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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Scwechheimer Tree<\/h2>\n
The tree is a bit sketchy:<\/p>\n
Dates are only given on the maternal side.<\/p>\n I can try to build out a tree at Ancestry to see if I get anywhere.<\/p>\n I like this suggestion from an Ancestry Tree for Kurt Schwechheimer:<\/p>\n I have written to my mom’s Schwechheimer relative in Germany to see if this is the same Kurt that is in her tree.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, I see that the owner of the tree for Kurt Friedrich Schwechheimer is a match to my mother at ancestry.<\/p>\n This is a modest match. Here is Karin’s tree:<\/p>\n This tree is unlinked, so Ancestry is not working to see where our common ancestors are. I suppose that I could try and build out the Hirschenhof (maternal) part of Karin’s tree. Hopefully, the vital records are not in Russian for that time. Interesting, I already have a Smits tree going. It must be for a relative of Karin:<\/p>\n This is likely for Karin’s brother.<\/p>\n The go-to website is https:\/\/www.raduraksti.arhivi.lv\/. I’ll give that a shot. Here are the Church records for Linden:<\/p>\n However, I think that this is the wrong set of records. I believe that the first Linden below is correct:<\/p>\n Now I am noticing some discrepancies between the two trees above. One has Friedrich born in 1894 and one in 1896. Here is a Schwechheimer record from 1894:<\/p>\n Unfortunately, the record is in Russian. Does Mar mean March?<\/p>\n Meanwhile, I heard from my mom’s Schwechheimer match and Kurt is the same as Kurt Friedrich as I expected.<\/p>\n Entry #32 in the Linden Church records shows an Olga Helma born in 1902:<\/p>\n This entry goes on to the next page:<\/p>\n I’m going to make a guess that this is the correct Helma. This gives us two more names: Johann Jacob Nicolai Lutz and Emilie Friederike Lutz. Here the record keeper was nice enough to put the parents’ names into more understandable (to me) German.<\/p>\n I think that this Johann Jacob (second entry) fits the bill:<\/p>\n Here is the Ancestry transription:<\/p>\n The father’s middle name is abbreviated. Perhaps for Michael.<\/p>\n Here is Emilie Friederike in 1867:<\/p>\n I assume that the right side of the page are sponsors or godparents. The transcription adds the day and month:<\/p>\n Here are Emilie’s parents:<\/p>\n Here the initials before Johann Gustav Lutz are unclear to me. I suppose it could mean that he had been married before?<\/p>\n Above there is a slight discrepancy of the spelling of Gagnus and Gangnus – which is not unusual. I have a book on the Gangnus family which I take to be the correct spelling. It is by Gustav Gangnus written in 2003.<\/p>\n According to Gustav Gangnus’ useful book on page 71 Friederike was born 16 Mar 1843 and Georg Michael Lutz was born 24 Oct 1841:<\/p>\n I have Emilie born in 1867. I like this choice for Anna Catharina:<\/p>\n That would mean that Anna Catharina likely was married 1841 or before.<\/p>\n Here is a possibility for Michael:<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMy Version of the Schwechheimer Match Tree<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nMy Mom’s DNA Match with Karin at Ancestry<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nDelving into a Latvian Genealogical Website<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nLooking for Helma Lutz<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nFriederike AKA Anna Friederike Emilie Gangnus<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nLooking for Johann Gustav Lutz and Anna Catherine Gangnus<\/h3>\n
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