Fogleman Family
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The Fogleman Family website was created to give insight on the who's, what's, when's and wheres of our family from generations past and present. The information within this site has been provided by many genealogists and interested members of the family and their friends. Please feel free to look around, share any of the information you desire to help preserve, and spread the story of who we were and who we are.
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Friedrichsruhe
Above Image: Friedrichsrue, 1796 (Photo by: Dr. Aaron Fogleman)
Friedrichsruhe, whose original name was Tiergarten, was founded in the early modern period. In 1612, Count Kraft von Hohenlohe-Neuenstein had a fenced hunting enclosure built here with a hunting and pleasure house. The facility was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War. After that it was slowly rebuilt and was used for the count's horse breeding. The castle was built in 1712 as a replacement for the summer house, which was described as dilapidated in 1708.
In 1712 the construction of the hunting lodge began under Count Johann Friedrich II, later Prince of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein. He had other buildings erected around the castle. These were arranged symmetrically to the castle, including a hunter's house and a few other farm buildings, which are only partially preserved. The former Grüner Baum inn was renovated and redesigned and now houses the hotel's Jägerstube restaurant. The hunting lodge was completed in 1717 and served as a guest house for the royal family. The surrounding forests offered ample opportunities for hunting, horseback riding and nature excursions. From the former manor, which was liquidated to finance the construction of the castle, ten farms emerged, the houses of which were assigned to the castle along the central axis.
Around 1740, Hans Jerg and Anna Margaretha Sanwald Vogelmann moved from Sanzenbach, Germany to the small settlement called "Tiergarten," which was between Zweiflingen and Friedrichsruhe in the parish of Orendelsall (a few miles east of Heilbronn and northwest of Schwabisch Hall). It was in the political territory of Zweiflingen, which belonged to the ruling Hohenlohe family. Orendelsall was the parish. If you look at Google Maps you will find Zweiflingen, Friedrichsruhe, and Orendelsall, but not Tiergarten. The latter word means "zoo," but what it refers to was a giant game park that the Hohenlohe family had built in the early 17th centuries. Perhaps you have heard of stories of elaborate hunts for aristocracy and royalty, in which the game was driven past them while they shot. Apparently this really took off after 1740. So the Vogelmanns left Sanzenbach for Tiergarten in order to take advantage of the newly available land.
The Palace/Hunting Lodge as seen today
Image: This image of Friedrichrue (1796) has been highlighted. Jerg and Anna Margaretha would have lived in the unit marked with a 6. (Photo by: Dr. Aaron Fogleman)
In the October of the year 1757 Anna Margaretha died. Jerg followed suit just one year later at the age of 59. The couple were buried nearby in the Orendelsall Church Semetery. The cemetery today does not bear any reflection of those buried there. No known stones are there that we know of. The Church they were buried at still stands and the graveyard is just a simple small yard where you can still visit today.
Image Left: Orendelsall Church Today (Photo by: Dr. Aaron Fogleman)
Image Right: Old Orendelsall Church Cemetery grounds. (Photo by: Dr. Aaron Fogleman)
In 1764 Tiergarten was renamed Friedrichsruhe, at that time the settlement had 21 residential buildings and thirteen outbuildings. In 1783 a pleasure garden was added to the grounds around the hunting lodge. For this purpose, a piece of forest was cleared and created like a park. Around 1799 around 72 people lived in Friedrichsruhe. At that time, fruit growing was of great importance for earning a living for the population. Until 1812 Friedrichsruhe was an independent municipality of the Patrimonialamt Michelbach, after that Friedrichsruhe belonged to the municipality of Zweiflingen.While the hunting lodge was used as a guest house, the princes of Hohenlohe resided in nearby Neuenstein Castle. Later, the hunting lodge was also used as the residence of the princely family.
Special Thanks to Dr. Aaron L. Fogleman. This information was taken from documents and data that he has collected and shared to the public for educational purposes. His determination to uncover our family history is invaluable to the reader and interested parties. For more information on how you can obtain this and more information please check out our contact tab at the top of the page.
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John Page Fogleman
John was born on the 30th of May, 1886 in Alamance County, North Carolina. He was the son of John Tyler and Francious Ellen (Shoffner) Fogleman. He married Savannah Shoffner on February, 13 1907. John worked as a steel worker and lived in Pennsylvania for many years before returning to Alamance County sometime after 1950. John and his wife are buried at the Pine Hill Cemetery in Alamance County.
(1. Hans George, 2. Peter Fogleman Sr., 3. Peter Fogleman Jr., 4. Martin Boggs Fogleman, 5. John Tyler Fogleman)
