159. Claus6 Horst (Gretje5 Gotsch, Paul4 Götsch, Gretje3, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born December 30, 1818 in Stakendorf, Duchy Holstein. Claus died May 24, 1881 in New York, New York at 62 years of age. His body was interred City Cemetery, Davenport Iowa.
Claus married Ida Hahn on May 17, 1850 in Scott County, Iowa. Ida was born February 20, 1828 in Duchy Holstein. Ida died December 19, 1928 in Scott County Iowa at 100 years of age. Her body was interred City Cemetery, Davenport Iowa.
Claus Horst and Ida Hahn had the following children:
+ 336 ii. John Adolph Edward Horst, was born November 9, 1855.
337 iii. Theresa A. Horst, was born 1857 in Scott County Iowa. Theresa died October 11, 1924 in Scott County Iowa at 67 years of age. She married Henry M. Horst 1890 in Scott County, Iowa. Henry was born 1850 in Duchy Holstein. Henry died April 2, 1905 in Davenport, Iowa at 54 years of age.
+ 338 iv. Edward N. Horst, was born February 28, 1859.
+ 339 v. Henry H. Horst, was born October 31, 1867.
186. Claus Hinrich6 Götsch (Mars5 Gotsch, Paul4 Götsch, Gretje3, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born August 30, 1842 in Schönberg, Duchy Holstein. Claus died June 14, 1912 in Schönberg, Germany at 69 years of age.
Claus Hinrich married Anna Meier on July 27, 1867 in Schönberg, Prussia. Anna was born September 16, 1848 in Schönberg, Duchy Holstein. Anna was the daughter of Hinrich Meier and Sielke Stoltenberg. Anna died May 6, 1933 in Schönberg, Germany at 84 years of age.
Claus Hinrich Götsch and Anna Meier had the following children:
+ 341 ii. Hermann Markus Götsch, was born January 5, 1872.
342 iii. Heinrich Götsch, was born April 26, 1874 in Schönberg, Germany. Heinrich married Margaretha Dorothea Ruser on June 23, 1905 in Schönberg, Germany. Margaretha was born February 27, 1876 in Schönberg, Germany. Margaretha was the daughter of Hinrich Ruser and Magdalena Steffen.
343 iv. Emma Götsch, was born July 16, 1877 in Schönberg, Germany. Emma died February 18, 1950 in Brunsbüttel, Germany at 72 years of age. Emma married Friedrich Deising on December 21, 1898 in Schönberg, Germany. Friedrich was born May 23, 1865 in Bommelswitte (Brandenburg), Prussia. Friedrich died February 17, 1928 in Brunsbüttel, Germany at 62 years of age.
187. Marx6 Götsch (Mars5 Gotsch, Paul4 Götsch, Gretje3, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born November 10, 1844 in Schönberg, Duchy Holstein.
Marx married Antje Heuer 1869 in Duchy Holstein.
Marx Götsch and Antje Heuer had the following child:
195. Elisabeth6 Götsch (Hinrich5 Gotsch, Peter4 Götsch, Johan3, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born October 17, 1815 in Fahren, Duchy Holstein. Elisabeth died aft. 1856 in America.
Elisabeth married Clas Gotsch on May 20, 1848 in Probsteierhagen, Duchy, Holstein. Clas was born February 19, 1811 in Krokau, Duchy Holstein. Clas was the son of Clas Gotsch and Becke Finck. He married Becke Wiese on July 23, 1842 in Probsteierhagen, Duchy Holstein.
Einwohner (lodger) in Wendtorf.
Note: Emigrated in October 1856.
Clas Gotsch and Elisabeth Götsch had the following children:
271 ii. Unnamed Göttsch, was born March 27, 1852 in Wendtorf, Duchy Holstein. Unnamed died March 27, 1852 in Wendtorf, Duchy Holstein at one day of age.
272 iii. Heinrich Wilhelm Göttsch, was born June 8, 1854 in Wendtorf, Duchy Holstein.
196. Antje6 Götsch (Hinrich5 Gotsch, Peter4 Götsch, Johan3, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born November 3, 1817 in Lutterbek, Duchy Holstein. Antje died December 29, 1864 in Stein, Duchy Holstein at 47 years of age.
Antje married Johann Kühl on July 24, 1843 in Probsteierhagen, Duchy Holstein. Johann was born October 22, 1803 in Wendtorf, Duchy Holstein. Johann was the son of Ditmer Kühl and Abel Böge.
Einwohner (lodger) in Stein.
Antje Götsch and Johann Kühl had the following children:
346 ii. Catharina Margaretha Kühl, was born April 25, 1848 in Stein, Duchy Holstein.
347 iii. Anna Kühl, was born December 10, 1851 in Stein, Duchy Holstein.
348 iv. Heinrich Kühl, was born June 29, 1854 in Stein, Duchy Holstein.
197. Catharina (Trin)6 Götsch (Hinrich5 Gotsch, Peter4 Götsch, Johan3, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born September 15, 1820 in Lutterbek, Duchy Holstein. Catharina died July 1, 1883 in Lutterbek, Germany at 62 years of age.
Catharina (Trin) married Claus Hinrich Thamsen on December 7, 1844 in Probsteierhagen, Duchy Holstein. Claus was born June 19, 1820 in Bendfeld, Duchy Holstein. Claus was the son of Hans Thamsen and Antje Stoltenberg.
Einwohner (lodger) in Lutterbek.
Catharina (Trin) Götsch and Claus Thamsen had the following children:
350 ii. Anna Thamsen (Twin), was born April 20, 1846 in Stein, Duchy Holstein. Anna died May 12, 1846 in Stein, Duchy Holstein at 22 days of age.
351 iii. Un-baptized Thamsen (Twin), was born April 20, 1846 in Stein, Duchy Holstein. Un-baptized died May 1, 1846 in Stein, Duchy Holstein at 11 days of age.
352 iv. Heinrich Thamsen, was born October 25, 1848 in Lutterbek, Duchy Holstein.
353 v. Anna Thamsen, was born April 24, 1851 in Lutterbek, Duchy Holstein.
354 vi. Catharina Margaretha Thamsen, was born May 18, 1853 in Lutterbek, Duchy Holstein. Catharina died July 18, 1865 in Lutterbek, Duchy Holstein at 12 years of age.
355 vii. Peter Wilhelm Thamsen, was born January 9, 1856 in Lutterbek, Duchy Holstein. Peter died October 30, 1878 in Lutterbek, Germany at 22 years of age.
356 viii. Emma Thamsen, was born November 17, 1858 in Lutterbek, Duchy Holstein.
357 ix. Hans Asmus Thamsen, was born November 8, 1861 in Lutterbek, Duchy Holstein.
198. Peter6 Götsch (Hinrich5 Gotsch, Peter4 Götsch, Johan3, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born March 5, 1823 in Lutterbek, Duchy Holstein. Peter died July 22, 1905 in Lutterbek, Germany, at 82 years of age.
Peter married Gretje Wiese on May 9, 1846 in Schönberg, Duchy Holstein. Gretje was born November 20, 1820 in Lutterbek, Duchy Holstein. Gretje was the daughter of Klaus Wiese and Greth Veeregg. Gretje died November 18, 1908 in Lutterbek, Germany at 87 years of age.
Einwohner (lodger) in Lutterbek.
Peter Götsch and Gretje Wiese had the following child:
199. Hinrich6 Götsch (Hinrich5 Gotsch, Peter4 Götsch, Johan3, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born December 14, 1825 in Lutterbek, Duchy Holstein. Hinrich died November 8, 1892 in Lutterbek, Germany at 66 years of age.
Hinrich married Sielke Schneider on December 21, 1845 in Probsteierhagen, Duchy Holstein. Sielke was born August 20, 1821 in Wentorfer Strande, Duchy Holstein. Sielke was the daughter of Johann Hinrich Schneider and Antje Stuhr. Sielke died November 21, 1904 in Prasdorf, Germany at 83 years of age.
Einwohner (lodger) in Wendtorfer Strand.
Hinrich Götsch and Sielke Schneider had the following children:
+ 360 ii. Asmus Göttsch, was born March 21, 1851.
361 iii. Jochim Theodor Friedrich Göttsch, was born June 30, 1855 in Wentorfer Strande, Duchy Holstein. Jochim died April 14, 1871 in Schönberg, Germany at 15 years of age.
+ 362 iv. Peter Wilhelm Göttsch, was born July 8, 1858.
363 v. Heinrich Adolph Götsch, was born December 15, 1861 in Stein, Duchy Holstein.
+ 364 vi. Julius Göttsch, was born September 15, 1865 in Stein, Duchy Holstein.
200. Jochim6 Götsch (Hinrich5 Gotsch, Peter4 Götsch, Johan3, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born October 8, 1829 in Lutterbek, Duchy Holstein. Jochim died May 21, 1899 in Wendtorf, Germany at 69 years of age.
Jochim married twice. Jochim married Becke Steffen on July 20, 1852 in Probsteierhagen, Duchy Holstein. Becke was born May 11, 1822 in Passade, Duchy Holstein. Becke was the daughter of Marx Steffen and Trin Steffen. Becke died December 15, 1874 in Lutterbek, Germany at 52 years of age.
