The Kleinschrod Line in Zeubelried, Bavaria

The Kleinschrod line . . .

becomes part of our Grunewald line on April 17, 1820 when 

Wendelin Grunewald (born March 8, 1790 in Frickenhausen) 

marries 

Eva Godefrida Hilpert (born November 13, 1791 in Ochsenfurt) 

~ You can read about the Hilpert Line here ~

Wendelin and Eva Godefrida are the great grandparents of Franz Xavier Grunewald.

The Kleinschrod line is part of Eva Godefrida Hilpert's line as follows:

Eva Godefrida Hilpert

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Konrad Hilpert 

born: Unknown in Ochsenfurt, Bavaria

died: Unknown in Ochsenfurt, Bavaria

Married: Katharina B. Wiederer

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Johann Martin Hilpert

born: June 1, 1712 in Ochsenfurt, Bavaria 

died: Unknown 

Married: Maria Dorothea Kleinschrod

born: September 21, 1702 in Zeubelried, Bavaria

died: July 12, 1790 in Ochsenfurt, Bavaria

Johann Martin Hilpert and Maria Dorothea Kleinschrod married on September 11, 1758

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The following line is our Kleinschrod family line from Zeubelried, Bavaria beginning with:

Maria Dorothea Kleinschrod

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Leonhard Kleinschrod

born: 1657 in Zeubelried, Bavaria

died: November 21, 1725 in Zeubelried, Bavaria

Married: Genofeva Anne Mark (his second wife)

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Johann Georg Kleinschrod

born: 1622 in Zeubelried, Bavaria

died: September 4, 1683 in Zeubelried, Bavaria

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Kilian Kleinschrod

born: About 1570

Additional records are not available in the 1500's to continue our search back in time, but we can see that the Kleinschrod family was well established in Zeubelried back in the 16th Century.

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As you can see on this map, Zeubelried is just north of Frickenhausen and Ochsenfurt. When Maria Dorothea Kleinschrod of Zeubelried married Johann Martin Hilpert from Ochsenfurt, she relocated to her husband's hometown.

(click on the images to make them larger)

This photo is of the Grunewald, Hilpert and Kleinschrod lines on our family tree at Ancestry.com.

On this photo that I was able to find on the Internet, you can see the tiny hamlet of Zeubelried off in the distance.

The Grunewald Line Continues

The Grunewald line continues following the post on Wendelin Grunewald that can be found here - https://ourgermanroots.blogspot.com/2016/12/wendelin-grunewald-1871-1933.html

1. Wendelin Grunewald
born - August 12, 1823 in Frickenhausen
died - April 10, 1884 in Frickenhausen at the age of 61 from intestine and lung illness.

 His occupation is listed as a 'paver' - someone who lays paving stones. His grandson, Franz X. Grunewald wrote in his memoir 'Rotlauf' that, "People would say that he (Wendelin) was as big as a bear." His nickname was "Schorsch" - pronounced as "shush." Franz also said that "he had a real taste for wine."

on August 15, 1855 in Frickenhausen he married:

Ana Margaretha Apollonia Hofman
born - April 5, 1822 in Frickenhausen
died - August 31, 1895 in Frickenhausen at the age of 73 from calification of the blood vessels.

According to archival records they lived at: N.R. 65 in Frickenhausen. Main, Bayern, Germany.

From what we have found they may have had two other children besides their son (our ancestor) Wendelin - Johann and Adam.

                Anna's parents are:
                Georg Adam Friedrich Hofmann - 
                    born August 31, 1774 in Frickenhausen. 
                   His occupation is listed as 'winemaker.' 

                        His parents are: Bartholomaus Hofman 
                       (a baker) from Frickenhausen and
                        Margaretha Baumeister from Frickenhausen.

                AND

                 Barbara Theresia Lutz (born December 4, 1786
                   in Frickenhausen.

