NameGertrud Schwab
Birth8 Apr 1704, Euliger Hof, Kobern, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death1 Sep 1754, Heidger Muehle, Kalt, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
FatherGeorg Schwab (~1668-1752)
MotherAnna Maria Muench (~1670-1730)
Spouses
Baptism19 Mar 1690, St. Martin and St. Severus Church, Muenstermaifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Birthabt 19 Mar 1690, Heidger Muehle, Kalt, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death28 Jan 1728, Heidger Muehle, Kalt, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
FatherAnton Waldorff (~1648-1722)
MotherKatharine Becker (~1648-1723)
Marriage29 Nov 1724, Euliger Hof, Kobern, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
ChildrenAnton (~1728-1762)
Baptism1 May 1707, St. Martin and St. Severus Church, Muenstermaifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Birth8 May 1707, Gierschnach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Deathabt 1732, Heidger Muehle, Kalt, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Marriageabt 21 Jun 1729, Holy Cross Chapel, Kalt, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Birthabt 1709, Wolken, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death24 May 1764, Heidger Muehle, Kalt, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
FatherJodocus Geisen (~1676-1743)
MotherMaria Albrecht (1680-1743)
Marriage29 Jun 1732, Holy Cross Chapel, Kalt, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Notes for Gertrud Schwab
Source: Records of St. Martin and St. Severus Catholic Church in Muenstermaifeld. Source of her parents’ names and her place and date of birth: Manfred Ruettgers.
Her maiden name was not included on the wedding record in 1724.
Notes for Johann Jacob (Spouse 1)
Source: Records of St. Martin and St. Severus Catholic Church in Muenstermaifeld. Source of the information about his male baptismal sponsor: FB Muenstermaifeld. Source of the identification of Johann Jacob, the son of Anton Waldorff and Katharine Becker, as the spouse of Gertrud Schwab, his date of birth, his date and place of death, and the date and place of his wedding: Manfred Ruettgers.
His baptismal sponsors were Johann Jacob Werner, community baker in Gondorf, and a single woman, [his mother’s second cousin once removed] Gertrud Huerter of Kleeburgerhof, Kuettig.
Notes for Nikolaus (Spouse 2)
Source: Records of St. Martin and St. Severus Catholic Church in Muenstermaifeld. Source of the identification of Nikolaus Port, the son of Leonhard Port and Maria Einig, as the spouse of Gertrud Schwab, as well as his approximate year and place of death: Manfred Ruettgers.
His baptismal sponsors were Nikolaus Oster and Apollonia, the daughter of Johann Weckbecker of Naunheim.
Notes for Johann Jacob (Spouse 3)
Source: Records of St. Martin and St. Severus Catholic Church in Muenstermaifeld. Source of his parents’ names, and his approximate year of birth: Manfred Ruettgers.
His residence was given as Wolken on his marriage record.
He was a baptismal sponsor in 1739 for Gertrud, the daughter of Anton Daum and Anna Goebel of Schrumpf.
According to Manfred Ruettgers, the chapel at Heidger Muehle was built by Hans Jacob Geisen in 1756 and dedicated to St. Jacob. According to the website “
Moselschieferstrasse.de,” the roof on the chapel was the oldest original slate roof in Europe when it was replaced in about 1950.