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Johann Theobald Koob (born circa 1705 – died after 1766), Münchmeister – 52...
Johann Theobald Koob was born about 1705, probably in Fussgoenheim, Germany, to Johann Dietrich Koob and Anna Catharina, surname unknown. The first record of Johann Theobald Koob is when he served as...
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Maria Catharina Kirsch (born 1707-1711, died after 1772), Drama and...
Maria Catharina Kirsch was born about 1710 to Johann Wilhelm Kirsch and Anna Maria Borstler (or Boerstler). We don’t have her actual birth record, because Fussgoenheim records prior to 1726 are...
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Johann Dietrich Koob (c 1670 -1734), Courageous Mayor of Fussgoenheim – 52...
We don’t know exactly when Johann Theobald Koob was born, but we think it was about 1670, most likely in or near Fussgoenheim, Germany. This means he probably married sometime between 1695 and 1700. My...
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Henry Bolton, the Victualler & Sarah Corry/Curry; Their Ancestors and Life in...
I met my cousin Pam Bolton some years ago. She and I both descend from our common ancestors, Henry Bolton and his second wife, Nancy Mann. Pam proved to be an ace genealogist, learned to work with DNA...
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Fussgoenheim, Mutterstadt and Palatinate Families During the Thirty Years War...
Several of my German families lived in the Palatinate in Germany before, during, and after the Thirty Years’ War. The Palatinate, also known as the Pfalz, encompassed an area that stretches today from...
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Johann Wilhelm Kirsch (c1670 – c1723), Piecing Life Back Together in...
Johann Wilhelm Kirsch was born about 1670, someplace in the Palatinate, but we don’t know where for certain – or exactly when. His father was known as “Jerg” Kirsch, short for Johann Georg Kirsch who...
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Anna Maria Borstler (c 1675 –>1740), Bride in Durkheim – 52 Ancestors #305
The fact that we know anything at all about Anne Maria Boerstler or Borstler is nothing short of a miracle. Were it not for the chance discovery of her marriage record in Durkheim (now Bad Durkheim) to...
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Johann Adam Borstler (before 1650 – before 1695), Kirchengeschworener –...
We discover that Johann Adam Borstler is the father of Anna Maria Borstler in her 1595 marriage record to Johann Wilhelm Kirsch in Durkheim, now Bad Durkheim, in Germany. Unfortunately, Johann Adam...
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Johann Adam Kirsch (c1677 – 1734/1739), Mayor, Elder and the Free Village...
Johann Adam Kirsch was born about 1677 to Johann Georg Kirsch, known as Jerg, and Margaretha Koch who were married in 1650 in Durkheim, now Bad Durkheim. Given that Jerg Kirsch was a leaseholder of the...
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Johann Georg “Jerg” Kirsch (c1620- 1677/1695), Co-Lessee of the Josten Estate...
Jerg, or Johann Georg Kirsch, was my 10th generation ancestor, my 8 times great-grandfather, born about 1620 someplace in Germany, probably in the Pfalz region during the first part of the Thirty Years...
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Kirsch House Facelift, and a Brick – 52 Ancestors #310
Twice now, I’ve been fortunate enough to visit the Kirsch House, or at least that’s what it was called when Jacob Kirsch and his wife, Barbara Drechsel owned the property. Jacob and Barbara were...
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Is Adam Greulich’s Daughter the Mother of Johann Michael Kirsch? – 52...
Not that this is confusing or anything. Just sayin’… So, who was Johann Michael Kirsch‘s mother, and was she Adam Greulich’s daughter? I thought this was all settled, but come to find out, it’s not!...
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When Did Michael Miller Really Die? The Answer May Lay in the Land – 52...
It’s been widely reported, including by me, that Johann Michael Miller died in 1771. That’s where the evidence all pointed – until perhaps now. Do we have it wrong? There’s conflicting evidence that I...
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Christoph Bechtold (
Christoph Bechtold’s daughter, Margaretha, married on July 28th, 1671 to Michael Hag in the village of Ebersbach. That marriage record led us to her parents and her birth record. Marriage: Friday, the...
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Margretha Koch, (born 1625-1630), The Preacher’s Daughter – 52 Ancestors #314
I surely wish we knew more about Margretha Koch. We’re fortunate to have a few tidbits. The first and only record for Margretha directly is her marriage to Johann Georg “Jerg” Kirsch in Durkheim on...
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Steffan Koch (born before 1595), Lutheran Pastor in Fussgoenheim – 52...
Steffan Koch was probably named Johann Steffan Koch. Koch translates to “cook” in English, which I suspect may hold an invaluable clue as to the family history at the time surnames were first adopted...
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Johann Georg Lenz (1674-1758), Stones Fell on His Body and Back – 52...
Johann Georg Lenz, known as Jerg, was born on February 21, 1674 in the beautiful wine-region village of Beutelsbach, Germany to Hans Lenz and Barbara Sing. Martin Goll, the local historian has kindly...
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Phebe Crumley’s Mother Really IS Lydia Brown (c1781-c1830) – 52 Ancestors #318
This day took its sweet time arriving! And yes, I’ve used DNA evidence along with every other shred of traditional evidence that I could dig up about either Lydia Brown or her husband, William Crumley....
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Sibilla Muller (1672-1746), Midwife and Typhoid – 52 Ancestors #319
Sibilla Muller was born September 6th, 1672 in Grossheppach to Rudolph Muller and his wife, Margaretha. Grossheppach isn’t far from Beutelsbach where Sibilla’s future husband lived. He probably walked...
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Johann Rudolph Muller (circa 1630-1689), Swiss Blacksmith in Grossheppach,...
Rudolph Muller lived in Grossheppach, Germany, sometimes known as Heppach, in the 1600s. While Grossheppach is located in the middle of the wine region, as seen in this photo and the village shield,...
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