Hello everyone, My STEPHAN interests are from the village of Woellnau now located in Sachsen-Anhalt. I would love to hear from anyone with connections to this family or with ancestors from this area. Here is what I know so far: My 4th great-grandmother Joh. Rosina STEPHAN was born 20 October 1787 in Woellnau, Saxony. She was the only daughter of Christian STEPHAN. She had 4 illegitimate children: 1 - Joh. Rosina SCHAU b. 1 Sept 1807 Woellnau (father: Gottlob SCHAU) from Goerschlitz) 2 - Joh. Christiane ALBRECHTIN d. 1875 (father unknown) 3 - Joh. Gottfried ? (father unknown) 4 - Joh. Gottlob ? (father unknown) before marrying Joh. Gottfried FUESSEL. They had only one child together: 5 - Gabriel FUESSEL Joh. Rosina STEPHAN died 21. November 1842, 55 years old in Woellnau. I am unable to find a record of birth for Joh. Gottfried FUESSEL due to the fact that there are missing pages from the Church Register book for the years between 1758 and 1788. However there was a marriage registered (Marriage, Reg. 26/5) 1815 in Leipzig, with publication of marriage banns in Woellnau. My 3rd great-grandmother Joh. Rosina SCHAU (child #1 above) had 4 illegitimate children and never married: 1 - Gottfried Heinrich SCHAU b. 07 January 1832 d. 01 November 1836 2 - Amalie SCHAU b. 17 September 1837 3 - Friedrich Carl SCHAU b. 11 June 1841 d. 15 March 1842 4 - Gottlieb SCHAU b. 28 September 1843 (My 2nd great-grandfather) Joh. Rosina SCHAU died of overexertion (excessive wood gathering) in Woellnau 18 August 1848. Regards, Nancy Atkinson