Relation between Moritz and Jakob Ostermann

Question

I am looking for the relationship between Moritz Ostermann, born 1863 as son of merchant Isidor Ostermann in Meddersheim, and merchant Jakob Ostermann, born 1872 in Meddersheim. I suggest that they were brothers but have not found sourced evidence for that assumption. Thanks for any hints and links!

Answer 1

We already know the parents of Moritz Ostermann:

• Father: Isidor Ostermann; born before 24 Oct 1863 (probably between 1768 and 1848); deceased after 7 Aug 1888.
• Mother: Franziska nee Michel; born before 24 Oct 1863 (probably between 1813 and 1848); deceased after 7 Aug 1888.
• Both probably married.

And we know the parents of Jacob Ostermann:

• Eltern: Isidor und Franziska Ostermann geb. Michel

So they were brothers !!! 

Edit: Okay, I reveal the source … 

Suche nach jüdiSchen Spuren – StolperSteine in Bad SoBernheim

Comments

www.alemannia-judaica.de/meddersheim_friedhof.htm

Hier is the cemetary of Meddersheim with the grave stones of Isidor Ostermann and Franziska Ostermann. The one of Franziska is readable.

Isidors gravestone is better readable on https://www.blitzlichtkabinett.de/friedhöfe/friedhöfe-in-rlp-iv/.

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Moritz time as teacher in Bochum: "Mit der Zunahme der jüd. Bevölkerung stieg auch die Zahl der schulpflichtigen Kinder, so dass 1882 ein zweiter Lehrer eingestellt wurde: Moritz Ostermann aus Meddersheim in der Pfalz, der bis 1926 in Bochum unterrichtete (gest. 1929)."

https://www.lwl.org/hiko-download/HiKo_Neue_Folge_012_(2021).pdf

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This is amazing! Vielen herzlichen Dank!

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Follow-up question: Do you have a primary source for Jakob being the son of Isidor and Franziska? The 2020 essay "Stolpersteine in Bad Sobernheim" says so but without sourced evidence. Or did I overlook it?

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I don't have a primary source. There are some hints in the document or elsewhere:

• Frances Henry: If I remember correct, she was born as Franziska Ostermann as grandchild of Jacob Ostermann. I think she still lives in America, USA or Canada.
• Archiv Bad Sobernheim, but no concrete source.
• The birth registers and marriage registers of Meddersheim.
• Unfortunately no author of the document. But maybe the school can help. But the document is from 2020. Emanuel-Felke-Gymnasium, Poststraße 36, D-55566 Bad Sobernheim, +49 (0) 6751 930840, postmaster@emanuel-felke-gymnasium.de.

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I ordered Frances Henry‘s book „Nachbarn und Opfer“. Can‘t wait to see what genealogically relevant information it will provide …