Wilhelm Becker was born 13 Sep 1762. His parents were Georg Jacob Becker 1732 and Maria Barbara Scholl 1731. Wilhelm's grandparents were Johann Jacob Scholl 1701 and Eva Elisabetha Lind b 1705. This means he has Scholl blood and is related to our Scholl line. He was the fourth of six children Wilhelm married Maria Elisabeth Metzger 15 Feb 1785. They had at least 4 children. Wilhelm Becker, the local citizen and fusilier married Maria Elisabetha, née Mezgerin. On the 2nd of September 1814, in the morning between 8:00 am and 9:00 am died in the local parish of Graben Johann Wilhelm Becker, citizen here, a married man, age 52 years less 11 days, and was buried on the 4th [of September 1814] in the morning.
Documents related to Wilhelm Becker:
Barbara Scholl spon 1761 film 102078348 page 422 |
Translation by Robert Seal:
On
the 2nd of June [1761], in the morning early after 1:00 am was born and
on the 3rd [of June 1761] was baptized Christoph Roesch.
Parents: Johannes Roesch, the local citizen and master tailor, and his wife Anna Barbara Cammererin.
Baptismal sponsors:
Jacob Be(c)ker, the local citizen, [and] his wife Barbara, née
Schollin. Johann Georg Roesch, unmarried citizen's son here. Maria
Elisabetha Schollin, unmarried citizen's daughter here.
Right margin: + [died].
Note:
Maria Elisabetha Scholl may be born 18 Jun b 1744 at 17 years old -
could be the child of Christoph Scholl 1716 and Maria Barbara Suss. She
married Johann Georg Roesch 1737-1804 on 16 June 1761 and had 13
children.
Wilhelm Becker bap 15 Sep 1762 film 102078348 page 428 |
Johann Wilhelm Becker
Parents are Jacob Becker and his wife Barbara Schollin
Godparents are Wilhelm Kraus and his wife Anna Elisabetha Lindin
Georg Korsch and his wife Maria Elisabetha Schollin
In the right margin it says that he died 2 Sep 1814
Jacob Becker mother is Margaretha Scholl bot rt 5 Mar 1782 film 102078348 page 609 |
Father: Georg Jacob Becker, the local citizen.
Mother: Margaretha, née Schollin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) young Martin Wenz, the local citizen and master mason, and (2) his wife Maria Sidonia, née Bicklin. (3) Jacob Sewer, the local citizen and master shoemaker, and (4) his wife Margaretha, née Schüzin.
Right column: died 18 April 1838.
Christoph Becker birth 8 Sep 1784 film 102078348 page 623 |
On the 8th of September [1784] at night at 12:00 midnight born and on the 10th of the same month baptized: Christoph [Becker].
Father: Georg Jacob Becker, the local citizen.
Mother: Margaretha, née Schollin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) young Martin Wenz, the local citizen and master mason, and (2) his wife Maria Sidonia, née Bicklin. (3) Jacob Sewer, the local citizen and master shoemaker, and (4) his wife Margaretha Magdalena, née Schüzin.
Right column: + [died].
Wilhelm Becker marriage 15 Feb 1785 film 102078348 page 742 2 |
On the 15th of February [1785], [were married] Johann Wilhelm Becker, the local fusilier, surviving legitimately-conceived unmarried son of the late Jacob Becker, former citizen here, with Barbara, née Schollin, and Maria Elisabetha Mezger, née Mezgerin, legitimately-conceived unmarried daughter of Johannes Mezger, the local citizen and [city/town] council member, with Maria Margaretha, née Zimmermännin.
Anna Maria Schollin mother 16 Oct 1785 rt side word aft Schollin? film 102078348 page 628 |
On the 16th of October [1785] at night at 9:00 pm born and on the 18th of the same month baptized: Philipp Jacob [Roesch].
Father: Philipp Jacob Roesch, the local citizen, master shoemaker, and fusilier.
