I believe that two Goehle related families came from Osthofen. Unfortunately, the Catholic Church records for Osthofen that are available through LDS only go back to 1721.

1. Several records for the Dannfald family in Herrnsheim indicate they were born in Osthofen in the late 1600s and early 1700s. See Dannfald

2. Agnes Wrylandt, who married Wilhlem Hoff, was born in Osthofen in the late 1600s. See Hoff

It is a very old community. The area was densely populated in the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages. Remains of Roman houses have been found in Osthofen. The first known written mention of Osthofen was in the Lorsch Codex of 784.

The name "Hofen" indicates a Frankish settlement and Fraconian-Merovinigan tombs have been discovered in the area. A church was dedicated to Saint Remigius in Frankish times.

Over the centuries the church and neighboring farms were incorporated into a fortified castle. Remains of the castle are still visible today.

St Catherine's Chapel contains Romanesque frescos from circa 1230.

From 1468-1798 the town belonged to the jurisdiction of Kurpfalz. Kurpfalz is the historical name for the Rhine Palatine territory.

There was a Nazi Concentration Camp in Osthofen.

OSTHOFEN WEB SITE IN GERMAN

Wallreuther in Kiedrich, Worms and Herrnsheim

Anne Marie Margarethe Wallreuther married Phillip Anton Heyl in 1744. For more information on the Wallreuther family go to Wallreuther

Goehles in Herrnsheim

For information on the Goehle family in Herrnsheim go to Goehles in Herrnsheim

Peter Goehle in New York City

For information on Peter Goehle and his family in New York city go to Peter

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