Province of Pommern - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Hope I am in the right place....

sandymcclay — 2013-04-01 03:40:13Z

I am looking for additional info on these parents and children and any of the other children they had...

www.online-ofb.de > Belgard-Schivelbein Wilke Emilie Johanne Friederike, born 03.07.1865 in Emilienhof, city Schivelbein baptized 16.07.1865 in Schivelbein Wilke Bertha Mary Louise, born 25.03.1863 in Emilienhof, City Schivelbein baptized 12.04.1863 in Schivelbein Father: John Wilke, laborer Mother: Friederike Barz

I show the parents married in Germany on 5/28/1862.
John is Johann Karl Wilhelm Wilke born 5/19/1839
The mother is Johannah Frederike Barz was born 12/28/1839 in Yaslow??? Germany

Any help is very much appreciated... Sandy

If I am not in the right location can someone please steer me where I need to go????

Pomerania Church Records

nathan_mn — 2013-03-30 19:17:03Z

For those of you who aren't aware, FamilySearch has digitized many church records from Pomerania and put them online to browse for free. You can access them here:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1874205

You browse first by kreis, then parish, and finally the time period and type of records (Taufen=baptisms, Heiraten=marriages, Tote=burials). They also have a page in their wiki that describes the records and what information they contain:
https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Germany,_Prussia,...

I've used the images successfully to find two generations of Pomeranian ancestors beyond who I'd known about before.

Gustave Nitz

EvansvilleHF — 2012-10-15 16:58:39Z

I'm searching for information about my husband's grandfather, Gustave (Augustus) Nitz. He was born in Pommern August 29, 1855. He was a member of the Prussian Army but wasn't happy and left his home to emigrate to the USA. We have no other information about him.

Kranzchus, August

scbickford51 — 2012-07-30 14:22:09Z

Ggrandfather from Pommerania Germany - August Kranzchus, Son George P Kranzchus (Kranches)
came to US 1881 and settled in Bloomington IL changed spelling of last name to Kranches

Ferdinand J. Zahn from Prussia/Pommern to Milwaukee, WI

akun3691 — 2012-04-27 19:19:43Z

I am researching Ferdinand J. Zahn who left Germany/Prussia/Pommern and arrived in New York on 19 Apr 1869 on the ship, Weser. He came to Milwaukee, WI. He married Emilie Wille on 24 Oct 1875 in Milwaukee, WI. I am curious if anyone is researching Ferdinand J. Zahn? I am trying to find out the town that he came from in Germany/Prussia/Pommern. On his marriage records (church & state), it says that he was from Groinnow or Privenow, Pommern. I am having trouble finding those towns on old German/Poland maps. If anyone can help me please let me know. Thanks. Amy

churchbook of Cammin and Treptow/Rega

jdwoermke — 2012-03-03 11:03:23Z

Who need this churchbooks: Cammin, "the Dom"1810-74, "St. Nicolay" 1801-74 or the "old Lutheran" 1843-74 with register of all names *, oo, +, also "St. Marienkirche" Treptow/Rega 1812-1874, with register of all names, *,oo, +,
please contact me: woermke.sen(at)email.de

Sincerly
j.d.woermke

Emma Mathilda Marie Boness d/o Herman Carl Gustav Boness

SusanErickson778 — 2011-10-17 13:35:00Z

I am trying to verify the exact birthplace for Emma Mathilda Marie Boness b. Sept. 18, 1880. Father was Herman Carl Gustav Boness. Some say Pommern, Germany, and others say Berlin. Would like to look up birth document if I can narrow in the location.