Jochim married Gretje Havemeister on December 5, 1876 in Probsteierhagen, Germany. Gretje was born December 12, 1829 in Schönberg, Duchy Holstein. Gretje was the daughter of Johann Havermeister and Gretje Behrens. Gretje died September 28, 1899 in Wendtorf, Germany at 69 years of age.
Einwohner (lodger) in Lutterbek and Arbeiter (worker) in Wendtorf.
Jochim Götsch and Becke Steffen had the following children:
+ 366 ii. Eduard Marcus Göttsch, was born June 2, 1860.
+ 367 iii. Catherine Magdalena Göttsch, was born October 16, 1863.
201. Gretje6 Götsch (Hinrich5 Gotsch, Peter4 Götsch, Johan3, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born February 4, 1834 in Lutterbek, Duchy Holstein. Gretje died March 13, 1903 in Lutterbek. Germany at 69 years of age.
Gretje married Hans Stuhr on November 5, 1859 in Probsteierhagen, Duchy Holstein. Hans was born December 28, 1833 in Barsbek, Duchy Holstein. Hans was the son of Jochim Stuhr and Antje Effland.
Kätner in (cottageman) Lutterbek
Gretje Götsch and Hans Stuhr had the following children:
339 ii. Johannes Hermann Stuhr, was born September 26, 1864 in Lutterbek, Duchy Holstein.
370 iii. Wilhelm Richard Stuhr, was born December 30, 1866 in Lutterbek, Prussia.
202. Claus6 Götsch (Hinrich5 Gotsch, Peter4 Götsch, Johan3, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born February 5, 1838 in Lutterbek, Duchy Holstein.
Claus married Antje Sindt on December 7, 1860 in Probsteierhagen, Duchy Holstein. Antje was born March 10, 1830 in Laboe, Duchy Holstein.
Einwohner (lodger) in Lutterbek and Laboe.
Claus Götsch and Antje Sindt had the following children:
372 ii. Hermann Richard Göttsch, was born June 20, 1866 in Lutterbek, Prussia.
373 iii. Catharina Wilhelmina Göttsch, was born September 27, 1869 in Laboe, Prussia. Catharina died April 2, 1870 in Laboe, Prussia at 6 months of age.
205. Becke6 Götsch (Jochim5 Gotsch, Peter4 Götsch, Johan3, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born December 17, 1830 in Stakendorf, Duchy Holstein. Becke died March 26, 1887 in Stakendorf, Germany at 56 years of age.
Becke married Paul Kruse on May 1, 1852 in Schönberg, Duchy Holstein. Paul was born September 29, 1823 in Bendfeld, Duchy Holstein. Paul was the son of Behrend Kruse and Abel Plagmann.
Schlachter (butcher) in Stakendorf.
374 i. Augusta W.7 Kruse, was born September 1, 1864 in Stakendorf, Duchy Holstein. Augusta died December 15, 1954 in Manning, Iowa at 90 years of age. She married Franz Hans Wilhelm Pruter. Franz was born June 21, 1861 in Kellinghusen, Duchy Holstein.
213. Claus Hinrich6 Goettsch (Johann5 Gotsch, Hinrich4, Johan3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born February 14, 1834 in Flüggendorf, Duchy Holstein. Claus died February 8, 1910 in Davenport. Iowa, at 75 years of age.
Claus Hinrich married Antje Stelck on August 7, 1858 in Schönberg, Duchy Holstein. Antje was born June 5, 1835 in Fiefbergen, Duchy Holstein. Antje died November 9, 1905 in Eldridge, Iowa, at 70 years of age. Her body was interred Fairmount Cemetery Davenport, Iowa.
Arbeiter (worker) in Fiefbergen.
Claus Hinrich Goettsch and Antje Stelck had the following children:
376 ii. Margaretha Magdalena Dorothea Göttsch, was born October 23, 1861 in Fiefbergen, Duchy Holstein. Margaretha died May 5, 1881 in Gödersdorf, Germany at 19 years of age.
+ 377 iii. Anna Elise Göttsch, was born August 24, 1864.
+ 378 iv. Bertha Catharina Göttsch, was born April 25, 1867.
379 v. Johannes Gustav Göttsch, was born August 6, 1869 in Fiefbergen, Prussia. Johannes died May 20, 1887 in Fiefbergen, Germany at 17 years of age.
+ 380 vi. Emil Julius Göttsch, was born February 29, 1872.
+ 381 vii. Wilhelm Theodor Göttsch, was born February 13, 1875 in Fiefbergen, Germany.
382 viii. Ernst Göttsch, was born August 27, 1877 in Fiefbergen, Germany.
215. Friedrich Johann Christian6 Goettsche (Johann5 Gotsch, Hinrich4, Johan3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born on March 17, 1837 in Flüggendorf, Duchy Holstein. Friedrich died on December 19, 1928 Bennington, Nebraska at 91 years of age. He was interred December 1928 in the German Cemetery, Bennington, Nebraska.
Einwohner (lodger) in Fahren.
Frederick Gottsch, a Douglas County Pioneer, died at the home of his son, Emil Gottsch, near Bennington, Wednesday, December 19, 1928, after an illness of a few days from flu and pneumonia.
Mr. Gottsch was born in Holstein, Germany, March 17, 1837, and was 91 years, 9 months, and 2 days old at the time of his death. He was married in Germany to Antje Puck, August 12, 1865. He is survived by two sons, Emil and Julius Gottsch of Bennington, and three daughters, Mrs. Fred C. Gottsch, and Mrs. Ben Gottsch of Bennington, and Mrs. Otto Witt of Albion. Also by thirty-four grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. He had been a resident of Bennington ever since coming to America in 1890. Mrs. Gottsch died twelve years ago. They celebrated their golden wedding in 1915.
Funeral services were held Friday, December 21, 1928 at 1 p.m. at the Emil Gottsch home, and the services were in charge of Rev. C. H. Runze. Interment was in the German cemetery and the pall-bearers were all grandsons: Charles Gottsch, Arthur Gottsch, Ben Gottsch Jr., Will H. Gottsch, Louis Gottsch and Emil Gottsch Jr.
Friedrich married Antje (Anna) Puck on August 12, 1865 in Fahren, Prussia. Antje was born on March 12, 1837 in Probsteierhagen, Duchy Holstein. Antje was the daughter of Hans Puck and Trin (Catharina) Suverkrubbe. Antje died on October 24, 1916 in Bennington, Nebraska at 79 years of age. She was interred October 1916 in the German Cemetery, Bennington, Nebraska.
Mrs. Fred Gottsch, Sr., died very suddenly at her home Tuesday evening while sitting at the supper table, age 79 years, 7 months and 12 days. She had been feeling better the last few day then she had for years. She was born in 1837 in Probstie(sic)-Holstein, Germany, and came to America in 1890, settleing her where she lived up to the time of her death.
She leaves to mourn her, besides her aged husband, three daughters, Mrs. Fred C. Gottsch, Mrs. Ben Gottsch, and Mrs. Otto Witt, two sons, Julius and Emil Gottsch and 33 grand children.
The funeral will be held today at 1 o'clock from the church with interment at the German Cemetery north of town.
Note: Friedrich and his family, consisting of his wife; Antje, daughters; Emma Adele, Helene, Dorothea, and a nephew; Wilhelm Gottsch immigrated from Hamburg, Germany aboard the steamer "Auguste Victoria" arriving at the Port of New York on April 26, 1890. Sons, Emil and Henry Julius immigrated in April 1885.
Friedrich Johann Christian Goettsche and Antje Puck had the following children:
+ 384 ii. Emma Adele Göttsch, was born on September 5, 1867.
+ 385 iii. Emil Johannes Göttsch, was born on January 27, 1870.
+ 386 iv. Heinrich Julius Göttsch, was born on January 27, 1870.
+ 387 v. Helene Albertine Göttsch, was born on April 8, 1874.
+ 388 vi. Dorothea Theresa Göttsch, was born on September 5, 1876.
217. Margaretha Magdalena Johanna6 Göttsch (Johann5 Gotsch, Hinrich4, Johan3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born May 31, 1843 in Flüggendorf, Duchy Holstein. Margaretha died January 23, 1891 in Fiefbergen, Germany, at 47 years of age.
Margaretha Magdalena Johanna married Claus Wiese on February 13, 1864 in Probsteierhagen, Duchy Holstein. Claus was born June 11, 1822 in Fiefbergen, Duchy Holstein. Claus was the son of Claus Wiese and Silke Unknown. He married Caroline Siemers 1849. He married Elsche Maass on February 16, 1855 in Schönberg, Duchy Holstein. Claus died November 27, 1876 in Fiefbergen, Germany at 54 years of age.
Arbeiter (worker) in Fiefbergen
Margaretha Göttsch and Claus Wiese had the following children:
390 ii. Ernst Eduard Wiese, was born May 3, 1876 in Fiefbergen, Germany.
221. Peter6 Gøttsch (Claus5 Gotsch, Hinrich4, Johan3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born on April 20, 1845 Svenstrupmark, Tårnborg parish, Sorø, Denmark. Peter died on June 23, 1934 in Dacoma, Oklahoma at 89 years of age. His body was interred June 1934 in Dacoma, Oklahoma, Pleasent View Cemetery.
