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Family Origins and Deepest Root Doris's Martsolf family roots have been traced back into the 1600s to the Martzolf family from the Alsace region of France. The most distant direct ancestor known is Wendel Marzolf who lived in Memmelshoffen, a town located in the French department of Bas-Rhin in Alsace. Two of his grandsons, Wendling and Johann Philipp, moved to Ober- and Niederbetschdorf around 1705. Doris's Martzolf line remained in Betschdorf for over 125 years, and there are many connections to other Betschdorf families. A few Martzolfs still live in Betschdorf, but we have not determined their connection to any of the Martsolf/Martzolf families in America. The Immigrant Ancestors In 1833, Diebold Martzolf and his family came to America, making Diebold, his wife Eva Barbara Martzolff, and their son Philipp the immigrant ancestors of Doris's Martsolf family. (Eva Barbara was also a Martzolf by birth.) Other Betschdorf Martzolfs who came to America were Diebold's older brother Johann Heinrich who settled around Hanover and Abottstown, Pennsylvania; Eva Barbara's sister Eva Dorothea who was married to Jacob Pflugh and their family settled in Beaver County, Pennsylvania: Diebold's and Eva Barbara's first cousin Jacob Martzolf, who also settled in Beaver County. The Origin of the Name The name Marzolf(f) or Martzolf(f) is a patronymic, which means it is taken from the name of the father of the original name bearer. In fact, the name Martzolf does occur as a first name as well. It is derived from the Latin name Marzellus, which is a form of the name Markus or Mark. The name Mark can traced back to Saint Mark, who was the author of the second Christian Gospel. The name also occurs with a 'ph' at the end - Martzolph. The surname Marzolf/Martzolf seems to be most common in the upper Rhine area, especially in the Alsace region of France which was once part of Germany. This name might have been the preferred form of the name Mark, or a common dialectic variation, in the Alsace region. Other German patronymics derived from Mark include Marzloff and Marx. The 'Martsolf' spelling appears to be unique to the branch of the family that settled in the Beaver County and Butler county, Pennsylvania, area. So far, no exceptions have been found. The spelling was probably changed to preserve the correct pronunciation instead of the correct spelling, because the pronunciation of the German "z" and "tz" are closest to "ts" in English. The change of the spelling to Martsolf occu rred sometime around 1900. The head stone for Gertrude, the wife of Diebold's oldest son Henry, who died in 1871, is marked "Gertrude Mortzolf" (notice that an 'o' replaced the 'a', also). When Henry died in 1907 his head stone was engraved with Martsolf. |
Biographies
Records of
Individuals
· Baptism (and birth) record of Johann Heinrich Martzolff, father of Diebold Martzolff - 108k · Baptism (and birth) record of Johann Philipp Martzolff, father of Eve Barbara Martzolff - 52k · Baptismal Certificate of Philip Martzolf, son of Diebold. - 278k · Death Record of Johann Heinrich Martzolff, father of Diebold Martzolff - 109k · Theobold Mortzold (Diebold Martzolf) Declaration of Intent filed in Beaver County, Pennsylvania 1837 - 573k · Jacob Mortzol (Jacob Martzolph) Declaration of Intent filed in Beaver County, Pennsylvania 1837 - 285k |
Pictures
Phillip & Sarah (Schramm) Martsolf - 194k
Family of Diebold Martsolf and Sarah Burry - 99k Henry Martsolf & his family - 136k
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Reunions 1914 Reunion - 263k 2000 Reunion - 58k 2002 Reunion - 85k 2004 Reunion - 58k 2008 Reunion - 170k Family Picnics - descendants of Richard A. Martsolf & Jean Jeffers 2008 - 277k |
Obituaries
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Stories
"The Good Old Days........"
is a short autobiography of Mary Alberta
"Billie" Martsolf Robinson (1915-1996)
which desrcibes many of the pleasures and
hardships of Western Pennsylvania rural life in the early 1900s.
The family property is now part of Morraine
State Park of Pennsylvania; and much of it is covered by Lake Arthur. Other Topics
Related to the Martsolf Family on this Site
Off-Site Links
Marzolf
Winery, Gueberschwihr, Haut-Rhin, Alsace,
France - Denis and Carmen are also interested in genealogy and have
information on their family history, as well as the familiy
business, on their web site. We haven't found a connection between our
families - yet. |
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