Nikolaus Mikel Stephan was born on March 1, 1598 in Diersheim, Offenburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg. His father Niclaus Stephan b1566 was 32 and his mother Otilia Sänger was 36. He was baptized & married in a Church similar to one shown to the right.(APPARENTLY I AM NOT ALLOWED TO SHOW THE CHURCH OR THE GRAVEYARD) He married Gertrude in 1623 in the Lutheran Church in Diersheim, Offenburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg. They had seven children in the 25 years between 1624 and 1650. His 1st born son Hans B. Stephan b1624 was My 8x G/grandfather. For some reason Nikolaus migrated some 90 miles north to Heppenheim upon his marriage in 1623.(See Note Below) He passed away on July 14, 1669 just 15 miles to the west in Lampertheim, Hesse-Darmstadt at the age of 71. To the right is the Lutheran Church in Lamperthiem where the Stephan Families attended & were Buried in the Church Graveyard. Pictured below is the Castle Starkenburg in Hessen near where the Stephan Families resided for several generations. The Stephan family were buried in the Church Graveyard for centuries. My G/grandfather Adam Stephan was baptized in the Church on the 5th of Sep 1813 almost 200 years later.
There has been some 0bjection to my not having a Gravestone location. That does not mean the individuals are not buried in their hometown cemetery. The actual Gravestone no longer exists for the following reason.
Addendum:
The final resting places in Germany are not eternal, due to lack of space. Most cemeteries now have a "period of repose" of 20 or so years. In Decades past it used to longer, however Once the time is up for the current 'resident' the cemetery administration will place a small sticker on the gravestone to alert the family to contact the office of the cemetery. Unless the family of the deceased pays for another period of 20-25 years, or the grave is of historical importance, it will be re-used.
Note: History of the area...................
I found this about the area that Nicolaus lived In. It seems there was a terrible war with the Swedes and others. They invaded many countries in the 1600s. Some of it is recorded in Swedish history. I think it is just lucky that Nicolaus Stephan was even born. His Grandfather Georg Stephan b1520 was the only child out of 2 in that family to live into the 1600's. Several of his siblings died between 1632 & 1635.
THE THIRTY YEARS WAR: the Black Forest district of Wuerttemberg suffered terribly in consequence of the war and of pestilence; Tuttlingen in the year 1635 had 546 deaths, Calw 772, and Freudenstadt 434 ; Neuenburg, Nagold, Sulz, and other places were also attacked. How terrible the loss of human life was in Wuerttemberg in consequence of the war and of pestilence is shown by the fact that the population of the city decreased from 444,800 in the year 1622 to 97,300 in the year 1639; the population in 1634 was 414,536. In the short period of five years (1634-9) in consequence of the invasion of the Imperialists after the battle of Nordlingen, and of the pestilence and famine caused thereby, the country lost 300,000 inhabitants, or about three-fourths of its population. The northern part of Baden suffered severely in the years 1634-6; Pforzheim lost at least one-third of its inhabitants in consequence of famine and pestilence, while Durlach and Mannheim are also reported to have been attacked - Credits: Dr. Friedrich Prinzing - EPIDEMICS RESULTING FROM WARS - 1916
There has been some 0bjection to my not having a Gravestone location. That does not mean the individuals are not buried in their hometown cemetery. The actual Gravestone no longer exists for the following reason.
Addendum:
The final resting places in Germany are not eternal, due to lack of space. Most cemeteries now have a "period of repose" of 20 or so years. In Decades past it used to longer, however Once the time is up for the current 'resident' the cemetery administration will place a small sticker on the gravestone to alert the family to contact the office of the cemetery. Unless the family of the deceased pays for another period of 20-25 years, or the grave is of historical importance, it will be re-used.
Note: History of the area...................
I found this about the area that Nicolaus lived In. It seems there was a terrible war with the Swedes and others. They invaded many countries in the 1600s. Some of it is recorded in Swedish history. I think it is just lucky that Nicolaus Stephan was even born. His Grandfather Georg Stephan b1520 was the only child out of 2 in that family to live into the 1600's. Several of his siblings died between 1632 & 1635.
