[CLIENT] Heitz1701 BT1602105 8 April 2017

Research Highlights

GOALS

Continue to research the family of Anton and Marie Heitz in the United States according to the recommendations from the last report. Continue to search for the correct hometown of the Heitz family near , Alsace-Lorraine, according to the recommendations from the last report.

PROGRESS

Sent for the Civil War pension file for Anthony Heitz in West Virginia. This file arrived at the end of the research session. It did not include any information about his wife and

Assessed the Civil War pension file for Nick Hotz and determined that he was not part children,of the ancestral but it did Heitz supply family. his birth place as Steinburg, France. Searched records for the births, marriages, and deaths of the children of John Peter Edams/Idems and his wife, Josephine. So far the records strongly suggest a connection, but none have been identified yet that explicitly state Jose Searched the recommended list of towns around Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, France for the Heitz family. They were not found in any of these towns.phine’s maiden name. After receiving the pension file for Anthony Heitz the records from , France (40 kilometers NW of Strasbourg) were searched. The Heitz family was successfully located there.

RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Using censuses, vital records and other resources, identify the wife and children of Anthony Heitz in Ohio County, West Virginia. 2. Continue to research the children of John Peter Edams/Idems and his wife, Josephine.

record. Onea. of themAttempt may to have locate provided the Roman their Catholic mother’s parish maiden where name Elisha on a May marriage and Mary or death Edams were married, circa 1882- name. . Their marriage may include Josephine’s maiden

b. If this record cannot be found or does not contain the needed information, focus

name can be located. 3. Attempton to each locate of thea marriage other children, record inone Steinbourg, by one, until Alsace-Lorraine, a record with FranceJosephine’s for the maiden oldest Heitz daughter, Anne Marie, who was born in 1834, but did not die young or immigrate to the United States with her family in 1852. 4. Extend the Heitz ancestry in Steinbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, France. a. Document the birth of Antoine Heitz, circa 1806. b. Document the birth of Marie Anne Christ, circa 1812. c. Locate the birth records for each of their siblings. d.

Obtain records for their parents’ marriages.

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Research Report

The purpose of this research session was to continue earlier efforts to learn about the cli

ent’s immigrant Heitz ancestors. There were four specific goals of this session. First, the Civil War pension file for Anthony Heitz was to be ordered from the National Archives (NARA) with the goal of learning about his wife and children. Anthony Heitz, who settled in Ohio County, West Virginia after the Civil War, had already been proven to be a member of the ancestral Heitz family.

The second item of interest was the Civil War pension file for Nick Hotz that was obtained in the previous research session. This file was to be reviewed in an effort to prove his connection to the ancestral Heitz family.

Thirdly, vital records for the children of John Peter Edams/Idems and his wife, Josephine were to be sought and obtained in an effort to prove the maiden name of their mother. If one of these records included it could prove her connection to the ancestral Heitz family. Josephine’s maiden name

Lastly, the search for the Heitz family hometown near Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, France was to continue with a search of the following towns: , , Eschau, , , , , , Benfeld, , , , , , , , , , and Lampertheim. If the family could be identified there, the births of Lena Heitz and her siblings were to be obtained, as well as a marriage record for their parents, Anton and Marie.

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Pension of Anthony Heitz

Civil War pension file was discovered in the previous

Anresearch index session.card for UsingAnthony the Heitz’ information from that card, his file was ordered from the National Archives (NARA) early in this research session with the understanding that a response could take as long as four months.

1891 Pension Application Index Card for Anthony Heitz. (DOCUMENT 10 from previous session.)

The file was received very late in this research session. At that time there was not enough time to fully assess the file for any useful information. After briefly skimming the 100-page file, it appeared that there was no information in it about his wife and children. However, there were two items of significant interest in the file. The first was that on pages 81 and 82 they discussed his service record in some detail. The second was that on page 63 of the file Anthony Heitz provided his personal statement of when and where he was born 1835 in

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Steinberg, France [sic].1 This information was obtained after the area search around Strasbourg was completed for the session (details in the last section of this report).

Excerpt from Civil War Pension File of Anthony Heitz. DOCUMENT 1.

Pension of Nick Hotz

After the above pension file was ordered, the research session began with a detailed review of the Civil War pension file for Nick Hotz of Toledo, Ohio. The goal of this review was to determine whether he was connected to the ancestral Heitz family. The following details summarize the most significant information from this file.

