The History of the Hinz Family in America Compiled by Roger I. Hintz, Jr. 2011-2019 1 Acknowledgements The following information is about the HINZ/HINTZ families in North America as de- scended from Friedrich and Christine Charlotte (Maschke) Hinz from Poberow, Rummels- burg, Pomerania. Much of the information on the families of Julius and August Hinz in Wisconsin was found online and in the book “Family of Henrich Herritz” by Monica Herritz (2004). Thank you to Donna Lange of ELCA for providing church record entries from Zion Lu- theran Stone Church in Sauk County, Wisconsin. Thank you to Charles Daniel Davisson, retired USAF, for assistance with the translation of German-language historical documents to English. Thank you to James Ide of Illinois and his father Robert, of Colorado, who provided sig- nificant information on the family of Helen Margaret (Hintz) Ide, daughter of Berthold Charles Hintz. Some of what is presented is taken from information received from the late Inger Warman Richcreek. No date appears on the original papers that were received, but the year 1969 is mentioned within the contents as the time of writing. Some events have been reconstructed in family and chronological order, by the late Mrs. Roland K. (Dorothy) Hintz in January 2005. Roland was a grandson of Gustav Hinz, who was a son of Friedrich August Hinz. Some events and history have been relayed from written and oral accounts by Amelia Sue (Hintz) Whitinger. Amelia is the youngest daughter of Kenneth Carl Hintz and was a granddaughter of Gustav Hinz. Other data was discovered online in federal and state census records, the Social Security Death Index, and other databases found on familysearch.com and ancestry.com (among other sources). * * * * * There have been multiple instances where the Hinz name and the Hintz name have been interchanged within family members’ records. Research has verified with reasonable cer- tainty that each name contained in these pages is a part of the family descended from Frie- drich and Christine Charlotte (Maschke) Hinz. Any corrections or omissions should be sent to [email protected] with supporting evidence of correction. 2 Table of Contents Preface: Pomerania – A Brief Background Chapter 1: Friedrich and Wilhelmine (Burtzloff) Hinz Chapter 2: Wilhelmina (Hinz) and Edward Gast Chapter 3: Julius and Adeline (Heritz) Hinz Chapter 4: August and Ernestine (Heritz) Hintz Appendix A: Family Tree Outlines Appendix B: Listing of Surnames Appendix C: Known Burial Sites of Family Members Bibliography of Sources The Fredrick Hinz Family - 800 Court Street, St. Joseph, MI - circa 1890? 3 Preface The earliest discovered roots of the Hinz family are located in the area known as Pom- erania. The name Pomerania comes from the Slavic "po more," which means Land at the Sea. The history of Pomerania, dates back more than 10,000 years. Settlement in the area started about 13,000 years ago, near the end of the Vistula Glacial Stage. Archeological traces have been found of various cultures from the Stone and Bronze Age, of Veneti and Germanic peoples during the Iron Age and, in the Middle Ages, of Slavic tribes and Vi- kings. Starting in the 10th century, Piast Poland, on several occasions, acquired parts of the region from the southeast, while the Holy Roman Empire and Denmark augmented their territory from the west and north. [1] This area was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia [2] from 1701 until 1819 and the Free State of Prussia [3] from 1819 until 1945. Afterwards the region became part of Allied-occupied Germany and, eventually, present- day Poland. Kreis Rummelsburg overlaid on a map of present-day Poland [4] 4 The earliest known information regarding the Hinz family originates at Wohnort Sage- mühl (residence), Gemeinde Poberow (community), Kreis Rummelsburg (county), Pom- mern, Kingdom of Prussia. This Wohnort is located 4.6 km and 108 degrees from the village of Treblin, which is known today as Trzebielino. [5] Poberow was one of the old- est possessions of the Puttkamer family, who comprised the majority of landowners in the area around Barnow. In the Muster roll taken in 1523, Markus Puttkamer was called in Poberow. The first recorded land owner in Poberow was Mark Puttkamer, whose eldest son Joachim in the Lehnsbrief of 1575 stands alone. A younger son, Markus, died with- out heirs. [6] Friedrich Hinz was married to Christine Charlotte Maschke probably between 1830 and 1844. The elder Friedrich was born around 1806. He died in 1879 before his wife and family are listed in the steamship passenger rolls as immigrating to Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA. Charlotte was born on February 23, 1813 in Treten, Rummelsburg, Pomerania. Together, Charlotte and Friedrich raised