Notizen:

 

"Tränen sind seine Speise Tag und Nacht" Zur Schulgeschichte von Rohrau Quelle: Beiträge zur Schulgeschichte des Kreises Böblingen von der Reformation bis um 1800, Böblingen 1971, (Veröffentlichung des Heimatgeschichtsvereins für Schönbuch und Gäu e. V. Band 11), S. 162 - 163. Autor: Felix Burkhardt

Foto: Bis ins 19. Jahrhundert fand der Schulunterricht in vielen Gemeinden in der Wohnstube des Lehrers statt. Kein Wunder, dass unter diesen Umständen auch dem Rohrauer Schulmeister 1793 nachgesagt wurde, er treibe während der Schulstunden "allerhand Nebendinge". (Abbildung aus J. M. Bruhn: Die frühe Lehrerfortbildung im jungen Königreich Württemberg. Wiss. Arbeit für die Diplomprüfung in Erziehungswissenschaft Studienrichtung Erwachsenenbildung an der PH Ludwigsburg. Die Arbeit wurde im Internet publiziert:http://www.jmbruhn.de/) - klicken Sie in das Bild, um es zu vergrößern Rohrau, Filiale von Nufringen, hat wohl erst am Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts eine kleine Schule bekommen. Um 1688 trat Matthias Schurer, ein Schneider aus dem Ort, den Schuldienst an. 1692 unterrichtete er 11 Knaben und 13 Mädchen; er galt als ein frommer Mann, der nicht unrecht informiere und christlich lebe. Als er ins Amt trat, war er fast 60 Jahre alt. ... Einen guten Anfang spürte man 1710, als der 29jährige Michael Wichtermann von Hildrizhausen die Schule übernommen hatte. Mit ihm hatte die Schule einen brauchbaren Mann gefunden. Nur war seine Besoldung sehr niedrig; sie betrug etwa 24 Gulden1* im Jahr. Vom Heiligen2* erhielt er 3 Gulden 30 Kreuzer, vom Flecken 4 Gulden, dazu kamen Mesnergebühr und Schulgeld, das sich auf ungefähr 16 Gulden belief. Die Schulkinder zahlten einen Gulden 30 Kreuzer für Holz zum Heizen der Schulstube. Da der Schulmeister mit dieser Besoldung nicht auskommen konnte, sollte sie von der Stiftsverwaltung zu Herrenberg und der Gemeinde Rohrau verbessert werden. Die Zulage von der Stiftsverwaltung und dem Heiligen erhielt er auch, die Gemeinde aber, die 4 Gulden und 30 Kreuzer zuschießen sollte, wollte sich nicht zur Zahlung bequemen. Da der Vogt zu Herrenberg auf der Seite der Gemeinde stand, wollte der Schulmeister, um sich nicht viele Feinde auf den Hals zu laden, freiwillig auf den Betrag verzichten (1731). Der Ort zählte 1731 215 Einwohner, die Winterschule besuchten 36, die Sommerschule 28 Schüler. ... Eifrig pflegte er das Memorieren; seine Schulkinder hatten über 100 Lieder ohne die Psalmen auswendig gelernt. ... 1783 war Johannes Bock (Bok) Schulmeister. Er trieb das Zeugmacherhandwerk3*, angeblich ohne Abbruch der Schule. Bock stammte aus Oberjesingen und war 1753 geboren. Bei seiner Annahme versprach man, dass man ihm auf dem Rathaus eine Wohnung einrichten wolle. Doch müsse die Schulstube auch die Wohnstube sein. Die Gemeinde war mit ihm wohl zufrieden. Es fehlte ihm weder an Tüchtigkeit noch an Fleiß. Unangefochten ging aber auch er nicht durch sein kärgliches Schulmeisterdasein. Es wurde ihm 1793 nachgesagt, er treibe während der Schulstunden allerhand Nebendinge, die Kinder zeigten keine Fortschritte in der Lehre, er lasse sie nichts Geschriebenes lesen, sei auch saumselig, geht nicht zur rechten Zeit in die Schule und besorge die Uhr nicht zweckmäßig. Der Schulmeister aber wollte diese Klage nicht auf sich sitzen lassen. Er wandte ein, der Privathass des Schultheißen habe sie "exaggeriert" (übertrieben). ... 