Solved: The Thier-Disselbrede Mystery - Part 6

William Disselbrett's bloodline comes from a grandfather born J.H. Thier.  His grandmother's bloodline is not Disselbrede, though, it's Dreyer.

Here's what happened.

J.H. Thier Disselbrede's first wife, Anna Sybila Disselbrede, dies in early 1804.  Though their eight-year marriage produced three children, none of them were William Disselbrett's father, Wilhelm.

The zoom in on J.H. Thier's name in the 1804 marriage record.

It was the marriage later in 1804 that produced the blood line for our hero William Disselbrett.  His grandfather, J.H. Thier Disselbrede (and the marriage record mentions both names) married Maria Gertrude Dreyer.

The mention of Olfen in this Selm church marriage record and the godparents' surnames only add more support to the idea that this is our J.H. Their Disselbrede.

Ann Gertrude Dreyer Disselbrede would die 12 years before William Disselbrett was born and 16 years before her husband, J.H. Thier Disselbrede, would board the ship Ontario and take the confusing name change twists with him to America.

There's still more twists, though, before we can declare this mystery solved. 

Part Seven takes on the last few twists.