Klaus Hinrich ROHWEDDER was born 15 October 1852 to Hans ROHWEDDER and Wiebke Katharina ZEBENS in Bargenstedt, Meldorf, Schleswig-Holstein province. At the time of Klaus' birth, this area was part of Denmark and remained that way until about 1864, when it became part of Prussia.
Johanna Katharina Anna RIPCKE was born 17 March 1861 to Johann RIPCKE
and Anna Margaretha BRACKER in Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein province. This
area became part of Prussia in 1867. Itzehoe is the oldest town in the Holstein
region.
View a photo of Johanna Katharina Anna
RIPCKE
Klaus and Johanna were married 8 May 1880 in Peissen, Schleswig-Holstein province of Prussia
Klaus ROHWEDDER and Johanna RIPCKE had the following children:
Johannes Hermann ROHWEDDER, born 4 January 1881. He
married Fran TINE.
Johannes passed away 8 June 1913.
Anna Maria Rohwedder, born 15 June 1883. She married
Johannes KOEHLER, or Kähler.
She passed away 26 October 1941.
Otto Johann Bernhard ROHWEDDER, born 26 June 1884
at Mordhastedt. Married Anna TANK.
Otto passed away 25 October 1926 at
Desterwhold, Germany
Max Heinrich ROHWEDER, born 16 June 1886 in Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein Province, Prussia
Johanna ROHWEDDER, born 15 September 1887. She married
Fredrich Zölck.
She passed away 10 December 1945
Claus Hinrich ROHWEDDER, born 9 September 1889 in
Itzehoe. He married Bertha KAHL
Claus passed away on 1 January 1976.
Helene ROHWEDDER, born 13 February 1895.
She married Johannes Zölck.
Helene passed away 13 December 1950.
Heinrich Andreas
ROHWEDDER, born 4 August 1897. He married Marga Christine Bertha
KARTENS
Heinrich passed away on 6 February
1965.
Hans Rohwedder, born 24 November 1901. Hans never married. He passed away 24 August 1976 in Iowa, USA.
Klaus Hinrich ROHWEDDER passed away on 2 December 1901 in Peissen, Schleswig-Holstein.
Johanna Katharina Anna RIPCKE passed away on 10 January 1947 at Ostenfeld, Husum, Germany
Here is a photo from the early 1960's when Heinrich Rohweder travelled to the USA and reunited with 3 of his brothers he had probably not seen in 50 years.
From left to right we have Max, Hans, Heinrich and Claus ROHWEDER.
This page was last updated on 1 December 2010