Genealogy
Church parish register
The church parish register of Werleshausen began in 1668.
List of old-established families in Werleshausen
| name | first recorded mention in parish register |
| Gerstenberg | Konrad Gerstenberg, born 1612, died 1694. The family had many members, also today |
| Semmelrodt | Christoph Semmelrodt, born 1695 |
| Fahrenbach | Johann Dietrich, born 1709 |
| Raake | Johannes Raake died 1699. Shepherd Johannes Raake came from Unterstein about 1830 |
| Otto | Augustin Otto lived 1656 - 1738 |
| Ebel | Thomas Ebel died 1715 |
| Ziegler | Facius Ziegler lived after 1648 |
| Kliebe | Teacher Joh. Christoph Kliebe came 1754 from Hebenshausen |
| Schelper | Carpenter Wolfgang Schelper came about 1750 |
| Lamsbach | Johann Daniel Lamsbach came at the end of 18th century |
| Krafft | Rudi Krafft was the first shoemaker in 1729 |
| Hofmann | Shoemaker Johannes Hofmann came 1789 from Hundelshausen |
| Wilhelm | Mason Johannes Wilhelm came 1780 |
| Lotze | Brothers Andreas and Konrad Lotze came from Birkenfelde |
| Brückmann | Johann Georg Brückmann was an usher at Hanstein castle His son Adam Justus married 1787 a wife from Werleshausen |
| Merker | Christian Merker came about 1830 |
| Ort | Zacharias Ort came from Wahlhausen |
| Arold | Louis Arold came from Rimbach |
Remark
Pastor Richter has published 1930 an essay about history and old-established
families in Werleshausen.
It includes more persons, their personal dates and their relationships.
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