Notes from Pension File of Nicholaus Hotz Soldier: Nicholaus Hotz

FamilySoldier died: Sep at St. Mary’s, Michigan cause: lung disease Widow: Maria Hotz, nee Wilkey (40y in Jan 1889) Married: 9 Jun 1867 at Toledo, OH by Rev. P. Mark Scheffel (M.G.) (p. 14) Address: 440 Hamilton St., Toledo, OH

Children (see p. 9 and 27): All baptized at German Evangelical Lutheran St. Paul’s Church, Toledo, Ohio 1. Emilie Christine Friedrike Caroline, born 22 Nov 1868, bapt. 31 Jan 1869 2. Johannes Albert Theodor, born 10 Jul 1870, bapt. 24 July 1870 3. Albert Johannes Martin, born 25 Jan 1878, bapt. 22 Mar 1878

Rank: Corporal, Company G, 37th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Pension: no invalid claim; only widow and orphan claim

1 Civil War Pension File, Anthony Heitz, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, filed 21 September 1891, application no. 1057563, obtained from NARA via correspondence, received April 2017. DOCUMENT 1. 5

Application approved: widow paid $8 per month (14 Sep 1879-19 Mar 1886) paid $2 per child per month (until age 16) starting on 14 Sep 1879.

War Department statement: discussed his military service; no mention of illness or disability (p.11) Various other witnesses: See below. All stated that Nicholas Hotz developed his

had been married before. cough or disease of lungs during his time in the Civil War. Neither he nor Maria Jonas Floering (p. 33) Brother in law of widow (married to her sister) Statement mentioned that Nicholas Hotz worked at Lenks Brewery (engineer) Note: Brother of Jonas testified that the farm where Nick Hotz died was in Michigan and that he was only there for his health, having lived the rest of the time in Toledo.

Valentine Brown (p. 37) Stated that Nick Hotz worked at the brewery before the war and then came back after the war.

Christian Zaenger (p. 55) Stated that he met Nick Hotz in fall of 1862 – Co I and Co J sent to reconnoiter, NH fell in the water from which he got a cough. Last saw him in 1864.

Christian Walter (p. 67) Stated in German with translation that in December 6 in West Virginia we had to wade through a creek (Lup (p. 67)/Loopy (p. 94) creek) the water of which reached up to our neck. It was then that I contracted my disability, and after that, N. Hotz suffered continually with a dry cough and difficulty of breathing.

Deposition of Widow (p. 85-88) Q: Did you know his father, or mother or any of his family? A: Only his brother who died a good many years ago of dropsy. His father and mother and sister all lived in the Old Country. His father and mother are both dead a good many years ago.

If this file were for a member of the ancestral family, it would have been wonderful to have all the details provided in the file. It would also lead to finding the family in church records in Ohio. However, the final question and answer shown above regarding the birth family of Nick Hotz indicated that his parents and his only sibling never left Europe. This information did not match any of the known details of the ancestral Heitz family. This strongly suggested that Nick Hotz was not part of the ancestral Heitz family. 6

Josephine Edams

Over the last research sessions it had become well established that the Josephine who married John Peter Edams/Idems was probably Josephine Heitz. However, no records had yet been found to absolutely prove this connection. At this point, the next best option for obtaining such information was to seek out records for the births, marriages, and deaths of the children of John Peter Edams/Idems and his wife, Josephine. It was expected that at least one of these records would likely include Jose connection to the ancestral Heitz family. phine’s maiden name and prove her

In the previous research conducted for this family there were five children identified who were born between 1860 and 1875. Josephine and John Peter Edams were married at some point just prior to 1860, before the time that the county officials began keeping records of these types of events. The births of the children were only inconsistently recorded John

Peter Edams Jr. was the only one of the children found in civil records, having been— born on 12 November 1871 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.

Josephine’sJr. and Catherine. household However, in the nothing Census was found included there her regarding two youngest the oldest children, three John children Peter Mina, Charles and Kate. It was possible that Kate died between 1870 and 1875 with — Catherine (born 1875) being given the same name. However, there was no way to prove this hypothesis at this point.

