Michael Rommel

1803 - 1888  (84 years)

• Name	Michael Rommel  [1, 2]
  Born	23 Nov 1803	B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Feb 1888	St. Joseph County, Michigan   [2]
  Notes	BonnieMargeret Jacobs, on page 21 of her unpublished 1981 manuscript about the Benkelman Family, said that the name "Rommel" was a pet form of names beginning with RUHM ("fame"), or alternatively blustering or noisy, or messy or untidy. The Wuerrtemberg, Germany Emigration Index shows that a Johann Michael Rommel, from the district of Ludwigsburg, was born 1 Oct 1804 in Beihingen, applied to emigrate to New York in Oct 1853 (#837989). Unless the date of birh and location of birth are slightly off, this is not our Michael Rommel. The Michigan Death index shows he was born ca 1804 in Germany, and died on 9 Feb 1888 in St. Joseph, Michigan. He was widowed at the time of his death. The Sattler Family Tree on Ancestry.com shows Michael as a son of Johannes Rommel and Anna Maria Vester.
  Person ID	I17178	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Maria Barbara Frey,   b. 4 Dec 1804, Faurndau, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. 27 Feb 1873  (Age 68 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1827	B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany   [1]
  Children	1. Johannes Rommel,   b. 22 Oct 1827, B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Johann Michael Rommel,   b. 8 Jun 1829, B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Christina "Christine" Rommel,   b. 3 Mar 1831, B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. 10 Jan 1903, Denver, Denver County, Colorado  (Age 71 years)   4. Georg Adam Rommel,   b. 19 May 1835, B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Anna Maria "Mary Anna" Rommel,   b. 8 Dec 1837, B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. 31 Oct 1911, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 73 years)   6. Johann Georg Rummel,   b. 26 Jun 1840, B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. 7 Aug 1915, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan  (Age 75 years)   7. Andreas "Andrew" Rommel,   b. 28 May 1844, B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. 7 Jun 1915  (Age 71 years)   8. Maria Barbara Rommel,   b. 1 Jun 1852, B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. 18 May 1928, St. Francis, Cheyenne County, Kansas  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F1284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Nov 1803 - B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Married - 30 Jan 1827 - B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Died - 9 Feb 1888 - St. Joseph County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S311] Bonnell, Kathy Brandt (kbonnell@byu.edu) "G?ppingen, W?rttemberg, Germany and surrounding villages" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=kbonnell, (RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: G?ppingen, W?rttemberg, Germany and surrounding villages. This database is one large family tree; everyone is connected by birth or marriage. Many of the families were inputted from the family books which were compiled by the pastors of each village beginning in 1808. Villages include Heiningen, Bartenbach, Gruibingen, Faurdau, Schlat, Hattenhofen, Eislingen, Holzheim, Auendorf , D?rnau, Bezgenriet, Ebersbach , Maitis, Gammelshausen, B?rtlingen, Boll, and others. Kathy Brandt Bonnell work directly from German records to the computer.). [S1234] Ancestry.com - Michigan, Deaths and Burials, 1867-1995.