Trachsel Family· Contribution to Swiss emigration
cbYl Erwin Friederich Schmidt
Erwin Friedrich Schmidt
.. THE TRACHSEL·'FAMILY ·
Contribution to Swiss ~ Emigration
Expanded special printin'! of the supplement "Aus heirnatlichen Gauen" (From homey areas) of the "Pfl:.lzischen lw1erkurs" ( the Palatime 1"•ercury).
Schrirten zur Wanderun~sgeschichte der PrRlzer (Writings concerning the mi~ation hi_stor:y of the Palatinate. people) •
. Published by the Heimatstelle Pralz, Kaiserslautern.
Number 12 of the series. 'Printer: Zweibr8cker Druckerei und Verlagsgesselschaft mbH (the lweibrucke~ printing and.p.iblishing company). 1961 (Translation of: DIE TRACHSEL FAMILIE, Ein Beitrag zur Schweizer Einwa.nderung. Translated by Delbert Gratz, Mennonite Historical Library,Bluffton, Ohio.) Forward and Introduction
Who does not hay:f! the wish tD find out .something furthtlr: concerning the
background of his f~ly? Only a few have the fortune to r ollow their lineage ·' ,.over the length of a .. .century in the same land, in the_ same\.place or even on ~·•· ~ the same farm. More than one devastating war swept over the Palatinate.
Always again the poµilation was forced to leave home and fann. Many families
were completely obliterated by the events of war.
The largest po~tion of'the families who had to flee in the last three
hundred years were a result of the Thirty Years War as at that time it
appeared all of the old fam~lies had completely died ~ut. Together with
those '.)ld families who r•~
foreign settlers in th6 ~--Ul-- ...· t;· rsons. from the..~ ...· ·'--- -.. · ·• ~ ..\ ,~· t),..~r7•·'-' ... an..:.\.-. .;....., · • .__..,
especially from Switzerland aided in the rebuilding of the dest,roye~. homes
and farms. As fanners and artisans they found a new home in cie Palatinate
and go~d po~sj_:t,ilities to work. Very often we read in the oi.d doeuinents of
this time: ''A Swiss", "A person from the Tirol". 2
They came here because in their land there was religious intolerance and the possibility of earning a living was not possible for-as many persons as lived there. ~'any of the Swiss immigrants came as single persons, but many came also as complete fanrl.ly groups. A portion f:ettled directly in our Palatinate, others settled first in Alsace ·and Lorraine before coming here.
Also in the Palatinate many of these immigrants changed their residence quite . frequently until' they found a !inn place.
For the greater part they belong to the settlers who contributed members who then went to America and to southeastern Europe. Concerning Swiss immigration D'D.lch has been written during the past fifty years. The Heimatstelle
Pfalz in l\.aiserslaut~rn has done through systematically org~izing many small '~· works much to enlig~}en the research concernigg the Swiss '~gration and • • : ..• :• ...... #I' ..... ,; :, r• ' .. through this have bee.ii able to give beginning points for g~pealogical studies . . ·__. ~ ..·• . . . . ·•",, . -.. :; :·( . ~ :.. . i .. concerning the families of Swiss origin. Only tenacious en4'+rance and good ~-, ( :- fortune lead to the goal.
I - In the study· before you I work.ad with the family Trachsel (Traxel, Traxsel,
Draxel, Draxsel and so forth) and have gone through the Rerorm''1church records in the Palatinate which have given the places of origin in Switzerland. The family ·Trach:5el (Draxe:.~ .:rachse:. etc·.) belong to the evangelical belief. In total there were fou~"" stems of the Trachsel :anrl.ly who ~migrated :?~c--. Switze~--~and that are mentioned in 7he records. Tragsel (~rachse: .. ) ~ appearea .:.~out l? .·.. :· :L"' the Reformed church records at Hassloch (descendan~~ not carried out),
II appears about 1720 in Wolfersheim, county Hamburg-Saar, at that time be::. :·~i~c=; ... ing to the Reronned Church Walsheim. Place of origin: Lenk i. ~. (Switzer land). III still has descendants in the Palatinate especially around Family' . Lemberg. Family IV (place of origin: Riggisberg, Switzerland) will be dealt with here in a more complete manner. Riggisberg (Bern) is a separate parish on the line Thun-Schwarzenburg and belongs to the civil county, Mllhlethurnen (Switzerland) •. The place lies from 750 to 970 meters above the sea, is 7 .·67 square kilometers in size and was in the year 1148 first mentioned in the documents in connection with the cloister Rllegg;sberg as a neighboring ·parish. At 800 meters elevation stands a castle that was sold to the officers of Bern, Konqlfingen, Schwarzenburg and
Seftingen and was changed into. a poor house. Lenk, about 75 kilometers from r Riggisberg is in the Bernese Obe~land, 1068 meters in elevation, in the farthest .. corner or the Simental at the foot of the Gletscherhorn. In the city area of Zweibrucken" appears the name Trachsler through the immigration or· the ~ss "Abraham Trachsler from \-lattwil in the Bernese area" tor the first·time on the l9th·or December 1674 (Stadtkontraktenprotokoll Zweibrucken" ) • He was listed as a tenant farmer.
Wattenwil belongJd to the parish, Thurnen im Gtirbetal p~tore 1658 (compare
'· . ?fflhlenthurnen, Kirche:nthurnen). A comparison with the old~~t baptismal record r· of Thurnen shows· that on the 21st of December 1657 a Abrahan( Trachseler 1 son of Abraham Trachseler and Dori Biler (B8hler, BBler), was baptised in Thurnen. It is not impossible that the above Abraham Trachsel is identical with this one.
Through the city archivist Siegl of Pirmasens I received some years ago the opportunity to see a work that was completed by Wilhelm H. Traxel, Hanau,
Leipziger Strasse 7 which he completed on the 12th of "anuary 1936 concerning the Langendiebacher Traxel family and their connection to the minister ·Lammersdorf. From 1670 on appeared in Langendiebach Conrad and Clemens
Trachsel (Traxel, Thracksel, Draxel).
Wilhelm Traxel in Hanau intended with these materials that he got ·together to pit into the form or a dissertation in an extended manner for the university ' I or his city or birth, Giessen, or·at a Swiss university, but until now this ,:, . has not .been done. In this manner he wanted this·work to b~ in every respect worthy, comprehensive and complete as possible. While he was able to prove the Swiss origin of his tW.ly without question, he was however not able to find the place of origin in Switzerland even though he spent much.work in this endeavor. He believed that by going through the ~~imasens archives again that he would find this,- but sorry to say thi-s was not accomplished. From a report of the registry o·r persons in Hanau of 23 November 1955 I received the follow ing repor~: "It is not known whether Wilhelm Traxel and his wife were killed during the war or whether they left Hanau without reporting. The house on
-~aldstrasse Nu. _l, _now named Heraeusstrasse, was destroyed during the war. 11
This ambitious researcher we want to thank and from hi~>·:work give the -.. ~ -.. .- .. following quotation:
, "Already from 12-~l-1259 a Traxel fmmily is found in Swi.~~ documents as rrechsla further as'Drasil, Trasult, Tr~chsel, Trachsler. Frequently many further variations of this name are given. A11 of this and the special_ pntries or the state archives direct one further· to research the economic
~ffect of the Thirty Years War in Switzerland and through this came a large i l,)Dmigration into the depop.1lated areas of Gennany. This theme will take a ' . - larger importance in this book. A~so interesting are the many Swiss and
Tirolian Traxel coats of ann, signed figures. and farm insignias that almost
I •~ completely have been pit into a stylized form as the'heraldic lily, the original form of the Weltesche Yggsdrasil so that many Palatinate persons that carry the name have a family coat or anns. Of special things, the· . . special woodworking 0 ccupation 0£ the turner has given from which our family received its name. Conrad Traxel (d. 27 April 1727) married Anna Barbara. They had seven childrenz Johann, Elsbeth, Friedrich, Anna, Margarethe,: Johann Peter, Dietrich and Konrad. The first four died at the approximate age of 20 years. •Clemens
Traxel had only son named Johann Georg and was buried on the 25th of June 1676 in LB.llg~ndieb~ch. I (Hans Willy Traxel) belong to the Conrad-line of which only three main families remain today. The line of Clemens Traxel expanded greatly in this area·and at this ti.me has about fifty families here. Dietrich the second.son or Con~ad Traxel married on the 18th of November 1705, Anna J \ . - . Amalia the daughter of~the minister there named Johann Heinrich Lammersdorf . from Zweibrttcken. In this area no more documents were to be found,·~ outside of the Langendiebach church registers. Also the Ysenburg prin~~ly house archives - ·"" .· tn Birstein near SchJ.#chtern whidh contain a few documents o.f_the village of -~ '.,e.? . . . -:-i . ~ ~ ~ ... -~ ~angendiebach, researqh found nothing. ;;· ?}:: .
< Dietrich Traxel}~s a magistrate of Langendiebach and Hritil 1735 a fruit- .,:..· ·.·• -~ ·:·-.~~ ~ .. recorder on the principality of Ysenburg. Lanunersdorf must···have known the ..it Traxel f'amily for a long time. If .it had not been so,· it is not likely ·that one of their descendants would have married their daughters. 11
In an entry in our Reformed churchbook in Zweibrllcken the minister at
Langendiebach near Hanau and earlier city school master in Zweibrttcken, a son of the princelY chancellor registrar Bernhard and grandson of the princely tax collector Theophil ~arnmersdorf of lweibrUcken married ·on the 29th of July
167k, Anna Katharina Zeiss, daughter of the innkeeper·. ~- ·.ristian Leiss frol':i
Zweibrf!cken. This appeared on the 9th of February l?Oc a.s the wife of the minister Johann Heinrich Lammersdorf of Langendiebach at the baptism of
Katharina Magdalena Zeiss, daughter of Isaak Zeiss and Anna Rosina in Zwei brflcken (and others together with Anna Katharina, -Johann Ulrich Stephani, city schoolmaster his wife). As godfather appeared a magistrate., Conrad Auerbacher of Albersweiler for Stephani's daughter1 Maria ~lisabetha on the
16th or November 1685 in Zweibrtfcken. Also it has not been possible for me to search the source materials of the La.ngendiebach Traxel line canpletely. The name of Friedrich,· Dietrich, Conrad, Clemens Traxel were in the Reform churchoooks of Lenk i •. s., in Riggisberg and Rtleggisberg among the Trachsel family not used., Other indications· of the place of origin are not·given. A report "Our Forefat.h~rs Came from Switzerland" was handed down from generation
. ,' .... to. generation. It is ~G wonder that today after almost 300 years tha~ any ..' documentary- material is left in the Palatinate because of th~;~any wars that ! ~ ..·.. ' - ~ave t~ken place there. The research in Swiss churchbooks:i~ not simple. -.. • ~-# .•. - frequently there arEf:pnly portions of the needed informatiop·._given. f'luch f; ~', . i. ~- ; . ; :~ --· '~ . intuition and ·especiatl:r great luck are needed to reach th~~-:4~sired- goal. .;,. I,.i :-..~::~- ~ . ·:·., -~~-:• ...· .. From a report fP.Qm the state archivist in Bern no compl~te information ...... " .. ;··· · per ·cent of the can be given· concerning immigrants, "while only a small/~grarits at this ·:-. time were recorded in the.official records·most of them left 'Without reporting. so that the special leaving tax of ten per cent of their possessions would not be taken. Frequently in the records they were only reported afterwards.. This record begins first in the year 1694 and contains no Trachsel from Riggisberg."
So was the research concerning the cor.::ect,ion betv-:een 1,he ?al:::.tinate and
, • Switzerland. These results:.the family history of this work.
I gjve my h~~-~Y thanks to all of my helpers and especially -to -;cy Swiss friend, Theo von Lerber, Ber9, Kramgasse 61 who died on 4 February 1960.
