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SIMMERL and HOTTUA (HOTTOIS) in FEULEN, LUXEMBOURG: The Simmerl and Hottua families came from Oberfeulen and Niederfeulen, the two small villages that comprise Feulen, Luxembourg. If you would like to see an aerial view of Niederfeulen, please go to Rol Schleich's web site, "Aerial Photographs of Luxembourg Villages," and click on "Feulen": http://members.delphi.com/schleich/web/aerothumbs.html USEFUL URLS: For more information on the HOTTUA (HOTTOIS) family and members who came to the U.S., visit Ed Tate's web site: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/t/a/t/Ed-Tate/index.html For information about links between the HOTTUA and BORMANN families via the marriage of Justine Bormann and Nic Hottua, visit this URL: http://www.visi.com/~bormann//bormann_genealogy.htm If you're interested in sharing information on the HOTTUA lineage, please e-mail these individuals: Frank Schumacher: Frank.Schumacher@ogilvy.com Suzanne Bunkers suzanne.bunkers@mnsu.edu Ed Tate: etate01@sun.hazelwood.k12.mo.us Daniel Hottua hottua.daniel@gmx.net If you would like to learn about IN SEARCH OF SUSANNA, based on my study of my ancestors, please go to this page on my web site: http://krypton.mankato.msus.edu/~susanna/insearch.htm NOTE: The information below comes from various civil and church records for Feulen that I have studied over the past twenty years. In checking LDS photocopies of Feulen, Luxembourg, records, I found the following information: My great-great-great-great-grandfather, Pierre (Peter) Hottua, was the son of Michel Hottua and Catharine Petit. He married Catharine Glasener, the daughter of Nicolas Glasener and Joanna Filtes (sp?). [This information comes from the marriage record of Peter and Catharine Hottua. Note: the Feulen parish records note that Peter Hottua died on 30 October 1831.] My great-great-great-grandmother, Angela (Angelica) Hottua, born on 16 February 1808, was the daughter of Peter (Pierre) Hottua and Catharine Glasener. Angela Hottua married Theodore Simmerl on 14 February 1827 in Feulen. Angela Hottua Simmerl died on 15 July 1897. The St. Joseph Parish records list cause of death as "old age." She was buried in the parish cemetery in Granville, Iowa, on 17 July 1897. In Francois Decker's history, Feulen, 963-1963, the surname HOTTUA (French spelling HOTTOIS) appears. Monsieur Decker lists the following information on HOTTUA families: 1. In the Schmidden House (#63) on
Heiderscheiderstrasse in 1838 were living the following: 3. Living in Niederfeulen in House #37 in 1850
were: [The information below on Theodore and Angela (Hottua) Simmerl and their children came from civil records copied by Feulen historian Francois Decker as well as from the Feulen parish records.] Theodore Simmerl was born to Joseph Simmerl and Maria Gilson on 26 September 1797. He married Angela Hottua on 14 February 1827 in Feulen. He died in Feulen on 2 February 1855. Their twelve children are as follows: Peter b. 4 February 1827 d. October 14, 1885 (Luxemburg, Iowa) John Baptiste b. 5 April 1829 d. 9 April 1850 Susanna b. 2 April 1831 m. Frank Youngblut 9 December 1857 d. 20 May 1906 [**Concerning Susanna and Frank Youngblut, see information marked with ** below.] Anna Marie b. 22 April 1833 d. 7 April 1834 Nicholas b. 29 January 1835 d. 17 January 1837 Susanna b. 25 January 1837 Theodore b. 2 July 1839 d. 1 July 1840 Barbara b. 3 June 1841 m. Michel Glosiner/Closener Angela b. 31 May 1843 d. 24 October 1844 Joanna b. 11 August 1845 M. Catherine b. 5 October 1848 Anna Maria b. 28 August 1853 d. October 10 1854 [**Frank Youngblut (Jungblut) was born on 11 January 1824 in Aspelt, Luxembourg. His parents were Michel Jungblut (b. 11 February 1774 m. Marie Feipel 20 December 1802 d. 14 August 1831) and Maria Feipel (b. 16 November 1778 d. 3 February 1835). Susanna and Frank married in Gilbertville, Iowa, on 9 Dcember 1857. Frank died on 11 May 1892. Susanna died on 20 May 1906. Both are buried in Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Gilbertville.