The History of the Hinz Family in America

The known roots of the Hinz family are located in Kreis Rummelsburg, Pommern Provinz, Germany, also known as Pomerania. This area was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1815 until 1945. Afterwards its territory became part of Allied-occupied Germany and Poland.

The earliest known information regarding the Hinz family originates at Wohnort Sagemühl (residence), Gemeinde Poberow (community), Kreis Rummelsburg (county), Pommern, Germany. This village/town is located 4.6 km and 108 degrees from Treblin, which is known today as Trzebielino. [2]

Friedrich Hinz was married to Christine Charlotte Maschke probably between 1830 and 1844. The elder Friedrich's birth and death dates are unknown at this time, but he likely died before 1882 when Charlotte is listed in the steamship passenger rolls as being amongst the family members who were immigrating to Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA. Charlotte was born on February 23, 1813. Together, Charlotte and Friedrich raised Friedrich, Wilhelmina, Julius and August Hinz. These are the known members of the family as of this writing. Research is underway to find official church records (KirchenBuchen) from the Pommern region that may give a clearer picture of the makeup of the Hinz family in Sagemühl. It is believed the family was affiliated with the Lutheran Parish at Zettin (now called Cetyn) which was in a neighboring village to the northwest of Poberow. [3] Records for this parish may now be stored in the State Archives in Slupsk, Poland.

0 Friedrich Hinz: unknown
+Christine Charlotte Maschke: 23 Feb 1813 - Mar 1889
1 Friedrich August Hinz: 1844 - 1912
+Wilhelmina C. Burzlaff: 1851 - 1930
1 Wilhelmina Hinz: 1848 - 1920
+Edward C. Gast: 1843 - 1916
1 Julius Hintz: 1852 - 1932
+Adeline Lena Herritz: 1855 - 1929
1 August R. Hinz: 1856 - 1933
+Ernestine Herritz: 1862 - 1897

Friedrich August Hinz was born in the early 1800s and lived in Kreis Rummelsburg, Pommern, Germany. He is the father and common ancestor of the Hinz/Hintz families contained on this website.[4] It is believed he was a common laborer within his community.

Christine Charlotte Maschke was born on February 23, 1813 in Treten, Kreis Rummelsburg, Pommern, Germany. She was the wife of the elder Friedrich Hinz (patriarch of the Hinz family), as well as the mother of Friedrich August, Wilhelmina, Julius, and August R. Hinz. She is listed in the steamship passenger manifests as having immigrated to Wisconsin with her two youngest sons, Julius and August in 1882. She died in March 1889 and may be buried in the cemetery at the Zion Lutheran Stone Church in Westfield, Sauk County, Wisconsin. [5]

NOTE - This compilation of family history is an ongoing endeavor. If you have verifiable corrections to any mistakes or omissions in my findings, or information you wish to share, please contact me at the email address provided below.

Preface