{"id":1106,"date":"2018-04-01T15:14:46","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T20:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rayson.us\/aehanson\/?page_id=1106"},"modified":"2026-04-23T12:10:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:10:02","slug":"wernshausen-meiningen-sachsen-meiningen-germany","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rayson.us\/aehanson\/genealogy\/geography\/wernshausen-meiningen-sachsen-meiningen-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Wernshausen, Meiningen, Saxe-Meiningen, Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:44% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rayson.us\/aehanson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-23-114327.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5114 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rayson.us\/aehanson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-23-114327.png 736w, https:\/\/www.rayson.us\/aehanson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-23-114327-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Name\/Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Familysearch.org References:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Search by place as: <strong>Germany, Saxe-Meiningen, Meiningen, Wernshausen<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If nothing appears, Try broader levels:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Germany, Saxe-Meiningen, Meiningen<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Germany, Saxe-Meiningen<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>modern (contemporary) way<\/strong> to refer to the town is: <strong>Wernshausen, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/cbqgDmFFgE2CGTfu5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View on Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Significance to my family<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Home to the \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rayson.us\/aehanson\/genealogy\/maternal\/kumpel-kimbal\/\">K\u00fcmpel (Kimball)<\/a> branch of my family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me -> Anna Lorraine Amborn (1923 \u2013 2019) -> George D. Amborn (1872 \u2013 1933) -> Martha Elonore Kimball (1844 &#8211; 1911) -> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rayson.us\/aehanson\/genealogy\/maternal\/kumpel-kimbal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Just David Kuempel (1801 &#8211; 1868)\/Margarethe Elizabeth Jung (1809 &#8211; 1881)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David, Margarethe and their children emigrated from Germany in May 1847 and settled in Hudson, Walworth, Wisconsin. They were reportedly part of a group of 16 \u2013 18 families who left the region together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wernshausen is located about a mile West of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rayson.us\/aehanson\/genealogy\/geography\/niederschmalkalden-sachsen-meiningen-germany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Niederschmalkalden<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rayson.us\/aehanson\/genealogy\/geography\/wernshausen-meiningen-sachsen-meiningen-germany\/\">\u00a0<\/a>where the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rayson.us\/aehanson\/genealogy\/maternal\/amborn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amborn\u00a0<\/a>family (who were part of the 1847 group) lived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wernshausen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia page<\/a>\u00a0for Wernshausen .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gov.genealogy.net\/item\/show\/WERSENJO50BR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gov.genealogy.net page<\/a>\u00a0for Wernshausen .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meyersgaz.org\/place\/21121040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meyers Gazetter Entry<\/a>\u00a0for Wernshausen .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Church records for Wernshausen are archived at the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.landeskirchenarchiv-eisenach.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State Church Archives of the Evangelical Church of Central Germany\/Eisenach<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and are available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.archion.de\/de\/\">archion.de<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archion.de\/de\/alle-archive\/thueringen\/landeskirchenarchiv-der-evangelischen-kirche-mitteldeutschland\/eisenach\/kirchenkreis-bad-salzungen-dermbach\/wernshausen\/292759\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Burials 1809-1850<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archion.de\/de\/alle-archive\/thueringen\/landeskirchenarchiv-der-evangelischen-kirche-mitteldeutschland\/eisenach\/kirchenkreis-bad-salzungen-dermbach\/wernshausen\/292760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Burials 1851-1875<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archion.de\/de\/alle-archive\/thueringen\/landeskirchenarchiv-der-evangelischen-kirche-mitteldeutschland\/eisenach\/kirchenkreis-bad-salzungen-dermbach\/wernshausen\/292761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Family register AK 18th-20th centuries<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archion.de\/de\/alle-archive\/thueringen\/landeskirchenarchiv-der-evangelischen-kirche-mitteldeutschland\/eisenach\/kirchenkreis-bad-salzungen-dermbach\/wernshausen\/292762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Family registers LZ 18th-20th centuries<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archion.de\/de\/alle-archive\/thueringen\/landeskirchenarchiv-der-evangelischen-kirche-mitteldeutschland\/eisenach\/kirchenkreis-bad-salzungen-dermbach\/wernshausen\/292754\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Church register 1711-1778<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archion.de\/de\/alle-archive\/thueringen\/landeskirchenarchiv-der-evangelischen-kirche-mitteldeutschland\/eisenach\/kirchenkreis-bad-salzungen-dermbach\/wernshausen\/292755\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Church register 1779-1808<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archion.de\/de\/alle-archive\/thueringen\/landeskirchenarchiv-der-evangelischen-kirche-mitteldeutschland\/eisenach\/kirchenkreis-bad-salzungen-dermbach\/wernshausen\/292756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baptisms 1809-1843<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archion.de\/de\/alle-archive\/thueringen\/landeskirchenarchiv-der-evangelischen-kirche-mitteldeutschland\/eisenach\/kirchenkreis-bad-salzungen-dermbach\/wernshausen\/292757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baptisms 1844-1875<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archion.de\/de\/alle-archive\/thueringen\/landeskirchenarchiv-der-evangelischen-kirche-mitteldeutschland\/eisenach\/kirchenkreis-bad-salzungen-dermbach\/wernshausen\/292758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marriages 1809-1875<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It does\u00a0<strong>not\u00a0<\/strong>appear that an Ortsfamilienbuch (OFB\/Local Family Register) was created for Wernshausen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Significance to my family Home to the \u00a0K\u00fcmpel (Kimball) branch of my family. Me -> Anna Lorraine Amborn (1923 \u2013 2019) -> George D. Amborn (1872 \u2013 1933) -> Martha Elonore Kimball (1844 &#8211; 1911) -> Just David Kuempel (1801<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":986,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1106","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rayson.us\/aehanson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rayson.us\/aehanson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rayson.us\/aehanson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rayson.us\/aehanson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rayson.us\/aehanson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1106"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.rayson.us\/aehanson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5126,"href":"https:\/\/www.rayson.us\/aehanson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1106\/revisions\/5126"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rayson.us\/aehanson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rayson.us\/aehanson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}