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Karl Hochwarth · 012-097-a-1 · 03/17/1837 - 08/20/1918

Karl & Wilhelmine Hochwarth



Karl Wilhelm Hochwarth · 012-098-b-1 · 07/28/1865 - xx/xx/xxxx
Karl was born illegitimately. His name at birth was Hildebrand. The change of name into Hochwarth took place approximately one year after his birth. In the birth book of Bargen (Page 416 + 417) the following respective entry can be found:

Happened in Bargen July 8th 1866
Before the protestant parishioner office appears today Karl Hochwarth, cannoneer with the Grand Duke's fortress battalion in Rastatt, unmarried of full age son of Susanna Hochwarth from the Helmhof in Baden and declares in front of the two co-signing witnesses, the local burgess Adam Heiß, farmer, and Johann Grassinger, carpenter, that Wilhelm Hildebrand, who was born here on July 28th in 1865 as illegitimate son, according to the birth book page 399 gets the name Karl Wilhelm Hochwarth. "XXX" (indecipherable!), that this was inscribed into the family book.
Signatures: Karl Hochwarth, the two witnesses and pastor Röthers

Godfathers were the 2 brothers of Wilhelmina Hildebrand, Wilhelm and Johann.

Karl Wilhelm emigrated to the United States at some time. It is not known whether he married in Germany before the emigration. (There exists a picture, taken in Canton, Ohio, that shows him with his wife) In 1926, Karl Wilhelm let his nephew Karl, son of his brother Gustav (012-098-a-1) from Mannheim-Neckerau, follow him to the U.S.A. He accepted the guaranty which was required for the immigration. Among the children of his nephew Karl, Karl Wilhelm was known as uncle Charly!


Karl Wilhelm Hochwarth & Wife



Gustav Hochwarth · 012-098-a-1 · 01/04/1874 - 07/05/1965
Gustav came to Mannheim Neckarau at the end of the 1890's where he also married Pauline Habel from Deinbach. It was the time in which the industrialization of Mannheim boomed because of the building of the railroad track (Rhine valley track). He worked for over 25 years for the Rheinische Gummi- & Celloloidfabrik, which manufactured, among others, the well known turtle puppets. There he also was a member of the company's fire department. (Today, the company does not exist anymore). Later he worked in his own boot making store.

After his resettlement to Mannheim, he lived for most of the time in Neckarau, until his death. Exception: 1906-1916 in Schwetzingen where his youngest daughter, Bertha, was born.


Gustav Hochwarth & Family