Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio (OH)
Archivist:
Linda Bautz McKenna |
1913 Mansfield Map
About ten years
ago,
I wrote a poem about my grandmother and
great aunt. They both emigrated while in their
teens, Grandma in 1909 and Aunt Mary
in 1905.
I thought my fellow DS family might make a
connection....
Linda Bautz McKenna
Just A Girl
Setting out on a journey
All alone
To a place faraway
A place unknown
Boarding a ship
Sailing the sea
All alone
To set yourself free
What lay ahead
In the months to come
Where the customs and language
Are different from whence you come
Was
anyone there when you disembarked
Were you alone
In a place far away
A place unknown
Setting off, a girl so young
From where did your strength arise
So many hard choices
How early you had to be wise.
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An amazingly
large group of Donauschwabs settled
in Mansfield, Ohio. It seems like an unlikely
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larger cities like Detroit, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and others.
But, in the early 1900’s and earlier, Mansfield was
a bustling industrial town, with the railroad
stopping to and from Chicago and other large cities.
Industries like
Tappan Stove,
Westinghouse,
Mansfield Tire
and Rubber, the
Steel Mill and
others needed
workers, and the
industrious DS
fit the bill. Many women
worked at the
Knitting Mill,
which put out
high quality
knits that were
sent to 5th
Avenue in NY City.
These settlers
congregated
mainly east of
the city in what
was referred to
as the
“syndicate.”
They were
members of the
social and
beneficial
society called
the Sons of
Hermann. Many
dances and
gatherings were
held here as
well as cultural
events. I
remember as a
child attending
Christmas
parties there.
My favorite
memory of the
Sons of Hermann
was attending a
wedding where I
saw with my own
eyes, my quiet,
very reserved
grandfather
dancing the
polka, whirling
grandma around
the dance floor. Additionally,
seeing grandma
dancing was just
as
unbelievable.
She was so
forthright,
efficient and to
me so
business-like.
Card playing
tournaments were
held also and
pinochle was the
choice of many.
Yes, with the
fist pounding.
The Danube Swabian in the
neighborhood lived
in very neat houses
on very neat
streets. Lawns and
gardens were
meticulously
tended. Even the
sidewalks shone. The streets are
still very nice
after all these
years. There were
small markets in the
area, such as Suman’s meat market,
Stimmlers Bakery,
and the larger
grocery store owned
by Frank Mitch.
These people were
industrious and
fared quite well. They pooled their
money and talent to
build a large park
that they named
Liberty Park. There
were playgrounds and
picnic grounds near
a lake with ducks
and swans that
nested on the island
in the middle.
Ball fields and a
large pool and pool
house were built
along with the
pavilion. This is a
large two-story
building. The
downstairs opened up
as a fresh air
picnic pavilion with
shutters to close in
inclement weather.
The upstairs was
used as a banquet
hall where many
wedding receptions
were held, including
my parents’ 60 years
ago. Thirty years
later, my brother
held his reception
there. My father
was a lifeguard at
the pool and I swam
there in my teens. The "hill" is still
a favorite sledding
place. The park is
still in use today.
As I read
messages on the
DVHH mail list, so
many names are
familiar to me.
Please take a
look at what is
available for
your research on
the Mansfield
page. If you
don’t find what
you are looking
for I would be
happy to help
you in your
research.
Mansfield
Danube Swabian Surname Registry
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Mansfield
Liederkranz &
News
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HUNSINGER -
Jakob Hunsinger, 78,
of Mansfield, Ohio
died Saturday, July
21, 2012 at his
home. Born June 17,
1934 in Cservenka,
Yugoslavia he was
the son of Peter and
Margaret (Michl)
Hunsinger. He came
to the United States
on March 15, 1952. A
veteran of the
United States Army,
he retired from
Tappan and was a
member of St.
