Photo courtesy of Michelle Gross

Most of the Kinser immigrants came from Wolfersweiler and the nearby towns of Hirstein and Asweiler. There is some evidence that suggests the family came to this area in the aftermath of the Thirty Years War.

The Wolfersweiler coat of arms shows a rampant wolf on a field of blue with white above. According to tradition the town was named for a local farmer named Wolfe thus the name Wolfersweiler meaning 'wolf farm.'

Wolfersweiler Evangelical Church where most of the Küntzers would have worshiped. Dating from the 1600's. The church was in a bad state of repair for several years but according to a recent report from a resident of Wolfersweiler the church underwent an extensive renovation in 2005.He also tells me that the organ in this church is the oldest playable organ in Saarland. The organ dates from 1834.

Photo courtesy of Michelle Gross

A typical peasant's house of the 1700's

Sketch courtesy of Herr Gross.

A report found in a Bavarian archive in Munich dating to 1608 describes the borders of the judicial county of Wolfersweiler. The judge and three juridical helpers from Wolfersweiler along with eleven juridical helpers from surrounding counties list the characteristic landmarks that describe the border. These borders are also stated in a church inspection report of the parish of Wolfersweiler dating from May 17-18, 1609, just ten years prior to the Thirty Years War.

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