Eisold of Sheboygan
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Re: Eisold of Sheboygan
| RPokorny (View posts) | Posted: 30 Jun 2008 10:17PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Hello again,
You will find various name changes in different documents.
Anna and Hannah are most likely variants of the name Johanna. George and John. Most Germans had 2 or 3 middle names on their baptismal records. So it could have been John George --- Eisold, or George John --- Eisold. And he chose one or the other on different documents. Louis and Lewis are both Americanized forms of Ludwig. Louis mentioned in one census that he immigrated in 1858, so I would probably say he was born in Swartzburg, which may be Schwarzburg or Schwarzberg. Personally, I think it was Schwarzburg, which was only about 26 miles from (Saxe) Meiningen, and 22 miles from (Saxe) Weimar. I think Saxe is a shortened version of Saxony, which was? a small state in Grmany. See
http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp
Schwarzburg 160.7 miles SW of Berlin 52°31' 13°24'
Meiningen 186.7 miles SW of Berlin 52°31' 13°24'
Weimar 138.3 miles SW of Berlin 52°31' 13°24'
On this website, there is an EMG listed once you click search for each town. These are different maps you can view where the town is located. I personally like M for Mapquest.
I didn't look yet, but the LDS (familysearch.org) may have microfilms of this area that you can rent from them and view them at a local Family History Center near you. The cost is only about $3 or $4 to rent for a couple of weeks.
Have you found obitd for John George, Johanna, or Louis yet?
Ruth Pokorny
You will find various name changes in different documents.
Anna and Hannah are most likely variants of the name Johanna. George and John. Most Germans had 2 or 3 middle names on their baptismal records. So it could have been John George --- Eisold, or George John --- Eisold. And he chose one or the other on different documents. Louis and Lewis are both Americanized forms of Ludwig. Louis mentioned in one census that he immigrated in 1858, so I would probably say he was born in Swartzburg, which may be Schwarzburg or Schwarzberg. Personally, I think it was Schwarzburg, which was only about 26 miles from (Saxe) Meiningen, and 22 miles from (Saxe) Weimar. I think Saxe is a shortened version of Saxony, which was? a small state in Grmany. See
http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp
Schwarzburg 160.7 miles SW of Berlin 52°31' 13°24'
Meiningen 186.7 miles SW of Berlin 52°31' 13°24'
Weimar 138.3 miles SW of Berlin 52°31' 13°24'
On this website, there is an EMG listed once you click search for each town. These are different maps you can view where the town is located. I personally like M for Mapquest.
I didn't look yet, but the LDS (familysearch.org) may have microfilms of this area that you can rent from them and view them at a local Family History Center near you. The cost is only about $3 or $4 to rent for a couple of weeks.
Have you found obitd for John George, Johanna, or Louis yet?
Ruth Pokorny