Contwig/Pfalz, January 1961 Erwin Friedrich Schmidt TRACHSEL I Original home: Switzerland Settlement in the Palatinate: Hassloch around the year 1713 Source; Reform~ _,churchbook Hassloch
In the Reform churchbook Hassloch, Palatinate appears the following persons who carry the name. Concerning the original home the church ~ecord
'-' gives only •~from Switzerland": Samuel ..Tragsel, son of Hans Tragsel from Switzer~a.nd, resident in HasslQch comfinned in the Reform church in Hassloch in 1713, married at ~assloch 27th of·July 1718 to Anna Margarethe Theiss, daughter of the late Hennann Theiss; former resident in Hassloch. The follow ing children were all born in Hassloch: l. Joha.rin Wendel, born 6 ¾gust 1721; 2_ J~hann Hennann., born 24 January 1727, died Hassloch 8 April i?27; 2. Maria, Magdalena, born 29 July 1728; 4. Johann Andreas, born 9 August 1730; 5. Anna
~iisabetha, born 20 January 1733. My report by Pfarrer Lipps:a Zweibriicken,
0selbachstrasse, much more can be found in the sources: 1. :'R~f'r.rm churchbooks of Iggelheim which coqtain much concerning Swiss immigration: flu.ring -these years; 2. in the Ober~tsprotokollen of Neustadt a. d. Weinstrasse (Sta.a.ts- ·-· archiv Speyer); 3. in the princely archive in Amorbach
TRACHSEL II Original home: Lenk i. s. Switzerland 1. Settlement in the Palatinate Wolfersheim/Blies about the year 1719 . ., - Source: Refonn·church book Walsheim/Blies, rter.orm churchbook Lenk i. s. Sw.itzerland
Ancestor: Hans Trachsel, married Elsbeth ~ngsel, Lenk i. s. Switze~land. Son: Jacob Trachsel, baptized in Lenk i.S. 5 March 1652 died WolfersheL~ 24 December 1721, 71 years oid (Reform churchbook Walsheim); married Lenk i. s. 18 November 1684 Margaretha Brengel (Bringel, Bringold, citizen of St. Stephen ., in Simnental, Switzerland), born 1662, daughter(?) of Steffen Bringel and .. Elsbeth Blatt(en), died Wolfersheim 21 May 1721, 59 years old four children: B"
1. Elisabeth, baptized at Lenk i. s. 2. N0 vember 1684, died lrJolfersheim JO Aprii 1721, 36 years five months old. 2. Peter, baptized Lenk i. s. 6 November 1691 (godparents: St!ffe Pfund, Jakob Ja~gi), confirmed in the
Reform Church at Rieschweiler 8 April 1708 (Refonn churchbook). 3. Hans baptized at Lenk i. s. 4 October 1689, married Anna Maria, three children: ' ., a) Hans Peter, born \iolfersheim 3 april 1719., bapt~zed Walshe;i.m 7 April 1719 (godparents: Hanss Bieriser, Peter Berger, Anna Katharina Hunsecker., daughter . of Jakob Hunsecker (all from Wolfersheim), Anna ~va Schmidt, wife of Abraham • Schmidt of Breitfurt). b) and c) twins: Hanss l"iichel and Johann Ni<:kel, born Wolfersheim 25 December 1721, baptized at Walsheim 26 December 1721
(godparents: Michel Sieber., Anthoni Freydinger, Johann Nicke~ and Anna . .-:•,.· ~hristina Brengel, chjldren of Christian Brengel from Wolfer.~?~im and Margarethe
Hund·secker of Breitfurt. 4. Benedikt Trachsel., married Katharina, ·daughter ~ I .:: : ; "I> .. , . - -- ~aria Engel (Angelika~-~ born Wolfersheim, baptized Walsheim:'i+ April 1728 ... ,. . ~ ~ .,. ~godparents Trachsel, Original home: Lenk i. s. Switzerland 1. Settlement in the Palatinate: Lemberg by Pirmasens about the year 1699 Source: Pirmasens' church records, Reform 'churchbook-Lenk i. s. Switzerland Ancestor: Jacob Trachsel and Anna Berchten~ Lenk i. s. (Switzerland}. C, Son: Que~ Trachsel (Swiss epeach for Quirinus; protecting patron of the . church at Frutigen, Switzerland, where he was supposed to have been, the children were given as a second name Quirinus)., born .Lenk i. s. Switzerland 11 August 1633, died Lemberg, Palatinate 25 February 1710, 76 years, six months,. 2 weeks old (church record Pirmasens); married Lenk i. s. 5 May 1662 1. ?-1adle _Blatt(en), died Lemberg, t> alatinate 1699. Seven children: ' . 1) Peter Trachsel, baptized.Lenk i. s. 7 August 1664, 1699 until his death (1718) estate fanner in Lemberg. Second marriage to Magdalena (six children: • a) Pet~r, born 1emberg 12 November 1705, married at Annweiler 12 January 1731 to Christina Vest(en), ·daughter of Johannes Vesten, co'Wberd in Annweiler. b) .Anna Maria ~!agdalena, born Lemberg 22 July 1707 3) c) l-1aria !B.a,rbara, born i,em :berg 11 September 1709, died 10 May 1710. d) Johann Christian, born ~emberg . .·• ~5 February 1711, dieq 12 November 1714. e) Anna iviaria, boz,i:::Lemberg 6 Sept- ,. ~ ~ . : ... ember 1713. f) Maria Elisabetha, born Lemberg']2 June 1716.) 2) Jakob Trachsel :. ! • ~ ._,, . -· ~2), born Lenk i. s.·~·20 lviay 1666 (see below). 3) Barbly, baptized Lenk i. ·:- . ~... 13 October 1672. 4) Elsbeth, baptized Lenk i. s. 16 April 1675 4). house- ieeper in Buchsweiler i. Ee 1715 •. 5) Salome, baptized Lenk i. s. 11 November 1677. 1 6) Verona (Veronika), baptized Lenk i. s. 7 September 1683, housekeeper in Buchsweiler i. E. 4). ·7) Anna Margret, married Annweiler 13 September 1701 Andreas Seebach, son on Daniel 5eebach, baker in Annweiler, Reform churchbook.) 5) • (2) Jakob Trachsel, son of Peter Trachsel (1) and Magdalena (note:scratche9 out and over it is written Quer Trachsel and Madle Blatten), born Lenk i. s. 20May 1666, in 1703 ·living at Modenbacherhof, died Burgalben 27 October. 1722, ., 56 years, four months, 7 days old; marriediAnna Barbara Rieb, born 1671, died Burgalben_ 25 November 1742, 71 years, five months less five days old. Children: ' 1) Peter Trachsel (3), born about 1709 Modenbach (?) (see below). 2) Maria ru Elisabetha, born Eurgalben 6 June 1712, died 18 December 1712. J) 1--laria Margaretha, born Bur.galben 9 November 1713, married at the same place 6 May 1732 to Johannes KrUmer, son of the miller Johannes Krl!mer of Trippstadt. . . 4) Johann Heinrich, born Burgalben 25 AuguGt 1717. 5) Anna ~lagdalena, born , Modenbach?, married the same place 4 February 1727 Johann Heinrich Sch!!er, Witwer of Weidenthal. 6) J 0 hannes,born in ? (Before 1739 return to Lenk i. s.; supposedly With Hans Trachsel, Miller in Guttenbrunn, Obersimmental, baptism of a son in Lenk i. s. in 1740 is identical 6). 7) (?) Nikolaus, Hofmann from the Kettrj_chhof, died at the same place 23 January 1778, 78 y~ars old; married Veronika K8nig, died Kettrichhof 29 January: 1757, 60 y~ars old. (3) Peter Trachsel, son of Jakob Trachsel (2) and Anna Wendel of Simten. 3) Susanna Magdal~na, born Erlenbrunn 11 January 1739, died at the same place 31 ~'arch 1749. 4) Johann Peter (4), born Erlenbrunn I 21 August 1741 (see below). 5) Anna ~1aria, born Erlenbrunn 1 November 174.3, died in,thc same place 17 September 1745. 6) Johann Jakob, born Erlenbrunn l0March 1746, died in the same plac~ 16 November 1749. 7) Anna Barbara, Born in Erlenbrunn 14 N0 vember 1748, died Erlenbrunn 19 N0 vember 1749~ one year, five days old • . (4) Johann Peter Trachsel, son of Peter Trachsel (3), farmer at Erlen- n brunn, born at the same place 21 August 1741, died Langmllhle, where. he was · a day worker; married I. Maria Elisabetha, born 1727, died Langnn!lhle 18 Oct ober 1764, 37 years old-married II. Langmfihle 7 May 1764 Katharina .iv1aria Lang of Hundsbach, \,bom·1720, died l.langmfihle 24 January 1770, 50 years old. . . Childrenz 1) Georg Peter Trachsel, glassmaker, married Lemberg 15 January 1781 Christina Magdalena Stenger. 2) Johann Benedikt TrachsEil, grenadier, born at Lemberg 1761; 1783-1790 soldier in the regiment of the Crown Pricce (6! Zoll); married Ma~ia ~iagdalena Braun (daughter: Katharina ~agdalena, ' .. born at Lemberg 24 Nov~mber 1786). 3) Georg Adam, protector ~d night watch-_ I, . ..:~ '· nisn at Lemberg, marr,i~d at the same place 25 November 1783 ~~ia l'lagdalena ~: ~ ~>~- ';-·· P.ianalt (Children: ;4~ Katharina :Magdalena, born L8 mberg 16 ~~ly 1784; b) . ~ . '.· . : ; ·Johann Henrich Benedikt, born at the same place 13 March 178:4t~ TRACHSEL IV Original home: Riggisberg Switzerland Settlement in the Palatinate: Hornbach, lwlassweiler, NU.nschweiler, ? Rieschweiler, WintP.~bach in the year 1700 Source: Reform churchbook Contwig, Hornbach, ~~nschweiler~ Rieschweiler, M~hlethurnen Switzerland 12 Rig~isberg, Switzerland Overview of the Generations 1 2 Explanation: Winterbach (Klein-) Steinhausen \2 Presently living male descend ants 4 5 Male line that died out Nt¥nschweiler :Massweiler Family lines that ~ave died out are given. in. ~hv~ eve.Jin"- xt . h eavy print (note here they are given 6 9 underlined). 10 8 11 12 Rieschweiler Draxel 13 20 '\ I 14 21 22 23 Massweiler Draxel I . -·-- 15 16 24 · 25 26 27 31 32 33 HBhrnHhlbach Contwig Dellfeld ' . ' I I ... _ ' I -. 17 19 28 30 34 36 38 P:i.rmasens Obrigheim I ! l 18 29 35 37 . 2 3 .2 1 Ancestor: .!-iolcher" (~ielchior) Trachsel married at Thurnen Switz- erland 13th of January 1600 to Verony (Veronika) BRler (~ler, B~hler) (Hr.formed church book Thurnen, today Mllhlethurn~n). Two sons: a) !3enedikt Trachsel, haptized at Thurnen 2 March, 1609 (see.below) b) . Melcher Trachsel (2) · baptized at Thurnen 7 March, 1619 (see below). (1) Benedikt Trachsel baotized at Thurnen 2 'l,rlarch, 1~09, married Anna B"aler. . Son: 1-ielcher ~ Trachsel (3), baptized ,at Thurnen 1632 (see below). (3) Melcher Trachsel • baptized at Thurnen 26 Au_gust, 1632 (Godparents: ?