1898 -
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Richard Barth was born in Feb 1855 in Germany. Notes:
Immigrated from Germany in 1880. Both parents born in Germany. A sister, Lillie Maystrick, is listed in the 1900 US census as living in this household. Note that son, Otto Richard Barth (Brown)'s wife, Clementine Pokorny of IL, also has Maystrick/Maestrick ancestors. Lillie could be a sister-in-law.
From great granddaughter of Richard:
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I will call my grandfather's father Barth and step/adopted-father Brown to help prevent confusion. Also, I will call his mother Mary, since that was her name. I was told that Mary divorced Barth when my grandfather was around 5 years old. He remembered his father and loved him very much. However, Barth was not such a good husband. He beat Mary (which is why she left). She soon met Brown, married him and they moved to Mexico (where my grandfather was raised). Brown was a medical doctor and he adopted my grandfather and his brother, who was older (I didn't know of any other siblings). My grandfather was the youngest and learned to love his new father. His brother never accepted Brown, though. My Uncle Allen actually contacted this brother (his uncle) who lived in LA, but I don't know any other details.
In the meantime, Barth was very upset about losing his family. He was an excellent marksman and loved to hunt. My Uncle Allen had a picture of him with his dogs and he looked pretty majestic with his rifle. He decided to go after Brown and get his family back. He went to Mexico and shot at Brown, missing him. The police were called and Barth was arrested. This was the last anyone ever saw of him. No one knows why he missed since he was such a good shot. Many thoughts have been expressed, but no one will ever know.
This had to have happened before WWII because my grandfather was only a little boy at the time. As an adult who understood Mexican culture and could talk their language fluently, my grandfather never could find out what happened to his father. He went to Mexico several times searching for his father with no luck. I think he may have found the jail he was taken to, but lost the trail there. My grandfather was also a decorated officer with many Mexican contacts on at least one occasion. Since he lived in Mexico, my grandfather learned how to speak and read/write Spanish fluently. He also knew how to read, write and speak English, German, Latin, and 5 other languages fluently.
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Birth:
1900 Census gives Richard's name as Otto with a birth in Feb 1855 or 1858 (number written over).
Richard married Mary A. Maystrick. Mary (daughter of Joseph F. Maystrick and Marie A.) was born in Sep 1870 in Bohemia, Knox Co, NE. [Group Sheet]
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3. | Mary A. Maystrick was born in Sep 1870 in Bohemia, Knox Co, NE (daughter of Joseph F. Maystrick and Marie A.). Notes:
Name:
Timeline of Selected Documentation of Lineages for Mary A. Maystrick-Barth-Brown, born 1870 son, Otto Richard Barth-Brown, born 1893 grandson, Richard John Brown, born 1924
Tracing relationships re name change from Barth to Brown:
- 1870-NE Census - Mary with "Mejstrick" parents at age 1
- Gen-1 Frank Mejstrick, age 48 and family is living next door to
- Gen-2 Joseph F. Mejstrick (Sr)
- 1890-OK Territorial Census - Joe & Mary "Maistrick" living without Mary in household
- Gen-3 Joseph F. Maistrick (Jr), age 22 (sibling of Mary A.) living next door
- 1900-OK Census
- Gen-3 Mary A. Maystrick Barth with 1st husband, Richard Barth (married approximately 1890), with their two sons
- Gen-4 Otto Richard Barth
- (Gen-4) Frank A. Barth (sibling of ancestor)
- 1906-OK (Gen-3) Mary A. Maystrick Barth married her 2nd husband, Edward George Brown
- (Gen-4) Otto Richard Barth changed surname to Brown
- (Gen-4) Frank A. Barth changed surname to Brown
- 1910-TX Census - (Gen-4) Sons, Frank & Otto Brown in seminary
- 1913-OK Pension Appl re Civil War Veteran, (Gen-2) Joseph F. Maystrick by widow, (Gen-2) Marie A. Maystrick, again showing (Gen-3) Mary A. Maystrick's parents in Oklahoma
- 1913-OK List of U.S. Citizens, Return to of (Gen-4) Otto R. Brown from Mexico to U.S., shows his legal residence as Chicago, IL
- 1916-OK (Gen-4) Otto R. Brown & (Gen-4) Clementine Pokorny
- 1917 Application as Native Citizen upon reentry from Mexico - (Gen-4)Otto Richard Brown, shows his legal residence as San Antonio, TX
- 1917 WWI Draft Registration, (Gen-4) Otto Richard Brown, reaffirming his U.S.-native birth
- 1917-1918 WWI Army Record showing (Gen-4) Otto Richard Brown served in Illinois (and other places)
- 1920-Philippine Islands Census - (Gen-4) Otto Richard Brown & (Gen-4) Clementine Pokorny with son, (Gen-4) Frank Otto Brown (who later died when on a Japanese POW ship (Arisan Maru), sunk by Allied forces in WWII in 1944)
- 1921-IA Marriage of Grandson of Mary A. Maystrick-Barth-Brown, (Gen-4) Frank A. Brown (sic) & (Gen-4) Marvel Maclean, giving his parents as (Gen-4 adoptive parent) Edward Brown & (Gen-4) Mary A. Maystrick
- 1924-CA Gen-5 Richard John Brown born to Gen-4 Otto Richard Brown & Gen-4 Clementine Pokorny Brown (the youngest of 3 sons)
- 1952-AZ Gen-5 Richard John Brown married Gen-5 Elvira Elizabeth Schwartz
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Generation: 3
7. | Marie A. was born in 1844 in Prussia.
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Generation: 4
13. | Ursula was born est 1824 in Bohemia.
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