Gottliebin Christiana Knoll

< John Christian Hofsas birt: 5 JAN 1873 plac: Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co. PA deat: 5 JAN 1950 plac: Bridgeport, Montgomery Co. PA marr: 9 MAY 1900 plac: Roberts' Farm, Tredyffrin Twp, Chester Co PA by Rev A S Fichthorn Charles David Hofsas birt: 25 APR 1876 deat: 5 APR 1878 < George Jacob Hofsas birt: 8 OCT 1878 plac: Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co. PA deat: 10 NOV 1942 plac: Norristown, Montgomery Co. PA marr: 8 OCT 1924 plac: Norristown PA < Augusta Laura Nicolai birt: 14 DEC 1890 plac: Bridgeport PA deat: 20 OCT 1964 plac: Worcester Township PA marr: 29 MAY 1913 plac: Shepardstown, WV < Marie Lillie Nicolai birt: 11 NOV 1892 plac: Bridgeport PA deat: 30 MAR 1982 plac: Northampton Twp. PA marr: 7 JUN 1924 plac: Norristown PA by the Rev. C. P. "Pal" Harry marr: 15 OCT 1952 plac: Norristown PA Elizabeth Elsa Nicolai birt: 8 OCT 1894 plac: Bridgeport PA deat: 18 SEP 1971 plac: Philadelphia PA
							Johan Jakob Knoll
							birt: deat:
					Johann Michael Knoll
					birt: 4 AUG 1804 plac: Walheim, Germany deat: 22 MAY 1873 plac: Centre Square, Montgomery County PA marr: 15 SEP 1830
							Sabine Christine Klein
							birt: deat:
			Gottliebin Christiana Knoll
			birt: 28 AUG 1853 plac: Lauffen am Neckar, Germany deat: 1 MAR 1923 plac: Norristown PA David Hofsas marr: 1872 plac: Philadelphia, PA birt: 1846 deat: 1886 plac: Philadelphia, PA Carl II Nicolai marr: 3 MAR 1889 plac: St Paul's Church, Philadelphia PA, by Rev. G. J. Miller birt: 5 MAY 1858 plac: Moresnet deat: 16 OCT 1903 plac: Bridgeport PA
							George Philip Stiritz
							birt: 4 MAY 1764 deat: 18 FEB 1846 marr: 15 APR 1788 plac: Lauffen, Germany
					Elisabetha Stiritz
					birt: 12 SEP 1807 plac: Lauffen, Germany deat: 3 MAR 1854 plac: Lauffen, Germany marr: 15 SEP 1830
							Maria Katharina Bolayer
							birt: 10 JAN 1768 deat: 14 DEC 1819 marr: 15 APR 1788 plac: Lauffen, Germany

Notes:

Gottliebin came to the US with her father, John Knoll, and her sister,
Catherina Knoll from Lauffen am Neckar. Lauffen am Neckar is
approximately 15 miles due north of Stuttgart and 3 miles SSW of
Heilbronn. Today Stuttgart is the capital of Wuerttemberg, Germany.

They lived with Gottliebin's oldest brother, John Matthaus Knoll, who had
emigrated earlier to America and was a farmer in Norristown and later in
Centre Square PA. David Hofsas, a baker, and Jakob D Hofsas, who married
Gottliebin's older sister Catherina, were brothers who also came from
Lauffen. It has been said that David Hofsas followed Gottliebin to
America, so perhaps the brothers followed the sisters to America.

When we left Gemund, we drove to Speyer and had time to spend several
hours in the Palatinate Historical Museum... It featured an excellent
exhibit on the 2000 years of the history of Speyer.... In the 18th and
early 19th centure the ancestors of my father's father came to
Pennsylvania from the Palatinate. Much of that area had been destroyed
by French troops several times including the late 1600s -- good reason
for leaving.... ... we drove to Lauffen... It was fascinating to walk
around the old town of Lauffen... When we tried to see if the Rathaus
[city hall] would have information about just where the Knolls lived,
they referred us to the Pfarrant, but [no one answered]... Outside of
Lauffen we walked through some of the numerous vineyards to Roman ruins
(1st century CE). I knew the Romans lived in much of southern Germany,
but it was fascinating to see evidence of them in the Lauffen area....
[Notes from Dorothy Neiman Swanson's visit to Germany, 1990.]