I'm trying to fill in the blanks on the attached document. B St. was a big help with some of it, bu
Thank you so much, B. St! I'm so impressed you could read that cramped handwriting. This really helps to fill in some of the blanks! I do still have a couple of blanks, and a couple of questions. (Please see new attachment with original images and translations. 1) After the father's name (Franz Jacob Bohnenblust) is the abbreviation "sel". I was told that this means deceased. It seems odd to me that it is written in the same hand and apparently the same time as the rest of this information. Is this a correct translation of "sel"? Also, next to the wife's name (Susanna Louise Scheurmann) it says "widow" and then something else followed by the date Feb 1862. Her husband died in 1860. Is this a reference to her second marriage on Feb 11, 1862? Thanks, once again, German Community!
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Hmmm. Can't seem to upload files right now. I'll try again in a few minutes,
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sel = seelig , which means "blessed" but is the abbreviation in church books for deceased. The page is a "family register page" where someone copied the information from the original pages. Therefore it is the same writing.
After her name it says "wieder verehelicht" = married again in February 1862
mit Eugen Kerchber (?) von Büren Kanton Solothurn,
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Oh my gosh! That makes so much more sense! Thank you "B"! You're my hero. I finally am getting one of the pages to upload. I think all I'm missing now are some place names.
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The "geb" before Scheurmann means "geboren".
After Roublaix the "Frank" I believe is Frankreich or France.
I think the name should be "Wolf" not"Wulf"
Hope this helps.
PFN
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The second husband's name looks to me like "Xaver Hachbur"from Büren, Kanton Solothurn. The name is a bit tricky to read.
For Albert Paul the top word is "Verehelicht" = married
he second one is "gestorben" died.
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Thanks so much, Baerbel. I haven't forgotten that I owe you a homemade loaf of Eier Zopf on my next trip to Utah!
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And, thank you, NelsonPhilip! All these clues bring me so much closer!
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