Johann Conrad Wacker

Brief Life History of Johann Conrad

When Johann Conrad Wacker was born on 15 September 1814, in Holzgerlingen, Böblingen, Württemberg, Germany, his father, Johann Georg Wacker, was 27 and his mother, Anna Maria Schweitzer, was 22. He married Maria Barbara Renz on 26 September 1841, in Holzgerlingen, Böblingen, Württemberg, Germany. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died in 1869, at the age of 55, and was buried in Holzgerlingen, Böblingen, Württemberg, Germany.

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Family Time Line

Johann Conrad Wacker
1814–1869
Anna Margareta Schweizer
1821–
Marriage: 1847
Johann Georg Waker
1848–1849
Gotthilf Waker
1850–1923
Johann Conrad Waker
1850–
Johann Georg Wacker
1851–1929
Anna Maria Waker
1857–
Gottfried Waker
1859–1870
Wilhelm Waker
1859–1860
Waker
1862–1862
Anna Margareta Waker
1865–1881
Christian Waker
1866–1867

Sources (56)

  • Johann Conrad Waker, "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"
  • Johann Konrad Walker, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
  • Johann Konrad Merker in entry for Gotthelf Merker, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"

World Events (2)

1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German

On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.

1864

War: Prussia and Austria vs. Denmark.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Alois, Erwin, Frankl, Frieda, Hans, Heinz, Hermann, Reinhold, Rudi, Wolfgang.

German and Swiss German: nickname for a bold or energetic person, from Middle High German wacker ‘fresh, lively, brave, valiant’.

German: from a medieval personal name based on Old High German wachen ‘to be vigilant, energetic’. See Wach 2.

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

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