My Trails into the Past

Ludwig Wilhelm Wollenweber, father of Matilda Wollenweber (1859-1885), was my husband’s 2x-great-grandfather. He was born 5 Mar 1822 in Kusel, Pfalz, Bavaria. [1] He died 16 May 1873 in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. [2] Again, let us start the study of his records by arranging them in a timeline form. Comments will be written in blue text, with questions or further research in red text. Following the timeline is a brief biography. Next up will be completing full-text search at FamilySearch, and searching in newspaper sites for any additional articles. Timeline 1822. March 5. Ludwig Wilhelm Wollenweber was born to Carl Wollenweber and Dorthea Emrich. [3] COMMENT: This document gives more information than the baptism record. The online version is superior to the microfilm, which was white text on black, and difficult to read. This is black text on light background. The birth was registered on the 7 March 1822 at 2 pm in the afternoon before Philipp Kochs, the registra...