Johann Frantz “Francis” Hieronymus Sr

Brief Life History of Johann Frantz “Francis”

When Johann Frantz “Francis” Hieronymus Sr was born on 24 September 1729, in Lorsbach, Hofheim am Taunus, Erzbistum Mainz, Holy Roman Empire, his father, Johann Balthasar Hieronymus, was 52 and his mother, Anna Maria Fuchs, was 43. He married Elizabeth Rector in 1760, in Trapp, Loudoun, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. He died in 1819, in Clark, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Holder Station Cemetery, Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Johann Frantz “Francis” Hieronymus Sr
1729–1819
Elizabeth Rector
1743–1817
Marriage: 1760
John D. Hieronymus
1758–1826
Elizabeth Hieronymus
about 1765–
Susan Hieronymus
about 1765–
Henry Hieronymus
1761–1831
Susan Hieronymus
1762–
Mary Hieronymus
1766–1833
Ludwell Hieronymus
1768–
Benjamin R. Hieronymus
1772–1859
Catherine Hieronymus
1774–1836
Pendleton Hieronymus
1775–1820
Elizabeth Betsy Hieronymus
1776–1831
Nancy Hieronymus
1782–1842
Johann Frantz Hieronymus Jr.
1783–1810
Samuel Rector Hieronymus
1786–1866

Sources (8)

  • Kentucky, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890
  • Johann Franz Hieronymus, "Find A Grave Index"
  • The Hieronymus Story 1997

World Events (4)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1792

Historical Boundaries - 1792: Clark, Kentucky, United States

1799

First Recorded Burial: Col John Charles Holder BIRTH 1744 Culpeper County, Virginia, USA DEATH 30 Mar 1799 (aged 54–55) Clark County, Kentucky, USA BURIAL Holder Station Cemetery Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky, USA Show Map PLOT Col John Holder grave MEMORIAL ID 62190322 · View Source

Name Meaning

German: from the personal name Hieronymus ‘Jerome’, a Latinized form of Greek Hierōnymos, composed of the elements hieros ‘sacred’ + onyma ‘name’. It was borne by several Christian saints, including Saint Jerome (c. 347–420), creator of the Vulgate, the standard Latin version of the Bible. See also Jerome .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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When Johann Franz Francis Hieronymus** was born on September 24, 1729, in Vienna, Vienna, Austria, his father, Johann, was 52 and his mother, Anna, was 43. He married Elizabeth Rector** in 1766 in Rec …

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