Peter married Sally Clark Gorton in a double wedding ceremony (see Carl (Charles) Frederick Gottsch #194) on June 28, 1868 in the family home in Ft. Calhoun, Nebraska. Sally was born on March 21, 1849 in Jefferson County, Missouri. Sally was the daughter of Elisha Gorton and Cornelia Ann Nolan. Sally died on August 1, 1942 in Dacoma, Oklahoma at 93 years of age. Her body was interred August 1942 in Dacoma, Oklahoma, Pleasent View Cemetery.
Obituary:
Sally Clark Gorton was born March 21, 1849, near St. Louis, Jefferson county, Mo. and departed this life August 1, 1942, at the age of 93 years, 4 months and 10 days. She moved to Washington county, Nebraska in 1868, living with her parents until her marriage. She was united in marriage to Peter C. Gottsch, June 23, 1868. To this union were born six boys and three girls. In 1894 they moved to Oklahoma where they homesteaded near Dacoma.
She leaves to mourn her departure, 4 boys and 2 girls. Henry C. Gottsch; Dacoma, Okla.; Andrew J. Gottsch, Cherokee, Okla.; Marcus E. Gottsch, Dacoma, Okla.; Katie L. Wilt, Dacoma, Okla.; Clara E. Flint, Braton, Calif,; James F. Gottsch, Dacoma, Okla. Two sisters: Lillie L. Close, Linwood, Calif., and Cornelia A. West, Beaverton, Oregon. Also 24 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild, and a host of relatives neighbors and friends. Preceding her in death were her husband, Peter C. Gottsch, her children, Emma E. Schneider and William P. Gottsch, also one son in infancy.
Mrs. Gottsch was a devoted wife and loving mother, After her conversion she lived a devoted christian life and enjoyed the fellowship of christian people. She often expressed her faith in God and prayer and demonstrated the joy of the Lord in her heart. She attended the Pleasant View church until her declining years. Today our loss is heaven's gain.
Peter Gottsch and Sally Clark Gorton had the following children:
+ 392 ii. William Peter Gottsch, was born on December 5, 1870.
+ 393 iv. Andrew Jackson Gottsch, was born on December 24, 1873.
+ 394 iii. Emma Estella Gottsch, was born on July 1, 1876.
+ 396 vi. Lucinda Katie Gottsch, was born on May 23, 1880.
+ 397 vii. Clara Elizabeth Gottsch, was born on May 1, 1885.
James was a successful farmer and photographer. James never married, but provided care to his parents, Peter and Sally until their deaths.
222. Carl (Charles) Frederick6 Gøttsch (Claus5 Gotsch, Hinrich4, Johan3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born on August 2, 1846 in Svenstrupmark, Tårnborg parish, Sorø, Denmark. Carl (Charles) died on February 26, 1934 in Bennington, Nebraska at 87 years of age. His body was interred March 1, 1934 Bennington, Nebraska German Cemetery.
Mr. Gottsch lived on the same farm two and a half miles northwest of Bennington until 1924, when he moved into town. He and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1918. Mrs. Gottsch died in 1921.
In his early days, Mr. Gottsch won 10 gold medals and a 12 gauge shotgun with an engraved gold plate in the pistol grip, in rifle marksmanship contests.
He is survived by three sons, Fred and Otto of Bennington, and Benhart of Washington, Neb.; one daughter, Mrs. Amanda Winterburn, Elkhorn; a brother, Peter, Dakoma, Okla.; his sister, Mrs. Gipp, 29 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the home to St. John's Lutheran church in Bennington at 2. Burial will be in the German cemetery near Bennington.
Mr. Gottsch, native of Denmark, came to America and Iowa when he was 6 years old. In 1859, after a brief stop at Fort Calhoun, the family settled two and one-half miles northwest of Bennington in Jefferson precinct. From boyhood, Mr. Gottsch was interested in guns for his dad was an expert with them and once up and made a good one of horseshoe nails, strange as that may seem.
It was as a member of the Omaha Schutzen Verein that held forth in Ruser's park on West Center street, that his fame with a rifle became general. After trimming the champion of Washington county standing, sitting and lying flat on his front, he moved around the country taking part in the big rifle contests and bringing home not only medals, but a great variety of prizes, including merchandise and money. In defeating the champion of Washington county, Mr. Gottsch lying flat on his back and firing over his head scored a bullseye at two hundred yards - while the champ couldn't even hit the target!
Mr. Gottsch, it is said, can still show some of the youngsters a thing or two about drawing a bead. He makes his home with his son, Fred, of Bennington. There are three other children, Ben of Washington, Neb.; Otto, living on the old home farm, and Mrs. Amanda Winterburn of Elkhorn, 29 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Carl (Charles) married Catherina Carolina Jansen in a double wedding ceremony (see Peter Gottsch #193) on June 28, 1868 in the family home in Ft. Calhoun, Nebraska. Catherina was born on December 27, 1844 in Preetz, Prussia. Catherina was the daughter of Detlef Friedrich Jansen and Wilhelmine Dorothea Stoelck. Catherina died on January 25, 1921 in Bennington, Nebraska, at 76 years of age. Her body was interred January 28, 1921 Bennington, Nebraska German Cemetery.
Charles Frederick and Catherina Gottsch celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 28, 1918.
Charles Frederick Gottsch and Catherina Carolina Jansen had the following children:
+ 400 ii. Adele Gottsch, was born on July 27, 1871.
+ 401 iii. Benhart Henry Gottsch, was born on January 17, 1874.
+ 402 iv. Lena Gottsch, was born on April 24, 1875.
+ 403 v. Charles Otto Gottsch, was born on April 9, 1877.
+ 404 vi. Margaret Gottsch, was born on September 13, 1881.
+ 405 vii. Amanda Gottsch, was born on October 8, 1886
223. Louisa Sophie Margrethe6 Gottsch (Claus5 Gotsch, Hinrich4, Johan3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born on July 14, 1850 in Svenstrupmark, Tårnborg parish, Sorø, Denmark. Louisa died on February 19, 1942 in Ft. Calhoun, Nebraska at 91 years of age. Her body was interred February 1942 in the Ft. Calhoun, Nebraska, Ft. Calhoun Cemetery.
Louisa married Hans Carl Frederick Jipp on November 25, 1867 in Ft. Calhoun, Nebraska. Hans was born May 28, 1844 in Satjendorf, Duchy Holstein. Hans was the son of Claus Jipp and Dorothea Charlotte Christianna Millhagen. Hans died on February 5, 1893 in Gilead, Nebraska at 48 years of age.
Hans Carl Frederick Jipp was born May 28, 1844 in Satjendorf, Duchy Holstein. He emigrated to the United States and arrived at the port of New York aboard the clipper ship "John Bertram" in June 1862. In January 1865 he enlisted as a volunteer in the Union Army, agreeing to serve for one year. In September of 1865 he is mustered out with the entire regiment with a honorable discharge.
In April of 1867 he filed under the Homestead Acts of 1862 and 1864 for an 80 acre homestead. In November of 1867 he and Louisa are married. Over the next thirteen years they have six children. In August of 1880, Louisa filed a notice of abandonment of her and her children. In September of 1885 a Decree of Divorce was granted by the courts.
Hans moved about the state living in Johnson, Otoe and Thayer counties. In 1888 he files for a military pension claiming he suffers from heart troubles and rheumatism contacted from he service on the Platte River in 1865. In 1890 his pension is granted and he receives $12.00 a month. On February 5, 1893, Hanns passed away in Gilead, Nebraska.
Louisa Sophie Margrethe Gottsch and Hans Carl Frederick Jipp had the following children:
+ 407 ii. Emma Louise Jipp, was born 1870.
+ 408 ii. Caroline Jipp, was born on May 19, 1873.
+ 410 v. Jessie Jipp, was born on March 20, 1877.
+ 411 vi. William Carl Frederick Jipp, was born on October 6, 1879.
225. Charlotte6 Götsch (Hinrich5 Gotsch, Hinrich4, Johan3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born March 9, 1830 in Gäderstorf, Duchy Holstein.
Charlotte married Jochim Wiese on September 28, 1861 in Gödersdorf, Duchy Holstein. Jochim was born May 30, 1828 in Gödersdorf, Duchy Holstein. Jochim was the son of Claus Wiese and Antje Schneekloth.
Arbeiter (worker) in Gödersdorf.
Charlotte Götsch had the following child:
Note: Johannes, illegitimate child from Gädersdorf. His father was Christian Hinrichsen.
228. Catharina (Trine)6 Götsch (Hinrich5 Gotsch, Hinrich4, Johan3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born January 1, 1838 in Gäderstorf, Duchy Holstein. Catharina died November 8, 1872 in Steiner Strand, Germany at 34 years of age.
Catharina (Trine) married Claus Hinrich Goettsch on January 17, 1863 in Probsteierhagen, Duchy Holstein. Claus was born September 24, 1837 in Stein, Duchy Holstein. Claus was the son of Hans Göttsch and Antje Arp. Claus married Ida Götsch on April 16, 1875 in Schönberg, Germany. Claus Hinrich Götsch died March 29,1933. Claus died March 30, 1933 in Stein, Germany at 95 years of age.
Schiffer (mariner) in Laboe Fischer (fisherman) in Stein.
On the 29th of this month, after a busy life peacefully and quietly passed away. our beloved father, father in law, grandfather and great grandfather
in the 96th year of his life.
