THE FRANK FAMILY

ERNST SEYFFARDT

AND

MATHILDE FRANK

ERNST AND MATHILDE FRANK

SEYFFARDT

When the Frank family was originally discussing the idea of going to America, the plans included the parents and youngest child Mathilde. After five of the siblings emigrated,. Mathilde was left to help her parents until enough money could be saved for their trip to join the rest of the family in America. But that trip never took place. After Mathilde’s sister Sophie married William Seyffardt in America, the Frank’s were received a special visit in Dietlingen by William’s brother Ernst. Ernst was travelling from Lyon to his home in Krefeld, and decided to pay his respects to his brother’s new in-laws, knowing William would probably never return to Germany to meet them. Ernst was smitten with Mathilde, and after another visit, and a few evening serenades by Ernst, the two were engaged.

November 27, 1853 The day before yesterday I received your dear letter of the 15th of this month, and will not delay in giving you my answer today. . . . As I was always accustomed to taking care of mar-riage announcements at once, I will not deviate from my custom and go right to the matter. That you had won Mathilde’s heart was no longer a secret to us and, therefore your honor-able proposal, offering her your hand when the circumstances would permit is no surprise by nevertheless a delight. We have known your family, if only from letters, since the en-gagement of your brother William to Sophie, as a most respectable one. We had the pleas-ure of your acquaintance twice, and our conduct toward you must have shown that we re-spect and love you. Now you come and ask for the hand of our daughter for such a time as your circumstances will permit—and we parents can, after consulting our conscience and God’s help, rightly and justly do nothing better but to put the fate of our dear daughter to your Christian heart and into your loyal hands. Receive herewith, dear Ernst, our parental consent to the union of hearts which you and Mathilde have decided, undoubtedly not without deliberation, for the 25th of August. Receive herewith our best wishes for time and eternity, and the Lord who looks down from Heaven upon all human doings say His Amen to it. (from letter to Ernst Seyffardt, from Pastor Frank)

The wedding took place in Dietlingen on September 26, 1854, and the couple then moved to Krefeld. Ernst and his friend Henry te Neues, founded a silk-goods factory in Krefeld. They were well known busi-nessmen, and among their customers was Vincent van Gogh. Ernst was also an accomplished musician, and possessed an incredible tenor voice. Among his other talents was that of artist, and many family members received the gifts of his paintings. Three of those paintings are known to exist today, all to members of the Frank family in America. Following the death of Pastor Frank in 1864, Ernst and Mathilde became the center of the Frank family in Germany. They often hosted visiting relatives from America, and were remembered fondly as warm and genuine hosts. Ernst and Mathilde had five children, two of whom also became accomplished musicians. Daughter Bertha had a beautiful contralto voice, and was asked to sing for Brahms, Verdi, and other famous composers of the day. Son Ernst was a well known composer and friend of Brahms and other renowned composers and musicians. For a time he was professor of music at the Conservatory at Stuttgart. On July 31, 1871, Mathilde suffered a heart attack and died. Ernst was lonely and moved to Duesseldorf to be near his married children. In later years he returned to the place of his birth—Aachen. There he contin-ued his painting and enjoyed visits from his children until his death on June 15, 1908.

Mathilde Frank Seyffardt and her children Carl, Auguste, Herman, Ernst and Bertha

In June of 1886, August, Bertha, and Julius Frank travelled to Germany to visit August’s sister Mathilde Frank Seyffardt. Mathilde’s daughter had recently been married (to Philip von Buttlar) and was travelling to Switzerland and Italy for her honeymoon. These photographs were taken at the home of Ernst and Mathilde Seyffardt in Boppard on the Rhine.

Seated: Auguste Seyffardt, August Frank, Julius Frank, Herman Seyffardt. Standing: Karl Seyffardt, Bertha Hueffner Frank, Ernst Seyffardt, Mathilde Seyffardt.

