Re: TETZLAFF Origins - Not Proof, but Potential Leads.
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Re: TETZLAFF - Meaning of name! More!
Sharon Buethner 7/01/99
Yes!The blight on the Tetzel name, who sold indulgences, and was one of the factors prompting Martin Luter to start nailing notices to church doors.
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One of the few minorities to remain Catholic in Germany past the Lutheran Reformation, the Upper *Sorbians* (or *Lusatians*) of Eastern Germany still posess their own language. They're centered along the Spree River; the Lower Sorbians (downstream) center around Chosebuz (Cottbus), near Berlin; the Upper Sorbians hover around Budysin (Bautzen).
One of the few minorities to remain Catholic in Germany past the Lutheran Reformation, the Upper *Sorbians* (or *Lusatians*) of Eastern Germany still posess their own language. They're centered along the Spree River; the Lower Sorbians (downstream) center around Chosebuz (Cottbus), near Berlin; the Upper Sorbians hover around Budysin (Bautzen).Called "Wends" (an unflattering epithet) by the Germans, the Sorbians culturally belong to the West Slavic group, along with Czechs, Slovaks and Poles."Wend" probably came from the Latin VENEDI, as noted by Tacitus and Pliny the Younger, and may have been a Germanicization of an word used for the groups between the Oder and Elbe rivers, between the Baltic sea/Pomerania in the North and the Lusatian hills in modern Czech Republic in the South.
Called "Wends" (an unflattering epithet) by the Germans, the Sorbians culturally belong to the West Slavic group, along with Czechs, Slovaks and Poles."Wend" probably came from the Latin VENEDI, as noted by Tacitus and Pliny the Younger, and may have been a Germanicization of an word used for the groups between the Oder and Elbe rivers, between the Baltic sea/Pomerania in the North and the Lusatian hills in modern Czech Republic in the South.Ted Tetzlaff (James W.'s father) and his wife Gladys mentioned that Ted's Grandfather Charles Albert immigrated to the US in 1888, speaking something other than Polish or German, and that he was from possibly Austria or "Lasatia" (which may have been said as "Alsatia"). Charles' immigration form lists no Country of Origin.It would stand to reason that (IF it was not just an oversight on his or the immigration officials' part) if he thought of himself as GERMAN, he'd have written "German," as the other Tetzlaffs did.COULD Charles Albert Tetzlaff have thought of himself as Lusatian?The proximity of Lusatia to Austria is a compelling thought...
Ted Tetzlaff (James W.'s father) and his wife Gladys mentioned that Ted's Grandfather Charles Albert immigrated to the US in 1888, speaking something other than Polish or German, and that he was from possibly Austria or "Lasatia" (which may have been said as "Alsatia"). Charles' immigration form lists no Country of Origin.It would stand to reason that (IF it was not just an oversight on his or the immigration officials' part) if he thought of himself as GERMAN, he'd have written "German," as the other Tetzlaffs did.COULD Charles Albert Tetzlaff have thought of himself as Lusatian?The proximity of Lusatia to Austria is a compelling thought...The Tetzlaffs have been known to play a game called "Sheephead," which is a simpler variation on Skat, a cardgame originating in...
The Tetzlaffs have been known to play a game called "Sheephead," which is a simpler variation on Skat, a cardgame originating in...Drum Roll.....
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