Peter’s Lutheran
Church. He was also
a 54 year member of
the Liederkranz
spending over 40
years as their
President and was
very active playing
soccer and later
serving as a mentor
to the soccer teams
while also
participating in the
golf league, bowling
league and the
Liederkranz dance
group. He was also a
lifetime member of the AMVETS. He is
survived by his
wife, Maria (Felix)
Hunsinger; a son
Jacob Hunsinger of
Mansfield; two
daughters, Mary
(Paul) Frey of
Mansfield and Heidi
(John) Mertler of Westerville; two
step-sons, Walter Harfmann of North
Carolina and Edmund
(Lynna) Harfmann of
Indiana; six
grandchildren, Julie
Mertler, John
Mertler, David Frey,
Kaitlyn
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Harfmann,
Alene Harfmann and
Christine Harfmann;
several nieces and
nephews; and his
former wife, Edith
Hunsinger. He was
preceded in death by
his parents and a
brother, Peter
Hunsinger.
Burial at Mansfield
Cemetery where full
military honors will
be conducted by the
Richland County
Joint Veterans
Detail. Memorial
contributions may be
made to St. Peter’s
Lutheran Church.
Wappner Funeral
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1954 Mansfield Liederkranz Donauschwaben
Club's Championship Soccer Team Members:
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Front: Albert
ROTH, Henry RETTER
&
Jake HUNSINGER
Middle: Peter
HUNSINGER, Mike
BURGER, Paul TADIJANAC,
Peter EMSBERGER, Martin
GLASSER & Willi AUER
Back:
Peter
MOHR, Anthony KNEFELY,
Ruby ARANHA, Henry DECH, John
GERMANN, Adam BENY, Nick RIESS, Tony STAGL &
Ludwin(g) ZAHN
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Local Genealogical Research Aids
Mansfield,
Richland County, & Ohio State Records
Danube Swabian Immigration -
Destination: Mansfield, OH
Donauschwaben in
1910 Census Richland
Co., Ohio, Extractions by
David Dreyer
German Resources at the Ohio
Genealogical Society Library,
Mansfield, Ohio
German-Hungarian Family Calenders by Peter
Schmidt, David Dreyer & Dennis Bauer. There are many Mansfielder's on this list and Crestline is
only about 15 miles from Mansfield, where many
settled at for jobs, especially with the railroad.
Donauschwaben Family Calendar -
1937 Palankaer Subscriber List for Mansfield, OH
Mansfield
Genealogy:
Mansfield Links:
Ohio Genealogy:
Danube
Swabian Immigration:
Destination: Mansfield, OH
692
Extractions for destination of:
Mansfield, Ohio - Emigrating
from Banat in the National Archives Ship
Records - Extractions by David Dreyer.
Mansfield being 6th on his list of
destinations for the US behind cities
such as Philadelphia, Cincinnati,
Chicago, New York, St. Louis, Baltimore,
Cleveland and Detroit. This is not
an entire list as many came via
Baltimore or some may have been over
looked.
