August (Gustav) Rosenau

parents: unknown

	*Birth:* 07 Aug 1861 Germany
	*Death:* 21 Sep 1953 Bottineau, Bottineau, ND
	*Burial:* Kramer Cemetery, Kramer, Bottineau, ND

Marriage #1

Antonia ____

c. 1880

Children

Erna Rosenau

Jan 1895

Marriage #2

Eleonore Brokopp

1904

Children

Wanda Bertha Rosenau

06 Jul 1905

Sources

1900 Federal census	Mc Henry Co, ND - age 38
1910 Federal census	Mc Henry Co, ND - age 49
1920 Federal census	Mc Henry Co, ND - age 58
1930 Federal census	Mouse River, McHenry, ND - age 68
Bottineau Co, ND Courthouse, Bottineau	Guardianship papers; County Auditor papers; death records
Kramer Cemetery, Kramer, ND	Viewed and photographed tombstone
Family records	Records kept by Norrine (Biberdorf) Sletto
Family research	Research belonging to Valerie (Biberdorf) Boman

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Miscellaneous Information

1) Gustav emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1894, and was naturalized in PA. According to the 1910 census, he could speak English.

2) I have a copy of the Homestead Certificate Gustav Rosenau received from the government. It is dated 08 April, 1904. It is for 160 acres of land with the description of: SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of S 1/2 of SE 1/4 and NW 1/4 of SE of section 33, township 159, range 76 west. I have a copy of the Willow Creek Township plat map in Bottineau County, ND. It shows where Gustav's land was located.

3) On 09 May 1908, Gustav was appointed guardian of three of Eleonore's children (Bernhard, Erick and Herman) from her first marriage to Edward Biberdorf.

4) I have copies of five documents and letters that refer to the crops Gustav raised on the land that was willed to his step-children (Bernhard, Erick and Herman) by their father, Edward Biberdorf. Gustav was guardian for those children, and the money from the crops that were raised on that land had to be documented and given to the children. The letters are dated from December 1908 to October 1914.

5) I have a copy of Gustav's obituary; cause of death: apoplexy. Informant at time of death was Paul Kretschmar (Gustav's son-in-law). Funeral director: C V Hopper, Bottineau, ND.

Photos and/or signatures


The Rosenau/Biberdorf family at Eleonore and Gustav Rosenau's home. The two cakes are probably to celebrate the 68th birthdays of both Eleanor (09 June) and Gustav (07 August) back row: Herman Bieberdorf, Bernhard Biberdorf (holding his son, Donald), (?), (?), Erick Biberdorf middle row: Elsie (Liebelt) Biberdorf, (?), Eleonore (Brokop) Rosenau, Gustav Rosenau, Edna (Foth) Biberdorf, Wanda (Rosenau) Kretschmar front row (children): Oren, Mary, Lois and Bud Biberdorf (on left) Dollie Biberdorf (on right) In the back by the car: unknown date stamped on back: "processed 06 Sep 1929"

photo taken from a picture owned by Norrine (Biberdorf) Sletto


The Rosenau house as it was in the 1940s	A journey back: The Rosenau house as it was in 1991
photo taken from a picture owned by Norrine (Biberdorf) Sletto	photo taken by Valerie (Biberdorf) Boman

August (Gustav) Rosenau Kramer Cemetery Kramer, Bottineau, ND photo taken by Valerie (Biberdorf) Boman