Searching the Toledo area for anyone with a surname similar to Edams/Idems, one entry of interest was located in the 1880 Census. This was a Mary Edems who was 19 years old and born in Ohio.2 She was an excellent match for the oldest of the Edams children. It appeared

2 1880 U.S. Census (Population Schedule), Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, ED 34, Page 26, Dwelling 226, Family 240, Sarah E. Dewitt household, http://ancestry.com, subscription database, accessed March 2017. DOCUMENT 2. 7

thatlatter her and entry that inher the correct Census,name was calling Maria her or either Mary. MiniaIn 1880 or she Miria was living was actually in a boarding the house run by one Sarah E. Dewitt. She was working as a servant and was single. Whoever reported her information to the census enumerator indicated that both of her parents came from Prussia.

Having identified Mary in the 1880 Census, she was next located in Toledo city directories. She first appeared there in 1878 working as a domestic servant. The following chart demonstrated what was found for this family in the city directories between 1878 and 1883.

Toledo, Ohio City Directories, 1878-1883 Year Name Occupation 1878 Mary Edems3 Domestic Charles Edems4 Clerk 1879 Mary Edems5 Domestic 1880 Mary Edoms6 Domestic 1881 Josephine Edoms7 Widow, John Peter 1882 Charles F. Adams8 Teller Miss Catherine Adams9 Teacher

3 Toledo, Ohio, City Directory, 1878, Mary Edems, domestic, http://ancestry.com, subscription database, accessed March 2017. DOCUMENT 3. 4 Toledo, Ohio, City Directory, 1878, Charles Edems, clerk, http://ancestry.com, subscription database, accessed March 2017. DOCUMENT 3. 5 Toledo, Ohio, City Directory, 1879, Mary Edems, domestic, http://ancestry.com, subscription database, accessed March 2017. DOCUMENT 4. 6 Toledo, Ohio, City Directory, 1880, Mary Edoms, domestic, http://ancestry.com, subscription database, accessed March 2017. DOCUMENT 5. 7 Toledo, Ohio, City Directory, 1881, Josephine Edoms, widow John Peter, http://ancestry.com, subscription database, accessed March 2017. DOCUMENT 6. 8 Toledo, Ohio, City Directory, 1882, Charles F. Adams, teller, http://ancestry.com, subscription database, accessed March 2017. DOCUMENT 7. 9 Toledo, Ohio, City Directory, 1882, Miss Catherine Adams, teacher, http://ancestry.com, subscription database, accessed March 2017. DOCUMENT 7. 8

1883 Miss Mary Edems10 Seamstress Charles F. Adams11 Teller Miss Carrie Adams12 Teacher

Due to the uncertainty surrounding the situation with the daughters Kate and Catherine, we could not tell whether the teacher by that name belonged to the ancestral family group. Likewise, it was not certain whether this Charles was the same one that was being sought. The only one that could be traced forward in confidence was Mary Edems. Thus, for the present, the search focused solely on her.

Since some Lucas County, Ohio marriages were being recorded by the mid-1880s, the indexes of these records were searched for any woman by this name. One was found, but the record proved to be for the marriage of her daughter rather than for her own.13

On 27 December 1915, Edward G. Koehrman and Helen G. May were married in Toledo, Ohio. Helen was reportedly born around 1888 and was the daughter of Mary Edams and Elisha May. This evidence showed that Mary Edams was married before 1888 and that her

husband was Elisha May, but it did not reference Mary’s parents at all.

Havingdeath certificate identified in Mary’s the hopes married of finding surname, proof the of Ohio county deaths were searched for her her death certificate were found on 26 Februaryher 1916; mother’s one was name typed there. and Twothe other versions was of

10 Toledo, Ohio, City Directory, 1883, Miss Mary Edems, seamstress, http://ancestry.com, subscription database, accessed March 2017. DOCUMENT 8. 11 Toledo, Ohio, City Directory, 1883, Charles F. Adams, teller, http://ancestry.com, subscription database, accessed March 2017. DOCUMENT 9. 12 Toledo, Ohio, City Directory, 1883, Miss Carrie Adams, teacher, http://ancestry.com, subscription database, accessed March 2017. DOCUMENT 9. 13 Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013, marriage of Edward G. Koehrman and Helen G. May, 27 December 1915, Lucas County, Certificate no. 25120, http://familysearch.org, accessed March 2017. DOCUMENT 10. 9

handwritten.14 The information on each was very similar. Her birth date was reported as

