It is believed that Wendelin Grimm is a cousin to Philipp Wilhelm Grimm

It is believed that Wendelin Grimm's father Valentin Grimm is a cousin to Philipp Wilhelm Grimm the father of and Jacob and Wilhem's Grimm. Thus my family tree's relation to the brothers Grimm.

Chronology of their life according to D. L. Ashliman

1785. Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm is born January 4, 1785, in Hanau, Germany, son of Philipp Wilhelm Grimm (a lawyer and court official) and his wife Dorothea Grimm, née Zimmer.

1786. Wilhelm Carl Grimm is born February 24, 1786, in Hanau, Germany, son of Philipp Wilhelm Grimm and Dorothea Grimm.

The children of Philipp Wilhelm Grimm and Dorothea Grimm

1. Friedrich Hermann Georg Grimm (1783-1784)
2. Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm (1785-1863)
3. Wilhelm Carl Grimm (1786-1859)
4. Carl Friedrich Grimm (1787-1852)
5. Ferdinand Philipp Grimm (1788-1844)
6. Ludwig Emil Grimm (1790-1863)
7. Friedrich Grimm (1791-1792)
8. Charlotte (Lotte) Amalie Hassenpflug, neé Grimm (1793-1833)
9. Georg Eduard Grimm (1794-1795)

1791. The Grimm family moves to Steinau.

1796. Philipp Wilhelm Grimm, father of eight Grimm brothers and one Grimm sister, dies January 10, 1796, at the age of 44. Three of his nine children have preceded him in death. His oldest surviving child, Jacob, is 11 years old.

1798. Jacob and Wilhelm move to Kassel, their mother's home city, to enter secondary school. The 13 and 14 year old boys will live with an aunt.

1802. Jacob begins his study of law at the University of Marburg.

1803. Wilhelm begins his study of law at the University of Marburg.

1806. Jacob and Wilhelm, influenced by the folk poetry collection of Clemens Brentano and Achim von Arnim, Des Knaben Wunderhorn, begin to collect folktales (Märchen).

1808. Dorothea Grimm, mother of eight Grimm brothers and one Grimm sister, dies May 27, 1808, at the age of 52. In order to support his younger brothers and sister, Jacob takes a position as a librarian at Kassel. Wilhelm will follow soon

Grimm Family Tree

Compiled by Mr. Edward A. Glatzol of Chaska, Minnesota
September 1, 1957

updated by Jaymee Ann Grimm
grimmsfairyland@gmail.com

This is a 20 page hand typed & stapled old document so little by
little I will post each page to this blog.
(on the inside page is hand written )
Lois & Bob
Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Bies, Jr.
14375 Valley View Rd
Eden Praire, MN 55343

Grimm Ancestors in Europe
This, and the following page presents the names and dates of birth of those ancestors of the Grimm family available from the records in the church book of Kulsheim in Baden, Germany.

From Zurich = Switzerland =Grimm, Josef___________ = ___________ born? married 2/25/1743 to Horn, Anna Marie and had a son Sebastian Grimm
born 5/21/1745 Grimm, Sebastian married Eva m. Goldschmidt and had a child named Valentin Grimm born 12/23/1778 was married2/2/1800 and died 11/26/1828.
Valentin Grimm married Marie Adelman 2/2/1800 and had a son Wendelin Grimm
born 10/18/1818.
(The document then lists the below names)
____________________ = _____ = Goldschmidt, George == from Reicholzheim as the father of Eva M. Goldschmidt who married
Sebastian Grimm 1/18/1763 and had the child Valentin Grimm born 12/23/1778.
Adelmann, Balthasar (father 0f) =Adelman, Valentin (who) married 2/17/1705 to = Stahl, A. Katharina "daughter of Stahl, Bartholoma"
(and had a son) Adelmann, Frederick born 11/30/1705

Adelman, Frederick born 11/30/1705 married Spengler, Eva Katharina
and had a son Johann Josef Adelmann born 8/17/1739 who was the father of
Marie Adelmann born 9/7/1777 and mother of Wendelin Grimm.

Spengler, Eva Katharina, born 11/20/1699 was the daughter of Spengler, Bartholoma who was married 1/3/1691 to Barbara Beuschel
daughter of Beuschel, Kasper.

Wendelin Grimm's mother Marie Adelman was the daughter of
Josef Johann Adelman born 8/17/1739 and married 11/13/1765 to
Barbara Borger who was born 6/3/1744.
Barbara Borger was the daughter of Borger,Johann Georg Adam who
was born 1/7/1712 and was married to Barbara Hauck born 8/23/1713.
Barbara Hauck was the daughter of Peter Hauck born 11/29/1667 and
married 2/14/1702 to Katharina Pfohl.
Katharina Pfohl is the daughter of Johann Pfohl.
born 11/5/1667
Adam Johann Borger born 1/7/1712 who was married to Barbara Hauck
the parents of Barbara Borger, Wendelin Grimm's grandmother on his mothers side, and was married to Barbara Hauck. Johann Adam Borgers father was
Borger, Johann Georg born 11/5/1667 and married to ? M. Margaretha.Borger listed as Johann Georg Borger born 11/5/1667 has Peter Borger listed as his father and
?, Katharina listed as his mother.

(End of Pages 1 & 2)

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

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