                      Her parents are: Johann Lutz (fisherman) and 
                     Apollonia Kullmann (both of  Frickenhausen).          
         
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2. Wendelin Grunewald
born - March 8, 1790 in Frickenhausen
died - November 2, 1842 in Frickenhausen at the age of 52
          from exhaustion.

 His occupation is listed as a 'tailor.'

On April 17, 1820 in Frickenhausen he married:

Eva Godefrida Hilpert
born - November 13, 1791 in Ochsenfurt
died - March 3, 1854 in Frickenhausen at the age of 62 from
          lung inflammation.

             Eva's parents are:
             Konrad Hilpert - died in Ochsenfurt date unknown. 
                  His occupation is listed as 'Barrel Maker.' AND
             Katharina Barbara Wiederer

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3. Georg Grunewald
born - October 13, 1743 in Frickenhausen
died - May 23, 1820 in Frickenhausen at the age of 76 from an
     unknown illness.

His occupation is listed as 'Skipper.'

On September 2, 1782 in Frickenhausen he married:

Anna Maria Leipold
born - About 1754
died - October 24, 1829 in Frickenhausen at the age of 75.

        Anna's parents are:
         Johann Leipold of Frickenhausen. His occupation is listed
          as "street builder."
         Ottilia (last name unknown) of Eibelstadt

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4. Johann Adam Grunewald
born - March 10, 1711 in Frickenhausen
died - October 2, 1779 in Frickenhausen at the age of 68
          from dysentery.

His occupation is listed as 'fisherman.'

On June 3, 1737 in Frickenhausen he married:

Maria Barbara Billman
born - August 7, 1719 in Frickenhausen (her godmother is
           Barbara Lambert, wife of the street builder
            Martin Lambert.
died - November 14, 1781 in Frickenhausen  at the age of 62
           from Phithis.

         Maria's parents are:
          Johann Billman born and died in Frickenhausen.
          His occupation is listed as "street builder.'
          Maria Margaretha (last name unknown)

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5. Johann Sebastien Grunewald
born - January 1681 in Frickenhausen
died - April 7, 1722 in Frickenhausen at the age of 41.

His occupation is listed as "skipper and fisherman.'

On March 13, 1710 in Frickenhausen he married:

Katharina Braun
born - About 1686
died - April 11, 1751 in Frickenhausen at the age of 65.

 On the marriage record Katharina is listed as a widow. We do
  not know if Braun is her maiden name.

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6. Georg Grunewald
born About 1649 in Klein Ochsenfurt
died - November 12, 1689 in Frickenhausen at the age of 40

His occupation is listed as a 'fisherman.'

On January 17, 1678 in Frickenhausen he married the widow
of Senator Konrad Hellrich:

Kunigunde (last name unknown)
born - About 1638
died - 1698 at the age of 50

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7. Johann Grunewald
born - About 1610 in Klein Ochsenfurt
died - Before 1678 in Klein Ochsenfurt

The Hilpert Line in Ochsenfurt, Bavaria

The Hilpert line of Ochsenfurt is one of Franz X. Grunewald's paternal lines. With new records that have been found, we are now able to take our Hilpert line back 4 more generations, to 1655, in Ochsenfurt. We will backtrack a bit to show where and when the Hilpert line marries into the Grunewald line.

Franz X. Grunewald

1903 - 1985

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Wendelin Grunewald

1871 - 1933

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Wendelin Georg Grunewald

1823 - 1884

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Wendelin Grunewald

1790 - 1842

It is with Wendelin Grunewald born in 1790 who marries Eva Godefrida Hilpert (1791 -1854) on April 17, 1820 in Frickenhausen that the Hilpert line becomes a part of our family line. The witnesses at their marriage were: Georg Kleinschmidt, a brick layer and Lorenz Dehner, a skipper by trade.