Left to right:Karl Seyffardt, Ernst Seyffardt, coachman, Emmy Pelzer, Bertha Frank, Julius Frank, August Frank, coachman, Mathilde Frank Seyffardt

Top: Ernst and Mathilde Frank mansion at Boppard on Rhine. The home was later owned and occupied by composer Humperdinck (Hansel and Gretel). Bottom: Seated are Bertha Hueffner Frank, (photograph of the bride Bertha Seyffardt von Buttlar), Mortiz Seyffardt (brother of Ernst), Mathilde Frank Seyffardt, and August Frank. Standing are Auguste Seyffardt (daughter of Ernst and Mathilde), Julius Frank, Auguste te Meer Seyffardt (wife of Moritz), Ernst Seyffardt and his son Ernst, composer of music.

Mathilde Frank Seyffardt –1862

MATHILDE FRANK SEYFFARDT AND HER DESCENDANTS

GENERATION NO. 1

1. MATHILDE8 FRANK (JOHANN HEINRICH7, JOHANN GEORG6 FRANCKE, GOTTFRIED5, JAKOB4, JOHANNES3, HANS JAKOB2, HANS1) was born 27 Sep 1834 in Kuernbach, Germany, and died 03 Jul 1887 in Boppard on the Rhine, Germany. She married ERNST JULIUS SEYFFARDT 26 Sep 1854 in Dietlingen, Germany, son of LUDWIG SEYFFARDT and MATHILDE SCHEIBLER. He was born 03 Jul 1830 in Aachen, Germany, and died 16 Jun 1908 in Aachen, Germany. Notes for MATHILDE FRANK: Mathilde was the youngest child of Pastor and Frau Frank. She saw all but one of her siblings leave for America. She and her brother August did reunite when he visited their father in 1861, and when he attended the wedding of Mathilde's daughter in 1886. But she and her sisters would never again be together. Mathilde and Ernst lived in Krefeld, where Ernst owned a silk goods store. Vincent Van Gogh was a cus-tomer at one time. Among their children was Ernst, a composer and friend of Johannes Brahms. Ernst (the father) was also a very talented musician and painter. Notes for ERNST JULIUS SEYFFARDT: "Now, I still have something to tell you about St. Nicholas: I received a very good letter from Etten, and enclosed was some money for a pair of gloves. As I still have a pair, I bought something else with it, another map by Stieler, of Scotland alone. At present I can get them separately at Seyffardt's but probably I shall not always have such an opportunity." Letter from Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo; December 9, 1877 (referring to August Seyffardt's silk goods store) More About ERNST SEYFFARDT and MATHILDE FRANK: Marriage: 26 Sep 1854, Dietlingen, Germany Children of MATHILDE FRANK and ERNST SEYFFARDT are: 2. i. BERTHA AUGUSTE9 SEYFFARDT, b. 22 May 1856, Krefeld, Germany; d. 10 Jan 1938,

Munich, Germany. 3. ii. CARL LUDWIG ROBERT SEYFFARDT, b. 23 Aug 1857, Krefeld, Germany; d. 17 Nov

1943, Krefeld, Germany. 4. iii. ERNST HEINRICH SEYFFARDT, b. 06 May 1859, Krefeld, Germany; d. 30 Nov 1942,

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. iv. AUGUSTE MARIE EMILIE SEYFFARDT, b. 09 Mar 1862, Krefeld, Germany; d. 14 Jun

1909, Krefeld, Germany. 5. v. HERMANN FERDINAND SEYFFARDT, b. 03 Mar 1864, Krefeld, Germany; d. 03 Dec

1904, Dusseldorf, Germany.