In silent mourning
Johannes Göttsch and wife
Emil Göttsch and wife
Heinrich Göttsch and wife
Otto Virgin and wife Anne, née Göttsch
Wilhelmine Göttsch
Hans Göttsch and wife
Stein, March 39, 1933
Funeral will be on April 3 at 2:30 pm in Probsteierhagen
Note The following story was translated from German to English, the author is Klaus Göttsch the 3rd great grandson fo Claus Hinrich Göttsch.
Stein in 1872
This year the big storm flood was on the Baltic coast. Emil Arthur Göttsch had become just 4 years old. Virtually traumatically the following experiences must have been for the 4-year-old in November 1872:
On October 13, 1872 his brother Heinrich Eduard is born. The mother, Trine Göttsch, does not recover by the birth. She still lies in the bed, has shivering fit, high fever and goes to ruin visibly. She has the puerperal fever! An illness which appeared as frequent earlier and was often deadly. On November 8, 1872 the mother dies. She suffers therefore the same destiny like her mother, Charlotte Göttsch, born. Harder, on March 8, 1847 in Village Göders 2 weeks after the birth of her daughter Lena in the lying-in had died.
Now the 4-year-old Emil is alone with his father, Claus Hinrich Göttsch, his 10-year-old brother Hermann and the 4 weeks old, not yet baptized baby. Now grandmother Antje supplies the children only. The burial of the mother should occur on November 12. For days it attacks, and now has also changed since the wind yesterday to north-east and has become even stronger. After the water was extremely low for days, so that one could far run out to the sand benches, now it rages schnell come back and already stands frighteningly high. In the morning of November 12 the water stands already few meters before the house. It has got cold sensitively. Everything is in big worry. The burial occurs in big haste, almost in a hurry, because the worry about house and court lets everything in thoughts be somewhere else. Everything runs for the burial home. For grief and devotion is no time. The water rises and everything is not stowed away what firmly, is torn away by the storm. Many roofs in the village have already suffered damage. Grandfather Hans and father Claus Hinrich do to themselves big worries about house, boat and nets. Trusted as a Fischer with wind and weather, they know around the menacing danger. About evening the wind seems to decrease a little, one scoops hope. At night is not to be thought of sleep. The men go constantly after outdoors to see after the water. The wind increases again. Snowy activity starts, accompanied by flash and thunder. It seems to become a hurricane. Against tomorrow the water has reached the house. The waves hit against the house wall and it is to be seen that the house can stand firm not long. The roof is quite severely damaged from the storm, constantly new parts are torn away. The storm has already torn off the boat of father Claus Hinrich which was fixed in Laboe. It is carried off and disappeared. About 05.00 o'clock become in all haste a few belongings packed up and to the higher situated shore brought. However, certainly it is not there also. The water already penetrates into the village, because the weak dykes can detain the water no more.
Grandmother Antje has run with the children in the village. In the house of the farmer Asmus Klindt they are taken up and supplied. About midday it is so far: The house breaks down under the force of the attacking breakers. Everything what grandparents Hans and Antje Göttsch with son Claus Hinrich and daughter-in-law Trine had built up and had created is destroyed and lost, has remained the naked life and what they carry on the body. Mother Trine has experienced this last part of the drama no more. Also Hans and Claus Hinrich Göttsch find accomodation with the farmer Asmus Klindt. Together with 6 other families they remain there 7 weeks. Then, finally, the wooden barracks which have built the soldiers used in the meantime of the Prussian army for the victims of the storm flood are ready. The storm flood releases a wave of the auxiliary readiness. Donations come from everywhere. Clothes, beds, pieces of furniture and household effects, but also cash donations. To least ones the material need was removed.
Indeed, just, but the drama of death and storm flood must not have happened so similarly in November, 1872 in Stein. Half a century later great-grandfather Claus Hinrich Göttsch on the occasion of his 90-year birthdays describes the experiences during those days to a reporter of the " Kiel news. “
A Ninetythree-ager
Tomorrow, Wednesday, Klaus Hinrich Göttsch from Stein will finish his 93rd year. In his earlier days he had made his living by stone fishing *. During the storm tide on Nov.13, 1872 he had been hit by a bitter blow of fate. His home had been washed away by the flood and his stone fishing boat was driven away from the Laboe harbor and ran aground on the circumvallation of the Friedrichsort fortress. Only one day before the storm flood he had to consign his wife to the grave and was left alone with three children, the youngest being but 4 weeeks old then. Later on he married again and now he's widowed again since 32 years. Though advanced in years he still is hale and hearty taking an active interest in all events. He likes helping in house and garden. Without needing glasses he daily reads The Kieler Neueste Nachrichten (Kiel's Latest News) being a subscriber since its foundation.
*) stone fishing: The ice age left masses of boulders not only on land but even more of them on the bottom of the Baltic Sea as well. Using special tools and boats stone fishers get them out of the water to sell them as cheap and utmost stable building material. Stone fishing as an occupation still is existing today but is becoming severely cut back by government because it annihilates spawning places of fish.
The life in Stein goes on. In 1875 Claus Hinrich Göttsch the second time marries. Emil and his both brothers get a stepmother. It is Ida Göttsch from piece of Wisch. This year Emil comes to the school. In the Prussian province Schleswig - Holstein the children are school-age – in contrast to the old Prussian family provinces – 9 years. A relic from the time when the dukedom Holstein still belonged to the Danish crown. Stein in 1881
The winter evenings in Stein are long, like everywhere on the coast, and hard like everywhere at that time in the small Katen, no matter whether on the coast or in the mountains. The icy wind whistles by the door and window scratches, and it so wants no where to become really warm. There are not oil heatings or gas heatings yet. One cooks with wood, peat or coal, depending on what exists and who can afford it, that still heats. Electricity? If there is not yet in Stein. In the evening one sits with the light of a suet light or the paraffin lamp in a room together. The women do manual labor, the small children, thus they must not go yet in the bed, play, the older ones follow at all an employment. If one must do not exactly home work to earn a little something for the living, then one talks, one makes music or one signs, because there is not television or radio likewise yet.
This year, exactly said on September 29th Emil Arthur Göttsch celebrates his 13th birthday. He lives with his parents and brothers and sisters together in Stein. Where exactly and in which house, can be determined no more. The old house which still his grandfather, the fisherman Hans Göttsch had built in 1859 had been torn away 9 years before, on the 13th November 1872, by the big storm flood. In 1877 the house was not rebuilt yet. When it was rebuilt, up to now I could not investigate yet talks, one makes music or one signs, because there is not television or radio likewise yet.
Emils brother Ernst is born. Emil is in the 6-th class of the Steiner school. He discovers the world in his schoolbook. It is the realities book, which fascinates him. These are the sketches of distant lands, from foreign people, from unknown animals, from foreign statesmen who interest him. From his allowance, I suppose, he has bought to himself an expensive sign notebook with white paper in the big format, and he begins to draw pictures from the book. He acts with a care and detailed loyalty, which is unusual and admirable. It brings him obviously fun. He spends many hours with the drawing, because he is very precise, and does not want to waste he his paper. Maybe the wish is also born during these hours to visit these distant lands and to look at the places of interest in natural size and splendour. 10 years later follows the action. As a shoemaker's journeyman he walks 7 months by the German empire, through Switzerland and through France up to the Mt. Blanc.
Catharina (Trine) Götsch and Claus Hinrich Goettsch had the following children:
414 ii. Heinrich Eduard Göttsch, was born April 8, 1865 in Steiner Strand, Prussia. Heinrich died February 2, 1871 in Stein, Germany at 5 years of age.
+ 415 iii. Emil Arthur Göttsch, was born September 29, 1868.
416 iv. Heinrich Eduard Göttsch, was born October 13, 1872 in Steiner Strand, Germany. He married Meta Schadebrodt on June 2, 1899 in Schönberg, Germany. Meta was born August 4, 1880 in Wisch, Germany. Meta was the daughter of Hinrich Schadebrodt and Lena Stoltenberg. Zimmermann (carpenter) in Kiel
Claus Hinrich Goettsch and Ida Götsch had the following children:
Anna Göttsch, was born July 2, 1883 in Stein, Germany. She married Otto Virgin in Stein, Germany.
Esther Wilhelmine Göttsch, was born September 8, 1885 in Stein, Germany. Esther Wilhelmine died January 17, 1973 in Preetz, Germany at 87 years of age.
Hans Wilhelm Göttsch, was born April 7, 1889.
230. Antje6 Götsch (Hinrich5 Gotsch, Hinrich4, Johan3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born July 13, 1844 in Gäderstorf, Duchy Holstein. Antje died 1915 in Scott County, Iowa at 70 years of age.
Antje married Hinrich Wiese on October 11, 1862 in Probsteierhagen, Duchy Holstein. Hinrich was born January 9, 1841 in Brodersdorf, Duchy Holstein. Hinrich was the son of Jochim Wiese and Trin Stuhr. Hinrich died April 14, 1910 in Scott County, Iowa at 69 years of age.
Einwohner (lodger) in Wendtorf.
Antje Götsch and Hinrich Wiese had the following children:
418 ii. Gustav Arnold Wiese, was born April 5, 1865 in Gädersdorf, Prussia.
