Elisabeth Arnold

Elisabeth Arnold was likely born near Westhofen, Germany in the 1820s. She married Andreas Dauth, 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. Elisabeth and Andreas 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 Karoline “Lina” was born June 23, 1857. Elisabeth and Andreas 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 1868.⁴Dauth Family Archive. “Eva Katherine Dauth,” March 11, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/eva-katherine-dauth/.⁵Dauth Family Archive. “Philip Dauth,” June 14, 2022. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/philip-dauth/.⁶Dauth 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.⁷Dauth Family Archive. “Julia Dauth,” February 15, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/julia-dauth/.⁸Dauth Family Archive. “Anna Dauth,” February 15, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/anna-dauth/.⁹Dauth Family Archive. “Marguerite Dauth,” February 15, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/marguerite-dauth/.¹⁰Dauth Family Archive. “Wilhemina Dauth,” February 15, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/wilhemina-dauth/. Elisabeth spent her time taking care of the home and teaching the children how to cook.¹¹Dauth Family Archive. “c. 1980s – Isabella Fraser Family History Notes – Page 18 – Family History By Eva Fitting.” Dauth Family Archive, 30 May. 2022, https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/elizabeth-fitting-family-history-page-18/. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.

After their son Louis was wounded in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, Elisabeth and Andreas encouraged their children to immigrate to America to escape any future conflicts.¹²Dauth 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 1869.¹³Dauth Family Archive. “Elisabeth Dauth,” February 10, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/elisabeth-dauth/. She was followed by Louis in 1872.¹⁴Dauth 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 1884.¹⁵Dauth Family Archive. “Philip Dauth,” June 14, 2022. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/philip-dauth/.¹⁶Dauth Family Archive. “Lina Dauth,” March 12, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/lina-dauth/.¹⁷Dauth Family Archive. “Eva Katherine Dauth,” March 11, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/eva-katherine-dauth/.¹⁸Dauth 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.¹⁹Dauth Family Archive. “Julia Dauth,” February 15, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/julia-dauth/.²⁰Dauth Family Archive. “Anna Dauth,” February 15, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/anna-dauth/.²¹Dauth Family Archive. “Marguerite Dauth,” February 15, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/marguerite-dauth/.²²Dauth Family Archive. “Wilhemina Dauth,” February 15, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/person/wilhemina-dauth/.

At some time prior to 1883, Elisabeth and Andreas moved to Mainz, Germany where a brother of either Andreas or Elisabeth owned a lumberyard “half a block from the Rhine river.”²³Dauth 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 The last known correspondence Elisabeth had with her children in America occurred in 1889.²⁴Dauth Family Archive. “c. 1889 – Elisabeth Arnold Letter To Walter Cliffe – Page 2.” Dauth Family Archive, 8 Jun. 2022, https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/c-1899-elisabeth-arnold-letter-to-george-dauth-page-2/. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.