Born in Margraviate of Baden-Durlach, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Son of Johann Melchior Auer
and Ursula (Hoggin) Auer
[uncertain]
Brother of
Johann Melchior Auer [half]
Husband of
Catharina Barbara (Matthias) Ours
— married
21 Jan 1738 in Wilferdingen, Karlsruhe, Margraviate of Baden-Durlach, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Descendants 
Father of
Johannes Gottfried (Auer) Ours and Sigmon Ours
Died about
at about age 88
in Hardy, Virginia
Profile managers:
Palatine Migration WikiTree 
[send private message], Mary Gilkerson [send private message], and Jerry Ours [send private message]
[send private message], Mary Gilkerson [send private message], and Jerry Ours [send private message]Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jan 2018
This page has been accessed 739 times.
| Elias (Auer) Ours was a Palatine Migrant. Join: Palatine Migration Project Discuss: palatine_migration |
Biography
Johann was born about 1700 in Germany. Johann, his wife Catharina Barbara Matthias and son Johannes Auer immigrated to America on 1 Oct 1753, arriving in Philadelphia from Hamburg on the ship Good Hope. After their arrival, they adopted the American spelling of Ours for their last name. He passed away in 1789.
Research Notes
- On the passenger list for the ship Good Hope, Johann identified himself as Elias Auer. Due to this, his preferred name has been set as Elias although there is no other proof this was his preferred name.
- Ursula Hoggin is marked as uncertain for the mother due to no sources to verify this. The only Ursula Hoggin that has been found, as of 21 Nov 2018, was born way too late to be the mother. This is not to say there is not an older Ursula Hoggin that could be the mother.
- Upon arriving in America, the Auer family adopted the surname Our(s), the American spelling of their name. The descendants of this specific family have all used the surname Ours.
- Common issues discovered during research are the immigrants being listed with their American name as their birth name instead of their true birth name from the country in which they were born. Also their have been times when the given name has also been replaced with the American name. In some cases the American surname has replaced the actual name of ancestors that did not immigrate.
Sources
- "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHQ6-4JJ : 11 February 2018), Johann Elias Auer in entry for Johannes Auer, 08 Nov 1739; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,238,362.
- "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCBN-S72 : 11 February 2018), Johann Elias Auer and Catharina Barbara Matthias, 21 Jan 1738; citing Evangelisch, Wilferdingen, Karlsruhe, Baden; FHL microfilm 1,238,362.
- Strassburger, Ralph Beaver. Pennsylvania German Pioneers. Vol. 1. 3 vols. Norristown, PA: Pennsylvania German Society, 1934. Accessed November 15, 2018. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006785559/Home. Elias Auer (Johann Elias Auer) arrival in America, 1 Oct 1753; Pg 574
Is Elias your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
a profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
a profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elias:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elias:
-
~3.12%
Jerry Ours
:
MyHeritage DNA
-
~1.56%
Ronald Reed :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HP5831232 [compare], yourDNAportal RON43d7c486, Ancestry member ron0724
-
~0.78%
Jim Morris :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UK9475575 [compare], Ancestry member jim_morris2831
-
~0.39%
Mo Braum :
23andMe, GEDmatch RC9753765 [compare], yourDNAportal MOR40ee0386
-
~0.39%
Janet (Nance) Sousa :
23andMe, GEDmatch M381221 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A917718 [compare], Ancestry member janet_sousa1
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B3797
-
~0.39%
Jim Miller :
23andMe, GEDmatch M492376 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Kim (Clendenin) Craven :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Kimcraven70
-
~0.39%
Mary (Gulish) Gilkerson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #AM36961
+
MyHeritage DNA
Images: 1
Featured Asian and Pacific Islander connections: Elias is 25 degrees from 今上 天皇, 20 degrees from Adrienne Clarkson, 23 degrees from Dwight Heine, 24 degrees from Dwayne Johnson, 21 degrees from Tupua Tamasese Lealofioaana, 19 degrees from Stacey Milbern, 21 degrees from Sono Osato, 31 degrees from 乾隆 愛新覺羅, 18 degrees from Ravi Shankar, 24 degrees from Taika Waititi, 20 degrees from Penny Wong and 16 degrees from Chang Bunker on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.
A > Auer | O > Ours > Johann Elias (Auer) Ours
Categories: Province of Pennsylvania, Immigrants from Holy Roman Empire | Good Hope, Arrived 1 October 1753 | Palatine Migrants
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1i1e6h
1700 Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany May I change birth place since I am profile manager
Is the location of birth you want to use in what is now known as Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany?
If so, you could include in the biography "in what is now known as....." along with an explanation of what source tells you this.
edited by Katherine (Cline) Cline-Bowman
The sources cited here indicate that he married and had at least one child in Wilferdingen, so it is reasonable to guess that he was born there (but it's not certain). At the time Wilferdingen apparently was in the Markgrafschaft (Margraviate) Baden-Durlach. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilferdingen it appears that Wilferdingen is now part of what might be called "greater Karlsruhe," but Wilferdingen seems to have existed long before Karlsruhe. Unless there is a source contemporary to his life that says he was born in Karlsruhe, it doesn't seem accurate to say he was born there.