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Great-grandmother Margaret\u2019s mother was Louisa Smearman (1825-1861), who was born in Germany, married in Western Maryland, and produced Margaret as a second child, but died just after the birth of the third, Susan\u2019s Great-great uncle Charles G. Georg. Her grandfather Charles Krause was probably named for him. Uncle Charles G. farmed in Jenner Township, Somerset County, near to where we now live. Great-great grandfather John Georg remarried, this time to Kathryn Fisher, and fathered nine more children. One of the great-granddaughters relates the story of a favorite event called the Peanut Scramble\u00a0at one of the large annual Georg family reunions. Christine Ellen says, \u201cThe children were all gathered but we had to wait for someone to wheel Great-grandma out from under the shelter so she could see us. After the peanuts were all gathered, I went up to her and showed what I had gotten because it seemed important for her to be a part of the festivities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Where did our Georg’s (with no “E”) come from? From nobility? Is our Georg family descended from George “The Bearded” Duke of Saxony (1471-1539)?\u00a0 Did our John Georg family descend from one of the four generations of regional administrators known as\u00a0John, Elector of Saxony<\/a>\u00a0(1585-1694)? As in many cultures, some of the given names in our family probably pay tribute to such great leaders, in this case the Elector’s issue: August, Christian, Magdelena, and Marie, to name a few. The Ancestry.com family message board refers to Johannes C. Georg, born in Saxton, Germany in 1815. Was he another “John” Georg who found his way to Western Maryland? Public records say that some of these Georg’s came from Stroessendorf, Bayreuth, Germany, after 1840. Today, some are buried in the Accident, MD, German Lutheran Cemetery. We know, however, that our closest Georg family members are buried at St. John’s German Lutheran Cemetery in the Cove, named certainly for the Apostle but perhaps also with the aforementioned “Johannes” in mind.<\/p>\n From the original Greek, \u201cGeorge,\u201d with or without the \u201cE,\u201d means \u201cfarmer\u201d or someone who worked the land. According to HouseofNames.com<\/a>, the English version, spelled “George,” usually contained the \u201cE\u201d but was rather rare in Medieval records. During the Crusades, and more contact with the Orthodox Church, when the legend of Sir George the knight slaying the dragon ( 303 AD) was immortalized, St. George became the patron saint of England and the name became as common as any biblical moniiker. Today, an annual feast honors his victory over satan, symbolized by the dragon. The first namesake to immigrate to America was Griffeth George, who landed at the Virgina Plantation in 1619. The name George is strongly associated with U.S. Presidents, from Washington to the two Bush’s. The entertainment world measures success from comedians George Burns and George Carlin, from Star Wars <\/em>director George Lucas to actor George Clooney. Who knew that baseball giant Babe Ruth’s actual first name was George? There really are too many famous Georges to list here.<\/p>\n The website Think Baby Names<\/em><\/a> reports that “George” has 33 variant forms: Egor, Georas, Geordi, Geordie, Georg, Georges, Georgi, Georgie, Georgio, Georgios, Georgiy, Georgy, Gheorghe, Giorgi, Giorgio, Giorgios, Giorgius, Goran, Gyorgy, Gyuri, Igor, Jerzy, Jiri, Jorgan, Jorge, Jorgen, Jurgen, Jurek, Jurik, Yorick, Yorik, Yurik and Ygor. So, it’s safe to say that our Georg family name, without the “E,” is just another variation, but probably reserved for a surname. After all, the “E” is silent so what’s the difference. By the way, feminine derivations include Georgette, Georgia, and Georgina.<\/p>\n The 1990 US Census lists “George,” as a first name for men, as number 16 out of 1220 and as a surname as number 230 out of 88,799. I think we can agree that “George” is a very popular name.<\/p>\n No matter how one spells “George,” with or without the “E,” our family has been true to the original meaning of their name, “farmer.” Some of the old Georg farms in Western Maryland are still being tilled by our distant family. Whether we came directly from the powerful German Electors or not, we can be proud of the hard work undertaken in the New World, providing for our families and feeding America.<\/p>\n Other Documentation:<\/p>\n “Georg of Accident, MD.” 13 Nov. 2012 Cindy Leonhardt. e-mail. 2 Sept. 2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Larry Pearce 11\/15\/12 \u201cGeorge,\u201d ending in “E,” is a common enough name, so when I see my wife Susan\u2019s maternal great-grandmother\u2019s Georg maiden name spelled without an \u201cE,\u201d I sometimes cringe. Whether a first or last name, modern Georges … Continue reading
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