Mother: Anna Maria, née Schollin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Wilhelm Becker, the local citizen and fusilier, and (2) his wife Maria Elisabetha, née Mezgerin. (3) Christoph Mezger, surviving legitimate unmarried son of the late Balthasar Mezger, former citizen here. (4) Salome Mezgerin, surviving legitimate unmarried daughter of the late Martin Mezger, former citizen here.
Right column: + [died].
Carl Wilhelm Roesch birth 13 Dec1785 mother Anna Maria Scholl left film 102078348 page 670 |
On the 16th of October [1785] at night at 9:00 pm born and on the 18th of the same month baptized: Philipp Jacob [Roesch].
Father: Philipp Jacob Roesch, the local citizen, master shoemaker, and fusilier.
Mother: Anna Maria, née Schollin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Wilhelm Becker, the local citizen and fusilier, and (2) his wife Maria Elisabetha, née Mezgerin. (3) Christoph Mezger, surviving legitimate unmarried son of the late Balthasar Mezger, former citizen here. (4) Salome Mezgerin, surviving legitimate unmarried daughter of the late Martin Mezger, former citizen here.
Right column: + [died].
Margaretha Barbara Becker Father Johann Wilhelm Mezgerin 16 Aug 1787 film 102078348 page 639 |
On the 16th of August [1787] in the morning at 8:00 am born and on the 17th of the same month baptized: Margaretha Barbara [Becker].
Father: Johann Wilhelm Becker, the local citizen and fusilier.
Mother: Maria Elisabetha, née Mezgerin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Philipp Jacob Roesch, the local citizen, master shoemaker, and fusilier, and (2) his wife Anna Maria, née Schollin. (3) Christoph Mezger, the local citizen, and (4) his wife Margaretha, née Wenzin.
Ana Catharina Roesch father Jacob, Mother Elisabetha Scholl 19 Jan 1788 film 102078348 page 641 |
On the 19th of January [1788] in the morning at 10:00 am born and on the 21st of the same month baptized: Eva Catharina [Roesch].
Father: Philipp Jacob Roesch, the local citizen, master shoemaker, and fusilier.
Mother: Anna Maria, née Schollin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Wilhelm Becker, the local citizen and fusilier, and (2) his wife Maria Elisabetha, née Mezgerin. (3) Daniel Wenz, the local citizen and master? butcher?. (4) Margaretha, née Wenzin, wife of Christoph Mezger, the local citizen.
Right column: + [died].
Emmanuel Scholl? 3rd sponsor Becker rt 8 Feb 1789 film 102078348 page 646 |
On the 8th of February [1789] midday at 12:00 noon born and on the 10th of the same month baptized: Philipp Jacob [Becker].
Father: Wilhelm Becker, the local citizen and fusilier.
Mother: Maria Elisabetha, née Mezgerin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Philipp Jacob Roesch, the local citizen, master shoemaker, and fusilier, and (2) his wife Anna Maria, née Schollin. (3) Emanuel Scholl, the local citizen and master cooper, and (4) his wife Christina, née Süssin.
Right column: soldier.
On the 15th of May [1789] midday at 4:00 pm born and on the 17th of the same month baptized: Christina [Wenz].
Father: young Martin Wenz, the local citizen and master mason.
Mother: Maria Sidonia, née Bicklin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) young Friderich Herbster, the local citizen, and (2) his wife Margaretha, née Kraussin; (3) Jacob Becker, the local citizen, and (4) his wife Margaretha, née Schollin.
Born on the 20 Sep 1789 and christened on the 22 Sep 1789 was
Jacob Friderich SCHOLL, the son of Emanuel SCHOLL, a local citizen and master cooper and wife Christina nee SÜß(in)
Witnesses: 1. Wilhelm BECKER a local citizen and Fusilier and 2. His wife Maria Elisabetha MEZGER(in), 3. Georg Friedrich RATZEL, local citizen and Fusilier and 4. His wife Anna Maria nee HERBSTER(in)
On the 15th of October [1790] in the morning at 8:00 am born and on the 16th of the same month baptized: Margaretha Magdalena [Roesch].
Father: Philipp Jacob Roesch, the local citizen and master shoemaker.