Friedrich, Wilhelmina, Julius and August Hinz. These are the known members of the family as of this writing. Research is underway to find official church records (KirchenBuchen) from the Pommern region that may give a clearer picture of the makeup of the Hinz family in Poberow. It is believed the family was affiliated with the Lutheran Parish at Zettin (now called Cetyn) which was in a neighboring village to the north of Poberow. [7] The village of Zettin was an old Puttkamer shearing possession. Albert Puttkamer already called it Zettin in the history of the Puttkamer Family in 1380. Zettin was a second center of the Puttkamer possessions and included Zettin, Poberow, Treblin and later shares in the newly established heath vil- lages and outlying estates. [8] Generation (0) – Friedrich Hinz 0. Friedrich Hinz: ~1806 - 1879 +Christine Charlotte Maschke: 23 Feb 1813 - Mar 1889 1. Friedrich August Hinz: 1844 - 1912 +Wilhelmina C. Burtzloff: 1850 - 1930 1 Wilhelmina Hinz: 1848 - 1920 +Edward C. Gast: 1843 - 1916 1 Julius Hintz: 1852 - 1932 +Adeline Lena Herritz: 1855 - 1929 1 August R. Hinz: 1856 - 1933 +Ernestine Herritz: 1862 - 1897 Friedrich Hinz was born around 1806 in Versin, Kreis Rummelsburg, Pomerania (now known as Wierszyno, in Butow County, Poland). He was the son of a day laborer. After marrying Christine Charlotte Maschke he lived in Poberow, Kreis Rummelsburg, Pomer- ania. He is the father and common ancestor of the Hinz/Hintz families contained on this website. It is believed he was a common laborer within his community in Pomera- nia. Frederick Hinz died in 1879 with his son Julius reporting the death. He is listed as the father of the groom in the marriage of August G. R. Hinz and Augusta W. Bulow on 5 March 25, 1899 in Sauk County, Wisconsin. He is also listed as father on Fred A. Hinz's death certificate in 1912 in St. Joseph, Michigan. [9] Generation (0) – Christine Charlotte Maschke Christine Charlotte Maschke was born on February 23, 1813 in Treten (now known as Dretyń), Kreis Rummelsburg, Pommern. She was the wife of the elder Friedrich Hinz (patriarch of the Hinz family), as well as the mother of Friedrich August, Wilhelmina, Jul- ius, and August R. Hinz. She is listed in the steamship passenger manifests as having immigrated to Wisconsin with her two youngest sons, Julius and August in 1882. Her name appears third from the bottom of the page that contains the family of Julius Hintz. According to church records, Charlotte died on March 16, 1889 and was buried on March 19. Although no marker has been located, church records indicate she was probably buried in the cemetery at the Zion Lutheran Stone Church in Westfield Township, Sauk County, Wisconsin. Charlotte is listed as the mother of the groom in the marriage of August G. R. Hinz and Augusta W. Bulow on March 25, 1899 in Sauk County, Wisconsin. She is also listed as the mother of Fred A. Hinz on his death certificate in 1912. [10] 6 Chapter 1: The Family of Friedrich and Wilhelmina Hinz 1 Friedrich August Hinz (Generation 1) 1. Friedrich August Hinz: 25 May 1844 - 1 Dec 1912* +Wilhelmina C. Burtzloff: 12 Nov 1850 - 29 Mar 1930* 2 Herman J. Hinz: 1870 - 1946* 2 Emma Hinz: 1872 – 1942* 2 Franz Hinz: 1875 – 1879** 2 Gustav Hinz: 1877 - 1937* 2 Emil Hinz: 1881 – 1896* 2 Charles P Hinz: 1882 - 1978 2 Anna H. Hinz: 1884 - 1977 2 Otto Herman Hinz: 1886 - 1971 2 William A. Hinz: 1887 - 1967 2 Carrie M. Hinz: 1890 - 1953 2 Frederick W. Hinz: 1892 – 1960 *(Immigrated from Germany in 1881) **(Died in Pomerania) Fredrick August Hinz was born on May 25, 1844 to Fred and Charlotte (Maschke) Hinz in the Pommern Province of northeast Germany. That region is now a part of Poland. Fred had a sister, Wilhelmina, and two younger brothers, Julius and August. By the time he was twenty years of age, Fred was serving in the German Army. He served in the regiment with Paul von Hindenburg, who later became a General and was to even later become the first elected President of Germany. Fred was a veteran of three wars, serving in the war with Denmark in 1864, with Austria in 1866 and with France in 1876. At that time Ger- many was under the reign of King (Emperor) Wilhelm I. On April 2, 1869, Fred married Miss Wilhelmine C. Burzlaff in Germany. Wilhelmina was the only child of Johann and Henriette Burzlaff. Wilhelmine gave birth to Frank, Her- man, Emma, Gustave, and Emil Hinz in Germany. In the fall of 1881 Fred Hinz' family left their home in Poberow, Kreis Rummelsburg, Pommern and immigrated to Amer- ica. While most immigrants coming in those days were making the voyage on sailing ships, the Hinz family made the trip by steamship. They departed Hamburg, Germany on October 21, 1881 for Hartlepool, a harbor town on the east coast of the British Isles aboard the S/S Kaiser under Captain Bulman.