Ancestral Occupational Outline

Some people who research their family history spend tremendous effort gathering birth, death, and marriage facts, but give little notice to what their ancestors did to provide for their "keep". Our ancestors were exactly like us in that they spent most of their waking hours in some type of work or occupation. Whether they kept house, farmed the land, or worked in a factory, they had a job to do. The occupations of our ancestors often tells us so much about their personalities. Here are the occupations of my ancestors. Note that several women in my family were working at a time when it was uncommon for them to be doing so —

Generation 4 (Great-grandparents): Josef Biterman (#8), farm operator and merchant; Gerszon Fuks (#10), capmaker and shopkeeper; Peter A. Kolb (#12), postal employee and clerk; Margaret Frank (#13), corsetiere; Joe Hirschboeck (#14), tavern owner/operator, machinist, and Navy veteran; Antonia Strablegg (#14), tavern operator and hospital chef.

Generation 5 (Great-great-grandparents): Mordko Biterman (#16), grain trader; Idel Lejb Golomb (#18), unknown; Szloma Fuks (#20), capmaker and shopkeeper; Zelman Czesny (#22), cooking oil producer; Peter Kolb (#24), laborer, soldier, cooper, and Civil War veteran; Joe Frank (#26), farmer and carpenter; George Hirschboeck (#28), solderer and assemblyman; Alois Strablegg (#30), butcher; Antonia Vehovar Strablegg Marsel (#31), tavern owner, innkeeper and chef.

Generation 6 (Great-great-great-grandparents): Josef Biterman (#32), peddler; Jankiel Adler (#34), grain peddler; Herszko Golomb (#36), unknown; Nuchym Kiper (#38), synagogue servant; Szymon Fuks (#40), peddler; Herszko Brumer (#42), unknown; Moszko Czesny (#44), unknown; Avrum Icek Lazer (#46), seller, possibly of vinegar; Peter Kolb (#48), farmer; Anton Pecher (#50), unknown; Theodor Frank (#52), farmer, carpenter, and wine merchant; Henry Doll (#54), farmer; George Vincenz Hirschboeck (#56), shoemaker and watchmaker; Josef Lemberger (#58), laborer and German soldier; Thekla Vogel Lemberger (#59), knitter and washer (knit layettes for German royalty); Josef Strablegg (#60), hotel owner/operator; Barbara Pilch (#61), hotel owner/operator; Johann Vehovar (#62), landowner.

Generation 7 (Great-great-great-great-grandfathers): Lejb Biterman (#64), worker/commerce; Aron Gruber (#66), worker/commerce; Srul Adler (#68), cattle slaughterer; Binyamin Szerer (#70), tenant/day laborer; Moszko Gran (#74), day laborer; Szejndla Szlomowicz (#75), day laborer; Srul Kiper (#76), unknown; Gershon (unknown) (#78), unknown; Sanel Fuks (#80), worker; Hersz Szok (#82), unknown; Lejb Brumer (#84), unknown; Ruchla Matis (#85), day laborer; Zysman Mahl (#86), unknown; Moszko Lejb Czesny (#88), unknown; Duwid Winograd (#90), unknown; Szmul Lazer (#92), seller; Duwid Zysberg (#94), investor and money lender; Peter Kolb (#96), farmer; Michael Buckenmeyer (#98), farmer; Johann Pecher (#100), farmer; Christian Krausz (#102), farmer; Ludwig Frank (#104), farmer; Hinrich Kelting (#106), farmer; Wilhelm Doll (#108), farmer; Gerhard Kaiser (#110), farmer; Sebastian Hirschboeck (#112), shoemaker, messenger, and clockmaker; Andreas Reichl (#114), blacksmith; Georg Lemberger (#116), shepherd; Josef Vogl (#118), farmer and carpenter; Franz Strableg (#120), butcher; Peter Pilch, miller (#122); Andreas Vehovar (#124), landowner and innkeeper; Franz Rath (#126), farmer.

Generation 8 (Great-great-great-great-great-grandfathers): Mordko Biterman, (#128), unknown; Moszko Gruber, (#132), unknown; Kasriel Adler (#136), unknown; Naftuli Borg (#138), baker; Szoj Szerer (#140), unknown; Jura Lang (#146), unknown; Josef Gran (#148), day laborer; Shlomo (unknown) (#150), unknown; Nusym Kiper (#152), unknown; Judka Fuks (#160), unknown; Lejb Kac (#162), unknown; Szmul Szok (#164), unknown; Berek Katz (#166), unknown; Gershon Matis (#170), unknown; Chaskel Lazar (#184), unknown; Lejb Ajzen (#186), unknown; Izrael Zysberg (#188), unknown; Icek Feferkorn (#190), unknown; Peter Kolb (#192), farmer, produced colza; Francois Louis Braa (#194), teacher; Jean Michel Buckenmeyer (#196), farmer; Augustin Meyer (#198), unknown; Johann Pecher (#200), farmer; Mathias Reizner (#202), unknown; Michael Krausz (#204), unknown; Stephan Beringer (#206), unknown; Johann Klufft (#210), unknown; Hinrich Kelting (#212), peat-bargee (shipman); Hinrich Schoof (#214), farmer; Petri Toll (#216), farmer; No ancestor (#218), N/A; Werner Kayser (#220), unknown; Johannes Reimer (#222), unknown; Damion Hirschbock (#224), shoemaker and messenger; Adam Mayer/Maier (#226), day laborer and half-farmer; Joseph Reichl (#228), blacksmith; Caspar Eisenbarth (#230), farmer; Peter Lemberger (#232), small holder (cultivating a small area of land); Michael Stoberl (#234), unknown; Johannes Michael Vogl (#236), unknown; Johann Pritzl (#238), weaver; Anton Strabernig (#240), butcher; Philip Povoden (#242), farmer; Johann Pilch (#244), miller; Markus Führer (#246), miller.

