Familie MAYER
Long-established family in the Swabian Remstal near Stuttgart – excellent source material
The Mayers were a long-established and reasonably wealthy winegrowing family in Großheppach. Friedrich Immanuel Mayer married his cousin Elisabethe Pauline Mayer in 1893.
The available source material is very good to excellent. In most of the surrounding Protestant villages, church records date back to the mid-16th century. Many civic sources are also available. These are mostly from private individuals from the mid-17th century, but in some cases even earlier. Such as recruiting resp. residents lists “Musterungslisten” from the 16th century.
My mother’s paternal ancestors were mostly winemakers, sometimes craftsmen. Marriages occurred within the village, rarely with someone from the neighboring village. Very rarely from further away. The average age of marriage was around 25. There were plenty of children, but infant mortality was also significantly higher. There were also repeated epidemics. Most notably, the pest, which claimed many lives. In the lower Remstal, for example, in 1596 (red dysentery), 1607 (pest), 1611 (pest), 1626 (the great pest), and 1635/36 (pest).
A detailed list can be found here in the form of a Kekulé-sorted ancestry list.
Hermann Jakob Mayer’s family tree must be divided into his four grandparents, as the width would not allow for a proper view.
Hermann Jakob MAYER, winemaker, fruit grower, fruit tree cultivator, and beekeeper in Großheppach, also known for his basket making skills, which he learned from traveling basketmakers.
* April 5, 1904, Großheppach
+ October 30, 1996, Großheppach
He married Sophie Marie STILZ on April 1, 1932, in Großheppach. See Stilz for more information.
Vater:
Friedrich Immanuel MAYER; citizen and winemaker in Großheppach
* 15.04.1863 Großheppach; + 08.11.1935 Großheppach
oo 02.02.1893 Großheppach
Mutter:
Elisabethe Pauline MAYER
* 16.04.1872 Großheppach; + 05.10.1945 Großheppach
Parents of Friedrich Immanuel MAYER:
Gotthilf Friedrich MAYER; winemaker und municipal council 1833-89 in Großheppach and brother of the Gottlieb Friedrich Mayer below
* 16.08.1834 Großheppach; + 18.04.1893 Großheppach
oo 30.04.1861 Großheppach
Christiane Katharine DURST
* 14.03.1836 Großheppach; + 23.01.1871 Großheppach
Parents of Elisabethe Pauline MAYER:
Gottlieb Friedrich MAYER; winemaker in Großheppach, brother or the Gotthilf Friedrich Mayer above
* 13.09.1836 Großheppach; + 29.11.1882 Großheppach
oo 01.09.1868 Großheppach
Elisabethe Friederika GIENGER
* 30.03.1843 Großheppach; + 30.10.1916 Großheppach
Below are the four family trees of the above-mentioned individuals. For a more detailed view, please click on the corresponding image and zoom in:
