Research by Henry A. Fischer
October 2007
Johann Lehn
Born 06.10.1898 Nagy Ag, Baranya County, Hungary
Parents: Georg Lehn and Klara Grünwald
His Father:
Johann Georg Lehn
Born 09.01.1860 in Zsibrik, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Johann Georg Lehn and Anna Maria Hoffmann
Married: Anna Maria Rull 4 1 1881 in Zsbrik, Tolna
Married: Klara Grünwald 29.01.1881 Nagy Ag, Baranya County, Hungary
His Grandfather:
Johann Georg Lehn
Born 17.11.1816 Zsibrik, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Philipp Lehn and Maria Catharina Jäger
Married: Anna Maria Hoffmann 16.04.1850 Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
His Great Grandfather:
Philipp Lehn
Born 22.03.1796 Zsibrik, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Peter Lehn and Magdalena Müller
Married: Maria Catharina Jäger 16.01.1816 Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 10.01.1835 Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
His 2nd Great Grandfather:
Peter Lehn
Married: Magdalena Müller
The birth of some of their children can be found in the church records at the Lutheran Church in Batáapáti but the earlier entries for the Lutheran families living in Zsibrik are scattered throughout the area. The settlers in Zsibrik had originally settled in Cikó. This settlement took place in 1720 and consisted primarily of German Roman Catholics as well as thirty Lutheran Hessian families. The Lutherans formed a congregation and were served by a teacher who also led their worship life. When the bishop of Pécs ordered their conversion later in the late 1720s they abandoned Cikó and some of the families settled in nearby Zsibrik while others went on to settle in Gyönk. Although the Lutherans in Zsibrik were placed under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic priest in Bonyhad many of them still sought the pastoral services of Lutheran clergy in the area in congregations that were allowed to function or had an “underground” pastor. I have been unable to “patch” the rest of the Lehns together because of that but will continue to keep my eyes open whenever check any of the records.
The Distaff Side of the Family
Klara Grünwald
(Married Georg Lehn)
Klara Grünwald
Born 04.02.1870 in Nagy Ag, Baranya County, Hungary
Parents: Johannes Grünwald and Margaret März
Married: Georg Lehn 29.01.1889 Nagy Ag, Baranya County, Hungary
Her Father:
Johannes Grünwald
Born 26.02.1841 Nagy Ag, Baranya County, Hungary
Parents: Johann Grünwald and Eva Margaret Niclas
Married: Margaret März 09.02.1863 in Tékes, Baranya County, Hungary
Her Grandfather:
Johann Grünwald
Born 27.09.1812 Nagy Ag, Baranya County, Hungary
Parents: Johann Grünwald and Catharina Heimroth
Married: Eva Margaret Niclas 19.01.1836 Nagy Ag, Baranya County, Hungary
Died: 27.01.1875 Nagy Ag, Baranya County, Hungary
Her Great Grandfather:
Johann Grünwald
Born 20.12.1785 in Raczkozar, Baranya County, Hungary
Parents: Johann Georg Grünwald and Anna Elisabeth Enner
Married: Catharina Heimroth 17.04.1804 Nagy Ag, Baranya County, Hungary
Her 2nd Great Grandfather:
Johann Georg Grünwald
No information on his birth
Married: Anna Elisabeth Enner 05.02.1771 in Mucsfa, Tolna County, Hungary
The Grünwalds were Heidebauren from Western Hungary, the descendants of Bavarian and Franconian settlers that Charlemagne had settled along the Danube frontier to ward off invasions from the Slavic and Magyar tribes coming from the east in the 10thcentury. The first Grünwalds to appear in Tolna County arrived in Bikács in the 1720s others moved into the area in Paks, Györköny and other villages. I could not find the origins of Johann Georg. Mucsfa was originally settled by families from the Odenwald in Hesse.
