navigation | home family card | index | surnames | contact Person Sheet Name Fritz Rothe Birth 21 Dec 1838, Wurmen Steinach, Bavaria Death 2 Mar 1916, D'Hanis, Texas Occupation Rancher Religion Lutheran Father Heinrich Rothe (ca1796-1876) Mother Emilia Wurzbach (-1854) Spouses 1 Maria Caroline Reuter Birth 2 Apr 1854, Medina County, Texas Death 12 Apr 1941, D'Hanis, Texas Occupation Homemaker Religion Lutheran Father Wilhelm Julius Reuter (1820-1863) Mother Wilhelmine Tips (1822-1896) Marriage 31 Dec 1871, Medina County, Texas Children Fritz J. (1872-1956) Caroline Emilia (1876-1936) Clara (1878-1962) Heinz C. (1879-1966) Frank W. (1882-) Armin U. (1884-1965) Alice Ernestina (1887-) Walter Oscar (1890-1951) August Adolph (1891-) Elsie Henriette (1893-) Clinton H. (1897-) Notes for Fritz Rothe Fritz emigrated in 1854 aboard the Salucia with his parents and siblngs. He had been an architectural student in Frankfurt am Main and had learned surveying there. In partnership with his three younger brothers, Fritz became a prosperous rancher. By 1900, the four brothers owned over 1000,000 acres of land and 16,000 head of cattle, plus horses and sheep. Fritz served in the Confederate army during the Civil War. In 1890 he moved to San Antonio for a few years so that his children, nieces, and nephews could attend schools there. There he implemented strict European discipline by posting a set of rules for the children to follow. Created 6 Jan 2006 using Reunion for Macintosh Last modified 31 Dec 2005 [ return to family card] navigation | home family card | index | surnames | contact