419 iii. Dora Wiese, was born August 7, 1867 in Gädersdorf, Prussia.
420 iv. Richard Wiese, was born December 25, 1869 in Gädersdorf, Prussia.
421 v. Laura Annette Wiese, was born October 14, 1872 in Gädersdorf, Germany. Laura died April 27, 1874 in Gädersdorf, Germany at 1 year and 6 months of age.
233. Wilhelm6 Goettsch (Hans5 Götsch, Hinrich4 Gotsch, Johan3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born June 8, 1852 in Sweden. Wilhem died January 18, 1921 in Holstein, Iowa at 68 years of age.
Wilhem married twice. Wilhem married Mary Funk on May 20, 1881 in Scott County, Iowa. Mary was born August 25, 1855. Mary was the daughter of Johann Funk and Margaretha Funk. Mary died May 20, 1891 in Scott County, Iowa at 35 years of age. Wilhem married Maggie Funk 1894 in Scott County, Iowa. Maggie was the daughter of Johann Funk and Margaretha Funk. Maggie died November 5, 1925 in Holstein, Iowa.
Note: Wilhelm eldest son of Hans and Coraliena Lorenzen Goettsch, was born in Sweden on June 8, 1852. William was a well-read man. He was one of the first to build a windmill in Scott County Iowa. When cameras were new, he developed his own pictures. He was the country school director, and on May 20, 1881, he married the school teacher, Mary Funk, daughter of Johann and Margaretha Funk. She was born August 25, 1855.
Mary died May 20,1891. Three years later William married his wife's sister Maggie Funk. They had one child Edna February 9, 1896.
In March 1899, William moved his family to a farm north of Holstein. In 1909 he bought a new home in Holstein. He was Street Commissioner, and one of his duties was lighting the old gas street lamps. He passed away on January 18, 1921 and was buried in the City Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa
Wilhem Goettsch and Mary Funk had the following children:
423 ii. Lenora Goettsch, was born April 12, 1883 in Scott County, Iowa.
+ 424 iii. Romey W. Goettsch, was born April 5, 1884.
+ 425 iv. Alfred Goettsch, was born May 13, 1885.
+ 426 v. Benhart "Bennie" Goettsch, was born July 23, 1886.
427 vi. Harry Goettsch, was born April 11, 1891 in Scott County, Iowa. He married Hazel Rhodes.
Wilhem Goettsch and Maggie Funk had the following child:
235. Emma Amelia6 Goettsch (Hans5 Götsch, Hinrich4 Gotsch, Johan3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born October 15, 1855 in Scott County, Iowa. Emma died January 8, 1896 in Holstein, Iowa at 40 years of age.
Emma Amelia married Claus P. Giese on June 2, 1875 in Davenport, Iowa. Claus died December 11, 1931 in Holstein, Iowa. Claus died December 11, 1931 in Holstein, Iowa.
Emma Amelia Goettsch and Claus P. Giese had the following children:
430 ii. Lewis Giese, was born July 14, 1877 in Iowa. Lewis died May 19, 1885 in Iowa at 7 years of age.
431 iii. Ferdinand Giese, was born 1879 in Iowa.
432 iv. Theodore Giese, was born June 11, 1882 in Iowa. Theodore died December 29, 1972 in Iowa at 90 years of age.
433 v. Martha Giese, was born May 6, 1885 in Iowa. Martha died April 26, 1932 in Iowa at 46 years of age.
236. Minna6 Goettsch (Hans5 Götsch, Hinrich4 Gotsch, Johan3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born April 24, 1857 in Scott County, Iowa. Minna died September 5, 1885 in Long Grove, Scott County, Iowa at 28 years of age.
Minna married Heinrich "Henry" Jons on April 6, 1875 in Scott County, Iowa. Heinrich was born July 16, 1852. Heinrich married Josephine Goettsch in Davenport, Iowa on November 24, 1886. Heinrich died October 27, 1927 in Egan, South Dakota at 75 years of age.
Minna Goettsch and Heinrich Jons had the following children:
435 ii. Samuel Joens, was born November 10, 1877 in Long Grove, Scott County, Iowa. Samuel died December 26, 1930 at 53 years of age.
+ 436 iii. Cornelius Jons, was born September 21, 1881.
437 iv. Heinrich Jons, was born August 26, 1883 in Scott County, Iowa.
237. Louisa6 Goettsch (Hans5 Götsch, Hinrich4 Gotsch, Johan3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born February 26, 1859 in Scott County, Iowa. Louisa died August 10, 1927 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa at 68 years of age.
Louisa married Hans Joens on October 22, 1879 in Scott County, Iowa. Hans was born 1845 in Friedrichstadt, Duchy Schleswig. Hans died July 11, 1915 in Scott County, Iowa at 70 years of age.
Louisa Goettsch and Hans Joens had the following children:
439 ii. Emil A. Joens, was born 1882 in Scott Coutny, Iowa. He married Hannah Unknown 1908 in Iowa.
+ 440 iii. Hugo Henry Joens, was born June 20, 1884.
+ 441 iv. Albert E. Joens, was born 1886.
442 v. Adeline Joens, was born March 18, 1887 in Hickory Grove Township, Iowa. Adeline died September 21, 1927 in Hickory Grove Township, Iowa at 40 years of age. She married William Ebendorf on November 1, 1911 in Davenport, Iowa. William was born in Iowa September 8, 1882.
238. Hans Friederich6 Goettsch (Hans5 Götsch, Hinrich4 Gotsch, Johan3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born November 17, 1861 in Scott County, Iowa. Hans died May 25, 1928 in Holstein, Iowa at 66 years of age.
Hans married Obellena Stoltenberg on March 5, 1889 in Davenport, Iowa. Obellena was born June 26, 1863. Obellena was the daughter of Heinrich Stoltenberg and Catherina Jahn. Obellena died April 24, 1940 in Holstein, Iowa at 76 years of age.
Hans Goettsch and Obellena Stoltenberg had the following children:
+ 444 ii. Louie Goettsch, was born July 14, 1891.
+ 445 iii. Elmer Goettsch, was born April 4, 1893.
+ 446 iv. Sophronia Goettsch, was born June 2, 1894.
+ 447 v. Alice Goettsch, was born October 29, 1895.
+ 448 vi. Melvin Goettsch, was born March 30, 1897.
+ 449 vii. Raymond Goettsch, was born January 13, 1900.
+ 450 viii. Freddie Goettsch, was born November 19, 1901.
+ 451 ix. Elna Goettsch, was born January 5, 1908.
239. Josephine6 Goettsch (Hans5 Götsch, Hinrich4 Gotsch, Johan3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born March 31, 1863 in Scott County, Iowa. Josephine died April 1, 1888 in Long Grove, Scott County, Iowa at 25 years of age.
Josephine married Heinrich "Henry" Joens on November 24, 1886 in Davenport, Iowa. Heinrich was born July 16, 1852. Heinrich married Minna Goettsch on April 6, 1875 in Scott County, Iowa. Heinrich died October 27, 1927 in Egan, South Dakota at 75 years of age.
Josephine Goettsch and Heinrich Joens had the following child:
241. Gustav A.6 Goettsch (Hans5 Götsch, Hinrich4 Gotsch, Johan3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born June 12, 1867 in Scott County, Iowa. Gustav died August 6, 1933 in Holstein, Iowa at 66 years of age.
Gustav A. married Regina Stoltenberg on February 10, 1891 in Ida County, Iowa. Regina was born December 8, 1868 in Davenport, Iowa. Regina was the daughter of Heinrich Stoltenberg and Catherina Jahn. Regina died July 24, 1965 in Alta, Iowa at 96 years of age.
Gustav A. Goettsch and Regina Stoltenberg had the following children:
+ 454 ii. LeRoy Goettsch, was born February 23, 1895.
455 iii. Vernie Goettsch, was born September 12, 1897 in Holstein, Iowa. Vernie died May 10, 1907 in Holstein, Iowa at 9 years of age.
+ 456 iv. Howard Goettsch, was born January 26, 1899.
457 v. Gustav Goettsch Jr., was born July 12, 1901 in Holstein, Iowa. Gustav died February 6, 1994 in Holstein, Iowa at 92 years of age.
458 vi. Lester Goettsch, was born April 13, 1905 in Holstein, Iowa. Lester died October 23, 1906 in Holstein, Iowa at 1 year of age.
+ 459 vii. Kermit Goettsch, was born April 7, 1909.
242. Ferdinand6 Goettsch (Hans5 Götsch, Hinrich4 Gotsch, Johan3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born December 23, 1868 in Scott County, Iowa. Ferdinand died January 9, 1950 in Holstein, Iowa at 81 years of age.
Ferdinand married twice. Ferdinand married Lena Kuchel 1893 in Holstein, Iowa. Lena was born February 3, 1875. Lena was the daughter of August Kuchel and Maggie Kuchel. Lena died October 31, 1905 in Holstein, Ida County, Iowa at 30 years of age. Ferdinand married Eva Mae Mead 1912 in Holstein, Iowa. Eva Mae was born 1881. Eva died 1941 in Holstein, Iowa at 60 years of age.
Ferdinand Goettsch and Lena Kuchel had the following children:
+ 461 ii. August Goettsch, born March 23, 1897.