**] In August 1980, my cousin Frank Klein and I visited Feulen for the first time. We met our present-day cousins, the Lindens, the Steiwers, the Bonests, and the Krieps. The parish priest, who still had the original parish records, allowed Frank and me to study them. Here are some of the records that I transcribed from the originals, which were in Latin: BIRTHS: [The naming custom was for the newborn child to be given the baptismal name of the godparent of the same sex. This custom explains why it was often possible for two children in the same family to have the same first name.] 7 November 1824 Joannes Hottua, son of Peter Hottua and Elizabeth Huberty. 22 April 1827 Peter Simmerl, son of Theodore Simmerl and Angela Hottua. Godparents: Peter Hottua and Maria Gilson. [Note: Peter Simmerl immigrated to the U.S. in May 1857. He died on 14 October 1885 in Luxemburg, Iowa] 9 July 1827 Margaretta Hottua, daughter of Peter Hottua and Elizabeth Huberty. 5 April 1829 John Baptiste, son of Theodore Simmerl and Angela Hottua. [Feulen death records state that John Baptiste Simmerl died on 9 April 1850.] 2 April 1831 Susanna Simmerl, daughter of Theodore Simmerl and Angela Hottua. Godparents: Bernard Grouper (sp?) and Susanna Hottua. [Susanna was my great-great-grandmother, who immigrated to the U.S. in May 1857, married Frank Youngblut, and died in Gilbervtille, Iowa, on 20 May 1906.] 30 October 1831 Peter Hottua, son of Peter Hottua and Elizabeth Huberty. Godparents: Peter Pot and Susanna Hottua. 22 April 1833 Maria Simmerl, daughter of Theodore Simmerl and Angela Hottua. Godparents: Mathias Bofi [Beaufils] and Maria Ottile. 30 October 1833 Maria Hottua, daughter of Peter Hottua and Elizabeth Huberty. 22 April 1833 Anna Maria Simmerl, daughter of Theodore Simmerl and Angela Hottua. [Feulen death records state that Anna Maria died on 7 April 1834.] 29 January 1835 Nicholas Simmerl, son of Theodore Simmerl and Angela Hottua. Godparents: Nicholas Hottua and Maria Rodenbour. [Feulen death records state that Nicholas died on 17 January 1837.] 31 January 1836 Johannes Hottua, son of Peter Hottua and Elizabeth Huberty. Godparents: Johannes Huberty and Angela Hottua. 25 January 1837 Susanna Simmerl, daughter of Theodore Simmerl and Angela Hottua. Godparents: George Hottua and Susanna Berns. 15 January 1838 Nicholas Hottua, son of Peter Hottua and Elizabeth Huberty. Godparents: Nick Hottua and Anna M. Petesc. 4 January 1839 Elizabeth Hottua, daughter of Nicholas Hottua and A. Maria Marnach. Godparents: Peter Hottua and Elizabeth Marnach. 18 January 1839 Nicholas Hottua, son of Peter Hottua and Elizabeth Huberty. Godparents: Nicholas Hottua and Catharine Huberty. 2 July 1839 Theodore Simmerl, son of Theodore Simmerl and Angela Hottua. Godparents: Theodore Marnach and Elizabeth Bertheling. [Feulen death records state that Theodore Simmerl, Jr. died on 1 July 1840.] 19 March 1840 Susanna Hottua, daughter of Nicholas Hottua and Anna M. Marnach. Godparents: Theodore Marnach and Susanna Hottua. 3 June 1841 Barbara Simmerl, daughter of Theodore Simmerl and Angela Hottua. Godparents: Nicholas Lebrune and Barbara Schleich.[Feulen marriage records state that Barbara married Michel Closener in July 1872.] 