Ancestry of Doris Day
 
compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner
 
 

The following material on the immediate ancestry of Doris Day should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.  
 
 
 
 
 

William Addams Reitwiesner
 
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Ancestry of Doris Day
1 Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff ("Doris Day"), b. Cincinnati, Ohio, 3 April 1924
PARENTS
2 William Kappelhoff, b. Cincinnati, Ohio, 29 June 1892, d. ... March 1967 [SSDI 307-12-6375]  
m.
3 Alma Sophia Welz, b. Cincinnati, Ohio, 6 July 1895, d. Los Angeles, Cal., 9 Oct. 1976 [SSDI 272-14-8691]
GRANDPARENTS
4 Franz Joseph Wilhelm Kappelhoff, b. Warendorf, Westfalen, 8 Aug. 1843, d. Cincinnati, Ohio, 21 July 1907  
m. ... 1874
5 Juliana Agnes Kreimer, b. Glandorf, Osnabrück, Hannover, 2 Oct. 1853, d. Cincinnati, Ohio, 24 Aug. 1916
6 Wilhelm Welz, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 1 May 1866, d. Cincinnati, Ohio, ... July 1907  
m. Cincinnati, Ohio, 3 Nov. 1888
7 Anna Christina Mann, b. Muckenloch, Baden, 21 March 1863, d. Cincinnati, Ohio, 25 April 1932
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 Johann Heinrich Kappelhoff, b. Fuchtorf, Westfalen, 26 July 1787, d. Warendorf, Westfalen, 24 March 1856  
m. Glane, Hannover, 29 April 1840
9 Maria Elisabeth Pohlmann, b. Glane, Hannover, 14 Dec. 1812, d. Warendorf, Westfalen, 23 May 1882
10 Johann Heinrich Kreimer, b. Glandorf, Osnabrück, Hannover, 3 June 1803, d. Glandorf, Osnabrück, Hannover, 30 May 1878  
m. Glandorf, Osnabrück, Hannover, 11 Aug. 1830
11 Maria Theresa Gerding, b. Glandorf, Osnabrück, Hannover, 28 May 1813, d. Glandorf, Osnabrück, Hannover, 7 April 1874
12 Ludwig Welz, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 16 Jan. 1836, d. ...  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 28 Oct. 1858
13 Louisa Nold, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 9 Jan. 1839, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 23 Feb. 1886
14 Johann Jacob Mann, b. ... , d. ...  
m. Muckenloch, Baden, 28 March 1852
15 Margaretha Elisabetha Nollert, b. Neckarhauserhof, Baden, 21 Oct. 1827, d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
16 Heinrich Wilhelm Kappelhoff, b. ... 1740, d. Fuchtorf, Westfalen, 16 April 1807  
m. Fuchtorf, Westfalen, 4 Feb. 1772
17 Maria Christina Maes, b. Fuchtorf, Westfalen, 19 July 1746, d. Fuchtorf, Westfalen, 10 Aug. 1816
18 Johann Hermann Pohlmann, b. Fuchtorf, Westfalen, 23 Sept. 1779, d. Glane, Hannover, 4 Sept. 1822  
m. Glane, Hannover, 6 June 1811
19 Maria Josepha Gertrud Terheiden, b. Glane, Hannover, 8 Jan. 1779, d. Glane, Hannover, 24 Aug. 1862
20 Johann Caspar Kreymer, b. Glandorf, Osnabrück, Hannover, 2 March 1763, d. ...  
m. Glandorf, Osnabrück, 29 Jan. 1790
21 Maria Catharina Kleine Brockmann, b. Glandorf, Osnabrück, Hannover, 30 Oct. 1766, d. ...
22 Johann Caspar Gerding, b. Glandorf, Osnabrück, Hannover, 12 March 1779, d. ...  
m. Glandorf, Osnabrück, Hannover, 10 Oct. 1806
23 Maria Christina Schwegmann, b. Glandorf, Osnabrück, Hannover, 10 March 1782, d. ...
24 Augustin Welz, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 26 Aug. 1798, d. Oetigheim, Baden, ... 1873  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 22 Sept. 1819
25 Maria Anna Höfle, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 5 Oct. 1801, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 29 June 1860
26 Ludwig Nold, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 5 May 1810, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 10 May 1885  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 28 Oct. 1833
27 Maria Anna Kelmel, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 17 April 1807, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 27 March 1864
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
34 Caspar Arnold Maes, b. Fuchtorf, Westfalen, 14 Dec. 1710, d. Fuchtorf, Westfalen, 1 May 1760  
m. Fuchtorf, Westfalen, 7 Sept. 1741
35 Catharina Elisabetha Becke, b. ... , d. Fuchtorf, Westfalen, 6 Jan. 1749
36 Christopf Pohlmann, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
37 Maria Elisabeth Zanke, b. ... , d. ...
38 Johann Bernhard Heiden, b. ... 1737, d. Glane, Hannover, 1 Jan. 1809  
