Translation of German marriage record into English.

Question

My ancestors Hans Christoph Ritter & Eva Ketterle married 6 Jun 1713 in Walldorf.                                                          In the Eppingen Ortssippenbuch:

Hans Christoph Ritter married second Eva Margarete Dörzenbacher on 13 Nov 1734 in Eppingen, and

Eva Ketterle married second Johann Bernhard Christoph Kretzler on 13 Jun 1730 in Eppingen.

Were they divorced?

I don't have access to Hans Christoph Ritter and Eva Margarete Dörzenbacher's marriage.

Eva Ketterle's marriage to Johann Bernhard Christoph Kretzler is here, can someone please translate it for me to see if she is divorced?

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS43-HNBP?cc=3015626&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQPDD-Y63R

(Year 1730, Page 16, 2nd marriage entry down from top of page. FHL film 1189090.)

Answer 1

Hey C., here is what the record says:

Transkription: [1730] ''Johann Bernhard Christoph Kretzler, Hufschmied, Jacob Kretzlers, gewesenen Bürgers zu Ordruf in Thüringen ehel. Sohn; u. Frau Eva Ritterin, weyl. H. Christoph Ritters, GerichtsVerwandten allhier, hinterlaßene Wittib, wurden nach gehöriger proclamation copulirt den 13. Junii.''

Translation: "Johann Bernhard Christoph Kretzler, Farrier, legitimate son of Jacob Kretzler, former citizen in Ohrdruf in Thuringia; and Mrs. Eva Ritter, widow of the late Mr. Christoph Ritter, alderman here; got married on June 13^th 1730 after proper proclamation."

So it seems the husband was dead already. It therefore depends on how much you trust the source for the second marriage. If he indeed would have married in Eppingen, the marriage would have to be in the same book, which it isn't. More research is needed, but it seems the second marriage is wrong.

Comments

Thank you so much Danny!!! I will try and get access to Hans Christoph Ritter's marriage later, after I have made a list of all the entries I want looked up on the church record. Perhaps it is his son's marriage instead of his. Thanks again.