Anna Therese (Rosa) Kleinsteuber - Biography
Anna Therese (Rosa) Kleinsteuber – 1854 – 1930
Anna Therese Kleinsteuber was born on April 15, 1854, a fraternal twin to Hugo Kleinsteuber. They were the last of the 15 children born to Johann Theodor Wendel Kleinsteuber and Anna Margaretha Dorothea Heym.
They were both christened on June 30th, 1854, in the Augustinkirche in Gotha, Germany. A photo of the church is shown, as well as a model of the church complex. The parish record is also attached, both in full page and in an extracted section. The translation of the christening record is as follows;
Church Book Gotha, Baptism of
twin Anna Therese Kleinsteuber
No. 70, Page 54, 1854
Child’s Name: Anna Therese
13. thirteenth child,
7. seventh daughter
Child’s Father: Johann Theodor Wendel Kleinsteuber
local master shoemaker
Child’s Mother: Anna Dorothee née Heÿm
Date of Birth: April 15. fifteenth, 2:30 two thirty AM
Date of Baptism: April 30. thirtieth at church,
by Mr. Pfitzner, deacon
Godparents: 1. Eduard Schenk, local master butcher
2. Gustav Rostock, manager of a farm
3. Joh. Christian Friedrich Müller,
local master baker
4. Caspar Kaiser, leaseholder and
innkeeper of the Lion Inn
1. Mrs. Antonie Mälzer née Buddeus, wife
of the town’s scribe
2. Mrs. Emilie Rochser née Binder, house
manager’s wife
3. Mrs. Emilie Catterfeld née Reinhardt,
rifle maker’s wife
Translator’s Remark: Either the godparents were recorded in reverse order,
with Anna Therese’s record actually listing Hugo’s godparents, and vice
versa - or both children may have shared the same male and female
godparents.
Theodor died of cholera in 1866, and in June 1867 Dorothea, Ernst, Amanda, and the twins sailed to New York on the ss Allemania, a relatively new combination steam/sail vessel. Nonetheless, they were in steerage, along with about 600 other passengers, who all shared one small galley kitchen and one small latrine. When weather was good, passengers were usually allowed to spend one hour each day on deck.
Anna Therese was known almost all her life as Rosa, though we don't know exactly why. She was registered as Therese on the ship manifest (she and Hugo were 13 at the time). We suspect she was feisty and afraid of nothing, and the rest of her life seems to indicate that. She also obviously believed she was born in 1855, and her headstone (see photo) reflects that.
Ocke Meinert Rolufs, was born on the island of Föhr, Denmark in 1846 to Friedrich Rolufs and Inckey Boysen Ocken. Isle Föhr is the second largest island in the North Sea on the coast of Germany, and is now a major tourist destination with wide sandy beaches and a moderate climate, however it belonged to Denmark for over 500 years until the Second Schleswig War in 1864 when it was ceded to Prussia. Apart from Danish and German, a dialect of the North Frisian language, Fering, was frequently spoken on Föhr. Several authors and poets have also written in Fering. This change of "ownership" may have prompted some of the immigration to other countries that occurred, however, these Rolufs immigrated to Canada in 1859, and reported themselves as Danish at that time, as well as on the 1861 Census.
Information link to Föhr, Denmark - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B6hr
The Rolufs family included brothers Ocke Meinert Rolufs, Roluf Meinert Rolufs (who lived to be 92 and died in Mount Forest, Ontario), and Lawrence Rolufs who also migrated to Handsworth, Saskatchewan. The family lived near Kaladar, Ontario, 23 kilometers east of Actinolite (and the Kleinsteuber homestead), a distance requiring a 5 hour walk through bug infested marshes and rocky outcroppings, and perhaps a rudimentary and rutted wagon road.
Rosa and Ocke were married in Hastings County on December 31, 1875. We don't know how they met, but Rosa's older sister Amanda also married in 1875 and lived near Kaladar (in Plevna). It's possible a connection was made there.