m. Glane, Hannover, 6 May 1766
39 Maria Gertrud Luise Hilmer, b. Glane, Hannover, 8 March 1746, d. Glane, Hannover, 3 Aug. 1828
40 Johann Caspar Kreymer, b. Glandorf, Osnabrück, Hannover, 9 Sept. 1736, d. ...  
m. Glandorf, Osnabrück, Hannover, 16 Nov. 1757
41 Catharina Elisabeth Landieck, b. Glandorf, Osnabrück, Hannover, 27 Aug. 1732, d. ...
42 Johann Hermann Kleine Brockmann, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
43 Maria Christina ... , b. ... , d. ...
44 Johann Caspar Gerding, b. ... , d. ...  
m. Glandorf, Osnabrück, Hannover, 4 Sept. 1775
45 Maria Christina Pille, b. Glandorf, Osnabrück, Hannover, 3 March 1748, d. ...
46 Johann Everd Schwegmann, b. Glandorf, Osnabrück, 3 Oct. 1733, d. ...  
m. Glandorf, Osnabrück, Hannover, 24 Oct. 1770
47 Maria Elisabeth Bullern, b. Glandorf, Osnabrück, Hannover, 22 March 1749, d. ...
48 Joseph Welz, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 1 Sept. 1770, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 30 Jan. 1840  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 7 July 1794
49 Maria Catharina Weingärtner, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 27 March 1774, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 27 Feb. 1834
50 Johannes Höfle, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 24 Feb. 1774, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 6 Jan. 1852  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 13 Feb. 1797
51 Maria Magdalena Speck, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 23 June 1779, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 19 Feb. 1859
52 Joseph Nold, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 6 March 1780, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 9 Nov. 1848  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 24 May 1802
53 Margaretha Mockert, b. Bietigheim, Baden, 18 Feb. 1784, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 23 Feb. 1847
54 Johannes Kelmel, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 18 Jan. 1756, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 13 Dec. 1822  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 7 Jan. 1794
55 Catharina Kühn, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 10 July 1771, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 11 Oct. 1834
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
68 Johann Heinrich Maes, b. ... , d. ...  
m. Fuchtorf, Westfalen, 2 Sept. 1707
69 Anna Elisabeth Gildemester, b. ... , d. ...
76 Johann Heinrich Terheiden, b. ... 1701, d. Glane, Hannover, 22 Nov. 1791  
m.
77 Catharina Elisabeth Sprannschulte, b. ... 1709, d. Borgloh 15 Dec. 1781
78 Lucas Hilmer, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
79 Anna Gertrud Höster, b. ... 1715, d. Glane, Hannover, 19 April 1779
80 Caspar Kreimer, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
81 Anna ... , b. ... , d. ...
82 Dirk Landieck, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
83 Anna ... , b. ... , d. ...
90 Dirk Pille, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
91 Anna Catharina ... , b. ... , d. ...
92 Hermann Dirck Schwegmann, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
93 Elsben ... , b. ... , d. ...
94 Johann Dierck Bullern, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
95 Anna Elisabeth ... , b. ... , d. ...
96 Laurentius Welz, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 19 July 1733, d. Oetigheim, Baden, ... April 1794  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 14 Jan. 1760
97 Maria Anna Kühn, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 27 Oct. 1734, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 14 Sept. 1800
98 Franz Anton Weingärtner, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 26 Aug. 1740, d. ...  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 21 Jan. 1766
99 Margaretha Catharina Glastatter, b. Oettigheim, Baden, 22 April 1748 d. ...
100 Johannes Höfle, b. Rechberghausen, Württemberg, ... , d. Oetigheim, Baden, 22 Nov. 1781  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 4 Sept. 1769
101 Maria Catharina Zimmermann, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 16 June 1746, d. ...
102 Joseph Speck, b. ... , d. ...  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 13 June 1774
