| Husband: Joseph Fritsche | |||
| Born: | 26 Jun 1858 | at: | Hain, Habelschwerdt, Landau Co, Silesia |
| Married: | 9 Apr 1883 | at: | St Scholastica, Shoal Creek, AR |
| Died: | 21 Jun 1930 | at: | Prairie View, Logan Co, AR |
| Father: | Amand Fritsche | ||
| Mother: | Maria Richter | ||
| Spouses: | Karoline Heider , Elizabeth Besselman | ||
| Notes: | [104] [105] [106] [107] [108] | ||
| Wife: Karoline Heider | |||
| Born: | 1 Nov 1853 | at: | Thanndorf, Landau Co, Silesia, Germany |
| Died: | 19 Sep 1909 | at: | Prairie View, Logan County, AR |
| Father: | |||
| Mother: | |||
| Spouses: | Joseph Fritsche | ||
| Notes: | [109] [110] [111] | ||
| CHILDREN | |||
| Name: | Bernard Joseph Fritchie [70] [71] | ||
| Born: | 14 Feb 1884 | at: | Prairie View, Logan Co, AR |
| Married: | 25 May 1909 | at: | St Joseph Church, Paris, AR |
| Died: | 3 Feb 1937 | at: | Prairie View, AR |
| Spouses: | Nora Marie Flynn | ||
| Name: | Clara Bertha Fritsche | ||
| Born: | 20 Sep 1886 | at: | Prairie View, Logan Co, AR |
| Married: | 22 Oct 1907 | at: | Shoal Creek, Logan Twp, AR |
| Died: | 14 Apr 1970 | at: | St Smith, AR |
| Spouses: | Anton Lehnen | ||
| Name: | Adolph Frank Fritsche [112] | ||
| Born: | 29 Sep 1888 | at: | Prairie View, Logan Co, AR |
| Married: | 23 Jun 1912 | at: | Shoal Creek, Logan Co, AR |
| Died: | 21 Jun 1961 | at: | Russellville, AR |
| Spouses: | Elizabeth Ebbing | ||
| Name: | Charles Augustine Fritschie [115] | ||
| Born: | 29 Sep 1894 | at: | Paririe View, Logan Co, AR |
| Married: | 11 Feb 1922 | at: | Shoal Creek, Logan Co., AR |
| Died: | 4 Jun 1970 | at: | Ft Smith, AR |
| Spouses: | Christine Mary Schleif | ||
| Name: | Emma Caroline Fritsche [113] | ||
| Born: | 3 Dec 1896 | at: | Paririe View, Logan Co, AR |
| Married: | at: | ||
| Died: | 16 Aug 1981 | at: | Ft Smith, AR |
| Spouses: | Edward Kaelin | ||
[104]
Fifth generation known ancestor of the the Fritsche family, and the first in
America. Joseph Fritsche emmigrated to Arkansas in the United States from his
ancestral homeland in Germany.
[105]
Click here for photo of Joseph Fritsche family.
Click here for photo of Joseph and daughter Emma.
Click here for photo of Joseph Fritsche and second wife Elizabeth Besselman.
Click here for photo of Fritsche Family Homestead in Hain, Silesia
[106]
The Fritsche family lived here and worked this farmstead
for more than 180 years before being expelled in 1946.
This is an artists accurate rendition of the farmstead.
[107]
Click here for map of Habelschwerdt district of what was once German Silesia including the Hain-Schonfeld-Thanndorf area
Click here photo of Hain farm land
Photo of Christoph Fritsche visiting the farmlands of the
one-time Fritsche family Homestead in Hain. Present day view.
[108]
Click here for photo of Joseph and Karoline Fritsche gravesite
Gravesites of Joseph and Karoline Fritsche in St Scholastica
Cemetery at Shoal Creek near New Blaine, Arkansas
[109]
Joseph Fritsche and Karoline Heider came over from Germany separately. Joseph
came from a farm family. Karoline was a seamstress and her father a tailor.
Both Joseph and Karoline came from a part of Germany that is now Poland
The sons of Joseph Fritsche spelled their name differntly in adult life.
[110] Click here for photo of Karoline (Heider) Fritsche
[111] Click here for photo of Maria Heider, sister of Karoline Heider, who remained in Germany
[70]
Click for Bernard and Nora Fritchie wedding photo
Pictured left to right:
Fred Konert, Bernard Fritchie, Nora Fritchie, Agnes Verkamp.
[71] Click here for photo of Augustine and Caroline (Fitchie) Pennartz.
[112] Click here for a photo of Adolph and Bernard Fritchie
[115] Click here for photo of Charles and Christine Fritchie
[113] Click here for photo of Emma(Fritsche)Kaelin
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