-ielcher Ep;ger, Daniel Kirsner, Anna ~~·agne_r} died at \··!interbach (Palatinate) the 18th of Aoril 1702, 70 years.old; married at 12 Ma~ch 1674 to Stini (Christina) Gruen~g :, (Gr:lnig-and so forth) from Th8rishaus (Bern). Children: a) X~lcher, bantized at Thurnen 15-April, 1675. b) Maria, baptized at Tburnen 17 Decemb~r l/;82 ( son Christian, baptized at Hornbach about 1710, ·see the Reformed church book Hornbach numher 1012). c)Madlen, baptized at Thurnen 25 April, 1686. d) Benedikt, baptized at Thurnen confirmed in the Refonned. Church liinterback 1705, 15 years old;. . in 1725 he was the ma.mager of the dairy Kirrberg, married Christina (son Johann Niclas, bantized at Homburg 30 November, 1725, see Luthern Church book Homburg; Godparents: 1:iilhelm Kennel the old former manager and Johann Niclas Baus the other manag:·r). (2) Melcher Trachsel son of :Melchior Trachsel (1) haptized at Thurnen 7 :March 1619, married at Thurnen 18 March 1639 to Anna Sag~ssrnann. Children: a) Anna, baptized ct 14. Thurnen 8 November, 1640. b) Madlen, baptized at Thurnen 9 October, 16JJ2. c) Stini, haptizcd at Thurnen 28 September 161,5. d) Melcher Trachsel, (4) baptized at Thurnen 18 June, 164.8, (see belov:). e) Bhristen ( Christian) Trachsel ( 5), baptized 4 April, 1652 ( see belol-·). f) Rudolf, baptized at Thurnen 20 March, 1654. g) Stini, bapti~ed at Thurnen 5 October, 1656. (4) Melcher Trachsel jr., ~ Son of Melchior Trachsel (2), baptized at Thurnen 18 June, 164.8, in 1678 he was in 2i~~isberg, in 17?.4 at Althornbac- married at Thurnen 22 Auf;Ust, .. l":>?A to Anna Mullerff from Muhlethurnen.ti Children: a ) Julianne, bantized at Thu~nen 12 October 1679. b) Christine, pa.ptized at Thurnen l? December, 1/,82. c) :Melcher, baptized at Thurnen 23 November, l,S84. d) Daniel (Drac hsel), baotized at Thurnen 27 November, 1687, married at Hornbach about .. 1?17 (see the church books of Hornbach number·l780) Anna Schrrd.d,-daughter of Benedict Schmid from Riggisberg, (died befor 1717 in Dietrichin:.ren) Kiii and Barbli Vorster, ~aptized at Thurnen 18 May, 1684. baotized at Thurnen 15 J.lay, 1692, married Christian Rohrbach(er) of Rtieggisberg (Bern), son(?) of Christian Rohrbach, fonner citizen of RlleRr.:isber.~ and Elsbeth Kiener, baptized at Hinterfu ltigen (civil registry of Rlleg~isberg) 11 January, 1691. f) Christian Trachsel (6), bap~ized at Thurnen 19 July, 1696 (see below). g) Magdalena, baptized at Thurnen 5 February 1,S99 (see Reformed Church book Rieschweiler: Kagdalena, Melchior Trachsels from nRyckisbP-rg" legitimate daughter, the Godparent on the 16th of August,-1722 of Johann Jakob Rohrbacher, son of Christian Rohrbacher and Elsbeth (Drachsel)). (6) Christian Trachsel, tailor, son of Mei'cher Trachsel (4.) and Anna }'1lfller, baptized at Thurnen 19 July, 1696, died at Nllnschweiler (Palatinate) 29 ..December, 17~7, 61 15 y~ars old; m~rried at Niinschweiler 25 January, 1724 (Reformed Church Rieschw~iler) B)Anna Ottilia Gut(t) _dauR;hter of Ivlaster Heinrich Gu~(t), wagonmaker and Anna MarRareth_e of ~nschwe~ler,.. baptized at the same place I A May, 1704 (Gerl.parents: Rudolf Gutt, manap;er of Ranshrunn, "alias V. OberLondern in the district of Knonaw of the renublic of L.urich," "that is 0 herb1nern in· Kant. wur1ch" · ) died· at N"unschwei l er 6 November 1755. Children: I i r,-. r; i. a) Christian Trachsel (7), haptized at N~nsrhweiler 25 January, LI~~... ' see ~ below). b) Johann Jakob, born at Ni'.1.nschweiler 29 December, 7...~-:34 (Godr.iarents: Hans J A.kob Buchheit,.. Philips ·~·-eydmann, Maria l-lar~.s.rethe n Pauli, Gertrauti Schmitt ) • c ) Christina, born at Nunschvreiler 6 ,;rril 1737 ( Godnarents: Hans Georg Schrr.i tt, Henrich J akoh Beer ( B~hr, i\~hr, B~r), son of Ja.kob Beer, Elisabetha Schrnitt, widow of hartin Scr.rr-itt, Christin:1 Gast(in). d) Anna Ursula, born at Nllnschweiler 23 hay, 1739 (Godparents: Jakoh Glan, Ursula Guth(in). e) Hanss Georg, born -at. 12 September, 174.1 (Godparents: Hanss Georg ScrJT:tt, Eonss Jakoh Schmitt, Eva Behr, i·Jife· of Henrich Behr, Anna :Margarethe Scherer). r) Johann Daniel born at N'3nschweiler 27 October, 17L4 (Godparents: Daniel Scherer, Nickel Schmidt, Maria Katharina Cordier, wife of a school te~.cher Phi lipD Cordie, tia~dalena Schmidt). g) at Nlln.schweiler 21 July, 17L..8 (Godparents: Vinzenz hiem, t:laria ~lisabetha Schmitt, wife of Hans Geor,g Schmitt), married at Niinsch~eiler 17 c.!anuary, 1769 to Johann. Henrich B~hr, citizen and shoemaker .in Nllnschweils~, son of . n . Johann Henrich BM.hr. h) Mari.1 Elisabetha f'Orn at Nunschweiler 14 1 1728 died at N~nchweiler 7 March 1729 ( Godparents: Jakob Beer, of ~!Jn schweiler, Martin Schmitt, Maria Elisabetha Schroitt, Maria Catharina Buchmann). i) and k) ( twins) Johann Philipp and Johann Rudolf r·orn at Nunschweiler 7, July, 1730 (Godparents of i.) Philipp Cordier, Schulmeister in Nunschweiler, C_hristina, daughter of Hans Georg &lchheitJ . (Godparents 16 of k: ,Johann Rudolf Guth .and Anna, wife of t,uhhirt.en Roth of ~alshausen). (7) Christian.Trachsel, son of Christian Trachsel (6) and Anna Ottilie Gutt, horn in Nttnschweiler 25, January, 1732 (Godparents: Henrich wchmitt, ·, Burger -and resident at Nanschweiler, Christian fuchmann, son of late Jakob fuchmann, Anna Ottilia Seferin), died at Rieschwciler 9 April, 1779; ma:rrj_ed at Rie$chweiler 27 Narch, 1764 to Maria Katharina, daughter of ~Jakob Keller of Riesc}1weiler. Son: Johann Jakob (8), born 176? (sr.:e below). (8) Johann Jakob Trachsel, son of Christian Trachsel (7) and ~-:aria ,,. Katharina Keller, born at Rieschweiler.. 29 March, 1767 (Godparents: johann (Ja.kob kelier, Hirt at Rieschweiler, Elisabetha Keller, wife of Jakob Keller in Rieschweiler), confirmed in the Refo:rmed Church at Rie?chweiler on Easter 17~0; married at Rieschweiler 10 April, 1793 to Lusie Weynrnann, daughter of Philipp ~Jeynmann of Rieschweiler., born at Rieschweiler 13 April, 1771. (Lutheran Church Battweiler-Dellfeld) (Godparents: Friedrich Wolf, son of Philipn V"olf of Rieschweiler, Susanna Katharina Stock, wife of Friedrich Stock, Katharina Luise Andrie, daughter of Philipp Jakob Andrie from Rieschweiler) •. Children: a) :Maria Luise, born in rt:ieschweiler 19 }1arch, 1795 (Lutheran Church Ba.ttweiler). b) Peter Adam, born in Rieschweiler 180,, died in the same place in 1815. c) Maria Barbara, born Rieschweiler 3 February, 1797 (see Luthern Church book of Battweiler). d) Friedrich, ~orn at Rieschweiler 23 December, 1807. e) Karoline ~lisabetha, born at Rieschweiler 20 June, 1809, died at the same place 27 Aprj 1, 1g13. f) C.J,,. .r1 • s t.,J_an, l"orn at Hieschweiler 17 Jt'ebruary, 1812. (5) Christian Trachsel son of Melcher Trachsel (2) and Anna Sagessmann, born at Thurnen 4 April, 1652, died before 1701 at Wlashausen (Steinhausen), married the first time ••• , married the second time to Katharina (1708 lived at Kleinsteinhausen, a godparent in Contwig). Children: a) Katharina Anna Elisabetha, 17 confirmed in the Reformed Church at Tieschweiler 16 April, 1703. b) Melchior Traxel (Draxel) 9) confinned in the Heformed Church 23 April, 170L. at Tieschweiler. c) Maria Charlotte, born at Hiesch\,:eiler 15 January, 1~99 (Godparents: Johann Bollinger, Katharina Charlotte iuler, ft dau~hter of the late minister Johannes Euler of lweibrucken, Anna Maria vieidler, wife of weaver Johann Jakoh. \'ieidler of Rieschweiler), married at HHhm3hlbach 26 July, 1718 ( Reformed Church Rieschweiler) Johann Jakob Entzer, son of the late Rudolf Entzer of Diesbach, Kanton Bern (Switz- ,. erland )(1 son: Gorg" Theobald Entzer, baptized at (")"Hoh Muhlbach 8 Septernb~r, • 1720 (Reformed Church boo~ Rieschweiler) Godparents: Johann G8rg Roth, son of Hans Roth, buried in Nunschweiler,n mlheobald Stegner, son of Andres Stegner of Muhlbach,n Anna Margarethe ScharerII ( Scherer, ~chahrer....., · f1 ~d others), daug~ter of Michael Sch~rer, of N~nschweiler, Anna Elisa- betha Scharer,II daughter of Martin ScharerII of Nunschweiler.U ) d) Chri st;ian Trachsel (9), born 1684 (see below). (9) Christian Trachsel, son of Christian Trachsel (5) born in 1684, confinned in.the Reformed Chur-ch 11 at Rieschweiler- 27 March, 1701 ("Christian Trachsels son of Hickesberg ), died at Massweiler 6 Sept~mber 1754, 70 years old; married Barba~a, born in 1~9~, died at Massweiler 23 Jebruary, 1728, 33 years old. Son: Christian Trachesl (10), born in 1715 (see below). (10) Christian Trachsel, son of Christian Trachsel (9) and Barbara, born in 1715, confirmed in the Reformed Church at Rieschweiler 9 April, 173t1, died at lvlasS\-Jeiler 29 November 1796, 81 years old; married at Massweiler 25 March 1738 to Anna Elisabetha Hoch, daughter of Johannes Hoch, of Rieschweiler, born ct the same place .in May of 1715, baptized at thesame placel2 May, 1715 18 (Godparents: Henrich fuchmann, of H.ieschweiler, Johann Jakob Guth, son of Hans Guth of Tau ssen Arnpt Knonaw in the 4-Jtlrich area, that is 'rou SS(.!n by Ohfeld~n, K:1nton ~,tfrich, Maria Elisabetha SchHrer, daughter of Martin Sch~rer, of }~iihlbach, Anna Christina Hoch, daughter of the late Jakob Hoch von \·Jorth in Alsace), confirmed and refonned Church of Rieschweiler . 9 April, 1730, died at Massweiler·1 September, 1792, 77 yea~s, 3 months .. and 14 days old. Children: a) Christian Traxel (11), baptised at Nass- weiler 15 March, 1739. b) Maria Katharina, baptised at ~assweiler 26 ,,. ' Fehruary, 1741, confirmed and reformed Church of Rieschweiler ~aster • 1755, died at ~assweiler 27 September, 1821; married at H8hnn1ihlbach 26 June, 1764 to Johann Georg Scherer, son of Johann Georg Scherer, a cit- izen of HBhmrfhlbach. c) Johann Jakob, born at Massweiler 18 March, 1745, (Godparents: Jakob Neumuller, manager of the Kneisperrmihle ·.), died at }:assweiler 18 Juhe, 1753; d) Anna Margarethe, baptised at Massweiler 15 May, 1743 (Godparents: ~lisabetha Feller, wife. of Kaspar Feller, church inspector and manager of the Hitscherhof and others), confirmed in the aeformed Church of Rieschweiler on Easter 1758, died at !viass,ofeiler 8 ?