Dorothea Sophia (Reuter?) Filter

DavidFilter — 2011-07-29 19:39:34Z

Dorothea Sophia Augustine Filter is my great-great-great-grandmother who was possibly born in Stargard, Pommern, Germany on October 29, 1811. I have been trying to find out what her maiden name was. I was recently going through some old German Pomeranian church records for villages in the county (Kreis) of Pyritz in Pomerania. I found the birth record for my great-great-grandfather Johann David Filter (Dorothea Sophia's oldest child) in the record book for Neu Prilipp, Kreis Pyritz, Pommern (Pomerania), Germany. It said that he was born on January 7(?), 1836 in Neu Prilipp, Kreis Pyritz, Pommern, Germany. I have a book written by Faye (Von Hausen) Filter Stevens of Polk, Nebraska called "The Filter Heritage" published in June 1982. In that book, it says that Johann was born on January 1, 1836 in West Prussia. Johann David is called "John Fredrick" in "The Filter Heritage" book by Faye Stevens. I found a Wisconsin state census record (1905) that said he was born in "New Pselip" (Neu Prilipp) Pomerania, Germany. So I looked up his birth record in the church record books for Neu Prilipp and found out that his name was really Johann David Filter, that he was born on January 7, 1936 and that his parents' names were Christian Friedrich Filter and Dorothee Sophie Reuter. My question is: Is Reuter the maiden name of Dorothea Sophia Augustine Filter, born on October 29, 1811 in Stargard, Pommern, Germany? I would like to find out so I can put it in my family records.
David Filter (davidfilter77@yahoo.com)

Re: John Fritz and Mary Rittwage

cberg1 — 2011-07-07 19:57:46Z

ThANKS.

I have now found out that Mary Rittwage was from the village of Saarow, Saatzig County and John Fritz was probably from the village of Colbats.

Re:John Fritz and Mary Rittwage

halpark — 2011-07-07 19:57:28Z

Prussia was a very big place, you might do better if you could narrow it down to a particular town or village.

John Fritz and Mary Rittwage

arnoldrparr — 2011-07-07 19:57:02Z

I am searching for information about my great, great grandparents, JOHN FRITZ (about 1826-1905) and MARY RITTWAGE (about 1827-1893) as well as their ancestors and their descendants. John Fritz and his wife Mary Rittwage migrated from Prussia to Canada about 1856. At the time of migration, John was probably known as Johan and Mary was probably known as Maria. Mary may also have had the names Hanna and Henreitte. By 1861 they were living in Brighton Township, Canada West. They soon settled near Smithfield, Brighton Township, Ontario, Canada and lived there for the rest of their lives.

John and Mary were possibly living in Saarow, Pomerania, Prussia at the time that they migrated. Now, Saarow is known as Sarowo or Zarowo. Sarowo is located in northwest Poland.

John and Mary had four children while they were living in Prussia. They were:

Franz August Fritz (1847- )
Friederike Wilhelmine Fritz (1849-1849)
Louisa Emilie Fritz (1851-1882)
Franz Ferdinand Fritz (1854-before 1920)

As well as Friederike, Franz probably died in Prusiia before his parents migrated.

My great grandmother, Lousia Fritz, married James Parr on 24 December 1868 in the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Consecon, Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. About 1871 they shifted to Sheridan, Chautauqua County, New York, USA. James was born and raised in Sheridan. Lousia probably died in Sheridan.

Franz Fritz became known as Frank in Canada. He married Emma Brown and by 1900 they were living in Jefferson County, New York, USA.

In Canada John and Mary had six more children. They were:

Mary Fritz (1856- )
Charles Fritz (1858-1926)
Edward Lewis Fritz (1860-1918)
William Frederik Fritz (1862-1908)
Albert Henry Fritz (1866-1881)
Sarah Ellen Fritz (1869-1933)

Mary Fritz married Nathan Fulford.

Charles Fritz married Ruth Vandervoort.

Edward Fritz married Minnie Davies.

William Fritz married Ida Grace Davies.

Albert Fritz probably did not marry.

Sarah Fritz married Robert Couch.

These six Fritzs and their spouses lived in Ontario all their lives.

The parents of Mary Rittwage were possibly Regina Netzel and Martin Ritttwage.

Mary Rittwage’s younger brother, Frederick Rittwage, and his wife Louise Marten migrated from Prussia in 1873 and settled in the Brighton Township.

I would really like to find out more about developments for my relatives before they migrated to Canada. Also I would like to find out about relatives who continued to live in Prussia.

Arnold Parr

arnold.r.parr@gmail.com

Re: names of places in Poland - German and Polish

mlandersonmn — 2011-07-07 07:27:54Z

Evelyn - Thanks for posting this. Very helpful!

names of places in Poland - German and Polish

Evelynschumacher21 — 2011-01-20 16:14:18Z

I've just found a list of German and Polish names of towns and villages that used to be in Prussia and are in Poland after WWII. The introduction is in German but with the help of an alphabetical list you will easily find the right Polish or German name of a village or town.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_deutscher_Bezeichnungen_p...