462 iii. Ellamena Goettsch, was born March 16, 1900 in Holstein, Iowa. Ellamena died June 21, 1933 in Holstein, Iowa at 33 years of age.
463 iv. Hattie Goettsch, was born May 3, 1904 in Holstein, Iowa. Hattie died January 22, 1908 in Holstein, Iowa at 3 years of age.
243. Louis Carl6 Goettsch (Hans5 Götsch, Hinrich4 Gotsch, Johan3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born December 19, 1870 in Probstei, Scott County, Iowa. Louis Carl died April 23, 1945 in Holstein, Iowa at 74 years of age.
Louis Carl married Emma Margaret Schade on February 20, 1895 in Holstein, Iowa. Emma Margaret was born March 4, 1875 in Long Grove, Iowa. Emma Margaret was the daughter of Heinrich Schade and Magdalena Micheels. Emma died April 26, 1946 in Holstein, Iowa at 71 years of age.
Louis Goettsch and Emma Schade had the following children:
+ 467 iv. William Henry Goettsch, was born April 19, 1902.
+ 468 v. Clarence Goettsch, was born February 24, 1905.
245. Catharina (Trin)6 Schneekloth (Silck5 Gotsch, Jochen (Jochim)4, Johan3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born October 17, 1845 in Schönberg, Duchy Holstein.
Catharina (Trin) married Hans Jochim Arp on October 24, 1871 in Schönberg, Germany. Hans was born March 19, 1838 in Krokau, Duchy Holstein.
Catharina Schneekloth and Hans Arp had the following children:
472 ii. Minna Louise Arp, was born May 26, 1876 in Krokau, Germany.
473 iii. Minna Marie Arp, was born June 9, 1878 in Krokau, Germany.
474 iv. Bertha Caecile Arp, was born April 4, 1880 in Krokau, Germany.
475 v. Heinrich Adolph Claudius Arp, was born April 4, 1886 in Krokau, Germany.
256. Jacob Heinrich6 Gotsch (Timm Jacob5, Peter Jacob4, Jacob3 Götsch, Peter2 Gotsch, Peter1) was born September 24, 1849 in Schönberg, Duchy Holstein. Jacob died April 3, 1905 in Schönberg, Germany at 55 years of age.
Jacob Heinrich married Louise Elise Henriette Jost on November 3, 1876 in Schönberg, Germany. Louise was born October 21, 1850 in Dersau, Duchy Holstein. Louise was the daughter of Claus Jost and Anna Christina Matthiesen. Louise died 1905 in Schönberg, Germany at 54 years of age.
Amtspolizeidiener (Office Policeman) in Schönberg
Jacob Heinrich Gotsch and Louise Elise Henriette Jost had the following children:
477 ii. Emma Emilie Katharina Gotsch, was born November 27, 1879 in Schönberg, Germany.
478 iii. Agnes Luise Gotsch, was born January 29, 1882 in Schönberg, Germany. She married Jochim Bornhold in Othmarschen, Germany.
+ 479 iv. Ernst August Gotsch, was born August 4, 1884.
480 v. Stillborn Gotsch, was born January 19, 1888 in Schönberg, Germany. Stillborn died January 19, 1888 in Schönberg, Germany at less than one day of age.
481 vi. Emma Dorothea Gotsch, was born April 12, 1889 in Schönberg, Germany.
482 vii. Wilhelm Otto Gotsch, was born December 14, 1893 in Schönberg, Germany.
263. Claus Hinrich6 Göttsch (Hinrich5 Gotsch , Clas4, Peter3 Götsch, Clas2 Gotsche, Peter1 Gotsch) was born December 16, 1849 in Brodersdorf, Duchy Holstein.
Claus Hinrich married Anna Rebecca Catharina Krützfeldt on September 25, 1874 in Probsteierhagen, Germany. Anna was born February 15, 1851 in Laboe, Duchy Holstein. Anna was the daughter of Marx Krützfeldt and Sielke Schlapkohl.
Maurer (bricklayer) in Laboe.
Claus Hinrich Göttsch and Anna Rebecca Catharina Krützfeldt had the following children:
484 ii. Rosa Helene Göttsch, was born November 23, 1876 in Laboe, Germany.
485 iii. Ella Agatha Hortense Göttsch, was born October 4, 1878 in Laboe, Germany.
486 iv. Paula Caroline Göttsch, was born August 22, 1880 in Laboe, Germany.
266. Claus Hinrich6 Goettsch (Hans5 Gotsch, Clas4, Peter3 Götsch, Clas2 Gotsche, Peter1 Gotsch) was born September 24, 1837 in Stein, Duchy Holstein. Claus died March 30, 1933 in Stein, Germany at 95 years of age.
Claus Hinrich married twice. He married Catharina (Trine) Götsch on January 17, 1863 in Probsteierhagen, Duchy Holstein. Catharina was born January 1, 1838 in Gäderstorf, Duchy Holstein. Catharina was the daughter of Hinrich Gotsch and (Lucia)Charlotte Sophia Amalia Harder. Catharina died November 8, 1872 in Steiner Strand, Germany at 34 years of age.
Claus Hinrich married Ida Götsch on April 16, 1875 in Schönberg, Germany. Ida was born November 14, 1847 in Wisch, Duchy Holstein. Ida was the daughter of Hans Götsch and Esther Stuhr. Ida died December 31, 1897 in Stein, Germany at 50 years of age.
Schiffer (mariner) in Laboe Fischer (fisherman) in Stein.
Obituary:
Kieler News, April 1,1933
On the 29th of this month, after a busy life peacefully and quietly passed away. our beloved father, father in law, grandfather and great grandfather
in the 96th year of his life.
In silent mourning
Johannes Göttsch and wife
Emil Göttsch and wife
Heinrich Göttsch and wife
Otto Virgin and wife Anne, née Göttsch
Wilhelmine Göttsch
Hans Göttsch and wife
Stein, March 39, 1933
Funeral will be on April 3 at 2:30 pm in Probsteierhagen
Note The following story was translated from German to English, the author is Klaus Göttsch the 3rd great grandson fo Claus Hinrich Göttsch.
Stein in 1872
This year the big storm flood was on the Baltic coast. Emil Arthur Göttsch had become just 4 years old. Virtually traumatically the following experiences must have been for the 4-year-old in November 1872:
On October 13, 1872 his brother Heinrich Eduard is born. The mother, Trine Göttsch, does not recover by the birth. She still lies in the bed, has shivering fit, high fever and goes to ruin visibly. She has the puerperal fever! An illness which appeared as frequent earlier and was often deadly. On November 8, 1872 the mother dies. She suffers therefore the same destiny like her mother, Charlotte Göttsch, born. Harder, on March 8, 1847 in Village Göders 2 weeks after the birth of her daughter Lena in the lying-in had died.
Now the 4-year-old Emil is alone with his father, Claus Hinrich Göttsch, his 10-year-old brother Hermann and the 4 weeks old, not yet baptized baby. Now grandmother Antje supplies the children only. The burial of the mother should occur on November 12. For days it attacks, and now has also changed since the wind yesterday to north-east and has become even stronger. After the water was extremely low for days, so that one could far run out to the sand benches, now it rages schnell come back and already stands frighteningly high. In the morning of November 12 the water stands already few meters before the house. It has got cold sensitively. Everything is in big worry. The burial occurs in big haste, almost in a hurry, because the worry about house and court lets everything in thoughts be somewhere else. Everything runs for the burial home. For grief and devotion is no time. The water rises and everything is not stowed away what firmly, is torn away by the storm. Many roofs in the village have already suffered damage. Grandfather Hans and father Claus Hinrich do to themselves big worries about house, boat and nets. Trusted as a Fischer with wind and weather, they know around the menacing danger. About evening the wind seems to decrease a little, one scoops hope. At night is not to be thought of sleep. The men go constantly after outdoors to see after the water. The wind increases again. Snowy activity starts, accompanied by flash and thunder. It seems to become a hurricane. Against tomorrow the water has reached the house. The waves hit against the house wall and it is to be seen that the house can stand firm not long. The roof is quite severely damaged from the storm, constantly new parts are torn away. The storm has already torn off the boat of father Claus Hinrich which was fixed in Laboe. It is carried off and disappeared. About 05.00 o'clock become in all haste a few belongings packed up and to the higher situated shore brought. However, certainly it is not there also. The water already penetrates into the village, because the weak dykes can detain the water no more.
Grandmother Antje has run with the children in the village. In the house of the farmer Asmus Klindt they are taken up and supplied. About midday it is so far: The house breaks down under the force of the attacking breakers. Everything what grandparents Hans and Antje Göttsch with son Claus Hinrich and daughter-in-law Trine had built up and had created is destroyed and lost, has remained the naked life and what they carry on the body. Mother Trine has experienced this last part of the drama no more. Also Hans and Claus Hinrich Göttsch find accomodation with the farmer Asmus Klindt. Together with 6 other families they remain there 7 weeks. Then, finally, the wooden barracks which have built the soldiers used in the meantime of the Prussian army for the victims of the storm flood are ready. The storm flood releases a wave of the auxiliary readiness. Donations come from everywhere. Clothes, beds, pieces of furniture and household effects, but also cash donations. To least ones the material need was removed.
