BALTHASAR FUCHS
THE STORY AS I KNOW IT
The Hartmann family can be traced in Gellershausen
bei
Wildungen,
Waldeck
region
of
Germany to at least mid 1700s. The
FAMILY of our Wilhelmina
Hartmann is given in the wonderful Waldeckische
Ortsippenbucher Band 62. (Hochgrebe, Heinrich;
Waldeckischer Geschichtsverein e.V. Bad Arolsen; 1998.
History of the village of Gellershausen. It
contains stories and photos of villages plus an extensive
index of family surnames and data taken mostly from Church
records. Written in German. Scott Hanson alerted me to the
book and Christa Siems provided us with the book
itself. The present administrator of the village, Herr
Muench, has also provided information I am
very grateful!
My word processor does not contain an umlaut. In
the subject's name are 2 u. Both should have an
umlaut. I apologize. the following information
was received from Herr Muench. It had been
written as part of a history of the Fuchs
family of Gellershausen by Frieda Ellenberg.
Balthasar Fuchs was
born in 1700 in Zuesten Waldeck, north of Bad Wildungen. I
do not know his parents. He was a farmer and a
miller. He is the first known miller of the Fuchs
family. The tradition extended into the 20th
century. On Nov. 1, 1731 he married Anna Elisabeth Brueckhauser.
She was from the village Zwesten south of Bad
Wildungen, Both villages are within 20 miles of
Gellershausen.
The couple lived their life in Zuschen. They had 8
known children:
1. Anna Gertrud Fuchs born Dec. 24, 1733
2. Johannes Fuchs born June 10, 1735
3. Katharine Elisabeth Fuchs born Dec. 8
1736
4. Anna Elisabeth Fuchs born may 12, 1738
5. Johannes Bernhard Fuchs born Sept 22, 1740
and died Sept 25, 1740
6. Anna Barbara Fuchs born Sept 1, 1744 and
died Sept 9 1744
7. Johannes Henrick Fuchs born Nov. 1, 1745
and died Nov. 7, 1745
8. Johannes Adam Fuchs born Oct 27, 1746, he
died Nov. 1822 in Gellershausen.
I hope that the first 4 children survived. As there
was no death date given in the Fuchs story it is a
good surmise. But how sad to lose 3 babies in a
row. Even the four years between #5 & 6 could
imply an illness or miscarriage. Perhaps Anna
was ill during this time or the family was having a hard
time.
It is not known when either Anna Elisabeth or her
husband, Balthasar died. They both died in
Zuschen, Waldeck.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
If you know the answer please CONTACT US
1. Who were her parents?
2. When did Anna and Balthasar die?
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