Names from Eberbach-Seltz Microfilm

Eberbach-Seltz, Bas-Rhin, Alsace - Families and Names from Records
Compiled by Brian J. Smith

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Eberbach-Seltz is a village in Bas-Rhin (Alsace), France. Note that it is not far from a different community named Eberbach-Woerth. This web page is about Eberbach-Seltz.

Families

LORENTZ-WALTER - Jean LORENTZ and Elisabeth WALTER, 1821

Married 01-Sep-1821 in Eberbach-Seltz
Jean LORENTZ
- Born 19-Feb-1798 in Eberbach-Seltz
- Son of Jean LORENTZ and Anne Marie STOLTZ
Elisabeth WALTER
- Born 07-Nivo-y.5 (27-Dec-1796) in Eberbach-Seltz
- Daughter of Louis WALTER and Marguerite MÜLLER
Children (born in Eberbach-Seltz):
- Joseph, b.16-Jan-1822
- Marguerite, b.30-Mar-1823
- Jean, b.04-Dec-1824
- Marie Anne, b.05-Feb-1827
  - Married Francis STAEBELL 24-Feb-1852 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Buffalo, New York
  - For more, see the entry for STAEBELL-LORENTZ on the Stundwiller Families page
- Elisabeth, b.14-Oct-1828
  - Married Jean NIEDERLANDER 07-Feb-1853 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Buffalo, New York
- Catherine, b.04-Jun-1831
- Jean Michel, b.27-Dec-1833
From the 1836 census, in Eberbach-Seltz:
- This family is not found in the 1836 census
Emigration:
- Estimated emigration was in 1834-1837, some time between
  - 27-Dec-1833 birth of son Jean Michel in Eberbach-Seltz
  - Birth of Cecilia in New York, 13 years before the 1850 U.S. census (i.e., ca.1837)
- 1850 U.S. Census, in Buffalo Ward 4, New York:
  - LORENZ: John 25, Susana 26, John 1
    - Living next door to John (senior) and Elisabeth LORENZ
    - Dwelling# 24, family #33, image 4 of 378
    - Adult John born in France; Susana born in Prussia; child John born in New York
  - LORENZ: John senior 53, Elisabeth 54, Joseph 28, Michael 16, Cecilia 13, Louis 10
    - Dwelling# 25, family #34, image 4 of 378
    - All except Cecilia and Louis born in France; Cecilia and Louis born in New York
    - Elisabeth and Joseph cannot read and write
  - NIEDERLANDER: John 20, Elisabeth 20, Elisabeth 3/12
    - Living in the household of John (senior) and Elisabeth LORENZ
    - Dwelling# 25, family #35, image 4 of 378
    - Adults born in France; baby born in New York
  - KIEFER: Joseph 27, Margaret 27, John 1, Theresia 5/12
    - Living in the household of John (senior) and Elisabeth LORENZ
    - Dwelling# 25, family #36, image 4 of 378
    - Adults born in France; babies born in New York
    - Margaret cannot read and write
- 1855 New York State Census, in Buffalo:
  - LORENZ: John 58, Elisbeth 59, Micheal 21, Louis 18, Sarah 16
    - Buffalo Ward 5, dwelling #580, family #844, image 45 of 56
    - All except Sarah born in Germany; Sarah born in Erie County
      - Discrepancy about Louis's place of birth:
        1850 says New York, 1855 says Germany
    - Living 18 years in this place
  - KEAFFER: Joseph 31, Margret 31, John 7, Terace 5
    - Living in the household of John and Elisbeth LORENZ
    - Buffalo Ward 5, dwelling #580, family #845, image 45 of 56
    - Adults born in Germany; Children born in Erie County
    - Joseph living 24 years in this place
    - Margret living 19 years in this place
  - LORENZ: John 30, Susana 31, John 7, Charl 3, Susana 8/12
    - Living next door to John and Elisbeth LORENZ
    - Buffalo Ward 5, dwelling #581, family #847, image 45 of 56
    - Adults born in Germany; Children born in Erie County
    - John living 18 years in this place
    - Susana living 21 years in this place
  - NIEDERLANDER: John 26, Elizabetha 26, Elizabetha 5, Sarah 3
    - Buffalo Ward 4, dwelling #793, family #1276, image 72 of 94
    - Adults born in France; children born in New York
    - John living 22 years in this place
    - Susana living 19 years in this place