62 Schüler hatte er zu betreuen. ... Bei der Schulvisitation am 11.5.1797 war Christoph Friedrich Löffler (geb. 1762) von Hagelloch, anderthalb Jahre im Rohrauer Schuldienst. Durch seine Treue und seinen guten Wandel erwarb er die allgemeine Liebe der Gemeinde, konnte sich aber bei seinem dürftigen Einkommen nur mühevoll durchs Leben bringen. Durch unverdrossene Arbeit, besonders durch Abschreiben, versuchte er, sich und seine Familie vor dem Hunger zu retten (1802). Genügsam fand er sich in seine Lage. Mit seiner Familie, zu der drei Söhne und zwei Töchter gehörten, wohnte er in der Schulstube. Das Oberamt wollte mit den Ortsvorstehern beratschlagen, wie diesem Mangel abzuhelfen sei. Der Schulmeister jedoch erklärte im Beisein der Vorsteher, es sei keine eigene Wohnstube nötig. Die Schulkinder - es waren über 50 - hätten alle Platz in der Stube. Seine eigenen Kinder, die noch nicht in die Schule gingen, könnten während der Schulstunden in anderen Häusern untergebracht werden und störten den Unterricht nicht. Da die Gemeinde keinen eigenen Wald besitze, sei es ihr nicht möglich, ihm Holz abzugeben. Wenn er aber Holz zur Wohnstube kaufen müsse, so ginge seine ganze geringe Besoldung darauf. Die Gemeinde verehrte 1803 dem anspruchslosen Schulmeister einen Scheffel4* Korn. Gern hätte sie ihn noch weiter unterstützt, doch fehlten der armen Gemeinde die Mittel. Schulmeister Löffler ließ sich durch seine drangvollen Nahrungssorgen nicht unterkriegen; unverdrossen mühte er sich, "die durch schwere Arbeit abgestumpften Schulkinder zum möglichsten Grad der Bildung zu bringen". Fleiß, Treue und Dienstfertigkeit zeichneten ihn aus. Ein eigenes Vermögen besaß er nicht. Er "lebte mit seiner zahlreichen Familie in bitterster Armut und seine Tränen sind seine Speise Tag und Nacht" (1806). Um ihn für seinen Fleiß zu loben und seine Nahrungssorgen etwas zu lindern, wurden ihm einige Prämien zugesprochen. 1820, als er 76 Schüler zu versorgen hatte, fand er das Urteil: "Ist ein recht fleißiger Lehrer von guten Kenntnissen und vieler Bescheidenheit." Bis 1931 waren Schulzimmer und Lehrerwohnung im Rathaus untergebracht. 1 1 Gulden (fl) = 60 Kreuzer (kr). Nach der Währungsumstellung entsprach 1 Gulden ca. 1,71 Mark. Legt man für eine grobe Währungsumrechnung aktuelle Lebensmittelpreise zugrunde, dürfte ein Kreuzer etwa den Gegenwert von 0,80 € gehabt haben. Die Guldenwährung im süddeutschen Raum bestand von ca. 1550 - 1875. 2 Bezeichnung für das Kirchenvermögen und seine Verwaltung 3 Zeugmacher: hier wohl Verfertiger leichten wollenen oder seidenen "Zeugs". Zeug hat vielfältige Bedeutung, z.B. "Bettzeug" (Bettwäsche), "Werkzeug", "Zeughaus" (Gebäude, in dem Waffen und sonstiger zur Verteidigung einer Stadt notwendiger Ausrüstungsbedarf wie "Zaumzeug", "Sattelzeug" usw. gelagert wurde); erst heute wird der Begriff "Zeug" häufig in abwertendem Sinn ("dummes Zeug") verwendet. 4 altes deutsches Hohlmaß; 1 Scheffel = 8 Simri = 177,2 l

Der Text wurde gekürzt.  Mit freundlicher Genehmigung des Heimatgeschichtsvereins für Schönbuch und Gäu e. V.  Aus dem Vorwort zur Schulgeschichte von Karl Heß Literaturhinweis zum Thema "Schulgeschichte" Johann Michael Bruhn  Die frühe Lehrerfortbildung im jungen Königreich Württemberg. Wissenschaftliche Arbeit für die Diplomprüfung in Erziehungswissenschaft Studienrichtung Erwachsenenbildung an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Ludwigsburg. Die Arbeit wurde im Internet publiziert: http://www.jmbruhn.de/