In any event, Rosa and Ocke lived near Kaladar, Fred was born in 1876, Albert in 1877, Isabella in 1880, Otto Sherman in 1882, and we don't have dates for the births of Vera or Howard.
In the 1891 Census, the family were still living near Kaladar, and Rosa's mother Dorothea was also living with them.
In the 1901 Census, sister Amanda was living with them near Kaladar, as was Ocke's mother Inckey. An interesting note here was that Inckey was declared a widow and living alone in the 1891 Census, but Freidrich's death was recorded in 1902 (at the age of 91), and reported by Ocke as being accidentally shot. A puzzle, to be sure.
In a 1906 Saskatchewan Census, Fred Rolufs, 22 and single, is living in Saskatchewan, and in the 1911 Census, Rosa (now 57) and Ocke and Sherman are living in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. In 1916, Rosa, now 62, and Ocke aged 70 are living in a home in Hazlewood, Assiniboia, Saskatchewan.
Rosa died in 1930 in Handsworth, Saskatchewan, at the age of 76. Ocke outlived her and died in 1946 at the age of 99.
Rosa and Ocke have 33 descendants in our Geni.com family tree (among them are Mary Kradovill, Randy Rolufs, Neil Rolufs, I think Johnny Storms is, and perhaps 1 or 2 others).
The attached photos are Ocke & Rosa at their cabin in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan tagged as being 1910. Note, another photo tagged as about 1910 and has not been vetted by the Rolufs family, but is believed to be Fred (34), Albert (33), Rosa (55), Ocke (64), Isabella (30), and Sherman (18), another photo is the same family, plus 10 years (so Rosa would be 65), and the last photo is of the extended Rolufs family, likely taken at the same time. The last 2 photos were taken at the same cabin as the first, and these are the only known photos of Anna Therese (Rosa) Kleinsteuber. The island is Föhr, Germany (previously Denmark). The Augustinkirche in Gotha is where Rosa was christened. And the Descendant fan chart is for Friedrich Rolufs as known at this time.
A remarkable life and a story that would likely make an interesting book.
Anna Therese (Rosa) Kleinsteuber – 1854 – 1930
Anna Therese Kleinsteuber was born on April 15, 1854, a fraternal twin to Hugo Kleinsteuber. They were the last of the 15 children born to Johann Theodor Wendel Kleinsteuber and Anna Margaretha Dorothea Heym.
They were both christened on June 30th, 1854, in the Augustinkirche in Gotha, Germany. A photo of the church is shown, as well as a model of the church complex. The parish record is also attached, both in full page and in an extracted section. The translation of the christening record is as follows;
Church Book Gotha, Baptism of
twin Anna Therese Kleinsteuber
No. 70, Page 54, 1854
Child’s Name: Anna Therese
13. thirteenth child,
7. seventh daughter
Child’s Father: Johann Theodor Wendel Kleinsteuber
local master shoemaker
Child’s Mother: Anna Dorothee née Heÿm
Date of Birth: April 15. fifteenth, 2:30 two thirty AM
Date of Baptism: April 30. thirtieth at church,
by Mr. Pfitzner, deacon
Godparents: 1. Eduard Schenk, local master butcher
2. Gustav Rostock, manager of a farm
3. Joh. Christian Friedrich Müller,
local master baker
4. Caspar Kaiser, leaseholder and
innkeeper of the Lion Inn
1. Mrs. Antonie Mälzer née Buddeus, wife
of the town’s scribe
2. Mrs. Emilie Rochser née Binder, house
manager’s wife
3. Mrs. Emilie Catterfeld née Reinhardt,
rifle maker’s wife
Translator’s Remark: Either the godparents were recorded in reverse order,
with Anna Therese’s record actually listing Hugo’s godparents, and vice
versa - or both children may have shared the same male and female
godparents.
Theodor died of cholera in 1866, and in June 1867 Dorothea, Ernst, Amanda, and the twins sailed to New York on the ss Allemania, a relatively new combination steam/sail vessel. Nonetheless, they were in steerage, along with about 600 other passengers, who all shared one small galley kitchen and one small latrine. When weather was good, passengers were usually allowed to spend one hour each day on deck.
