House Inscriptions In the search for our ancestors we soon
found other witnesses besides personal documents telling us about the life
of our forefathers. Here are the first examples.
This house inscription is above the entrance of the building Göttingen-Grone, Greittor 7. The text in translation reads "Justus Beinhorn, Christina Beinhorn, born Alrutz, 31st May 1828." On this date the topping-out of the house took place. Both were the Gr.-Gr.-Gr.-Grandparents of Gerd Hillebrecht. In the neighbouring house Greittor 9, there was the inscription: "Friedrich Beinhorn, Christina Beinhorn born Schlieper, 11th August 1827." This inscription is no longer visible. We can trace our forefathers back to Andreas Hillebrecht 1603 - 1685 in Ellierode. Ellierode is now a part of Hardegsen. An early house inscription "Hillebrecht" can be found in the Hinterstraße of Hardegsen. The inscription reads: "H.Hillebrecht M. Grunewald". According to "Karl Lechte, Geschichte der
Stadt Hardegsen (History of the City of Hardegsen), 1968" Hillebrecht families
belonged to the earliest citizens of Hardegsen. A taxation register of
1534 lists a Hans Hillebrecht. The Calenberg Mustering Roll of 1585 mentions
a Marten Hillebregts, tailor. This mustering of Hardegsen citizens took
place on 3rd July 1585 in Göttingen. The head tax list of the City
of Hardegsen dated 11th February 1664 records a City Council Member Erich
Hillebrecht in the City Government.
I did not establish a family link to the
owners of the inn. It is likely, however, that they are also descendants
of Andreas Hillebrecht (Ellierode 1603 - 1685).
The Ellierode school teacher Spintig wrote in his contribution to "Heimatbuch
des Kreises Northeim" (Regional Book about the District of Northeim) of
1920: "Families since a long time are the Hillebrecht,
Schrader and Wische."
My Grandmother Dorette Hische, born Knüppel was born in this house in Barterode now Adelebsen. The picture was most likely taken around 1930. It has been renovated several times and
still stands at the corner of Göttinger Straße and Sackstraße.
This
is the "surrender-document" of the Hannoverian Rifleman Christian
Koch, the Great-Grandfather of Ursel Hillebrecht, born Marienhagen.
It is dated 5th July 1866 and reads:
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