ROYER-MEYER - Balthasar ROYER and Barbe MEYER, 1813

Married 13-Sep-1813
Balthasar ROYER
- Son of Bernard ROYER and Regine SCHWARTZ of Eberbach-Seltz
- Born 07-Oct-1792 in Eberbach-Seltz
Barbe MEYER
- Daughter of Bathasar MEYER and Elisabeth ROBIN of Eberbach-Seltz
- Born 08-Feb-1793 in Eberbach-Seltz
Children (born in Eberbach-Seltz):
- Balthasar, 23-Sep-1833
From the 1836 census, in Eberbach-Seltz:
- ROYER: Balthazar 43, Barbe 44 (nee MEYER), Gaspard 32, Bernard 20, Michel 13, Balthazar 3
  - Gaspard is "Soldat au 37e régiment de Ligne"
- Living in the same household:
  - MEYER: Antoine 49, Barbe 26
Emigration of son Balthasar:
- Ship Middlesex, arriving in New Orleans 13-Mar-1852 from Le Havre:
  - RAUER: Balthasard 18; from Baden (#160)
- From a note by Michael Gordon Royer on the "Tidbits 14" page on Rootsweb.com:
  - Michel Royer came to the U.S. with cousin Baltz in 1852 through New Orleans, then to St. Louis, Illinois, and finally Kansas
- Research by Brian J. Smith:
  - Michel Royer, the "cousin" who immigrated with Balthasar ROYER, is the son of Michel ROYER and Marguerite VOGEL of Soufflenheim, Bas-Rhin, Alsace
  - Balthasar and Michel are not first cousins. I have not determined how they are related.
- From the "Warren Family Tree" by Plumberjmiller on Ancestry.com:
  - Balthasar (Balthazer) died 09-Oct-1911 in Osage County, Kansas

SCHALL-FUHRMANN - Antoine SCHALL and Catherine FUHRMANN, 1823

Married 23-Nov-1823
Children:
- Laurent, b.10-Sep-1816 in Eberbach-Seltz
  - Married Genevieve LEHMANN 1844 in Soufflenheim
- Marie Anne, b.ca.1820
- Reine, b.ca.1827
- Barbe, b.ca.1830
From the 1836 census, in Eberbach-Seltz:
- SCHALL: Antoine 54, Catherine 50 (nee FUHRMANN), Laurent 20, Marie Anne 16, Reine 9, Barbe 6

SCHALL-GRAUSS - Joseph SCHALL and Marie Eve GRAUSS, ca.1799

Joseph SCHALL
- After the death of Marie Eve GRAUSS he married Francoise ZIMMERMANN in 1808
Marie Eve GRAUSS
- Died 28-Jul-1806
Children:
- Joseph, b.03-Mess-y.9 (22-Jun-1801) in Eberbach-Seltz
  - Married Marie Anne OHL 1822 in Schwabwiller
  - Married Marie Anne MESSNER 1824 in Soufflenheim

SCHALL-ZIMMERMANN - Joseph SCHALL and Francoise ZIMMERMANN, 1808

Married 07-Jan-1808 in Croettwiller
Joseph SCHALL
- Son of Antoine SCHALL and Marie Anne AMBOS(?) of Eberbach-Seltz
- Born in Eberbach-Seltz
- Age 27 years 4 months 25 days on 07-Jan-1808
- His first wife was Marie Eve GRAUSS, who died 28-Jul-1806
Francoise ZIMMERMANN
- Daughter of Joseph ZIMMERMANN and Anne Marie BOCKENMEYER
- Born in Croettwiller
- Age 28 years 2 months 1 day on 07-Jan-1808
Children:
- Jean, b.13-Oct-1810 in Eberbach-Seltz
Emigration of son Jean:
- Ship Lausanne, arriving in New York on 06-Sep-1839:
  - SCHALL: Jean 29
    - He is traveling with his step-brother Joseph SCHALL and his wife Marie Anne MESSNER of Soufflenheim

ZIMMERMANN-ARTH - Mathieu ZIMMERMANN and Madelaine ARTH, 1817

Married 31-Dec-1817 in Eberbach-Seltz
Mathieu ZIMMERMANN
- Born 24-Feb-1787 in Croettwiller
- Son of Philippe ZIMMERMANN and Anne Marie KAST
Madelaine ARTH
- Born 07-Jan-1794 in Eberbach-Seltz
- Daughter of George ARTH and Catherine GIESS
Children (born in Eberbach-Seltz):
- Gérard, b.ca.1819
- Mathieu, b.ca.1820, died 25-Dec-1835 in Eberbach-Seltz
- Elisabeth, b.18-Oct-1824
  - Married Michael REICHERT 20-Nov-1851 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Buffalo, New York
- Valentin, b.24-Apr-1830
- Gaspard, b.23-May-1837
From the 1836 census, in Eberbach-Seltz:
- ZIMMERMANN: Mathieu 48, Madeleine 46 (nee ARTH), Gérard 17, Elisabeth 8, Valentin 6
From the 1841, 1846, and 1851 census, in Eberbach-Seltz:
- I do not find the ZIMMERMANN family in these censuses.
From the civil records of Bas-Rhin:
- In the records of Eberbach-Seltz, the last civil record about this family that I can find is the 23-May-1837 birth of their son Gaspard. I checked the records from that date until 1872.
- I also checked the death records of these communities from 1833 through 1872 looking for members of this family, and found none: Croettwiller, Forstfeld, Trimbach.
Emigration:
- Ship Rhone, arriving in New York 17-Jun-1839
  - ZIMMERMAN: Mathias 52, Magdelena 44, Gerhard 20, Elisabeth 14, Vasintina 9, Caspard 2; from France

