Genealogy - Master list of all my known Direct Ancestors

Here I have assembled the basic list of the people whose genes contributed directly to mine.  No siblings or cousins or aunts and uncles are listed here, just my direct ancestors.  Eventually I hope to write family history stories (biographies and historical sketches) of most of these people, perhaps even making an attempt at my own.  Wherever a name appears as a hot link, that is the link to their story.  Please check them out!

Without further ado, here we go.  I list them by generation starting with parents and grandparents, who are shown in the image above, which is a screen shot from my Wetzel Family Tree on Ancestry.

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VERSION 2.4 (created 23 Dec 2022, last modified 4 Dec 2023)

A. ME

B. PARENTS (2 of 2)

1. Roland Herman Wetzel (1923-2016) – See 3. and 4.
2. Muriel Evelyn Auler (1923-2019) – See 5. and 6.

C. GRANDPARENTS (4 of 4)

3. Georg Willi Julius “William” Wetzel (1886-1971) – See x. and 7.
4. Bertha Anna Augusta “Betty” Uber (1883-1971) – See 8. and 9.
5. George Gustav “Dutch” Auler (1899-1976) – See 10. and 11.
6. Erma Ivis Helene Uecke (1903-1992) – See 12. and 13.

I am fortunate to have photos of many of my great- and 2nd-great grandparents:

The mother and maternal grandparents of my paternal grandfather Bill Wetzel

Parents, grandparents, and one great-grandparent (because I have her photo) of my paternal grandmother Betty Uber Wetzel

Parents and grandparents of my maternal grandfather George "Dutch" Auler

Parents and grandparents of my maternal grandmother, Ivis Uecke Auler

D. GREAT-GRANDPARENTS (7 of 8)

x. Unknown --------------------------------------------------------------------- ORIGIN: POTSDAM, Brandenburg
7. Anna Marie Wilhelmine Wetzel (1864- ) – See 14. and 15. --------- ORIGIN: GREIFENBERG, Pomerania
8. Oswald Isaac Uber (1848-1930) – See 16. and 17. -------------------- ORIGIN: BOLKENHAIN, Silesia
9. Bertha Charlotte Amalie Butzow (1852-1939) – See 18. and 19. --- ORIGIN: KRITZKOW, Mecklenburg
10. Jacob Auler (1861-1917) – See 20. and 21. --------------------------- ORIGIN: SIMMERN, Rhine-Palatine
11. Anna Emilie Elisabeth Schmidt (1872-1961) – See 22. and 23. --- ORIGIN: KAMNITZ, West Prussia
12. August “Sandy” Uecke (1867-1921) – See 24. and 25. ------------- ORIGIN: ZOLDEKOW, Pomerania
13. Auguste Christiane Baumann (1867-1918) – See 26. and 27. ------ ORIGIN: GRAPEN STIETEN, Mecklenburg

All of my great grandparents except Jacob Auler were born in Germany (and Jacob's parents were born there).  Yes, I'm one of those rare Americans who is not a blend of cultures from 'The Melting Pot'.  I'm of 100% German ethnicity. Furthermore, all of these German great grandparents except Anna Marie Wetzel left the home country and settled in the vicinity of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  My grandpa Bill Wetzel immigrated from Germany too, and also settled near Milwaukee.  So, all my roots are firmly planted in the rich soil of a few counties in southeastern Wisconsin.

E. 2nd GREAT-GRANDPARENTS (14 of 16)

14. Julius Friedrich Wetzel (1840- ) – See 28. and 29.
15. Caroline Wilhelmine Luise Goetsch (1833- ) – See 30. and 31.
16. Christian Ehrenfried “Fritz” Uber (1821-1888) – See 32. and 33.
17. Johanna Juliana Beate Burkhardt (1822-1884) – See 34. and 35.
18. Johann Friedrich Gustav Bützow (1801-1902) – See 36. and 37.
19. Sophia Dorothea Wendt (1812-1893) – See 38. and 39.
20. Mathias Auler (1821-1903)
21. Maria Eva Bauer (1821-1893)
22. Carl Ludwig Schmidt (1848-1933) – See 40. and 41.
23. Johanna Theresa Bahr (1849-1941) – See 42. and 43.
24. Wilhelm Uecke (1834-1909) – See 44. and 45.
25. Caroline Dahms (1835-1916)
26. Christian Joachim Hartwig Baumann (1834-1907) – See 46. and 47.
27. Christina Maria Sophia Lühnburg (1843-1905) – See 48. and 49.


F. 3rd GREAT-GRANDPARENTS (22 of 32)

28. Georg Samuel Wetzel (1800- ) – See 50.
29. Dorothee Louise Henriette Charlotte Seefeld – See 51.
30. Johann Friedrich Goetsch
31. Christine Sophie nee Goetsch
32. Johann Siegismund Uber, Jr. (1795-1853) – See 52.
33. Marie Anna Rosina Tham (1800-1879) – See 53.
34. Johann Christian Burkhardt (1795-1852) – See 54.