11 July 1841 Susanna Hottua, daughter of Nicholas Hottua and A.M. Marnach. Godparents: Theodore Simmerl and Susanna Marnach. 5 January 1843 Nicholas Hottua, son of Nicholas Hottua and A.M. Marnach. Godparents: Nicholas Hottua and Elizabeth Huberty. 31 May 1843 Angela Simmerl, daughter of Theodore Simmerl and Angela Hottua. Godparents: Johannes Hottua and Angela Schaul. [Civil records list date of birth as 1 June 1845. Feulen death records state that Angela Simmerl, Jr., died on 24 October 1844.] 5 April 1844 Theresa Hottua, daughter of Nicholas Hottua and A.M. Marnach. Godparents: Mathias Beaufils and Theresa Marnach. 30 January 1845 Margaretha Hottua, daughter of Nicholas Hottua and A.M. Marnach. Godparents: Dominic Ambroise and Margaretha Consemius. 12 August 1845 Johanna Simmerl, daughter of Theodore Simmerl and Angela Hottua. 20 May 1847 Peter Hottua, son of Nicholas Hottua and A.M. Marnach. Godparents: Peter Simmerl and Maria Hottua. 15 October 1848 Maria Catharina, daughter of Theodore Simmerl and Angela Hottua. Godparents: M.C. Meinen and Joannes Schanen. 4 June 1850. Maria Hottua, daughter of Johannes Hottua and M.C. Meinen. Godparents: Peter Hottua and Maria Godes (sp?). 2 February 1852 Elizabeth Hottua, daughter of Johannes Hottua and M.C. Meinen. Godparents: Johannes Hottua and Elizabeth Mercheng. 28 April 1852 Angela Hottua, daughter of Nicholas Hottua and A.M. Marnach. Godparents: Nicholas Marnach and Angela Hottua. 25 May 1853 Henricus Hottua, son of Johannes Hottua and M.C. Meinen. Godparents: Henricus Linch and Catharina Kentges. 28 August 1853 Anna Maria Simmerl, daughter of Theodore Simmerl and Angela Hottua. Godparents: Peter Simmerl and Anna Maria Marnach. [Feulen death records state that Anna Maria Simmerl died on 10 October 1854.] 22 March 1854 Johannes Hottua, son of Nicholas Hottua and A.M. Marnach. Godparents: Johannes hottua and Elizabeth Hottua. 6 April 1855 Johannes Hottua, son of Johannes Hottua and M.C. Meinen. Godparents: Johannes Molitor and Susanna Linch. 14 July 1856 Susanna Catharina Hottua, daughter of Nicholas Hottua and A.M. Marnach. Godparents: Joannes Mertz and Susanna Hottua. 30 December 1856 Barbara Simmerl. Parish records list Barbara as the "filia naturalis" [illegitimate daughter] of Angela Hottua Simmerl. [Barbara was actually the daughter of Susanna Simmerl, as the Feulen civil records reveal. No father's name is listed on the birth or baptismal record. Barbara Simmerl lived with her grandmother, Angela Hottua Simmerl, and came to the U.S. with Angela in 1866. In 1875, Barbara Simmerl married Henry Bunkers; they were my great-grandparents.] 22 August 1860 Anna Hottua, daughter of Johannes Hottua and M.C. Meinen. 10 November 1862 Magdalena and Catharine Hottua, twin daughters of Theodore Hottua and Anna Drees. 23 April 1864 Anne-Marie Hottua, daughter of Peter Hottua and Anna Drees.
CENSUS: Luxembourg conducted frequent censuses. Here are Feulen records that I hand copied from the originals, which are in French and which are housed at the Archives d'Etat in Luxembourg City.] 1855 Niederfeulen: HOTTUA HOUSE HOTTUA Nicholas 38 marchal ferrant MARNACH Anna Maria 36 HOTTUA Nicholas 12 Pierre 7 Jean 18 months Elizabeth 17 Susanna 15 Susanna 14 Therese 12 Marguerithe 10 Angelique 5 1855 Oberfeulen: SIMMERL HOUSE HOTTUA Angela veuf journalier 49 veuf Simmerl SIMMERL Pierre sans etat 28 celibitaire SIMMERL Susanne 27 celibitaire SIMMERl Susanne 18 celebitaire SIMMERL Barb 14 celebitaire SIMMERL Anna 10 celebitaire SIMMERL Katherine 7 celebitaire ["veuf journalier" = wife/widow of a day laborer; "celebitaire" = unmarried or single. Theodore Simmerl died on 1 February 1855 in Feulen.]
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