Jews in Bavaria only adopted family names after 1813. Before that they had patronyms, e.g.
Maentel Loew means "Maentel, son of Loew". Actum Markt Sugenheim , 5 August 1770 : Mendel Loew (Jud) is listed among the inhabitants who had paid taxes "Burger Geld" to the community. He was accepted into "Schutz" in Sugenheim , his Schutzbrief dated 18.12.1769. |
House No.95 , Judengasse (now Schlossstrasse 31) , 1769. |
In 1770 Mendel married Terzele Beerlein, daughter of Beerlein Kalmann of Sugenheim, an ancestor of the Gutmann family. |
according to some records 19.8.1808 |