35. Johanne Eleonore Manchen (1797-1850)
36. Ludwig Köhn Hans Joachim Bützow (1763-1847) – See 55. and 56.
37. Maria Elisabeth Jalass (1764-1842) – See 57. and 58.
38. Johann Carl Wendt (1785-1854) – Father named only as ‘arbeiter Wendt’.
39. Anna Maria Dorothea Bölckow (1787-1825) – See 59. and 60.
40. Johann Schmidt (1808-1895) See 61. and 62.
41. Louise Behnke (1821-1901) See 63. and 64.
42. Friedrich Bahr
43. Carolina Zastrow
44. Johann Uecke
45. Dorothea Wagner
46. Hans Joachim Baumann (1781-1865) – See 65. and 66.
47. Sophia Dorothea Luise Roseland (1789- ) – See 67. and 68.
48. Christoph Adam Lühnburg (1813- ) – See 69. and 70. – two known siblings.
49. Sophia Dorothea Kölzow (1807- ) – See 71. and 72. – four known siblings.


G. 4th GREAT-GRANDPARENTS (23 of 64)

50. Johann Wetzel (1772- )
51. Ernst Gottlieb Seefeld (1763-1829)
52. Johann Siegismund Uber, Sr. ( -1804)
53. Johann Friedrich Tham

54. Johanne Dorothea Binner (1768-1851)
55. Christopher Bützow (1740-1771) – See 73.
56. Elisabeth Anna Gresmann (1735-1816) – See 74.
57. Casten Jacob Jalass (1737-1794) – See 75. and 76.
58. Eva Catharina Wiese (1729-1804) – See 77. and 78.
59. Jacob Bölckow (1751-1821)
60. Sophia Maria Schumacher (1756-1830) – See 79. and 80.
61. Daniel Schmidt (abt 1777-1857)
62. Marie Tesmer (1783-1865) – see 81. and 82.
63. Martin Behnke
64. Eva Rosina Tham (not to be confused with 33.)
65. Jochim Heinrich Baumann (1736- ) – See 83. and 84.
66. Catharina Elisabeth Bibau (1749- ) – See 85. and 86.
67. David Christoph Roseland (1772-1834) – See 87. and 88.
68. Eva Liesch Rath (1771- ) – See 89. and 90.
69. Johann Christian Lüneburg (1769- ) – See 91. and 92.
70. Clara Ida Stapelman (1774-1843) – See 93. and 94.
71. Georg Gideon Friedrich Kölzow (1772- )
72. Anna Maria Magdalena Blohm (1777-1836) – See 95. and 96. – two known siblings.
 

 
H. 5th GREAT-GRANDPARENTS (24 of 128)

73. Jürgen Hinrich Bützow (1706-1783) – See 97. and 98.
74. Christian Gresmann
75. Jochim Jalass (1693- ) – See 99. and 100.
76. Maria Fastenau (1696- )
77. Johann Hinrich Wiese (1676-1757) – See 101. and 102.
78. Eva Catharina Hildebrand (1693-1780) – See 103. and 104.
79. Johann Hinnerich Schumacher (1726-1799)
80. n.n. Schippenhaner (or Schippenhauer)
81. George Tesmer
82. Christina Strehlow
83. Hinrich Bauman – See 105. and 106.
84. Greth Bibou – See 107.
85. Jochim Bibau (1720- ) – See 108. and 100.
86. Greth Baumann (1722- ) – See 110. and 111.
87. Joachim Friedrich Roselandt
88. Agneta Sophia Fohten
89. David Christopher Rath – See 112. and 113.
90. Anna Margarethe Meÿer – See 114. and 115.
91. Adam Lüneburg
92. Sophia Christina Vogt
93. Christian Stapelman
94. Ilsch Dorthie Haacker
95. Hartwig Albrecht Blohm (~1740-1800) – See 116.
96. Sophie Elisabeth Wendland (~1745-1803) – See 117.
 

 
I. 6th GREAT-GRANDPARENTS (21 of 256)

97. Hans Jacob Bützow (1678-1723)
98. Ilse Claßin (1685- ) – See 118. and 119.
99. Hanß Jalaß
100. Ilse Groden – See 120.
101. Jochim Wiese
102. Catharina Jeßen (1631-1697)
103. Barthold Hildebrand (1664-1731)
104. Anna Elisabeth Nieman (1678-1755) – See 121.
105. Casten Bauman (also no. 110. – appears twice)
106. Dorothea Platow (1677-1713)
107. Hans Bibou
108. Drefs Bibau
109. Maria Trensen – See 122.
110. Casten Bauman (also no. 105. – appears twice)
111. Gret Rötgers – See 123.
112. Johann Rath
113. Lucie Stapelmann
114. Heinrich Meÿer
115. Fieck Schilling
116. Jochim Hinrich Blohm
117. Christoph Wendland
 

 
J. 7th GREAT-GRANDPARENTS (6 of 512)

118. Lorenz Claßin ( -1684)
119. Maria Groten ( -1721)
120. Jochim Groten
121. Jochim Nieman
122. Jochim Trensen
123. Johann Rötgers


K. 8th GREAT-GRANDPARENTS (0 of 1024)

And that is it.  Unlike my children, whose ancestry I can trace through their mother back to Kings of England and pre-medieval times, the German common people, who were my ancestors, maintained no systematic records until the churches in every town and hamlet were ordered by the government to start keeping records in the early 1600's in most places.