#my source says he was a herdsman 'at Norwerk' but I learned 'Norwerk' is an archaic German word for 'villa' and is synonymous with 'Schloss | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

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s/o to my 11th great-grandfather Paul who was a herdsman in Thuringia, and whose son, grandson, and great-grandson all became Lutheran ministers for the same tiny church in the village of Rottleben (population 630 as of 2011)

#my source says he was a herdsman 'at Norwerk' but I learned 'Norwerk' is an archaic German word for 'villa' and is synonymous with 'Schloss #the fact they didn't feel the need to specify WHICH villa or schloss makes me think it was the main one #the Schloss at Rudolstadt is too young to be the one he worked for BUT #it was built over a Renaissance complex that burned down in 1735 #so that could be it #anyways props to him for getting his boys those good good educations and equipping them to rise above his station #unfortunately his great-great-grandson went to Zweibrucken where he met some Swiss who turned him Mennonite :/#and then HIS son became Amish rip #wait a few generations and your progeny will return to their Lutheran roots Paul. we appreciate you.#we're Presbyterian now but you don't know what that is. I'll tell you when I see you #genealogy adventures #x

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