103 Anna Maria Jung, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 2 Feb. 1746, d. ...
104 Moritz Nold, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 22 Sept. 1753, d. ...  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 11 Jan. 1779
105 Maria Catharina Heid, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 17 Sept. 1744, d. ...
106 Johannes Jacob Mockert, b. Bietigheim, Baden, 2 Oct. 1739, d. Bietigheim, Baden, 22 Oct. 1795  
m.
107 Maria Barbara Gantz, b. Bietigheim, Baden, 7 April 1744, d. Bietigheim, Baden, 12 Sept. 1810
108 Johannes Adam Kelmel, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 28 Sept. 1712, d. ...  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, ... Jan. 1734
109 Anna Margaretha Nold, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 15 Sept. 1716, d. ...
110 Joseph Kühn, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 12 June 1737, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 26 June 1772  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 4 Feb. 1765
111 Maria Anna Zorn, b. ... , d. Oetigheim, Baden, 10 Jan. 1808
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
192 Laurentius Welz, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 6 Jan. 1700, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 10 Aug. 1767  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 10 Feb. 1727
193 Anna Maria Matz, b. Bietigheim, Baden, 3 July 1697, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 2 July 1758
194 (=220) Jacob Kühn, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 13 Sept. 1698, d. ...  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 22 Jan. 1720
195 (=221) Barbara Keller, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 9 June 1697, d. ...
196 Johann Georg Weingärtner, b. ... , d. ...  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 9 Feb. 1728
197 Margaretha Fickart, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 9 Oct. 1709, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 26 Aug. 1751
198 Johannes Georg Glastatter, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 4 Dec. 1713, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 14 April 1763,  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 18 Jan. 1745
199 Anna Margaretha Kelmel, b. Oetigheim, Baden, ... Dec. 1719, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 26 Oct. 1761
202 Johannes Georg Zimmermann, b. Norschingen, St. Gallen, ... , d. ...  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, ... 1746
203 Margaretha Wespecher, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 7 Sept. 1716, d. ...
206 Lorenz Jung, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 16 July 1698, d. Oetigheim, Baden, 9 Dec. 1749  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, ... July 1744
207 Eva Catharina Krebs, b. ... , d. ...
208 Johannes Adam Nold, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 19 April 1720, d. ...  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 28 April 1749
209 Catharina Burkhardt, b. ... , d. ...
210 Johann Georg Heid, b. ... , d. ...  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, ... 1737
211 Anna Maria Kühn, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 28 Aug. 1712, d. ...
212 Georg Mockert, b. Bietigheim, Baden, 30 Aug. 1705, d. Bietigheim, Baden, 24 Sept. 1761  
m.
213 Maria Koppert, b. Bietigheim, Baden, ... 1708, d. Bietigheim, Baden, 3 Aug. 1758
214 Joseph Gantz, b. Bietigheim, Baden, 10 March 1711, d. Bietigheim, Baden, 21 Jan. 1772  
m. Bietigheim, Baden, 17 June 1737
215 Maria Catharina Matz, b. Bietigheim, Baden, 27 Sept. 1713, d. Bietigheim, Baden, 8 Sept. 1769
216 Jacob Kollmel, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
217 Anna Catharina ... , b. ... , d. ...
218 Matern Nold, b. ... [ca. 1688], d. Oetigheim, Baden, 10 March 1745  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 18 Nov. 1715
219 Anna Maria Bertsch, b. Bietigheim, Baden, 8 Sept. 1694, d. ...
220 - 221 Same as 194 - 195, above.
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
384 Johannes Wels, b. ... , d. Oetigheim, Baden, ... Oct. 1744  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 20 Oct. 1699
385 Anna Maria Kühn, b. ... , d. Oetigheim, Baden, 28 Feb. 1750
