Dear Gerhard, Because I have had a lot of success lately with searching newspaper obituaries online, I went right to that, to confirm Katharina's death and to see what it says about her children. I found it right off, but unfortunately it does not mention the grandchildren. It does show that Joseph her husband has also already died, however. I copy hers here, and will go back and look for more. Probably will need to look a little in the census for some birth dates. Of course, there are some problems with the frequency of the name Bauer! Linda in Minneapolis Chicago Tribune (IL) - February 29, 1940 BAUER Deceased Name: Katharina Bauer, nee Ditz --Katharina Bauer, nee Ditz, of 3411 N. Springfield, beloved wife of the late Joseph, dear mother of Ferdinand, Joseph, Margaret, George, and John. Funeral Friday, 9:30 a.m., from funeral home, 3521-23 N. Pulaski road, to St. Viator's church. Interment St. Joseph's. Independence 5800. ----- Original Message ----- From: Gerhard Reichl<mailto:gerhard@reichl-page.de> To: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 4:51 PM Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Search for relatives in Chicago My name is Gerhard Reichl and I live in Germany near the border to Czech Republic. All my ancestors come from Bohemia in the former kingdom Austria-Hungary. Today it is Czech Republic. Many of my relatives have emigrated into the USA. To some of them we found contact again. To the relatives of my mother we lost contact after World War II. Descendants of Katharina Ditz: 1 Katharina Ditz, Born: 09 Nov 1872 in Neudorf, Bohemia, (Died: probably 27 Febr 1940 in Chicago, Cook) .. +Georg Bauer, Born: (probably 23 May 1866) in Neudorf , Bohemia, Married: in USA ........ 2 Georg Bauer, Born: in USA ............ +Edith, Born: in USA, Married: in USA ........ 2 John Bauer, Born: in USA ........ 2 Ferdinand Bauer, Born: in USA ............ +Lillian, Married: in USA ........ 2 Margaret Bauer, Born: in USA ........ 2 Joseph Bauer, Born: (about 1898 or 1901) in USA Katharina Ditz is a sister of Rosalia Ditz. Rosalia Ditz is my grandgrandmother (from my mother's side). Katharina Ditz and her sister Maria emmigrated 16 and 17 years old into the USA (I think in 1887 or 1888). They lived in Chicago. In USA Katharina married Georg Bauer which came from Neudorf, too. Maria married a man from Germany. Katharina and Georg Bauer had 5 children (Georg, John, Ferdinand, Margaret, Joseph). About 1937 Joseph Bauer visited Neudorf in Bohemia. He mas a mechanical engineer. He made a movie about the life in the village Neudorf. He went back to USA and never anybody in Bohemia or Germany had seen the movie. Joseph was not married and so I think he will have no descendants. But two of his brothers were married. Perhaps this movie still exists. This would be great. You know there is no movie about Neudorf before the expulsion in 1946 and there are not many photos. About 1938 Margaret Bauer lived in : 3411 N. Springfield Ave., Chicago, 18, Illinois (I think Joseph lived in the same house) Later then Joseph, John and Margaret lived in: 2009 N. Woodlawn Park Avenue, Mc Henry, Illinois 60050 I think the 5 brothers and sisters will be already dead. But there may be any descendants of Georg and Ferdinand. Maybe somebody can help me to find contact. Thanks. ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== Visit the German-Bohemian Heritage Society Web Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/<http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/>