Hans Friedrich Fröbel was appointed as the Schultheiß, as was his son, Johannes Nikolaus Fröbel.
Johann Nikol Adreas Fröbel was a Wagnermeister, or Master Wheelwright, who built or repaired wooden wheels. Wheelwrights like blacksmiths required great skill, a powerful physique and brawny arms.
Original designations in sources provide valuable social information. Johann Wilhelm Fröbel is described as Anspänner, which refers to a farmer of land with horses.
Frankish land ownership was divided among sons. Men who married an heiress often took the family name of their wife.