August in Toledo, Ohio. These certificates also included her father’s surname— Edams [sic], but all other parental information was recorded as unknown. Because it was possible that the death certificate informant(s) might have supplied some

details about Mary on her husband’s death certificate, or that her parents might have been erroneouslydied on 13 January reported 1921 as hisin Detroit, parents, Michigan, Elisha May’s but deathhis remains certificate were was interred also obtained. in Toledo, He Ohio.15 was reportedThis was as 16almost October certainly 1846 soin thatWhiteford, he could Center, be buried Michigan. beside He his was wife. the Elisha’s son of Jamesbirth May (born in England) and Mary Hitchcock (born in Michigan). These details were obviously correctly intended for him and did not match the Edems family at all.

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InMary an attempt(Edems) to May use was her locatedparents’ in birth the 1910 places and as 1900evidence Censuses for Josephine’s with her husbandfamilial origi and children.16 In 1910 she reported that her father (John Peter Edems) was born in Germany and that her mother (Josephine) was born in France. This birth place for Josephine ma

tched Josephine Heitz perfectly. In the Census her father’s birth place was again recordedsupplied asas WestGermany. Virginia. However, While inthis a surprisingcertainly was turn not of accurateevents, her information mother’s birth (Josephine place was

14 Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, death of Mary E. May, 26 February 1916, Toledo, Lucas County, Certificate no. 9945, http://familysearch.org, accessed March 2017. DOCUMENT 11; and, Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, death of Mary E. May, 26 February 1916, Toledo, Lucas County, Certificate no. 523, http://familysearch.org, accessed March 2017. DOCUMENT 12. 15 Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, death of Elisha H. May, 13 January 1921, Toledo, Lucas County, Certificate no. 174a, http://familysearch.org, accessed March 2017. DOCUMENT 13. 16 1910 U.S. Census (Population Schedule), Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, ED 63, Sheet 8A, Dwelling 166, Family 178, Mary May household, http://familysearch.org, accessed March 2017. DOCUMENT 14a-14b; and, 1900 U.S. Census (Population Schedule), Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, ED 77, Sheet 7B, Dwelling 153, Family 172, Elisha May household, http://familysearch.org, accessed March 2017. DOCUMENT 15. 10

consistently self-reported European birth places) it did not provide the consistent information that was hoped for.

Mary (Edems) May was mother to two children Howard and Helen. These censuses placed their births in the mid-1880s. A brief search— in Ohio birth records revealed the all births of both children and reported Mary’s maiden name as Edams/Edens/Edoms— consistent with known variations of the family surname.ed as twoHoward’s different birth years was on5 March May 1886 inor Toledo.1887. It Helen’s seemed birth likely was that found she was twice born report in 1887, but the earlier date —was still possible. Thus, both dates were recorded for accuracy.

Now that the 1885 birth date of their first child was proven, a second and more in-depth attempt was made to locate a marriage record for Elisha May and Mary Edams between 1882 and 1885. After carefully combing each marriage collection for this part of Ohio, it became certain that their marriage was simply not recorded by the county. If their marriage could be found it would require searching Roman Catholic parish records in Toledo, Ohio. For the sake of time this church record search was not begun in this session, but rather included as a recommendation for the next research session.

Area Search around Strasbourg

The final goal of this research session was to continue searching the towns around Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, France in order to establish the exact hometown of the ancestral Heitz family. The births of Lena Heitz and her siblings (circa 1834-1850) were sought in the civil records from these towns, all within about 10 miles of Strasbourg:

Lingolsheim, Entzheim, Eschau, Plobsheim, Dorlisheim, Nordhouse, Erstein, Osthouse, Benfeld, Huttenheim, Sermersheim, Krautergersheim, Ittenheim, Schiltigheim, Offendorf, Schirrhein, Westhoffen, Landersheim, and Lampertheim.

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In some cases the Heitz surname did not appear at all. There were only three or four towns on this list that included a substantial number of Heitz births during the requisite years. In

eachparents. case, the parents’ names did not match any of the known/possible names for their

Steinbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, France

As discussed early in this report, the pension file for Anthony Heitz arrived just as the research for this session was concluding. A relatively brief examination of that file

suggestedwas actually that the the Germanic family might spelling have of originatedthe town Steinbourg in a town ,called which Steinburg, was situated France. in the This eastern part of the Bas-Rhin Department in Alsace-Lorraine, France.

