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The records in the set called "Tann" runs from 1811 until the privacy laws kick in. Even though the titles would lead you to believe that some run all the way to 2013, they actually fall way short of that.
After working some of the records, I have been able to extend the Rödiger family tree back three generations further than I had previously known. The frustration is that 1700 is as far back as the Lutheran Church records can take me in Tann. But for now, that will keep me very, very, busy.
What I knew before the records were released (by way of review and to provide continuity):
My great-grandfather, Conrad Tobias Rödiger was born to Johann Tobias Rödiger and Anna Margaretha Eichenauer on 3/18/1866 in Tann.
Johann Tobias Rödiger (2G) was born to Johann Henrich Rödiger and Anna Sidonia Schneider on 9/9/1797 in Tann.
Johann Henrich Rödiger (3G) was born to Johann Adam Rödiger and Barbara Elisabeth Bettenhausen on 11/18/1766 in Tann. This is where my knowledge had previously ended.
I now know that:
Johann Adam Rödiger (4G) was born to Johann Valentin "Valten" Rödiger and Elisabeth Wiegand on 4/29/1718 in Tann.
Johann Valentin Rödiger (5G) was born to Jost Rödiger (6G) (no mother is recorded) about 1696.
Since Valten's birth took place before the records began in 1701, his date of birth was estimated from his death record which states that he died on 16 May 1757, just a few days less than 61 years old.
His father's name, Jost, was provided in Valten's marriage record which took place 23 May 1715 in the Lutheran Church in Tann.
There is so much more that I have learned. But this is the bucket I have chosen to throw at you today.
In closing, I just can't stand not telling you this one additional bit of info. And this may interest the Eichenauers among us also.
You may be aware that my great-great grandfather, Johann Tobias Rödiger was married twice. I revealed at the Eichenauer-Roediger Reunion last year that I had found 2 daughters born to his second marriage with Anna Margaretha Eichenauer that were previously unknown to his Ohio descendants. Now, I can also reveal that in addition to Anna Katharina Rödiger (who married Friedrich Eichenauer) there was also a son born to Johann Tobias in his first marriage with Anna Eva Heyer in 1831 named Johannes. Unfortunately, he died at the age of 4 years and a day. I have not ruled out the possibility that there were others as well, although when Johannes was born, his mother was 41. But I have not completed my search for birth records and I may be surprised again.
I leave you with the image of Johannes' baptismal record:
Getaufte in Tann im Jahr 1831--#1 (Haus Nr. 8) Johannes, des Landbauers, Tobias Rödiger u. seiner Frau Anna Eva Heÿer aus Kalkobes, ehel. Sohn, geboren neunten Januar des Morgens am 9 Uhr, getauft am 16ten ijusdem. Gev. Johannes Pfeifer von Hainrode, Kirchspiels(?) Beenhausen.
My disclaimer at this point is that I am not a German speaker nor the son of a German speaker and have totally taught myself both to decipher the old German Script and to translate it into English. So, I cannot guarantee that I have gotten the above one hundred percent correct. The "Kirchspiels" is especially uncertain as I cannot find a definition for such a word, however, this is the jist in English:
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
Baptisms in Tann in 1831--#1 (House Number 8) Johannes, of the farmer, Tobias Rödiger and his wife, Anna Eva Heÿer from Kalkobes, a legitimate son, born on the 9th of January at 9 a.m.; baptized on the 16th of the same month. "Godparent"--Johannes Pfiefer from Hainrode. ???? in the village of Beenhausen.
For anyone who would like to explore on your own, I hope to have a link to my public Ancestry.com Tree "Rödiger Family" put in a convenient place on this blog in a few days. I'll let you know when that happens.
Stephen Roediger
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