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2. Conradus (Curt) KORNGIEBEL was born about 1540 in Homberg/Efze, Kurfürstentum Hessen-Kassel.
On 3 April 1616 he is 76 years old, living in Schenklengsfeld.

He was a Pastor (Pfarrer) between 1570 and 1580 in Obergeis, Kurfürstentum Hessen-Kassel. He was a Pastor (Pfarrer) in 1588 in Kruspis, Kurfürstentum Hessen-Kassel.
His salary in Kruspis in 1585 was 3 florin (guilders - silver coins), 43 Gnacken (a kind of coin, white pennies), 12 quarters corn (about 400 lbs), 12 quarters oats (about 400 lbs), 7 geese. (Seine Einnahmen in Kruspis 1585: 3 fl, 43 Gnacken, 12 Viertel Korn, 12 Viertel Hafer, 7 Gänse.)
He was a Pastor (Pfarrer) between 1589 and 1620 in Schenklengsfeld, Kurfürstentum Hessen-Kassel.
He was described in 1604 as a "Meckbacher," after the bailiff of Meckbach who led Hersfeld through the "improvement-points" changes (a more radical reform movement influenced by Zwingli in Zürich), against strong opposition in the population. This involved removal of all "papal" approved appointments in the churches, such as statues of saints, carved altars, pictures, and whitewashing over the murals, etc., to which Luther did not object. Together with his son Georg, he was said by the Superintendenten Georg Reinmann , to have introduced the "improvement--points" before 26 March 1609.

1604 als „Meckbacher" bezeichnet, Amtmann Meckbach führte die Veränderungen durch die "Verbesserungspunkte" in Hersfeld durch, gegen starke Antipathien in der Bevölkerung (Entfernung aller als "papistisch" geltenden Schmuckteile in den Kirchen, wie Heiligenfiguren, Schnitzatäre, Bilder, Übertünchen der Wandgemälde usw.) Sagt zusammen mit seinem Sohn Georg dem Superintendenten Georg Reinmann zu, vor dem 26.3.1609 die "Verbesserungspunke" einzuführen
He died about 1620. He was a Pastor (Pfarrer) 1593, 1598 - 1610 in Ransbach, Kurfürstentum Hessen-Kassel.
He also served the branch chapel in Hilmes (auch Hilmes als Filial).

He was married to ?. Conradus (Curt) KORNGIEBEL and ? had the following children:

child+3 i. Vitus KORNGIEBEL.
child+4 ii. Georg KORNGIEBEL.
child+5 iii. Daughter KORNGIEBEL.
child6 iv. Heinrich KORNGIEBEL.