Ramcharan-Crowley

In Grussenheim, the first recorded Jehl is Martin Jehl. He is a wealthy farmer. In the records of 1675, there is a mention about the fields he did operate. He operated a lot of them, but all were the propriety of the Parish of Grussenheim, wich at this time owned about two third of the fields in the village. Do note that since the Middle Ages until the French Revolution, the Church was the biggest owner of territorial ownership. That was the time of the feodal system. Après la guerre, on retrouve les Jehl dans les villages de Grussenheim, ARTZENHEIM et plus tard ELSENHEIM. Dans les enregistrements de 1675, mention est faite des terres sur lesquelles travaillait Martin(1) Jehl, frère de Johannes Jehl(1). A cette époque, la paroisse possédait environ deux tiers des terres du village. Plus largement, l'Eglise était en France le plus grand propriétaire terrien.