Entry #42 After nearly three weeks traveling in China, this will be a brief catch-up post. It is based on a question I had while researching my Ruwolt family. Anna Maria Schoof (born October 1764, in Satow, Doberan, Mecklenburg) married Jochen Hinrich Hans “Schwieger Hinrich” Ruwoldt (born April 1760 in Satow). Anna Maria was the…
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Christian Ruwolt – My Intertwined Mecklenburg Ruwolts – 52 Ancestors #41
Entry #41 Christian Ruwolt is now my most distant Mecklenburg ancestor. Earlier this year I was able to confirm that Friederica Catharina Diederica Ruwolt and Friedrich David Schatz were the parents of my great, great grandfather, John Schatz. There was a very lively discussion about my Ruwolt relatives in the 1819 census for Satow, Bad…
Eva Miller Bauer – A Tragic Mental Illness – 52 Ancestors #38
Entry #38 Eva Miller was the ninth child of Andrew Miller and Kate Wippel Miller and my great grand aunt. She was born 31 October 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio. By the time Eva was 16, she was married to Nicholas Bauer and a year later they had a son, Philipp Edward “Eddie” Bauer. Eva and…
Katherine “Kate” Wippel Miller – For a While, I Thought You Fell off a Turnip Cart – #52 Ancestors #32
Entry #32 I have been postponing blogging about some of my most complicated research endeavors. For week #32, I have to tackle one. After all, we only have 20 ancestors more about whom to write. For years, no single ancestor preoccupied me more than my second great-grandmother, Katherine Wippel. Katherine Wippel was my paternal grandmother’s…
Johann Wippel – Emigrated When He Was Dead? 52 Ancestors #27
Entry #27 My four times great-grandfather, Johann Wippel, was born to Jacob Wippel and Anna Maria Eisenhauer in Roxheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, on 10 May 1796. He appears to have been the second child named Johann from this union. The first Johann was born around 1791 and died 25 Jan 1796; so, when a baby was…
John Joseph Biermann – Born on the 4th of July (almost) – 52 Ancestors #24
Entry #24 I have now been retired a week. Boy, does it feel good to say that, but also a little strange. I have fallen behind on my posts because of moving my office and a few other distractions that came with retiring. July has several notable family events. Even though this is a June…
Friederica Catharina Diederica Ruwolt – Poor Friederica! – 52 Ancestors #23
Entry #23 With the help Fritz Kruse and Dolly Jackemeyer Kikuchi from the Mecklenburg Germany Region Genealogy Facebook group, I am feeling fairly comfortable that Friederica Catharina Diederica Ruwoldt and Friedrich David Schatz are the parents of Johann “John” Schatz. As mentioned in week #8 of my blog, Johann Schatz was my two times great-grandfather,…
Philipp Müller (Miller, Mueller) – First West Virginia Cavalry – 52 Ancestors #21
Entry #21 Philipp Müller (Miller)was the brother of my two times great-grandfather, Andrew Miller. As with many who are blogging this weekend for the 52 Ancestors Challenge, I have chosen a Civil War soldier to honor. Both brothers served, but Philipp paid the ultimate price. Philipp was the son of Philipp Müller and Catharine Reich….
Kate Daniel: One Arm Annie? – 52 Ancestors #20
Entry #20 I have long been fascinated by this photo of Kate Daniel. Kate, born 28 October 1890 was the youngest daughter of Gerhardt and Mary Daniel. As you can see, the photo has the inscription, “1 arm Annie” on the left. On the right, it appears to say, “Please be 2 to me your…
Wilhelm Joseph Beermann – Cincinnati Blacksmith – 52 Ancestors #15
Entry #15 My three greats grandfather, Josef Wilhelm “William” Beermann, came to Cincinnati, Ohio, from somewhere in Hannover around 1859-1861. It is possible that he is the Wilhelm Beermann found on the ship’s passenger list for the Admiral Browning which arrived in Baltimore Harbor in November 1860. Three pieces of data make me like him…