Good day everyone, I'm working on my Becker family from Waldulversheim. I was in Germany last spring researching for a month and loved it. But I couldn't find the correct place to look at the Waldulversheim records, so I'm back on Archion researching. My question is, how much did families move back in 1700 to 1850?
I know Frederick Becker who moved to Richfield, WI, lived in Waldulversheim, His father, also Frederick, moved to Waldulversheim from Biebelnheim. Frederick's father was Christoph Becker. I found seven of Christoph children in the records on Archion, including Christoph's marriage in Biebelnheim on 8 Jul 1773 to Anna Catharina Zimmer from Engelstadt. But I couldn't find Christoph's birth in Biebelnheim.
I believe one of his daughters Johanna Philippina Becker married a Georg Friedrich Koch and moved to Liedolsheim, this is her death record. ( Baden-Württemberg / Regional Church Archive Karlsruhe / Liedolsheim / Burials 1811 - 1859 [hard to read until 1837] )
The last part of this is, this Becker family moved to Richfield, WI, maybe three miles from Germantown, WI where another Becker family that came from Dorrebach lives. Since I can't find any Becker's in Biebelnheim prior to Christoph's marriage, I would think he lived somewhere else. Would Dorrebach be an appropriate place to search or to long of a distance? I was under the impression that families didn't move that much back then. Any insight or suggestions would be appreciated. Best Regards, Pete
I know Frederick Becker who moved to Richfield, WI, lived in Waldulversheim, His father, also Frederick, moved to Waldulversheim from Biebelnheim. Frederick's father was Christoph Becker. I found seven of Christoph children in the records on Archion, including Christoph's marriage in Biebelnheim on 8 Jul 1773 to Anna Catharina Zimmer from Engelstadt. But I couldn't find Christoph's birth in Biebelnheim.
I believe one of his daughters Johanna Philippina Becker married a Georg Friedrich Koch and moved to Liedolsheim, this is her death record. ( Baden-Württemberg / Regional Church Archive Karlsruhe / Liedolsheim / Burials 1811 - 1859 [hard to read until 1837] )
The last part of this is, this Becker family moved to Richfield, WI, maybe three miles from Germantown, WI where another Becker family that came from Dorrebach lives. Since I can't find any Becker's in Biebelnheim prior to Christoph's marriage, I would think he lived somewhere else. Would Dorrebach be an appropriate place to search or to long of a distance? I was under the impression that families didn't move that much back then. Any insight or suggestions would be appreciated. Best Regards, Pete