Map of Steinbourg to Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, France. Courtesy of http://maps.google.com.

This town was about 40 kilometers northwest of Strasbourg. The only connection between Steinbourg and the city of Strasbourg was that Strasbourg was the capital city of the region

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in which both were situated. If this were the correct hometown it could have taken many more hours of searching in the area before the town would have been identified solely due to its distance from the capital city. It was also of interest that Steinbourg also did not appear at all on the list of towns with Heitz residents that had previously been found on Geopatronyme.com for the years 1885-1915.

Having established these facts, the search moved forward into the civil records from Steinbourg. As before, the search focused first on the 10-year indexes for the years 1833- 1842 and 1843-1852. During this time period there were 22 births recorded there for children with the Heitz surname.17 A careful review of the index revealed that many of them could fit the ancestral family group. When compared with the actual birth records, it Antoine wasHeitz quickly and Marie discovered Anne Christ. that the This parents’ was a perfect names match.were consistently The ancestral reported hometown as had finally been identified!

Civil Registration of Births, Steinbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, France Name Born Parents Notes Charles Heitz, male18 23 July 1834 Antoine Heitz, 28 Marie Anne Christ, 22 Marie Anne Heitz, female19 9 December 1835 Antoine Heitz, 30 Searched death records, Marie Anne Christ, 24 1835-1852; not found Antoine Heitz, male20 18 January 1837 Antoine Heitz, 31 Marie Anne Christ, 25 Jean Heitz, male21 2 October 1838 Antoine Heitz, 36

17 Steinbourg – Etat Civil – Tables décennales 1833-1852, Heitz births, http://archives.bas-rhin.fr, accessed April 2017. 18 Steinbourg – Etat Civil – Registre de naissances, 1834, birth of Charles Heitz, 23 July 1834, entry no. 30, http://archives.bas-rhin.fr, accessed April 2017. DOCUMENT 19. 19 Steinbourg – Etat Civil – Registre de naissances, 1835, birth of Marie Anne Heitz, 9 December 1835, entry no. 43, http://archives.bas-rhin.fr, accessed April 2017. DOCUMENT 20. 20 Steinbourg – Etat Civil – Registre de naissances, 1837, birth of Antoine Heitz, 18 January 1837, entry no. 6, http://archives.bas-rhin.fr, accessed April 2017. DOCUMENT 21. 13

Marie Christ, 27 Josephine Heitz, female22 22 December 1840 Antoine Heitz, 36 Marie Christ, 29 Ignace Heitz, male23 22 February 1843 Antoine Heitz, 37 Death found in 184424 Marie Anne Christ, 31 Ignace Heitz, male25 20 September 1844 Antoine Heitz, 39 Marie Anne Christ, 32 Louis Heitz, male26 19 April 1847 Antoine Heitz, 41 Marie Anne Christ, 35 Madeline Heitz, female27 20 November 1849 Antoine Heitz, 44 Anne Marie Christ, 37

With only one exception where he was reported as a laborer (1838 birth of son, Jean), all of the other entries indicated that Antoine Heitz was a weaver. The family residence was also consistently reported as Steinbourg. There was an unexpected child found in this family group Marie Anne, who was born in 1835. Since she did not immigrate with her family in

1852, —the death records were searched between 1835 and 1852. No record was found for her death. Thus it appeared that she probably married prior to the family leaving for America. A search for her marriage record has been included in the recommendations for the next research session.

21 Steinbourg – Etat Civil – Registre de naissances, 1838, birth of Jean Heitz, 2 October 1838, entry no. 26, http://archives.bas-rhin.fr, accessed April 2017. DOCUMENT 22. 22 Steinbourg – Etat Civil – Registre de naissances, 1840, birth of Josephine Heitz, 22 December 1840, entry no. 50, http://archives.bas-rhin.fr, accessed April 2017. DOCUMENT 23. 23 Steinbourg – Etat Civil – Registre de naissances, 1843, birth of Ignace Heitz, 22 February 1843, entry no. 11, http://archives.bas-rhin.fr, accessed April 2017. DOCUMENT 24. 24 Steinbourg – Etat Civil – Registre de deces, 1844, death of Ignace Heitz, 3 March 1844, entry no. 6, http://archives.bas-rhin.fr, accessed April 2017. DOCUMENT 25. 25 Steinbourg – Etat Civil – Registre de naissances, 1844, birth of Ignace Heitz, 20 September 1844, entry no. 36, http://archives.bas-rhin.fr, accessed April 2017. DOCUMENT 26. 26 Steinbourg – Etat Civil – Registre de naissances, 1847, birth of Louis Heitz, 19 April 1847, entry no. 19, http://archives.bas-rhin.fr, accessed April 2017. DOCUMENT 27. 27 Steinbourg – Etat Civil – Registre de naissances, 1849, birth of Madeline Heitz, 20 November 1849, entry no. 49, http://archives.bas-rhin.fr, accessed April 2017. DOCUMENT 28. 14

