During the 19th century, 39 residents of Sillenbuch, a relatively small town in the Kingdom of Württemberg, left there to seek a better life in America. The following list of those emigrants has been compiled from the Family Register books of the Catholic Church of Sillenbuch. Each entry includes the names of the emigrant, their date and place of birth, when they left for American (when stated in the register), and the names of their parents and spouse. The ancestry of these emigrants can be traced further. Contact info@lineages.com for details.
Dieudonne, Edmund born 14 Dec 1827 in Sillenbuch; left for America in 1853. Son of Christian August Ludwig Dieudonne & Amalia Müller. (SILL-FR 1:2)
Döbler, Catharina Friederike born 17 Dec 1846; left for America in 1847. Daughter of Johann Georg Döbler & Katharina Friederike Strauss. (SILL-FR 1:1)
Döbler, Johann Georg born 5 Mar 1819 in Oberbeihingen; left for America in 1847. Son of Johann Jakob Döbler & Katharine Friederike Strauss. (SILL-FR 1:1)
Döbler, Johann Wilhelm born 21 Mar 1844; left for America in 1847. Son of Johann Georg Döbler & Katharina Friederike Strauss. (SILL-FR 1:1)
Döbler, Katharina Friederike born 15 Sep 1816 in Sillenbuch; left for America in 1847. Daughter of Jakob Friederich Strauss & Eva Rosina Staudt. Spouse: Johann Georg Döbler. (SILL-FR 1:1)
Haas, Johannes born 24 Mar 1831 in Sillenbuch. Son of Anna Margaretha Haas, daughter of Johann David Haas and Johanne Gottliebin Scheuerlin. (SILL-FR 1:15)
Häcker, Christian Friederich born 24 Aug 1851 in Sillenbuch; left for America in 1865. Son of Johann Christoph Häcker, Mothe: Maria Christiane Strauß. (SILL-FR 1:25b)
Hohl, Anna Barbara born 13 Feb 1819 in Sillenbuch; left for America in 1847. Daughter of Ludwig Friederich Klein & Maria Barbara Beck. Spouse: Jakob Friederich Hohl. (SILL-FR 1:25)
Hohl, Jakob Friederich born 10 Sep 1815 in Sillenbuch; left for America in 1847. Son of Johann Friederich Hohl & Christina Rosine Breunning. Spouse: Anna Barbara Klein.
Hohl, Katharina Friederike born 14 Nov 1845 in Sillenbuch; left for America in 1847. Daughter of Jakob Friederich Hohl & Anna Barbara Klein. (SILL-FR 1:25)
Hohl, Rosine Pauline born 12 Dec 1842; left for America in 1852. Daughter of Jakob Friederich Hohl & Anna Barbara Klein. (SILL-FR 1:25)
Jehlin, Christian born 10 Dec 1826 in Rohracker; left for America in 1852. Son of Christian Jehlin & Maria Elisabeth Boger. (ROHR-FR 1:68)
Jehlin, Erhardt born 23 Dec 1837 in Rohracker. Son of Christian Jehlin & Maria Elisabeth Boger. (ROHR-FR 1:68)
Jehlin, Ernst Gottlieb born 27 Jun 1833 in Rohracker; left for America in 1853. Son of Christian Jehlin & Maria Elisabeth Boger. (ROHR-FR 1:68)
Jehlin, Georg Philipp born 10 Dec 1809 in Rohracker. Son of Georg Philipp Jehlin & Maria Dorothea Schaefer. (ROHR-FR 1:71)
Jehlin, Gottlob born 5 Jul 1852 in Rohracker; left for America in 1862. Son of Christian Jehlin & Maria Elisabeth Boger. (ROHR-FR 1:68)
Jehlin, Johanna born 5 Jul 1843 in Rohracker. Daughter of Christian Jehlin & Maria Elisabeth Boger. (ROHR-FR 1:68)
Kaiser, Gottlieb Christian born 20 May 1838 in Rohracker. Son of Christoph Kaiser & Catharina Maier. (ROHR-FR 1:105)
Kaiser, Johann Friederich born 31 Aug 1833 in Rohracker; left for America in 1852. Son of Johann Friederich Kaiser & Elisabeth Barbara Denneler. (ROHR-FR 1:105b)
