Looking for Info on village/farm of Sulzthal and my 6th Great Grandfather, Johannes Yoho

by James
(United States)

Sulzthal in relation to Lembach; don't know what the numbers mean

Hello! I am looking for the location of Sulzthal, near the present town/village of Windstein near Lembach, Alsace. Sulzthal apparently was not a village, but the name of a farm where my 6th Great Grandpa, Johannes Yoho was born ca. 1712, to Johann Michael Yoho and Susanna (Gelker) Yoho. If anyone can find any historic records of Sulzthal from around 1660-1740 that would be amazing!

This farm (Sulzthal) was apparently owned by Johannes' wifes' relatives (Lau or Laur). His wife was Susanna Catherine Laur/Lau, and her father is (supposed to be, but I have seen otherwise) Theobald Lau.

It has been handed down for generations that they (Johannes and Susanna) had children in Alsace before they came that died and I would love to know all I can about them. Family tradition also says Johannes was a wooden shoemaker. His father, Johann Michael Yoho (or John Michael Yoho) was supposed to have been a meat cutter at Sulzthal. Any support of these things would be absolutely amazing!

Apparently nearby was a town/village/farm named Mattsal? In the family record it says Johannes first child, Maria Christina Yoho was born ca. 1735 in Mattsal, Alsace. Could this have still been at Sulzthal, and this was a nearby town? Did he move to Mattsal? This information would be amazing! I think 1738 is supposed to be the year that they came to America, but I am not sure. Thanks for any help! It would be tremendously appreciated!

(P.S. Below is a map scanned of the area of Sulzthal, Alsace. This is all that I have though, and have no idea what the numbers on the parcels, roads, and rivers mean. This must be from the 1700's or so. If you can find this same map too that would be absolutely amazing!)

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by: Suzele

Hi James,

Finding records from before the late 1700s is very hit or miss as these types of documents were not required by the government. Only church records may still exist in Latin, French or possibly German.

Sulzthal means the valley of sulz. Now spelled soultz in France. There is a Soultzthal in northern Alsace, but it's a valley and very natural without much in the way of villages. The area is very rural in any case.

Hope it helps,
Suzele

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Relative!
by: E gray

Hey! I've been doing some digging in my family history and Susannah catherina lau and johannes joho were my 9th great grandparents! :) From what I've read in sulzthal they lived or worked on farmland that was owned by the lau family.

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I'm pretty sure we're related in some way.
by: Anonymous

Every name you listed is in my family tree. Hans Theobald Lau is my 8th great grandfather born 1670 in Sulzthal, Lorraine,Alsace, France and died in 1714.

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I'm pretty sure we're related
by: Candice

I went back onto my family tree, so Hans Theobald Lau Married Margaretta Dorothea Elizabeth Lau (Frey) in 1692 they had Susannah Catherine Yoho (Lau) I'm not sure the year she was born I'm finding two different years 1694 and 1714, She died 1765. Margarettas parents were Rudolph Frey (1640-1708) and from what I've found her mother was Anna Barbara Gucker (1639-1710)

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Thank you!
by: Lisa

I'm so happy to have seen this--he was my relative too and we've never been able to find much information on him before coming to America. I believe he and his family came through Philadelphia.

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Lau and Yoho
by: LoisAnne Lowe

I to am researching my husbands genealogy and I'm certain you are related. Johannes Yoho was married to Susanna Lau, daughter of Hans Theobald Lau who is my husbands 8x(?) gr grandfather. I'm not sure if Hans owned the farm or if he worked the farm for someone else making him what was referred to as a "manorial" farmer. According to my research, Hans Theobald Lau originated in Saarbrücken. Then after the annexation to France(1680), some time between 1680-1694 Hans travelled to Sulzthal where he married, started his family and lived on this farm/manor. All of his children were born in this area. According to his death record he was living with Susanna and your 6th gr. grandfather in Schwerin. I have a copy of the original and have had it transcribed. I have not researched any land records and do not know if any exist so I cannot confirm he owned the farm. Have you any land records?

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Johannes yoho is my sixth grade grandfather also
by: Guinevere Noble

Aloha,
I'm so happy I found your page. Johannes Yoho is my sixth great grandfather also from my maternal grandmother Opal Jones.
I found your page doing research on his name from All sauce France born in 1712.
I hope what if you find you can put on ancestry.com so I may see this information would be amazing many blessings and best of luck in your discoveries.
Distant cousin,
Guinevere Ray

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