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Fred Rostauscher[1]

Male 1886 - 1967


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  • Nickname  Fritz 
    Born  9 Apr 1886  Repo, Austria Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender  Male 
    Died  28 Feb 1967  Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID  I2604  Johnson Hindin Tree
    Last Modified  3 Sep 2018 

    Family  Mary SCHNAUBELT,   b. 7 Apr 1884, Vienna, Austria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1955, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Frederick G. Rostauscher,   b. 7 Apr 1910,   d. 13 Apr 1965, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Dolores L. Rostauscher,   b. 17 May 1915,   d. 23 Dec 2012, Baldwin Boro, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F930  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • The German spelling of the name is "Rosstauscher", which means the man who changes horses. The family is from the village of Kappelkinger, Germany. According to the 1920 census, the family surname was spelled: Rosteicher. According to the 1930 census, the family surname was spelled: Rostauscher. The common spelling today is Rostoucher.

      According to the 1920 census, Fred lived with his wife and two children at 148 Excelsior Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1920. His wife's two brothers--Leo and Steven--also lived with them. According to the 1930 census, Fred lived with his wife and two children at 934 Excelsior Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1930.

      According to Friedrich's Declaration of Intention, dated November 6, 1916, Friedrich was born in Repo, Hungary, and his wife Mary was living there at the time. According to his Petition for Naturalization dated March 1922, Friedrich arrived in the United States on May 15, 1903, from Repo, Austria Hungary (Romania).

      The family surname may have been Rosthauser, although that has to be confirmed.

      The following death notice was published in the March 2, 1967 edition of The Pittsburgh Press:

      ROSTAUSCHER

      On Tuesday, Feb. 28, 1967, at 3:45 a.m., Fred Rostauscher, age 80 years, of 3544 Wallace Drive, husband of the late Mary Schnaubelt Rostauscher; father of Dolores Higgins and the late Frederick Rostauscher; grandfather of Richard Rostauscher, Pat and Fred Higgins. Friends and members of Knoxville Elks No., 1196 B.P.O.E. may call at the WILLIAM C. HIRT JR, FUNERAL HOME, 704 Brownsville Rd., at Alice St. Services Friday at 11 a.m.

  • Sources 
    1. [S452] 1920 census..

    2. [S454] Social Security Death Index.