Heller Family Genealogy

Heller

   The Heller surname was first found in Bavaria, where this family made important contributions toward the development of this kingdom from ancient times.
   Heller is a nickname from the small medieval coin known as the häller (or heller) because it was first minted (in 1208) at the Swabian town of (Schwäbisch) Hall. The family Coat of Arms features a blue shield with a red fess bordered gold between two gold lions passant. The Crest is a blue wing.
   Our lineage to this family traces back to SAMUEL FRIEDRICH HELLER. His job was listed as a Forest ranger /pheasant preserver.
   Sometime before 1742, Samuel married EVA KATHERINA BLAUFUSS of Vaihingen/Fildern, Germany.
   Their daughter, EVA BARBARA HELLER, was born on the 14th of June, 1742, in Degerloch, Germany. She married PHILLIP JAKOB BINDER (14 Feb 1735 - 15 Mar 1795) on 8 Jun 1762 in Kuppingen, Germany. They had a daughter named JUSTINA ROSINA BINDER (26 Jan 1764 - 04 Aug 1819), who married JAKOB FRIEDR MAMMEL (b. 1759) on the 20th of July in 1784.

GENEALOGY SAMUEL FRIEDRICH HELLER married EVA KATHERINA BLAUFUSS and they begat... EVA BARBARA HELLER, who married PHILLIP JAKOB BINDER (b. 14 Feb 1734/35) and begat... JUSTINA ROSINA BINDER (1764 - 1819), who married JAKOB FRIEDR MAMMEL (b. 1759) and begat... GOTTLIEB FREDERICK MAMMEL (14 Jun 1803 - 14 Mar 1877) married ANNA BARBARA (b. @ 1818) and they begat... SALMA KATE MAMMEL (1848 - 1932) who married WILHELM (WILLIAM) GRIEB (1838 - 1901) and begat... MARTHA CAROLINA GRIEB (1880 - 1937) who married MARTIN WENK (1876 - 1964) and begat... ERWIN WENK (1910 - 1982) who married DOROTHY PRITCHARD (b. 1918) and begat... MARTHA WENK (b. 1940) who married CARLETON MARCHANT HAUSE, JR. (b. 1939) and begat... JEFF (who married LORI ANN DOTSON), KATHY (who married HAL LARSEN), ERIC (who married MARY MOONSAMMY), and MICHELE HAUSE (who married JOHN SCOTT HOUSTON).