The Descendants of Johann Adam Dietel of 19th Century Somerset County, Pennsylvania

 

 

Appendix D

 

Report Card of Erdmann Dietel von Bernech

 

(Partially Translated by Dana (Dietle) Moore140,176)

 

I Werktags = Schul = Entlassschein

 

Words translated via German-English Dictionary:

Werktags = weekday or workday

Schul = School

Entlassschein:

entlassg = abbreviation for release

schein = certificate

 

Amateur attempt at Translation:

Weekday School Certificate

 

Erdmann Dietel von Bernech

 

Translated Words:

( boy s name) Erdmann Dietel from Bernech

 

Geboren am 22 October 1836 besuchte vem 6 bis 14 Jahre die Werktagsschyle dahir erwarb sich folgende Roten:

 

Words translated via German-English Dictionary:

Geboren am 22 Oct. 1836 = Born on October 22, 1836

besuchte = (did not find in dictionary, but besuch = visit)

vem 6 = ?

bis = until

14 Jahre = 14 years (Erdmann s age in years)

die = that; she; the one; they; those;the ones

Werktagsschule = Weekday school

dahier = here

ewarb = (did not find in dictionary, but ewerb = purchase)

sich = oneself

folgende = following

roten: to make

 

Amateur attempt at Translation:

(Erdman Dietel von Bernech) born on October 22, 1836, age 14, achieved the following marks:

 

Words translated via German-English Dictionary:

Geistesgaben = (did not find in dictionary, but geistisch = intellectual)

Schulbessuch = school attendance

Sittliches = (did not find in dictionary, but sittlich = moral)

Betragen = amount to; total up

Kenntisse = knowledge or ability

Religion = religion

Lesen = reading

Sch nshreiben (elgene handschrift Des sch sers)

Schon = beautiful; nice

schreiben = letter; writing

handschrift = handwriting; manuscript

Rechtschreiben = spelling

Schriftliche Aufs se(?)

Schriftliche = written

Aufs se(?) = (did not find in dictionary, but aufsatz = essay)

Kapfrechnen = (did not find in dictionary)

We_tfunde = (did not find in dictionary)

Zeichnen = (did not find in dictionary)

Gesang = (did not find in dictionary, but Gesangbuck = songbook, so gesang may mean song or singing)

 

und wurde unter vorstehenden toten heute aus Der Werktagsschule entlassen und zu weiterer furtbildung un die Sonntagsschule berwiesen.

 

Words translated via German-English Dictionary:

und = and

wurde = because; got; was

unter = lower; below

virstehenden = (did not find in dictionary, but vorsteher = chairman of the board)

roten = to make

aus = out of; from

Der = that; she; the one; they; those;the ones, also abbreviation for the same

Werktagsschule = weekday school

Entlasen = (did not find in dictionary, but entlassen = release)

und = and

zu = at; to; too

Weiter = further

fortbildung = for the training; more education

un = in; not

die = that; she; the one; they; those;the ones

Sonntagsschule = Sunday School

berwiesen = transfer (funds)

 

The cursive words which follow are not clear enough to read, but seem to obviously contain the year 1850, and something about immigrating to America, and the document is dated May 26, 1850.

 

Lokal = Schul = Inspektion Konigl = Distrikts = Schul = Inspection

 

Words translated via German-English Dictionary:

Lokal = restaurant? tavern? (doesn t seem right, seems like it should mean local)

Schul = school

Inspektion = Inspection

Konigl = (did not find in dictionary, but Koniglich = royal

Distrikts = district

 

II Sonntags = Schul = Entlasschein

 

Words translated via German-English Dictionary:

Sonntags = Sunday

Schul = school

Entlasschein = (did not find in dictionary, but entlassen = release,

and schein = certificate)

 

obengehannte murde heute nach vorausgengangener yrusung(?) mit fosgeiben roten auch aus der Sonntagsschule entlassen:

 

Words translated via German-English Dictionary:

 

obengehannte = aforementioned

murde = became, got, was

heute = today

nach = as; before; still; after; according to

vorausgengangener = proceeded

yrusung(?) = (did not find in dictionary)

mit = with

fosgeiben = (did not find in dictionary)

roten = to make

auch = also; too; as well

aus = out of; from

der = that; she; the one; they; those; the ones, also abbreviation for the same

Sonntagsschule = Sunday School

entlassen = release