 1873 - 1951 (77 years)
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| Name |
Marie Minna Alma Lauenroth |
| Born |
22 Dec 1873 |
Ribbensdorf, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Baptism |
11 Jan 1874 |
Ribbensdorf, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany |
| Cause of Death |
Coronary Thrombosis; Chronic Hypertension & Coronary Heart Disease |
| Immigration |
1904/6 |
| Naturalization |
1911 |
| Died |
21 Aug 1951 |
St. Louis, Missouri |
| Buried |
24 Aug 1951 |
Oak Grove Cem.; St. Louis, MO--Sect 4, Lot 87, Gr 6 |
| Person ID |
I21 |
Tegtmeyer Kenow Family |
| Last Modified |
25 Mar 2013 |
| Family |
Wilhelm Carl Gustav Poesel, b. 2 Feb 1874, Calbe (Kalbeadsalle), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany , d. 3 Oct 1944, San Fernando, Los Angeles, California (Age 70 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Martha Anna Poesel, b. 31 Jul 1900, Magdeburg-Neustadt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany , d. 7 Oct 1943, St. Louis, Missouri (Age 43 years) |
| | 2. Elsie Poesel, b. 18 Sep 1905, Germany , d. 14 Jul 2002Â Â , St. Louis County, Missouri |
| | 3. Alma Louise Poesel, b. 21 Jul 1915, St. Louis, Missouri , d. 3 Mar 1957, San Fernando, California (Age 41 years) |
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| Family ID |
F14 |
Group Sheet |
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| Notes |
- Fred Poesel (wife Barbara) is Alma's cousin from other family in Germany. They have a son also named Fred.
Postcard (written in German) addressed to Mrs Carl Poesel; 3945 ?Sarpy Ave. , St. Louis, MO; U S. of America
Dec. 21, 1913
And a merry New Year from the ..... family
We received your dear letter and also the Christmas card. We were very glad to have news from you. My apologies for this card being late, there was too much work, I forgot. I had to sew a suit and an evening gown for Lizbeth. On Dec 15, we attended the 25th jubilee of the dancing instructor who is teaching Lizbeth how to dance. There she performed a ...?... dance.
We go to Magdeburg for the wedding of my niece, where Lizbeth will again wear the new dress. It turned out very well, light blue silk with a pearl tulle shawl.
Everything is going well. I feel fine, thank God. That Mrs. Guenther lost so much weight is amazing. What is ailing Mrs. Koska that she is thinking of dying. I felt the same way almost 3 years ago, but I am still here. We'd be glad if you could come and visit us. Many grettings.
Written in German
Letter addressed to Alma; from Neustadt, Germany; 1914
Dear Alma,
I received your letter and am glad that everything is healthy and kicking, which is the same as with me. Yesterday I went to see the agent of the Hamburg-American shipping line. He told me we surely will not sail when we had planned. Consequently I went to the consulate. He wrote everything down, what I said to him and he will do everything in his power. He also said many other people came to see him but that he could not do anything for them because they did not have any papers.
At noon I came home; there was the letter from pastor Loeffner which I have attached. Dear Alma, as I wrote on the last postcard, we wanted to go to Barby but could not because no trains were available. That was a bad thing here in Magdeburg, nothing but soldiers and policemen. I, too, got arrested at the bridge at Lubecher Str. after a train passed. Suddenly a policeman asked me for papers which he could not read, so I had to accompany him to the police station where they let me go right away. The policeman became the laughing stock but this did happen to many thousand here.
Dear Alma, I'd like to have my other pair of shoes if you could send them to me with somebody; but do write early enough "I barely managed to catch the bus at Gornemaus"????
Written in German
from Magdeburg; Feb 22, 1920
Dear Sis, Brother -in-law and nieces!
Now, finally I have to write that I did receive your letter, oh what a joy the pictures were! But dear Sis, just look into the mirror, you look exactly like our mother, your white hair and so thick. I am so proud of Ilse (Elise) such a pretty girl. A pity we are so far away from each other. You didn't write anything about Martha, and I'd like to hear of all of you. Yes, dear Sis, these are frightening times. Here everything is excessively expensive. Where will it ever end? But according to what you write conditions are the same there like here. Those with money become richer. Like Herman at home, what do you think how well he is coming along? He just purchased a threshing machine with an electric motor; a circular saw also with an electric motor. Partner's---?--- are Karl Fricke, Albert Buchmuller, Heinrick Lohnbacker. All have to work hard. Frieda will come home on April 1st.
Fritz rented some fields. He has a cow, a sheep and pigs. He is living beautifully on Fricke's property which he bought. The twins are cute and little Reinhold is a dear boy who was one year old on Feb. 15th. Fritz will finish school on Easter next year. He's grown a lot.
Now our dear Mother was quite sick 3 weeks ago just when I came home.
She didn't want to eat any more. I stayed with her for 8 days, surrounded her with love and nursed her out of bed once agian but I cried a lot. I so much want to keep her. You know how much I love her. Now I received your letter with the pictures and you didn't write any greetings for her. That caused her to cry so much. I wrote three letters, she said, and not a line for me. I consoled her so much. "The letter must have got lost on the ship." But she insists that you don't care about her anymore. Now my Paul visited again and a letter from you had finally arrived with pictures and Mother is much better. Wether she writes again, I don' t know. Do write to her more often. You know how she is hankering after us children. I'll go to her again this week and will take along someting for her severe coughing and she likes it. I believe if you could send her a little present, she'd enjoy it very much. And if the coughing does not abate well, mother always says it's over soon, but I still hope to have her around a little longer.
