A German family history tour …

• 1st stop Rinteln ⁴, this was the birthplace of Anna Katherine Marie Grunewald,1782, and birthplace of her first daughter in 1802 and the third child, a son in 1806 (between 1806 and 1809 they moved to Gensungen at which time our GGG Grandmother, Susanne was born). It is suspected that Anne Katherine met her husband Johan Konrad Meurer in Rinteln, he was an Army Surgeon and likely posted at an Army facility nearby. Johann and Anne Marie were married here in 1801. At this stage no family specific items have been identified to see here, however targets could be the Army barracks, and a house street address if this could be found, the Church where the baptisms and marriage occurred would be interesting to visit
• 2nd stop Göttingen ², This is where Augusta Heiscke was born in 1832. It appears that Ernst and Augusta met here as their first child Sophia Meurer was born here in 1856. Nothing is known of Augusta’s parents, it would be interesting to try to locate records of her parents and other family members. (update 2024: Augusta’s parents and grandparents are now known – see link here)
• 3rd stop Kassel ¹, This is where Anne Marie’s second daughter Susanne (our GGG Grandmother) was born in 1804 and she was baptised at the Kassel garrison Church in 1804. Kassel is also where her son Ernst Louis Meurer was living in 1830 in the maternity and poor institution at Kassel, although he was actually born in nearby Gensungen in 1830.
• Westuffeln ¹⁹, this is where Catharine Elisabeth Nadus was born in 1660, it is also where Nad Vitus, Catherines father, died in 1684 and Nad’s wife, Anna Kuhn, died in 1677.
• 4th stop Wollrode ⁶, this is where Johann Konrad Meurer was born in 1772 and where his father Alexander Johann, the preacher died in 1774. Alexander Johan was also known to be here between 1764 and 1772 as the last three children were born here.
• 5th stop Melsungen ⁷, Alexander Johan was a preacher in this town, date unsure (Photo of Church)
• 6th stop Obervorschütz ¹², Johann Hermann Meurer was Pastor here certainly from 1705 to 1708 (and maybe until after 1716), his daughter was born here in 1713, and his son Johann Alexander was born in Obervorschütz in 1716, suggesting he was Pastor here through those years also
• 7th stop Gensungen ³, this is where Johann and Anne Marie moved to between 1806 and 1809 after leaving Rinteln. Anne Marie had her last four children in Gensungen between 1809 and 1816. It was also here that Susanne (our GG Grandmother) had her second child Ernst Louis in 1830 and he was confirmed at the Church here in 1844. We have an address where Johann and Anne Marie lived in this town, in 1815 they lived at Sunderbachstraße 53, Gensungen. Johann died at Trier but he was buried here at Gensungen in 1815. His wife Anne Marie was buried here in 1849 also four of their children were also buried here.
• 8th stop Felsberg ¹³, near Gensungen, Johann Hermann was Pastor at ‘Metropolitan Felsberg’ between 1719-1728 he died here in 1728
• 9th stop Wanfried ¹⁰, Margarete Juliane Uckermann was born here in about 1675, her father Jacob Wilhelm Uckermann was born here about 1648 (in 1665 Jacob Wilhelm attended the famous Calvinistic “Gymnasium Illustre zu Bremen”). Jacobs father Dethard Uckermann was also born here in abt 1619 Dethard was Citizen and merchant of Wanfried Germany in 1648, 1652, 1653, 1662, and 1668, and in 1676 he was Mayor of Wanfried. Dethard died here in 1698. The family home of the Uckermann’s was this Rathaus der Stadt Wanfried. Dethard’s wife Juliane, was also born Abt 1625 and died 1695 here. In 1602 Juliannes father Jost Christoph Poppenhausen was born here, he was the Rentmeister since 1634 (the government office dealing with the finances of the Landesherr (the nobleman ruling over the territory)) Jost Christoph died in Trendelburg, Kassel, in 1650
• 10th stop Frauensee ⁸ , Alexander Johann was living here in 1762 & 1763 as this was where two of his children were baptised, it is likely that he was the Preacher here at that time
• 11th stop Vacha ¹⁵, this is where Johann Balthasar Sandrock was born in 1661, he died at Pferdsdorf ¹⁶ only a few kilometers from Vacha, in 1745. Another family member died here, this was Johann Salomon Marggraf who died in 1727, Johann was born in Homberg ²¹ in 1653
• 12th stop Friedewald ⁹, Johan Paul Meurer was born here in 1643 and his son Johann Hermann was born in Friedwald in 1673. At some stage Johan Paul moved with his family to Weidelbach probably sometime between 1673 and 1687 as his son, Johann Hermann was baptized here in 1687 at age 14. Johan Paul died and was buried in Weidelbach in 1705
• 13th stop Marburg, Elisabeth Scheffer was born here, Elisabeth was in the service of Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse, since 1667 to 1771 wife of the future King Christian V of Denmark, to Copenhagen. Also Anna Maria Färber (Tinctor) was born here in 1585
• 14th stop Waßmuthshausen ¹⁴, this is where Maria Amalia Sandrock was born is 1735
• Sachsenhausen ¹⁸, Anna Gertruda Margraf died here in 1773, she was born at Schmalkalden ¹⁷ in 1684
• 15th stop Saarland ⁵ this is a longer drive than the other hops and is close to the French border. This is where Susanne had been living with her niece for many years and she died here in Kolln, Saarland in 1871
• 16th stop Züschen ¹¹, Johann Hermann was Pastor at Züschen from June 1699 to 1705
• Trier – this is where Johann Konrad the Surgeon died soon after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, Trier is some distance away to the West of the above locations and no specific family sites are known here

Thats it. 21 possible destinations. Only a few may have visible connections to our ancestors, like Churches, Gravestones, homes.