Mother: Anna Maria, née Schollin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Christoph Mezger, the local citizen, [and] (2) his wife Margaretha, née Wenzin. (3) Wilhelm Becker, the local citizen. (4) Salome, née Mezgerin, wife of Daniel Wenz, the local citizen and master weaver.
Right column: + [died].
On the 27th of August [1791] at night at 11:00 pm born and on the 29th of the same month baptized: Christina [Scholl].
Father: Emanuel Scholl, the local citizen and master cooper.
Mother: Christina, née Süssin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Wilhelm Becker, the local citizen, and (2) his wife Maria Elisabetha, née Mezgerin. (3) Georg Friderich Razel, the local citizen, [and] (4) his wife Anna Maria, née Herbsterin.
Right column: + [died].
Christoph Becker birth 1 June 1792 mother Margaretha Scholl film 102078348 page 662 |
On the 1st of June [1792] at night at 11:00 pm born and on the 3rd of the same month baptized: Christoph [Becker].
Father: Georg Jacob Becker, the local citizen.
Mother: Margaretha, née Schollin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) young Martin Wenz, the local citizen and master mason, and (2) his wife Maria Sidonia, née Bicklin. (3) Jacob Sewer, the local citizen and master shoemaker.
Right column: died 24 August 1842.
On the 8th of December [1792] in the morning at 4:00 am born and on the 9th of the same month baptized: Christoph [Roesch].
Father: Philpp Jacob Roesch, the local citizen and master shoemaker.
Mother: Anna Maria, née Schollin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Christoph Mezger, the local citizen, [and] (2) his wife Margaretha, née Wenzin. (3) Wilhelm Becker, the local citizen, and (4) his wife Elisabetha, née Mezgerin.
Right column: died on the 10th of December 1792 from breathing congestion/catarrh.
Johann Martin Becker birth 20 Sep 1793 sponsor Emmanuel Scholl left film 102078348 page 669 |
On the 20th of September [1793] in the evening at 6:00 pm born and on the 22nd of the same month baptized: Johann Martin [Becker].
Father: Wilhelm Becker, the local citizen.
Mother: Maria Elisabetha, née Mezgerin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Emanuel Scholl, the local citizen and master cooper. (2) His wife Christina, née Süssin. (3) Philipp Jacob Roesch, the local citizen and master shoemaker, and (4) his wife Anna Maria, née Schollin.
Right column: soldier.
On the 25th of November [1793] in the morning at 7:00 am born and on the same date baptized: Martin [Scholl].
Father: Emanuel Scholl, the local citizen and master cooper.
Mother: Christina, née Süssin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Georg Friedrich Razel, the local citizen, and (2) his wife Anna Maria, née Herbsterin. (3) Maria Elisabetha, née Mezgerin, wife of Wilhelm Becker, the local citizen.
Right column: + [died].
On the 13th of December [1793] in the morning at 5:00 am born and on the 14th of the same month baptized: Carl Wilhelm [Roesch].
Father: Philipp Jacob Roesch, the local citizen and master shoemaker.
Mother: Anna Maria, née Schollin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Christoph Mezger, the local citizen, and (2) his wife Margaretha, née Wenzin. (3) Wilhelm Becker, the local citizen. (4) Salome, née Mezgerin, surviving widow of the late Daniel Wenz, former citizen and master weaver here.
Right column: soldier?
On the 1st of January [1794] at night at 9:00 pm born and on the 3rd of the same month baptized: Magdalena [Wenz].
Father: young Martin Wenz, the local citizen and master mason.
Mother: Maria Sidonia, née Bicklin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Georg Jacob Becker, the local citizen, and (2) his wife Margaretha, née Schollin. (3) Jacob Friderich Herbster, the local citizen. (4) His wife Margaretha, née Kraussin.
Right column: died 25 August 1852.
On the 10th of October [1796] at night at 9:00 pm born and on the 12th of the same month baptized: Eva Catharina [Roesch].
Father: Philipp Jacob Roesch, the local citizen and master shoemaker.
Mother: Anna Maria, née Schollin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Christoph Mezger, the local citizen, and (2) his wife Margaretha, née Wenzin. (3) Wilhelm Becker, the local citizen, and (4) his wife Elisabetha, née Mezgerin.
