The Eller Chronicles

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"Oct. 9, 1747. Foreigners imported in the ship Restauration, James Hall, Captain, from Rotterdam;, last from Leithinhabitants of the Palatinate and places adjacent.

David Scherch, Martin Lesch, Johannes Scanz, Nicolaus Miller, Tobias Pflieger, Leanhart Horein,* Johannes Knecht, Andreas Seitle, Hieronimus Greber, Johannes Loffler, Joh. Georg Surmmer, Johan Peter Beyl, Joh. Adam Kauffman Hans Georg Jung, Jacob Muller, Jacob Roder, Philip Hinsch, David Dietterich, Martin Stareicker, Andreas Riess, Thomas Zigler,* Jacob Houpt,* Joh. Georg Kuhner, Martin Pfiengstag, Caspar Ber,* Jacob Endi, Georg Klees, Georg Rohrer, Johannes Yetter, Baltas Mauerer, Jacob Hacke, Michael Wagner, Peter Mosser, Peter Mosser, jr. Hans Guth Andreas Beyer, Jacob Wetzler, Simon Isbod,* CHRISTIAN ELLER, Johannes Fuchs, Jost Kobel, David Kobel, Peter Wittmer, Samuel Rosser, Jacob Beysely,* Michael Funck, Jacob Gross, Adam Tamas, Christian Rupp, Henry Righter,* Hans Lay, Michael Foss, Bernhart Beck, Georg Beyer, Martin Moll, Michael Meyer, Johannes Leonner, Joh. Lorentz Staueker, Christoph Wagner,

Georg Fried. Klingel, Hans Georg, Klingel, Heinrich Rosch, Joh. Philip Busch, Joh. Daniel Busch, Joh Paulus Misser, Samuel Wendel, Christian Muhleissen, Geo. Friederich Kasper, Philip Jacob Meyer, Georga Daniel Eppler, Georg Lertschle, Lucas Flak,* Hans Adam Sebaldt, Hans Georg Torr, Jacob Bentzinger, Joseph Lobwasser, Johan Georg Wendel, Hans Georg Hoffman, Johan Peter Lutz, Johannes Schemmlein, George Wallmiller,* Heinrich Haupman, Michael Hoffman, Joh. Franz Lemmlein, Joh. Peter Stock, Joh. Michael Weckesser Philip Hebeisen, Johan Jacob Ebener, Christoph Homan, Friedrich Rohrer, Conrad Bisecker, Joh. David Klemm, Joh. Gotttreied Bohner, Michael Reinardt Hans Georg Eberbartt, Hans Georg Shmitzer,* Joh. Philip Hopff, Gottfried Rattenauer Joh. Christaph Skilberberg, Johannes Hermann, Johannes Feldmeyer Georg Muckenberger, Hans Leonard Butz, Hans Michael Schlauch, Cristoph Muhleissen, Gottfried Lauerer, Andreas Bosshardt, Michael Schill, Balthes Zericher, Jacob Rosch, Mattheus Mauck, Jacob Hettler, Jacob Scherich, Johannes Weissman, Hermanus Mumau, Johan Jacob Schof, Christian Tragher.* Christian Schneider."

Any information on the place of origin in Germany of any of the above individuals will be appreciated. J.G. Eller, Rt. 2 Box 145-D, Whittier, NC 28789.

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1. Larry 0. Jensen, A GENEALOGICAL HANDBOOK FOR GERMAN RESEARCH, VOL. I & 11, 1978;
   
2. Charles M. Hall, THE ATLANTIC BRIDGE TO GERMANY, Vol. I-VII 1974-1984;
   
3. Angus Baxter, IN SEARCH OF YOUR GERMAN ROOTS, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1985.
   

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Pre 1871 Political MAP of GERMANY

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Examine the given names in the following list and note the common use of the same names in many different families, a German practice continued for several generations by immigrants to theU.S. Some given names are the same as of earlyEller immigrants to the U.S. However, similarity in given names alone is not a dependable indicator of relationship. Even a cursory examination of the data conjures up all sorts of mental images and questions about the relationships of the Ellers of the U.S.A. and Europe.

What were the relationships among those widely dispersed Eller families? Did they all belong to a single ancestral line, begun in the long forgotten past and later fragmented during the endless wars that destroyed hundreds of people and many records etc.? Some German researchers suggest that the Eller surname arose independently at different times and in more than one place, thus giving rise to unrelated Eller family lines. Of course a major question is which of these Eller families, if any, were ancestral to the American Ellers?

Dr. K. Napp-Zinn of Koln has stated that his ancestral Eller family lived only 13 miles from the ancestors of Georg Eller of Bingen and, so far, no kinship between the two lines has been found. However, the apparent lack of kinship among these and other Eller family lines, now extant, may only reflect the past turbulent political history. A complete Eller family history, if such existed, might reveal a single common origin for the surname of Eller. For me, I prefer to accept all Ellers as "cousins." regardless of race, creed, or ethnicity. We hope all will join the Eller Family Association and assist in researching Ellers on a world-wide basis. We cannot promise that all questions will be answered, but we guarantee the quest will be fascinating.

The list of German Ellers in the 1988 edition of the IGI, while extensive, is far from complete since the records were compiled mainly from scattered church parish records, and those often incomplete. Thousands of additional records in hundreds of churches and archives are not yet included in the IGI. The IBI is an on-going program of the L.D.S. Library and new names and events are added with each new release of the index at intervals of 3-4 years.

The following Eller events from the IGI abstract can be assessed at a glance under each specific place name. Although not a scientific sample, the number of events at a particular place provides some indication of the number of Ellers living there in a given time per4.od. Again, on e must remember these data may he incomplete for all Ellers of that time and place. Although connections to early Eller immigrants to the U.S. are not apparent in the IGI data, some families and places appear to merit further research.

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