Brief Life History of Karoline
When Karoline Schaefer was born on 3 December 1877, in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, her father, Hermannus Henricus Schaefer, was 45 and her mother, Wilhelmine Wolff, was 38. She married Heinrich Oberembt on 16 April 1901, in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 13 January 1944, in Bad Godesberg, Alt-Godesberg, Kreis Bonn, Rhineland, Prussia, Germany, at the age of 66.
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Spouse and Children
1871–1934 Male
1877–1944 Female
Children (3)
1903–1906 Male
1904–1905 Male
1918–1918 Female
Parents and Siblings
1831–1904 Male
1839–1907 Female
Siblings (8)
1863–1921 Male
1865–1931 Male
1866–1934 Male
1869– Male
1872–1876 Male
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World Events (5)
1890
Age 13
1914
Age 37
1914 · Germany declares war on Russia
Age 37
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Ernst, Hans, Gerhard, Helmut, Dieter, Wolfgang, Hermann, Horst, Manfred.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (Schäfer): occupational name for a shepherd, from an agent derivative of German Schaf, Middle High German schāf ‘sheep’. It is also found in Hungary and Czechia. Compare Schafer and Schaffer 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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