Is anyone researching these families ? Mostly residents of Hessen, Germany. The surnames are: Buttner, Dieterle, Dries, Duessman, Fabian, Griesmann, Hammerslag, Hoops, Hutler, Matty, Mertens, Neubeck, Ohler, Rosskopf, Zollner. It is likely that these people are Catholic. Would like to share information. Thanks Sheila Strickland, Olney, MD, USA [email protected] Descendant List Johann WITZEL, b. 9 Apr 1789 at Muenster, Kreis Dieburg, Hesse, Germany, d. 29 May 1844 at Muenster, Kreis Dieburg, Hesse, Germany m. 1813 at Muenster, Kreis Dieburg, Hesse, Germany, to Barbara ROSSKOPF, b. 23 Mar 1791 at Darmstadt, Germany, d. 1 Dec 1857 at No 359 Schofferstrasse, Mainz, Rheinhessen, Hesse, Germany ├── Johann WITZEL, b. circa 1818; was a Metzgermeister (master butcher), married in Frankfurt am Main │ ├── Michael WITZEL married in Frankfurt am Main, had 3 daughters │ ├── Katherina WITZEL married a post office employee in Frankfort, had 4 children │ └── Johann WITZEL was a Metzgermeister (master butcher), emigrated to Brooklyn, NY, USA, he had 2 children. Died after a few years in America, his wife married a second time. ├── Michael WITZEL, b. circa 1819; was a farmer │ married unknown ? │ ├── Baltaser WITZEL was a Metzgermeister (master butcher), married in Muenster, had 2 sons and 2 daughters │ ├── Johann WITZEL was a Fuhrman (driver or coachman), married in Muenster, had 5 children │ ├── Barbara WITZEL married in Gross-Zimmern, died shortly after her marriage │ └── Franksiska WITZEL after her sister's death, married her sister's husband ├── Annamarie WITZEL, b. circa 1820 │ married unknown MATTY, was a farmer, m. at Muenster, Hessen, Germany, He d. Sep 1922 │ ├── Barbara MATTY │ ├── Emmerich MATTY │ ├── Gerta MATTY │ │ married unknown HUTLER, had 1 son and 2 daughters │ ├── Adam MATTY was a Mauermeister, married had 3 daughters │ └── Annamarie MATTY married had 2 daughters and 2 sons ├── Katharina WITZEL, b. circa 1821; husband died leaving her a widow with 3 children │ married Georg GRIESMANN, m. at Muenster, Hessen, Germany │ ├── Margarita GRIESMANN married in Stromberg │ ├── Marie GRIESMANN married in Offenbach │ └── Barbara GRIESMANN │ married unknown HUTLER had 5 daughters ├── Baltasar WITZEL, b. circa 1822; was a Metzgermeister (master butcher) in Muenster, │ married unknown ? at Muenster, Hessen, Germany had 13 children, 9 died at an early are │ ├── Emmerich WITZEL, lived with sister Magdalina in Muenster in the original Witzel home │ ├── August WITZEL married and lived in Aschaffenburg, had 8 children, 5 were alive in 1922 │ │ ├── Lena WITZEL │ │ ├── Jula WITZEL │ │ ├── Erna WITZEL │ │ ├── August WITZEL │ │ └── Herman WITZEL │ ├── Elizabeth WITZEL │ │ married unknown HAMMERSCHLAG lived in Wurzburg │ │ ├── Lenchen HAMMERSCHLAG │ │ │ married unknown ZOLLNER │ │ ├── Eva HAMMERSCHLAG │ │ │ married Lawrence DIETERLE resided Aschaffenburg, Bavaria │ │ │ ├── Annaline DIETERLE │ │ │ ├ married 2nd Joseph MERTENS had 1 son │ │ │ ├── Elizabeth DIETERLE │ │ │ ├ married Unknown DUESSMAN had 3 sons │ │ │ └── Marianchen DIETERLE died young │ │ ├── Elizabeth HAMMERSCHLAG remained single │ │ └── Baltasar HAMMERSCHLAG was a language teacher, married, lived in Jugesheim, no children │ └── Magdalina WITZEL remained single, lived with brother Emmerich in Muenster in the original Witzel home ├── Emmerich WITZEL, b. circa 1822; twin brother of Baltasar, lived in Muenster in the home of his parents and grandparents. was a Metzgermeister, had 7 children, 3 died in childhood │ ├── Joseph WITZEL as of 1922 living with parents in Muenster │ ├── August WITZEL as of 1922 living with parents in Muenster │ ├── Karl WITZEL as of 1922 living with parents in Muenster │ └── Anna WITZEL as of 1922 living with parents in Muenster ├── Adam WITZEL, b. 15 Jan 1824 at Muenster, Kreis Dieburg, Hesse, Germany, d. 13 Aug 1902 at Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY m. 31 Mar 1851 in Catholic Church at Muenster or Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany; │ to Theresa NEUBECK, b. 8 Jun 1828 at Darmstadt, Germany, d. 25 Jul 1906 at 437 Elm St, Buffalo, Erie, NY │ They had 13 children born in Buffalo, Erie county, NY, USA ├── Barbara WITZEL, b. circa 1824, d. circa 1848 ├── Juliana WITZEL, b. circa 1826, d. circa 1826 ├── Jacob WITZEL, b. circa 1827 at Muenster, Kreis Dieburg, Hesse, Germany │ married Justina Amalia WITZEL, b. circa 1821 at Geinsheim, m. 2 Dec 1854 at St Ignaz Catholic, Mainz, Rheinhessen, She was daughter of Emmerich WITZEL and Agnes DIEHL │ ├── Magdalina WITZEL husband was a Scholssermeister (locksmith ?), had 1 son │ ├── Ferdinand WITZEL Metzgermeister, married in Mainz, had 5 children, 2 died young │ │ ├── Anna WITZEL │ │ │ married unknown FABIAN married in Wiesbaden │ │ ├── Lusel WITZEL │ │ │ married unknown HOOPS married in Gonsenheim │ │ └── Jacob WITZEL married in Gonsenheim │ ├── Margarethe WITZEL │ │ married unknown DRIES married in Mainz │ │ ├── Anna DRIES │ │ │ married unknown OHLER married in Gonsenheim │ │ └── Lena DRIES │ │ married unknown BUTTNER married and lived in Aschaffenburg │ └── Wilhelm WITZEL married and lived in Mainz. Inherited the business from his father. He and his wife died at an early age. Had 4 children, 1 died at 10 yrs old, another died at 12 years old. │ ├── Joseph WITZEL employed at a bank in Mainz │ └── Magdalena WITZEL employed at an office in Mainz └── Peter WITZEL, b. circa 1828, d. circa 1828