Search Ellis Island site / Stephen Morse
1-Step
Pre World War I Migration Patterns of
Banat Germans to North America
By
David Dreyer and Anton Kraemer - © 2002,
2003
The
tendency of Banaters from given locality
to settle in a given North American
locality is strikingly illustrated by
the settlement of Franzfelders in
Mansfield
Ohio. Clearly in term
of “linkage” Franzfeld is closely linked
with Mansfield
[see
excerpt below]:
Destinations of Banaters From Fibisch
and Franzfeld to Mansfeld Ohio,
1892-1912 Based on U. S. Passenger
Ship Records
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LOCALITY
(1900
population)
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ENTRIES |
No (%) |
To a Given Locality
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Fibisch (2013) |
67 |
43 (65%) |
Mansfield
Ohio
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Franzfeld |
82 |
73 (86%) |
Mansfield
Ohio
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Mansfield Residents listed among the
Banat Emigrants in Bremen Shipping
Records
Extractions by David Dreyer - Background
and Village INDEX -
© 2003 David
Dreyer and John Movius - Latest
Update: 23 July 2003
Miscellaneous villages:
Gross
Maria, 18 - 6 Jun 1907 - Fred d Gr
- Giseladorf to Mansfield Ohio
Heck
Johann, 15, s - 20 Dec 1907 - Willehad -
Ernsthausen to Mansfield Ohio
Heck
Katharine, 19, s - 20 Dec 1907 -
Willehad - Ernsthausen to Mansfield Ohio
Heck Marget, 30, m - 20 Oct 1907 -
Willehad - Ernsthausen to Mansfield Ohio
Kaufmann Johann, 32, m - 25 Jun
1907 - Wilh II - Setschan to Mansfield
Ohio
Klos Anna, 20 - 17 Oct 1907 -
Breslau - Ernsthausen to Mansfield Ohio
From
Sartscha
Schuldner
Elisabeth, 22, s - 23 Sep 1907 - Kassel
- Mansfield Ohio ... ... 6 Oct ... NY
From Modosch
Moll Antal,
25, m - 25 Jul 1907 - Breslau -
Mansfield Ohio - 8 Aug - Bal
Moll
Magdalena, 22, m - 28 Dec 1907 -
Seydalitz to Ashland Ohio - 9 Jan - NY
From Werchetz
Baszting
Vincenz, 26 - Elisabeth - 25 Jul 1907 -
Breslau to Mansfield Ohio - 8 Aug -
Baltimore
Mansfield,
Richland County, Ohio (OH)
German
Resources at the Ohio Genealogical Society Library,
Mansfield, OH
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Society
713 South Main Street
Mansfield OH 44907-1644 The Ohio
Genealogical Society
(2007)
Phone: 419-756-7294
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www.ogs.org Hours: Tuesday
through Saturday 9-5.
Library usage fee:
$4 per day, or
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Computer: Ancestry.com –
passenger lists for New York, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, etc.
Emigration and Immigration:
Early
Pennsylvania pioneers from Mutterstadt in the
Palatinate. Eighteenth
century Pennsylvania emigrants from Hassloch and
Böhl in the Palatinate. Emigrants from
Eppingen to America in the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries. Even more
Palatine families, 18th century immigrants to
the American colonies and their German, Swiss
and Austrian origins. German
immigrants in American church records, volume 1:
Indiana protestant. German
Immigrants: lists of passengers bound from
Bremen to New York, 1847-1854, with places of
origin. German
immigrants: lists of passengers bound from
Bremen to New York, 1855-1862. Germans to
America, lists of passengers arriving at U.S.
ports, 1850-1855. Jetzt sind wir
Amerika, sudhessen in der neuen welt: berichte
und briefe. Mercenaries
from Hessen-Hanau who remained in Canada and the
United States after the American Revolution. More Palatine
families: some immigrants to the middle colonies
1717-1776 and their European origins, plus, new
discoveries on German families who arrived in
Colonial New York in 1710. Nineteenth
century emigrants from Baden. Palatine
Mennonite census lists, 1664-1793. Pennsylvania
German Pioneers: a publication of the original
lists of arrivals in the port of Philadelphia
from 1727 to 1808. Pennsylvania
pioneers from Wolfersweiler Parish, Saarland,
Germany. Rhineland
emigrants, lists of German settlers in Colonial
America. The
Amish-Mennonites of Waldeck and Wittgenstein. The Baden
emigration book. The Wuerttemberg
emigration index. Westerwald to
America: some 18th century German immigrants. Wir ziehen nach
Amerika, briefe Odenwalder auswanderer aus den
jahren 1830 bis 1833.
Family Books and Church Records:
Amt Zwingenberg/Bergstr.
