Clara Cecelia Dietsch1912–
- Name
- Clara Cecelia Dietsch
- Given names
- Clara Cecelia
- Surname
- Dietsch
| Birth | 1912 34 31 |
| Birth of a sister | Loretta Martha Dietsch 1915 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Maximin Serephin Franz “Max” Dietsch December 27, 1916 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Philomene Phedora “Phedora” Gain December 23, 1920 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ellen Dora Hilderbrand May 20, 1941 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a father | Artemus Eugene Dietsch January 31, 1946 (Age 34 years) Note: The Grussenheim papers lists his death date as 31 jan 1943. |
| Death of a sister | Mildred Catherine Dietsch March 12, 1980 (Age 68 years) |
| Family with parents |
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Birth: April 24, 1877 48 34 — New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota, USA Death: January 31, 1946 — Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA |
| mother |
Birth: April 13, 1880 — Oswego Na-A-Say Township, Kendall County, Illinois, USA Death: May 20, 1941 — Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA |
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3 years elder brother |
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2 years elder sister |
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3 years elder sister |
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3 years elder sister |
Margaret Blanche Dietsch Birth: 1907 29 26 — Illinois, USA |
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2 years elder sister |
Mildred Catherine Dietsch Birth: January 2, 1909 31 28 — Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA Death: March 12, 1980 — Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA |
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4 years herself |
Clara Cecelia Dietsch Birth: 1912 34 31 — Illinois, USA |
| brother |
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| younger sister |
Loretta Martha Dietsch Birth: 1915 37 34 — Illinois, USA |
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| Source | Chronicle: The Grussenheim Papers, English Translation Chronicle: Translation of the Grussenheim Papers Type: Document Chronicle: The Grussenheim Papers, German original Type: Manuscript Note: Introductory letter from Marg Saunders:
Alice Mosley Siedelman and Barbara Mosley Peck have been working for over twenty years researching our family's history. A few others have joined with them, but the bulk of the work and time has been theirs. Recently Janet Fries of Bloomington received some very interesting papers and she passed them on to Barb and Alice.
These papers are 12½ single spaced, typewritten pages. They were compiled by Abbe Raymond Seeman of Grussenheim, France. This is a part of his ongoing search for the descendants of the villagers of
Grussenheim.
There was only one problem with these papers. They were written in medieval and modern French and German. We tried, unsuccessfully, to find someone who would translate the papers for us. Being stubborn and naive, I decided to translate the papers myself. I was fully immerged and in eminant danger of being fully submerged, when a good friend came to my rescue.
Inga Kremeyer is a well educated lady who speaks German and French. She was raised in Germany and has a good understanding of German-French history. After I had researched each word, and listed all the possible meanings, Inga and I would place ourselves mentally into the historical time frame and then Inga would translate. As she read, I would check the words against my research and sometimes I was able to correlate English words or terms that eluded Inga. There is one word that we were unable to translate: SIGRESTEN. If you know the meaning, please let us know.*
I have placed this document in notebook form so that it can be expanded. When we have more information we will share it. At the end of the papers you will find a form that you can use for your own family history sheet.
- I have used slash marks (/) to separate my own comments from the main body of the translations. I hope these comments and explanations will clarify the more confused parts of the papers. You will also note that the European method of dating has been used. Example: 29.5.1856, 29th of May, 1856 — day/month/year.
If you can add anything to our information about our family, we would like to hear from you.
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*As we go to the printer's, we have found the meaning of the word "Sigresten". It is of Swiss dialect, a sacristan, an officer in church entrusted with the care of the sacristy, a sexton.
Note: The footnotes in the pdf version of the document refer to the "Corrections to the Translation of the Grussenheim Papers" by Abbe Raymond Seemann. You can find that document in the Mulitmedia Object section below. |
| Source | 1920 US Census: Illinois, Kane, Aurora, Ward 2, page 5B Text: Name: Clara C Dietsch
[Clara C Dictsch]
Home in 1920: Aurora Ward 2, Kane, Illinois
Age: 8 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1912
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: Artemus E
Father's Birth Place: Iowa
Mother's name: Ellen
Mother's Birth Place: Illinois
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Female
Image: 971
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Artemus E Dietsch 41
Ellen Dietsch 39
Artemus J Dietsch 18
Mary F Dietsch 16
Elenore M Dietsch 15
Margaret B Dietsch 12
Mildred C Dietsch 11
Clara C Dietsch 8
Lorretta M Dietsch 4 6/12
Phadera Dietsch 75 1920 US Census: Illinois, Kane, Aurora, Ward 2, page 5B Type: Document |