Notes:

It was the Reverend Daiss. He came to America as a mission pastor to Fontanelle NE on Sept. 13, 1878, he was 28. He died of a liver ailment caused by a fall down some stairs. He moved to Berger, Franklin, MO, all the graves are there. In the 1910 census the family lived in Boeuf TS, Franklin, MO and he said he was a precher, and both his parents were born in Germany. In the 1880 census he and wife catherine, daughter Martha and his sister Lydia lived in Fontenelle, NE. He was a precher. The informant on the death certificate was Mathilda Daiss. The birth records of MO show two Daiss children born on March 16 1885 in High Ridge,Jefferson,MO, to Joseph and Catherine, no names are shown. On the Daiss gravestone in St John;s Cemetery in Berger MO, there is a Mathilda Daiss, 1865-1953. Who is she?

Family/Spouse: Matilda Kruse. Matilda was born about 1865 in , , IL; died on 12 Jun 1953; was buried in Jun 1953. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. No Children

Johann married Eva Catherine Singer about 1877. Eva was born in 1853 in Korb, Wurttemberg, Germany; died on 20 Dec 1893; was buried in Dec 1893 in St. John's Cem., Berger, Franklin, MO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Martha Daiss was born in Oct 1879 in Fontanelle, Washington, NE; and died.
2. Thekla Daiss was born on 21 Feb 1885 in , Jefferson, MO; and died.
3. Selma Daiss was born on 24 Sep 1891; died in Oct 1971 in St. Louis City, St. Louis City, MO; was buried in 1971.

Notes:

Josef was a Burger and Weingartner or vineyard keeper by occupation. He died of consumption and a liver ailment.
The Daiss homestead was located 7 miles N.E. of Nickerson NE. Their neighbor was George Bonner.

Josef married Katharina Zeiher. Katharina was born on 8 Feb 1827; died on 27 Jul 1879; was buried in Jul 1879. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]