In a prior post, I was at a stopping point, having found that my earliest (so far) Huber ancestor, Johann Huber, married in 1696.[1] He apparently was married previously and that marriage did not name his father. There were many Johann Hubers in the parish of Oberkirch. The only potentially helpful information was that he… Continue reading Multiple Johann Hubers
Category: Butschbach
Land Records – Samples From Prior Trips
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): Our last series of posts outlined preparation for a German trip to research beyond church records. We now want to highlight some of our findings to demonstrate how your hard work can pay off. Beraine – Land Records The Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe holds a large… Continue reading Land Records – Samples From Prior Trips
Children of Johann and Christina Huber
Continuing from the prior post about Lawrence Huber’s ancestry, once I unraveled the two couples named Johann and Christina, I was able to identify the children of the correct couple. Recall, Lawrence’s ancestor, his great grandfather, was Laurenz Huber born in 1715.[1] His parents, Johann and Christina, married 19 May 1696.[2] Their children, including Laurenz,… Continue reading Children of Johann and Christina Huber
Lawrence’s Great Grandparents – Revisited
In this post I’ll continue to reveal Lawrence Huber’s ancestry in Butschbach and surrounding areas. Two weeks ago, I identified Lawrence’s paternal great grandfather, Joseph Huber (born 1751). Last week, I confirmed Joseph’s father, Laurenz Huber, was born in 1715. You may notice I use two different spellings for the name Lawrence. For now, in… Continue reading Lawrence’s Great Grandparents – Revisited
Correctly Connecting Generations
In this post I’ll continue to reveal Lawrence Huber’s ancestry in Butschbach and surrounding areas. I’m going to slow down a bit, though, and show you how I used a series of related records to correctly go back another generation. When you’re researching in a typical small (ish) European village, multiple people often have the… Continue reading Correctly Connecting Generations
Lawrence Huber’s Paternal Great Grandparents
In this post I’ll continue to reveal Lawrence Huber’s ancestry in Butschbach and surrounding areas. At least for now, I will follow Lawrence’s paternal ancestry. The records of the Catholic church in Oberkirch, which was attended by residents of Butschbach and Giedensbach, go back to 1647. Given that Lawrence was born in 1817, it might… Continue reading Lawrence Huber’s Paternal Great Grandparents
Locating Relevant Archives
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): This series of posts, continued from last week, outlines our preparation for a German trip to research beyond church records. Before embarking on a research trip abroad, you want to make sure you’ve done your homework. The next step, outlined in this post, is… Continue reading Locating Relevant Archives
Town History Leads to Archival Records
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): This series of posts, started last week, outlines our preparation for a trip to research beyond church records. Before embarking on a research trip abroad, you want to make sure you’ve exhausted all records available from your home country. One of the steps outlined… Continue reading Town History Leads to Archival Records
Germany Research Trip Goals
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): Whether we are researching in the United States or in Germany, identifying your research goals is crucial to conducting efficient and effective research. This is particularly important when embarking on a trip to Germany, where you want to ensure that no minute is wasted!… Continue reading Germany Research Trip Goals
Lawrence Huber in Indexed Records
In my last post about Lawrence Huber, I showed how I finally found Lawrence’s baptismal record in Butschbach. Now that indexing efforts are making records more findable, there is another way (today) that I could find where he was baptized. FamilySearch [FS] has been indexing its records for years now. Always keep an eye out… Continue reading Lawrence Huber in Indexed Records
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