This page was last updated on: July 24, 2002
Do you know where our surname comes from? I study linguistics and I have found that "Strohsahl" is a name of an ancient profession. There was probably a man who made ropes of straw on a farm (Strohis german for straw, and sahl was Seil, german for rope). It is only a theory, but it is - on my opinion - the most evident theory... Denise Strohsahl (Hamburg) |
The origin of our family and where most of them are living is a tiny area in lower Saxony, before named Hanover. Most of family members were farmers. In the very old days our family name was spelled STROSADEL, later changed to Strohsahl, and my tribe lost by mistake of register office the last h,thus Strohsal only, others lost the 1st h (Strosahl) in the family name. Juergen Paul Strohsal (Hamburg) |
Photos of my great great grandparents |
Welcome to the Strohsahl site. This web site is for the genealogical research on the Strohsahl family and all the other surnames that are included in this family tree. My name is Joseph Edward Strohsahl, born in 1954, son of John and Ann Strohsahl. I was born in Middletown, New York along with my 4 brothers. We are all now living in south Florida. I'm married to JoAnn Czahlo and have a son named Joseph Matthew Strohsahl who was born in 1991. Arthur Edward Strohsahl and Anna Elaine Coulter were my grandparents. Ferdinand August Strohsahl and Anna B. Corrigan were my great grandparents. And Jurgen Hinrich Strohsahl of Germany was my great great grandfather The Strohsahl GED file above is all my data on Strohsahl, which goes back to 1697 Germany. Please download it and install it in any genealogical program that takes GED files. I personally use and like the Family Tree Maker by Broderbund. Or you can go to MyFamily.com and upload the file there for free and see and create your own family tree.....hopefully we will connect somewhere in that tree. After you filled in the missing links, please save it as a GED file and send it back to me so all can share it. I'm updating the GED file as soon as I receive any new information and if you have any data or photos that are related to this site, please send them to me by email. Please sign the Guest Book below so we all know who has visit this site. The Strohsahl Family on the Island of Neuwerk 1761-1913 is a very interesting story so please read it. My great great grandfather, Jurgen Hinrich Strohsahl, was a blacksmith, having owned and operated his own shop in Mulsum, Germany. He may very well have had such a shop in Wremen, Germany, because we know he lived in Wremen before moving up the coast to Mulsum-Wierde. Jurgen was born in Stickenbuttel, which is now known as Cuxhaven,a seacoast city on the North Sea, about twenty miles due north of Bremerhaven. Anna Louise Schmidt was Jurgen wife and she bore him four children; they were August Juhan, the first born, Rebecka Fredericke (their only daughter), Hinrich Frederick, and the last born, Ferdinand August, my Great grandfather. Ferdinand and Hinrich came to America about 1869. Ferdinand August Strohsahl was born June 5, 1851-Died January 17, 1927. |
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