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1883
| February 14 |
Ella Florentine Wentscher born in San Diego.
The daughter of Anna Maria Gerichten and Anton Herman ARnold Wentsher.
Her mother Anna Maria was a first cousin to the Mannheim Gretsch children.
The granddaughter of C. P. Gerichten. |
1884
| March 24 |
Helma von Hellerman, granddaughter of Anna
Maria von Gericten,
daughter of Auguste Katherine Gretsch and Wilhelm von Hellerman
was born in San Diego, California.Little Helma and
Little Ella were born only a year part. Their mothers were cousins, Katie
Gretsch and Anna Maria Gerichten.
This reference to Helma's birth was found in the "Famileinbucher" in the archive of
Mannheim, Germany by Bettina Hoecherl.
This find confirms that the Mannheim Gretsch children were not only in
contact with their father's brother in Brooklyn but also with their mother's
brothers in California.
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Auguste Katherina (Katie) Gretsch was the 4th child of Anna Maria von
Gerichten and William Gretsch and their third daughter.
When Auguste Katherina was baptized in the summer of 1858, her cousin
Auguste Paulina Bloss was her her godmother. Auguste's mother Katherina
Dorothea Bloss was the older sister of William Gretsch.
Anna Maria's brother Peter Karl von Gerichten, was living in San Diego at
the time that Auguste and her husband came to America in the early 1880's.
Perhaps, the young couple stopped in Brooklyn to visit with her sisters Bena
and Pauline and her brothers Fred and Louis who were already living in
America. There is no family record of their visit. We only know that their
child Helma was born in San Diego in 1884.
No doubt,
Auguste and her husband came to San Diego to be Auguste's mother's brother
who was so successful in California.
Peter Karl von Gerichten is described in von Gerichten family records as " Merchant or
business man in San Francisco, St. Louis and San Diego was one of the most
renown and the richest citizen in one of these cities" sic
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| April 28 |
Peter Karl von Gerichten dies in San Diego.
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| July 3 |
Auguste Katherine's younger brothers, Phillip and
Jacob Gretsch, come to America.
They too no doubt came to Brooklyn first and spent some time with their
siblings there. Philip eventually went on to California and married Louise
Junker there. Louise's family was in the piano business in New York. Maybe
there is some music business connection between the families.
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1886
| Nov 15 |
Auguste Katharina Gretsch von Hellerman now a
widow returned to Mannheim with her young daughter. The only record of this
is in the Manheim City record books. |
1888
| February 7 |
Anna Maria Gerichten Wentsher dies in San
Diego.
She was a first cousin to Helma's mother.
Anna Maria left a three year old daughter, Ella.
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1920's
| See Charlotte's Diary in the Library section
of this website. There in the address section of
this small book is the name:.....
Kate von Hellerman, 1 Reissinenstrasse, Dresden, Germany
Charlotte Sommer Gretsch must have been in contact with her husband's first
cousin. |
1957
| January 21 |
Helen von Hellerman dies in Los Angeles,
California. She was 72 years old.
She was living at 1907 Escarpa Drive. Her occupation was a writer of books.
She never married.
Elizabeth Beardsley's (age 65) lived with her.
On her death certificate, her mother's name is
misspelled as Katie Gretz. An
affidavit to correct a record was attached to the death certificate," To
correct the record, especially the first name of the deceased, in order to
complete a property settlement". Helen von Hellerman became Helma von
Hellerman, Hilhelm Von Hellerman became Wilhelm von Hellerman and Katie
Gretz became Katie Gretsch.
Ann Polley of 224 North
Del Mar, San Labuil, California (age 52) was an Affiant as was Elizabeth
Beardsley.
Social Security Number: 560 449810 |
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