Indeed, just, but the drama of death and storm flood must not have happened so similarly in November, 1872 in Stein. Half a century later great-grandfather Claus Hinrich Göttsch on the occasion of his 90-year birthdays describes the experiences during those days to a reporter of the " Kiel news. “
A Ninetythree-ager
Tomorrow, Wednesday, Klaus Hinrich Göttsch from Stein will finish his 93rd year. In his earlier days he had made his living by stone fishing *. During the storm tide on Nov.13, 1872 he had been hit by a bitter blow of fate. His home had been washed away by the flood and his stone fishing boat was driven away from the Laboe harbor and ran aground on the circumvallation of the Friedrichsort fortress. Only one day before the storm flood he had to consign his wife to the grave and was left alone with three children, the youngest being but 4 weeeks old then. Later on he married again and now he's widowed again since 32 years. Though advanced in years he still is hale and hearty taking an active interest in all events. He likes helping in house and garden. Without needing glasses he daily reads The Kieler Neueste Nachrichten (Kiel's Latest News) being a subscriber since its foundation.
*) stone fishing: The ice age left masses of boulders not only on land but even more of them on the bottom of the Baltic Sea as well. Using special tools and boats stone fishers get them out of the water to sell them as cheap and utmost stable building material. Stone fishing as an occupation still is existing today but is becoming severely cut back by government because it annihilates spawning places of fish.
The life in Stein goes on. In 1875 Claus Hinrich Göttsch the second time marries. Emil and his both brothers get a stepmother. It is Ida Göttsch from piece of Wisch. This year Emil comes to the school. In the Prussian province Schleswig - Holstein the children are school-age – in contrast to the old Prussian family provinces – 9 years. A relic from the time when the dukedom Holstein still belonged to the Danish crown.
Stein in 1881
The winter evenings in Stein are long, like everywhere on the coast, and hard like everywhere at that time in the small Katen, no matter whether on the coast or in the mountains. The icy wind whistles by the door and window scratches, and it so wants no where to become really warm. There are not oil heatings or gas heatings yet. One cooks with wood, peat or coal, depending on what exists and who can afford it, that still heats. Electricity? If there is not yet in Stein. In the evening one sits with the light of a suet light or the paraffin lamp in a room together. The women do manual labor, the small children, thus they must not go yet in the bed, play, the older ones follow at all an employment. If one must do not exactly home work to earn a little something for the living, then one talks, one makes music or one signs, because there is not television or radio likewise yet.
This year, exactly said on September 29th Emil Arthur Göttsch celebrates his 13th birthday. He lives with his parents and brothers and sisters together in Stein. Where exactly and in which house, can be determined no more. The old house which still his grandfather, the fisherman Hans Göttsch had built in 1859 had been torn away 9 years before, on the 13th November 1872, by the big storm flood. In 1877 the house was not rebuilt yet. When it was rebuilt, up to now I could not investigate yet talks, one makes music or one signs, because there is not television or radio likewise yet.
Emils brother Ernst is born. Emil is in the 6-th class of the Steiner school. He discovers the world in his schoolbook. It is the realities book, which fascinates him. These are the sketches of distant lands, from foreign people, from unknown animals, from foreign statesmen who interest him. From his allowance, I suppose, he has bought to himself an expensive sign notebook with white paper in the big format, and he begins to draw pictures from the book. He acts with a care and detailed loyalty, which is unusual and admirable. It brings him obviously fun. He spends many hours with the drawing, because he is very precise, and does not want to waste he his paper. Maybe the wish is also born during these hours to visit these distant lands and to look at the places of interest in natural size and splendour. 10 years later follows the action. As a shoemaker's journeyman he walks 7 months by the German empire, through Switzerland and through France up to the Mt. Blanc.
Claus Hinrich Goettsch and Catharina (Trine) Götsch had the following children:
414 ii. Heinrich Eduard Göttsch, was born April 8, 1865 in Steiner Strand, Prussia. Heinrich died February 2, 1871 in Stein, Germany at 5 years of age.
+ 415 iii. Emil Arthur Göttsch, was born September 29, 1868.
416 iv. Heinrich Eduard Göttsch, was born October 13, 1872 in Steiner Strand, Germany. He married Meta Schadebrodt on June 2, 1899 in Schönberg, Germany. Meta was born August 4, 1880 in Wisch, Germany August 4, 1880. Meta was the daughter of Hinrich Schadebrodt and Lena Stoltenberg. Zimmermann (carpenter) in Kiel.
Claus Hinrich Goettsch and Ida Götsch had the following children:
488 vi. Anna Göttsch, was born July 2, 1883 in Stein, Germany. She married Otto Virgin in Stein, Germany.
489 vii. Esther Wilhelmine Göttsch, was born September 8, 1885 in Stein, Germany. Esther Wilhelmine died January 17, 1973 in Preetz, Germany at 87 years of age.
+ 490 viii. Hans Wilhelm Göttsch, was born April 7, 1889.
267. Jochim Adolph6 Göttsch (Hans5 Gotsch, Clas4, Peter3 Götsch, Clas2 Gotsche, Peter1 Gotsch) was born in Stein, Duchy Holstein March 12, 1856.
Jochim Adolph married Catharina (Trine) Göttsch on April 7, 1886 in Schönberg, Germany. Catharina was born November 27, 1858 in Heidkate, Duchy Holstein. Catharina was the daughter of Hans Göttsch and Esther Lage.
Schiffer (mariner) in Stein
Jochim Adolph Göttsch and Catharina (Trine) Göttsch had the following children:
492 ii. Anna Helene Göttsch, was born September 28, 1888 in Stein, Germany. She married Wilhelm Lamp on July 14, 1912 in Laboe, Germany. Wilhelm was born August 31, 1884 in Germany. Schlosser (locksmith) inNeumühlen-Dietrichsdor.
493 iii. Minna Adele Göttsch, was born May 17, 1891 in Stein, Germany. Minna died July 3, 1891 in Stein, Germany at less than 2 months of age.
494 iv. Hermann Heinrich Göttsch, was born August 24, 1892 in Stein, Germany.
495 v. Emil Otto Göttsch, was born August 1, 1894 in Stein, Germany.
496 vi. Gustav Wilhelm Göttsch, was born July 7, 1896 in Stein, Germany. Gustav died October 20, 1965 in Stein, Germany at 69 years of age.
497 vii. Meta Wilhelmine Göttsch, was born October 9, 1899 in Stein, Germany. She married Robert Waldemar Peterson on September 27, 1930 in Probsteierhagen, Germany. Robert was born September 29, 1888 in Sweden. Malermeister (master painter) Altona.
498 viii. Ella Catharine Göttsch, was born June 15, 1903 in Stein, Germany. She married Albert Rudolf Rausch on September 29, 1928 in Probsteierhagen, Germany. Albert was born July 21, 1903 in Plaue, Germany. Schlosser (locksmith) in Kiel.
268. Claus Hinrich6 Gotsch (Clas5, Clas4, Peter3 Götsch, Clas (Twin)2 Gotsche, Peter1 Gotsch) was born November 22, 1843 in Wendtorf, Duchy Holstein. Claus died May 18, 1928 in Ogden, Utah at 84 years of age.
Claus married Maria (Mary) Gamb on November 18, 1887 in Paulina, Iowa. Maria was born January 25, 1860 in Hanover, Duchy Holstein. Maria died August 2, 1895 in Calumet Iowa at 35 years of age.
Claus Gotsch and Maria Gamb had the following children:
+ 500 ii. Wilhelmina Margareta Augesta Gotch, was born February 22, 1889.
+ 501 iii. Adolph Gotch, was born March 18, 1890.
503 v. Martha Gotch, was born April 22, 1892 in Calumet Iowa. Martha died May 14, 1892 at 3 weeks of age.
+ 504 vi. John Christian Gotch, was born May 22, 1893.
+ 505 vii. Rosa Marie Gotch, was born July 20, 1894.
270. Hans Asmus6 Gotsch (Clas5, Clas4, Peter3 Götsch, Clas (Twin)2 Gotsche, Peter1 Gotsch) was born November 20, 1849 in Wendtorf, Duchy Holstein. Hans Asmus died August 13, 1928 in Scott County, Iowa at 78 years of age.
Hans Asmus married twice. Hans Asmus married Maria Goetsch Aft. 1870 in Scott County, Iowa. Maria was born 1854. Maria died May 20, 1891 in Scott County, Iowa at 36 years of age.
Hans Asmus married Magartha Goettsch Aft. 1891 in Scott County, Iowa. Magartha was born February 23, 1858. Magartha died November 25, 1909 in Scott County, Iowa at 51 years of age.
Hans Gotsch and Maria Goetsch had the following child:
278. Heinrich Carl Friedrich6 Giese (Silck5 Gotsch, Clas4, Peter3 Götsch, Clas2 Gotsche, Peter1 Gotsch) was born August 9, 1851 in Hohenfelde, Duchy Holstein.
Heinrich Carl Friedrich married Johanna Sophia Dohrmann on December 8, 1876 in Giekau, Germany. Johanna was born July 20, 1857.
Heinrich Carl Friedrich Giese and Johanna Sophia Dohrmann had the following children:
+ 508 ii. Eduard Giese.
+ 509 iii. Emma Giese.
510 iv. Meta Giese. She married Karl Witt.
+ 511 v. Emil Karl Giese, was born September 27, 1877.
