Dear Listers, Well, I just made another attempt in the 1880 census, and this time I found the Rentschler brothers living at Greenville, Darke Co., OH: ~~~~~ RENTSCHLER, Mary 48 wid Ger Ger Ger keeping house RENTSCHLER, William 21 son OH Ger Ger clerk in store RENTSCHLER, George 19 son OH Ger Ger clerk in store RENTSCHLER, Frank 15 son OH Ger Ger clerk in store RENTSCHLER, Mary 11 dau OH Ger Ger ~~~~~ They are also there in 1870, then the name is spelt RENSLER. Mother Mary (44) (widow) was born in Baden, while William (12), George (9), Frank (6) and Mary (1) were all born in OH. And now I found them even in 1860 at Greenville, Dsrke Co., OH. Father George (23) is a blacksmith born in Wuertt. Mary (30) is born in Baden, while son William (1) is born in OH. Name spelling looks like Renchler. Thus, the origin of George's family has been found, only the exact dare of birth is missing! And of course the other questions... Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Aug 22, 2013, at 10:12 AM, Lars Oyane wrote: > Dear Listers, > > Once again I must ask you for assistance. This young lady born in Minnesota to Norwegian emigrant parents left home for "the West" at a young age and ended up in San Francisco, CA. Here is what I know: > > Bertha Caroline LEMVIG, born Apr. 22, 1871 in Fillmore Co., MN, died May 26, 1953 in San Francisco, CA > Bertha married 1st time about 1898 (date and place unknown) to: > George William RENTSCHLER, born May of 1861 in Ohio to German parents, > (had a brother William Clarence RENTSCHLER, born June of 1859 in Ohio) > George was a book publisher and printer - resided San Francisco, CA from late 1880's - disappear about 1904 > brother William lived in San Francisco, CA at least until 1925 > > Bertha married 2nd time about 1915 (date and place unknown) to: > Frederick James MARTINDALE, born Apr. 24, 1873 at Galt, ON, died Aug. 29, 1925 in San Francisco, CA > printing office contractor - resided San Francisco, CA > Bertha and Fred are buried in the Mt. Olivet cemetery at Colma, CA > > And here are my questions: > > 1) Exact date and place of Bertha's 1st marriage to George Rentschler? > > 2) Exact date and place of Bertha's 2nd marriage to Fred Martindale? > > 3) Exact date and place of George Rentschler's birth? Strangely enough neither George nor his brother can be found in any early census records > > 4) What happened to George Rentschler about 1904? Either George died(?) or they moved away > > Any information that can be found to answer these specific questions would be very much appreciated, and I thank you very much in advance for your efforts! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > Geilo, Norway/Bavaria, Germany >