-:arch, 1828; married at lvlassweiler 23 October, 1760 to Johann Henrich Neumuller,. Smith, son of Jakob Neurrniller, manager of the Kneispermtihle. e) Anna Elisabetha, baptised at lv1assweiler 23 january, 1748, died a.t. the same place, 10 May, 1750. f) Johannes, baptised .at Massweiler 2 August, 1750, died at the same place, 25 December, 1813 {single). g) Johann Henrich Trachsel (12), baptised at Massweiler 6 June, 1752 (see below). h) Johann Jakob Traxel, a citizen, born at Massweiler 31 August, 1754, confirmed in the Reformed Church of Riesch weiler 1768, died at Massweiler 30 September, 1793; married in_Massweiler 5 December, 1780 to Maria Katharina Neumdller, daughter of Henrich Neumtfller, ?·!assweiler, born in Massweiler 25 De·cember, 1761, confirmed in the reformeci Church of Rieschweiler on Easter 1776, died at 1',•iassweiler 30 May, 1828 (1 daughter: Maria M:are:arethe, baptised at t-.assweiler 16 Nnria Mar~arethe Fischer, ~~re of Theobald Fischer of the Kneisp~r- muhle.n ) Died at Rieschweiler 30 November 1874; married at Rie~.;ch~"?;i Lor 2S Oct.ohf'r, 1~07 to Daniel Andreas Isemann, son of Heverand Friedrich Christian Isemann and Charlotte Sophia VJeitzel, born atRieschweilc:r 14 • . . July, 1778, baptized the SAme place 21 July, 1778 (GodP1rents: Daniel K~mpf', EvanP;elical Luthern minister in Battweiler, Andreas ~uch, ?or· ster at Bat t\a.~eiler, Sophia :Ha~dalena Scheffe, 'Wife of Friedrich ~~che !'°'i'':!, Con cordia Carolina Weit~el, daughter of Reverand Philipp Ludwig ~eitzel, ,. of Winterhach), died at Massweiler 10 April, 1844 • ... (11) Christian Trachsel, son of Christian Trachsel (10) and Anna Elisabetha Hoch, baptized at Massweiler 15 :March, 1739, confirmed in the Reformed Church at ii.iesch weiler on Easter 1753. Died at 1',lassweiler 5 April, 1805, 66 yea.rs old; married at Massweiler 3 January, 1769 to Anna Margarethe Hofmann, daughter of Nikkel Hofmann of Battweiler 11) b~rn at Battweiler JO .April, 1745 (Godparents: Johann Jakob G8ller of \~interbach, J,iiaria Margarethe Veit, wife of Friedrich Veit of Battweiler). Son: JOhann Christian Traxel (13), 1---ornat 1v1assweiler 11 February, 1773 ( see below). (13) Johann Christian Traxel, citizen, only son of Christian Traxel (11) and Anna Margarethe Hofmann, born at Mass:·•eiler 11 February, 1773, confirmed in the Reformed Church of Riesch1•·eiler on Easter 1788. Died at Massweiler 6 October, 1838 ("from consumption"), 66 years old; mn.rried at Hassweiler 11~iarch, 1791 to Barbara Stauder, daughter of Anton Stauder, the m~na.e;er of the Hitscher hof, horn ~t Hitscherhof 28 February, 1773 (see the Luthern Chuch book at Battweiler) (Godparents: Christian Wild~ resident and master wool • w~aver of Hornbach and others) confirmed in the Luthern Church at Batt-· weiler in 1786. Children: a) Philipp Jakob Traxel, ·11itizen, born at Massweiler 2 Au.P:U.st., 1792 {Godparents: Jakob Lang, baker at Massweiler, 20 Prd.linn Gelhach, of natt.weiler, Luise Stauder, wife of Jakoh L>tau.rler, of Hi t.scherhof), rnarriPd atHitscherhof 9 June, 1Al6 to H.·,.ria HarE~arr::the Tr xcl, rl:iu~htP.r of Henrich Traxel (12), fann man~\r:er of the Hitscher r.of (Children: 1) Christian Traxel, horn at Kas~;wei 1.er 16 J nnuary, 1820 records a.t the official registry at Hassweiler) to l\-.1.aria JUsar::na.Lat..:.er, dnue:hter of_ Ludwig L::-~uer anrl Elisabetha ~:r-!inmann of Mausch1·ach, 1-·c:-n at \ . Mauschbach ~O February, 1821, confirm.Pd in the protestant Klosterl".irche at Hornbach 2R }~arch, 1834,• died 1845 -- married the secon4 time at Hitscherhof on 5 February, 1846 to Katharine: ~lisabetha 3cherer, dau•1'hter of Jakob Scherer of \.Jalsha:usen and Maria l1~lisa.betha 3ch~fer, born at lJ~ass - wei ler 3 June, 1828 m~rried at Hitsche-hof 24 t:~arch, 181.8 to Daniel Fischer, son of Georg Fischerand Luise Scheppler, of Hitscherhog). b) Heinrich Jakob Tr-;,.xel, citi~en, born at.Massweiler 3 May, 1796, married at Hiesch ·weiler on the 10th of t-rarch, 1~14 to Elisabetha Schwab, daughter of Hans Jakob Schwab, citizen o!' Mass~1eiler and AnnaElisc.=.. betha, born at 1'-~ass- ff weiler 9 July, 1797 (Godparents: Johann Georg Suss, a student, of Kass- 1r.:reiler, }'Iaria 'Zlisn.hetha Hofmann, wife of Paul Hofmann of Eattweiler). One ciausrhte.r: Elisa.betha 'I'raxel, born at Nassweiler 16 Ma.rch, 1820, diect at the snrne place in 186c;; mar-ied at Masswei 1.. er 8 March, 1838 to ?~lilinn ~ang;, son of ·;;ilhelm LMg of Ntlnsch·weiler 12) c) Luise Trazel, born at l\':assweiler 13 September, 180Li, died at the same place 1.1 January lRn?. ri.) Christian, horn at Masswejler 13 October, 1800, died at the sAme pl?-ce 2~ February, 1825 ("suddenly ona river"). e) J..Juise, born at Mass,veiler 18 November, 1814. r) Daniel Draxel (14), horn at !Iitscher ho~ 30 November, 1811 (see below). 21 (14) Daniel ~raxel, son of Johann Christian Traxel (lJ) and Barbara Stauder, born at Hitscher hof JO November, 1811, died at Massweiler 6 December, 1851; married. at Rieschweiler 21 September, 1834 to Maria Katharina Schwab, dauP.hter of. Theobald Schwab and i·~argarethe Maria Scherer of Massweiler. Children: a) Katharina, born at Massweiler 19 May, 1846, died at the same place 11 August,'l~i,. b) Katharina, born at Massweiler 11 February, 1848, died at the same place 25 October, 1917; married at Massweiler 10 April, • 1869 to Valentine Siiss, son of Ackerer Ch~istian Suss, manager at Mass- weiler, and Dorothea G8lter. c) Christian Draxel (15) born at MasSv:eiler 23 June, 1R38 (see below). d) Daniel, born at Massweiler 7 January, 1844, died at the same ~lace 9 December, 1845. e) Friedrich Draxsel (16),. born at Massweiler 10 Octob8r, 1834 ( see below). (15) Christian Draxsel, son of Daniel Draxel (14) and Maria Katharina Schwab of ~assweiler, born at the same olace 23 June, 1838, died lk December, 1914, 77 years old; married at Massweiler 2 August, 1862 to Katharina Siiss, dau~hter of Georg Sdss, farmer, and Katharina Charlotte Isemann, borm at lvlassweiler 1838, died at the same place 30 October, 1905, 67 years old. Children: a) Gustav Draxsel, born at ~assweiler 7 December, 1875, died at the s&~e olace 11 July, 1877 (from inflaniation). b) Daniel, born at Kass weiler 16 AuP:Ust, 1867, died at the same place ~5 April, 1942, single. c) r:atharina, born at ?-:assweiler 16 January, 1865, married at ha.ss weiler 24 August, 18~9 to Karl ?:i.oser, son of ~·-ilhelm Moser and ~sanna Rossy, horn at Niederauerbach 11 June, 1862. d) Christian Draxsel (17), born at Nassweler 30 October, 1862 (see below). e) Emma Draxsel, born at tJ!assweilerl4 :March, 1873, married at Massweiler 10 June, 1897 to .22 Jakob Theison, ·baker,. son of Jakob Theison and Katharina Mauss of Hornbach, born in Hornbach 8, May, 1871. f) Elisabetha Draxsel, born at Ma.ssweiler, 8 February, 1876., died at Hornbach 20 November, 1903; married at Hornbach 20 December 1898 to Friedrich Christ, son of Friedrich Christ., baker; an inn keeper in Eor~bach, and Friederike Voltz, born at Hornbach 20 June, 1864, died at Zweibrlfcken. g) August Draxsel, retired railr_oad inspector, born at - :-ra.ssweiler 25 August, 1878, died at Saargemttnd 7 October, 1905, to Anna· Fink, daughter of Karl Fink and Phillipnine, born at Saargemflnd 13 September, 1877, • living in Brtfhl near K81n, Pingsdorferstrasse 10/II(daughter: . Erna Anna Auguste Philipoina, born at Saargemtfnd 10 January, 1907, married to Gleiss ·ner). (17) Christian Draxsel, baker, son of Christian Draxsel (13) and Katharina -SHss., born at Massweiler 30 October, 1862, died at the same place 5 August., 1926; married at Masswei.ler 18 December 1890 to I.uise Hoffmann, daughter of Adam Horrma,nn and Luise Euchmann of H8hrntthlbach, born at H6hmtthlbach 5 February-, 1870. Children: a) Pauline, born at Massweiler, 24 August, 1891, married at Oberbexbach 24 September, 1919 to Friedrich Schmidt, son of Theobald Schmidt and Theresia Kullmann, born at 0berbexbach 2 July, 1893, miner, nctw retired, ·living at Oberbexbach, Haupt strasse243. b) Tugen Draxsel, born at Massweiler 9 September, 1892, fell in the First World War 29 September, 1914. c) Albert Draxsel; born at Massweiler 3 February, 1894, fell on the West front during World War I 13 November, 1916. d) Adolf Draxsel, born at Iv!asswejler 17 May, 1895, died at Massweiler 9 August, 1895. e) Frieda, born at Massweiler 11 August, 1896, Married at Oberbexbach 23 February, 1922 to August Geimer, son of Daniel Geimer. and Luise Reber, born at Oberbexbach 8June, 1893, miner, now pensioner, living ~t Oberbexbach, Han-. garderstrasse 14. r) Richard, born at Massweiler 1.3· August, 1898, died at ·the 23 , t .. . . 1 same place 13 August, 1~1 8. g) Ernst Draxsel (18), Oorn__ a !L" ac:•,._,;::;n,t,,., c.~- ...... 1 .L•,or 9 October, 1901+ ( see helow). h) Emma Draxsel, born at ~lassv,:ei I.<~r 12 June 1906, married at Riescht.veiler to Otto Danner, a tinsmith, li.ving in RieschweilP.r, Bahnhofstrasse. i) Johanna, born at ~1assweiler 19 • December, 1899. k) Rosa, born· at Massweiler L October, 1900, mar,·ied ci_t !:;assweiler 1 Fehruary, l 92l. to E,u,(!.en Scherer, of }iasswei ler ( '~hi :':..dren: Albert Scherer, born at 1'-1ass.•;ej_ler 13 December, 1924, missing in v.or-ld ,.. ~/ar II,Gertrud Scherer born at Mass,veiler 8 January, 1924, ~:Jilli Scherer, born at }(assweilP-r 18 November, 1929, },lar~aretha, born at l-iassv-·ej ler 8 • !•!ov~ml;~r, 19:li.). 1) LuisP. :!Jraxsel, horn at Masswei ler 4 April, 1910, married 3rn$t Koch, of Thaleischweiler, Zweibrllcker Strasse. (18) Ernst DrPxsel, farmer, son of Christian Draxsel (17) and Luise Hoffman, born at ~-:assweil~r 9 October, 1904, married at Dellfeld 20 October, 1933 to Hilde Brutsch, r.orn at Dellfeld 2 April, 1909 (Children: a) Heinz Draxsel, born at Massweiler 15 July, 1934. b)':Jilli Draxsel, born at Nassweiler 30 January, 1939. c) Hilde Draxsel, born at Massweiler 20 February, 191J4) 9 living a Massweiler, Hauntstrasse 20). (16) Friedrich Draxsel, fanner, son of Danjel Draxsel (14) and Maria Katharina Schwab, born at Masswe:_ler 10 October, 1834, died at Thaleisch1.