Hello readers, a Schulte or Maier/Meier/Meyer/Mayer or Zenner/Zender was the local tax collector or village magistrate in a very small area. Sometimes this area was one or two villages with all or the majority of the farms and houses in this law-district. The region what is now germany has it`s history in the small villages and cities of the time 700--->1500 in this periode the law was build in those small communities generation for generation. The count in this area was the "local king" and it was in this local section of politicle law in his mind what happened to his money and where from he god it for his master. To get such money they needed in the splitted small regions a lot of Schulte´s (north germany) and Meier`s or/and Zender`s to handle the law. Werner LICHTER Germany JAYWILPOLT@aol.com schrieb: > > Well, since we seem to be on a discussion of terms, can someone help me with > the meaning of the SCHULTE, when listed before a surname? It is also > mentioned in a Marriage or Death record. > > I know the general meaning is village magistrate or tax collector for the > area. It seems as though there are many listed at the same time. But have can > so many people in such a small area be the "village magistrate" ? > > Thanks for any help. > Jay Wilpolt > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Brother, > Can you spare $10 for Rootsweb? > Ask me why ... mailto:dsam@wasatch.com