From left to right, starting from the front row (my grandparents): Bill Rathkamp, Alice “Pat” (Waege) Rathkamp, George Niesl, Emma (Walz) Niesl
2nd row (my great grandparents): Wm. Waege, Ida (Brockhaus) Waege, George Niesl, Katherine (Dachs) Niesl, Fred Walz, Sophia (Bischke) Walz
3rd row (my great great grandparents): Wm. Waege, Wilhelmina (Leitzke) Waege, Wm. F. Brockhaus, Paulina (Wesenberg) Brockhaus, Joseph Niesl, Katherina (Wadensdorf) Niesl, Alois Dachs, Anna (Kuchler) Dachs, Eduard Walz, Amalia (Damman) Walz, Michael Bischke, Katharina (Rempher) Bischke
4th row (my ggg grandparents): Friedrich Wege, Wilhelmine (Unknown) Wege
Sad and ironic that I don’t have pictures of my Rathkamp ancestors beyond my grandfather.
Really enjoyed your site!! Good job.
My Great Grandfather, Wilhelm Bischke was Sophia (Bischke) Walz’s brother. He his family immigrated to Canada in 1903.
Hi Judy,
Thanks for visiting. I just sent an email with a picture of your Great Grandfather. Not sure if you’ve seen this.
Todd
Hi Todd. My last posting was an ooops. Sorry about that. My Wilhelm Bischke, born in 1850 was your G. G. Grandfather Michael Bischke’s brother. They had a sister, Sophia, born in 1843, so that is where I got confused.