Person:Jacob Schertz (1)

The Schertz family was Mennonite. Mennonites in Europe at that time frequently traveled to neighboring towns to find a wife or husband and to socialize with other Mennonite people. The ancestors of this family lived in various villages in the Alsace and Lorraine provinces of France. The name is almost always found as Schertz in the records but can sometimes be found as Chertz. The Schertz family lived for some time in Lorentzen in the Alsace region of France where they worked as millers. The Alsace province borders Germany and frequently moved back and forth between Germany and France. Mennonites like the Schertz family migrated in the 1600’s from Switzerland to Germany and the Alsace and Lorraine provinces in France.

Jacob (Jacques) Schertz was born ca. 1700, probably in Lorentzen, France. It has also been said that he was a miller at Kuppersmable of Waldhambach. This seems to be in Lorentzen. He was a miller. The family worked as millers for many generations.

Meunier à la Kuppersmuehle de Waldhambach vers 1754. Dans l'EC de Lorentzen : décès le 16 Fructidor an XII d'Andre SCHERTZ,39 ans 20 Dec 1823 de Chrétien SCHERTZ, 60 ans 2 Nov 1828 de Joseph SCHERTZ,34 ans 7mois et 10 jours natif de Lorentzen, fils de feu André et de Barbe BACHMANN et époux de Catherine SOMMER André SCHERTZ, 34 ans, époux de Jacobée ENGEL née au Heidenbingerhof est décédée le 13 Nov 1836 à Hasseln en Bavière, fils de feu André et de Barbe BACHMANN Un BIRKY frère de mon N° 363 se marie le 3 Nov 1832 avec Catherine SCHERTZ 16 ans native de Lorentzen et fille de feu Joseph meunier et de Catherine SOMMER 34 ans domiciliée à Bischtroff

1. ↑ Joanne Neiswander.

   says family were millers for generations and had a mill in Lorentzen, France.