Hans Arthur JOHANNSSEN

Personen die vor  1920 nördlich der Elbe  geboren wurden  zählten zur  lutherischen Religion, daher ist die  Religionszugehörigkeit nur bei Abweichungen erwähnt.  Hinweis:  Oft findet man Familien der Region bis 1864 in dänischen Archiven [die Nationalität der Familien wird dann irreführenderweise als dänisch angegeben], weil die Region politisch der dänischen Krone unterstellt war.  In meinen Arbeiten wird grundsätzlich „Deutschland“ angegeben.  Abkürzungen  verwende ich für Schleswig-Holstein [ SH ] und  Deutschland [DE ] Niedersachsen [NS] u.a.  Berichtigungen, Hinweise gerne unter peterzornig@chello.at.

The Johannssen family of builders from Eddelak

Wilhelm Johnsen, the homeland researcher of the 1930’s, has traced the history of the Johannssen family from Eddelak. He has published it on more than 30 pages in “Die Sippe der Nordmark” [“The clan of the North march”] in 1940. In this publication, he shows the family’s influence on peasant architecture. They soon become known for their work as builders. Today we can admire the work of the excellent carpenters among them only in museums and sometimes on middle-class and farmhouses that have been preserved. The family pursued a good marriage policy, thus merging with the Selmers, a family of smiths, and others. Here we see only the family’s data framework. As I know many buildings from the Gründerzeit in my home town Eddelak, the family has been of special interest to me. The first known ancestor is from the Baltic and appears in St. Michaelisdonn in 1690.

Notes People who were born north of the Elbe before 1920 were Lutherans and thus their religion is only mentioned in case of deviation. Note: Many families that lived in the region before 1864 can be found in Danish archives [where the nationality of the families is misleadingly indicated as Danish], because the region was under the rule of the Danish crown. In my works I generally write “Germany”. I use abbreviations for Schleswig-Holstein [SH], Germany [DE], Lower Saxony [NS] and others. Please e-mail corrections and advice to peterzornig@chello.at.