August Emil Dittrich

Brief Life History of August Emil

When August Emil Dittrich was born on 20 August 1884, in High Hill, Fayette, Texas, United States, his father, Edward Dittrich, was 24 and his mother, Mary Emma Konvicka, was 23. He married Frances Barbara Peter on 28 August 1907, in Colorado, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Schulenburg, Fayette, Texas, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 8, Fayette, Texas, United States in 1930. He died on 28 March 1938, in Colorado, Texas, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Saint Michael Catholic Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

August Emil Dittrich
1884–1938
Frances Barbara Peter
1885–1962
Marriage: 28 August 1907
Bertha Dittrich
1907–
Edward A. Dittrich
1909–1980
Anna Dittrich
1917–1917
George Walter Dittrich
1918–1975
Joseph Louis Dittrich
1920–1920
Ella May Dittrich
1921–2009
Leopold Joseph Dittrich
1923–2001
Les Dittrich
1924–
August R Dittrich
1925–2002
Erwin Paul Dittrich
1931–1990

Sources (22)

  • A E Dittrich, "United States Census, 1920"
  • August Emil Dietrich, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981"
  • August E Dittrich, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Florian, Hans, Otto, Alois, Arno, Bernd, Franz, Guenther, Helmuth, Horst, Kurt.

German: variant of Dietrich .

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

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