Wilhelm George Kothe
-1941
Born: Mender-Baven, Germany
Died: Orange, Orange, California, USA
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-1941
Born: Mender-Baven, Germany
Died: Orange, Orange, California, USA
<p><font size="4">Sophia Dorthea Augusta Heitmann (1848-1915) was born in Germany. She married Wilhelm Peter Kothe (1857-before 1885) and they had 3 children together. After Wilhelm died, she took the 3 children and went to America. She arrived in America 4 September 1885 and married her 2nd husband Johann Heinrich Ohlde 23 days later on 27 September 1885. Johann was also a widower who had 5 boys, the youngest of which was 8 years old. Sophia's youngest child at this time was 2 years old. Together Johann and Sophia had 3 more children plus adopted 1 child, Dora.</font></p><p><font size="4">A person has to wonder if Johann and Sophia knew each other in Germany before Johann came to America. The reason this is probably correct is the fact that they married so quickly once Sopia came to America.</font></p><p><font size="4">One of Sophia and Wilhelm's sons, Wilhelm George Kothe JR married Maria Sophia MINNIE Heitmann (1884-1925). One of Sophia's step sons, Christ Ohlde became the 2nd husband to Maria Sophie Anna MARIE Heitmann Weberling Ohlde (1879-1960). Minnie and Marie Heitmann are sisters and the nieces of Sophia. Sophia's brother Peter Heinrich Wilhelm WILLIAM Heitmann (1851-1897) came to America in 1893 and settled near his sister.</font></p><p><font size="4"> </font><font size="4">You will see that Sophia passed away 27 December 1915 in Palmer Kansas. She is also shown on 2 different census records for the same year 1915. The 1915 census in Sherman, Washington County Kansas with her daughters Louisa and Dora and with her step son Christ Ohlde. She is also listed on the 1915 Concordia, Cloud County Kansas census with her daughter Louisa and about 5 other people.</font></p><p> </p><p> </p><font size="4"> <iframe src="http://view.atdmt.com/iaction/ancestrycom_non_secure_universal_v3/v3/atc1.-lib-TinyMce_2_1_0-blank_htm/" width="1" height="1" frameborder="0" scrolling="No" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" topmargin="0" leftmargin="0"></iframe> <!-- SN:TREESUI29 --> </font>