Maria (Zähringer) Baumgartner (1828 - 1876)

Born 2 Aug 1828 in Schwanenbach, Vöhrenbach, Villingen, Baden, Deutscher Bund

Ancestors

Died 23 Jan 1876 at age 47 in Saint Nazianz, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Maria Zähringer was born in 1828^[1] as second child of Anton Zähringer and his wife Catharina Merz in Vöhrenbach, Baden.

In 1858 she worked as an embroiderer in Sentheim, Alsace, and got married to Louis Baumgartner (* 1 Nov 1826 in Bourbach le bas).^[2] The couple had a son of same name born on 2 June 1859.^[3]

On 23 Apr 1860 the three of them immigrated to the United States in New York on board the ship Hammonia coming from Hamburg.^[4]

The 1870 census shows the family living in Eaton in Manitovoc County, Wisconsin together with her father.^[5]

She passed away in 1876 at 47 years.^[6] Her husband survived her by 24 years.^[7]

Research notes

FindAGrave shows a marker that was placed on the grave in 2011 by the St. Nazianz Area Historical Society. It says:

MARIE BAUMGARTNER

NEE ZAEHRINGER

12-25-1823 -1-23-1876^[8]

The death date is backed up by a record in the death index.^[6] FindAGrave also refers to "death record Manitowoc 1-198".

Another record at FamilySearch mentions her age at death as 47,^[9] which implies a birth around 1829.

Louis Falge in his history book about Manitowoc County has her as well passing away with 47 years, but already in 1874, which leads to a birth in 1827, but still not in 1823/1824 as the marker implies. He also knew that "Miss Mary Zahringer" was "a daughter of Anton Zahringer, whose occupation it was to decorate the faces of clocks." ^[10] The 1870 census record has a calculated birth year of 1828 for her and 1794 for her father. ^[5]

FindAGrave mentions the village of Altglashütten as her birth place. In Neuglashütten, a village that belongs to the parish of Altglashütten one finds the birth of a Maria Zähringer on 25 December 1823, just like the marker implies. Her parents are Anton Zähringer (match!) and Magdalena Wasmer. Their occupation is "Bauersleute" meaning farmers, so no clock painting here, at least not as main occupation.^[11] Via marriage record^[12] one finds Antons birth, that was in 1885.^[13] Nine years of age difference for him is a lot, even for a census.

But there's more: The family book for the neighbouring village of Lenzkirch has this particular Maria Zähringer as second wife of Josef Hofmann (clock maker and merchant) including her birthdate and her death in 1901.^[14]

While separating these obviously two persons in FamilySearch's FamilyTree the author received a suggestion for a Maria Zähringer that was born 1828 in Vöhrenbach,^[1] about 50 km away from Altglashütten. Her father was named Anton, at the baptism of some of his children he was referred to as "Schildmaker" (clock cover painter) and basically all Zähringer that are found in St. Nazianz' early history^[15] can be found as his children.

Final puzzle piece is the marriage record of Maria and Louis Baumgartner of 28 Sep 1856 in Sentheim, Alsace. There one can clearly read the names of her parents.^[2]

Transcripts

Wedding

Heirat am 28.9.1856

Der Louis BAUMGARTH/BAUMGARTNER war fileur = Spinner, 30 Jahre alt, wohnhaft in Sentheim, geb. in Bourbach le bas (68290 Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut-Rhin, France), 1.11.1820 Sohn des Taglöhners Jean BAUMGARTNER, 60 J. alt, und der verst. Barbe WASEN/WASON + 14.10.1833 Sentheim. Der Vater hat eine Korrektur des Geburtsaktes vorgelegt, die bestätigt, dass Louis BAUMGARTH eben doch BAUMGARTNER heisst und wirklich sein Sohn ist.

Marie ZÄHRINGER ist Stickerin, vingt huit = 28 J. alt, wie aus dem beigefügten Geburtsschein hervorgeht. Tochter von Anton ZÄHRINGER, Taglöhner ohne bekannten Wohnort, und von Catherine MERZ, ohne Beruf, 54 J. alt, wohnhaft in Sentheim, sie ist bei der Heirat zugegen und stimmt ihr zu, der Vater ist abwesend.

1. Zeuge ist Charles EMBERGER, Spinner, 30j. alt, ein Verwandter des Bräutigams
2. Zeuge ist Darius? BAUMGARTNER, Spinner, 22 J. alt, Bruder des Bräutigams
3. Jacques FOLTZ, Eigentümer, 38 J. alt, nicht mit den Brautleuten verwandt
4. Jacques KIEFFER, Fabrikarbeiter, 34 J. alt, nicht mit den Brautleuten verwandt, alle wohnhaft in Sentheim

[all signing with surnames]^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Staatsarchiv Freiburg, L 10 Nr. 1026, Vöhrenbach VS; Katholische Gemeinde: Geburtenbuch 1810-1841, picture 139, #17
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Sentheim. Registres de l'état civil, Mariages 1793-1862, LDS microfilm 747561, (scan, translation provided by Colette Llorca)
3. ↑ Sentheim. Registres de l'état civil, Naissances 1840-1862, scan
4. ↑ "United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDSY-KG3 : 27 December 2014), Marie Baumgartner, 23 Apr 1860; citing Germans to America Passenger Data file, 1850-1897, Ship Hammonia, departed from Hamburg, arrived in New York, New York, New York, United States, NAID identifier 1746067, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN9G-RPG : 19 March 2020), Mary Baumgardner in entry for Louis Baumgardner, 1870.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Wisconsin Death Index, 1820-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJP7-8MQ : 12 December 2014), Marie Baumgartner, 23 Jan 1876; from "Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing p. 0185, volume 01, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, reel 048, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Vital Records Division, Madison.
7. ↑ "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLZN-2TL : 10 March 2018), Louis Baumgaertner, 1904; citing Death, St. Nazianz, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,306,211.
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #97761190
9. ↑ "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL4N-5NL : 10 March 2018), Maria Baumgartner, 1876; citing Death, St Nazian, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,306,210.
10. ↑ Louis Falge: "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin", 1911-1912, v.2, p.519-520, (scan)
11. ↑ Staatsarchiv Freiburg, L 10 Nr. 3533, Altglashütten, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) FR; Katholische Gemeinde: Standesbuch 1811-1869, picture 52, #1
12. ↑ "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J4T1-HYW : 23 February 2020), Anton Zehringer, 1816.
13. ↑ "Deutschland, Baden, Erzbistum Freiburg, katholische Kirchenbücher, 1678-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q1NR-D43Z : 16 January 2019), Antonius Zehringer, 7 Jan 1785; citing Baptism, Breitnau, Freiburg, Baden, Deutschland, , Erzbischöfliches Archiv Freiburg (Archbishop's Archives), Germany.
14. ↑ Max Weber: Bevölkerungsgeschichte im Hochschwarzwald - Quellen u. Forschungen aus d. Raum von Lenzkirch, Rombach, Freiburg im Breisgau, 1954, col. 44
15. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #177210309: "father of Maria Zaehringer Baumgartner, who was the wife of the first postmaster in St. Nazianz; might he also be the husband of Katharina Zaehringer and the father of Martin and Victoria?"