From farm to mine
Johann Heinrich was born in Essen-Steele in 1822. The chronicle identifies him as a miner or coal hewer. He later left active employment as a disabled miner—a common fate in the early industrial workplace.
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G17 · Generation 03 · Essen-Steele
Johann Heinrich Friemann and Christina Elisabeth Wölting
With Johann Heinrich, the direct line entered the working world of coal mining.
Key facts and family background
G17
1822–1890
With Johann Heinrich, the direct line finally moved from the farming world into coal mining. The large household was shaped by hard work, Catholic faith, and close family ties.
- Life dates
- 17 November 1822 – 3 April 1890
- Parents
- Johann Heinrich Georg Friemann · Anna Gertrud Plümer
- Marriage
- Christina Elisabeth Wölting · 27 November 1847
- Family
- nine children
- Occupation
- miner / hewer · later disabled miner
Basis: Family and occupational history in Family Chronicle, Volume 2
Their story
Two lives become one family history
Origins, marriage, work, and family responsibilities combine to form a portrait of this generation.
A large family
He married Christina Elisabeth Wölting in 1847. Nine children grew up in a household shaped by strenuous work, Catholic faith, and close family cohesion.
Steele at the center
His birth, family life, and death are all connected with Steele. The registers of St. Laurentius are a major genealogical source for this generation.
Source note This biographical account is based on Family Chronicle, Volume 2. Major foundations include information provided for our research by the Haus der Essener Geschichte/Stadtarchiv and FaZiT – Familienzusammenführung im Team. Historical interpretations and reconstructions are identified as such; information about living descendants is not presented.