Anna Catharina Steinhaus was my maternal Great Grandmother. She was born 18 November 1870 in Heerdt. Her parents were Balthasar Hubert Steinhaus and Anna Christina Gather. Below is her birth certificate.
On the bottom of the certificate you can see the signature of her Father, Balthasar Steinhaus. Anna was baptized 21 November 1870 in the catholic church in Heerdt.
Her godparents were Wilhelm Steinhaus and Catharina Gather nee Wanders.
Anna was married 9 June 1893 in the same church to my handsome Great Grandfather, Franz Sevenich.
Witnesses were Gerhard Sevenich and Michael Bolten. Below is a picture of my Great Grandparent on their 25th anniversary.
Followed by a picture of their 50th wedding anniversary in 1943.
Both my Great Grandmother and my Great Grandfather survived WW1 and WW2. They had nine children together. One of them was my Grandmother, Adelheid Sevenich.
Anna died 10 March 1958 in Heerdt at the local hospital. Below is a postcard of the hospital from 1920.
The hospital still exists.
Anna is the youngest of my Steinhaus ancestors. My oldest Steinhaus came originally come from Eckkamp and Ratingen across the river Rhein.
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