THE THIRTY YEARS WAR: the Black Forest district of Wuerttemberg suffered terribly in consequence of the war and of pestilence; Tuttlingen in the year 1635 had 546 deaths, Calw 772, and Freudenstadt 434 ; Neuenburg, Nagold, Sulz, and other places were also attacked. How terrible the loss of human life was in Wuerttemberg in consequence of the war and of pestilence is shown by the fact that the population of the city decreased from 444,800 in the year 1622 to 97,300 in the year 1639; the population in 1634 was 414,536. In the short period of five years (1634-9) in consequence of the invasion of the Imperialists after the battle of Nordlingen, and of the pestilence and famine caused thereby, the country lost 300,000 inhabitants, or about three-fourths of its population. The northern part of Baden suffered severely in the years 1634-6; Pforzheim lost at least one-third of its inhabitants in consequence of famine and pestilence, while Durlach and Mannheim are also reported to have been attacked - Credits: Dr. Friedrich Prinzing - EPIDEMICS RESULTING FROM WARS - 1916
Nikolaus Mikel Stephan was born on March 1, 1598 in Diersheim, Offenburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg. His father Niclaus Stephan b1566 was 32 and his mother Otilia Sänger was 36. He was baptized & married in a Church similar to one shown to the right.(APPARENTLY I AM NOT ALLOWED TO SHOW THE CHURCH OR THE GRAVEYARD) He married Gertrude in 1623 in the Lutheran Church in Diersheim, Offenburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg. They had seven children in the 25 years between 1624 and 1650. His 1st born son Hans B. Stephan b1624 was My 8x G/grandfather. For some reason Nikolaus migrated some 90 miles north to Heppenheim upon his marriage in 1623.(See Note Below) He passed away on July 14, 1669 just 15 miles to the west in Lampertheim, Hesse-Darmstadt at the age of 71. To the right is the Lutheran Church in Lamperthiem where the Stephan Families attended & were Buried in the Church Graveyard. Pictured below is the Castle Starkenburg in Hessen near where the Stephan Families resided for several generations. The Stephan family were buried in the Church Graveyard for centuries. My G/grandfather Adam Stephan was baptized in the Church on the 5th of Sep 1813 almost 200 years later.
There has been some 0bjection to my not having a Gravestone location. That does not mean the individuals are not buried in their hometown cemetery. The actual Gravestone no longer exists for the following reason.
Addendum:
The final resting places in Germany are not eternal, due to lack of space. Most cemeteries now have a "period of repose" of 20 or so years. In Decades past it used to longer, however Once the time is up for the current 'resident' the cemetery administration will place a small sticker on the gravestone to alert the family to contact the office of the cemetery. Unless the family of the deceased pays for another period of 20-25 years, or the grave is of historical importance, it will be re-used.
Note: History of the area...................
I found this about the area that Nicolaus lived In. It seems there was a terrible war with the Swedes and others. They invaded many countries in the 1600s. Some of it is recorded in Swedish history. I think it is just lucky that Nicolaus Stephan was even born. His Grandfather Georg Stephan b1520 was the only child out of 2 in that family to live into the 1600's. Several of his siblings died between 1632 & 1635.
THE THIRTY YEARS WAR: the Black Forest district of Wuerttemberg suffered terribly in consequence of the war and of pestilence; Tuttlingen in the year 1635 had 546 deaths, Calw 772, and Freudenstadt 434 ; Neuenburg, Nagold, Sulz, and other places were also attacked. How terrible the loss of human life was in Wuerttemberg in consequence of the war and of pestilence is shown by the fact that the population of the city decreased from 444,800 in the year 1622 to 97,300 in the year 1639; the population in 1634 was 414,536. In the short period of five years (1634-9) in consequence of the invasion of the Imperialists after the battle of Nordlingen, and of the pestilence and famine caused thereby, the country lost 300,000 inhabitants, or about three-fourths of its population. The northern part of Baden suffered severely in the years 1634-6; Pforzheim lost at least one-third of its inhabitants in consequence of famine and pestilence, while Durlach and Mannheim are also reported to have been attacked - Credits: Dr. Friedrich Prinzing - EPIDEMICS RESULTING FROM WARS - 1916
There has been some 0bjection to my not having a Gravestone location. That does not mean the individuals are not buried in their hometown cemetery. The actual Gravestone no longer exists for the following reason.
Addendum:
The final resting places in Germany are not eternal, due to lack of space. Most cemeteries now have a "period of repose" of 20 or so years. In Decades past it used to longer, however Once the time is up for the current 'resident' the cemetery administration will place a small sticker on the gravestone to alert the family to contact the office of the cemetery. Unless the family of the deceased pays for another period of 20-25 years, or the grave is of historical importance, it will be re-used.
Note: History of the area...................
I found this about the area that Nicolaus lived In. It seems there was a terrible war with the Swedes and others. They invaded many countries in the 1600s. Some of it is recorded in Swedish history. I think it is just lucky that Nicolaus Stephan was even born. His Grandfather Georg Stephan b1520 was the only child out of 2 in that family to live into the 1600's. Several of his siblings died between 1632 & 1635.
THE THIRTY YEARS WAR: the Black Forest district of Wuerttemberg suffered terribly in consequence of the war and of pestilence; Tuttlingen in the year 1635 had 546 deaths, Calw 772, and Freudenstadt 434 ; Neuenburg, Nagold, Sulz, and other places were also attacked. How terrible the loss of human life was in Wuerttemberg in consequence of the war and of pestilence is shown by the fact that the population of the city decreased from 444,800 in the year 1622 to 97,300 in the year 1639; the population in 1634 was 414,536. In the short period of five years (1634-9) in consequence of the invasion of the Imperialists after the battle of Nordlingen, and of the pestilence and famine caused thereby, the country lost 300,000 inhabitants, or about three-fourths of its population. The northern part of Baden suffered severely in the years 1634-6; Pforzheim lost at least one-third of its inhabitants in consequence of famine and pestilence, while Durlach and Mannheim are also reported to have been attacked - Credits: Dr. Friedrich Prinzing - EPIDEMICS RESULTING FROM WARS - 1916
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