill met de toestemming van koning Willem I het kasteel van de prinsbisschoppen van Luik in Seraing om er zijn verschillende fabrieken samen te voegen

49. In 1823 werd het eerste “Nederlanse” stoomschip gebouwd, de machines werden geleverd door John Cockerill. Dit schip, de Nederlander, voer tussen Antwerpen en Rotterdam In 1825 begon John Cockerill aan de bouw van nieuwe hoogovens die met cokes werkten. De ijzerproktie steeg vlug tot 10 ton per dag. Luik krijgt een rol in de wereldeconomie. Na 1825 werd onder Willem I, een volledige hoogoven volgens dit nieuw procèdé op cokes, geleverd aan Japan. 1843: aanleg spoorlijn naar Keulen

50. Die alte Stachelauer Kapelle was op dezelfde manier gebouwd als de kapel van Lüttringhausen en had de volgende afmetingen: 26 voet lang = 8,16 m17 voet breed = 5,49 m12 voet hoog = 3,76 m(Voet = oude Pruissische maat = 31,385 cm) De Kapel en de ijzeren plaat met de madonna werden in 1845 ingewijd.De twee kapellen werden gebouwd met breukstenen en met kalk aangesmeerden gewit. Ze waren zeer gelijkaardig, ze hadden 4 vensters en 1 deur.