Hello Listers,
I am brand new to this list and am presently searching for any
links to the ZASTROW branch of my family tree. My great grandfather
was August ZASTROW, born 1847 in Stetien, Germany and died 1923
in No. Tonawanda, NY. He and his wife Amelia Kinderman Zastrow
settled in St. Johnsburg, NY. I do not know when they emmigrated to
the US. Amelia KINDERMAN was born in 1853 in Stetien, Germany
and died in 1915 in St. Johnsburg, NY. She was a midwife who delivered
many babies in St. Johnsburg, Sanborn, and Pekin. She was also an
excellent seamstress who made many wedding gowns and christening
dresses. This is the extent of the information that I presently have.
The only other information that I have is that they had 12 children.
I only have 10 of the children's names; which are Frank, Herbert, Otto,
Emma, Freida, Helena, Lottie, Willie #1, Willie #2 and August Zastrow.
Unfortunately, I only have my grandmother, Emma's birth and death dates
(b: 04/17/1887 d: 02/17/63). I believe that she was the fourth child born
into the family.
If anyone is related to any of these people or can offer any tips
on where to go from here, I would be anxious to hear from you.
Genealogy is fairly new to me so I am unfamiliar with what steps
to proceed with. Unfortunately, I do not speak any German and
am therefore at a disadvantage when it comes to translating from
English to German or German to English.
Thank you in advance for any help.
Annette