Genealogy
Church parish register
The 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, |
| 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.
If you want get this essay, please send an email to
webmaster.
Access via Internet
Since March 2015 you can use the website
www.archion.de. This website was published by EKG (Evangelical Church in
Germany). A registration (with charges) is nessesary.
The following parish registers of Werleshausen were digitized:
1668 - 1979
1929 - 1759
1779 - 1803
1804 - 1832
1833 - 1907
