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Homrighausen Johannes [Male] b. 4 JAN 1734 Wunderthausen - d. 16 SEP 1801 Wunderthausen

Born in and tenant in the house known as Weißkopfs or Seimes.

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Born in and tenant in Weißkopfs Haus, Wunderthausen.

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Also recorded as Frabz. He appeared in Wunderthausen in the early 1700s. While presumably of French Huguenot origins, we do not know where he was born. He appears to be the ancestor of all Delcourts in Wittgenstein, though the surname disappeared by the later 1800s.

Wittgenstein was a refuge to a variety of religious dissenters who were persecuted elsewhere. He is described as having been a physician, and people still remember old medical texts (in French) in the house. The identity of his parents is a matter of speculation. Church records include the death of Anna Elisabeth Delcourt, the widow of Jacob Delcourt; there were no other Delcourts in Wunderthausen at the time as far as we know.

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Tenant in Hermes Haus in Diedenshausen.

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Born in Gundermanns Haus but married into Altehäusers and became the tenant.

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Born in Altehäusers which passed to her husband on her marriage. Her birth name was Anna Margarete, but she was known as Elisabeth at the time of her marriage.

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Lived in "Hermes" house in Schameder.

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Born in Gundermanns Haus and became the first tenant in Neuhäusers Haus at some point.

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Her ancestry is not well documented. However, a case has been made that her grandfather was the illegitmate child of a member of the ruling Sayn-Wittgenstein family. The grandfather nevertheless became a respected official and this higher status was passed on. Gerthrut Dickel's son, the great builder, Mannus Riedesel, had a close relationship to the ruling family in his time.

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Tenant in Herjes Haus at Melbach/Balde. He was known as Mannus Riedesel, and is still regarded as a master builder. When and where he learned his craft is not known, but he was in demand throughout Wittgenstein and neighboring areas such as Siegen. Ten structures he built are known to exist today though there were many others. The most spectacular is the "Ludwigsburg" in the town of Berleburg. It was built for a brother of Graf Casimir between 1707-1709. Another was the forester's lodge at the site of the defunct village of Dambach; it is now a Pension. The well-known chapel/school in Sassenhausen was originally built just as a church, but was later modified to accommodate a (small) school room. They are gems of Fachwerk (half-timbered) construction, often with ornately carved corner posts, inscriptions, and other decorations.

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He was born in a village in the Rheinland-Pfalz, but somehow married into Wunderthausen. One hypothesis is that he was a journeyman of some guild.

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Born in Altehäusers which passed to her husband on her marriage.

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Born in Altehäusers house in Wunderthausen; married into and became the tenant in Neuhäusers.

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Born in Wetzels house.

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Born in and tenant in Herjes Haus, Melbach.

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Became the tenant in Wetzels house by marriage. What brought him here from the Mosel Valley is an interesting question.

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