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Mapping the Wollebers of the Nagold River Valley

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Location: Calw, Württemberg, German Empiremap
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Purpose

This page seeks to collect and compare early Wolleber branches along the Nagold River in the Black Forest of Wurttemberg--- namely, Dennjächt, Bieselsberg and Beinberg in order to hopefully connect two distinct lines-- that of the ancestors of Jillaine Smith and Todd Stanton. Helping Jillaine and Todd with this endeavor is Danny Gutknecht.


Overview of the villages and communities

The following parishes in the region are part of this project. They nowadays are belonging to the deanship Calw and the deanship Neuenbürg. Even if the allocation of individual communities has recently changed, this overview is based on the situation before 1809, as this time is relevant for our project. It is possible that we later have to expand the covered area.

  • parish of Unterreichenbach including Dennjächt and Thann
  • parish of Schömberg including Schwarzenberg, Bieselsberg, Oberlengenhardt, Ingelsloch und Kollbach
  • parish of Bad Liebenzell including Monakam, Unterlengenhardt, Beinberg, Maisenbach, Zainen and Ernstmühl
  • parish of Langenbrand including Engelsbrand, Grunbach, Kapfenhardt and Salmbach

parish of Unterreichenbach

The old parish of (Unter-)Reichenbach including the branch community of Dennjächt and the hamlet Thann is mentioned first 1375 as „Rychenbach“ and „Dennegecht“ belonging to the Margraviate of Baden. The inhabitants earned their livelihood mainly by fishing, logging and rafting. In 1596 the Reformation took place here and the church is of Evangelical confession since then. During the "great exchange" in 1603 between the Margraves of Baden and the Dukes of Württemberg, a contract with which the Margrave tried to pay off his debts and straighten the state borders, the parish of Reichenbach came to the Duchy of Württemberg. The Thirty Years' War was particularly devastating in the area. About 90% of the inhabitants lost their lives in the period 1618-1648 or were forced to flee. Many files and records were then lost for ever.

The oldest churchbook (1619-1720) of Reichenbach contains the following information:

  • deaths: 1662-1720; first 14 pages, i.e. years 1619-1661 are missing.
  • marriages: 1619-1720; years 1709-1716 are missing.
  • births: 1619-1720.

There is a family book (1619-1807) of the church community, which was created in 1860 by the pastor at the time and groups the people from the old church books into families. Although generally very reliable, there are still minor errors and omissions. A comparison with the original books is advisable.

Wollebers of Dennjächt

The parish of Unterreichenbach does not appear to be the origin of the Wolleber family. The first representative appears in the books in 1650 and is said to have originally moved to Dennjächt from Bieselsberg. All other members of the family can be directly traced back to this man. They are initially limited to Dennjächt and later partly also settle in Unterreichenbach.

  • Jacob Wolleber (c1620-1703) (Jillaine's ancestor) later records call him "of Bieselsberg," which belonged to the parish of Schömberg south of Pforzheim (nowadays Baden-Württemberg). He married a Dennjächt girl and they settled there and raised 12 children. Examination of the baptism records of these children reveals the following godparents:
    • The godparents of the early children were Michael Kling and his wife Margaretha. Michael Kling died, but his widow continued to serve as godparent (with others) for all but the last child unless her entry was misrecorded (it named a widow of "Joh. Kling").
    • After Michael Kling died, another godparent who showed up twice was Georg Goecklin (this one?).
    • Another couple that showed up as godparents were Jacob Kling and his wife Anna Maria. Jacob died and his widow continued to serve as godparent (with Michael's widow).

Research Questions

  • How was Jacob related to the godparents of his children? They were all from Bielselberg-- his home town-- which suggests that they were HIS relatives, not those of his wife (who was born in Dennjächt).
  • What were the maiden names of the wives of the Klings? We should look for the wives' death records; they often include their maiden names.
    • Michael Kling was married to Margaretha _____
    • Jakob Kling was married to Anna Maria ____
  • What were the maiden name of the wife of Georg Goeckhlin?