-.'eiler 1~ April, 1881; marriedat Thalwischweiler 23 October 1863 to Amalie Hasemann, of Thal eischweiler. One son: Daniel Draxsel (19), ~orn at Thaleischweiler 15 Anril, 18()5. (19) Daniel Draxsel, farmer, son of Friedrich Draxsel (16), born at Thaleischweiler 15 April, • 1865,. died at the same place in 1919; m!"~rried at Riesc·hweiler 2 April, 1887 to tlisabP-tha Draxflel, daughter of Jakob.Draxel (24) and Luise Klein, of ]iesc}:lweil~r, born at Rieschweiler 20 July, 1866, died c.1.t Toalwi schwe1ler 1951. Children: a) Henrietta:, horn at 'rhalv;ischwei ler 7 December, 1R86, died at the same ntace 18 January, 1887. h) Am-=3.lie, horn at. Thaleischweiler 16 June, 1888, married the first time in 1915 at Thaleisch\\eil~r to a Mll.ller; married the second time to a(Schoch, livinR: on the ~;charrl,of near ~~·allhalben-OhPrhausen). c) l1~lisabct..ha Draxsel, born atThal~ischweiler 12 September, 1890; married at the same nlace 11 May, 1920 to Friedrich Rudolf Schv.:artz, a farmer, son o.f fried- • rich Schwartz, a farmer at Webenheirn, born at the same place l January, .... 1gqo, died 27 December 1949. d) Emma Draxsel, born at Thaleischweiler 21 ~ecembcr, 1892, died at the same place 28 February, 1894. e) Kathari na, horn at Thaleischweiler·5 February, 1895, died at the same place 19 .:, October, 1950, single. f) August, born at Thalwischweiler 27 January, 1898, die 1900, married (to~ Eau.er of Hetten~ausen). g) Frieda, born at Thal eisch~•:eiler 1903, me~rried to a Kiefer of Hettenhausen. h) Alb rt, born at Thaleischweiler 1906, died at the same place 1907. i) Gusta.v J::•aysel, born at Thaleischweiler 13 November, 1908, married at the same place 1; lpril, 1938 to Hedwig i:etz, dol.lghter of Daniel Metz and Berta iiung:, of Tr.aleischweiler (Children: Lil ;_i Draxsel born at Thaleisch;.:ei ler 16 April, 1940 and Hedvr.ig Draxsel, born at the same place 17 September, 1941) (12) Johann Henrich Trachsel, son of Christian Trachsel (10) and Anna Elisabetha Hoch of Massweiler, born at Masswejler, baptized at the same place 6 June, 1752, confirmed in the Reformed Church Rieschweiler On Easter 1766, died at the sf4II1e place 13 May, loi3~ { "died from a strolte on the way to lweibruckenr· ti and died sudden- ly"); married at Hitscherhof 24 February, 1778 to Katharina Fischer, dau.t:;hter of Henrich Fischer, leaser. of the Hi f. scherhof, born at the same nlace 8 Octob~r, 1757 (Godparents: Hans Georg Fischer, manag8r of the , "'I r.. ') Hitsch~rhof a.nd oth0rs), confinned in the Refonn0.d Church on n··ter 1772 in Riesch,··P.iler, died at Hitscherhof 13 January, 1824. Crii"Ldren: a) Hanss GP.or~ Draxsel, horn at Massweiler 6 l-1arch, 1779 (Godpar~nts: c..Tohann Jakob ~taurl~r, son of Anton Stauder, li:)aser of the Hit:3cher hof, Hanss GeorP,e Fischer, son of Henrich r'isch~r, also a rnan:;.f"<::r at 'the same nl:=tce), died at Kleinsteinhausen 2 October~ 181~8; married at Kleinstei.nhausen 24 January, ~810 to Elisabetha Katharina ,.. :eidler, dau1;hter of Jakob ~Jeidler and Katharina ~chmidt, born at Kleinstein- , C . hausen 28 December, 1789 ( -Daughter: El5sabetha Katharina Draxsei, born at Kleinsteinhausen 9 January, 1~17, died at the same place 1·April, 1~93). b) Christian Traxel (20), born at Rieschweiler 19 January, 1781 (se,~ ~elow). c) Elisabetha Ma.rgarethe, born at Hitscherhof 31 December, 1783, died at the sa~e pJace 8 November, 1822. d) Louise, born at Hit scher},of 21 July, 1786, died at Althornbach 5 January, 1834.; n1a:r-ried a.t Hitscherhof 1 June, 1813 to Johann Nickel Bastian of Althornbach. e) Maria !~Ia-:--~aretha, born at Hitscherhof 30 Decemb~r, 1791, mar~ied at the same nlace 9 June, 1816 to Philipp Ja~ob Draxsel, son of Johann Christian Traxel (13) and Barbara Stauder of Hitscherrof. f) Henrich, born at Hitscher~of 18 December,. 1789, died at the same place 9 .February, 1'790. (20) Christian Traxel, leaser, son of Johann Henrich Trachsel (12) and Katharina Fischer, born at Rieschweiler 19 January, 1781, died at the sampe place 21L Au~st, 18~4; rnarriedat Hitscherhof 5 November, 1799 to Luise Guth, daught8r of Christian f".ruth jr. and Anna ~lisabetha, born at H.ieschweil~:r 5 July, 1779, died at ~he same nlace 20 June, 1837. Children: a) Friedrich Goerg Jakob Draxel (21) born at Rieschweiler 27 August, 1804 (see below). b) Christian Draxel (22) born at Riesch,veiler 30 December 1801 ( see below). c) Johann Henrich l)raxel (~3) born at Riesch:-··eiler 14 January, 1809 (see 26 M?trch ?!tf/i 1810. e) L.iis~, born at Hitscherhof JO June, 1811, died at the same nlace 29 November, 1815. r) Carolina, born at Hitscherhof 20 June, 1817. (21) ~ri~drich Georg Jakob Draxel, son of Christian Tra;rel (20) and Luise Guth, of Rieschweiler, born at the s~Jne :1lace 27 Au"'1.1st, 1804, died at the same place 13 !"l.s.y, 12'7~; marrierl at 2.iesch,,:eiler 18 June, 1829 to l-'1ar~aretha ~:.ilis:1r-etha Lay-:-r, daughter of Jakob Bayer senior and LouisP lse~ann, born at niesch- weil·-.. r ,,4 Decembe~, 1807 died• at the same place 28 jtpril, 1882. Children: a) Jakob· Drayel (~Li.), horn at n.ieschweiler 24 Au~st, 1839 ~se b,-·low) b) Heinrich, 'born at Hieschweiler 4 Aurost, 1842, died at the san1'; olace 16 December, 1869. c) Christian Draxel (25), born at Hiesch~:eiler 5 0ctob!-;r, 1833 ( see belo1.,i). d) 1-'iaria Elisabetha, born at Riesch·.. ·eiler 6 January, 18Jl, died at the same place 6 September, 1851. e) Luise, born at Rieschv·eiler 12 August, 1836. f) Katharina, born at Riesch weiler 10 lviay, 1R45, died at the same p1ace 13 l-larch, 1852. (24) Jakob Draxel III, frtrmer, son of Friedrich Georg Jakob Dr&xel ( 21) and l·1argarethe ~~li sa betha Bayer, born at Hieschweiler 24 August, 1839, died at the same place 9 June, 1895; married ahe first time at Hieschweiler 24 Novemb r, 1864 to Luise Klein, dau~hter of Heinrich Klein, master wagon maker, and Haria Susanna Buchmann, died at Rieschweiler 29 November, 1866 - married the second time at Rieschweiler 29 December, 1870 to Katharina Lauer, daughter of Christian L~1~r and Maria Gehlbach, of Stockbornerhof (Children: (I) ~ . Elisabe.tha, born at Hieschweiler 20 June, 1866, married at the same nlace 2 Anril, 1887 to Daniel DrP.. xsel (19), farmer, son of 1•,rir::,jrich Draxsel and Amalie Ha~Arnann. (II) Friedrich Jakob, fp~ born at Rieschweiler 25 March, 1872, died at the same place 7 Septemb1::r, 1889). (25) Christian Draxel, fanner, son of Friedrich Georg Jakob Draxel .(21) and hargarethe Llisa betha :S.:t:rcr of Rie scl'!·wei ler, born at the same place 5 Octob,;r, 18JJ, iied at the same pl2ce 20 April, 18'✓ 5; married the first time at ,··.:ie :·.::.~h- eiler Susar1na Euchmann, ~-·agonmaker in Riesch'\":eiler, born at the same plhr:e 9 • June, 1836, died at the same place 3 January, 187? (she married t.he · second time at Rieschweiler 21 June, l8t1tS to Jakob Keller, son on Jakob Keller nad Luise Crusius, born at Rieschv:eiler Decemb~:r 1798, di~rl at the s~m0. pl~ce - he married the second time to an Oberer) Children: (Draxel): 1) Adam Dra.Y.el, farmer, born at Hieschv:eiler 16 Jun.::-:, ~862, died at Dellfeld 28 1':arch, 1932; married the first time at .J,':_)llJ't:ld 19 June, 1$?6 to Luise Glahn, daughter of Adam Glahn _and Lui·se ~tock, of Dellfeld, horn at the same place 3 November, 1863, tied at the same nlace 20 July, 1904 - rn;,rried the second time to Berta Laudemann, of Dell feld, later living in ·waldfischbach - without children.· 2) Luise Draxel, born at Rieschwmiler 29 ~iarch, 1860, baptized at the same place 3 April, 1860 in the church in Rieschweiler (Godparents: Peter _Stein, farm~r, Jakob Draxel, ·single, i~aria El:i.sahetha Scheffe, wife of Christian i3~yer, Luise Klein, sin~le, all of Riesch~~iler), died at ~ieschweiler 30 Auf,:;U st, 19t.0, burie Christian life and left behind three still li'vin~ married c}··ildrenfl 1) 2R dau_ght.ei: who died in 1916 in Homburg), 8 grandchildren and 8 .~rec:1.t ~ra.nd chi ldren" - com~re the Protestant Church record at HieschwE:iler); married at R.ieschweiler 19 November, 1879 to Jakob Leonhardt, son of Philipp Leonhardt, farmer, and Maria Elisabetha v,olf, of Rie·schweiler, born at tre same nlace 19 September, 185l~, died at the same place 25 January, 18~9 (Children: 1) Aup:ust Leonhardt, married Berta Pfeiffer, ~1iescrn,,eiler, same Hauptstrasse. 2) Katharina Leonhardt (1P.A2-1958), rnarrie 1ceased). 4) Emma Leonhardt (1888-1916), married Friedrich Schrr.idt, of Homhur~) (Son: the author). (22} Christian Draxel, farmer,_son of Christian Draxel (20), farm Leesor, and Luise Guth, Rieschweiler, born at the same place 30 December, 1801, died at the same nlace, 26 July, 1854; married at Rieschweiler 5-~·iay, 1828 to Luise ~·.'olf, daugr.ter of Friedrich i·~olf, of Rieschweiler, born at the same place 3 ~ay, 1805, died 23 September, 1854. Children: Luise, born at Rieschweiler 12 :-:ovemher, 1.q36, died at the same nlace 24 January, 1892; rL~rried at itiesc~i,Ieiler 13 1-:ovembe~, 1R60 to Johann Jakob ·deber III., son of Johann Jakob ·~~~eber and Luise Stock, died at Rieschweiler 13 December, 1892, (of stomach cancer). 2) Elisabet:--a, born at hieschv-..'iler JA June, 1840, died at the same place 13 Fehruary, 1890; married at Rieschweiler 16 April, 1S68 to Jakob Bayer, of Riescrn•.:-eiler. 3) Heinrich Draxel (26) born at Rieschweiler 24 September, 1833 (see below). 4) Christian Draxel (~?), born at Rieschweiler 10 September, 1831 (see below). 