21 November 2009

Czech Records: Mathilda Amalia Spohr

And here is the record for Karl and Ludmilla’s second child, Mathilda Amalia Spohr (this is Amalia Spohr who came to America and married William Albert Schaefer):

Mathilda Amalia Spohr
Czech Birth Records Book, St. Niklas Church in Eger, page 15
Photographs IMG_0691 through IMG_0693, IMG_0701 through IMG_0707
Photographs of birth records taken by Steven and Amy Chidester in the Czech Republic in February 2008 (copies of photographs in the possession of Stephanie Chidester Bradshaw). Translated on 20 May 2008 by Sister Frieda Kindt who offered a weekly German translation service at the family history center in the Milwaukee first ward building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Transcribed by Stephanie Bradshaw.

"Born 14 March 1867, Baptized 16 March 1867, [name of pastor], House Number: 193, name of child: Mathilda Amalia, Catholic, Female, Legitimate,
Father: Karl Spohr an officer of the local church, born in the village of Salesel in the district of Aussig in county Leitwewitz?, the son of Franz Spohr, cantor [choir director and schoolmaster] in Graslitz, and Johanna born Panowitz of Rasitz Number 48.
Mother: Ludmilla Breinl daughter of Friedrich Breinl, master beer brewer in Graslitz Number 391 in Eger county, and Amalia born Dotzauer of Graslitz Number 522.
Witnesses: Amalia Breinl mother of the child’s mother is standing in for Amalia Breinl wife of Anton Breinl beer brewer in Seifen.
Midwife: Adonia Schwan in Eger"

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