When Elizabeth Schlotzhauer was born on 16 February 1874, in Ellice Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada, her father, George Adam Schlotzhauer, was 30 and her mother, Mary A. Schafer, was 30. She married Solomon Knechtel on 21 February 1894, in Oliver Township, Huron, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Oliver Township, Huron, Michigan, United States for about 10 years and Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan, United States in 1935. She died on 19 April 1945, in Elkton, Huron, Michigan, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Elkton, Huron, Michigan, United States.
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German:
variant of Schlotthauer 1 (formed with slotz, the Middle High German equivalent of slot ‘lock’).
habitational name for someone from Schlotzau near Fulda.
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