The theme suggested for week 41 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks was “Colorful.” I have already written about a number of colorful ancestors, so I needed to get even more creative than ever with the theme. I remembered a family story about Ohio Caverns in West Liberty, Ohio, and there is a fit. The…
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Henry Schatz – Easy to Know You – 52 Ancestors 2015 #31
This week the theme for 52 Ancestors is “Easy.” Finally, here is a chance to tell a story that isn’t about the challenges of research. I picked someone that I find likeable and that is because my dad always made him seem likeable. Henry Schatz was my father’s maternal grandfather, so I already knew a…
Friedricke Dorothea Schwenn – How DO You Spell That? – 52 Ancestors 2015 #15
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,…
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…
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…
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)…
John Schatz – From Mecklenburg Serf to Dairyman – 52 Ancestors #8
Entry #8 Johann “John” Schatz and Friedrika Schwern emigrated from Bützow in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin to Cincinnati, Ohio, leaving their homeland on May 16, 1854, and arriving in New York on July 3, 1854. Johann traveled on the ship Sir Robert Peel with Friedrika, their infant child, Carl, and Wilhelmine Schatz, who is…