Anna Maria Hoffmann
(Married Johann Georg Lehn)
Anna Maria Hoffmann
Born 20.05.1831 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Heinrich Hoffmann and Elisabeth Naass
Married: Johann Georg Lehn 16.04.1850 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Father:
Heinrich Hoffmann
Born 25.01.1803 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Johann Jusst Hoffmann and Christina Merz
Died: 08.11.1874 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Grandfather:
Johann Jusst Hoffmann
Born 29.05.1776 Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Johannes Hoffmann and Anna Maria Weitzel
Married: Christina Merz 31.01.1797 Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 07.08.1851 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Great Grandfather:
Johannes Hoffmann
Born 15.04.1738 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Conrad Hoffmann and Maria Magdalena
Married: Anna Maria Weitzel 15.11.1763 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 20.02.1798 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her 2nd Great Grandfather:
Conrad Hoffmann
Born around 1690
Married: Maria Magdalena
Conrad Hoffmann arrived in Hungary in 1722 and settled in Mucsi along with several other Hessian Lutheran families among a large number of Roman Catholics from Fulda. They left once pressure was put on them to convert and Conrad Hoffmann was one of the founders of Izmény.
Margaret März
(Married Johannes Grünwald)
Margaret März
Born 27.08.1842 in Tékes, Baranya County, Hungary
Parents: Johann Adam März and Margaret Grünwald
Married: Johannes Grünwald 09.02.1863 in Tékes, Baranya County, Hungary
Died: 21.06.1902 in Tékes, Baranya County, Hungary
Her Father:
Johann Adam März
Born 02.06.1823 in Tékes, Baranya County, Hungary
Parents: Johann Adam März and Eva Maria Altvater
Married: Margaret Grünwald 11.02.1840 in Tékes, Baranya County, Hungary
Died: 05.01.1877 in Tékes, Baranya County, Hungary
Her Grandfather:
Johann Adam März
Born 13.10.1786 in Tékes, Baranya County, Hungary
Parents: Johann Adam März and Anna Maria Brust
Married: Eva Maria Altvater born ca. 1797, oo 4 Mar 1817 in Tékes, Baranya County, Hungary
Died: 15 Feb 1839 in Tékes, Baranya County, Hungary
Her Great Grandfather:
Johann Adam März
Married: Anna Maria Brust
There were numerous other März families in Tolna County where the families who settled in Tékes came from but I could not make a definite connection anywhere and there were no clues in the church records. The März family was from Hesse.
Maria Catharina Jäger
(Married Philip Lehn)
Maria Catharina Jäger
Born 22.01.1797 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Johann Heinrich Jäger and Anna Maria Kern
Married: Philipp Lehn 16.01.1816 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 05.11.1844 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Father:
Johann Heinrich Jäger
Born 23.05.1773 in Majos, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Hermann Jäger and Anna Catharina Rasch
Married: Anna Maria Kern 26.01.1796 Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 27.12.1844 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Grandfather:
Hermann Jäger
Born around 1726
Married: Anna Catharina Rasch 17.06.1755 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 06.09.1779 in Majos, Tolna County, Hungary
Elisabeth Naass
(Married Heinrich Hoffmann)
Elisabeth Naass
Born 23.05.1803 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Nikolaus Naass and Anna Elisabeth Fink
Married: Heinrich Hoffmann 26.01.1819 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 20.12.1836 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Father:
Nikolaus Naass
Born 11.12.1769 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Jakob Friedrich Naass and Anna Elisabeth Schiller
Married: Anna Elisabeth Fink 02.02.1790 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 17.12.1845 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Grandfather:
Jakob Friedrich Naass
Born around 1745
Married: Anna Elisabeth Schiller 24.11.1767 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 21.02.1815 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Eva Margaret Niclas
(Married Johann Grünwald)
Eva Margaret Niclas
Born 13.01.1815 in Nagy Ag, Baranya County, Hungary
Parents: Jakob Niclas and Elisabeth Bartz
Married: Johann Grünwald 19.01.1836 in Nagy Ag, Baranya County, Hungary
Died: 08.11.1873 in Nagy Ag, Baranya County, Hungary
Her Father:
Jakob Niclas
No information on his birth
Married: Elisabeth Bartz 20.02.1798 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
At the time of their marriage Jakob Niclas was living in Nagy Ag. Nagy Ag, was settled by Hessian Lutherans from the Tolna villages after 1770. It was a mixed village with Roman Catholic Hungarians. I could not pick up the trail of the family prior to their move to Nagy Ag and their name was also spelled: Nikolaus.
