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Johann Georg Sponsel¹

Facts and Notes

• Religious Affiliation: Evangelical-Lutheran^1,2,3
• Birth: 7 October 1825; Engelhardsberg, Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBGO^1,2
• Baptism: 9 October 1825; Müggendorf, Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBGO²
• Occupation: About 1864; Streitberg, Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBGO; Day laborer and shepherd¹
• Marriage: 3 July 1864; Anna Barbara Lippold; Streitberg, Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBGO; Witness: A person named Cantor, a sacristan and school teacher in Winterstein.^1,4
• Death: 3 January 1894; Streitberg, Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBGO; he supposedly died in the "Gemeindehaus," or community center. See person note.³
• Burial: 5 January 1894; Niederfellendorf, Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBGO; grave number 71³

• Note: According to his death record in the State Archives of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church, Johann Georg Sponsel died in the “Gemeindehaus,” a German word for community center. While the primary function of a “Gemeindehaus” is typically administrative and community-oriented, it’s possible that in certain circumstances, such a building could have been used to provide temporary shelter or care for the homeless or sick, particularly in smaller or rural communities where dedicated facilities for these purposes might be limited.

• Related Pages: Ancestors of Marianne Bauer

Citations

1. [S771] Official Records, Bamberg State Archive, Inventory K 23, Church book duplicates, No. 333 Streitberg Parish, Marriages 1862-1875, p. 3, no. 4., This information resulted from research completed by Edgar Hubrich, a professional genealogist based in Forchheim, Germany, for Robert Reyes in June 2023.
2. [S791] Church Records, Landeskirchliches Archiv der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche (State Archives of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church) in Bavaria: Pfarrarchiv (Parrish Archive) Muggendorf, Kirchenbuch (Church Book), Volume 8, Taufen (Baptisms) 1825-1848, pg. 9, Nr. Record for Johann Georg Sponsel., This information resulted from research completed by Edgar Hubrich, a professional genealogist based in Forchheim, Germany, for Robert Reyes in February 2024.
3. [S791] Church Records, Landeskirchliches Archiv der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche (State Archives of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church) in Nürnberg, Bavaria: Pfarrarchiv (Parrish Archive) Streitberg, Kirchenbuch (Church Book), Volume 15, Bestattungen (Burials) 1883-1945, pg. 22, No. 2. Record for Johann Georg Sponsel., This information resulted from research completed by Edgar Hubrich, a professional genealogist based in Forchheim, Germany, for Robert Reyes in February 2024.
4. [S791] Church Records, Landeskirchliches Archiv der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche (State Archives of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church) in Bavaria: Pfarrarchiv (Parrish Archive) Streitberg, Trauungen (Marriages) 1845-1907, pg. 26. Record for Johann Georg Sponsel and Anna Barbara Lippold., This information resulted from research completed by Edgar Hubrich, a professional genealogist based in Forchheim, Germany, for Robert Reyes in February 2024.