{"id":1887,"date":"2026-10-31T19:37:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T19:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1887"},"modified":"2026-10-31T19:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T19:50:52","slug":"bernard-magdalena-multiple-birth-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1887","title":{"rendered":"Bernard and Magdalena: multiple-birth research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.family-topic-breadcrumb{font-size:.95rem;margin:0 0 22px}.family-topic-intro{max-width:68ch;line-height:1.7}.family-topic-menu{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px;margin:26px 0}.family-topic-menu a{display:block;padding:18px;border:1px solid #c9cec8;border-radius:4px;background:#f5f2e9;text-decoration:none;color:#293d30;min-height:52px}.family-topic-menu strong{display:block;font-size:1.1rem}.family-topic-menu span{display:block;margin-top:6px;color:#4f574e;line-height:1.55;font-size:.95rem}.family-topic-related{border-top:1px solid #d8d2c5;margin-top:32px;padding-top:18px}.family-topic-related a{display:inline-block;margin:6px 22px 6px 0}.family-topic-breadcrumb a:focus-visible,.family-topic-menu a:focus-visible,.family-topic-related a:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #98513b;outline-offset:4px}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb){max-width:960px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb)>p{line-height:1.7}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb) :is(h2,h3){scroll-margin-top:24px}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb) a{overflow-wrap:anywhere}@media(max-width:600px){.family-topic-menu{grid-template-columns:1fr}.family-topic-menu a{padding:16px}}<\/style>\n<nav class=\"family-topic-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/\">Home<\/a> \u203a <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7\">Roling family<\/a> \u203a <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=14\">Bernard and Magdalena<\/a> \u203a Multiple-birth research<\/nav>\n<p class=\"family-topic-intro\"><strong>Needs further research.<\/strong> The church records support paired births. A family chart\u2019s claim of triplets remains unproved.<\/p>\n<section id=\"multiple-birth-evidence\">\n<h2>What the baptism records show<\/h2>\n<p>St. Boniface\u2019s original baptism entries support the following reconstruction of three paired births in Bernard Roling and Magdalena Wintz\u2019s family:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>September 4, 1858:<\/strong> Barbara Elisabeth and Bernard Wilhelm.<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 3, 1861:<\/strong> Bernard and Barbara.<\/li>\n<li><strong>February 29, 1864:<\/strong> Johannes Franciscus (John Frank) and Eduardus Pantaleon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Matching birth dates and parents\u2014not merely shared baptism dates\u2014support twinship. None of these entries explicitly says \u201ctwins\u201d or \u201ctriplets.\u201d The 1864 pair is very probably twins, but the father\u2019s additional forename in Edward\u2019s baptism\u2014<em>Josephus Bernardus<\/em>, versus <em>Bernardus<\/em> for John Frank\u2014remains unexplained.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"triplet-claim-unresolved\">\n<h2>Why the triplet claim remains open<\/h2>\n<p>A family chart supplied by Ron in October 2026 labels the 1861 group as triplets, listing Bernard, Barbara and Henry John separately. Its compiler, date and underlying sources are unknown. Including Elisabeth, born August 28, 1855, the chart totals eight children; the examined baptisms total seven entries. The 1896 biography and 1900 census report seven children. Both later sources report two children then living; they do not substantiate the separate five-survivors account.<\/p>\n<p>Adult Henry probably corresponds to baptismal Bernard, but no explicit alias proves that connection. The chart\u2019s claimed death of Bernard on April 10, 1869 remains unverified. An original death or burial record giving parents and age is the next source needed. <strong>Triplets and a Bernard\u2013Henry alias remain research questions, not established family facts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<details id=\"multiple-birth-sources\" style=\"margin:24px 0;padding:16px;border:1px solid #c9cec8;border-radius:4px\"><summary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:bold\">Sources and record details<\/summary>\n<ul>\n<li>St. Boniface, Quincy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/imageviewer\/collections\/61682\/images\/48917_302022005545_0306-00284\">1855 baptism register, p. 109, entry 96<\/a>: Elisabeth, baptized August 29, born the previous day.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/imageviewer\/collections\/61682\/images\/48917_302022005545_0306-00395\">1858 baptism register, p. 24, entries 168\u2013169<\/a>: born September 4, baptized September 6. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/imageviewer\/collections\/61682\/images\/48917_302022005545_0306-00373\">1858 register heading<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>1861 baptism entries 58\u201359: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/imageviewer\/collections\/61682\/images\/48917_302022005545_0306-00517\">names and dates<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/imageviewer\/collections\/61682\/images\/48917_302022005545_0306-00518\">continuation, p. 91<\/a>. Born March 3, baptized March 4; the paired rows are joined by a brace.<\/li>\n<li>1864 baptism entries 32\u201333: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/imageviewer\/collections\/61682\/images\/48917_302022005545_0306-00629\">names and dates<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/imageviewer\/collections\/61682\/images\/48917_302022005545_0306-00630\">continuation, p. 145<\/a>. Born February 29, baptized March 1.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/imageviewer\/collections\/61682\/images\/48917_302022005545_0316-00233\">Edward\u2019s burial, p. 66, entry 87<\/a>: died July 26 and buried July 27, 1864; parents recorded as Bernardi Roling and Magdalenae Wins.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/historicalpictor00sali\/page\/n208\/mode\/1up\"><cite>Historical, Pictorial and Biographical Record of Chariton County, Missouri<\/cite> (1896), p. 111<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/12thcensusofpopu236unit\/page\/n107_w2500.jpg\">1900 census, Quincy Ward 3, ED 128, sheet 12B, line 97<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Henry\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/imageviewer\/collections\/61682\/images\/48917_302022005545_0323-00073\">March 3, 1886 St. Mary marriage entry, p. 42<\/a>, naming Bernard Roling and Magd. Wintz; <a href=\"https:\/\/quincypublicil.advantage-preservation.com\/viewer\/GetPdfFile?109597363\"><cite>Quincy Herald-Whig<\/cite>, November 27, 1931, p. 14, final column<\/a>. These do not explicitly establish a Bernard\u2013Henry alias.<\/li>\n<li>Family chart supplied by Ron, October 16, 2026. Compiler, compilation date and underlying sources unidentified; its triplet and April 10, 1869 death claims are retained as research leads.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Church images are in Ancestry collection 61682; viewing may require an account or subscription. Research reviewed October 31, 2026. No new document images are reproduced here.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<nav class=\"family-topic-related\" aria-label=\"Related pages\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=14\">\u2190 Bernard and Magdalena<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1482\">The American family records<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1475\">John Frank and Louisa<\/a><\/nav>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \u203a Roling family \u203a Bernard and Magdalena \u203a Multiple-birth research Needs further research. The church records support paired births. A family chart\u2019s claim of triplets remains unproved. What the baptism records show St. Boniface\u2019s original baptism entries support the following reconstruction of three paired births in Bernard Roling and Magdalena Wintz\u2019s family: September 4, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1887","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1887"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1892,"href":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1887\/revisions\/1892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}