My great grandfather, William F. WOBSCHALL, was born in Posen province, Prussia on 10-Dec-1854. His birth or baptism record needs to be located to confirm his birth village. William’s half-brother, Karl Ferdinand, was born on 25-Jul-1844 in Stumbochowa (now Stepuchowo, Wagrowiec, Wielkopolskie, Poland) located at North 52.80º East 17.40º. It is about 28 miles NE of Poznan, Poland. It is east of Wongrowitz (Wagrowiec) and west of Znin. William’s sister, Carolina, was born on 26-Dec-1851 in Budziejewo (N 52.72º E 17.30º). The father of all three was Julius WOBSCHALL. I have no further information about Julius.
Karl’s mother was Justine WENTZEL. She first married Johann PLAGENZ. Rosalie WENZEL was William and Carolina's mother. Rosalie later married Michael SEEMANN in 1857 in Golaszewo (N 52.75º E 17.42º). Rosalie, Michael, William, Carolina and William's half-siblings Emil and Bertha SEEMANN traveled on ship "Mast Jenny" from Bremen and arrived in NY on 31-Aug-1869. They settled in Toledo, OH. Karl lived nearby until he moved to Berlin, WI around 1880.
Karl arrived on the ship "Neptune" from Bremen to New York on 06-Jul-1870. He was accompanied by his stepdaughter (my great grandmother), Amelia ZUEHLKE who was born on 13-Feb-1866 in Posen province. She married William WOBSCHALL in 1881 near Toledo, OH. Some of her siblings moved to Berlin, WI.
In the mid-1800’s, several WOBSCHALL families lived in or near Margonin (N 52.97º E 17.10º), Radwonke and Samotschin, Posen which are about 24 miles north of Stepuchowo. Their descendants settled primarily in Indiana and Minnesota. Several families continued on to California and Oregon. The relationship between most of these families has been documented but their connection to my family is yet to be confirmed. Other families including a WOPSCHALL family in Connecticut also remain to be linked.
I am seeking information about my WOBSCHALL ancestors including WAPSHALL, WABSCHALL, WOPSCHALL, WABSHAW and WOPSHALL. There may be other spelling variations. I am familiar with vital records from the Margonin area. Birth, death and marriage records from Schokken (Skoki), including Stepuchowo and Budziejewo, are on Family History Library film numbers 752858 to 752867. These records list several family members but, unfortunately, not William. Rosalie WENZEL’s marriage to Michael SEEMAN(N) is on film number 752708.
I welcome hearing from anyone researching near Stepuchowo, Golaszewo or Budziejewo. I have visited the area and have posted my Stepuchowo and Budziejewo photos at this website: http://www.polishfamily.com/p4e/cities324/346_i.html. I have posted photos from other villages that may offer insight as to what is there today.
My “Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees” postings were current as of 19-Feb-2006 and will be updated as time permits. I have a large database of all variations of WOBSCHALL that I will share with anyone requesting it. Other names in my family from Posen include BATTIG, HARTZKE, KERNTOPP, POLUS, and ZUEHLKE.
DNA Heritage performed my 43 marker Y-Chromosome DNA test. Results are available for comparison at: http://www.dnaheritage.com/surnameprojects.asp. Please type in the surname “Wobschall” and the results should be viewable. The results are also posted at other popular DNA sites.
Please note that inaccurate information that may be attributed to me has been posted on other internet sites. I have been blocked from correcting it. Please contact me to verify all information. My e-mail addresses are: Corv1963@indy.rr.com and Corv1963@aol.com.
My “Family Tree Maker” home page is at: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/o/p/Al-Wopshall/
My “Posen-L” home page is: http://www.posen-l.com/RschrDsply.php?Researcher=472
My “Find A Grave” home page is: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=46858793
This page was updated on 01-Sep-2010.
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