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…
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,…
Fred Schatz – Is He John’s Half-Brother? – 52 Ancestors #9
I am now caught up to Week 9 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks! Entry #9 Two days ago I posted about my great, great-grandfather John Schatz. I made, what I considered to be, a huge discovery last night! I have been speculating for a long time that my Johann “John” Schatz (b. abt 1818)…