Probably she was named after her mother because Rosina is a diminutive form of Rosa. Rosina did also go by the name Rosa when she was an adult. The daughter of her brother Leo was named Rose.

Born before Rosina were the following siblings: Otto (b. 23 July 1864), Leo (b. 3 Apr. 1866), Kunigunda (b. 21 Feb. 1868), and Bertha (b. 17 Nov. 1869).

Rosina's birth and baptism are reported in the records of the Rickenbach church. Rickenback is the larger town next to Altenschwand and serves as the administration center. Her baptism was on 12 Apr. 1871 in Rickenbach although she was born in Altenschwand because there is no church in Altenschwand. To see pictures of the church in Rickenbach, see the Altenschwand page.

Here is a picture of the church in Rickenbach where Rosina was baptized on 12 Apr. 1871 and probably confirmed at a later date.
Here is a picture of the Hirschen Inn (Gasthof) in Altenschwand. Rosina and her siblings were born there; his parents were the owners. Click on the thumbnail to view a larger image.
Here is an inside view of the dining rooms of the Hirschen (Stag) Inn in Altenschwand as they appeared in 2001. Click the thumbnail to view a larger image.

Her mother died in Altenschwand on 22 Dec. 1871. Her father remarried to Emilie Jaeger (-3G) from Grafenhausen, Baden on 05 Jan. 1874.

Her half-brother, Emil (-2G), was born in Altenschwand, Baden on 29 Oct. 1874.

Sister Bertha died 17 May 1875.

Here is a picture of the school house in Altenschwand (as it appeared in August 1902?) where Rosina went to school from about 1880 to whenever she graduated or moved to Grafenhausen. Part of the building (or the small building seen in the rear) was used for the city hall.
Here is the front-side view of the school house in Altenschwand (as it appeared in the Aug. 2004). The building is owned by the Altenschwand community and the upstairs is rented out for living space. There is also an attic that has a large storage area. The building is no longer used as a city hall (the rear building seems to be gone).
Here is the rear view of the same school house (as it appeared in Aug. 2004). The building is owned by the Altenschwand community and the upstairs is rented out for living space. There is also an attic that has a large storage area. The building is no longer used as a city hall or school.

Rosina's father emigrated to the U.S. in 1881 according to the church records. Her brothers, Otto and Leo, also emigrated to and remained in the U.S. in 1881, according to the Baden Emigration Index, and bought a brewery in St.Louis, MO. Leo eventually moved to Kansas City, MO when he operated his own brewery. A living descendant said that Rosina did not travel or emigrate to the U.S., but the German church record for the family says that Rosina, Otto, and Kunigunde came to the U.S.A. on 12 Feb. 1881.

If Rosina did indeed travel to the U.S. in 1881, then she must have returned to Baden before 1896. But her direct descendants say that she did not emigrate.

However her half-brother Emil did emigrate from Grafenhausen (birthplace of Rosina's step-mother) to the U.S., arriving in the latter on 31 Dec. 1892. He joined his father and half brothers in St. Louis, Missouri.

When Rosina got married (13 Feb. 1896) she moved to Oberibach, Baden where her husband, Fridolin Kaiser (-2G) lived.

Son, Fridolin Kaiser (-1G) born on 14 Aug. 1897 in Oberibach, Baden

There is a Freidolin Thoma, 80 years old, who was buried on 08 Oct. 1910 in the Otto Thoma lot (blobk 7, lot 41) of New St. Marcus Cemetery in St. Louis County. Rosina's father would be that age in 1910 so perhaps this Freidolin is really my great-grandfather. Further support for the 1910 death date and St. Louis deathplace is established by the fact that Rosina's half-brother Emil listed his father for his destination on the ship manifest at the end of 1892. A Fridolin Thoma appears in the St. Louis Directories of 1886 and 1895.

Her husband died 26 Jun. 1913 in Oberibach?

Rosina, her son and her daughter-in-law moved to Minseln, Baden in 1928 so that her son could find employment.

Her brother Otto died ca 31 May 1930 in the St. Louis, MO area. He is buried in the same New Marcus Cemetery lot as their father.

Her brother Leo died in 1939 in Kansas City, MO

Her half-brother, Emil Thoma* (-2G) died in St. Louis, MO, USA on 11 Dec. 1948.

Here is Rosina's German ID Card, issued in August 1952. It shows her birth date and birth place.
Here is the picture of Rosina taken from her ID Card in August of 1952.
Here is Rosina's German Border Card, issued in Sept. 1952. It shows her birth date and birth place.
Here is the picture of Rosina taken from her Border Card in Sept. 1952.

Below are some family pictures that include Rosina which were taken in Minseln, Baden ca. 1950-59.

This picture includes Rosina, her daughter-in-law, her grandson and his friend.
This picture includes Rosina and her daughter-in-law. The other people are unknown.
This picture includes Rosina,

She died on 4 July 1959 in Minseln, Waldshut, Baden. Her death notice follows:

Here is Rosina's Death Notice showing her married name and age.

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I do not know if her sister Kunigunde moved to the U.S. in 1880 as reported in the church records. Since the report on Rosina emigrating to the U.S. is not true, Kunigunde may have also stayed in Baden. Apparently though, she did move out of the Altenschwand area in Baden because her death is not listed in the records there. Therefore Kunigunde may have married or perhaps she moved to Grafenhausen, Baden where her step-mother's relatives and her half-brother Emil lived for a while.

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I do not know when or where her step-mother Emilie Jaeger died, but it was after Oct. 1880. Although it was reported in the Rickenbach church records that Emilie emigrated to the U.S. in 1880, she may have stayed in Baden to take care of her son Emil, moving to Grafenhausen (her birthplace) from where Emil emigrated in 1892.

Rosina's only child, Fridolin Kaiser (-1G), lived until 1981. Although Rosina's husband was married before, he had no other children.

Created Mon., 15 June, 2000. Updated 07 Feb. 2005.