Sixteenth Generation

68. Burghard Christian STEINHAUER^2,4,5,6,8,9 was born on 2 Jan 1862 in Niederthalhausen, Rothensee, Rhön, Germany.¹⁰ He was baptized on 19 Jan 1862.^2,10 Godfather: Burghard Steinhauer, "Bauer in Wüstfeld." He was educated at the Gymnasium "Klosterschule" from 1873 in Hersfeld, Germany.² Er war Schüler von Konrad Duden. (He was a student of Konrad Duden, "the" Duden of Duden's Encyclopedia. He lived Am Rain 8 in Wippershain, Hersfeld, Rhön, Germany about 1887.² In 1998, eine Familie Schutrumpf, 066670-361/Ludwigsau. He was a teacher (Lehrer) in a one-room schoolhouse in Wippershain, Hersfeld, Rhön, Germany. He was a bee keeper in Wippershain, Hersfeld, Rhön, Germany.⁹ After moving to Schenklengsfeld he continued his bee keeping. He died on 12 Jul 1937 in Schenklengsfeld, Hersfeld, Rhön, Germany.⁶ Whenever the pastor in Wippershain was sick, Burkhard Christian would hold the service. He was known in the surrounding villages as "Der alte Herr".

Burghard Christian STEINHAUER and Emilie DIEHL were married on 7 Mar 1886 in Unterhaun, Hersfeld, Rhön, Germany.⁹ Anneliese Steinhauer info had 5 Mar 1886. They owned a small farm with cows, geese, chickens and bees. Emilie DIEHL^2,4,11,12 (daughter of Nikolaus DIEHL and Barbara Elisabeth BUDESHEIM) was born on 4 Oct 1863 in Rothensee, Hersfeld, Rhön, Germany.^2,13 (Or October 3, which is what Claus Schmitt data says.) Today, Rothensee is known as Gemeinde Hauneck. She was baptized on 1 Nov 1863 in Rothensee, Hersfeld, Rhön, Germany. She was an a teacher of knitting in Wippershain, Hersfeld, Rhön, Germany. She taught knitting at the one-room school house where her husband was the teacher. She was Lutheran (evangelisch). She died on 7 Nov 1954 in Schenklengsfeld, Hersfeld, Rhön, Germany. She was a farm wife, and therefore not only raised a family, but did all the cooking for the hired hands as well. Per Heide RUPPEL, in the early 1950s, she decided she had worked enough running the household and retired to her bed to read romance novels, which she did for the rest of her life. Surprising all, she did this without her glasses. Burghard Christian STEINHAUER and Emilie DIEHL had the following children:

+79	i.	Nikolaus Wilhelm (Willi) STEINHAUER.
+80	ii.	Jacob Heinrich (Heini) STEINHAUER.
81	iii.	Johannes STEINHAUER was born on 30 Mar 1891 in Wippershain, Hersfeld, Rhön, Germany. He died on 26 Jul 1891 in Wippershain, Hersfeld, Rhön, Germany.
+82	iv.	Maria Martha (Martha) STEINHAUER.
83	v.	Karl Heinrich STEINHAUER4 was born on 6 Mar 1896 in Wippershain, Hersfeld, Rhön, Germany. He died on 4 Apr 1917 in Hofgeismar, Rhön, Germany. Died in World War I.