Name: Valentin Skroch, detail
Parents:  Michael Skroch and Hedwig
Lineage: ?
Spouses:  1
Children:  5

DOB: 1781, bpt 28 Jan 1781
POB: Hirschfelde, Opole, Poland
DOD:  17 Jan 1826
POD: Poppelau
Spouse: Maria Luga? (Susa?)
Spouse Parents:  ?
Married: 21 Jun 1803 in Poppelau
DOB: ~1785
POB: ?
DOD:  ?
POD: ?
Children:
Jacob Skroch , 1804
? unknown
? unknown  (possible: Maria ~1813 ??? married Jacob Kubis ~1834)
? unknown
? unknown


 
Detail: Valentin Skroch

From Tomas Bauch-Mertens:


Click on image for larger version.  Birth record of Jacob Skroch identified by Kevin Skroch (son of  Emil George Jr. ) who indicates "...record of Valentin and Maria Skroch - 1804 - Popielow. Film # 0937161. Stare Siolkowice years 1751-1812."  Translation from Thomas Bauch-Mertens and his grandmother, both in Germany, indicates that the document is wrtten in "old German," called "Suetterlin."
Der Tag, an dem die Taufe verrichtet:
The day, on which the baptism was done.

Poppelau, den 24ten July
Poppelau, the 24th July...

...wurde dem ??? Valentin Skroch und seinem Weibe Maria ein Knabe geboren
und Jacob getauft.
...is the ??? Valentin Skroch and his Wife Maria a Boy born and Jacob
christens.

The second sentence seems to be a listing of witnesses...
Simon Wozny, Maria Valentin,Christina Wiezyala.

From Tomas Bauch-Mertens on 13 Apr 2003:

On my search last weekend to our skroch-ancestors I found some informations... Have a look:

I found 2 death-records to 2 different Valentin Skroch:

1. Valentin Skroch
died: 17.02.1826 in Poppelau
45 year old (implies born 1781)     [mjs: This Valentine would have been 23 years old when Jacob was born]
5 Children

2. Valentin Skroch
died: 03.07.1833 in Schalkowitz
42 year old (implies born 1791)    
[mjs: This Valentine would have been 13 years old when Jacob was born]
? Children

More data from Thomas Bauch-Mertens that we are trying to piece together.

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Wallentin (Valentin) Skroch    married with    Maria Geogrkin
    Son of Wallentin was Michael Skroch born 14.9.1786 Falkowitz, died 25.9.1788
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Walek (Valentin) born  ~1740  married (at age of 60) 19.4.1800 in Falkowitz with Anna Reslin (at age of  54)
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Walentin (Valentin) Skroch born  ~1779 married at 21.6.1803 in Poppelau  Maria  Luga ? (or Susa???)  born ~1785
    Walentin was the son of Michael Skroch.
    Son of Walentin was Jacob Skroch born 24.7.1804
        (That are the ancestors of Kevin Troy Skroch)
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Valentin  Skroch born ~1781 , died 17.1.1826 (at age of 45) in Poppelau
    he had 5 children when he  died
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Valentin Skroch born ~1784 in Hirschfelde was married to Maria
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Valentin Skroch born ~1791 married (at age of 28) to Maria Janek on 10.5.1819 in Schalkowitz
    Valentin died 1.7.1833 in Schalkowitz (at age of 42)
    dauther was Christina Skroch born 18.4.1820
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Wallentin (Valentin) Skroch born 6.2.1796 in Falkowitz
    Father was Bartek  Skroch
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Valek (Valentin) Skroch married to Hedwige
    daughter was Maria Skroch born 09.12.1804 in Schalkowitz
    sons were Skroch,Jacob born 1802-07-02, and Skroch,Nikolaus born 1806-12-03 
        and Skroch,Grzerch born1811-03-10
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Death Record of Valentin Skroch via email from Tomas Bauch-Mertens on 24 Nov 2003:
Row 4 of Death Record
"Poppelau den 17.Januar" (1826)
"Starb der Gärtner Valentin Skroch und wurde den 19ten begraben"
"45 Jahre"
"Folgen des unglücklichen ?Dru...? von ?einem? ?Bauern?. Erben sein
Eheweib und 5 Kinder."

Thomas translates from German to English:

"Poppelau the 17.January" (1826)
"Died the gardener Valentin Skroch and bury on 19th"
"45 Years"
"in result of the unlucky ?Dru..? from a ?farmer?. Inherit his wife and 5 children."
Valentin Death Record

27 Mar 2010 : Possible lead ... "Im John Bjorge, one of my ancestors was a Maria Skroch who was said to be the daughter of Valentin Skroch. Could you help me with this. Maria was born around 1813. Maria married Jacob Kubis around 1834. I hope i have the right Valentin Skroch."



 
Updated: 17 Apr 2010