A brief history on Wendelin and Eva before we continue down the Hilpert line. Wendelin was born on March 8, 1790 in Frickenhausen. His occupation is listed on his marriage record as 'tailor' and he is listed as living at N.R. 65 in Frickenhausen. He died on November 2, 1842 at the age of 52 from 'exhaustion' according to his death record, and is buried in Frickenhausen. We know of 2 children that Wendelin and Eva had: Wendelin born in 1823 (which is our ancestor) and a brother named Georg born in 1827. We're sure there were more children but have not been able to locate records for them as of yet. 

His wife, Eva Godefrida Hilpert was born November 13, 1791 in Ochsenfurt, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany. She died at the age of 63 on March 3, 1854 from 'lung inflammation' per her death record and is buried in Frickenhausen.

We will now continue back 4 more generations on the Hilpert line. The Hilpert's were of the Catholic religion and these records were found at St. Thelka Catholic Church in Ochsenfurt.

Eva's parents are

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Konrad Hilpert and Katharina Barbara Wiederer

Konrad's occupation is listed as 'Barrel Maker.' We're assuming the barrels were for storing wine

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Johann Martin Hilpert

born June 1, 1712 in Ochsenfurt - married Maria D. Kleinschrod on 9/11/1758

His profession is listed as 'Fischermeister' or 'Master Fisherman' 

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Johann Georg Hilpert

born September 4, 1681 in Ochsenfurt - married Anna C. Hennermann

Johann's profession is listed as a 'Hacker.' We have not been able to find out the translation yet.

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Johann Georg Hilpert

born March 15, 1655 in Ochsenfurt - married Barbara (last name unknown)

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As far as the lines for the wives that the Hilpert men married, we have very limited information on Katharina Barbara Wiederer's line. We do not know her date of birth or death, but we do know that her father is Johann Georg Wiederer (Widerer) and her mother is Agnes Hehn. No other information has been found regarding her or her parents.

We have not found any information for Anna C. Hennermann or the line for Barbara (maiden name unknown) at this time.

Fortunately, we do have information on 4 generations of the Kleinschrod family line which I will write about soon. Stay tuned . . .

~ You can read about the Kleinscrod line here ~

Wendelin Grunewald (1871 - 1933)

Wendelin Grunewald 

was born on September 13, 1871 in the small village of Frickenhausen, Bavaria, Germany.

He was born to:

Wendelin Georg Grunewald (1823 - 1884) of Frickenhausen

and

Ana Margareta Apollonia Hofmann (1822 - 1895) of Frickenhausen

Wendelin was of the Catholic religion.

In 1894 he married Maria Mandel (1870 - 1925) from Marktbreit.

His son Franz Xaver goes on to tell us that his father met his mother Maria 'Rettel" geb. Mandel in the town square in Marktbreit where she was from. He teased her that "she would rather paddle downstream than marry upstream.' This was in reference to the fact that the town of Marktbreit that she was from was a nicer town than his hometown of Frickenhausen. According to Franz, they got along very well. Of his mother and father, Franz said, "They were very ambitious and hard-working people."

Their marriage produced 6 children:

Katinka (1894 - ?)

Barbara 'Barbel' (1896 - 1971)

George Johann 'Schosh' (1897 - 1917)

Franz Xaver (1903 - 1985) our ancestral line

Elizabetha 'Liesel' (1909 - 1992)

Wendelin (1913 - 1986)

From left to right first row:Elisabetha 'Liesel', Wendelin, Barbara 'Barbel'
second row: Wendelin and Franz Xaver

He and Maria geb. Mandel lived on 10th Street in Frickenhausen

Their home was located down Zehntgasse (10th Street)

This was their home that they moved in to around 1895 according to their son Franz Grunewald's memoirs 'Rotlauf.'

Per Franz Xaver's (Wendelin's son) his father Wendelin studied as a mason and later became a foreman. He also acted as the town's police chief, town clerk and mayor all rolled into one. Wendelin was in charge of ringing the town bell and then reading the town news to everyone. The census records that he took recording the towns people and the farm animals they owned eventually ended up in the basement of his son, Franz Xaver's, home. My mother and some of her siblings would play with the large books when they were kids.

