Augusta Breitfeld Dotzauer

The Breitfeld/Mente/Dotzauer saga in America began on September 25, 1849 when they arrived in New York aboard the steamship Rhine. Ship's records show that the arrivals were:


                              F.W. Breitfeld            41    M      [1808]
                              Wilhelmina Breitfeld      37    F      [1812]     
                              August Wilhelm            13    M      [1837]
                              Julie                      8    F      [1841]
                              Augusta Pauline**          5    F      [1843]  
                              Ludwig "Louis"             3    M      [1846]
                              Carl Edward                1    M      [1848]

                              Born after arrival in US in 1849:

                              Wilhelmina "Minnie"++           F      [1851]
                              John                            M      [1853]

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                             **Augusta Pauline Wed George Dotzauer
                                 1843-1930    1864    1845-1878

                                          1) Louis E. Dotzauer    Saddler   1866-1940
                                             Rose Stallman M 1893           1874-1952
                                                  Carrie Dotzauer                      1896-1972
                                                  Helen Dotzauer                       1897-1898
                                                  Marie Dotzauer Shelton               1905-1994
                                                    M Aultman B. Shelton MD            1900-1965
                                          2) Fred Dotzauer                  1870-1887
                                          3) Barbara Dotzauer               1877-1880
                                              Buried in her father's grave
                            
                             ++Wilhelmina "Minnie"  Wed  Louis Mente
                                 1851-1927                1842-1874

                                          1) Louis Mente                    1867-1868
                   
                                          2) William F. Mente MB            1869-1941
                                                M Margaret Puthoff          1875-1949
                                          3) Augusta Mente Motz             1873-1957
                                                M Clemens Henry Motz        1869-1925

This is not intended to be a history or complete compilation of the Dotzauer family, but rather its connection to my Mente family. Wilhelmina "Minnie" Breitfelt [1851] married Louis E. Mente MD. in c.1871 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Minnie's older sister, Augusta Pauline [1843], married Georg Dotzauer in 1864:

Minnie Mente and Augusta Dotzauer were sisters, the daughters of Rev. Frederich Wilhelm and Wilhelmina Breitfeld, German immigrants. They came to the US between the births of Augusta and Minnie [1849]. Minnie's family is described on the main page of this site. This page relates to Augusta and her extended family.

Augusta's husband, Georg Dotzauer, is buried only with their daughter Barbara, who did not reach her third birthday having died from typhoid fever. Barbara, having died in 1880, was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery [Sec.16 Lot 0 Space 184] in her father's grave. Georg died in 1878, and from the cause of death (inebriety pneumonia) it would appear that Georg was a habitual drunkard. At any rate, I could not find their marker. I found the marker of Ernst August Kuhn, however, which is space 183, next to Georg and Barbara's grave [184]. As one can see there are no other markers next to Mr. Kuhn's on any side. In this photo, Georg's space 184 should be right behind August's marker.

To this union were born three children:


Louis E. Dotzauer         1866 - 1940***
Barbara Dotzauer          1877 - 1880     Typhoid Fever [ 2]
Frederich S. Dotzauer     1870 - 1887     Pneumonia     [17]

***Louis E. Dotzauer married Rose Stallman in 1893.

And to this union were born five daughters:


Carrie A.      1895-1972  Spring Grove Sec.  72 Lot 95     Never Married [?]
Helen          1897-1898  Spring Grove Sec.  72 Lot 95     Died an infant
Laura L.       1899-1963  Spring Grove Sec. 119 Lot 231    Married John A. Albrecht   1928
Norma K.       1902-1963  Spring Grove Sec.  88 Lot 164-O  Married Walter A. Juergens 1930
Marie M.       1905-1994  Spring Grove Sec.  72 Lot 95     Married Aultman B. Shelton 1952***

***[Aultman's 2nd marriage-1st wife Amy died 1950 - Burried Spring Grove Sec. 127 Lot 99-N]

Spring Grove Sec. 119 Lot 231	Spring Grove Sec. 88 Lot 164-O
Spring Grove Sec. 119 Lot 231	Spring Grove Sec. 88 Lot 164-O
Spring Grove Sec. 119 Lot 231	Spring Grove Sec. 88 Lot 164-O
	Burried in the Dotzauer Plot next to Marie Marie has no marker. She lies between Aultman and her sister Carrie.
Louis E. Dotzauer's Daughter	Louis E. Dotzauer's Daughter
Spring Grove Sec. 119 Lot 231
John A. Albrecht's Father	John A. Albrecht's Mother
Walter A. Juergens's Father	Walter A. Juergens's Mother Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH Sec.88 Lot 164-O Walter A. Juergens's Father Rome Cemetery, Rome, NY Plot: Sec.J Lot 132
Andrew [Andreas] Dotzauer, brother of George Dotzauer who was the husband of Augusta Breitfeld. Augusta was the sister of Wilhelmina "Winnie" Mente who was the wife of Louis Mente	Front side of Monument. The right side had an inscription for his wife, which is nearly impossible to read, but clear enough to see that it is Maria [Kornmeier] Dotzauer 1836 - 1897
Maria Dotzauer	Below the image to the left there several lines of text that are totally impossible to read. Perhaps they are the list of Dotzauers who are buried under this one monumment: Cathy 1846-1905 relationship not known Frederick S. 1871-1887 George & Augusta's son John 1843-1889 Elizabeth Siebenthaler Dotzauer's husband John George 1841-1914 John & Eliz. Siebenthaler Dotzauer's son Phillip John 1896-1897 Phillip G. & Kate Herzberger Dotzauer's son Or perhaps the lines are just a verse...