Hoenig Family Genealogy
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The surname Honig was also spelled Hoenig, Honich, Hoenich, Honigen, Honingen, Hoeningen, Honigin, Honigers, and Hunigars. The family was from Geich. There are two towns called Geich about equidistant from Norvenich. Geich is one of 24 towns that make up Zulpich in the Euskirchen district. It's situated near the Neffelsee Nature Reserve Lake, a popular tourist attraction. The town has a population of 815. The surname Hoenig is a pet form of the personal name Heinrich. Raths is a Swiss-German variation of Rath, which has several possible origins: 1) Habitational name from any of various places called Rath, which derives from Middle Low German roden/raden or "to clear land for cultivation"; 2) From a short form of any of the various Germanic compound personal names formed with rad or rat, to "counsel" or provide "advice" as the first element; or 3) A descriptive epithet for a wise person or counselor, from the Middle High German rat or "advice." Surnames of those in my direct ancestral line appear in BOLD. 1 Peter Honigen b: in Geich, Germany d: in Geich, Germany .. + Adelheidis Raths b: in Geich, Germany d: in Geich, Germany ........ 2 Maria Fransisca Honig b. Abt. 1774 in Geich, Germany d. unknown ............+ Joannes Romer b. April 24, 1769 in Norvenich m: Jan. 22, 1797 in Norvenich, Germany .............. d: Jan. 22, 1797 in Norvenich, Germany ................... 3 Anna Sybilla Romer b: Oct. 08, 1797 in Norvenich ...................... d: May 25, 1875 in Hartford/St. Lawrence, WI ......................... + Gerard Kaiser b: Aug. 25, 1796 in Dorweiler m: Sept. 8, 1821 d: unknown ................... 3 Barbara Romer b. 1801 in Norvenich, Germany d: unknown ......................... + Peter Joseph Orhem m. June, 1824 in Norvenich, Germany ........ 2 Anna Sibilla Honig b: in Geich, Germany d: unknown |
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