5) Jakob Draxel, farmer, born at Rieschweiler 12 June, 1829, died at the same place 2 June, 18~8; married at Hohfr8schen 18 March, ·1s57 to Eva HBh, qaughter of Jakob H8h and Anna Elisabetha Felder, H8hfr8schen, born 29 at the same nlace 4 January, 1834, died at Rieschweiler 1859. 1 daughter: Luise Draxel, born at Rieschweiler 7 February, 1858, died at the :1ame place 26 June, 195k; married at Niinschweiler 23 March, 1876 to Jakob Veith, son of Daniel Veith, fanner, and Luise Schmidt from NHnschweiler, born at the same place 9 July, 1R50, died at Rieschweiler 5 November, 1913 (9 children 13) ) • (26) Heinrich Draxel, Smith, son br Christian Draxel (22) and Luise -~~olf, of Rieschweiler, born at the same place 24 September, 1833, died at the same place 15 August, • 1~70; married at Rie~··cht\·eiler JO }-:arch, 1861 to Luise Draxel, dc..111":htr;r of Heinrich !"Jraxel (23) and Luise 3cheffe, of Hieschweiler. ChildrF.:n: a) Jakob, horn at Rieschweiler 13 September, 1862, died at tr·e sarr!e place 30 September, 1862. b) Heinrich, born at Rieschweiler 4 July, 1~65, died 27 July, 1~65. c) Adam Draxel (28), born at Hieschweiler 29 AuC1J.st, 1866 (see below). (2~) Adam Draxel, farmer, born at Rieschv.1eiler 29 Au.gust, 1866, died at the same piace 14 December, 19k.3; married at f-Iassweiler 6 April, 1889 to Elisabetha i{eller, daughter of Jakob Keller and Maria Elisabetha Klein (see 25), born at R.ieschweiler 18 Noverr.ber, 1868 died at the same place 11 Kovemher, 1947. Children: a) Blondina Draxel, born at Rieschweiler 13 November, 1894, living in H8hein8d; married in H8hein8d 26 }iarch, 1920 to i!:ugen \·"wagner, son of Adam ~-·,aP.ner and Elisabetha Gross, HBhein8d, born 1 ~uly, +891, died at the same plac~ 6 June, 1958,(son Albert \'J·agner, born at H8heinBd 19 ~~arch, 1922, fell in Russia 5 September, 1943). b) Anna Draxel, born at Rieschweiler 4 August, 1903, living in Herschberg, Hauptstrasse; married at Herschberg 27 December, 1927 to Ludwig Kiefer, farmer and inn-keeper in Herschberg. c) August Draxel (29), born at Rieschweiler 27 30 July, 1~91 (see helow). (2q) Aue:ust Drnxel, farmer, horn at Rieschweiler 27 July, 1891, died at the same place 26 January, 19k8; married at Rieschweiler 5 February, 1921 to Anna Stauch, daughter of Heinrich Stauch and Elisabetha Fricker, wagonmaker, living at Cont~~g, born at the s~.me place 17 May, 1897, living in Riesch~eiler, Fried},ofstrasse 115. Children: a) Erwin Draxel, born at liieschv.eiler 23 May, 1924, died in the Second v~·orld 1-ar 27 August, 1943. b) Albert, .. II Born at Riesch~eiler 18 April,.. 1930, living in Nunschweiler; married at Nunschweiler" 14 March, 1953 to Lilli Schneble. c) Elsa, born at Rieschwei]er 19 November, 1921, living in Rieschweiler; married at Riescrweil~r 8 November, 1947 to Hermann ~eonhardt, son of Philipp Leonhardt and Charlotte Stein, Riesch~eiler, ·born at the same place 23 October, 1920. d) ~.alter, born at Riesch,~;eiler 27 January, 192$. e) Otto, born at Rieschrdeiler 5 April, 1932. (27) Christian Draxel, farmer, son of Christian Draxel (22) and Luise Wolf, of Riesch-:.·eiler, born at ~ieschweiler 10 September, 1831, died• at HohmuhlbachII fl 12 January,• 1894; mar"r1ed• at HohmuhlbachII 11 8 :hay,I 1855 to Anna Elisabetha Hoffmann, daughter of Friedrich Joffmann and Anna Elisabetha Sieber, born at Hohnmhlbach" n 4 Novemb ... r, 1834, died at Battvjeiler 1897. Children: a ) n rt . Christian, born at Hohmtihlbach 22 August, 185,6 died at the same place 11 II . 18 November 1R56. b ) Jakoh Draxel, farmer; born at Hohmuhlbach, died at Speyer on the Rhine 9 April, 1937; married at Burgalben 3 March, 1888 to Rosalia Stichler, daughter or Heinrich Stichler and Marr.:arethe Stephan, farmer, in furgalben, born at the same place 25 May, 1865, ···died at the . same plRcP. 15 November, 1926 (Childr[:n: 1) Frieda, Bur~alben le9l-1908. 2) Gustav, BurP-alhen 1899-1902. 3) Emma, born· at Bur:.:alhen 10 f.. ":.a~ch·, 1903, livinR at Speyer on the Hhine, Johannesstrasse 30; m:irried the first time at Bur~alhen in 1927 to Peter Pennin~er, a miller, born at Ber~, in lowP-r Bavaria, died - married the second ti.me to Frit~: H::.hn, born at Schifferst.adt 17 l·lay, 1904). c) Anna ~~lisabetha, born at Hghm3hl~ach 8 June, 18f>7, died; married at Grosssteinhausen 29 Narch, 1~90 to Peter Muller,'' a baker, son of Friedrich Muller,'' a farmer, .and Katharina Sophia Theison, of Bottenbach, born at the same place 9 June, 1$63, died. d) Friedrich Draxel (.30), born at Hghm8hlbach 31 Au:-1:'tist, 1857 ( see below ) • e) Katharina, born at HohmO:hlbr.~ch"· !) 26 April, 1g71, living in Batt1•;iler, ·~•Jirtschaft Kau; married at BattwAiler 15 ,~u,;:ust, r If 1~96 to AuP.Ust Kau, son of Christian Kau and Margarethe Hohler, of Batt- .. weiler (died). r) Luise, horn at H8hI!rtlhlbach 21 April, 1865, died at the same nlace 21 July, 1866. h) Adam Draxel, businessman, born at Hohrrnlhlbachtt " 8 October, 18711-, died at Pirmasens 3 December, 19L.7; married Luise Hammel, daughter of Heinrich Hammel and Julianne Hoschar, i·'irma sens, livin1; at the sarr..e place., Luisenstrasse 57. (Children: · a) Theo Draxel, businessman, born at Pirmas(·ns 1.3 Au§Ust, 1901, living at the same pl~ce, Luisenstrasse 57. b) Elisabetha Draxel, business owner, living at Pirmasens, Luisenstrasse, c) Luise Draxel, born at Pirmasens, livin~ at the same place, Luisenstrasse; married. at Pirmas~ns 13 1-iarch, 1943 to Ludwig Fischer from Pirmasens (died October 191...5, missing in Russian war prisoner ship) (Son: Theo Fischer, born at Pirmasens 27 January, 1944)). (30) Rriedrich Dr~Yel, . farmer, son of Christian DraYel (27) and Anna Glisabetha Hoffmann, of n ,, Hohmuhlhach, born at the same place August, 1857, died at Pirmasens 31 . . in 19~h; married at Hghmilhlbach 5 April, 1888 to Anna Kettenring, of Hoheinod," " bo'rn at the same place 186i, died at Primasens 28 December, 19211 11 11 ) 0 ( in the year 1910 rr.oved from Hohmuhlbach to Primas~ns ·• Children: Otto Draxel, post official, born at H8rurrllhlbach 30 April, 1889, living in Pirma~ens, :Maxirnilianstrasse 5; married at Pirrnasens 9 September, tr 1922 to Cacilie ',·~·erner, born at Niedermohr near Kaiserslautern (Daughter: Hohmuhlbach" " 14 ~UP:Ust, 1890, died at the same place 25 September, l.B90. c) Karl, horn at Hghmllhlbach 8 August, 1893, died January 1917 in the n tr First y..-iorld liar in Rurnania. d ) Anna, born at Hohmiihlbach 5 February, 1895. e) Berta, born at H8hrn8hlbach 14 February, 1899, living in Pirmascns; married at Pirrnasens 3 June, 1922 to Hermann Volkemc~r, born at Pirrnasens 26 Se~ternber, 1900. (23) Johann Henrich Draxel, ' If f~rmer, son of Christian Traxel (20), of Hofbestander and Luise ~uth, , of ?iesch,-:eiler, born at the same place 14 January, 1809, ri.ied at the • same nl.-=i.ce 22 Novemb··'r 1873; married at Riesch· eiler 17 March, 1833 to Luise Scheffe, born at Riesch,·1eiler 20 :March, 1812., died at the smne !1lacP- 26 December 1R84. Chil July, 1866 to K~tharina Scheffe, daughter of Jakob Scheffe and }.. aria Neulist, of Rieschweiler. c) Christian Draxel (32)., .born at £tiesch weil,=:r 12 November, 1836 (see belo·w). d) Jakob Draxel (33), born at ~ieschweiler 9 November, _181,J (see below). e) Luise, born at ;(ieschQ. weiler 14 ~Jovemhnr, 1834, died at the SA.me place 1 September 1868; marrierl Henrich Dra:--:el ( 26), born at Rieschweiler 24 ~eptember, 1833 ( sr:e above). f) Maria Elisabetha Draxel, born at Hieschweiler ·1_7 September, 181'.0, died at the same place 7 October, 1842. (31) An~rn Draxel, son of Johann Henrich Dra:xel (23) and Luise Sche.ffe, of Ri~schweil•:.r, horn at th€: same place 21 November, 18L.6, died at Contwig (Ludi.:irrslust) 27 January, 1909; married at Cont"'ig 13 February, 1873 to Ba~b::ra Ging rich, dAughter of Christian Gin~rich and Ma~dalena St~lter, Cont~ig, 13 Lu,iwir-slust., 1'~ennonites, horn at Contwi~ (Truppacherhof) 19 Octob·.r, 1845, died at Cont'hi.g 7 January, 1906. Children: a) Daniel Drax,:l (34), horn at ContwiP, 21 Novembt~r, 1873 (see belo~-.). b) Jakob Draxel, born at Cont~•ii~ 6 May, 1880, died at L.,weib~cken 11 May, 191~6; married at Ll·1eib~cken 17 Au~st, 1907 (section of city called Niederauerbr1ch) to ~lis~.h.t~~-ha Denr,:er, dA.UP.hter of Jakob Dengr:r and Elisahetha Back haus., or Niederauerh.:'.ch, ·widow of Chri-stian Hurilet, horn at ~-'Jiederauer bach h ~~nrch, 1876, 1·,,. .,... ~,-- ,. fs.:rmer at Lud'wiP-slust, 3on of fa:rm8r Adam Draxel (31) and ~d.J. ,.. r.tr d. ric!l, horn a 4 Cont,,:iP- 21 November, 1R73, died at the same olA.cr~ 3 tovern- -r T 1 " . - 1 1 . 1 . b 1.. T. hl f ,., . . b t ~ o ... t,; ?.-~oo ': 1n,~ ..... ~r ancl ·. __ isa etr:a Hersc er, o 0onti"i,•:ig, orn a tne same plRce 13 June, 1~7R, died at the same pl;.1ce 20 1--larch, 1945 ( k1. l led by a shot in the hAad by the Infantry ~-.hen the Allied troops marched into Cont ".·.i. g). Childr,.:.n: a) Ot-~.o Draxel (35), born at Contwig 20 Au_:,:u st, 1904 (see helo1.-:). · b) Emma, borm at Contv--1.P.' 3 July, 1906, married (Hoffmann, of Obe:~auerhach). c) Helma, born at Cont~ig 8 November, 1921, married ~---,... ·h:rmanntraut, of ·".. orsch1.·1ei ler ) • (15) Otto Draxel, f2..rmer at Lu,:h~'igslust in Contwig, son of Daniel Draxel (34) and Charlotte Enkler, of Contwi~, born at the same nlace 20 August, 1904, missing in the Second ~-!orld itjar; m?.. rried at Cont·Pig 24 October, 1931 to imrna Bayr~r, d~.ughter of Jakoh Bayer and Luise Lau8r, of Bn.tt1.