MICHAEL — Agnes Werner. Agnes wurde geboren 28 Jan 1685, Gärtringen-Rohrau, BW, D; gestorben 16 Apr 1735, Gärtringen-Rohrau, BW, D. [Familienblatt]

Michael — Elizabeth Margaretha Seeger. Elizabeth wurde geboren 1712; gestorben 1740. [Familienblatt]

Michael heiratete Maria Barbara Hardtin 1 Nov 1740, GROSSACHSENHEIM WURT GERMANY. Maria (Tochter von Johannes Harting und Anna Barbara Fischer) wurde geboren 28 Dez 1722, GROSSAHSENHEIM WUERTTEMBERG; gestorben 4 Jan 1801, GROSSAHSENHEIM WUERTTEMBERG. [Familienblatt]

Andreas — Christina Werner. Christina gestorben Datum unbekannt. [Familienblatt]

Johann heiratete Maria Sophie Haas 18 Apr 1747. Maria wurde geboren 6 Jul 1724, Sulzfeld; gestorben 15 Okt 1786, Ötisheim. [Familienblatt]

Notizen:

Pastor of Christ's Church

 

Classification: Will

Surnames:

The Rev. Geo. J. WICHTERMAN died the next day after his wife or September 11, 1823. The Rev. Wichterman, as with his wife, died without a will, as none is on file in the Surrogate's Office of Seneca Co., NY. The estate papers filed for the husband do reveal considerable information of value, however. There is a sworn declaration of Arnold PLATE to the Surrogate that states that Geo. Jos. WICHTERMAN died at his late residence in Fayette on or about the 11th day of September, leaving no widow. Mr. Plate also stated that George Joseph [Jr] and John Peter Michael were the two eldest sons and that the personal estate amounts to about $800. The declaration was signed 27 September 1823. Arnold Plate was living in the Town of Fayette on the 1830 census, a man of 20 and under 30 years of age. While there is not the usual petition for letters of administration naming legal heirs contained in the estate file, it is evident from an administration bond signed by the 2 eldest sons that the Surrogate must have appointed them co-administrators of their father's estate. Also signing was Arnold Plate and John TROTTER made his mark. The appointed appraisers of the personal property were Arnold Plate and Henry MAGER [MANGER]. They assisted the administrators in drawing up the required inventory by assigning dollar values to each item of property owned by the Rev. Wichterman.The inventory consists of several pages and lists a surprisingly large amount of property, principally farming items, household goods and personal effects. Also in the file is a list of inventoried items = "What was not sold and is charged to the administrator." This amounts to almost 2/3 of the property not sold at public "vendue" [sale], but rather kept by the heir children and paid for at the appraised value to the estate. Finally, there is also a list of "Debts paid out by administrators" showing the names of creditors, the goods and services provided, notes held, the monetary amounts paid out, and other expenses incurred in administering the estate.The inventory itself was drawn up on 30 September and sworn to on 4 October 1823 before the Surrogate as a true and perfect account of the goods, chattels and credits of Geo. Jos. Wichterman by his administrators/sons. The document plainly shows that in addition to preaching, the Rev. Wichterman was also engaged in farming. Among the more mentionable items of interest are: 2 horses; a yoke of oxen; 17 hogs; 9 head of cattle, 11 sheep, 15 geese and "bee and hives". Also counted were 23 bushels of wheat; 5 bushels of seed rye; wheat, oats and rye unthrashed; flax seed and flax undressed; potatoes and buckwheat; hay in the barn and 2 stacks; corn in the field; and even ground prepared for "sewing" was given a value of $39. Among many household items, the more worthy of mention are: 3 beds and bedsteads; a weaving loom, spinning wheel and wool wheel and reel; a chest and trunk with sundry articles, a coverlet, six Windsor chairs, a clock; shoemaking tools, and other articles. The Rev. Wichterman's personal effects included a watch; tobacco; "pitgeon net"; 2 pair of boots; 30 books and 3 Bibles; a powder horn and shot bag; $17.16 in cash money and an opal stone. 4 men owed him money, including Solomon DEAL [his son-in-law], Arnold Plate, George SHAD and A. PACKER. The total appraised value sum is $1,007.42.What was not sold was valued at $664.07. The major items gotten rid of were all of the livestock except the 2 horses; an old sled and sled shoes; rye unthrashed; 2 beds and bedsteads; wool wheel and reel; 3 of the Windsor chairs; the clock; a watch; the pigeon net; the 2 pair of boots and other odds and ends. From the roughly 2/3 of the property retained by the administrators or sold to the heir children, a number of specific items were designated for the children by name. These items were given at their appraised value, probably separated out by special interest or sentimental value prior to public sale of the remainder. Notable from the inventory is a "chest and sundry articles" valued at $30. "Anna Catherine DEAL, wife of Solomon, the daughter who was born in 1796, received 1/2 of the chest and things of her mother, some of which presumably are the sundries contained therein. She also got the coverlet and pressed flannel, as well as a candlestick. Ulrika Jacobena WICHTERMAN, whose name appears written in place of "Mariah" which is crossed out, got 1/2 of the chest and things of her mother. She also got a skillet, 2 flat irons and a candlestick, as well as one or more of the book collection. She bought at vendue a milk cow for $10 and 3 pillow cases. It is evident from the "chest and sundries the girls got" that there were only 2 surviving daughters, the share of each being $15. The name Mariah would thus seem to have been written in error by whoever completed the list of what was not sold, which was unsigned and undated. Son Michael got the loom valued at $20, while son Gottlob got the brass kettle for $8 which was probably purchased from him at the vendue sale. Not specifically receiving items or mentioned are Geo. Jos., Jr., and David C. , the latter of whom may have died by the time the list was drawn up. These 6 children appear from the census data to be the only sons born to Geo. Jos. and Anna Catharine PROSEUS WICHTERMAN.The net value of the remaining estate not otherwise sold, retained as mentioned above, or paid out in debt equaled $421.57 in property.The above was prepared by Michael J. Helbig of NY state in 1994 and sent to Beverly DePoy.

