Saturday, July 28, 2012

Surname Saturday : Reisenburg

The REISENBURG surname is in my paternal line.  The origins of the surname are German, though much is unknown at this point.  There is also the possibility that the surname should be Wissenborn, and is a mis-interpretation from a 19th century mug book.


Stories and history :


Ahnentafel # 89 : Hannah Reisenburg (     -bef1839).  Hannah was born in Helbourg, Saxony and died before 1839 there.  She married Jasper Metzner (c1780-1838).  Jasper was born circa 1780 and died 1838 at sea.  They were the parents of 8 children, at least 3 of whom emigrated to America.  Nothing further known at this point.  The Biographical and Historical Record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana (Lewis Publishing, Chicago, 1887, pp. 585-6) states that John Metzner's parents were Jasper and Hannah (Reisenberg) Metzner, and that Jasper died at sea.  


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On This Day : July 28

1689 - Jacob BEALS born in Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Jacob was the son of John BEALS and Mary CLAYTON.


1697 - Jane KOUWENHOVEN born.  Jane was the daughter of Pieter Willemse VAN KOUWENHOVEN and Patience DAWS.


1775 - Craddock TAYLOR born.  Craddock was the son of Francis TAYLOR and Mildred Ann CRADDOCK.


1787 - Sarah BEALS born in Jefferson County, Tennessee.  Sarah was the daughter of John BEALS and Mary CARTER.


1792 - Mordecai BOND born in Surry County, North Carolina.  Mordecai was the son of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.


1818 - Content MAXSON died.  Content was the daughter of John MAXSON and Tacy ROGERS.


1825 - Eleanor HODGKINS married Thomas MEFFORD in Brown County, Ohio.  Eleanor was the daughter of James HODGKINS and Hannah ALFORD.


1830 - Asenath WRIGHT died in Brown County, Ohio.  Asenath was the daughter of George WRIGHT and Elizabeth ROBINS.


1839 - Elias GROENEDYKE married Nancy JENKINS in Fayette County, Indiana. Elias was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Joannah ANTONIDES.  They were my 4x-great grandparents.


1846 - Mary Ann MILLS born in Jefferson County, Tennessee.  Mary was the daughter of John MILLS and Mary JANEWAY.


1846 - William BALES married Esther RUSSELL.  William was the son of Aaron BALES and Alice MANIFOLD.


1864 - Karl Ludwig RITT married Anna Maria Louisa Catherine KAHRE in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Anna was the daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmina KORFF.  They were Corinne's 4x-great grandparents.


1865 - Sarah Josephine GROENENDYKE born in Darke County, Ohio.  Sarah was the daughter of Elias GROENENDYKE and Hester TEAFORD.


1866 - Carlos J. BOYER born in Indiana.  Carlos was the son of Christopher C. BOYER and Nancy Ann McCOOL.


1868 - James Andrew SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  James was the son of John Daniel SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth KEARLEY.


1882 - Christopher C. COFFELT born in Cole County, Missouri.  Christopher was the son of Daniel COFFELT and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.


1884 - Mary SWAFFORD born.  Mary was the daughter of James Newton SWAFFORD and Nancy C. LITTLE.


1885 - Omer W. LAMBERTSON born in Darke County, Ohio.  Omer was the son of James Wilson LAMBERTSON and Eva Jane BUSH.


1887 - James William ALDERMAN married Vashti KIMBRO in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois.  James was the son of William Perry ALDERMAN and Elizabeth Ann LEE.


1888 - Chase Sexton THOMAS born in Rush County, Indiana.  Chase was the son of Eli Bird THOMAS and Elizabeth Angeline KING.


1890 - Nathan CHEW died.  Nathan was the son of Nathaniel CHEW and Sarah SPRINGER.


1892 - Thomas John CHEW died in Iowa.  Thomas was the son of Samuel CHEW and Mary SABIN.


1894 - Robert Aron SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Robert was the son of Allen Aaron SWAFFORD and Anna S. COVEY.


1933 - John R. HEATON died in Independence Township, Schuyler County, Missouri.  John was the son of James R. HEATON and Elizabeth JACOBS.


1937 - Elizabeth MILLER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Charles SCHAEFFER and Mary Victoria RIEBER.  Elizabeth was Corinne's 2x-great grandmother.


1973 - Carrie CROWLEY died.  Carrie was the daughter of John Marshall SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth LEE.


1974 - Claude Leslie MAXON died in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania.  Claude was the son of John Winfield MAXON and Pleasant Jane BAREMORE.

Friday, July 27, 2012

Metzner Family Blog

Cousin Paula Metzner has created a new blog for her genealogy/family history.    The blog is entitled Linnea's Legacy and will focus on her Metzner and allied lines.


Paula's Metzner line diverges from mine a few generations back, and after leaving Ohio and Jay County, Indiana ended up in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and Michigan.


Paula's research into the Metzner line has discovered the possible clues to the family in Germany, as mentioned in a previous post.


Please stop by and start following her blog.