Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Wanzenried-Althaus: Small World


Our paternal grandparents, Fritz Wanzenried and Lina Althaus, were related before they were married. 

Fritz’s father, Christian Wanzenried (1846-1919), had an older sister named Rosina (1839-1913). That would make her Fritz’s aunt. 

Rosina married Christian Schmutz (1830-1913). 

They had twelve children, including a daughter named Maria Rosa (1863-1919). 

Maria married Gottfried Althaus. She was his second wife. 

Gottfried’s and Maria’s oldest child was Lina Althuas (1893-1981). 

She would marry Fritz Wanzenried (1884-1964) and have three children, including our father, Fred (1915-1996). 

Since you have read this far, you are entitled to know what the relationship was: Fritz married one of his aunt’s granddaughters.

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