Generation 9 (Great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfathers): Lejzor Biterman (#256), unknown; Jukiel Borg (#276), unknown; Szymon Fuks (#320), unknown; Lejba Szok (#328), unknown; Icek Lazer (#368), unknown; Judka Fisz (#370), unknown; Cala Zysberg (#376), unknown; George Henri Louis Braa (#388), spelling/grammar teacher; Joannes Etienne Boehles (#390), tailor; Christian Buckenmeyer (#392), unknown; Johann Kaspar Lill (#402), magistrate; George Reizner (#404), unknown; Hinrich Schoof (#428), cottage-based farmer (three generations and cattle under one roof); Hinrich Koelln (#430), unknown; Everhardus Esch (#438), unknown; unknown; Johannes Kayser (#440), unknown; Gerhard Lipp (#442), unknown; Matheis Reimer (#444), unknown; Petri Honnigen (#446), unknown; Melchior Hirschbock (#448), shoemaker and messenger; Cosmas Reichl (#450), blacksmith; Cosmas Reichl (#456), blacksmith; Johann Schwinger (#458), weaver; Leonard Eisenbarth (#460), landlord, farmer, and lamb-keeper; Sebastian Zinkh (#462), unknown; Martin Lemberger (#464), unknown; Wolfgang Liebl (#466), weaver; Wolfgang Stoberl (#468), unknown; Johannes Georg Vogl (#472), teacher; Josef Traurig (#474), carpenter; Johann Pritzl (#476), weaver; Andreas Pirzl (#478), fisherman; Johann Pilch (#488), miller; Markus Führer (#492), miller.

Generation 10 (Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfathers): Yehuda Leib Biterman (#512), unknown; Shmuel Borg (#552), unknown; Icek Szok (#656), unknown; Ojzer Lazer (#736), unknown; Tewel Zysberg (#752), unknown; Franz Braa (#776), teacher; Joannes Ludovicus Frison (#778), wound doctor/surgeon; Jean Baptiste Boehles (#780), basket-maker; Andre Gabriel (#782), farmer; Hinrich School (#856), unknown; Benedix Ledigs (#858), unknown; Johann Kerp (#874), unknown; Theodorus Kayser (#880), unknown; Gord Schevens (#882), unknown; Heinrich Lipp (#884), unknown; Theis Vasbender (#886), unknown; Reinerus Reimer (#888), unknown; Albert Braun (#890), unknown; Wilhelm Honnigen (#892), unknown; Arnoldus Rath (#894), unknown; (unknown) Hirschbock (#896), shoemaker; Georgius Reichl (#900), blacksmith; Joseph Betz (#902), potter; Georgius Reichl (#912), blacksmith; Joseph Betz (#914), potter; Georg Balthasar Eisenbarth (#920), blacksmith; Michael Deibler/Deubler (#922), innkeeper; Michael Zinkh (#924), unknown; Hans George Deibler (#926), unknown; Jakob Lemberger (#928), innkeeper; Josef Müller (#930), mason; Simon Greil (#934), farmer; Georg Vogl (#944), unknown; Georg Neumayr (#946), coachman and wagonbuilder; Caspar Roszperger (#950), unknown; Johann Pritzel (#952), weaver and sexton; Wolfgang Peischl (#954), unknown; Johann Georg Sperl (#958), tailor; Oswald Pilch (#976), unknown; Simon Fuxhoffer (#978), unknown.

Generation 11 (Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfathers): Stephan Brah (#1552), unknown; Raymund Frison (#1556), wound doctor/surgeon; Johann Jakob Roth (#1558), unknown; Jacques Boehler (#1560), unknown; Pierre Schaeffer (#1562), unknown; Sebastien Gabriel (#1564), unknown; Jean Michel Hoffmann (#1566), unknown; Caspar Esser (#1758), unknown; Johannes Michael Kayser (#1760), unknown; Heinrich Schevens (#1764), unknown; Martin Vasbender (#1772), unknown; Johann Zimmer (#1774), unknown; Otto Gartz (#1778), unknown; Reiner Heinen (#1782), unknown; Johann Hoenigen (#1784), unknown; Ludwig Hagenlaeger (#1786), unknown; Michael Eisenbarth (#1840), surgeon at German hospitals.

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