GENERATION NO. 2

2. BERTHA AUGUSTE9 SEYFFARDT (MATHILDE8 FRANK, JOHANN HEINRICH7, JOHANN GEORG6 FRANCKE, GOTTFRIED5, JAKOB4, JOHANNES3, HANS JAKOB2, HANS1) was born 22 May 1856 in Krefeld, Germany, and died 10 Jan 1938 in Munich, Germany. She married ROBERT FREI-

HERR TREUSCH VON BUTTLAR 01 May 1886 in Boppard on Rhine, Germany, son of CARL VON BUTTLAR and BERTHA VOLK. He was born 07 Apr 1852 in Reuda, Kreis Eschwege, and died 05 Jan 1915 in Saarbrucken, Rhineland, Germany. Notes for BERTHA AUGUSTE SEYFFARDT: Siehe die Erzählung: “Zwischen Seidenstoff und Liedertafel” von Barbara Schroeder von Buttlar 2010 nach der Erzählung “Jugenderinnerungen” von Bertha Auguste Freiin Treusch von Buttlar Brandenfels, geschrie-ben im Jahr 1931. Bertha Auguste hatte eine wunderschöne Alt-Stimme und trat mit sehr bekannten Kom-ponisten auf, u. a. Verdi, Brahms usw. According to a family history by Barbara Schroeder von Buttlar (quoting her great great grandmother Bertha Auguste Frein Treusch (Seyffardt) von Buttlar Brandenfels, from "Jungenderinneriungen" written in 1931), Bertha Auguste had a beautiful contralto voice, and performed with/for well known composers such as Verdi and Brahms.

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Kindheit Wenn ich mit meinen kleinen Enkelinnen spazieren gehe, kommt meist am Schluiß, wenn sie sich ausgetobt haben und müde geworden sind, die Bitte „ach Oma, erzähle uns doch etwas aus der Zeit, wo du ganz klein warst.“ Und dann werden sie so still und artig, daß ich gerne in den ältesten Erinnerungen herumkrame, und ihnen davon vorplaudere, wenn mir selbst auch das Meiste so nichtig erscheint. Da sehe ich zu meinem Staunen, daß die kleinen Mädchen alles höchst interessant finden, und nicht nur sie, sondern auch ihre El-tern. So kommt es, daß ich schließlich auf deren Wunsch einiges niederschreibe von den kleinen Ereignissen meiner Kindheit. Ich wurde am 22. Mai 1856 in der Seidenstadt Crefelld (Krefeld) im Rheinland unter Kanonendonner ge-boren! Das sollte wohl eine Vorbedeutung sein, daß ich viele Kriege erleben würde. Bis jetzt sind es auch

Robert and Bertha Seyffardt von Buttlar with daughters Hildegarde, Mathilde, and Bertha

