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At least one of these families (Philipp Sax II) ended up settling in Syracuse.
Any others? Here is the list of emigrants from Viernheim:*
Adler, George V Adler, George VI Becker, Jakob Beikert, Friedrich Beikert, Joseph Beikert, Michael Benz, Franz Beyer, Heinrich Beyer, Johann Bugert, Nikolaus Burkert, Johann Ebert, Nikolaus Ehrhardt, George Effler, Lorenz Eppel, George Ernst, Johann Ernst, Sebastian Falterman, Peter Faltermann, Jakob Finsterer, Franz Finsterer, Peter Fleischman, Peter Frank, Franz Franz, Johann Grab, Nikolaus Gruenwald, Johann Hass, George Hass, Jakob Hass, Jakob (two different men, same name?) Hahl, George Hanf, Adam Hanf, Jakob Hanf, Johann Hauck, Michael Hauck, Philipp Helbich, Valtin Helbig, George Helbig, Mathes Helbig, Michael Helbig, Veronika (widow) Hoenig, Sylvester Hofmann, Kaspar Hofmann, Valtin Hook, Michael Kempf, George Kempf, George (two with same name) Kempf, Peter Kempf, Philipp Kilian, George Kilian, Valtin Kirchner, Mathias Klee, George Krug, Johann Lahres, Franz Lamberth, Friedrich Lammert, Johann Lammert, Konrad Mayer, Johann Moehrmann, Jakob Nagel, Johann Nagel, Kaspar Ohneck, Friedrich Pfeifer, Nickolaus Pfenning, Magdalena (age 15, the only single girl) Pfenning, Nikolaus Radner, George Radner, Jakob Radner, Jakob (two men, same name) Ringhof, George Ringhof, Lorenz Rohrbacher, Philipp Roos, Joseph Sax, Katherin (widow) Sax, Nikolaus Sax, Philipp II Schmitt, George I Schmitt, George III Schmitt, Peter III Schulz, Johan Schulz, Nikolaus Traeger, Franz Trapp, Johann Vorgeitz, George Vorgeitz, Michael Weidner, George Weidner, Johann II Weidner, Joseph I Weidner, Joseph III Weidner, Michael V Weinlein, Wiegand [sic? typo for two surnames?] Winkler, Valtin Wunder, Johann Wunder, Joseph Wunder, Magdalena (widow) And here are some names that do turn up among the German community of Onondaga County that (given the loose spelling of ethnic names in those days) may or may not be connected. Please email me and let me know if you find a connection! Jakob Becker, Private, Co. B, 185th Regt. Civil War "Mr. Beyer," friend of Peter Schäfer, the first German murdered in Syracuse Benz Ehrhardt Fleischman Johann Franz, vice-president of the Schweizer Grütli-Verein Group / Grub (= Grab?) Grünwald / Gruenwald Haas George Hall (Hahl?), member, Lilly Post of the G.A.R. Hauck / Hook / Hatch Hofman / Hoffman / Hoffmann Hook Kempf Killian (= Kilian?) J. Krug, a founder of the Syracuse Turn Verein Lammert Mayer Oneth (= Oneck?) Philipp Sax II CONFIRMED (settled in Syracuse) Schmitt / Schmidt Traub (= Trapp?) Traugott (= Traeger?) Wiegand *This list of emigrant names was published in the Syracuse Herald-American (Sunday supplement magazine? date unknown; 1975?) as a sidebar to an article entitled, "German Exodus Led to Syracuse Century Ago" by Jean Rausch Bishop. Copies of this article, which describes the Viernheim exodus and the settlement in Syracuse of the Philipp Sax II family, can be obtained from the Onondaga Historical Association (vertical file on Germans) and from the Onondaga County Public Library (LN48 Sy8 Bsax; DX83950), both in Syracuse. See also the German-language book, Reibt Euch los vom Tyrannen-lande (Tear Yourselves Loose from the Land of Tyranny), by Hans Knapp,with translation by Emil Wunder; 1975, as described in the article, "German Kin Publish Book," which appeared in the Syracuse Herald-American, 18 May 1975, page 76. |
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