parish of Schömberg

The old parish of Schömberg including the villages of Schwarzenberg, Bieselsberg, Oberlengenhardt, Ingelsloch and the hamlet Kollbach was first mentioned in 1177 as „Schamberg“ it belonged since 1273 to the Margraviate of Baden. In 1556 the Reformation took place here and the church is of Evangelical confession since then. During the "great exchange" in 1603 between the Margraves of Baden and the Dukes of Württemberg, a contract with which the Margrave tried to pay off his debts and straighten the state borders, the parish of Schömberg came to the Duchy of Württemberg. The Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) was particularly devastating in the area. The region was also afflicted by disease and rising prices. In the fall of 1622 many people died from epidemic dysentery. In 1626 the plague broke out and often claimed three or four lives in one day. However, the actual distress of the war only began in 1634. After the Battle of Nördlingen, the imperial hordes poured into the defenseless country, robbing and murdering. The duke's recruited troops, about 1,000 men under Lieutenant Colonel Holz, withdrew in front of them through the Nagold valley towards the Rhine. They took up quarters in Calw for two days; then they marched further over the heights to Neuenbürg, followed by the enemy troops that plunderd every village on the way. The last decade of the war was one of great comings and goings of armies. For years the troops marched through and plundered almost uninterruptedly; Foe and friend were equally feared. In 1638 the soldiers of the Imperial General Götz plundered the Black Forest, in 1641 and 1645 the hordes of the Weimar General Rosen attaced the cities with Calw and Schömberg being badly hit. In 1643 the Regiment of Matthias Gallas was in the area and committed "horrible fornication and immorality". Then Swedes, French, Bavarians, Imperials came in colorful alternation, not to mention the hordes of "ownerless riders, and soldiers on horseback and foot", which made the country unsafe everywhere. Many books and records were lost for ever in that time.

The oldest churchbook (1638-1765) of Schömberg contains the following information:

  • births: 1638-1765
  • marriages: 1694-1760
  • deaths: 1694-1760

Wollebers of Bieselsberg

Research Questions


parish of Bad Liebenzell

The old parish of (Bad) Liebenzell including the villages of Monakam, Unterlengenhardt, Beinberg, Maisenbach, Zainen and Ernstmühl is very old. Liebenzell is first mentiond 1091 as „Chele“ a castle and village, and property of the Earls of Eberstein. The last knight from this family sold all his land in 1272 to the „Teutonic Order“ and became a member of it. Only some years later the Order sold the land to the Margraviate of Baden and the parish became part of it. In this time probably the other villages were founded surrounding the (1384 promoted) city of Liebenzell. The city has been known for its healing springs since the 15th century. In 1556 the Reformation took place here and the church is of Evangelical confession since then. During the "great exchange" in 1603 between the Margraves of Baden and the Dukes of Württemberg, a contract with which the Margrave tried to pay off his debts and straighten the state borders, the parish of Liebenzell came to the Duchy of Württemberg. The Thirty Years' War 1618-1648 was particularly devastating in the area. The region lost a lot of inhabitants. Only the city itself (which was relatively save behind the walls) and the village of Monakam (to which no street was leading in that time), could survive the attacs and plundering. Never the less many records were lost for ever. In 1684 there was a fire in the vicarage of Liebenzell destroying the older churchbooks. The priest started a new one and tried to reconstruct some entrys before. Beginning 1678 it seems quite complete, a few entrys going back to 1667.

The oldest churchbook (1667-1760) of Liebenzell contains the following information:

  • births: 1678-1760
  • marriages: 1678-1760
  • deaths: 1678-1760

Wollebers of Beinberg

  • Peter Wolleber (c1626-1721) (Todd's ancestor) was born in Beinberg where he married first an unknown woman who died by 1678, then second Maria Keck. He raised children and then died, all in Beinberg.
    • Vital records in Beinberg did not start until 1678, so we cannot identify the names of godparents of Peter's children, all of whom were born before 1678.

Research Questions

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I do have a Georg Goekhlin of Unterreichenbach. Wow, another direct-line ancestor, even:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Goekhlin-2

Right age to be the godparent in Dennjächt.

posted by Jillaine Smith
Looks right, even the wifes name Sara fits in. I might have a look at it later on.
posted by Danny Gutknecht
edited by Danny Gutknecht
I have KLINGs in my line; but I need to check my other computer.
posted by Jillaine Smith
Harumph. My Michael Kling (abt.1619-1699) was from Schwenningen -- different branch of my family.
posted by Jillaine Smith