Category Archives: Laemmlen Family

Ernestina Friedericka Rappolt Laemmlen b. 9 September 1764

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

On the 9th of September 1764, my 4th Great-grandmother, Ernestina Friederika Rappolt Laemmlen was born in Brackenheim. She was the 4th of 9 children born to Georg Friedrich Rappolt and Maria Magdalena Godelmann of Brackenheim. On 20 September 1798 she … Continue reading →

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Happy 200th Birthday Johann Jacob Schäfer!

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

On this day 200 years ago, my 2nd Great-grandpa, Johann Jakob Schäfer was born in Lehnenberg, Waiblingen, Germany.  His parents were Johannes Schäfer from Lehnenberg and Anna Maria Zehner from Grossgartach.  He was born at 11:00 p.m. and he was … Continue reading →

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Arthur Rudolf Laemmlen 20 September 1930 – 18 November 2019

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Today my Dear Dad was laid to rest in the Reedley Cemetery.  Five weeks ago he suffered a massive stroke which left him with very little capacity to move or function, although his mind was alert.  He was not able … Continue reading →

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My Grandma’s Hands

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I loved my Grandma Elsa’s hands.  They never stopped moving.  She stitched, she quilted, she appliqued, she crocheted, she knitted and when she just sat she twirled her thumbs. In the winter months she stemmed raisins from their vineyards and … Continue reading →

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Rudolf Laemmlen Obituary October 1992

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Rudolf Laemmlen   (13 July 1899-7 October 1992) REEDLEY– Services for Rudolf Laemmlen, 93, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at First Mennonite Church. Mr Laemmlen died Wednesday.  He was a farmer. Surviving are four sons, Arthur and Henry, both … Continue reading →

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Johann “Christian” Laemmlen Shoemaker in Brackenheim, b. 30 July 1754

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Today is the birth day of my 4th Great-grandfather, Johann “Christian” Laemmlen.  He was the son of Daniel Laemmlen of Winnenden and Christina Margaretha Byrich of Brackenheim. Christian (age 30) was married first to Anna Maria Fessenbeck (age 37) from … Continue reading →

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Elsa Schaefer Laemmlen Memorial Service, 9 June 1988, First Mennonite Church

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Grandma Elsa Schaefer was born 30 March 1895 in Grossgartach.  She married Rudolf Laemmlen in September 1929, and they emigrated to America shortly after.  They settled in central California where they raised their 4 boys on a fruit farm.  Elsa … Continue reading →

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Johannes Schäfer, b. 2 June 1794, Lehnenberg, Germany

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

June 2nd fell on a Monday in 1974, when my 3rd Great-grandpa, Johannes Schäfer was born in Lehnenberg, Germany.   He was the 10th and last child of Johann Ulrich Schäfer and Rosina Rommel of Lehnenberg.  Their first child was a … Continue reading →

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Johann Leonhard Schott b. 5 May 1802, Grossgartach

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Johann Leonhard Schott, my 3rd Great-grandfather, was born 5 May 1802 in Grossgartach. Ann Laemmlen < Arthur Rudolf Laemmlen < Rudolf Laemmlen < Caroline Christiane Schott < Leonhard Heinrich Schott < Johann Leonhard Schott Below is the 10 October 1833 … Continue reading →

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Johann Christoph Sieber died 1 February 1870, Grossgartach at age 54

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Johann Christoph Sieber, born 1 July 1815, is my 3rd Great-grandfather.  He died on this day, 1 February 1870 in Grossgartach at age 54 of a chest ailment. Here is his birth entry on 1 July 1815: Johann Christoph Sieber … Continue reading →

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