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.

Here is Lillian's, but does not mention any children, either. Chicago Tribune (IL) - February 18, 1980 BAUER Deceased Name: Lillian E. Bauer Lillian E. Bauer of McHenry, Ill., beloved wife of the late Ferdinand (Fred); sister of Ben Freund and the late Susan Freund Blake, Theresa Freund Weingart, Peter A. Freund and Edwin J. Freund. Resting at George R. Justen & Son Funeral Home, 3519 W. Elm St., McHenry, Ill., 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Funeral Mass 11 a.m. Monday at St Mary's Church. McHenry. Interment church cemetery. Info. 815/385-2400. Chicago Tribune (IL) Date: February 18, 1980 Edition: Chicago Tribune Record Number: 19800218dn036 Copyright 1980, Chicago Tribune. For permission to reprint, contact Chicago Tribune.

Oh, Margaret's is very useful! Now we can look in a better place for George, he has moved to Texas! But that may be small, without an online newspaper link. I have also found a John A. Bauer, but I do not know if it is the right one. He has a wife Elizabeth and some children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren. He died in 1982, which would be a good date, since he is mentioned here in 1981 in Margaret's obituary. Chicago Tribune (IL) - February 10, 1981 BAUER Deceased Name: Margaret Bauer Margaret Bauer, age 77 of McHenry, IL, dear sister of John of McHenry and George of Huffman, TX. Preceded in death by her brothers Ferdinand and Joseph and her sister-in-law Lillian. Resting at the George R. Justen and Son Funeral Home, 3519 W. Elm St., McHenry, IL. Visitation Tuesday after 2:30 p.m. Funeral Mass Wednesday morning, tentatively 10 a.m., St. Patricks Catholic Church. Interment church cemetery. Memorials to the McHenry Rescue Squad. Info. 815-385-2400 Chicago Tribune (IL) Date: February 10, 1981 Edition: Chicago Tribune Record Number: 19810210dn008 Copyright 1981, Chicago Tribune. For permission to reprint, contact Chicago Tribune.

Hi Gerhard, I was born in Pfraumberg and visited Neudorf with my father as a little boy. My father was the local Doctor and Neudorf was in the Pfraumberg area. I had some correspondence with a Dietz decendant in the USA,but lost all my data when my computer went down. If I remember correctly, his Dietz family came from near Neudorf. Between Neudorf and Dianaberg and worked for the Graf Kolowrat family.In Pfraumberg we had also a Dietz family and he thought he may have been related ? I will check back in my records to see if I can find some further information . Herbert Schwarz, Ontario,Canada. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerhard Reichl" <gerhard@reichl-page.de> To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 5:51 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/ > >