More Info

Well, I added the new Fritz and Wunsch family info that I found to new.familysearch.org. And while I went through and looked for possible duplicates on that site, I found some more new info about this family from the extractions, including some different spellings of a few of the names, and some more family members. (I’m going with these new spellings of the names, because they are from the christening records instead of the marriage records, and I try to record the name of a person at their birth – then I also make a note of name spelling variations so I can have a list of different possible spellings that they used throughout their lives).

So, I found the following spelling changes for the names: Instead of Franz Anton Fritz (husband of Maria Anna Wunsch), it is Francisci Antonii Wunsch. And Francisci and Maria’s daughters, Katharina and Elisabetha are actually Maria Catharina and Maria Elisabetha. Also, two new daughters were added to this family: Josepha Fritz and Maria Anna Fritz. And there are now christening dates for all four daughters in this family.

And I also found a new name variation for Johann G. Wunsch (the husband of Maria Elisabetha Ruckenbrod), which is Joanne Georgio Wunsch. Also, I found another daughter for Joanne and Maria, Maria Theresia Wunsch. And I now have christening dates for both Maria Theresia and her sister, Maria Elisabetha Wunsch.

Also, I found another son for Maria Elisabetha Fritz and Ignatius Werner: Ludovicus Werner, and a christening date for him.

And lastly I found that Richardis Fritz (the wife of Hyronimus Fritz) was actually named Maria Richardis Fritz. (And her father was Francisco Antonio Fritz, rather than Franz Anton Fritz). And I found four sisters for Maria Richardis: Maria Catharina, Maria Francisca, Maria Josepha, and Maria Caecilia Fritz, and christening dates for all five sisters.

Wow, these people sure liked the name Maria, huh? (I'm sure all of these Marias went by their middle names, though).

I’m planning to do a little more searching online – maybe I’ll get even more lucky (blessed) and find some more info about this family. Maybe some of them (other than my 4th great grandfather, Ignatius Fritz) even came to America too???

Marriage Records for Katharina, Elisabetha, and Hyronimus Fritz

Now, here are the other marriage records that I found for the other children of Franz Anton Fritz and Maria Anna Wunsch. So, from these records I was able to add three more children to the family of Franz Anton Fritz and Maria Anna Wunsch: Katharina, Elisabetha, and Hyronimus Fritz. And the records provided the names of each of their spouses, and the spouses parents. On 14 May 1822 Elisabetha Fritz married Aloyisius Fritz. On 1 February 1818 Elisabetha Fritz married Ignatius Werner. And on 1 September 1822 Hyronimus Fritz married Richardis Fritz. (There seem to be lots and lots of Fritzes and Wunsches in Forbach, and I’m expecting that when I have time to look at the microfilms again I will likely find more siblings for this family, and probably also siblings for Ignatius Fritz’s wife, Maria Elisabetha Wunsch.

Katharina Fritz and Aloyisius Fritz:

FHL microfilm 1045736, Heiratsregister (marriage records), dates covered: 1720-1900, Parish: Forbach, Dekanat (Deanery): Gernsbach, towns: Forbach, Bermersbach, and Gausbach, Province: Baden-Württemberg, Germany, (microfilm filmed at Freiberg Archive), (no index for 1720-1877 marriage records), page 202:
14 May 1822, Forbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Husband: Aloyisius Fritz
Wife: Katharina Fritz
Aloyisius Fritz, son of the widow Veronicka Fallmoser.
Katharina Fritz, 38-year-old daughter of Anton Fritz and Maria Anna Wunsch.

Elisabetha Fritz and Ignatius Werner:

FHL microfilm 1045736, Heiratsregister (marriage records), dates covered: 1720-1900, Parish: Forbach, Dekanat (Deanery): Gernsbach, towns: Forbach, Bermersbach, and Gausbach, Province: Baden-Württemberg, Germany, (microfilm filmed at Freiberg Archive), (no index for 1720-1877 marriage records), page 191:
1 February 1818, Forbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Husband: Ignatius Werner [his name is written ‘Ignatius’ in the margin, and ‘Ignaz’ in the body of the marriage record]
Wife: Elisabetha Fritz
Ignatius Werner, 38-year-old son of the widow Maria Anna Mellor.
Elisabetha Fritz, 29-year-old daughter of Franz Anton Fritz and Maria Anna Wunsch.

Hyronimus Fritz and Richardis Fritz:

FHL microfilm 1045736, Heiratsregister (marriage records), dates covered: 1720-1900, Parish: Forbach, Dekanat (Deanery): Gernsbach, towns: Forbach, Bermersbach, and Gausbach, Province: Baden-Württemberg, Germany, (microfilm filmed at Freiberg Archive), (no index for 1720-1877 marriage records), page 204:
1 September 1822, Forbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Husband: Hyronimus Fritz
Wife: Richardis Fritz
Hyronimus Fritz, 28-year-old son of Franz Anton Fritz and Maria Anna Wunsch.
Richardis Fritz, 28-year-old daughter of Franz Anton Fritz and Maria Anna Bauer.