Reimer Family Genealogy (Nörvenich, Germany)
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Surnames of those in my direct ancestral line appear in BOLD.
Descendants of Reinerus Reimer
1 Reinard Reimer b: Nov. 19, 1684 in Eggersheim d: Nov. 19, 1784 in Norvenich
.. + Margaretha Gartzens b: March, 1705 in Eggersheim m: Abt. 1730 d: 1775 in Eggersheim
........ 2 Mathies "Theis" Reimer b: Abt. 1734 in Eggersheim/Norvenich d: Oct. 2, 1792 in Eggersheim
............+ Elisabetha Brauns/Braurs b: Abt. 1738 in Norvenich m: Aug. 4, 1761 in St. Medardus Church, Norvenich
………… d: Feb. 17, 1779 in Norvenich
.............…... 3 Petru "Peter" Reimer b: Aug. 2, 1762 in Norvenich m: Jan. 21, 1798 in Hochkirchen d: unknown
..................... + Margaretha Wolff
Notes on Peter Reimer:
.............Baptismal sponsors were: Peter Reimer (uncle, b: 1742) and Anna Heinens Braurs.
.............…... 3 Adam Reimer b: Aug. 16, 1764 in Norvenich d: June 27, 1772 in Norvenich, Germany
.............…... 3 Frederic Reimer b: Dec. 9, 1766 in Norvenich, Germany d: unknown
.............…... 3 Johannes Reimer b: April 24, 1769 in Norvenich, Germany d: unknown
..................... + Maria Fransisca Huniger b: Abt. 1774 in Geich, Germany m: Jan. 22, 1797 in Norvenich d: unknown
Notes on Joannes Reimer:
.............Baptized at St. Medardus Church in Norvench, Nordrhein-Westphalen, Germany.
................................. 4 Anna Sybilla Reimer b: Oct. 8, 1797 in Norvenich d: May 25, 1875 in Hartford/Saint Lawrence, WI
.................................... + Gerardus "George" Kayser b: Aug. 25, 1796 in Dorweiler m: Sept. 8, 1821 d: Sept. 9, 1877 in WI
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................................. 4 Barbara Reimer b: 1801 in Norvenich, Germany d: unknown
.................................... + Peter Joseph Orhem (Orheim) m. June, 1824 in Norvenich, Germany
.............…... 3 Guillame "William" Reimer b: March 16, 1772 in Norvenich d: unknown
..................... + Marie Catherine Klinckhammer b: 1772 in Wahlen m: Sept. 11, 1806 in Norvenich d: unknown
.............…... 3 Edmund Reimer b: Oct. 23, 1773 in Norvenich d: Oct. 28, 1773 in Norvenich
.............…... 3 Guillaume "William" Reimer b: May 26, 1776 in Norvenich d: unknown
..................... + Anna Catharina Wagener
................................ 4 Peter Reimer
.............…... 3 Edmund Reimer b: Abt. 1778 in Norvenich d: unknown
........ 2 Anna Sophia Reimer b: Feb. 17, 1733/34/39 in Eggersheim d: unknown
........ 2 Catharina Reimer b: Nov. 4, 1736 in Eggersheim d: unknown
........ 2 Peter Reimer b: Aug. 5, 1742 in Eggersheim (Living in Norvenich in 1797) d: unknown
........ 2 Theodore Reimer b: July 24, 1745 in Eggersheim d: unknown
........ 2 Maria Anna Reimer b: July 24, 1745 in Eggersheim d: unknown
........ 2 Bertram Reimer b: March 8, 1747/48 in Eggersheim d: unknown
Descendants of Anna Sybilla Reimer/George Kayser
1 Anna Sybilla Reimer b: Oct. 8, 1797 in Norvenich d: May 25, 1875 in Hartford/Saint Lawrence, WI
.. + Gerardus "George" Kayser b: Aug. 25, 1796 in Dorweiler m: Sept. 8, 1821 in St. Medardus Church, Norvenich
….. d: Sept. 9, 1877 in Hartford/Saint Lawrence, WI
Notes on George and Anna Sybilla Kayser:
.............Both are buried at Saint Lawrence Catholic Cemetery.
