Dauth Family Archive - Elizabeth Fitting Family History Page 18

Circa 1980s – Isabella Fraser Family History Notes – Page 18 – Family History By Eva Fitting ⧉


Document states Karoline Dauth (Lina Dauth) learned how to cook at home and worked with Andreas Dauth at his postmaster job. ⧉


Westhofen is a suburb south of Dortmund on the Ruhr. History of Grandpa and Grandma Fitting taken from 3 sets of scraps of papers written by Aunt Eva who died July 8, 1979. Jacob Fitting and Lena Dauth went to school in Westhofen, Germany together when 10 or 12 years old. Mamma’s father was a teacher until she was 14. Papa helped his father who was a farmer. Learned the trade 4 years $75 (Farming or Locksmith) Went to Frankfort to work. Inducted in army age 21 – 1 year in (?) Butzbach (?) – 2 years in Darmstadt in gun shop. Then worked Hoffslosser Schmidt fixing locks in the castle. Mamma stayed home and learned cooking. Then worked with father who was postmaster in Westhofen. Went to Darmstadt to Princess Alice School. Got a job in millinery store in Darmstadt. (?) in Hessen 6 months. Married in Antwerp Belgium by mayor of city. Then remarried in Church 22nd and Lawrence in Denver. In 1880 came from Germany to Fort Collins for 2 weeks had 35 cents. Went to 23rd and Walton rented a $5 room. Got a job C & S from rider in car shop 10 hr a day 7 days a week for $9. Mamma washed dishes and made clothes. Lived at 23rd and Welton 6 months. Conrad Shaefer went to Gas Winter and asked about job. Papa got a job from Winter $2 a day 10 hours a day. (Agent [?]Shoemeeker[?]) Fence put up [?]. ⧉

This is a page from Isabella Fraser's family history notes, a compilation of transcriptions, articles, and letters put together in the 1980s. Pages 1-4 is a family history of the Caroline (Lena) Dauth (Fitting) family written by Elizabeth Fitting. Pages 4-7 is a family history of the George Dauth Family written by Anna Dauth (Jeremiassen). Pages 8-9 is a family history of the Caroline (Lena) Dauth (Fitting) family written by Isabella Fraser. Pages 9-12 are selections about the Fittings from the book "German Pioneers in Colorado 1850-1900’s" by Jacob V Schaetzel. Pages 12-13 are selections about structures built by the Fittings from the book "Mile High Trolleys" by William C Jones. Page 14 are notes from Caroline (Lena) Dauth (Fitting) found in her bible. Page 15 are selections from "Denver In Slices" by Louisa Ward Arps. Pages 15-17 are a transcription of a conversation between Anna Fitting, Eva Fitting, Elizabeth Fitting, and Isabella Fraser. Pages 18-21 is a family history of the Caroline (Lena) Dauth (Fitting) family written by Eva Fitting. These notes were sent to Leslie Dauth by Isabella Fraser in the 1980s. A more refined draft of these notes with slightly different information can be found in the Fort Collins Archive (Fort Collins History Connection).

Date: c. 1980s
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
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Dauth Family Archive. "Circa 1980s – Isabella Fraser Family History Notes – Page 18 – Family History By Eva Fitting." Dauth Family Archive, 30 May. 2022, https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/circa-1980s-isabella-fraser-family-history-notes-page-18-family-history-by-eva-fitting/. Accessed 25 Nov. 2023. ⧉

APA Format
Dauth Family Archive. (2022, May 30) Circa 1980s – Isabella Fraser Family History Notes – Page 18 – Family History By Eva Fitting. Retrieved November 25, 2023, from https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/circa-1980s-isabella-fraser-family-history-notes-page-18-family-history-by-eva-fitting/. ⧉

Chicago Format
Dauth Family Archive. "Circa 1980s – Isabella Fraser Family History Notes – Page 18 – Family History By Eva Fitting." Dauth Family Archive. May 30, 2022. Accessed November 25, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/circa-1980s-isabella-fraser-family-history-notes-page-18-family-history-by-eva-fitting/. ⧉