He was active in the military and belonged to the 14th Infantry Regiment in Nurenberg. When he left the army his ranking was that of 'master sargeant.' According to his son's memoirs, "He was a sharp man and was loved by all the girls." 

A story from Franz Xaver's memoirs "Rotlauf" about his father is as follows:

"I can remember in 1907 when they put up a weathervane on the top of the hill in Frickenhausen. My father put me in a wagon along with his tools and up the hill we went to put up the weathervane, that he and other towns people had made. My father wrote the year they put it up (1907) in cement at the base of it. When he had finished the job it was real dark and a thunderstorm was coming. He put me in the wagon, along with his tools and off we went back to town. It started to rain real hard and by the time we got down the hill, the wagon was half full of water and lightening was striking everywhere. It looked like the world was coming to an end, but we got home safely. He took me out of the wagon and the water just ran off of me. He said, "Your mother doesn't have to give you a bath today." I remember this story every time I go by the weathervane."

Franz Xaver's wife, Rosa Grunewald geb. Schmittner always referred to Wendelin as a 'peacock' because he was always impeccably dressed and seemed to strut around.

Wendelin died in March of 1933 in Frickenhausen and was buried in the town cemetery behind these gates.

Maria Mandel

Maria Mandel 

was born on June 11, 1870 in the beautiful little village of Marktbreit, Bavaria, Germany.

Maria was known to her family and friends by the nickname of "Rettel"

She was born to:

Johann Mandel (1831 - 1886) of Marktbreit

and

Anna Margaretha Kinzinger (1830 - 1910) of Huttenheim

Her birth record indicates that she was of the Catholic religion.

In 1894 Maria married Wendelin Grunewald (1871 - 1933) of Frickenhausen. They met in the town square in Marktbreit which is north of Frickenhausen. Wendelin would tease her and say, "You'd rather paddle downstream than marry upstream." According to their son Franz Xaver, "They got along well. Both were very ambitious and hardworking people."

According to records they resided in Frickenhausen where all 6 of their children were born:

Katinka (1894 - ?)

Barbara 'Barbel' Grunewald (1896 - 1971)

Georg Johann 'Schosh' (1897 - 1917)

Franz Xaver (1903 - 1985) our ancestral line

Elizabetha 'Liesel' (1909 - 1932)

Wendelin (1913 - 1986)

This is the street that Maria and Wendelin lived on in Frickenhausen. The names translates to 10th Street in English.

This is Zehntgasse - the street that leads to their home.

 This is their home on Zehntgasse 

Most likely the  front part of the home with the balcony was not  original to the house and not there when they lived there.

 These red poppies were by the street at their house. The red poppies are a childhood memory for me when we visited my grandfather (Maria's son) in Ochsenfurt.

She died in 1925 in Frickenhausen from blood poisoning caused by the thorn of a rose. The story goes that at the time of her death, the clock in her home stopped working. These are the gates of the cemetery where she and Wendelin were buried. 

Rudolph Otto Wendelin Grunewald & Family

Rudolph Grunewald was born on November 5, 1940. He was the 3rd son of Franz Xaver Grunewald and Rosa Schmittner.  He immigrated to the United States in _____. 

Genny McMahon is Rudolph's step-daughter

James Robert Grunewald was born _____

Heidi Grunewald Passen was born

Siegfried Grunewald

Siegefried 'Sigi" was born August 9, 1939 in Ochsenfurt, Germany. He is the 2nd son of Franz Xaver Grunewald and Rosa Schmittner. He died March 17, 2011 in Ochsenfurt, Germany.

Franz Grunewald & Family

Franz Max Grunewald was born on February 5, 1936 in Ochsenfurt, Germany. He was the first son of Franz Xaver Grunewald and Rosa Schmittner.