Josef Thoma, 1826-1901

   

Josef Thoma (-3G)

one of the siblings of one of our great grandfathers (paternal side)
(click for a chart showing his relationship to us)

Birthdate:  14 Jan 1826 Birthplace: Altenschwand, Baden
Mother:  Katharina Huber* (-4G) Father:  Andreas Thoma* (-4G)
Sex/Fam. Grp.: male / Early Thoma Died: 5 Apr. 1901

  • Sister Maria Eva is born 3 Sept. 1827 in Altenschwand
  • Brother, Stephan, is born 26 Dec. 1828 in Altenschwand
  • Sister, Maria Eva, died 17 June 1829 in Altenschwand
  • Brother Fridolin Thoma* born 20 Jan., 1830 in Altenschwand
  • Brother, Johan P., is born 12 June?, died 15 Oct. 1831 in Altenschwand
  • Brother, Andreas (#1), (-3G) is born 18 April, 1833, died 19 Apr. 1834 in Altenschwand
  • Sister, Carolina (Karoline), is born 13 April, baptised 14 May 1834 in Altenschwand
  • Sister, Christina, is born 12 Oct. 1835 in Altenschwand
  • Sister, Monika, is born 4 Feb. 1837 in Altenschwand
  • Sister Carolina died 21 Feb. 1839 in Altenschwand
  • Brother, Dominik, is born 13 March 1839 in Altenschwand
  • Sister, Kunigunde, (-3G) is born 17 April, baptised 18 Apr. 1840 in Altenschwand
  • Brother, Andreas (#2), (-3G) is born 9 Sept. 1843 in Altenschwand
  • Brother, Hieronymus, is born 30 Sept. 1846 in Altenschwand
  • Brother, Peter, is born 30 June 1850 in Altenschwand
  • Mother died 27 Nov. 1869
  • Brother Stephan died 22 Oct. 1880
  • Brother Andreas #2 died 27 Dec. 1881
  • Father died 29 Nov. 1884
  • Sister Monika died 19 Jan. 1897
  • Died 5 Apr. 1901
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  • Cited on the Altenschwand page
  • The given name "Josef"
  • The surname "Thoma"

    *My direct-line ancestor. The (-4G), etc., indicates the number of generations before Erven Thoma.

    He is listed in the family record with his parents and 14 children.  This appears in the civil records of Altenschwand which is available on microfilm (LDS film #0957339, batch K969141). His father, and later brothers, owned the Hirschen Inn in Altenschwand, pictured below.

    Here is a picture of the Hirschen Inn, outside, as it is in August 2004. Click this thumbnail to enlarge.

    Click this thumbnail to enlarge the inside picture of the Hirschen Inn of today: 

    He became a catholic priest. He was ordained on 10 Aug. 1852, then served as vicar in Kirchzarten from 1852-54. From 1854-61 he was parish and chaplain administrator in Burkheim. From 1861 to 63 he was parish administrator in Ottersdorf. From 1863-78 he was parish priest in Achdorf.

    His mother died on 27 Nov. 1869, probably in Altenschwand. His father died on 29 Nov. 1884, probably in Altenschwand.

    From 1878 to 1901 he was parish priest in Murg, Germany. Murg is east of Bad Saeckingen (formerly just Saeckingen) in Baden Germany, on the Rhine border with Switzerland.

    He also served as an officer in various catholic organizations: "Definitor" of the Chapter of Wiesental.; "Meßstiftung" in the Rickenbach Church Foundation (in charge of the church endowment?); legate to the St. Francis-Xavier Society and the St. Boniface Society.

    Because he was a catholic priest he never married nor sired children. He died on 05 Apr. 1901, perhaps in Murg.

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    His brother Fridolin died in 1910 in St. Louis, MO.

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    Created Mon., 9 June, 2000. Updated 04 Feb. 2005.

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