The Hintz Family Page
The family of Johann and Fredericke Bischof Hintz settled in the area of Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, shortly after their arrival in the United States in 1868. Johann and his children were born in Pomerania, in eastern Germany. You can
learn more about Pomerania's history by clicking here.In church records of his time, David Hintz, father of Johann, is listed as a "Fuhrmann", or coachman. The village of Woedtke was the ancestral home of the Hintz family, and several members of the Hintz family lived in the Woedtke area at the time of the birth of Johann Ferdinand Hintz in 1819. Woedtke centered around a beautiful manor house of the von Woedtke family. David Hintz was the son of Erdmann Hintz and Regina Louise Knoll.
A German friend wrote that he found, in a publication of 1936:
Erdmann Hintz, 1734-1792, oo 24.10.1764 Regina Louisa Knoll. 9 Söhne und 4 Töchter. David (drittjüngster Sohn) 1782-1846
V: Jacob Hintz 1685-1721, oo 1716 Engel Ratken, 6 Söhne 3 Töchter
V: Martin Hintz 1648-1717, oo 1676 Maria Bratzen, 2 Söhne 2 Töchter
V: Michel Hintz 1620-1667, oo 1647 Anna Volkmars 2 Söhne 2 Töchter
alle in Woedtke
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David Hintz, 33 years of age |
4th son of Erdmann Hintz |
Dorothea, Louisa, Eratha Voigt (of Borntin), 28 3/4 years of age |
Daughter of Wilhelm Voigt |
married 17 April 1816 in Woedtke |
Click here to see pictures of today's Woedtke
The Hintz family joined Evangelische Friedens Kirche in Butler, Wauwatosa, and many records of their events and celebrations are archived in existing records of the congregation. This congregation was closely associated with another nearby church,
Trinity Evangelical Church in Brookfield, and some family records also are stored there. Here are some samples of the records of the Hintz family from Friedens Church, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin:
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Johann Ferdinand Hintz |
Born 23 Feb 1819 Woedtke, Preussen |
+ died 9 Mai 1891 in Wauwatosa, Wis.
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Married 1849 to Fredericke Bischof |
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Emigrated to America 1868 |
Buried Wauwatosa Cem. May 12, 1891 |
Son on David Hintz and Dorothea Louise Eratha Voigt |
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Clara Katherina Hintz |
Born 25 Feb 1897 Wauwatosa, Wis. |
+ Died 13 Sept. 1897 |
Daughter of Ferdinand and Katharina Hintz |
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Buried Wauwatosa Cem. 15 Sept. 1897 |
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Arthur Ferdinand Hintz |
Born 4 November 1898 Wauwatosa, Wis |
+ Died 23 November 1898 |
Son of Ferdinand and Katharina Hintz |
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Buried Wauwatosa Cem. 26 November 1898 |
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Ella Anna Wilhelmine Hintz |
Born 20 Novemeber 1895 Wauwatosa, Wis. |
Godparents: Wilhelmine Paul (geb. Hintz) and Anna Paul |
Parents: Ferdinand and Katharina, geb. Paul |
Ferdinand Johann (John) Hintz was born in Gumtow, Kreis Greifenberg, Pommern, Germany on June 22, 1866. He emigrated to the United States with his parents, Johann# and Fredericke Bischof Hintz, in 1868. He was the brother of Bertha Hintz (Heinrich Johann) Ziemer, Wilhelmine Hintz* (Valentin) Paul, and Pauline Hintz (Zorn?). Ferdinand Hintz arrived in the United States at Baltimore, Maryland, aboard the ship OCEAN from Bremen, on 08 June, 1868. At that time his father Johann was 49 years of age; his mother Fredericke (nee Bischof) was 44; his sister Bertha was 17; Pauline was 14; and Wilhelmine was 8. On 7 April, 1895, Ferdinand Hintz married Katharine Paul, daughter of Phillip Paul. They had several children, most of whom died within the first year of life. Wauwatosa City Directories of the 1920's list Ferdinand Hintz as a carpenter. Mr. Hintz died May 21, 1931 and is buried at Pinelawn Cemetery. His infant children are buried with his parents at Wauwatosa Cemetery. #Johann Hintz was born in Woedtke, Kr. Greifenberg, Pommern in 1819 *Wilhelmine Hintz was born in Gumtow, Kr. Greifenberg, Pommern
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TO VIEW A MAP OF POMMERN AS IT WAS FOLLOW THE REGA RIVER SOUTHWARD TO COME TO THE TOWN OF WOEDTKE, WHERE JOHANN HINTZ WAS BORN. NEARBY, YOU WILL SEE GORKE, ANOTHER VILLAGE OF BOTH THE HINTZ AND ZIEMER FAMILIES, AND GUMTOW, WHERE JOHANN AND FREDERICKE'S CHILDREN WERE BORN.
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