Robert and Bertha Seyffardt von

Buttlar with children Mathilde and

Hildegard

schon viere: 1864, 66, 70 und der furchtbare Weltkrieg von 1914 bis 18. Damals wars aber kein Schlachtenlärm, sondern nur das Festgetöse der Fronleichnamsprozession, das um 11 Uhr vormittags meinen Eintritt in die Welt begleitete. Ich kann mit dem preußischen Minister Hermann von Beckerath, der wie ich ein Crefelder war, sagen: „meine Wiege stand am Webstuhl meines Vaters“. Nicht gerade, daß unsere Väter selbst an diesen Web-stühlen gesessen und gewebt hätten, - das taten wohl geschicktere Hände -. Aber meine Eltern wohnten im eigenen Geschäftshaus ihrer jungen Seidenfirma Seyffardt & te Neues, und da gab es in allen Räumen Web-stühle, an denen Weber ihre Schiffchen eilig hin und her durch die straffgespannten Seidenfäden laufen ließen, und dabei immer wieder vom großen Webebalken einen Stoß vor die Brust bekamen; und große Garnwinden von „Schermäusen“ (Schermädchen) bedient, und „Spulanen“ (Buben zum Aufwickeln der Seide auf Spulen). Das wurden später sehr liebe Zeitvertreiber für uns Kinder, und auf den Winden fuhr man prächtig Karussel. Translation: After I go walking with my small grandchildren, and they are tired, they will say “Please tell us something from when you were a child, Grandma.” And they are so quiet and good, that I dig into my old-est memories and tell them even the smallest details. I am amazed that these young girls find it so interest-ing. Not only them, but their parents. So it happens that I write down some things from my childhood. I was born in Krefeld in the Rhineland on May 22, 1856 under the sound of cannon fire. This should have been an omen that I would experience many wars. Until now there have been too many: 1864, 1866, 1870, and the terrible war of 1914 to 1918. At my birth, however, there was not the sound of battle, but the roar of the Corpus Christi Festival processional, and at 11:00 a.m. the noise of the celebration escorted me into the world. I join with fellow Crefelder Minister Hermann von Beckerath in saying, “my cradle stood near the loom of my father.” This is not because our fathers had been sitting at these looms and weaving—that was for more skillful hands. By my parents made their living as owners of the silk company Seyffardt and te Neues, and there were looms in every room, at which the weavers would run their shuttles back and forth through the tightly stretched silk threads, and again and again before the weaving beam gave a shock to the chest. Girls (Schermäusen) served to wind the yarn, and boys (Spulanen) wound the floss onto spools. This was later very amusing for us children, and the winding was like a magnificent carousel. (from Bertha's diary) Notes for ROBERT FREIHERR TREUSCH VON BUTTLAR: Premier-Lieutenant in Infantry Regiment 69 More About ROBERT VON BUTTLAR and BERTHA SEYFFARDT: Marriage: 01 May 1886, Boppard on Rhine, Germany Children of BERTHA SEYFFARDT and ROBERT VON BUTTLAR are: 6. i. MATHILDE AMANDA MARIA TREUSCH10 VON BUTTLAR, b. 26 Feb 1887, Trier, Ger-

many; d. 18 Jan 1975, Celle. 7. ii. HILDEGARD BERTHA MARTHA TREUSCH VON BUTTLAR, b. 06 Aug 1890, Trier,

Germany; d. 19 Aug 1971. 8. iii. BERTHA ALETTA ELISE TREUSCH VON BUTTLAR, b. 14 Jun 1894, Hachenburg, Ger-

many; d. 27 Sep 1954, Munich, Germany. 3. CARL LUDWIG ROBERT9 SEYFFARDT (MATHILDE8 FRANK, JOHANN HEINRICH7, JO-HANN GEORG6 FRANCKE, GOTTFRIED5, JAKOB4, JOHANNES3, HANS JAKOB2, HANS1) was

born 23 Aug 1857 in Krefeld, Germany, and died 17 Nov 1943 in Kre-feld, Germany. He married EMMY PELTZER 20 Jun 1885 in Crefeld. She was born 07 May 1866 in Krefeld, Germany, and died 23 Jun 1948 in Krefeld, Germany. More About CARL SEYFFARDT and EMMY PELTZER: Marriage: 20 Jun 1885, Crefeld Children of CARL SEYFFARDT and EMMY PELTZER are: 9. i. ERNA MATHILDE10 SEYFFARDT, b. 03 Mar 1886,

Krefeld, Germany; d. 25 Jan 1977, Berlin, Germany. ii. MATHILDE MARIE AUGUSTE SEYFFARDT, b. 02

Aug 1890, Krefeld, Germany; d. 16 May 1983, Krefeld, Germany.

iii. EMMY SEYFFARDT, b. 08 Aug 1891, Krefeld, Ger-many; d. 08 Nov 1963, Krefeld, Germany.

10. iv. OTTO ERNST SEYFFARDT, b. 14 Jun 1901, Krefeld, Germany; d. 16 May 1974, Krefeld, Germany.

