As a child, I loved giving as well as receiving valentines on February 14th. No one I actually knew though had the name "Valentin". In the past few years, I have learned that a few of my ancestors did have the first name of Valentin. How romantic is that?
In my German roots, there are two male relatives named Valentin -- Valentin Hober and Valentin Zirfas. Valentin Hober was my first cousin 7 times removed. He was born on 20 Jan 1733 in Staudt, Germany and died on 26 Mar 1897 also in Staudt, Germany. Staudt is near Cologne and the Rhine River. Valentin married Katharine Kleibusch. Valentin and Katherine are buried in Katholische Friedhof Wirges in Wirges, Germany.
My other German "Valentin" is Valentin Zirfas, who was my 7th great grandfather. Valentin Zirfas was born in Helferskirchen, Germany in 1665. He is buried at Katholische Maria Himmelfahrt. His wife's name was Elizabeth. Valentin and Elizabeth had four children -- Johann, Christian, Anna Catharina (my 6th great grandmother) and Peter.
Happy Valentine's Day to my two German Valentin's! Looking forward to March 17th , I am wondering how many Patrick's are in my family tree ...
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