Anna Christina Neunzehnhöltzer and Johann Jacob Sohn

Johann Jacob Sohn was the son of Anna Margaretha and Christoph or Christoffel Sohn christened 10 Jul 1707 in Freinsheim. On 13 Sep 1740 he married Anna Christina Neunzehnhöltzer in Freinsheim. Anna Christina was the daughter of Anna Susanna Becker and Johann Arnold Neunzehnhöltzer christened 19 Apr 1722 in Freinsheim.

Anna Christina and Johann Jacob had 12 children:

• Johann Wendell born 15 Aug 1741, christened 20 Aug 1741;
• Johann Peter born 25 Dec 1742, christened 30 Dec 1742. Possibly the Johann Peter Sohn who married Elisabetha Margaretha Schildbein in Großkarlbach 16 Jan 1776;
• Anna Margaretha born 10 Oct 1744, christened 12 Oct 1744. Married Johann Heinrich Meininger in Freinsheim 09 Jan 1781. They had three children christened in Freinsheim. Anna Margaretha died and was buried in Freinsheim 01 Feb 1822;
• Matthaeus or Matthias born 03 Aug 1746, christened 07 Aug 1746. Married Anna Maria Hoeltinger, the daughter of Jacob Hoeltinger, in Freinsheim 19 Nov 1782;
• Susanna Elisabetha born 19 Jul 1748, christened 21 Jul 1748;
• Johannes born 27 Dec 1750, christened the same day. Possibly the Johannes Sohn, son of Jacob Sohn, who died and was buried in Freinsheim 31 Dec 1825;
• Catharina Barbara born 28 Jul 1752, christened 30 Jul 1752;
• Johann Georg born 05 Aug 1754, christened 10 Aug 1754;
• Maria Catharina born 14 May 1756, christened in May 1756;
• Jacob born 23 Apr 1759, christened 25 Apr 1759;
• Anna Christina born 19 Jun 1761, christened 21 Jun 1761; and
• Eva Catharina born 11 Nov 1763, christened 12 Nov 1763.

Johann Jakob Sohn died and was buried in Freinsheim on 19 Jun 1774. I don't know what happened to Anna Christina.

Catharina Barbara, Maria Catharina and Eva Catharina are all potential candidates for the Catharina Sohn born between 1739 and 1771 who married Johannes Raffel or Rattel and had at least two children with him. However, there's a glitch. The older of the two children was Johannes Raffel, christened in Freinsheim as a Protestant on 17 Mar 1789. Besides the names of his parents, his christening record includes the name of his maternal grandfather: Johannes Sohn, i.e., not Jacob or Johann Jacob.

There are two men christened in Freinsheim between 1698 and 1753 with the name Johannes Sohn. One was Johann Jacob's brother Johannes christened 28 Dec 1698. The other was Johann Jacob's son christened 27 Dec 1750. However, I don't have any record of either of them having a daughter named Catharina.

It's also unusual for the maternal grandfather to be named. The only other time I've seen this in German christening records is when there is no father named. Thus, the maternal grandfather is the closest male relative who can take responsibility for the child. The issue in young Johannes Raffel's case may have been that his father was Catholic and thus could not take responsibility for the child's education as a good Protestant. The only other record I have a for a child who was definitely the child of Catharina Sohn and Johannes Raffel was that of "Franciscus Josephus" (Franz Joseph) Raffel, who was baptized as a Catholic in Freinsheim 07 Apr 1798.

Catharina Sohn, wife of Johannes Raffel, died and was buried in Freinsheim 23 Jun 1825.