4. ERNST HEINRICH9 SEYFFARDT (MATHILDE8 FRANK, JOHANN HEINRICH7, JOHANN GEORG6 FRANCKE, GOTTFRIED5, JAKOB4, JOHANNES3, HANS JAKOB2, HANS1) was born 06 May 1859 in Krefeld, Germany, and died 30 Nov 1942 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. He married THEODORA MATHILDE SCHENCK 15 Apr 1891 in Stuttgart, Germany. She was born 09 Jun 1867 in Karlsruhe, Germany, and died 26 Jul 1948 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Notes for ERNST HEINRICH SEYFFARDT: Seyffardt, Ernst Hn., b. Crefeld, 1859; pupil of Cologne Cons. and of Kiel; 1892-1924, conductor Neuer Singverein, Stuttgart, c. dram. scene "Thusnelda," "Trauerfeier beim Tode einer Jungfrau,' symph., sonatas, MS. opera "The Bells of Plus," etc. (The Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Rupert Hughes, revised by Deems Taylor; published 1940) Music professor, composer, and pianist in Stuttgart.

Carl Seyffardt and Bertha Seyffardt von Buttlar

Carl Seyffardt

In memory of Ernst H. Seyffardt On May 6, it will be the 100th year sine the birth of the highly regarded conductor, teacher and composer, Ernst H. Seyffardt. From 1892 to 1926 he was active in Stuttgart as the Conductor of the Neuer Singverein and teacher of piano at the Conservatory of Music. His memory is still alive. Seyffardt was born on May 6, 1859 in Krefeld as a child of a musical family which consorted with numer-ous famous artists, among them Max Bruch, Pablo de Sarasate, Joseph Joachim and Ferdinand Hiller. After studying music in Cologne and Berlin, Seyffardt went for one year to Vienna where he also met Brahms, with whom he developed a lifelong friendship, and who patronized him wherever possible. For instance one year later, after being appointed Music Director in Freiburg/Breisgau in 1887, he was the first one to perform the newly completed Gypsy Songs in a small circle, accompanied by the composer himself. In 1892, Seyffardt received an offer from Stuttgart as the Condcutor of the Neuer Singverein and would soon become a teacher of piano at the Conservatory of Music, where he was appointed Professor in 1897. In 1926 he retired from this position and settled in Partenkirchen, where on November 30, 1942, he died. At the Stuttgart Conservatory Seyffardt gave theory and piano lessons for three decades. Several famous conductors and composers thank him for his versatile and diligent training. He especially deserved praise for his work with the Neuer Singverein (today the Philharmonischer Chor) whose concerts became an indispen-sable part of Stuttgart music life. Finally, Seyffardt also was an authority of voice training and played a role in many singing competitions. Seyffardt's picture in history is supplemented by the fact that he was one of the co-founders of the association of German composers, the present day GEMA. Seyffardt's musical achievements were multiple, especially in the field of vocal music. In addition to his work in piano and chamber music, he received awards and recognition for numerous songs and oratories. For his work "Schicksalsgesang" op. 13 (Words by Geibel) dedicated to Brahms, he won the Felix Mendels-sohn prize, and later won it again, sharing with his school friend Humperdinck. Particularly Seyffardt's full-length cantata "Aus Deutschlands grosser Zeit" was frequently performed; his three-act opera "Die Glocken von Plurs" was a big success on the music scene in Stuttgart in 1912, and would be performed later in Kre-feld. Still at the age of 80 Seyffardt completed a large choral work, staying active until the end. For his 75th birthday (1934) he received great honors. On this day, the college for music honored him with a performance of Seyffardt's work. His Cantate was performed under the direction of Professor Leonhardt with the participation of Karl Erb. *** Amongst the disciples of the Berlin "Hochschule der Music" of this period, who were destined to reap fu-ture honors and with whom I became more or less intimately acquainted, were Stavenhagen, the distin-guished pianist and conductor. In 1880 he was awarded the scholarship prize of the Mendelssohn endow-ment, sharing the honor with my cousin Ernst Seyffardt, who was awarded the Mendelssohn prize for his Schicksalsgesant dedicated to Johannes Brahms. The former was a pupil of Rudorff, while Seyffardt devoted most of his time to composition with Friedrich Kiel. (from "Musical Reminiscences" by Louis F. Frank) More About ERNST HEINRICH SEYFFARDT: Occupation: composer and musical director in Stuttgart

Ernst Seyffardt, Composer of Music

The following signatures are among

those found in the guest book of

Ernst Seyffardt. The book was re-

cently auctioned. The book was

given to Ernst by his sister Bertha

(also a talented musician) for his 19th

birthday. Ernst kept the book for his

entire career and collected 61 per-

sonal dedications from Johannes

Brahms, Joseph Joachim, Engelbert

Humperdinck, Ferdinand Hiller,

MaxJames Kwast, Karl Goldmark,

writers Julius Wolff and Manfred

Kyber, Ferdinand Count von Zeppe-

lin, sculptor Heinrich Walger.