Margaret Grünwald
(Married Johann Adam März)
Margaret Grünwald
Born 25.03.1821 in Nagy Ag, Baranya County, Hungary
Parents: Bernhard Grünwald and Barbara Allrutz
Married: Johann Adam März 11.02.1840 in Tékes, Baranya County, Hungary
Her Father:
Bernhard Grünwald
Born around 1776
Married: Barbara Allrutz 07.01.1806 in Nagy Ag, Baranya County, Hungary
At the time of his marriage his age was listed as 30 years, while his bride was only 17 years old, which indicates that in all probability he was a widower, but outside of that I could not connect him with any of the Grünwalds back in Tolna County and Heideboden in Western Hungary where the family originated. I would not be surprised if there was a relationship between the two Grünwald families in your family tree.
Anna Maria Kern
(Married Johann Heinrich Jäger)
Anna Maria Kern
Born 09.10.1778 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Johann Heinrich Kern and Julianna Rück
Married: Johann Heinrich Jäger 26.01.1796 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 05.11.1844 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Father:
Johann Heinrich Kern
Born 29.07.1747 in Kistormás, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Tobias Kern and Maria Margaret
Married: Julianna Rück 31.01.1769 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 25.04.1811 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Grandfather:
Tobias Kern
Married: Maria Margaret
The family settled in Kistormás on their arrival in Hungary and came from Hesse.
Christina Merz
(Married Johann Jusst Hoffmann)
Christina Merz
Born around 1778 in Töfu, Baranya County, Hungary
Parents: Johann Hartmann Merz and Maria Magdalena Theiss
Married: Johann Jusst Hoffmann 31.01.1797 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 07.08.1851 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Father:
Johann Hartmann Merz
No information on his birth
Married: Maria Magdalena Theiss 29.01.1771 in Töfu, Baranya County, Hungary
The church records for Töfu are very scattered during the early period as they too were placed under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic clergy in the area but they frequently went to the neighbouring legal Lutheran congregations but I found no clues about them anywhere but I will keep an eye out for them. I wonder if Merz and März have a common origin. In some records they are also identified as the Mertz family not to be confused with Fred and Ethel on “I Love Lucy”.
(Married Nikolaus Naass)
Anna Elisabeth Fink
Born 08.05.1774 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Johannes Fink and Anna Barbara Ermel
Married: Nikolaus Naass 02.02.1790 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 16.02.1828 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Father:
Johannes Fink
Born around 1737
Married: Anna Barbara Ermel 02.03.1756 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Catharina Heimroth
(Married Johann Grünwald)
Catharina Heimroth
Born around 1783
Parents: Johann Georg Heimroth and Elisabeth Döll
Married: Johann Grünwald 17.04.1804 in Nagy Ag, Baranya County, Hungary
Died: 18.08.1821 in Nagy Ag, Baranya County, Hungary
Her Father:
Johann Georg Heimroth
Married: Elisabeth Döll
Elisabeth Bartz
(Married Jakob Niclas)
Elisabeth Bartz
Born 16.05.1779 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Georg Philipp Bartz and Veronika Drechsler
Married: Jakob Niclas 20.02.1798 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 18.11.1834 in Nagy Ag, Baranya County, Hungary
Her Father:
Georg Philipp Bartz
Born 13.11.1745 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Paul Bartz and Maria Barbara Löb
Married: Veronika Drechsler 20.02.1770 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 04.10.1791 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Grandfather:
Paul Bartz
Born around 1710
Married: Maria Barbara Löb
Died: 26.06.1789 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
The family name was later Magyarized and written Barcz.
