Andreas Dauth

Andreas Dauth was likely born near Westhofen, Germany in the 1820s. He married Elisabeth Arnold, who was also likely from the Westhofen area, around 1850.¹Dauth Family Archive. “c. 1914-1940 – Andreas Dauth Family Tree – Page 4.” Dauth Family Archive, 15 Feb. 2023, https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/c-1914-1940-andreas-dauth-family-tree-page-4/. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023. Andreas and Elisabeth had their first daughter, Elisabeth “Elsie”, on April 16, 1851 and first son Ludwig “Louis”, on November 14, 1852.²Dauth Family Archive. “Elisabeth Dauth,” February 10, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/elisabeth-dauth/.³Dauth Family Archive. “Louis Dauth,” June 5, 2022. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/louis-dauth/. Another daughter Karolina “Lina” was born June 23, 1857. Soon after, in 1858, Andreas began teaching at the local school.⁴Dauth Family Archive. “c. 1914-1940 – George Dauth Notes On Dauth Family Tree,” May 30, 2022. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/george-dauth-notes-on-dauth-family-tree/.⁵Dauth Family Archive. “c. 2017 – Hessen Archives – Entry for Andreas Dauth,” June 8, 2022. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/c-2017-hessen-archives-entry-for-andreas-dauth/. Andreas and Elisabeth went on to have seven more children, Eva Katherine “Katie” on June 4th 1864, Philip in September of 1866, and Georg “George” on October 24th 1868.⁶Dauth Family Archive. “Eva Katherine Dauth,” March 11, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/eva-katherine-dauth/.⁷Dauth Family Archive. “Philip Dauth,” June 14, 2022. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/philip-dauth/.⁸Dauth Family Archive. “George Dauth,” April 4, 2021. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/george-dauth/. Their four other daughters, Julia, Anna, Marguerite, and Wilhemina have unknown birth information.⁹Dauth Family Archive. “Julia Dauth,” February 15, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/julia-dauth/.¹⁰Dauth Family Archive. “Anna Dauth,” February 15, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/anna-dauth/.¹¹Dauth Family Archive. “Marguerite Dauth,” February 15, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/marguerite-dauth/.¹²Dauth Family Archive. “Wilhemina Dauth,” February 15, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/wilhemina-dauth/. In 1871, Andreas retired from teaching and later became the town postmaster.¹³Dauth Family Archive. “c. 1980s – Isabella Fraser Family History Notes – Page 1 – Family History By Elizabeth Fitting,” May 30, 2022. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/elizabeth-fitting-family-history-page-1/.

After their son Louis was wounded in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, Andreas and Elisabeth encouraged their children to immigrate to America to escape any future conflicts.¹⁴Dauth Family Archive. “c. 1914-1940 – George Dauth Notes On Dauth Family Tree,” May 30, 2022. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/george-dauth-notes-on-dauth-family-tree/. Their eldest daughter Elsie had already emigrated in 1869.¹⁵Dauth Family Archive. “Elisabeth Dauth,” February 10, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/elisabeth-dauth/. She was followed by Louis in 1872.¹⁶Dauth Family Archive. “Louis Dauth,” June 5, 2022. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/louis-dauth/. Philip came in 1882, Lina in 1883, and Katie and George in 1884.¹⁷Dauth Family Archive. “Philip Dauth,” June 14, 2022. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/philip-dauth/.¹⁸Dauth Family Archive. “Lina Dauth,” March 12, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/lina-dauth/.¹⁹Dauth Family Archive. “Eva Katherine Dauth,” March 11, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/eva-katherine-dauth/.²⁰Dauth Family Archive. “George Dauth,” April 4, 2021. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/george-dauth/. Julia, Anna, Marguerite, and Wilhemina stayed in Germany.²¹Dauth Family Archive. “Julia Dauth,” February 15, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/julia-dauth/.²²Dauth Family Archive. “Anna Dauth,” February 15, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/anna-dauth/.²³Dauth Family Archive. “Marguerite Dauth,” February 15, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/marguerite-dauth/.²⁴Dauth Family Archive. “Wilhemina Dauth,” February 15, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/wilhemina-dauth/.

At some time prior to 1883, Andreas and Elisabeth moved to Mainz, Germany where a brother of either Andreas or Elisabeth owned a lumberyard “half a block from the Rhine river.”²⁵Dauth Family Archive. “1883-01-11 – Fort Collins Courier – Germany Floods,” May 30, 2022. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1883-01-11-fort-collins-courier/.1883-01-11 – Fort Collins Courier – Germany Floods