Family Of Carl and Joehanna Audirsch

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="09e005f0ermwup.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Audirsch Family History</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Audirsch Family History"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0b1ad7b0.jpg" border=0 width="173" height="123" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Joehanna Augusta Lehmann Audirsch</B></div> <div> <B>And </B></div> <div> <B>Adolph Carl Audirsch</B></div> <div> <B>Immigranted from Prussia to America</B></div> <div> <B>in the late 1860's</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=385 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Carl Audirsch "><U>Next Page</U></A>      <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Audirsch Family History"><U>Home</U></A>      </div> <div> The history recounted here is based on foundational work begun by Emiel Elbert Audirsch, a grandson</div> <div> of Adolph Carl Audirsch. Elbert Audirsch, my Father, began work on the family history in the 1960's and</div> <div> continued until his death in 1980. Because of his desire to know more about his roots and those of his</div> <div> family he began to research the history of the Audirsch family. Since the Audirsch name was and still is</div> <div> such a rare and closely held family name it was difficult for Elbert to gather information outside the</div> <div> immediate family members. He spent many hours writing letters, making phone calls, driving to visit relatives,</div> <div> visiting cemeteries, and searching for documents; many times reaching a dead-end. He never tired of the </div> <div> pursuit of the Audirsch name and history. He was however unable to reach further than the area of Charleston,</div> <div> South Carolina, where it is believed that Adolph Carl arrived after leaving Germany. Adolph Carl was then was</div> <div> followed by his wife Joehanna Augusta Lehmann Audirsch a short time later. The fact that all ship and immigration</div> <div> records were burned in a great fire in Charleston early in this century caused a break in the chain of information</div> <div> any further back. It is believed that Adolph Carl left from Bremen or Hamburg, Germany on a ship bound for</div> <div> America. No record however, has ever been found to document this. I have personally talked with two families in</div> <div> Germany who are Audirsch's but neither of them know of other relatives in Germany nor in any other part of the world.</div> <div> One of the families I talked with, had been told by older family members that their grandfather may have been</div> <div> adopted in the 1800's but knew nothing else. The other family that I spoke with was fairly certain that their Grandfather</div> <div> had come from Allenburg, Ostpreussen (East Prussia). </div> <div>       Please help me to make this Audirsch Family History as complete as possible.If you have information that I may</div> <div> not have regarding the Carl Audirsch Family please contact me so that I can include it in the information I have. If you</div> <div> will either type or hand write your information I will include it in the Audirsch History booklet I have prepared. Please</div> <div> set aside some time to do this and forward it to me. This includes pictures you may have of the older Audirsch's or</div> <div> those of yourself. </div> <div>       Thank you for assisting in this project that will allow us to pass on the heritage of the Audirsch Family name. A</div> <div> special note of Thanks and Appreciation goes to Sherry Audirsch who has spent many hours and money researching</div> <div> the Audirsch lineage. Much of the information here was supplied by her and her efforts have provided invaluable</div> <div> information and resource materials. Thanks Sherry!!</div> <bR> <div> In the interest of preserving the Audirsch Family Heritage, I am; </div> <div> <B>E. Lee Audirsch</B> </div> <bR> <div> Great Grandson Of Adolph Carl and Joehanna Augusta Lehmann Audirsch </div> <div> Grandson of Gustave Augustus and Florence Elizabeth King Audirsch </div> <div> Son of Elbert Emiel Audirsch and Verda Leigh Willis Audirsch </div> <div> E. Lee Audirsch e-mail <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>leea@sitestar.net</U></FONT> </div> <bR> <div> < Back     Next Page >      <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Audirsch Family History"><U>Home</U></A>  </div> <bR> <div>    </div> </td> </tr></table></body>