Anna Therese was known almost all her life as Rosa, though we don't know exactly why. She was registered as Therese on the ship manifest (she and Hugo were 13 at the time). We suspect she was feisty and afraid of nothing, and the rest of her life seems to indicate that. She also obviously believed she was born in 1855, and her headstone (see photo) reflects that.
Ocke Meinert Rolufs, was born on the island of Föhr, Denmark in 1846 to Friedrich Rolufs and Inckey Boysen Ocken. Isle Föhr is the second largest island in the North Sea on the coast of Germany, and is now a major tourist destination with wide sandy beaches and a moderate climate, however it belonged to Denmark for over 500 years until the Second Schleswig War in 1864 when it was ceded to Prussia. Apart from Danish and German, a dialect of the North Frisian language, Fering, was frequently spoken on Föhr. Several authors and poets have also written in Fering. This change of "ownership" may have prompted some of the immigration to other countries that occurred, however, these Rolufs immigrated to Canada in 1859, and reported themselves as Danish at that time, as well as on the 1861 Census.
Information link to Föhr, Denmark - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B6hr
The Rolufs family included brothers Ocke Meinert Rolufs, Roluf Meinert Rolufs (who lived to be 92 and died in Mount Forest, Ontario), and Lawrence Rolufs who also migrated to Handsworth, Saskatchewan. The family lived near Kaladar, Ontario, 23 kilometers east of Actinolite (and the Kleinsteuber homestead), a distance requiring a 5 hour walk through bug infested marshes and rocky outcroppings, and perhaps a rudimentary and rutted wagon road.
Rosa and Ocke were married in Hastings County on December 31, 1875. We don't know how they met, but Rosa's older sister Amanda also married in 1875 and lived near Kaladar (in Plevna). It's possible a connection was made there.
In any event, Rosa and Ocke lived near Kaladar, Fred was born in 1876, Albert in 1877, Isabella in 1880, Otto Sherman in 1882, and we don't have dates for the births of Vera or Howard.
In the 1891 Census, the family were still living near Kaladar, and Rosa's mother Dorothea was also living with them.
In the 1901 Census, sister Amanda was living with them near Kaladar, as was Ocke's mother Inckey. An interesting note here was that Inckey was declared a widow and living alone in the 1891 Census, but Freidrich's death was recorded in 1902 (at the age of 91), and reported by Ocke as being accidentally shot. A puzzle, to be sure.
In a 1906 Saskatchewan Census, Fred Rolufs, 22 and single, is living in Saskatchewan, and in the 1911 Census, Rosa (now 57) and Ocke and Sherman are living in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. In 1916, Rosa, now 62, and Ocke aged 70 are living in a home in Hazlewood, Assiniboia, Saskatchewan.
Rosa died in 1930 in Handsworth, Saskatchewan, at the age of 76. Ocke outlived her and died in 1946 at the age of 99.
Rosa and Ocke have 33 descendants in our Geni.com family tree (among them are Mary Kradovill, Randy Rolufs, Neil Rolufs, I think Johnny Storms is, and perhaps 1 or 2 others).
The attached photos are Ocke & Rosa at their cabin in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan tagged as being 1910. Note, another photo tagged as about 1910 and has not been vetted by the Rolufs family, but is believed to be Fred (34), Albert (33), Rosa (55), Ocke (64), Isabella (30), and Sherman (18), another photo is the same family, plus 10 years (so Rosa would be 65), and the last photo is of the extended Rolufs family, likely taken at the same time. The last 2 photos were taken at the same cabin as the first, and these are the only known photos of Anna Therese (Rosa) Kleinsteuber. The island is Föhr, Germany (previously Denmark). The Augustinkirche in Gotha is where Rosa was christened. And the Descendant fan chart is for Friedrich Rolufs as known at this time.
A remarkable life and a story that would likely make an interesting book.
