Francis Ampt
Francis Ampt, retired saddler, Germantown. Francis Ampt is a native of Germany, of the city of Mayence on the Rhine; was born June 3, 1810; landed in the United States June 10, 1833. Married Kunigunda Rosa, of Hamilton, Ohio, in the United States in 1837.
They resided in Trenton, Butler Co., Ohio, from 1839 to 1849. In the latter year they moved to Germantown, Ohio, where they have ever since resided. They have three sons, all of whom were born in Trenton; they are : First, William M. Ampt, attorney, born February 1, 1840; married to Mary Eliza Gunckel, daughter of William Gunckel, of Dayton, Ohio; they reside in Cincinnati, and have one daughter, Rosa E., born July 2, 1874. Second, Henry Ampt (in the employ of Polk, Wilson & Sons, Cincinnati, Ohio), was born June 23, 1842; is married to Fredona Rowe, daughter of Daniel Rowe, of Germantown, Ohio; they reside in Cincinnati. Third, Francis C. Ampt, attorney, and First Assistant Solicitor of the city of Cincinnati, was born June 10, 1848; married to Mary Weaver, daughter of George Weaver, of Miamisburg, Ohio; reside in Cincinnati; have three children -- Charles Francis, aged seven years; Ellen Fredona, five years; and Anna, three years. Mr. Ampt is a saddler by trade, and worked at that business until 1879, when he retired. He and wife are members of the Lutheran Church.
From The History of Montgomery County, Ohio, W.H. Beers & Co., 1882