MARIA ANNA ELISABETH
RITTE
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.
Maria Anna Elisabeth
Ritte was born probably in Netze in 1755. Her
parents are unknown.
On July 31, 1777 she married Johannes Adam Fuchs
in Netze. He was the son of Balthasar Fuchs and Anna Elisabeth Bruckhauser
of Zuschen.
Netze is northwest of Zuschen about 20 miles. Adam
Fuchs was a miller. This trade was carried by
the Fuchs family into the 20th century.
There are 4 known children, but I'm sure there were more:
1. Alexander Fuchs, was born Dec. 26, 1777
in the Reiherbacher Mill, not far from Netze.
I believe there were other children born here but then
before 1783 his parents moved to Gellershausen where
the remaining children show up in the church records. Waldeckische
Ortsippenbucher Band 62
maybe # 3. Friedrich Fuchs born 1783 in
Gellershauser Mill
4, Johann Henrich Fuchs born Oct. 20, 1785
5. Johann Daniel Fuchs born June 25, 1793,
this date was struck through in the church records.
It is a long time between babies
6. Sohnlein Fuchs born and died 1795
The church records state that Elisabeth Ritte Fuchs
died of Marasmus on Oct. 24, 1818. She was 63 years
old. Her husband Adam Fuchs died 4 years
later on Nov. 29, 1822 of Marasmus at age 70 years.
Maramus is a severe protein deficiency malnutrition.
This certainly implies crop failure, economic depression,
or a combination of the two.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
If you know the answer please CONTACT US
1. Who were her parents?
2. What were the names and dates of
all their children?
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