there was nothing which pointed to this profession. There were some tools though which are needed by farmers or winegrowers. Also he possessed some wood, which his son Georg inherited. In summer they barked oaks for tanneries; in winter they cut oaks which were brought to Heilbronn and then on the Neckar and Rhine to the Netherlands. Even after his son Georg had taken over the house and most of the land his father kept some vineyards, which he took care of up to his death. His grandson Fritz, Georg's oldest son, remembers that he had to help his grandfather in the vineyard from the age of 10 on. All in all Johann Georg's property left was split into seven parts, which meant that each of the children got about 1559 Gulden. The very detailed list of his belongings gives us an impression of a simple but not poor household in the first half of the 19th century.

At the time of his death he didn't have very much real estate anymore: 6/8 Morgen 11,5 Ruthen (old German square measures) of vineyard which his son Friedrich inherited and 4/8 Morgen 26,9 Ruthen vineyard and 4,5 Ruthen waste land which his son Johann Georg inherited. Among his belongings were also: a pair of leather trousers, a blue coat, a vest, a three-cocked hat and a pair of silver buckles. In the kitchen there were some pans of tin a copper. In the cellar there were two large casks (14 and 18 liters) which were sold for 32 and 8 Gulden. He also owned a bible, a hymn book, a sermon book and the book "True Christianity" by Arndt. It is also of some interest what kind of dowry his daughter Auguste got, who married to a man from Gaildorf. She got 661 Gulden of money, but also some gold and garnet jewelry and she had quite a number of expensive clothes. of course the spinning-wheel and the cradle are not missing in the list. For that time he dowry was quite remarkable.

The family cared a lot for tradition and pious custom. For example the mother never ate anything on Good Friday until 3 O'clock in the afternoon,