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 ~

Ochsenfurt, Bavaria, Germany

The City of Ochsenfurt in 1623

Rosa and Franz X. Grunewald chose to reside, and raise their family, in the city of Ochsenfurt, Germany. The following is the history of Ochsenfurt taken from the www.Ochsenfurt.de/ website: The City of Ochsenfurt is named after a ford where oxen crossed the river. Ochsenfurt lies at the point where the Main River reaches its southernmost point. Nestled in the vineyards of Franconia in the German State of Bavaria.

The town, which dates to the eighth century, has seen a lot of history. The first mention of a ferry crossing the Main River was in 1103. Richard the Lionhearted was brought there as a prisoner in 1193 and was ransomed for 100,000 marks. Set free, he left from there on his return trip to England.

In 1631, during the Thirty Years War, Ochsenfurt was occupied by Swedish troops, and King Gustav Adolph visited the town twice that year.

In the years before, between and after, the city changed hands regularly, with the church, the nobility and conquerors trading ownership. Today Ochsenfurt is the second largest town in Wurzburg County.

A walk through the walled Medieval city of the Middle Ages is a walk past madonnas and saints, past half-timbered houses, stone towers and defensive walls.

Located in the center of town is the Neuen Rathaus - New City Hall which was built in 1515. That might not seem new to anyone living in 2016, but it is newer than the old city hall located down the street which was built in ________

St. Andrews Catholic Church is a large Gothic style cathedral with carvings done by the famous sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider.

Catholic Church

 This building is the Palatium, the former palace of the Wurzburg Catholic Bishops.

In 1268, a blacksmith from Ochsenfurt named Hans Stock went to fight with King Konradin of Hohenzollern in Italy. When the king was captured and excuted, Stock, who supposedly looked like the king, led the defeated troops back home. It was not until they had safely returned together that he announced he was not the king, but rather the 'schmied' or blacksmith of Ochsenfurt

blacksmith photo.