·;Giler, born a.t the same r,lA.ce 15 Octoho:;r, 1qn5, living in Contwi,e;, Ludwi_C"slust. Children: a) ~·lerner D:ra.:rel, born at Contwi.!; 11 September, 1932. b) il.udi Dra~xe l, born at Contwi.t?: 28 Arri 1_, 19?9 34 (32) Christian Dr-xel, -rarmer, son of Johann Henrich Drr~xel (23) and Lnise Scheffe, of £tiesch weiler, born at th~ same olace 12 November, 1836, died at Dellfeld 5 December, 1~97; married at Dellfeld 13 September 1864 to Elisahetha Huh-1r, of Dellfeld. Children: a) ~lisabetha, born at Dellfeld 5 July, Au~st, 1865. JP. llfmld lS S8_'0tember, r1_8f)8, disd at the san~e ·-olac•~ 6 Hay, 19L.8; r:•. 1.r:ried a.-:- Jell·~eln 3 Au:,ust, 1895 to Charlotte Sr--e:iald, d.~.uzhter of ~--h-i.lirp at i-!eirl.Alb--=:rg 1939 (cturinr! the evacuation ) - wi.trout children. di He:nrich, ho~n at Jellfeld 18 September, 1808, died at the 29 Octob~r, 1.~68. e) Ada."11 Draxel (36), horn at Dellfeld. 7 July, 187B ( see he low). (36) ArlP.m Draxel, ;-3on of c;hristian :Jr·-:v:el ( 32) ann 21~ sabc~tha Huber, of Jel7_feld, horn at. thP. sAme. nlace 7 July, 1R78, died at the same olace li, December, 1954; mar~ieri at Contwig 2 ~jeptember, 190:; to Ratha.rina H~ther, of ::.iotten bach, born at Bottenbach ·21 August, 1875, died at i~iedermoschel +6 july, 1950. Children: a) Elsa, born at Dell-feld 26 }~ay, 1906, l~i ving in t-!iedernoschel, baker and innkeeper; married at Niedermoschel 3 June, 1937 to Albert 1udol~h, son of jakob Rudolnh and,Charlotte Linn, of Niedermoschel ( Children: a) Volker Ruditlph, born at H.ockcnhau s;:n 2 Harch, 1939. b) Lothar ?L.l1doloh, born at the same place 27 ~tpril, 191!.0). b) Jakob Draxel, born at Dellfeld 25 Au.gt.1st, 1907, living in Dellfeld; marriert at Grosshundenbach 9 February, 1940 to Anna 0packe, dau~hter of Theobald :~oa.r.ke anri Ph·i lippine .-,inter, born at l'-:irkel 19 November, 1908 - 1:i thou t chj lrl.ren. c) Alfred Draxel ( 37), horn at :Je 11 f.,-~ ld 9 No~:-2mh8r, 1911 (see below). 35 (37) Alfred Dra.xel, son of Arlam Dr:-rrel (3.t,) and Katharina H~ther, of Dellfeld, born at thr-1 san1e nl;~ce 9 November, 1911, living in OhriP:heim, Kreis Frankenthal, married at the srune place 19 June, 1948 to ·,~ilheun'.ne Kolh, duaf1 htcr of ~:ichael Kol\l, n.nd Anna Klingel, horn at Obrigheim l January, 1920 (son: Alfred nraxel, born at Ol,righeim 7 December, 1948). (33) Jakoh Draxel IV, - f,rmer, son of Johann He_nrich Dra::el (?3) and Luise Scheffe, of ~i.iesch- • ,.1ei ler, horn at thP- s~;m~ nlace.. 9 Decemb;3r, 18L.3; died at the- same place 9 Dec~mher,- 1916: married at ~tieschVl;ei ler 9 December, 1R69 to r-~a.tharina Rosin, rt.~ue-hter of Henrich Hosin and Anna .ilis·.b~~tha Knerr, of Dell feld, r.orn at the s:~me ol;-:.ce 25 December, 191.t.6, died at ii.iesc:T eiler 2 ?eh.ruary, 1927. Children: a) Jp.. k.ob Dra.xel, farm'.:;r, born at Hiesch- weiler 15 rJovember, 1.~71, died in !"tie sch;...·ei ler 2 5 Au;~ st, l 9S0; .;nna ~chef f e, rlau_ghter- of Heinrich Schef.fe and l·iaria :..eonhardt, of ;~ieschi•:ei~_c r, born , at the sa..rne nl2.ce 9 J o.:riuary, 1S77, died at Riescrn ( ,.,h"' 1... .L: i ren•· 1) Custav (1898-1912). 2) im'Tla ( 1908-1948). 3) .Albert ( 1901- 1902). LJ Ot-i.o Draxel, born at ftieschweiler 11 November, 1902, died at the s~e DlP.ce 21 February, 19k.7; ma.rried at Itiesch·,:eiler 8 June, 1935 .L to Ida Stein, ctauo.:~ter of Friedrich S_ ein, farmer and l·iaria .i:;1isahctha second rr~arriaze to :.:i--:rnst St.alter, of Sta..1nbach) ( l cl~u.~hter: ~illi JrcJ.xel, horn at l-:iesch¼eiler 23 .November, 1936)) b) Aurust Jraxel (3°), born at j'liesch\·:eiler 10 r-:ay, 1R78 (s·-:e below). c) Herrn3.nn Dra)·.el, born at Riesch:·:eiler 113 Septemb,..r, 1885, living in H8beisch1-;eiler; married at H~heischweiler 31 December, 1929 to Sophie Isemann, daughter of cJakob n n Isernann and Maria Elisahetha Scherer, of Hohnnihlbach, born at the same place 30 April, lq94. - without children. (38) Au.gt.1st Dra.xel, farmer, son o.f Jakob Draxel IV. (33) and Katharina Rosin, of hieschweiler., born at +.he same place 10 :May, 1878, died 23 February, 1918 W. War II. in Alsace, he was in Landsturmmann, 3. Ers. Infantry Regiment 4. (earlier wa-s buried in the Protestant cemetery in Lutterbach, Grav.e 271, reburied at the cemetery of Cernai, Department Haut Rhin Grave 2009); married at Rieschweiler 6 February, 1904· to Emma Bayer, daughter of Jakob Bayer and . . Elisabetha Draxel, daughter of Christian Draxel (22) and Luise ~~olf, born at R~esch1,;eiler 14 December, 1_879, livin~ at Riesch1.•:eiler, Frie:ihofstrasse 105. Cr.ildren: a) Ernst :>ra:;.:el, farmer, born at Rieschweiler .?.O April, 19t)8, missing in Rumania during vi. :,Jar II; married at Riesch1.,:eiler 27 April, 19.35 to Anna }faria Keller, dau~hter of Jakob Keller and Elisabetha Pfeiffer, born at Rieschweiler 18 April., 1911, living in lties.chweiler, Friedho.fstrasse 105 (6:hild?""en: 1) Anna Elfriede, born at Rieschweiler 17 June, 1936; married a Kra11er, of Nassweiler), living in Hiescr~~-,eiler, 2) Gerda, born at Rieschweiier 19 January, l.9L.2). 1 b) J..iUl.T • se D' raxe 1 , ,oorn a t J.i.:_e.:,. sch 1i·:e1. . 1 er 15 l.ay,l·: 1.... 913 , 11 · ving. in. :.1.e.,.) . sc h we1.. 1_er, r •.,....,.:... SJ...... _ c-e 1 1 • H•Cl.U •.) v , L. - ,..J. ::i...., 0;: , married at Rieschweiler 4 November, 1934 to ~.:rnst hart- stirn, born. at Rieschweiler, died at the same nlace 1949. (Children: 1) Hilde;z.~::---d Hartstirn horn at Rieschweiler 8 June, 1938; married an, Alsch bach, of Riescin,.reiler 8 June, 1938. 3) Kartha Hartstirn, born at the same place 26 Ma.rch, 1942)14). NOTES 1compare Lutheran Church book Homburg page 171: "Quirinus Tragsel, ·farmer on Blithener Hoof" (Beeden bei Homburg), married 9 April, 1700 to Elisabetha, late Christoph Schmutzens widow, Reformed religion. (Child ren: 1) 1"1aria Elisabetha, ban~ised at Homhurg 5 Aur.ust, 1701. 2) Jo hann f.~artin, baptised at the same place 8 July, 1703). 37 2compare section Hanau-Licht8nberg number 132, State Archi V'. ~~ :~pcy(-::r - . and Kamofmann, Schweizer Einwanderer in Lernber~er Amt, Rings um den Horeb, 1951, page 4, sheet 8. 3comnare Church Book V~alsheim (Blies): :Magdalena., daughter of the late Peter Drachssel, farmer at t;irsch\o1eyler in Otweyler, married at Brei tfurt 30 !-~ay, 1730 to J ohanne·s Sutor (Suter,- Suder) of Breitfurt (~ot~ frn~ the Cantor. B~rn). 4Peter· Trachsel boug-ht on the 14 January, 1715 the inhe··itance of r his siste.rs Elisabeti-a and Veronika, both of whom were in the ar:-!J. of • Hanau-Lichtenber,g in DUchsweiler i.e. ( see Lemberger Brieforot.o~(o J. Le of 1715, 2:.tate Archives, Speyer). 5Compare Reformed Church Book of Annweiler: "Jakob Trachsel, resi- dent at 't-iodenbach, the mother's brother", godfather on 20 February, 1703 in Annweiler for Johann Jakob Seebach, son of Andreas Seebach and hargreth (Trachsel), and also with Barbara his wife and Johannes Hener, residents of Eodenbach. 6compa.re Section Lember?,er Briefprotokolle (4June, 1739), State Archi.'ves :3peye···: ,Johannes Traxel, now living in the Obersiebenthal on the Lenk in Canton :Sern., auc~ioned on 1.:. June, 1739 a piece of land he re ceived from his mother Anna Barbara wife of the late Jakob Trax0l of Rorl.alben. ?Compare reformed baptismal record at Lenk i.S., which is the bap- . . tj sm of ,Snsanna Katharina, baptised 1737, Susanna Magdalena, baptised 1739. and Johann Pete··"', baptised 1741 according to the'baptismal cert ificate issu·ed by Rever'3nrt t:illler of Pirmasens. The following godpar ents are listed: Heinrich SchiiH.fer of ~.. ~ei~enthal, ~sanna Catharina Arn Hoofml!nnin of Erlenbrunn (173.7), Rudolf Gebhard Hoofmann of.Kederich (1741) and Susanne 138rtsch, farmer's wife of Haansbrunn (1739). J8 8All the ent.ries for the Churc.h at N~nschi·:ei ler until 17~:; ( inclu:;ivrj) o.re int.he Reformed Church record of Rieschweiler and from 1726 on, in the Ref armed Church Book of f\.ltfnschweiler. 9The old church records of Hornbach (reformed 1647-1798, Lutheran 1707-17~9, Catholic 1697-1798) were comnletely destroyed by the war in 1939. Here are a few scattered notes concerning helchior Trachsel: Kelchior Draxel, of Grosssteinhausen, son of?, married Katharina hlisabehta ~chnd.dt, born at Dietrichin~en 1732, died 1801, 69 years old ( Standesam.tsregister • G:rossst.Pinhause!1 Akte 8/IX) (Child~en: 1) Anna r-·~aria Draxel, born about 1759, died at Mauschhach 2 Earch, 1816, 75 years old; married at !~1ausch bach to Paul \v.eher (he was the godfather in wa:isnausen on tr.e 13th of ~ebrua~y 17~0 for Anna Earia Teuscher, daughter of Bernhard Tc-:uscher of -~:'alsh:=:nsen and Anna l7aria Goldinger Taufpat.) .- 2) Ka.tharina J:..~c.:-::e:l, daughter of 1:elchior Draxel, Grosssteinhausen, married at ,·~alshausen 29 January, 17$8 to Johann Henrich ~prau, son of Johann Adam Sprau ½Hller at \-"lalshausen (compare Reformed Church record Nunschweiler). 3) ::::usanna Traxel of Grossst.einhau sen, married Phili po v-,e ber, stone-mason of !'-1au sch bach ( son: Christian ~-'ebe. ·,, marriediBrenschelbach 23 April, 1821). 4) Margarethe D~axel, born 1758, died at Grosssteinhausen 4 c!anuary, 1814, 56 years old; married Paul Herbruck (compare Standesamtsregister Gross stej_nhausen 2/14). 10compare Church Book Rieschweiler: "legitimate daughter of Christ ian Trachsel, former resident at Steinhausen." 11Cornnare Reformed Church Book L'1intei-•bach: Nickel- Hoffmann, resi dent in Battweiler, married at 1-~interbach 14 April, 1744 to An.J1a Elisa bet1-a Velten, d·aughter of Schmiedes Nickel Velt~n o.f Battweiler. 12compare tr:e civil register of Massweiler (Children of the married 39 couole Lang: 1) Heinrich Lang, born 4 July, 1839 2) Elisabetha Lang, born 6 January, 1841. 3) Philipp Lang, born 26 January, 1843. 4) Daniel Lang., born 26 ~!ay, 1845. 5) Jakob Lang, born 20 November, 1847. 6) illj_se Lar,g, born 7 April, 1850. 