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FLOYD JAY POENITZ
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Personal Stats: DOB: 01/25/59 Height: 5'10" Weight: 185 lbs. Blond Hair, Blue Eyes ... more details... you have to ask! |
I was born 25 January 1959 in Seguin, Texas (30 miles east of San Antonio). My parents are Helmut and Annie Mae. I grew up on our farm/ranch near La Vernia, Texas where grandfather Bruno Pönitz settled after leaving Saxony, Germany in the late 1800's. The area I grew up in was settled by predominantly Germans, ( I'm 100% German on all sides) so I grew up speaking German before I learned English in school. I have one sister, Caroline, who is 15 years older than I am. Sounds like I was an "oops", doesn't it!!! Growing up on the farm was hard work, but fun too. This consisted of things from vaccinating cattle, baling hay and helping cows give birth to hoeing (weeding) and cultivating the crops and harvesting them. The main crop was peanuts, and South Texas is famous for its pecan crops. Nothing better than home made Pecan Pie!!! |
Click on the my photo to see more pictures of me. ==================================== We also raised cotton, maize and corn. Growing up I always had a cow and her calf was sold and the money was put in a savings account for my college tuition fund. All the farm animals were my friends and pets, so it is easy to see why I became a vegetarian at the age of 11. I didn't want the meat I was eating to be that of my pet!!!!! Later after hearing about all the disease that most any kind of meat can have and the health risks of eating meat, my earlier decision was reinforce and I'm still a non-meat eater today. My weakness is dairy products... especially cheese. |
You will see me spell my last name two different ways. Neither are mistakes. The original and CORRECT way is Pönitz and that is how it is spelled in Germany. That is the way I spell it professionally and personally. Since the English language does not have the "o umlaut" character the correct American equivalent is to replace it with an "oe". Thus the American spelling of: Poenitz. The closest correct American pronunciation is: PAY-nitz. There are two villages in Germany with that name. One is in northern Germany in the state of Schleswig-Holstein next to the Pönitzer See... a small lake. I have found no connection of this area to my family. There is another small village on the outskirts of Leipzig in Saxony with this name. Once again, I have not found a family connection. All Pönitz family roots are from another area of Saxony between Mittweida and Döbeln west of Dresden. While on the subject of origin, the other 3 of my grandparent-families come from the area of Germany that used to be called Pommerania... Kreis Dramburg in Pommern. |
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