Right column: + [died].
Lower left corner: Quarterly report.
Note: Anna Maria is also known as Maria Catharina Scholl. She is the daughter of George Scholl b 1620
On the 1st of September [1797] in the morning at 7:00 am born and on the second of the same month baptized: Wilhelm [Scholl].
Father: Emanuel Scholl, the local citizen and master cooper.
Mother: Christina, née Süssin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Georg Friderich Razel, the local citizen, and (2) his wife Anna Maria, née Herbsterin. (3) Wilhelm Becker, the local citizen, and (4) his wife Elisabetha, née Mezgerin.
Right column: + [died].
On the 10th of September [1799] at night at 10:00 pm [born] and on the 12th [of September 1799] baptized: Christina [Rösch].
Father: Philipp Jacob Rösch, citizen and master shoemaker.
Mother: Catharina, née Schollin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Christoph Mezger, citizen. (2) His wife Margaretha, née Wentzin. (3) Wilhelm Becker, citizen. (4) His wife Elisabetha, née Mezgerin.
Right column: died 27 January 1844.
On the 27th of April [1800] in the evening between 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm [born] and on the 28th [of April 1800] baptized: Christine [Scholl].
Father: Emanuel Scholl, [city/town] council member and master cooper.
Mother: Christine, née Süßin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Wilhelm Becker, citizen. (2) His wife Elisabetha, née Mezgerin.
Right column: died 23 November 1811.
On the 10th of January [1802] early between 1:00 am and 2:00 am [born] and on the 12th [of January 1802] baptized: Philipp Jacob [Roesch].
Father: Philipp Jacob Roesch, citizen and master shoemaker.
Mother: Catharina, née Schollin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Wilhelm Becker, citizen. (2) His wife Elisabetha, née Mezgerin. (3) Christoph Mezger, citizen. (4) His wife Margaretha, née Wenzin.
Left column: died 8 March 1815.
Right column: died 8 March 1815.
On the 10th of June [1804] early between 6:00 am and 7:00 am born and on the 13th of the same month baptized: Jacob Friderich [Roesch].
Father: Philipp Jacob Roesch, citizen and master shoemaker.
Mother: Catharina, née Schollin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Wilhelm Becker, citizen. (2) His wife Elisabetha, née Mezgerin. (3) Christoph Mezger, citizen. (4) His wife Margaretha, née Wentzin.
Right column: died 27 March 1816.
T. L. Sachs, pastor.
Simon Friedrich Zimmermann b 24 Jan in Graben bap 30 Jun film 102550540 page 600 |
No. 38. In the year 1860, on the 24th of June in the morning at 5:00 am was born here, and on the 30th of June [1860] in the morning at 11:00 am by the undersigned pastor was baptized: Simon Friedrich, legitimate son of Friedrich Zimmermann, citizen, parish council member, and farmer here, and Christina, née Köhler.
Witnesses: the baptismal sponsors Becker and Süß, both citizens here.Graben, on the 30th of June 1860. H. Zimmern.
Right-hand margin: died 8 September [18]60.
Notes: Wilhelm Becker, citizen and cutler in Graben was born 21 Sept 1819 and died 14 Jan 1892 in Arago, Nebraska. The family emigrated to America 13 March 1877. The ship "W A Scholten" arrived in New York 4 April 1877; on board were Wilhelm Becker, 57; Elisabeth 55; Hermann 23; Maria 20; Lydia 14; Anna 9. The ship "Thuringa" arrived in New York 30 April 1874; on board was Wilh. Becker, 23 a musician. Source: Brigitte Burkett, Nineteenth Century Emigrants from Baden Volume 2: Graben, Linkenheim, Spöck, & Staffort. Page 6
Additional info: Herman Wilhelm Becker was born 21 Sep 1819 to Jacob Becker b 1782 and Catharina Roesch b 1789. His FS ID: GS41-1S6. He married Maria Elisabetha Roedel 4 May 1848 and they had 9 children. Herman is the great grandson of George Jacob Becker b 1732 FS ID: KGCQ-CFM