Ramcharan-Crowley

Johann-Michael born 27.9.1720. He married with Anna Romer of Ebersheim.

At the marriage of Johann Dietsch, his /Johann Dietsch's/ apprentice and also the son of Mathias, there he is soon to know his future wife. He is Michael, who on the 24th of November, 1743, married Anna Rohmer of Ebersheim. Anna was the daughter of Anton Rohmer and Elisabeth Ringeisen. The Rohmer's name is mentioned in 1479 in Ebersheim.

MICHEL DIETSCH, MILLER He was born on the 27th of September, 1720, as the son of Mathias Dietsch and Katharina Untz. He died on the 15th of June, 1776. He was 56 years old. His wife died on the 8th of May, 1780, at 55 years old. Both died early. He married Anna Rohmer of Ebersheim on the 24th of November, 1743. They had eight children: ... Michael Dietsch is the Guardian of the Saints in the years 1749 and 1750. Also in that year the large remodeling of the church in the Baroque style happened. Father Bernhard Scheuermann selected Michael for that office, although he is only 30 years old. This signifies the trust that the priest had for the young man. He took the office again in 1766/1767 for the second time. In 1754. Andreas Ehringer and his wife, Barbara Thomann, went bankrupt. He owed a large debt everywhere, and also with Michael Dietsch, citizen, as a church member. The matter went to court; Ehringer had to pay his creditors in full. To Michael Dietsch he owed 36 Gulden, 2 Batzen and 8 Rappen for the benefit of the church factory which he was accounting for. Here is the text: "He owes to Michael Dietsch the sum of 36 Florins, 2 Batz, 8 Rappen in the money of Colmar for interest due on the money that Andre Ehringer owed the factory of Grussenheim for the year 1750. A judgment was ordered for Ehringer to pay by the 3rd of July, 1752 — 48 Livres, 15 Sols for 6 sacks, 3 bushel of rye and interest of 7 Livres, 6 Sols to the sack and 33 Livres, 15 Sols for the 6 sacks and 3 bushels of barley and interest of 5 Livres, 10 Sols to the sack. The whole sum is the price of great profits on the income from grains that Ehringer received for the year 1750. And that with 23 Francs, 2 Sols in expenses reach the sura due to settle the tax bill for the 23rd of July, 1752, is nearly the same sum. The amount I65 Livres, 18 Sols except 57 Livres must be produced by many seizures and forced sales by the next oral report due the 15th."

Now an interesting entry: 1777 with his church appointed guardian a settlement to benefit Johann Michael Dietsch an orphan of the family Dietsch, Michael Dietsch, Mathias and his wife Katharina Rosenberger were guardian to this orphan; /was this Mathias Dietsch (born in 1712) and his wife Katharina Uhl (not Rosenberger) an error or possibly a second wife?/ From 10.2.1768 to l6.1.1777, about this Johann Michael this is said: He has learned the trade of wood worker by understudying Martin Muller, master wood worker of Schlutstadt. He /the orphan/ was in addition to this trade a soldier "in the famous regiment of Husaren called Nassau". In order to make his journey on foot easier and to enable him to pay his debts, his church-appointed guardians have given him 24 Gulden. There is another court case between Michael Dietsch, the citizen and miller, and a certain Marc Bertsche. Michael is the plaintiff, because of the fruit that was delivered for 69 Gulden and 5 Batzen... After the early death of the couple Michael Dietsch and Anna Rohmer, * the Notary Public of Jebsheim looks at the following inventory: on May 22, 1780... of worldly goods at hand a newly built house and an old meal mill including stable, cabbage and grass gardens situated on the millbrook named Blind... about 28 fields these goods have a value of 14,800 Gulden which is a very large fortune for that time. All these goods were portioned onto the children. Further Johann-Michael shall receive a milk cow with a firery red one year old calf, Maria Anna should get the second best milk cow with a calf, Franz gets the best milk cow, the third in the stable with this year's calf. Maria Elisabeth the second milk cow in the stable with a yellowish red calf. Also the horses are to be distributed: there is a brown with a blaze worth 132 Gulden, an older brown one worth 48 Gulden, a grey 5 year old worth 72 Gulden, a black brown worth 36 Gulden, a brown foal worth 45 Gulden, a pair of draft oxen worth 104 Gulden, then 6 calf and 2 small oxen. The household goods also are to be counted... it is about the same as the inventory of the father Mathias Dietsch from the year 1759. In conclusion it can be said, Michael Dietsch was a rich man. Michael Dietsch and Anna Rohmer are buried together in a Family grave. Their children erected a new gravestone for them. It is the oldest in the cemetery today. It is near the Lourdfs Grotto, by the wall. The children founded a perpetual Holy Mass for them to be said on the 6th of June every year.

MICHEL DIETSCH, Miller of Grussenheim. Born 27 Sept. 1720. Died 15 June 1776 Married to Anna Rohmer on 24 November 1743 Children: Franz Anton, Franz Joseph, Anna Maria, Johann Michel, Maria Anna, Anna Maria, Franz, Maria Elisabeth