More About ERNST SEYFFARDT and THEODORA SCHENCK: Marriage: 15 Apr 1891, Stuttgart, Germany Children of ERNST SEYFFARDT and THEODORA SCHENCK are: i. WALTER LUDWIG MORITZ10 SEYFFARDT, b. 16 Jan 1892, Freiburg, Germany; d. 08 Jun

1953, Mexico City, Mexico; m. HANNA SCHULZE; b. 10 Jan 1901, Leipzig, Germany; d. 27 Dec 1972, Mexico City, Mexico. Notes for WALTER LUDWIG MORITZ SEYFFARDT: Piano salesman; later a manager of pharmacy

ii. MARGARETHA AUGUSTE BERTHILDE SEYFFARDT, b. 23 Oct 1893, Stuttgardt, Ger-

many; d. 22 Jun 1977, Stuttgart, Germany. 11. iii. GUENTHER KARL HERMAN SEYFFARDT, b. 27 Jun 1895, Stuttgardt, Germany; d. 03

Jun 1974, Offenburg, Germany. 12. iv. GERDA MARTHA ELISABETH SEYFFARDT, b. 11 Jul 1897, Stuttgardt, Germany; d. 29

Mar 1983, Liederbach/Taunus, Germany. 5. HERMANN FERDINAND9 SEYFFARDT (MATHILDE8 FRANK, JOHANN HEINRICH7, JO-HANN GEORG6 FRANCKE, GOTTFRIED5, JAKOB4, JOHANNES3, HANS JAKOB2, HANS1) was born 03 Mar 1864 in Krefeld, Germany, and died 03 Dec 1904 in Dusseldorf, Germany. He married ELISABETH HERMINE FRANZISKA SIEGLINDE MERTTENS 19 Jul 1890 in Cologne, Germany. She was born 30 Dec 1865 in Wissen/Sieg Germany, and died 11 Jan 1943 in Dusseldorf, Germany. Notes for HERMANN FERDINAND SEYFFARDT: My grand-grandfather was Hermann Seyffardt(03.03.1864) a captain and head of a battalion. He was married with Sieglinde Mertens (*03.02.1865) From Hubertus Seyffardt More About HERMANN FERDINAND SEYFFARDT: Military service: Fuesilier-Regiment N 39; commander of officer school in Weilburg. Occupation: Second Lieutenant in Niederrhein. More About HERMANN SEYFFARDT and ELISABETH MERTTENS: Marriage: 19 Jul 1890, Cologne, Germany Children of HERMANN SEYFFARDT and ELISABETH MERTTENS are: 13. i. HANS HEINRICH ERNST FRITZ CARL10 SEYFFARDT, b. 02 Sep 1892, Weilburg, Ger-

many; d. 22 Jul 1956, Mainz, Germany. ii. PAUL CHRISTIAN ROBERT SEYFFARDT, b. 04 Mar 1894, Weilburg, Germany; d. 20 Sep

1979, Baden Baden, Germany; m. (1) JOHANNA PISZCEK; b. 20 Dec 1915; d. 2000, Baden Baden, Germany; m. (2) LENI PAGENSTECHER; b. 07 Jun 1895, Koln, Germany; d. 29 Nov 1941, Baden Baden, Germany. Notes for PAUL CHRISTIAN ROBERT SEYFFARDT: Paul was one of the first close to Moscow in ww2 and a highly 'decorated' soldier officer, got captured, later in British imprisonment. His capture was broadcast the in the official German Rudnfunk (radio) was later told. After the war he lived in Baden-Baden, Germany, was married with ? Knorr, from the famous Knorr Soup Factory. He ran some race horses on the famous

