Sophie Neuhaus

Female22 April 1878–1 March 1963

Brief Life History of Sophie

Sophie Neuhaus was born on 22 April 1878, in Basdorf, Vöhl, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hesse, Germany. She married Wilhelm Christian Friedrich Heinrich Schäfer on 24 December 1904, in Meineringhausen, Korbach, Eisenbergs, Waldeck-Pyrmont. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 1 March 1963, in Meineringhausen, Korbach, Eisenbergs, Waldeck-Pyrmont, at the age of 84.

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Wilhelm Christian Friedrich Heinrich Schäfer
1877–1963
Sophie Neuhaus
1878–1963
Marriage: 24 December 1904
Wilhelm Christian Schäfer
1905–

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  • Legacy NFS Source: Sophie Neuhaus - Published information: birth-name: Sophie Neuhaus

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 December 1904Meineringhausen, Korbach, Eisenbergs, Waldeck-Pyrmont
  • Children (1)

    World Events (7)

    1890

    Age 12

    Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.

    1914

    Age 36

    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 36

    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

    Some characteristic forenames: German Armin, Fritz, Kurt, Alois, Arno, Bernhard, Eberhard, Eldor, Elfriede, Gerhard, Heinz, Helmut.

    German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic name for someone who lived in a new house, Middle High German niu(we) hūs, modern German (obsolete) neu Haus, or a habitational name from any of several places called Neuhaus (‘new house’) in various parts of Germany and Austria, also in Bohemia.

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

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