 

 

http://mabryfamilynews.blogspot.com/2005/07/rev-george-joseph-wichtermann.html

 

George Joseph Wichtermann was the grandfather of Edward Holben and the great great grandfather of Neil Mabry. He was born in about 1758 in Germany, the son of George Michael Wichtermann. When he was about 32 years old, George Joseph sailed for America from Amsterdam on the Brig Mary, arriving in Philadelphia on October 10, 1790.

 

George was a Lutheran minister, and supposedly was sent to America by the German Lutheran Church. After arriving in Philadelphia, he headed north to the Hudson Valley. On June 15, 1794 George J. Wichtermann married Anna Catharina Brosius at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York.

 

After their marriage, the Wichtermann family moved north along the Hudson river to Brunswick, Rensselaer County, where George became pastor of the Gilead Evangelical Lutheran church in 1792. According to the History of Schaghticoke in Landmarks of Rensselaer County, New York, Rev. George Joseph Wichtermann was also the "first pastor" of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran of Schaghticoke, founded in 1776. It is not clear if this was before or after (or at the same time as) his pastorship at Gilead Evangelical. When the 1800 Census was taken, the Wichterman family was enumerated in the nearby town of Troy. (County Map, Google Map).

 

In 1801, George was recruited as a minister for the German Lutheran Church in Thorold, in the Niagra region of Ontario, Canada. Apparently he did not gain the support of the congregation, and he left the position in 1803.

 

... in 1801 there was a German Lutheran church in Thorold that needed a minister, so the members persuaded George Joseph Wichtermann to come from New York state to serve them. The members made substantial promises to Wichtermann, but two years after he came, only thirteen members had paid their share of what had been pledged. One member is quoted as saying, "I will pay if he GOES -- if he stays, not a farthing." (From The Word Comes to Niagra Land).

 

In October 1803, the congregants signed a petition to "rid the German Church ... of its minister, the Rev. George Joseph Wichtermann". (From the biography of Andreas Hensel).

 

The Wichtermann family returned to New York, and are found in the 1810 Census of Amsterdam in Montgomery County.