Baden-Baden race court and died later on by his war injuries. Some years ago his wife followed. As I worked for 2 years in an Baden-Baden based radio station I visited her. (from great nephew Hubertus)

GENERATION NO. 3

6. MATHILDE AMANDA MARIA TREUSCH10 VON

BUTTLAR (BERTHA AUGUSTE9 SEYFFARDT, MATHILDE8 FRANK, JOHANN HEINRICH7, JO-HANN GEORG6 FRANCKE, GOTTFRIED5, JA-KOB4, JOHANNES3, HANS JAKOB2, HANS1) was born 26 Feb 1887 in Trier, Germany, and died 18 Jan 1975 in Celle. She married (1) RUDOLF HARTIG 20 Mar 1920 in Muhlhausen/Thuringen. She married

(2) RUDOLF HARTIG 20 Mar 1920 in Muhlhausen/Thuringen.

Notes for RUDOLF HARTIG: schauspieldirektor in Frankfurt am Main

More About RUDOLF HARTIG:

Oc- cupation: Theater; artist More About RUDOLF HARTIG and MATHILDE VON BUTTLAR: Marriage: 20 Mar 1920, Muhlhausen/Thuringen More About RUDOLF HARTIG: Occupation: Theater director More About RUDOLF HARTIG and MATHILDE VON BUTTLAR: Marriage: 20 Mar 1920, Muhlhausen/Thuringen Children of MATHILDE VON BUTTLAR and RUDOLF HARTIG are: 14. i. MARIA RENATA11 VON BUTTLAR, b. 06 Apr 1918, Greifswald/Pommern. 15. ii. ELISABETH GIESELA VON BUTTLAR, b. 17 Sep

1920, Muhlhausen/Thuringen; d. 02 Jan 1997, Lon-don, England.

7. HILDEGARD BERTHA MARTHA TREUSCH10 VON BUTTLAR (BERTHA AUGUSTE9 SEYFFARDT, MATHILDE8 FRANK, JOHANN HEINRICH7, JOHANN GEORG6 FRANCKE, GOTTFRIED5, JAKOB4, JOHANNES3, HANS JA-KOB2, HANS1) was born 06 Aug 1890 in Trier, Germany, and died 19 Aug 1971. She married OLAF SCHOENPFLUG 31 Mar 1933 in Frankfurt am Main. He was born 14 Apr 1887 in Dresden, Ger-many, and died 21 Mar 1953 in Frankfurt am Main. More About HILDEGARD BERTHA MARTHA TREUSCH VON BUTTLAR: Occupation: singer and music teacher (pedagogy)

Seyffardt’s: Paula, Hanna & Walther, Emmy, Tilly, Erica & Guenther, Emmy, Carl, Emil

Hermann Ferdinand Seyffardt

More About OLAF SCHOENPFLUG: Occupation: Music teacher More About OLAF SCHOENPFLUG and HILDEGARD VON BUTTLAR: Marriage: 31 Mar 1933, Frankfurt am Main Child of HILDEGARD VON BUTTLAR and OLAF SCHOENPFLUG is: i. JOHANNES11 SCHOENPFLUG. 8. BERTHA ALETTA ELISE TREUSCH10 VON BUTTLAR (BERTHA AUGUSTE9 SEYFFARDT, MATHILDE8 FRANK, JOHANN HEINRICH7, JO-HANN GEORG6 FRANCKE, GOTTFRIED5, JAKOB4, JOHANNES3, HANS JAKOB2, HANS1) was born 14 Jun 1894 in Hachenburg, Germany, and died 27 Sep 1954 in Munich, Germany. She married RICHARD MUND 04 Dec 1918 in Munich, Germany, son of JACOB MUND and THERESE JOHN. He was born 19 Jan 1885 in Munich, Germany, and died 04 Nov 1968 in Munich, Germany. Notes for BERTHA ALETTA ELISE TREUSCH VON BUTTLAR: BERTHA MUND geb. Freiin Treusch v. Buttlar-Brandenfels *30.6.1894 +27.9.1954 in Landeck/Tirol an den Folgen eines Verkehrsunfalles. Munchen, den 29.September 1954 Richard Mund, Studenprofessor a.d. Mathilde Hartig v. Treusch Hildegard v. Buttlar-Schoenpflug Berta Nida-Rumelin, geb. Mund Artur Nida-Rumelin, Dipl. Ing. Architekt Elisabeth Schab, geb. Mund Lisanne und Vincent Schab (from death notice)