Mannschaftsregister von 1771. Brensbacher und
Niederkainsbacher Familien-Buch, 1655 bis 1732. Dornfelder
kirchenbucher aus dem ukrainischen Gebietsarchiv
Lemberg-Lviv. Evangelische
church records of Baumbach, Braach and
Sterkelshausen, Hessen-Kassel 1658-1748. Familienbuch
Steinbach, Kreis Giessen, families bis 1807. Familiennamem
im Huttenberger Land von 1470-1900. Friedrichstal
church records 1698-1812. Records of the
Lutheran church, Herschberg, Germany 1755-1839. Vielbrunner und
Seckmauerer Familien-Buch, 1655-1742.
Handbooks:
A genealogist's
guide to discovering your Germanic ancestors,
Anderson. A German
genealogical primer, Potts. A guide to
German parish registers in the family history
library of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, Cerny. Address book of
Germanic genealogy, Thode. Beginner's
guide to Germanic genealogy, Edwards. Encyclopedia of
German-American genealogical research, Smith. Encyclopedia of
German-American genealogical research, Smith. German
genealogical research, Schweitzer. In search of
your German roots: a complete guide to tracing
your ancestors in the Germanic areas of Europe,
Baxter. Schlegel's
American families of German ancestry in the
United States. The ABCs of
German-American migration, annotated guide to
German-American migration records. The Atlantic
bridge to Germany, Hall. The German research companion, Riemer.
Maps and Guides:
A tour of ten
important Anabaptist and Reformed sites in rural
Switzerland, Wenger. Anabaptist and
Reformed walking tours of the cities of Zurich
and Bern, Switzerland, Wenger. Atlas for
German America, Thode. Atlas of the
German empire – 1892, Thomsen. Der grosse
Shell atlas – Deutschland/Europa 1985/86. Lands of the
German empire and before, Uncapher. Map guide to
German parish registers (13 volumes), Hansen. Meyers orts-
und verkehrs-lexikon des Deutschen Reichs, with
researcher's guide and translations of the
introduction, instruction for the use of the
gazetteer, and abbreviations, Wright. Super strassen
Deutschland und Europa 1:4000000.
Newspapers:
Genealogical
abstracts from newspapers of the German Reformed
Church, 1830-1839; 1840-1849, Manning. Index to the
subjects of obituaries abstracted from Der
Christliche Botschafter of the Evangelical
Church 1836-1866, Seder.
Periodicals:
[Published at www.dvhh.org, 13 Jul 2007]
Tom Neel, the OGS
Library Director,
kindly put together
this list of the
German Research
holdings at the
library for the
DVHH. [Nancy
Fredenberg, 2007]
The
1937 German-Hungarian (Donauschwaben) Family
Calendar Magazine
– Palankaer subscriber
list for the Entire U.S.A.
(Deutsch-Ungarischer Familien Kalender 1937,
German-Hungarian Publishing Company, New
York City, NY/Chicago, IL)
Transcribed
by Dennis J. Bauer, 11 October 2008
Surnames
appear exactly as spelled in the original
text and may not be the actual spelling. The
list shows the individual’s place of origin
and their address in the U.S. and Canada at
the time of subscription to the magazine.
Some translations of town, county and
country names were done. As with any
secondary source, you may wish to consult
the original magazine. This is a list of
those from Palanka only and not all the
German-Hungarians listed.
The
magazines were written in German and
published in the U.S. from 1932-1954.
They contained stories from the
German-Hungarian regions of Hungary,
Yugoslavia and Romania, pictures of "home",
jokes, poems and best of all a list of
American and Canadian subscribers, their
spouses, their place of origin and their
addresses in the U.S. and Canada at the time
of publication. Subscribers listed were
from the United States and Canada. During
it’s publication, the magazines listed
between 10-15 thousand
Donauschwaben-Americans.
APPEL,
Franz, from Palanka, Batschka,
Yugoslavia, and Marianna GROSS,
from Torontal, Banat Yugoslavia, 326 3rd
Ave.
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