Records

Sources: Bas-Rhin Online Records

Births

13-Oct-1810 (p.8 of 11 of online images) - Jean SZALL
- Son of Joseph SZALL (age 29) and Francoise ZIMMERMANN
10-Sep-1816 - Laurent SCHALL
16-Jan-1822 #3 - Joseph LORENTZ
- Son of Jean LORENTZ (age 24) and Elisabeth WALTER
30-Mar-1823 #6 - Marguerite LORENTZ
- Daughter of Jean LORENTZ (age 25) and Elisabeth WALTER
18-Oct-1824 #12 - Elisabeth ZIMMERMANN
- Daughter of Mathieu ZIMMERMANN (age 40) and Madelaine ARTH
04-Dec-1824 #19 - Jean LORENZ
- Son of Jean LORENZ (age 27) and Elisabeth WALTER
05-Feb-1827 - Marie Anne LORENTZ
- Daughter of Jean LORENTZ the younger (age 29) and Elisabethe WALTER
14-Oct-1828 #16 - Elisabeth LORENTZ
- Daughter of Jean LORENTZ (age 30) and Elisabeth WALTER
24-Apr-1830 #10 - Valentin ZIMMERMANN
- Son of Mathieu ZIMMERMANN (age 43) and Madelaine ARTH (age 35)
04-Jun-1831 #9 - Catherine LORENTZ
- Daughter of Jean LORENTZ (age 33) and Elisabeth WALTER (age 34)
23-Sep-1833 #21 - Balthasar ROYER
- Son of Balthasar ROYER and Barbe MEYER
27-Dec-1833 #34 - Jean Michel LORENTZ
- Son of Jean LORENZ the younger (age 35) and Elisabeth WALTER (age 37)
23-May-1837 #13 - Gaspard ZIMMERMANN
- Son of Mathieu ZIMMERMANN (age 50) and Madeleine ARTH (age 43)

Marriages

13-Sep-1813 (#3) - Balthasar ROYER and Barbe MEYER
- Balthasar ROYER
  - Born 07-Oct-1792 in Eberbach
  - Living in Eberbach
  - Son of Bernard ROYER (absent) and Regine SCHWARTZ (present)
- Barbe MEYER
  - Born 08-Feb-1793 in Eberbach
  - Daughter of Bathasar MEYER (deceased) and Elisabeth ROBIN (present) of Eberbach
07-Feb-1815 - Pierre ROYER and Marie Salome SCHWARTZ
31-Dec-1817 #6 - Mathieu ZIMMERMANN and Madelaine ARTH
- Mathieu ZIMMERMANN
  - Born 24-Feb-1787 in Croettwiller
  - Living in Eberbach
  - Son of Philippe ZIMMERMANN (died 18-Jul-1811 in Trimbach) and Anne Marie KAST (present, living in Croettwiller)
- Madelaine ARTH
  - Born 07-Jan-1794 in Eberbach
  - Living in Forstfeld
  - Daughter of George ARTH (died 04-Aug-1793) and Catherine GIESS (died 07-Feb-1809)
01-Sep-1821 #4 - Jean LORENTZ and Elisabeth WALTER
- Jean LORENTZ
  - Born 19-Feb-1798 in Eberbach
  - Living in Eberbach
  - Son of Jean LORENTZ (present) and Anne Marie STOLTZ
- Elisabeth WALTER
  - Born 07-Nivo-y.5 in Eberbach
  - Living in Eberbach
  - Daughter of Louis WALTER (present) and Marguerite MÜLLER
23-Nov-1823 - Antoine SCHALL and Catherine FUHRMANN
06-Mar-1824 - Michel ROYER and Anne-Marie KOEBEL

Deaths

25-Dec-1835 #20 - Mathieu ZIMMERMANN
- Age 15
- Born in Eberbach
- Son of Mathieu ZIMMERMANN (age 49) and Madelaine ARTH (age 41)
22-Apr-1851 #8 - Jean LORENZ
- Age 95
- Born in Siegen
- Husband of Marie Anne STOLTZ
- Son of Jacques LORENZ (deceased) and unnamed mother (deceased) of Siegen

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