Richard Pappe's Birth Record
December 5, 1860, Stotternheim, Germany Click image to enlarge A photocopy of the church birth register from the Evangelical church in Stotternheim, Germany shows that Richard Pappe Sr. was born on December 5, 1860 and baptized there on December 23rd. Below are the original German text from the church register and the English translation.
The record says that Richard was the legitimate son of Gottfried Wilhelm Pappe and Johanna Katharina (nee Heinemann) Pappe, born in Rockhaussen. His father is described as a local citizen (Ortsbürger) and farmer (Anspänner)*. The village of Stotternheim is 10 km north of the city of Erfurt, and Rockhausen is about 8 km south of Erfurt in the state of Thüringen. Thüringen is in the central part of the country in what was formerly East Germany and is known as the "Green Heart of Germany." Erfurt, the capital of Thüringen, is a city of 200,000 people that has been a cultural, religious, and commercial center for many centuries. Many of its buildings the date from the 13th century and have been carefully restored to their original style. Stotternheim and Erfurt are best known for their connection with Martin Luther, who was in Stotternheim in the year 1501 when he was nearly struck by lightening and decided to become a monk. He was educated in Erfurt and returned there often throughout his life. There are no Pappes living in Stotternheim now; however, there are several descendants of Richard's half-sister -- the daughter of of Gottfried Wilhelm Pappe and his first wife, Sophie Pokel -- living there today. Mrs. Irene Baumgarten (now deceased) remembers meeting Louise Pappe Jersak when she visited them in the early 1970s. The address of the house where Richard Pappe was born is shown in the church register as 129 Herrengasse. That house still exists, although the modern street name is Brühl and the house number is 23. Pappe descendants live only a few houses away from that address. Heineimann family members still live in Rockhaussen.
*Note: The old German occupation, Anspänner (or Anspanner), can be interpreted in two ways: 1) a farmer of a lalrge farm; or 2) someone who works with horses, such as a horse groomer on an estate or someone who provides horses for hire. Anspänner generally relates to horses. "Spann" implies stress or tension and refers to the harness.
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