The son, Ignace, who was born in 1843 was immediately followed by another son with the same name. It was common practice to reuse a name if the child died young. Therefore, a search immediately ensued to confirm the death of the older Ignace. As expected, his death was found on 3 March 1844, about two weeks after his first birthday. It was also noted that in addition to his father, Antoine Heitz, the second witness for his death was a Francois Christ, who was a 36-year-old weaver. It was extremely likely that this was an uncle of the deceased child, and brother to Marie Anne Christ.

Since the family emigrated in 1852 it was not necessary to search for any younger children. However, it was advisable to search for any older children. The births were searched in 1829-1832, but no older children were found for this family group. Having searched five years prior to the birth of Charles (the oldest child) it was clear that this was the complete family group. This demonstrated with some authority that there was no child in the family named Nicholaus Heitz (or Hotz) and that Henry J. Heitz was also not an immediate family member. Henry may have been a cousin or some other relation, but without extensive research this would be extremely difficult to prove. With the exception of these two men, the remaining seven children that were previously identified had all been found in these birth records.

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4 birth of Madeline Lena Heitz. DOCUMENT .

The final record to be obtained during this research session was the marriage record for the parents, Antoine Heitz and Marie Anne Christ. They were married on 14 April 1834, also in Steinbourg.28

Steinbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, France, Civil Registration, Marriages, Entry no. 3 Married: 14 April 1834 in Steinbourg Groom: Antoine Heitz, 28 years old, weaver, legitimate, resident of Steinbourg Groom’s Birth: 26 Brumaire year 14 [16 November 1805] in Steinbourg Groom’s Parents: Jean Heitz, 55 years old, farmer, and Francois Beuller, 51 years old, residents of Steinbourg

28 Steinbourg – Etat Civil – Registre de mariages, 1834, marriage of Antoine Heitz and Marie Anne Christ, 14 April 1834, entry no. 3, http://archives.bas-rhin.fr, accessed April 2017. DOCUMENT 29. 16

Bride: Marie Anne Christ, 22 years old, landowner, legitimate, resident of Steinbourg Bride’s Birth: 15 February 1812 in Steinbourg Bride’s Parents: Francois Christ, 59 years old, weaver, and Madeline Esets[?], 56 years old, residents of Steinbourg Note: Francois Christ, 26 years old, weaver is also a witness for this marriage. He is almost certainly Marie’s brother.

This marriage record provided several vital pieces of information. It included the exact birth dates for the bride and groom, as well as the names, ages, occupations and residences

ofas their parents. As with their son’s death record, the name Francois Christ showed up here a witness. His age and importance strongly suggested that he was Marie’s older brother. Conclusion

This research session was extremely fruitful and productive. Using the details from Nick s Civil War pension file it was concluded that he was not a member of the ancestral

Hotz’Heitz family. Further research in France confirmed this fact as well. Furthermore, Henry J. Heitz was also disqualified as a member of this family. Time was spent attempting to prove this will require further research in the thatnext Josephinesession. Edems’ maiden name was Heitz, but

The Civil War pension file for Anthony Heitz of Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia was sent for early in this session and arrived shortly before this report was prepared. The entire file is included as an Appendix on the project web page. While the file did not appear to include details about his wife and children, it did state that he was born in Steinburg (aka Steinbourg), France. The vital records from this town were searched and the ancestral Heitz family was finally found! In the short time that remained we were able to organize the complete family group as well as locate the marriage of their parents. The stage is now set to extend the family another generation or more in the records from Steinbourg, Alsace- Lorraine, France.

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Thank you for the wonderful opportunity to assist you in learning about these ancestors. We are thrilled to finally have the correct hometown and we look forward to continuing to research this family in France and the United States again very soon!

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