Brief Life History of Johannes
When Johannes Graf was born on 28 October 1696, in Rebstein, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, his father, Jacob Graf, was 30 and his mother, Salome Graf, was 29. He married Lisabeth Kehl on 19 March 1726, in Rebstein, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 18 July 1764, at the age of 67.
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- Johannes Grafen in entry for Salomea Sauter, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Johannes Graf in entry for Hs Jacob Graf, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Johannes Grafen in entry for Hs Jacob Graf, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Ernst, Fritz, Gerhard, Hermann, Horst, Manfred, Udo, Alois.
German (also Gräf): status name from Middle High German grāve, grābe, which was used as a title denoting various more or less aristocratic dignitaries and officials. In later times it became established as a title of nobility equivalent to the Romance count. The vocabulary word also denoted a variety of different minor local functionaries in different parts of Germany. In the Grand Duchy of Hesse, for example, it was used for the holder of the comparatively humble office of village headman (compare Mayer , Schulz , and Vogt ). The surname could have originated from any of these senses or be a metonymic occupational or status name for a servant or retainer of a count, or a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces. This surname is also found in many other European countries, for example in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Hungary, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Croatia, and Slovenia, often as a translation into German of the corresponding Hungarian and Slavic surnames Gróf and Grof . Compare Graef .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name selected, like Herzog and other words denoting titles, because of their aristocratic connotations.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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