About us I can write very little. We are still living with Paul's parents, but will move on April 1st. We found an apartment at No. 5 Hallesche Str. This is across the street from where I was a domestic. We are registered as peddlers, but if all goes well we will be greengrocers. Apartments are so rare. Everything goes by barter only. Nothing in the meat business. Everything here is still on ration coupons very little to be had. Everything is black market, under the counter, very expensive. Veal is 8 marks a pound, pork 14 marks a pound, good sausage 24 marks/lb., ham boiled 25 marks/lb, one egg 1.60 marks, rice 9 marks/lb,coffee 26-30 marks/lb.,potatoes 25 pfennig/lb., flour 3.5 marks for 3 lbs.--all on the black market. We must buy these too, whats on raton coupons is not enough, we could starve to death.
Milk cost 1.30 marks at home; here it is 1.80. A pair of shoes is 200 marks, a suit 1,400 marks, a cigar 1.60 marks, a hog weighing 300 weights on the hoof cost 1000 marks, a good horse 10,000 marks, a good cow 4,000 marks. Imagine on top of this everywhere you look is taxes.
Now dear Sis, did our letter to Martha arrive there? We did put a picture of us inside. Has it not arrived? You mention nothing about it. How do you like us in the picture? I am sending you another one, one for you and one for Martha. Now I did go see Carl's brother. He too is waiting for an answer. He came to see us last Sunday but we had gone before he arrived. His letter is still here. He told me he shall go to America as soon as he can. Paul also had the idea of coming there but the contents of your letter you wrote was not very convincing, persuasive, that we should come abroad. In your earlier letter you wrote much more positively. Now dear Sis, Heinrich Posel believes since one cannot send money over here, perhaps you could send a letter and transfer the money into dollars, one does not know how things will turn out. Please be so kind and do that. Please write wether you will do it. At this moment, I do not need the money. Should we, however, buy a house with a butcher shop, then we could use it. Well, that will not happen today or tomorrow. It is now 14 days that I've beren plagued with influenza. I am out of bed again. Coughing is less but still there. It shall pass though., Now do
write soon! and be greeted by all of us and kissed by your sister Frieda, also by my husband's parents and all relatives send their regards. Write soon again.
Many regards for Martha, her husband and child and also for Carl, Ilse and now for little Alma who can't read yet, tell her alot about her Aunt Frieda. Tell Ilse and Martha to write.
Written in German
From Magdeburg
July 2 1930
Dear Sis, brother-in-law, and nieces!
Dear niece, the best and most dear blessing on the occasion of your birthday from our heart. Celebrate well. I shall think of you. Now I must ask whether you received my letter with the pictures. I have been waiting (in ambush!) for the mailman. Here it is very hot all the days for four weeks with very little rain. Carl's brother has been here. Heinrick Poesel is at home since May 1st. He is sick, he hasd some growth in his esophagus and cannot swallow any food. He says if it progresses he will starve to death. Hopefully it is not so. They want to write to hear from you, Martha and Ilse. I have no news. Maybe the letters got lost. Please write how is Carl healthwise, and yours; hopefully it's good. This is so with us.
Dear Sis, now I've a request you should grant us. We have here difficulties with the tax office, on account of the 4,100 marks, I have told them I have lent you in 1914 and I have not gotten back from you the full value of 4,100 marks. The 1,500, I did invest in goods and the rest you did send us in dollar bills, in letters until the end of 1927. I add this to this letter. In this way you can write it to me; otherwise they will not believe me. Therefore please write soon. It is urgent. Now I will close with many regards, we remain your Frieda and Paul Trappe Please write immediately
Reply to letter: (written in German)
Dear Sister Frieda!
To give you right away an answer to your letter. We have sent you 1,500 marks in March, 1920, which you were suppose to invest solidly and as you requested, the remainder of the money in dollar bills. How much I do not remember was earmarked for you until 1927.
With best regards We remain ......
Written in German
Letter addressed--no date (but refers to Sept. 1939)--to Daughter:
Dear Daughter,
Our best wish for Mother's Day, hope that you will celebrate this day with your family many times. Allow your two girls to wait on you. How are you, all well? Here is everything the same, but Pappa is much better. When he stays this way he will not go back to the doctor. His face has a much better color. Surely you have read Ilse's letter and until now we haven't heard anything. We are anxiously awaiting the day when the investigator will come. He will probably find out whether we will get something. The weather is warm here 79 degrees. We had a letter from --Uncle Herman--. Over there everything is still O.K. and healthy. Since Sept. 1939, they have a prisoner of war, a Pole who has to stay there til the war is over. He is a good man and diligent. --Herman,-- their oldest is still home and-- Walter-- is in France. He's been on furlogh for 2 weeks here. Now he is back in France and is a clerk in a military office. He says this time they'll win. The letter was written on March 19. Thats all I know, best regards for all. Pappy and Momma
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