geb./get.(Z) 1.Juli/19.Juli 1863
Patin: Sophie Riedemann, Witwe des Ackermannes Stieglitz in Obervorschütz

Came to California via New York in 1884 with parents -or- Martha and August Hucke came first bought land in Oregon - Sophie and Conrad came before rest of family and bought land

Suffered from bouts of malaria

Sophie met John Auwärter ‘while both were working for the Ritchies (Anna Schaumlöffel and John Ritchie) on the ranch. They were married on January 18, 1885. Papa said he had $500 saved -- he was 25, she was 21. They moved to a place not far from the Ritchie ranch and he put in a crop of barley. When it was almost ready to harvest, a strong north wind came along and blew it all down and he was $1500 in debt.’

When she died she left $6,000 to her husband and the rest to her 2 surviving children.,

I think that Grandma's house was at 234 Park Street (Pacific Grove).  When we last saw it, they had built an upstairs on it, and I believe had painted it blue. When next we go down there, I will check it out because I would recognize it.  There was still just the one-car garage attached, and I don't believe there was more property to make it a two-car garage. -- Libby BAVA

At Sophie’s father, Johannes’s, death, her brother August distributed the remaining “land fund” money that Johannes Hucke and Martha Elisabeth Dittmar had given to August for purchasing land in California to Sophie and her brother, Martin. The other siblings had used their share of the “land fund” money over time. --From Donald Schuder,

Württemberg Emigration Index Vol. 6 Page 11
Johannes Auwaerter Emigrated 15 years old, from Schlichten, Schorndorf Nov. 1874 to N-Amer Film 801468
Johannes’ Emigration papers - Ulrich here says son on 3 Nov, Tues, left for America. Gave son 30F for clothing and costs. Daughter earlier went to America and will be responsible. Ulrich signature. Paid 3 marks for processing. Ulrich was shown as landowning higher class peasant. Johannes not required for military service.

Auwärter means warder or keeper of the meadow

Newspaper obit Monterey Peninsula Herald, 11/29/1956
“J. Auwärter
Word has been received of the death Thanksgiving Day of John Auwärter, a former resident of Pacific Grove for many years. Mr Auwärter died at the Carmichael home of his son, August, which he had shared for the past 3 months.
He was 97, a native of Germany, and came to the US as a lad of 15. He farmed west of Woodland until 1887, when he established a cattle ranch at Michigan Bar.
In 1917, with his wife, Sophie, he moved to Grove Acres avenue in Pacific Grove, serving from then until 1944 as sexton of El Carmelo Cemetery in Pacific Grove. Mrs. Auwärter died in 1933.
In addition to his son, survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Elsa Dildine of Oakland; seven grandchildren;16 great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren. A daughter, Martha, died in 1913.”

“Did you know that Grandpa (John Auwärter) had three (I believe) half sisters. He sent money for them to come to the USA. They came through the isthmus of Panama just like Grandpa did. One, however, died coming through there. His one half-sister married a Beck .” Libby Bava

health nut

in his 90s he was speared by a ‘pet’ deer at the cemetery in Pacific Grove. He reached down and grabbed a handful of sand and threw it in the deer’s eyes.

 However, did you know that your greatgrandfather had just two colds in his life, and he could name the years.   I remember one was in the 1800's.  He was quite a guy.
He also said that whenever he felt a cold coming on, he would go to the window and take deep breathing.  -- Libby Bava

1880 Census
Joseph SANTOS   Self   M   Male  W   50  FRA   Farmer  FRA   FRA 
Isabell SANTOS  Wife   M   Female   W  45  ENG   Keeping House  ENG  ENG 
George W. MARSTON   SSon  S  Male   W   30  MO  Farmer   WALES  ENG 
John AUWARTER   Other   S   Male   W  18  WURT   Laborer  WURT  WURT 
George STOLL  Other   S  Male  W   60  WURT  Laborer  WURT   WURT 
Henry PORCHER   Other   S   Male  W  17  CA   Laborer   GER  GER 
Charles FULLMAN  Other  S  Male  W  29  WURT   Laborer  WURT  WURT 
John STRIKER   Other  S   Male   W  33   WURT   Farmer   WURT   WURT 
Source Information:
Census Place Cacheville, Yolo, California
Family History Library Film    1254086 NA Film Number    T9-0086 Page Number    393A

funeral arrangements Harry A Nauman & Son, East Lawn Record No. 39,538 Gr.60, Row 6-E Sec. A Cremains Garden

Dad remembers John as a happy man, intellectually curious - particularly in science, always active, and kind. He enjoyed reading, his favorite magazines were National Geographic and Ballyhoo (Ballyhoo was a joke magazine). Also of note, John had 3 sets of teeth - baby teeth, adult teeth, and then he grew a third set of teeth when he was about 70 years old. My mother found it difficult to understand him through his very heavy German accent. His daughter, Elsa, inherited his house when he died.

I remember that Grandma did live with Grandpa when they moved to Pacfic Grove.  She claimed that she was too far from town so my dad and a friend went to Pacific Grove and built the house in town. It appeared cold the other way.  She would go out and clean or something at first but, of course Grandpa got someone else to live in. She would also cook something for him but then she started to go to her doctor friend.  Gladys got to go and visit one time but I never did.I think I might have you feeling that my grandfather had a woman when grandma was alive.  I am sure that was not the case.  Whenever I visited in Pacific Grove, grandmother was not alive.  Once when I was with the folks and staying all night, Grandpa told my mom and dad that they could have the spare bedroom and the cleaning woman could sleep with him.  My mom said, --- Libby 1/2008

Lived at 304 Grove Acres in Pacific Grove

From Claudia Faiß in July 2006 letter:
“He was a half-brother of John Auwärter. As a child he fell ill with meningitis and was handicaped by this illness. In the World War I he was a soldier. Fritz Hohlbauch (his brother-in -law) was in the same military company. He helped him and wrote letters for him as Johann Bernhard Auwärter couldn’t read or write because of his handicap. Johann Bernhard Auwärter was a very brave soldier who saved the lives of injured soldiers several times risking his own life he took them back behind the front line. He died in World War I in Eton (France).”