Sigrun Börkel contacted me in June, 2007 with the generous offer to share the records of
the Eitelmann/Idleman family ancestors in Germany. She has been corresponding with her
American Idleman "cousins" and wanted to make these records available for others who are
descendants of Conrad Idleman of Hardy County.
Thanks to Sigrun, the vital information is translated for us and the following is a summary of the
the records. Scanned copies of the originals will be added soon.
Birth: Conrad Eitelman
Ludwig Conrad Eitelmann was born in Frankenstein, a small town near Kaiserslautern, Germany.
The record of his birth is found in theWattenheim Churchbook: Ludwig Conrad Eitelmann was
born 20 February 1749 son to Rosina Catharina Eitelmann and Jacob Eitelmann.
Stadtarchiv Kaiserlautern
Eidelmann Ludwig Konrad, Lutheran, of Wattenheim married Maria Elisabetha Roche 29
October 1776 in Kaiserslautern. The births of two children are shown:
