1871 Wagner Family Bible, Southern Indiana
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Re: 1871 Wagner Family Bible, Southern Indiana
| CorneliaWarner44 (View posts) | Posted: 6 Jan 2008 8:38PM GMT |
Classification: Query
it isn't so much the German in the vital record section as the handwriting, but I'll give it a shot...
...est Geboren = is born
what looks like "Mrynnr" is Wagner.
I think the given names are, with months of birth, which are not much different from ours;
Elizabetha May
Louis? April
Margaretha Nov
Marvin Dec
Daniel Apr
Johannes Oct
Georg Feb
Daniel Dec
Carolina Oct
Wilhelm Nov
I suspect what is scrunched up in front of 3 names is a notation of them having died young? just a guess.
it gets more difficult for me after this, as my German isn't great, just enough to understand vital records and I've got a good background in translating handwriting.
that said, the next name, possibly the father of the above, is Daniel, and I think it says was instead of is, but I'm not sure. a lot of the Germanic language uses the same word for many of the small connective words (is/was, etc.) so I really cannot say for certain. then it gives a place, and again, I'm guessing at it-C_huhuffen. then another place, possibly Vihouburg? I think the word in front of 1834 is Jahren, which is year. then shortly after that is Jahren 1838 with Anna Elizabeth born Lauft??? and then shortly after that 13 May 1840 or more likely 1890 because it says 85 years and what is probably 1 month, 18 days but my eyes are getting tired...Altrophanihn appears to be the next word. it then says Elizabeth Wagner born in/on 22 Mar 1813 in Ziphrim?
well, that's a start, anyway, the rest is beyond me due to my minimal knowledge of German.
I didn't see the record for the birth of Daniel, only the transcript.
you are extremely fortunate to have all of this. my Wagner came with no history, no known family, left a difficult paper trail and is said to have changed his name...no-one thought to say what he changed his name from or to!
...est Geboren = is born
what looks like "Mrynnr" is Wagner.
I think the given names are, with months of birth, which are not much different from ours;
Elizabetha May
Louis? April
Margaretha Nov
Marvin Dec
Daniel Apr
Johannes Oct
Georg Feb
Daniel Dec
Carolina Oct
Wilhelm Nov
I suspect what is scrunched up in front of 3 names is a notation of them having died young? just a guess.
it gets more difficult for me after this, as my German isn't great, just enough to understand vital records and I've got a good background in translating handwriting.
that said, the next name, possibly the father of the above, is Daniel, and I think it says was instead of is, but I'm not sure. a lot of the Germanic language uses the same word for many of the small connective words (is/was, etc.) so I really cannot say for certain. then it gives a place, and again, I'm guessing at it-C_huhuffen. then another place, possibly Vihouburg? I think the word in front of 1834 is Jahren, which is year. then shortly after that is Jahren 1838 with Anna Elizabeth born Lauft??? and then shortly after that 13 May 1840 or more likely 1890 because it says 85 years and what is probably 1 month, 18 days but my eyes are getting tired...Altrophanihn appears to be the next word. it then says Elizabeth Wagner born in/on 22 Mar 1813 in Ziphrim?
well, that's a start, anyway, the rest is beyond me due to my minimal knowledge of German.
I didn't see the record for the birth of Daniel, only the transcript.
you are extremely fortunate to have all of this. my Wagner came with no history, no known family, left a difficult paper trail and is said to have changed his name...no-one thought to say what he changed his name from or to!