This
information is taken from a letter to my Aunt Sister Mary
Catherine Hein from her cousin Ethel Steger. The letter
is dated Dec 18, 1979.
The table is read
from left to right. For example the children of Reinhold
Hein are Agnes, Margaret, John, Robert, and Mary Catherine
.Four of the
family emmigrated to America. Two sisters remained and
were "all gone" according to the letter.
| Name |
Children |
Comments |
| Reinhold
Hein |
Agnes |
|
|
Margaret |
|
| John |
|
| Robert
|
|
| Mary Catherine |
|
Robert
J. Hein (approx 1884 - to approx 1976 ) |
Robert |
Lived
in St Paul, Minnesota. According to letter the son
Robert never married. |
| August
Hein |
Unknown |
Described
as a "fly-by-nite" kind of guy. He landed
in the East somewhere. Ethel's mother never heard
much from him. |
| Agnes
Steger (nee Hein) (approx 1877 to approx 1969) |
Ethel |
Author
of the letter. She lived in St Paul, Minnesota and
never married. She worked for the Northern Pacific
Railroad for 49 years. |
| Sister |
Sister
is not named in the letter. She lived 8 miles away.
Family status unknown. |
| Annie
Gottwald (nee Hein) |
Henry
Gottwald |
According
to the letter Annie married and had a family. She
remained in Germany. Ethel correspnded with her son,
Henry Gottwald. |
| Mary Hein |
Unknown |
According
to the letter Mary married and had a family. She remained
in Germany. |
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