Klausser, Gottlob David born 16 Nov 1857 in Rohracker; left for America in 1880. Son of Philipp Friederich Klausser & Christiane Kleinmann. (ROHR-FR 1:102b)
Klausser, Maria born 28 Nov 1859 in Rohracker; left for America in 1880. Daughter of Philipp Friederich Klausser & Christiane Kleinmann. (ROHR-FR 1:102b)
Klein, Christopf Eberhard born 14 Sep 1864 in Rohracker. Son of Georg Christian Friederich Klein & Luise Sabine Kaiser. (ROHR-FR 1:154b)
Klein, Georg Friederich born 5 Jul 1805 in Sillenbuch; left for America in 1834. Son of Ludwig Friederich Klein & Anna Maria Ernst. (SILL-FR 1:31b)
Kleinmann, Johann Michael born 29 May 1811 in Sillenbuch; left for America in 1834. Son of Jacob Friederich Kleinmann & Elisabeth Catharina Schweizer. (SILL-FR 1:35)
Kleinmann, Rosina Barbara born 10 Apr 1813 in Sillenbuch; left for America in 1834. Daughter of Jacob Friederich Kleinmann & Elisabeth Catharina Schweizer. (SILL-FR 1:35)
Krämer, Wilhelm Friederich born 10 Feb 1820 in Sillenbuch. Mother: Anna Barbara Krämer, Step-Father: Friederich Maier. (SILL-FR 1:40)
Krommer, Johann Friederich born 19 Feb 1825 in Sillenbuch. Son of Jacob Friederich Krommer & Dorothea Friederike Huß. (SILL-FR 1:38b)
Ruf, Christian born 22 Jan 1827 in Sillenbuch; left for America in 1861. Son of Ludwig Friederich Ruf & Franziska Amalia Schaaf. (SILL-FR 1:52b)
Ruf, Johann Friederich born 25 Feb 1844 in Sillenbuch. Son of Johannes Ruf & Anna Catharina Ruf. (SILL-FR 1:53)
Strauß, David Friederich born 12 Mar 1829in Sillenbuch; left for America in 1854. Son of Johann Georg Strauß & Maria Margaretha Hohl. (SILL-FR 1:68b)
Strauß, Dorothea Caroline born 22 Apr 1833 Sillenbuch; left for America in 1854. Daughter of Johann Georg Strauß & Maria Margaretha Hohl. (SILL-FR 1:68b)
Strauß, Eva Catharina born 13 Oct 1825 in Sillenbuch; left for America in 1857. Daughter of Johannes Strauß & Elisabeth Huß. (SILL-FR 1:68)
Strauß, Gottlieb Friederich born 24 Feb 1835 in Sillenbuch; left for America in 1854. Son of Johann Georg Strauß & Maria Margaretha Hohl. (SILL-FR 1:68b)
Strauß, Gottlieb Heinrich born 19 Dec 1818 I Sillenbuch; left for America in 1854. Son of Johann Georg Strauß & Maria Margaretha Hohl. Spouse: Christiane Friederike Strauß. Note: four children died as infants in Sillenbuch before 1854. (SILL-FR 1:83b)
Strauß, Christiane Friederike born 5 Apr 1821 in Stillenbuch; left for America in 1854. Daughter of Johannes Strauß & Elisabetha Huß. Spouse: Gottlieb Heinrich Strauß. Note: four children died as infants in Sillenbuch before 1854. (SILL-FR 1:83b)
Strauß, Jacob Friederich born 10 Feb 1826 in Sillenbuch; left for America in 1857. Son of Johannes Strauß & Elisabeth Huß. (SILL-FR 1:68)
Strauß, Johann Georg born 11 May 1822 in Sillenbuch; left for America in 1857. Son of Johannes Strauß & Elisabeth Huß. (SILL-FR 1:68)
Treiber, Jacob Friederich born 23 Sep 1820 in Sillenbuch. Son of Jacob Friederich Treiber & Elisabeth Strauß. (SILL-FR 1:79)
Treiber, Wilhelm born 1 Jun 1858 in Sillenbuch. Son of Johannes Treiber & Catharine Dorothea Treiber. (SILL-FR 1:82)
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My ancestor (6th great-grandfather Pancratius Lingenfelder (1715-1751) from Sillenbuch, son of Johann Daniel Lingenfelder and wife Anna Margarethe Lingenfelder, emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1748. His descendants in America truncated the family name to “Lingerfelt.”