288. Lena6 Götsch (Hans5, Mars4, Peter3 Götsch , Clas2 Gotsche, Peter1 Gotsch) was born January 25, 1837 in Barsbek, Duchy Holstein. Lena died April 13, 1917 in Lisco, Nebraska at 80 years of age.
Lena Gotsch
Lena was born January 25, 1837 in Barsbeck, Schoenberg parish, Holstein, Germany. She worked in Pussia as a hired girl, milking cows and carrying the milk a great distance by shoulder yoke. She stored the milk in cool caves. She was paid $12.00 per year and two solid silver tablespoons. The hallmark on one was 25 Marz (May 25).
Lena came to the U.S. at age 30 in 1867. She was in the 1870 Census of Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa, where she lived with a family and worked as a servant. At the time, Henry Stender was also living in Davenport. They met and married Oct. 25 1873.
Henry and Lena took their young family to Alda or Grand Island, Nebraska by covered wagon, arriving on Nov. 4, 1884. Edward was 9 and Hertha was 7. They lived on the Stuhr farm east of Grand Island. At some point before 1900, Henry had a farm machinery sale. He took the money and left his wife & children.
After her husband left, Lena & her two children lived in a small house at 1215 Louise in Grand Island. Her son-in-law and daughter, Charles & Hattie Sothmann, lived with her after their marriage. They had the old house razed and built a new one on the same property in 1911. The new home had eight rooms and provided plenty of space for the growing family.
When Charles Sothmann was advised by his doctor to move to a higher elevation and drier climate, Lena moved with Charles & Hattie and their family of five to a farm about five miles north of Lisco, Nebraska in 1916. These eight brave soles moved from a large house with two stories and a full basement to a 2-room sod house. They all must have been heart-sick to have such tight quarters. There wasn't a tree on the place. Summers were hot. And, winters were brutally cold. Lena didn't live long. She died the following spring, April 13, 1917, at age 79.
Heinrich ("Henry") Stender
Henry, siblings and parents emigrated from Saxon, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany in about 1868. In 1870, the family was in Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa. He married Lena Goettsch October 23, 1873, in Davenport.
Henry and Lena had two children, Edward in 1875 and Hertha in 1877. By 1880, they were living in Crawford Co. Iowa, just one county away from Lena's parents, Johann F. & Anna Stender. Henry took his wife and family to Alda or Grand Island, Nebraska by covered wagon on Nov. 4, 1884. Edward was 9 and Hertha was 7. They lived on the Stuhr farm east of Grand Island. At some point between 1884 and 1900, Henry had a farm machinery sale, then took the money and left his wife & children. None of the family ever saw or heard from Henry after he left.
Henry eventually lived in West Cliff, Colorado where he lived in a cabin which was still standing in 1973. His obituary there said he was never married and had no children. His 640 acres in West Cliff, Colorado was deeded to Grantville Allen Graybeal & Gladys Catherine Graybeal, minors. Their father, Troy David Graybeal, was initially the executor of Henry 's will but supposedly shot himself before Henry's death.
Lena married Heinrich "Henry" Stender on October 25, 1873 in Davenport, Iowa. Heinrich was born May 7, 1850 in the Kindom of Saxony. Heinrich died October 13, 1923 in Westcliff, Colorado at 73 years of age.
Lena Götsch and Heinrich "Henry" Stender had the following children:
+ 513 ii. Hertha Maria "Hattie" Stender, was born June 3, 1877.
289. Gretje6 Gotsch (Hans5, Mars4, Peter3 Götsch , Clas2 Gotsche, Peter1 Gotsch) was born February 15, 1840 in Barsbek, Duchy Holstein. Gretje died September 6, 1910 in Manning / Asprinwall, Iowa at 70 years of age.
Gretje Gotsch
Margaret (also known as Maggie or Gretje) Gotsch was born 15 February 1839 in Barsbeck, Schoenberg parish, Holstein, Germany. She married Claus Klindt in Germany. They, with three sons, William, Henry and Hermann immigrated to Iowa. Claus and Maggie had four more children in Iowa --- Emilie and Emma, who both died in March 1880, and Martha and Emil. Martha married Hans (Henry) Oppermann in March 29, 1900 and later married unknown Ploen. Emil married Tracy Oppermann March 2, 1910. Claus died in Iowa in 1900.
After Claus' death, Maggie continued living in Crawford County, Iowa. Her son, Henry, who never married, lived with her. One day, Maggie was upstairs checking mouse traps in a closet when her clothes caught on fire from her candle. She ran downstairs to the rain barrel to put fire out but later died from the burns that she suffered. Maggie died September 16, 1910.
Gretje married twice She married Claus Heinrich Klindt on September 29, 1866 in Schönberg, Duchy Holstein. Claus was born April 14, 1848 in Wisch, Duchy Holstein. Claus died July 28, 1900 in Westside, Iowa at 52 years of age. She married Hans (Henry) Oppermann on March 29, 1900 in Iowa.
Gretje Gotsch and Claus Heinrich Klindt had the following children:
515 ii. Henry Edward Klindt, was born September 4, 1868 in Barsbek, Prussia. Henry died September 30, 1915 at 47 years of age.
516 iii. Herman Edward Klindt, was born 1869 in Barsbek, Prussia. Herman died September 1944 at 75 years of age.
517 iv. Emilie Klindt, was born May 26, 1872 in Westside, Iowa. Emilie died March 28, 1880 in Westside, Iowa at 7 years of age.
518 v. Emma Klindt, was born November 2, 1879 in Westside, Iowa. Emma died March 26, 1880 in Westside, Iowa at 4 months of age.
+ 519 vi. Martha A. Klindt, was born January 29, 1881.
+ 520 vii. Emil Frederick Klindt, was born April 22, 1882.
291. Peter Heinrich Christian6 Gotsch (Hans5, Mars4, Peter3 Götsch , Clas2 Gotsche, Peter1 Gotsch) was born April 25, 1847 in Barsbek, Duchy Holstein. Peter died 1927 in Hayes, Iowa at 80 years of age.
Peter Heinrich Christian married Emilie Helene Göttsch(Goettsch) 1879 in Manning, Iowa. Emilie was born June 17, 1862 in Prasdorf, Duchy Holstein. Emilie was the daughter of Peter Göttsch and Lena Arp. Emilie died 1924 in Iowa at 62 years of age.
Note: Emilie immigrated to America on March 20, 1879. She Americanized her surname to Goettsch.
Peter Heinrich Christian Gotsch and Emilie Helene Göttsch had the following children:
+ 522 ii. Anna Goettsch, was born January 2, 1883.
+ 523 iii. William E. Gottsch, was born February 21, 1885.
+ 524 iv. Henry George Gottsch, was born November 19, 1892.
315. Claus Hinrich6 Schoel (Antje5 Gotsch , Peter4, Peter3 Götsch, Clas2 Gotsche, Peter1 Gotsch) was born November 30, 1836 in Schönberg, Duchy Holstein. Claus died May 22, 1882 in Schönberg, Germany at 45 years of age.
Claus Hinrich married Rebecca Schneekloth.
Claus Hinrich Schoel and Rebecca Schneekloth had the following children:
526 ii. Minna Rebecca Schoel, was born April 22, 1879 in Schönberg, Germany.
527 iii. Emma Alwine Schoel, was born August 27, 1881 in Schönberg, Germany.
327. Hans Jochim6 Arp (Antje5 Ewoldt, Gretje4 Gotsch, Peter3 Götsch, Clas2 Gotsche, Peter1 Gotsch) was born March 19, 1838 in Krokau, Duchy Holstein.
Hans Jochim married Catharina (Trin) Schneekloth on October 24, 1871 in Schönberg, Germany. Catharina was born October 17, 1845 in Schönberg, Duchy Holstein. Catharina was the daughter of Adam Schneekloth and Silck Gotsch.
Hans Jochim Arp and Catharina (Trin) Schneekloth had the following children:
472 ii. Minna Louise Arp , was born May 26, 1876 in Krokau, Germany.
+ 473 iii. Minna Marie Arp, was born June 9, 1878.
474 iv. Bertha Caecile Arp, was born April 4, 1880 in Krokau, Germany.
475 v. Heinrich Adolph Claudius Arp, was born April 4, 1886 in Krokau, Germany.
333. Hans Peter6 Kühl (Claus5, Elsch4 Gotsch, Clas3 Götsch, Clas2 Gotsche, Peter1 Gotsch) was born January 1, 1859 in Passade, Duchy Holstein. Hans died January 27, 1937 in Passade, Germany at 78 years of age.
Hans Peter married Elise Catharine Steffen on March 22, 1895 in Probsteierhagen, Germany. Elise was born April 24, 1864 in Probsteierhagen, Duchy Holstein. Elise was the daughter of Heinrich Christof Steffen and Margarethe Löptien. Elise died May 30, 1939 in Schönberg, Germany at 75 years of age.
Hans Peter Kühl and Elise Catharine Steffen had the following children:
529 ii. Anna Kühl, was born August 29, 1897, was born in Passade, Germany.
530 iii. Helene Kühl, was born April 20, 1899, was born in Passade, Germany.
531 iv. Amanda Kühl, was born January 25, 1904, was born in Passade, Germany.
+ 532 v. Hans Kühl, was born May 16, 1907.