The village of birth is actually Hoof, now part of Schauenburg, Germany, and about 2 miles west of Elgershausen. This is recorded in the 1932 obituary of a niece, Augusta Hempel Prinzing, Bartlett, Bell Co., Texas.
Note from JoAnne P. Lotspeich
The family name back in Elgershausen, Germany was "Dung", which is supported by church records. Johann and Anna's gravestones show the surname of "Dung" although the rest of the family transitioned to the Americanized spelling, "Dunk."
The village of birth is actually Hoof, now part of Schauenburg, Germany, and about 2 miles west of Elgershausen. This is recorded in the 1932 obituary of a niece, Augusta Hempel Prinzing, Bartlett, Bell Co., Texas.
Note from JoAnne P. Lotspeich
The family name back in Elgershausen, Germany was "Dung", which is supported by church records. Johann and Anna's gravestones show the surname of "Dung" although the rest of the family transitioned to the Americanized spelling, "Dunk."
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