Herman and Sieglinde Seyffardt with children

Paul and Hans; Christmas 1895

Sieglinde Mertens Seyffardt and sons Paul and Hans; Christmas 1918

Notes for RICHARD MUND: Kunstler, Studenprofessor fur Malerei (art studio teacher) More About RICHARD MUND: Occupation: painter More About RICHARD MUND and BERTHA VON BUTTLAR: Marriage: 04 Dec 1918, Munich, Germany Children of BERTHA VON BUTTLAR and RICHARD MUND are: i. BERTHA THERESIA11 MUND, b. 09 Nov 1919, Munich, Germany; m. ARTUR NIDA-

RUMELIN; d. Abt. 1987. Notes for BERTHA THERESIA MUND: From Bertha Schroeder von Buttlar Bertha Theresia Mund (43c1) (Bertchen) war mit Arthur Nida-Rümelin (unglücklich) verhei-ratet. Ich kannte ihn noch sehr gut - er war kein angenehmer Mensch! Das brachte auch die Münchner Familie etwas auseinander - sie haben den Kontakt zu Bertchen wegen dem Rümelin abgebrochen! Bertchen war ein liebevoller Mensch. Nach dem Tod von Rümelin wanderte sie nach Indien aus. Vermutlich schloss sie sich einer Sekte an. Seither hat man leider nichts mehr von ihr gehört. Schade. Die Müncher sind auch nicht ganz unschuldig an dieser Geschichte. Sie fühlten sich immer etwas besser als die Anderen! Translation: Bertha Theresia Mund (Bertchen) was married to Arthur Nida-Rumelin (unfortunately). I knew him very well-he was not a nice person!! He created a small rift in the Munich family. They broke off contact with Bertchen because of Rumelin. Bertchen was a lov-ing person. After Reumelin's death she left for India. Presumably she joined a sect. Since then, unfortunately, nothing more was hear from her. It's a shame. The Munich folks are not entirely innocent in this story. They always felt a little better than the others!! Notes for ARTUR NIDA-RUMELIN: Architekt in Starnberg More About ARTUR NIDA-RUMELIN: Occupation: Architect in Starnbert

16. ii. ELISABETH BARBARA MUND, b. 29 Jan 1921, Munich, Germany. 9. ERNA MATHILDE10 SEYFFARDT (CARL LUDWIG ROBERT9, MATHILDE8 FRANK, JOHANN HEINRICH7, JOHANN GEORG6 FRANCKE, GOTTFRIED5, JAKOB4, JOHANNES3, HANS JAKOB2, HANS1) was born 03 Mar 1886 in Krefeld, Germany, and died 25 Jan 1977 in Berlin, Germany. She mar-ried JUSTUS KOHLMEYER. He died Jun 1962 in Berlin, Germany.

Left side from top to bottom (1918): Hildegard, Mathilde, (mother) Bertha von Buttlar with her grand-daughter Maria Renate, Professor Richard Mund and Bertha Aleta Mund.

Right side (1943): Bertha Theresia, Maria Renate, Hildegard, Elisabeth, Barbara with grandson Johannes, Professor Richard Mund and Bertha Aleta Mund.

(thanks to Barbara Schroeder von Buttlar for these side by side photos )

Bertha Theresia-Mund