386 Wendel Matz, b. ... , d. ...  
m. Bietigheim, Baden, 31 March 1693
387 Maria Schroeters, b. ... , d. ...
388 (=440) Michael Kühn, b. ... [ca. 1665], d. Oetigheim, Baden, ... Aug. 1735  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 4 May 1693
389 (=441) Margaretha Schlager, b. .Durmersheim, Baden, 20 Dec. 1670, d. ...
390 (=442) Peter Keller, b. ... [ca. 1670], d. Oetigheim, Baden, 17 Aug. 1713  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 11 Jan. 1694
391 (=443) Eva Jung, b. ... [ca. 1674], d. ...
392 Valentin Weingärtner, b. ... , d. Oetigheim, Baden, 1 April 1749  
m.
393 Maria ... , b. ... , d. Oetigheim, Baden, ... Dec. 1734
394 Jacob Fickert, b. ... [ca. 1677], d. ... [before 1744]  
m. ... [ca. 1708]
395 Barbara ... , b. ... , d. Oetigheim, Baden, 17 March 1744
396 Johannes Georg Glastatter, b. ... [ca. 1685], d. Oetigheim, Baden, 12 Jan. 1733  
m.
397 Anna Maria ... , b. ... , d. Oetigheim, Baden, 2 Dec. 1762
398 Michael Kelmel, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 17 April 1698, d. ...  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 27 Nov. 1719
399 Anna Margaretha Nold, b. Oetigheim, Baden, 6 July 1699, d. ...
406 Johannes Wespecher, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
407 Margaretha ... , b. ... , d. ...
412 Johannes Vitus Jung, b. ... [ca. 1672], d. Oetigheim, Baden, 29 July 1731  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 21 Jan. 1697
413 Anna Maria Kessel, b. ... [ca. 1675], d. Oetigheim, Baden, 21 Dec. 1743
416 Johannes Nold, b. ... [ca. 1687], d. ...  
m. Oetigheim, Baden, 21 Jan. 1712
417 Margaretha Kühn, b. ... [ca. 1687], d. ...
420 Johann Georg Heid, b. ... , d. Oetigheim, Baden, 22 Aug. 1714  
m.
421 Margaretha ... , b. ... , d. ...
422 Michael Kühn, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
423 Anna Maria ... , b. ... , d. ...
424 Jacob Mockert, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
425 Anna Catharina Dritsch, b. ... , d. ...
426 Nicolaus Koppert, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
427 Maria Rapp, b. ... , d. ...
428 Johannes Adamus Gantz, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
429 Anna Catharina ... , b. ... , d. ...
430 Johannes Georgius Matz, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
431 Barbara ... , b. ... , d. ...
436 (=798 =832) Johannes Nold, b. ... [ca. 1660], d. Oetigheim, Baden, ... 1737  
m. ... [ca. 1685]
437 (=799 =833) Margaretha ... , b. ... , d. ... [ca. 1663]
438 Michael Bertsch, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
439 Anna Schroeders, b. ... , d. ...
440 - 443 Same as 388 - 391, above.
7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
774 Johannes Schroeters, b. ... , d. Bietigheim, Baden, 4 Feb. 1679  
m.
775 , b. ... , d. ...
778 (=882) Nicolaus Schlager, b. ... , d. ...  
m. Durmersheim, Baden, 16 Jan. 1667
779 (=883) Rosina Kühn, b. ... [ca. 1645], d. ...
780 (=884) Peter Keller, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
781 (=885) ... , b. ... , d. ...
782 (=824 =886) Johannes Jung, b. ... [ca. 1640], d. ...  
m.
783 (=825 =887) ... , b. ... , d. ...
788 Johannes Fickert, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
789 ... , b. ... , d. ...
796 Jacob Kelmel, b. ... [ca. 1665], d. ...  
m.
797 Maria Catharina ... , b. ... [ca. 1670], d. ...
798 - 799 Same as 436 - 437, above.
824 - 825 Same as 782 - 783, above.
826 Adam Kessel, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
827 ... , b. ... , d. ...
832 - 833 Same as 436 - 437, above.
834 Matern Kühn, b. ... [ca. 1660], d. Oetigheim, Baden, 17 Sept. 1740  
m. ... [ca. 1684]
835 Barbara ... , b. ... , d. ...
880 - 887 Same as 776 - 783, above.
8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
1558 (=1766) Valentin Kühn, b. ... [ca. 1615], d. ...  
m.
1559 (=1767) ... , b. ... , d. ...
1596 - 1599 Same as 872 - 875, above.
1648 - 1651 Same as 1564 - 1567, above.
1664 - 1667 Same as 872 - 875, above.
1760 - 1775 Same as 1552 - 1567, above.
9/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
3192 - 3199 Same as 1744 - 1751, above.
3296 - 3303 Same as 3128 - 3135, above.
3328 - 3335 Same as 1744 - 1751, above.
3520 - 3551 Same as 3104 - 3135, above.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS
 
