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August Edward ROHRKASTE

Male 1857 - 1896


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  • Born  26 May 1857  South Side, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  1 Jul 1896  South Side, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • August may have died on Jul 2, 1896, although according to Jordan, John
      W., "A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, v. III, Lewis
      Publishing Company (1908), July 1 1896 is the correct date.
    Person ID  I787  Johnson Hindin Tree
    Last Modified  9 Jun 2015 

    Father  Ernst (Ernest) ROHRKASTE,   b. 28 Mar 1823, Hanover Province, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1904, Mt. Washington, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Sophia Dorothea STOLTE,   b. 31 Jan 1825, Wendthagen, Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1915, Mt. Washington, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  27 Jul 1850  Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F265  Group Sheet

    Family  Marie (Mary) Ann KOHLMEIER 
    Married  15 Oct 1884 
    Children 
     1. Ernest Frederick ROHRKASTE,   b. 3 Jun 1887, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID  F268  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • According to Jordan, John W., "A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, v. III, Lewis Publishing Company (1908), August Edward (or Edward August) was educated in German and in English. For many years in was engaged in the insurance business in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

      The following obituary was published in the July 2, 1896 edition of the Pittsburgh Daily Post:

      Edward A. Rohrkaste

      Edward A. Rohrkaste died yesterday at his home, 2215 Sarah street, Southside, aged 39 years. M. Rohrkaste was a well-known and popular Fourth avenue insurance man. His father, Ernest Rohrkaste, was an early settler on the Southside, and he was born and raised there. Six brothers are prominent business men and merchants. The wife and three small children survive.