I am trying to confirm my German Paternal Great Grandmother's Maiden name.

Question

I am missing information about my German ancestors.  My Maternal Great Grandmother Magdalena Wadharin or Wardharin was born in Germany, Emigrated to the US and married Frederick, Faery, Fritz Formanosky.  Her married name was Americanized to Forman when my Great Uncle Charles J. Forman entered the US Army to fight in WWI.  Any information provided is appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Do you have any idea where she was born in Germany and what religion she had (Catholic/Lutheran/Reformed?). Do you know the name of her parents? When did the leave Germany? Which port? Bremen or Hamburg or even Rotterdam?

Otherwise it will be nearly impossible to find her, because there did not exist an overall index. You have to search thousands of church books page by page.

Answer 2

She has a findagrave ID 193617338

I put it on her profile.

Answer 3

Hi,

are you sure about the spelling of your gm's name?

Wardharin or Wadharin don't sound very german.

Possible alternatives could be i.e. Wartherin or Waertherin or Wärtherin even without the suffix -in.

In some regions, especially in the southern parts of Germany the surname of a girl was  adapted to the female form by adding the suffix '-in '.

Greetings from Germany