Magdalena Brandt
(Married Johann Adam März)
Magdalena Brandt
Born 03.11.1785 in Töfu, Baranya County, Hungary
Parents: Franz Brandt and Anna Elisabeth Stautz
Married: Johann Adam März 09.11.1802 in Tékes, Baranya County, Hungary
Died: 06.02.1817 in Tékes, Baranya County, Hungary
Her Father:
Franz Brandt
Married: Anna Elisabeth Stautz
Barbara Allrutz
(Married Bernhard Grünwald)
Barbara Allrutz
Born 11.10.1789 in Nagy Ag, Baranya County, Hungary
Parents: Valentin Allrutz and Anna Maria
Married: Bernhard Grünwald 07.01.1806 in Nagy Ag, Baranya County, Hungary
Her Father:
Valentin Allrutz
Married: Anna Maria
Anna Catharina Rasch
(Married Hermann Jäger)
Anna Catharina Rasch
Born around 1736
Parents: Nikolaus Rasch and Anna Maria
Married: Hermann Jäger 17.06.1755 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 14.02.1795 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Father:
Nikolaus Rasch
Married: Anna Maria
Died in 1755 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Julianna Rück
(Married Johann Heinrich Kern)
Julianna Rück
Born 04.12.1750 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Johann Wilhelm Rück and Anna Catharina Kindermann
Married: Johann Heinrich Kern 31.01.1769 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 07.02.1803 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Father:
Johann Wilhelm Rück
Born 05.03.1706 in Reichelsheim, Hesse
Married: Anna Catharina Kindermann 20.10.1739 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Anna Maria Weitzel
(Married Johannes Hoffmann)
Anna Maria Weitzel
Born 29.02.1746 in Kalaznó, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Johannes Weitzel and Anna Elisabeth Schlosser
Married: Johannes Hoffmann 15.11.1763 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 15.11.1800 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Father:
Johannes Weitzel
Married: Anna Elisabeth Schlosser 05.04.1731 in Varsád, Tolna County, Hungary
Anna Elisabeth Schiller
(Married Jakob Friedrich Naass)
Anna Elisabeth Schiller
Born around 1750
Parents: Johann Kaspar Schiller and Anna Magdalena Göbelmann
Married: Jakob Friedrich Naass 24.11.1767 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 21.02.1815 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Father:
Johann Kaspar Schiller
Born around 1710
Married: Anna Magdalena Göbelmann 12.11.1739 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: Around 1753 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Anna Barbara Ermel
(Married Johannes Fink)
Anna Barbara Ermel
Born 02.02.1740 in Kistormás, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Abraham Ermel and Anna Catharina
Married: Johannes Fink 02.03.1756 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Died: 12.03.1813 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Father:
Abraham Ermel
Married: Anna Catharina
Veronika Drechsler
(Married Georg Philipp Bartz)
Veronika Drechsler
Born around 1753 in Murga, Tolna County, Hungary
Parents: Kilian Drechsler
Married: Georg Philipp Bartz 20.02.1770 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Father:
Kilian Drechsler
He settled in Murga, Tolna County, Hungary
Murga was first opened for settlement in 1735 and most of the settlers who took up land there had been living in nearby communities.
Anna Maria Brust
(Married Johann Adam März)
Anna Maria Brust
Born around 1750
Married: Johann Adam März
Died: 08.10.1812 Tékes, Baranya County, Hungary
Anna Catharina Kindermann
(Married Johann Wilhelm Rück)
Anna Catharina Kindermann
Born in 13.11.1716 Eulersdorf bei Grebenau, Hesse
Parents: Cornad Kindermann and Susanna Hamel
Married: Johann Wilhelm Rück 20.10.1739 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Father:
Conrad Kindermann
Born around 1675 in Püenstadt, Hesse
Parents: Johann Heinrich Kindermann
Married: Susanna Hamel 11.02.1716 in Eulersdorf, Hesse
Died: 19.11.1759 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Grandfather:
Johann Heinrich Kindermann
Lived in Püenstadt, Hesse
Anna Magdalena Göbelmann
(Married Johann Kaspar Schiller)
Anna Magdalena Göbelmann
Born around 1724
Parents: Isaac Göbelmann and Maria Catharina
Married: Johann Kaspar Schiller
Died: 27.05.1786 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Father:
Isaac Göbelmann
Married: Maria Catharina
Maria Barbara Löb
(Married Paul Bartz)
Maria Barbara Löb
Born 21.02.1721 Haisterbach, Hesse
Parents: Hans Jakob Löb and Anna Maria Schäfer
Married: Paul Bartz
Died: 07.01.1785 in Izmény, Tolna County, Hungary
Her Father:
Hans Jakob Löb
Born in Haisterbach, Hesse
Married: Anna Maria Schäfer
On arriving in Hungary settled in Mucsfa, Tolna County, Hungary
Susanna Hamel
(Married Conrad Kindermann)
Susanna Hamel
Born in Eulersdorf, Hesse
Parents: Johannes Hamel and Elisabeth Blum
Married: Conrad Kindermann 11.02.1716 in Eulersdorf, Hesse
Her Father:
Johannes Hamel
Born in Eulersdorf, Hesse
Married: Elisabeth Blum in Eulersdorf, Hesse
The other women’s names not listed have no additional information and are not listed separately. This does not conclude the search entirely but it is a good start.