ELEVENTH GENERATION

1204. Martin Steckenrieth was born in 1592. He died in 1638. Out of the Chronicle of Botenheim: When lieutenant-colonel Martin Steckenrieth died in Botenheim in 1638, he was buried in the Johannis Church in Brackenheim. His relatives gave him a wonderful epitaph as a monument, which can be seen in the Johannis church still today. It's not certain when the Steckenrieth family came to Botenheim, but in the 17th century many family members were living there. When Martin Steckenrieth was 16 years old he went into the military and became a lieutenant-colonel. He participated in the siege of Villingen in 1633/34, a town on the side of the Catholic Emperor. After the battle of Nördlingen he ordered the retreat of his regiment through the Black Forest to the Rhine River. In September 1635 the regiment was disbanded. The regiment was mustered out on 15 Oct 1635 in Strassburg. All soldiers returning to their home got a letter of good conduct. It is likely that Steckenrieth finished his military career and returned to Botenheim. On the monument we find above the cross the text of the Holy Bible: Must men always be in conflict on this earth? It seems like a motto of his life and his time. The sculptor shows Steckenrieth with his wife, son, and daughter in front of the background of the heavenly Jerusalem, in adoring attitude at the side of the cross of Christ, framed by the allegories of justice and strength. Steckenrieth, born in 1592, married in 1615. His spouse Barbara died three years after he did in 1641. Of his three children the sons Nicolaus and Michael were still alive in 1641, and they were probably the founders of the monument. He was married to Barbara in 1615.

1205. Barbara was born about 1595. She died in 1641. Children were:

322 i. Michael Steckenrieth.
ii. Steckenrieth was born about 1618.
iii. Hans Nicolaus Steckenrieth was born about 1620 in Botenheim, Württemberg, Germany.