 
 
 
 
 

1930 - Ohio, Hamilton Co., Cincinnati, ED 55, sheet 10A, line 14

Kappelhoff William J   H  M W 37 M 24   Ohio  Hanover Germany  Hanover Germany    Organist   Church
           Alma        W  F W 34 M 21   Ohio  Baden Germany    Baden Germany
           Paul A      S  M W 10 S      Ohio  Ohio             Ohio
           Doris M     D  F W  7 S      Ohio  Ohio             Ohio

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1900 - Ohio, Hamilton Co., Cincinnati, ED 59, sheet 9B, line 97, cont. on sheet 10A

Kappelhoff Frank     H   W M Aug 1843 56 M 26        Germany    Germany Germany   1875 25    ... Keeper
           Agnes     W   W F Sep 1853 46 M 26 11 8   Germany    Germany Germany   1875 25
           Frank     S   W M Jul 1876 23 S           New Jersey Germany Germany              Baker
           Katie     D   W F Sep 1879 20 S           Ohio       Germany Germany              Seamstress
           Lizzie    D   W F Dec 1880 19 S           Ohio       Germany Germany              Sales Lady
           Henry     S   W M Oct 1883 16 S           Ohio       Germany Germany              Baker Apr
           Edward    S   W M Dec 1886 13 S           Ohio       Germany Germany              At School
           William   S   W M Dec 1892  7 S           Ohio       Germany Germany              At School
           Leo       S   W M Sep 1894  5 S           Ohio       Germany Germany              At School
           Bernard   S   W M Jan 1897  3 S           Ohio       Germany Germany
    (7 lodgers)

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1900 - Ohio, Hamilton Co., Cincinnati, ED 111, sheet 5A, line 3

Welz William     H   W M May 1866 34 M 12       Germany Germany Germany   1884 16 Na    Teamster
     Anna        W   W F Mch 1863 37 M 12 5 4   Germany Germany Germany   1881 19
     William F   S   W M May 1889 11 S          Ohio    Germany Germany                 At School
     Carl        S   W M Jan 1891  9 S          Ohio    Germany Germany
     Alma        D   W F Jul 1896  3 S          Ohio    Germany Germany
     Maria       D   W F May 1898  2 S          Ohio    Germany Germany

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NOTES
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 -- Many sources give her surname as "von Kappelhoff". It's not known why the "von" has been added, as it is not supported by any evidence.  
 
Her extended ancestry is taken from the International Genealogical Index.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SOURCES CONSULTED AND CITED
 
 
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