 

In 1818, George returned to Gilead Lutheran in Brunswick, to perform his final baptism:

 

... Magdalena (Hayner) was the last child baptized by Rev. Georg Joseph Wichtermann, who had retired but came back for a final baptism and preached a final sermon on 21 Sep 1818 in the then new church building. The families evidently were close; Johannes Hoener and wife Catharina were sponsors at the 1796 baptism of Anna Catharina, daughter of Georg Joseph Wichtermann and wife Anna Prosiuss.(Information from The History of Gilead Evangelical Lutheran Church, by Rev. J. N. Barnett (1881), p. 58, cited in the Hayner family history)

 

At about this time, the Wichtermann family moved east to Seneca County in the Finger Lakes region, where George was a minister at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Fayette in Bearytown, Town of Fayette and now known as Christ's Church. The Wichtermann family was living in Romulus Township when the 1820 Census was taken.

 

Some Wichtermann biographies indicate that George worked with the American Bible Society in translating the bible he brought from Germany "into one of the first English Bibles in America". This seems exagerated to me - presumably many of the colonists from England had English bibles prior to George's arrival in Philadelphia.

 

George Joseph Wichtermann died September 11, 1825, one day after his wife, Anna Catharine. They are both buried in Burgh Cemetery, Fayette Township, Seneca County, New York.

 

Two years after George and Anna Catharine died, in 1827, their daughter Ulrike Jacobina Wichtermann married Johnathan Holben in Romulus Township in Seneca County.

 

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There are at least two known branches of the Wichterman family in the United States.

One branch began when Samuel WICHTERMANN (age 56) left his home in Kirchenthurnen, (Canton Bern) Switzerland, along with his daughters Elisabetha (24) and Anna (14) and his sons Christian (age 20) and Samuel (18). His wife, Barbara STETLER, had died in childbirth in 1821, along with the baby. They arrived in New York City on September 17, 1833, aboard the ship Plato. Although their destination was listed as Pennsylvania. they settled along the Ohio River in Monroe County, Ohio in that same year. The deed book shows land was bought by him on 15 Jan, 1834.

Another branch began in PA. when Georg J. WICHTERMAN, son of Georg Michael WICHTERMANN sailed aboard the Brig Mary from Amsterdam to Philadelphia, PA and landed 10/4/1790. He was a German Lutheran minister and was sent to America to help establish the church as well as translate the first American Bible with the American Bible Society. His name was written Georg I. WIGHTERMAN in the passenger list of the Brig. He is first listed in the 1800 census of NY at Rensslear Co., 86:6 as Joseph WIGHTEMAN and in the 1820 Seneca Co. written Page 363, Printed page 84 City of Romulus, NY as George J. WICHTERMAN. He married Anna Catharina BROSIUS, d. of Peter and Christina SIPPERLY BROSIUS 6/15/1794 in St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rhinebeck, Dutchess Co., NY and had 6 known children.

 

!Info from Josephine Bogart Gregory showing Cemetery Stones inscribed;

Rev. George J. Wichterman d. Sept. 11, 1825, ae 67 years

Anna Catharine Wife d. Sept. 10, 1825, age 57 yrs

David C. d. Dec. 4, 1824, ae 15-8-0

!In the History of the "Evangelical Lutheran Church of Fayette (Situated in

the Village) it is now known as the "Christ's Church". The first Pastor was a

Lot Merkel. I quote "The next, so far as can be gathered, was the Rev. George

J. Wichterman, who died while a Pastor of "Christ's Church", September 11th,

1825, the next day after the death of his wife, both, together with the body of

a son who died in Dec, 1824, are buried in the Burgh Cemetery".

Info from Beverly DePoy: I have George Joseph's Sr.'s German Bible which he brought to America when he landed in 1790. He worked with the American Bible Society in translating it into one of the first English Bibles in America. It is said that in family tradition, he was sent to America by the Germany Lutheran Church.

Wighterman, - the spelling of the name written on the Brig "Mary"s manifest when George Joseph Sr. came to America from Amsterdam to Philadelphia on 4 Oct 1790. (could be 10 Apr 1790)

Johann heiratete Maria Jacobina Böhringer 13 Jan 1762, Kayh. Maria wurde geboren , Ötisheim Enzkreis; gestorben 24 Jul 1787, Kayh. [Familienblatt]