7) Christian Lang, born 28 March, 1852. 8) Katharina Lang, born 42 April, 1855. 9) Magdalena Lang, born 11 September, 1857. 10) Adam Lang, born 9 December, 1859. 11) Karl Lang, born 28 June, 1863. ('" 1 3compare the civil, register of Rieschweiler (children of the married couple Veith): 1) Anna Vei~h,. born 4 January, 1877. 2) Luise Veith, born 11 November, 1879. 3) Emma Veith, born 8 October, 1881. 4) Katharina Veith, born 6 February, _1884. 5) Elisabetha Veith, born 13 June, 1886. 6) Bertha Veith, born 17 October, 1888. 7) Rosa Veith, born 19 July, 1891. 8) Albert Veith, born 29 April, 1894, retired senior teacher, county deputy and repre sentative in the provincial parliament, living· in Rieschweiler. 9) Karoline Veith, born 14 June, 1897. l/4 The following are scattered notes from the Reformed and Protestant church records of Contwig, Hornbach, and so forth. However, by my study I have not been able to place them in this book that I have done: 1) Drachsel, Anna, confinned in the Reformed church at Contwig 9 April, 1719. 2) Drachsel, Hans, shepherd at Truppacherhof; second marriage at Contwig 26 ~uly, 1718 to Barbara, the widow of Christian Schantz from Brenschelbach ( his first wife Anna died at Contwig 28 February, 1718). Childr~n: a) Anna Magdalena, baptized at Contw.i.g 28 February, 1718 (godparents: Christian Riehmann from Essweiler hof, Anna Magdelena from Kirschbacherhof). b) Anna Elisabetha, baptized at Contwig 2 August, 1719 (godparents: Johannes GrUnewaldt from Heydelbingen, Anna Barbara Sauerbronn, wife of Friedrich Sauerbronn, a butcher at Contwig., Anna Elisabetha Weber, daughter of Philipp Weber, miller in Cont-wig). c) Johann Christian, born at Contwig 14 March baptized at the same place 23 March, 1721 (godparents: Christian Messerle of Dietrichingen, Johannes· Fischer of Dietrichengen, Anna Regine and Anna Christina Grinnerin of Offwei- lertal). 3) Drachsel, Christian, servant in the service of our ~raceful lord, the ruler of Pyhl of 0ffweiler ( son of the deceased Hans Drachsel, formerly day-laborer from Truppacherhof), married at Contwig 2 December, 1737 to Elisabetha Roth, daughter of the deceased· ~olfgang Roth ·of Grindelwaldt, Canton Bern. 4) Drachsel, Christian, confirmed in the Reformed church of Cont~g 1723, from Heidelbingen. 5) Drachsel, Elisabetha, daughter of Peter Drachsel from Glahtalerhof and Charlotte Drachsel, married at NUnschweiler 11 ;uly, 1816 to Joharin Georg ~eber, son of Heinrich \~eber on the BHhren~iegel hffttebey Ninschweiler and of Anna Katharina Sieber. 2) Trachsel, Christen, from MllhliThurnen (compare Die Grosse Berner Auswanderung nach Brandenburg im Jahr . 1691 by Franz Moser. •iorked teacher in Fllrstenwalde a. d. Sprre, Archiv ftlr Seppenforschungund alle verwandten Gebiete, 1937, p. 215). 41 INDEX OF NAMES Alschbach, 24 Gast, 14 Andrie, 15 Gebhard, ·24 Arn(d)ll, 24 Oeimer, 18 Auerbacher, 7 Gehlbach, 17, 19 Gelbach (see Gehlbach) Backhaus, 22 Gingrich, 22 ~~hr (see Beer, P-ehr) Glan, 15, 20 B~ler (see B8ler, B8hler) Glahn (see Glan) Barth," 11 Gleissner, 18 Bauer, 18 G8ller, 16 Baus, 14 G6lter, 15, I7J Sayer, 19, 20, 22, 23 Goldinger, 24 Beer tsee B!hr, Behr) Grinner (also Grflner, Grtlnich, Gruenig, Behr, 14, 15 G~nig, Grttny) Berchten, 11 Gross, 21 Berger, 10 Grfi.newald, 25 Bertsch, 24 GrUner (see Grttnig) Eieriser 10 Grtfnich (see Grlfnig) Blatt(en), 10, 11 Grtfnig, 14, 25 BBhler, 6, 14 Grcfny (see Grw'inig) B6ler (see B!ler, EBhler) Gungsel, 10 Bartsch (see Bertsch) Gut (see Guth, Gutt) Bollinger, 15 Guth, 14., 15, 16, 19, 20·, 22 Braun, 12 Gutt (see Guth) Brengel, 10 Bringel (see Brengel) Hahn, 21 Bringold (see Brengel) Hammel, 21 Brutsch, 18 Hartstirn, 24 fuchheit, 14, 15 Hasemann., 18, 20 ~uchmann, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20 Rener, 24 Herbruck, 25 . Christ, 17 Herschler, 22 Cordier, 15· Hoch, 16, 19 Crusius, 20 H8h, 20 H6hler, 21 Dat"..ner, 18 Hofman (see Hoffmann) Dauber, 20 Hoffmann, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 25 Denger, 22 Hoschar, 21 · Huber, 23 Egger, 14 Hudlet, 22 Ehrmanntraut, 22 Httther, 23 Enkler, 22 Hundsecker, 10 Entzer, 15 Hunsecker (see Hundsecker, also Hunsicker) Euler, 15 Isemann, 16, 17., .19, 23 Felder, 20 Feller, 16 Jaggi, 10 Fink, 18 Fischer, 16, 17, 19, 22, 25 KM.mpf, 16 Forster, .14 Kau, 21 Freydinger, 10 Keller~ 15, 20, 21, 23, 24 Fricker, 21 Kennel, 14 Kettenring, 22 Rung, 19 Kiefer, 18, 21 Kiener (see Kffhner) Sagessmann, 14, 15 Kirsner, 14 Sauerbronn, 25 Klein, 18, 19, 20, 21 Schifer, 11, 17, 24 Klingel, 23 SchHrer (see Scherer, also Sch!hrer) Knerr, 23 Schantz, 25 Koch, 18 Scheffe, 16, 20, 22, 23 K8nig, 11 Scheppler, 17 Kohl, 23 Scherer, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23 Kr1!mer, 11 Scr1'llid, 14 Kramer, 23 Schmidt, 10, 15, 18, 19, 20, 24 Ktthner, 14 Schmitt, 14, 15 Kullmann, 18 Schmutz, 24 Schneble, 21 Lammersdorf, 6, 7 Schoch, 18 Lang, 12, 17, 25 Schwab, 17, 18 .Laudemann, 20 Sch~'cl.rt z, 18 Lauer, 17, 19, 22 Seebach, 11, 24 Leonhardt, 20, 21, 23 Seebald, 23 von Lerber, 8 Seferin (also Severin oder Sefrin), 15 Linn, 23 Sieber, 10, 21, 25 Lipps, 9 Siegl, 6 Spacke, 23 Mauss, 17 ~prau, 24 Messerle, 25 Staller, 11 Metz, 19 Sta+ter, 22, 23 Moser, 17, 25 Stauch, 21 M~ller, 14, 18, 21, 24, 25 Stauder, 17~ 19 Stegner, 15 Neulist, 22 Stein, 20, 21, 23 Neumttller, 16 Stenger, 12 Stephan, 21 Oberer, 20 Stephani, 7 Stichler, 21 Pauli, 14 Stock, 15, 20 Penninger, 21 Stoffel, 20 Pfeiffer, 20, 24 Suder, 24 Pfund, 10 Stiss, 17, 18 Planalt, 12 Suter (see Suder) von Pyhl, 25 Sutor ( see _Suder) Rauch, 16 Teuscher, 24 Reber, 18 Theiss, 9 Reib (see Rrfb, Rub) Theison, 17, 21 Riehmann., 25 'lrachseler, 6 Riem, 15 Tragsel, 24 Rohrbach(er), 14 Traxel, 6'. Rosin, 23 Trachsel, 6 Rossy, 17 Roth, 15, 25 Veit (see Veith) Rub (see Rab) Veith, 16, 20, 25 Rudolpn, 23 Velten, 25 Rttb, 10, 11 Vest(en), 11 43 Volkemer, 22 Voltz, 17 Vorster (see Forster) Warner, 14, 20, 23 Weber, 20, 23, 24, 25 Weidler, 15, 19 Weidtmann, 14 -··•·...... -~ ,..,,.. , .. .. ,.-:.i...-·1, ~ .... ~ ... ., 17 1deitzel, 16 Wendel, 11 ~-· erner, 22 Weydmann ( see lt!eidtmann) Weymann, 15 Weymnamrn ( see ,\:einmann) Wild, 17 Winter,· 23 l1ittmann, 11 Wolf, 15, 20, 21, 23 44 INDEX OF PLACES Albersweiler,·7 Htsheint1d, 21, 22· Althornbach, 14, 19 H8heischweiler, 23 /unorbach, 9 H8hfr8schcn, 20 Annweiler, 11, 24 H8hmtthlbach, lJ, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22 Homburg (Saar), 6, 14, 20, 24 Blirenhtttte (near Nnnschweiler), 25 Hornbach, 13, 14, 17, 24, 25 P~renziegelhHtte {see BMrenh~tte) rrundsbach, 12 32.ttweile:r, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 25 Beeden (Stadtteil von Homburg/Saar), 24 Iggelheim, 9 Berg (Niederbayern), 21 . Bern (Schweiz); 6, 7, 8, 15, 24, 25 Kaiserslautern, 5 Birstein, 7 · Kederich (see Ketterich~of) Bottenbach, 21, 23 Ketterichhof, 11, 24 Brandenburg (Havel), 25 Kirkel, 23 Breitfurt, 10, 24 Kirchenthurnen (Schweiz), 6 Erenschelb~ch, 25 Kirrberg, 14 Bruhl (near K81n a. Rh.), 18 Kirschbacherhof, 25 Buchsweiler i. E., 11, 24 Kleinsteinhausen, 13, 15, 19, 25 Burgalben, 11, 21 KneispenmYhle, 16 Knonau (Schweiz), 14 16 Cernai (Frankreich), 23 Konolfingen (Schweiz~, 6 Contw:i.g, 8,. 13, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25 Landstuhl, 20 Dellfeld, 13, 15, 18, 20, 23 La.ngendiebach, 6, 7 Diesbach (Schweiz), 15 Langmtihle, 12 · Dietrichingen, 14, 24, 25 Lernberg (Pfalz), 6, 11, 12 Lenk i.S. (Schweiz), 6, 7~ 9, 10, 11, 24 Erlenbrunn, 11, 12, 24 Ludwigslust (near ContwigJ, 22 Essweilerhof, 25 Intterbach i.E., 23 Frutigen (Schweiz), 11 Massweiler, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25 F~rstenwalde (a.d. Spree), 25 Mauschbach, 17, 24, 25 Modenbach, 11, 24 Giessen, 6 Modenbacherhof, 11 Glantalerhof, 25 Mtihlethurnen (Schweiz), 6t 13, 14, 25 Grindelwald (Schweiz), 25 Mffhlbach (see HBhmit.hlbachJ Grossbundenbach, 23 Grosssteinhausen, 21, 24, 25 . Neustadt a~d. Weinstrasse, 9 Grdndelwald (see Grindelwald) Niederauerbach ~Stadtteil Zweibrucken), Guttenb:runn (Schweiz), 11 17, 22. Niedermohr, 22 Hanau, 6 Niedermoschel, 23: Hanau-Lichtenberg, 24 N6nschweiler, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25 Hassloch, 5, 9 Heidelberg, 23 Oberauerbach, 22 Heidelbingcn (see Heidelbingerhof) 0berbexbach, 18 Heidelbingerhof, 25 Oberhausen (near Wallhalben), 18 Herschberg, 20, 21 0berlondern (see Oberlunnern) Hettenhausen, 18 0berlunnern (Schweiz), 14 Hinterfultingen (Schweiz), 14 0bersimrnental, ~ Hinterweidenthal, 11, 24 Obfelden (Schweiz), 16 Hitscherhof, 16, 17, 19 · Obrigheim~ 13, 23 Offweilerhof, 25 Offweiler, (see Offweilerhof) Offwcilertal (see Offweilerhof) Pirmasens, 11, 13, 21, 22, 24 Ransbrunn, 14, 24 Rickesberg (see Riggisberg) Rieschweiler, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 to·25 Rigp,isberg (Schweiz), 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 16 Rockenhausen, 23 Rodalben, 24 " Rilep,gisberg (Schweiz), 6, ?, 14 R~rckisberg ( see Riggisberg oder Rl!.eggisberg) .Saargemtf nd, 17, 18 Scharrhof (near 1'iallhalben), 18 Scri.. fferst.adt, 21 Schltichtern, 7 Schv1arzenburg (Schweiz), 6 Seftigen (Schweiz), 6 Sintten, 11 Speyer a.Rh., 9, 21, 24 St2..mbach, 23 Steinhausen (see Kleinbzw. Grosssteinhausen) St. Stephan (Schweiz), 10 Stockbornerhof, 19 Taussen (see Toussen) Thaleischweiler, 13, 18, 19 Thorishaus (Bern), 16 Trippstadt, 11 Truppacherhof, 22, 25 ~·!aldfischbach, 20 Wallhalben, 18 Walshausen, 15, 24 Walsheim (Blies), 6, 10, 24 Wat twill (Sch·weiz), 6 ·~·Terrenheim, 18 Weidenthal ( see. Hinterweidenthal) Winterbach, 13., 14, 16, 25 Wirschweiler (Kreis Ottweiler), 24 l'l8rschweiler (Kreis St. Ingbert), 22 W8rth i.E., 16 Wolre·rsheim, 1, 6, 10 Ztfrich, 16 Zweibnfcken, 6, ?, 9, 15, 19, 22