Karoline Herbst

Female14 October 1868–13 September 1944

Brief Life History of Karoline

When Karoline Herbst was born on 14 October 1868, in Heimertshausen, Kreis Alsfeld, Hesse, Germany, her father, Johannes Herbst, was 46 and her mother, Katharina Keil, was 38. She married Jakob Kersting on 27 May 1892. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 13 September 1944, in Kreis Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

Jakob Kersting
1852–1922
Karoline Herbst
1868–1944
Marriage: 27 May 1892
Otto Kersting
1893–1908
Paula Kersting
1896–1944

Sources (1)

  • Carolina Herbst, "Germany, Hesse-Nassau, Civil Registers and Church Books, 1701-1875"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 May 1892
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (5)

    1890

    Age 22

    Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.

    1914

    Age 46

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina provoking World War I.

    1914 · Germany declares war on Russia

    Age 46

    On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war on Russia, sparking World War I. This would not be the last time Germany caused a world war. After the Allies defeated Germany, they signed the Treaty of Versailles.

    Name Meaning

    German: nickname from Middle High German herb(e)st ‘harvest’. The modern German word Herbst has come to mean ‘fall’, the time of year when the harvest takes place. The exact application of the nickname is not clear; perhaps it referred to a peasant who had certain obligations to his master at the time of the harvest, or it may have been acquired for some other anecdotal reason which is now lost. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Poland, Czechia, Croatia, and Slovenia. In part, it is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar ).

    Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Herbst ‘fall’, perhaps reflecting the season when the name was first taken or given. In some cases it seems to have been one of the group of names referring to the seasons that were distributed at random by government officials when surnames became compulsory. Compare Fruhling , Winter , and Summer .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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