| Husband: Joseph Fritsche | |||
| Born: | 26 Jun 1858 | at: | Hain, Habelschwerdt, Landau Co, Silesia |
| Married: | 18 Jul 1911 | at: | St Peter & Paul, Morrison Bluff, AR |
| Died: | 21 Jun 1930 | at: | Prairie View, Logan Co, AR |
| Father: | Amand Fritsche | ||
| Mother: | Maria Richter | ||
| Spouses: | Karoline Heider , Elizabeth Besselman | ||
| Notes: | [104] [105] [106] [107] [108] | ||
| Wife: Elizabeth Besselman | |||
| Born: | 5 Sep 1875 | at: | Logan Co, AR |
| Died: | 22 Nov 1956 | at: | Scranton, Logan Co, AR |
| Father: | |||
| Mother: | |||
| Spouses: | Joseph Fritsche | ||
| CHILDREN | |||
| Name: | John Fritsche | ||
| Born: | 1912 | at: | Prairie View, AR |
| Died: | 1912 | at: | Prairie View, AR |
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | Henry B Fritchie [114] | ||
| Born: | 7 Aug 1919 | at: | |
| Married: | 3 Jul 1946 | at: | Scranton, AR |
| Died: | 31 Jan 1991 | at: | Clarksville, AR |
| Spouses: | Elizabeth Claire Layes | ||
[104]
Fifth generation known ancestor of the the Fritsche family, and the first in
America. Joseph Fritsche emmigrated to Arkansas in the United States from his
ancestral homeland in Germany.
[105]
Click here for photo of Joseph Fritsche family.
Click here for photo of Joseph and daughter Emma.
Click here for photo of Joseph Fritsche and second wife Elizabeth Besselman.
Click here for photo of Fritsche Family Homestead in Hain, Silesia
[106]
The Fritsche family lived here and worked this farmstead
for more than 180 years before being expelled in 1946.
This is an artists accurate rendition of the farmstead.
[107]
Click here for map of Habelschwerdt district of what was once German Silesia including the Hain-Schonfeld-Thanndorf area
Click here photo of Hain farm land
Photo of Christoph Fritsche visiting the farmlands of the
one-time Fritsche family Homestead in Hain. Present day view.
[108]
Click here for photo of Joseph and Karoline Fritsche gravesite
Gravesites of Joseph and Karoline Fritsche in St Scholastica
Cemetery at Shoal Creek near New Blaine, Arkansas
[114]
The Memorial Cards passed out at the funeral of Henry B Fritchie based on
information probably supplied by his family show his birthday as Aug 4, 1918
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