.......... 2 Franziska Kaiser b: 1821 in Dorweiler, Germany d: Nov. 26, 1908 in Dodge County, WI
.............+ (unknown) Bauer
............ *2nd Husband of Franziska Kaiser:
.............+ Peter Rafenstein b: 1817 in Creverat, Germany m: June 13, 1842 in WI d: unknown
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.......... 2 Gerdruth "Gertrud" Kaiser b: July 26, 1824 in Dorweiler d: May 4, 1899 in Marshfield, WI
.............+ Heinrich "Henry" Doll b: Sept., 1823 in Rommelsheim June 2, 1850 in Richfield, WI d: Jan. 10, 1902 in Marshfield, WI
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.......... 2 Heinrich "Henry" Kaiser b: 1825 in Dorweiler, Nordrhein-Westphalen, Germany d: unknown
.............+ (unknown) Kapfer b: 1829 in Washington County, WI d: unknown
.......... 2 Friedrich "Fritz" Kaiser b: Nov. 03, 1826 in Dorweiler d: Aug. 16, 1896 in Yankton, SD
.............+ Maria Kapfer b: Feb. 10, 1835 in Potzendorf, France m: July 16, 1854 in Granville, WI d: Jan. 27, 1922 in Souix City, Iowa
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.......... 2 Margaretha Kaiser b: Sept. 8, 1834 in Dorweiler d: June 25, 1896 in Saint Lawrence, WI
.............+ Joseph Wenninger b: 1821/1822 in Germany d: June 21, 1870 in Saint Lawrence, WI
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............ *2nd Husband of Margaretha Kaiser:
.............+ Peter Strupp b: March 17, 1836 m: Aft. 1870 in Saint Lawrence, WI d: Sept. 15, 1905 in Addison, WI
.......... 2 Joseph Kayser b: Sept. 1, 1835 in Koln, Germany d: Feb. 12, 1893 in Fond du Lac, WI
.............+ Margaretha Reichert b: Dec. 29, 1836 in Bischberg, Bayern m: April 30, 1857 in Saint Lawrence Catholic Church,
………… St. Lawrence, WI d: June 12, 1917 in Fond du Lac, WI
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FAMILY ORIGINS
The surname Reimer was also spelled Riemer and Roemer. The family lived in Eggersheim, south of Hochkirchen, and Nörvenich in the North Rhine-Westphalia province. The family was Roman Catholic.
Nörvenich has a population of around 12,000. In 1794 the village population was 122, in 1885 it was 234, and in 2010 it remained 232.
The original St. Medardus Church of Nörvenich was destroyed in 1642. From 1658 to 1664, the church was re-built from scratch. This is where ancestors Mathias Reimer and Elizabetha Braurs were married in 1761. The three-brick building has a prominent West Tower and a closing three eastern choir. The pulpit, crafted in 1667, is a particularly outstanding testimony Baroque craftsmanship. The church features many more examples of Baroque art in the 17th Century, including the baptism, altars, and confessionals.
IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA
Gerhard and Anna Sybilla (Reimer) Kaiser were the emigrant ancestors, departing from LeHavre, France and arriving at the port of New York on May 12, 1851 on the ship Dorcas Prince. The listed destination was Ohio, but by the 1860 census the family had settled in Washington County, Wisconsin.
LIVING IN WISCONSIN
The family resided in Washington County, Wisconsin near Saint Lawrence and Addison, Wisconsin. The Saint Lawrence Catholic Church is located at the southeast corner of Hwy. 175 and Hwy. K in Saint Lawrence, Wisconsin. Saint Lawrence (different than St. Lawrence) is near Hartford in Washington County. The church was founded in 1846 by the Rev. Charles Schraudenbach, who was also the first resident pastor. The courthouse for Saint Lawrence was located in Port Washington. The current population is around 740 people. Addison is a tiny community in Washington County with a current population of around 3,000. It is still a farming community to this day. To the immediate east is Allenton. Further south are the larger communities of Hartford and Slinger.
SURNAME ORIGINS
The surname Reimer is from a Germanic personal name, a reduced form of Reinmar, composed of the elements hrud or "renown" and mari, or "fame".
The surname Gartz and its variants are likely derived from a locality. There is a place near Euskirchen in the Mechernich called Obergartzem, and in this place there are places called "Gartzemer Street" and "Gartzemer Way". This location is about 30 minutes south of where my ancestors lived.
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