Germany and German Ancestry

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Comment by Susan Teresa Holmes on November 17, 2009 at 12:31pm

ok, since the name Nesensohn in not from, what would the possibility of it being eastern France?

Comment by Susan Teresa Holmes on November 12, 2009 at 2:20pm

Anyone recognize the last name Nesenshon? Karlsruhe, Baden

Comment by Sally Austin on November 3, 2009 at 11:16pm

Looks like a great group, I hope to learn a lot.
The only thing I know about my German ancestors is that at least one Noinsfeld(probably mis spelling it) crossed the pond, one of those children was my mom's mom'.s mom. Somewhere in there is also an Arnold on my dad's side.
Hopefully I can find out what the names mean, what part of Germany they're from, ect.

Comment by Earl Reemt Duthler on November 3, 2009 at 8:53am

Thanks, Charles and Catherine. I doubt if they were 'colonizers' as they are recorded in the very same location since 1660, and the word colon is used to describe many of them through the generations. But I think Charles has hit it, for the emigrants and many of the second generation in the U.S. were farmers up until around WW2 in the U.S.. Thank you both.

Comment by Catherine Davis on November 2, 2009 at 7:10pm

For Earl--I'm not a German scholar, but according to my dictionary,"kolon" means settler or colonist. (Similar to Koln (Cologne) which comes from the Latin word for colony, "Colonia.")

Comment by Jacob on November 1, 2009 at 9:29pm

I am looking for The Cauble line that came from Germany (Finkenbach area) around 1725. They came to the Rowan NC area in the United states. Anyone doing research Caubles right now?

Comment by Charles R. Almstedt on November 1, 2009 at 8:56am

I searched "German Occupations" and came up with what seems to be a pretty good site. It quotes "A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Germanic Ancestors." From Ackerman (farmer) to Zoller (customs inspector). Colon = Farmer

Comment by Earl Reemt Duthler on November 1, 2009 at 8:16am

Can anyone tell me what the word 'colon' really means in the context of German genealogy archives? My mother's side came from Grafschaft Bentheim and emigrated in the later 1800s. In the archives, I frequently see the word 'colon' used, referring to occupation (beruf). But what does this mean? I find nothing in usual sources. Example here:
http://www.online-ofb.de/famreport.php?ofb=uelsen&ID=22168&...

Comment by Jerry Baker on October 25, 2009 at 8:54pm

My Lutheran ancestors in Alsace are all at Ingenheim, which is in the Canton of Hochfelden, and the Arrondissement of Brumath. The latter, whose Latin name, "Brocomagus," means "Badger Plain" in the Celtic language of the Triboci, was their capital, and was later the Allemanic capital.

"Broc" is Celtic for "Badger," and I think there was an Irish saint by that name. I read that the word "Donnybrook" refers to a "donation of St. Broc." It's a place in Ireland, known for its brawls at the Donnybrook Fair, and near to Kilkenny, known for its ferocious cats.

My Ingenheim ancestors are Schaubs, Brunners, Rohfritsches, and Bastians. Both the Bruuners and the Rohfritsches have family traditions that their ancestors originally came from a place named "Muehlbachen," in the Swiss Alps. That was probably in the late 17th Century, when Alsace had been depopulated by the 30 Years War, and Switzerland was overpopulated.

Many people from Ingenheim emigrated to Perth County, Ontario, Canada, in the early 1830s, around the time that Britain abolished slavery, which may have been coincidental. Perth County is just west of Waterloo County, which was settled, to a large extent, by "Pennslyvania Dutch," in the 1820s.

My great-grandfather Jacob Schaub was born near Stratford, Ontario, came to Winneshiek County, Iowa, in 1860 and served in the Union Army, in the Civil War. He married a Norwegian, Agnete Pedersdatter Vaerhaug, whom he may have met in Freeport, Illinois, which was passed through by a lot of immigrants, for some reason. She came from Lands Prestegjeld, southwest of Lillehammer.

My cousin Art "Ruffridge," (Anglicization of "Rohfritsch") told me once, that when his great-grandparents emigrated from Canada to the US, in April, 1865, they came by train. When they passed through Chicago, they bought a newspaper, and read in it that President Lincoln had just been assassinated.

These are 2 of the 8 immigrant branches of my family.

Comment by Dorothy Hollings on October 25, 2009 at 7:53pm

Hello,Have found out a little more re my great -grand -parents from Germany to N.Z.The names Tubiingen,Dornach(south of Stuttgard) are connected.Previousley all I had was Wurtemberg.The names of my g.gr.parents are Johann Jacob Ott married Frederica Greneger.Born around 1810-20.Based on marriage cert of one of their children.Any help really appreciated.Dorothy

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