navigation | home family card | index | surnames | contact Person Sheet Name August Rothe Birth ca 1847, Wurmen Steinach, Bavaria Death ca 1914, Medina County, Texas Occupation Rancher Religion Lutheran Father Heinrich Rothe (ca1796-1876) Mother Emilia Wurzbach (-1854) Spouses Notes for August Rothe August emigrated in 1854 with his familiy aboard the Salucia. He narrowly escaped being killed by Comanches in 1865 near the Hondo River, where he was hunting stray oxen with three other young men, George Miller, Herbert Weynand, Jr., and Jacob Sauter. The Comanches killed Miller and captured Weynand. Created 6 Jan 2006 using Reunion for Macintosh Last modified 31 Dec 2005 [ return to family card] navigation | home family card | index | surnames | contact