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

 DOB: 1781
POB: ?
DOD:  17 Jan 1826
POD: Poppelau
Spouse: Maria
Spouse Parents: 
Married: 		 DOB: ?
POB: ?
DOD:  ?
POD: ?
Children:
Jacob Skroch , 1804
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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

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


 
Updated: 24 Nov 2003