Schwarz, Schwerin, Schwern, Schwem, Schwimmer and Wendt were among the various ways I found the surname reported for my 2x great-grandmother. Those variations mostly came from poor transcriptions for a handful of documents. Frederica Wendt was given as the mother’s name on the death record of Mary Schatz Kruse, one of Friedricke’s daughters. Last year,…
Category: Biermann
Anna Maria Augusta Müller – Born in a Different Place – 52 Ancestors 2015 #13
This is the tale of finding a long lost ancestor, how she was different from what I expected, and a highly speculative explanation of how she came to be born in such an unusual place. It had never occurred to me to look for confirmation records for my Müller family. I had found this part…
Robert F. Wildey – Finding Shoots Instead of Roots – 52 Ancestors 2015 #9
Robert F Wildey Burial Record for Spring Grove Cemetery This is my tribute to this week’s theme, “Close to Home.” I grew up in Pennsylvania, even though my family was originally from Cincinnati. I have moved around the country for my husband’s job, but home is now West Virginia. Over 15 years ago my husband…
Maria Elisabeth Hemesath – Genealogical Good Deeds – 52 Ancestors 2015 #8
The name Elizabeth Heimsath appears just once in the U.S. records for William Joseph Beermann. His death certificate indicates that she was his mother and his father was Christ Beermann. This was not a surname that I had ever heard before. Further, all I knew about my 2nd great-grandfather was that he emigrated to the…
John F. Beermann – Closest to My Birthday – 52 Ancestors 2015 – #4
The theme this week for 52 Ancestors is”Closest to your Birthday.” Perfect! I was born on the birthday of my great-grandfather, John F. Beermann (later changed to Biermann). He was born 6 June 1862 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to recent immigrants, William Joseph Beermann and Mary Elizabeth Maune Beermann. On 6 June 1880, John F. Beermann…
Betty Jane Gaa – A Fresh Start for Betty – 52 Ancestors 2015 #1
So, with one year of posts under my belt, I have decided to include some guest bloggers this year. There are people in my family who can tell some of these stories better than I can. There were times last year when I felt inadequate as the storyteller for some of my ancestors. My first…
Johann Christian Beermann – How the Word “Genannt” Shakes up Everything – 52 Ancestors #52
Entry #52 With this entry, I am successfully completing the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blogging challenge! Right before Christmas I received new information about my maiden name – Biermann, or Beermann as it was spelled prior to 1910. It seems a fitting way to wrap up the year with an extraordinary finding about my…
Johann Heinrich “John” Schulte – Papa’s Delicate Condition – 52 Ancestors #51
Entry #51 Here I am on the second to last night of 2014 posting the second to last entry for the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. I have chosen my great, great-grandfather, Johann Heinrich “John” Schulte for the topic of this post since I have new information about him. My great, great grandfather, Johann…
Katherine Frieda Schatz Biermann – My Grandmother Ate Watermelon Five Times a Week- 52 Ancestors #50
Entry #50 This should be an easy entry to write, but when it comes down to it, how well did I really know my Grandmother Biermann? I guess I will see, as I jot down what I remember of her. My paternal grandmother was Katherine Frieda Schatz. Katherine was born on 18 July 1898 in…
Andrew Miller (Müller) – Proud of his Civil War Service -52 Ancestors #43
Entry #43 My dad has never been able to tell me much about our ancestors. For the most part his knowledge was limited to the family that he knew growing up. Sometimes he will even tell me that he never knew that a cousin of his was a relative, so he certainly can’t tell me…