Christian Bernard Oskar Bertling (1862)

Born 11 Sep 1862 in Twistringen, Diepholz, Königreich Hannover, Deutscher Bund

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Biography

Christian has Kingdom of Hannover roots.

Christian was born in Twistringen ^[1] which was at the time part of the Kingdom of Hanover. ^[2]

He emigrated to Baltimore in 1879, and his homeland was then part of Prussia. His occupation on the 1910 US Census was listed as an accountant.

In the 1910 census Oscar (age 47), Accountant, was the married head of household in Pittsburgh Ward 14, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. His wife is Catharine B. (age 48), and living with them is his mother-in-law, Barbara Over (age 79), and child Lilian, (age 10). ^[3]

Marriage

Lillian Bertling 1900– 27 Jan 1897 • St. Alphonsus R. C. Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, Catharina Barbara Auer (1861–). Witnesses to PR marriage, Robert Auer & Minnie Kroemceke. ^[4]

Emigration Record

Name, first name, origin: ^[5]

• Bertling, Christian Bernard Oskar, Twistringen

Birthday / Age: 9/11/1862 Profession / status: merchant Parents:

• Bertling, Friedrich August

Mitauswanderer: Faith: Destination (country / location):

• Baltimore

Date of emigration / registration: July 26, 1879 Financial situation: Other: 1 brother there

Sources

1. ↑ a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 30 km northeast of Diepholz, and 30 km southwest of Bremen. The source of the Delme river is located in the city. The most important attraction in Twistringen is the museum of straw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twistringen processing.
2. ↑ Kingdom of Hanover (Königreich Hannover 1814–1866) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Hanover
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 14, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1304; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0460; FHL microfilm: 1375317
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #23793565 (accessed 9 September 2022)
   Oscar C Bertling (47), married, Accountant, head of household in Pittsburgh Ward 14, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Germany.
4. ↑ Thomas&Baker Ancestry Family Tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/78318701/person/32387476609/facts
5. ↑ Lower Saxony German Archive https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/detailAction.action?detailid=v4444575