Distant Cousin Connections
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Jochen Homann introduced me to Jan Müller-Scheeßel in May of 2020. Since then, we have corresponded about the Scheeßel Watermill.
Jan Müller-Scheeßel is a direct descendant of Johan Moller (1549-1607), who is thought to be the earliest known miller of the Scheeßel Watermill. And, from the Kirmse Family Tree on Ancestry.com, it was found that Jan Müller-Scheeßel and I are 9th cousins 1x removed as is shown in the following relationship chart:
9th cousin 1x removed
Father of Jan Müller-Scheeßel
Father of Klaus-Eckart Franz Müller-Scheeßel
Father of Heinrich Müller-Scheeßel
Father of Leo Friedrich Heinrich Theodor Müller
Father of Wilhelm Cord Müller
Father of Leopold Friedrich Wilhelm Müller
Father of Heinrich Wilhelm Müller
Father of Johan Christopher Muller
Father of Erich Borchert Müller
Father of Johann Müller
Father of Tönjes Müller
Daughter of Berend Müller
Daughter of Anna Müller
Daughter of Anna Heitmann
Daughter of Catharin Riefesehl
Son of Gesche Vajen
Daughter of Jochim Gerken
Daughter of Anna Gerken
Daughter of Margaretha Meier
Son of Martha Margaretha Cordes
Son of Julius Heinrich Kirmse
On this relationship path, our earliest common ancestor is Berend Müller (1606-1663).
Jan Müller-Scheeßel, who is the current owner of the Scheeßel Mill and the museum director, has noted:
After studying economics, I took over my father’s farm in my home town of Scheeßel, and with it the watermill that was still leased at the time. After the tenant’s lease was over in 1999, a lot had to be done at the mill. Together with the Scheeßeler Mühle eV association, it is now being restored piece by piece and thus preserved as a technical monument for posterity. The income from the sale of electricity covers part of the renovation costs.
The mill has been family-owned for over 500 years and I naturally hope that one of my three children will continue this tradition. The mill is my great passion. There is always something to do with her. And that’s not for everyone. I am happy to personally show my electricity buyers the extremely interesting historical technology.[1]
Notes
- Preserve and Use a Mill With History. Enyway Power. translated from https://www.enyway.com/de/strom-kaufen/wasser/jan-w-c-mueller-scheessel-zwischen-hamburg-und-bremen 30 May 2020.