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1858
| August 4 |
Augusta Katherine Gretsch (aka: Katie
Gretsch) is born in Mannheim. She is the fourth
child and the third daughter of Wilhelm Gretsch and Anna Maria von Gerichten.
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When Auguste Katherina was baptized in the summer of 1858, her cousin
Auguste Paulina Bloss was her godmother. Auguste's mother Katherina
Dorothea Bloss was the older sister of William Gretsch. |
1880
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US Census shows Katie Gretsch, age 21, born
in Baden working as a governess for the Stern family in New York City at 55
West 15th Street. |
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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.
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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Katie Gretsch's mother,
Anna Maria von Gerichten's had several brothers living in California at the
time that Katie came to America. Peter Karl, was living in San Diego at
the time that Katie came to America.
The 1880 census shows that Katie Gretsch was a governess
in NYC in that year. For New York she went on to California.
There is no record of when or where she was married.
She definitely was in San Diego in March of 1884,
No doubt,
Katie and her husband came to San Diego to be near Katie'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 |
Katie'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 (AKA Katie) Gretsch von Hellerman now a
widow returned to Mannheim with her young daughter Helma. 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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