Frieda (Steurenthaler) Brugger (1887 - 1950)

Born 9 Dec 1887 in Hinterzarten, Neustadt, Baden, Deutsches Reich

Ancestors

Died 15 Jan 1950 at age 62 in Saig, Neustadt im Schwarzwald, Südbaden, Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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Biography

This profile is part of the Steurenthaler Name Study.

Frieda was born on 9 December 1887 at Zipfelhof as sixth child and third daughter of Josef Steurenthaler and Maria Wunderle. As opposed to her next older sibling Ludwig, she got baptized in Altglashütten. Her godparents were Andreas Andris, from neighboring Raimartiehof and Karolina Wunderle, a sister of his mother.^[1]

In autumn 1933, when her father's heritage was split,^[2] she was already married to Leo Brugger from Hierehof in Saig, who was ten years older than her and (had?) inherited Hierahäusle.

Paul Steurenthaler (1938–2018), the son of her brother Ludwig, was her godchild. Since she was a sewer, she sewed him a jacket and a pair of trousers - both olive green - when he was able to walk.

Apparently she was very frustrated with her life, because she had a lot of work to do with the household and their four cows. Her husband is rumored not to have helped her that much. At one point she learned that she had breast cancer. In winter 1950 she commited suicide by strangulating herself with a scarve in a thicket of the forest between her home and Hochfirst. Her body apparently wasn't found for four weeks.

Hierahäusle went back to Hierahof after this and later was inhabited by a nephew of Leo and his family.

Research notes

Frieda took care of a boy named Baeuerle/Bäuerle, when she still was healthy. He reportedly came visiting her regularly and was clinging on her. She sewed clothing for him and apparently co-raised him. It is reported that she apparently had the impression that his parents, who had "a lot" of children, were not that much into cleanliness. Apparently they also did not have a toilet.

Luise (Steurenthaler) Mechau claimed he was born in 1926 and he died in World War II. His first name might have been Willi or Wilhelm.

The soldier memorial in Saig contains four Bäuerle as soldiers, who died in World War II:^[3]

• Ernst
• Eugen
• Josef
• Leonhard (missing)

Luise's sister Maria (Steurenthaler) Zähringer had a death announcement in her collection, that informs about the death of a Willi Bäuerle, born in Saig in 1926, and passed away in 2001. This has to be him. His profile also contains links to potential siblings.

Transcripts

Baptism

Im Jahre 1887 den 9 Dezember wurde in Rothwasser

Pfarrei Hinterzarten geboren u. am 11. Dezember von

Unterzeichnetem dahier getauft: Frieda ehel. Tochter des

Josef Steurenthaler u. der Maria Wunderle v. Hinterzarten

Pathen: Andreas Andris } v. Hinter-

Karolina Steurenthaler geb. Wunderle } zarten

Altglashütten 11 Dezember 1887

Reiß Pf.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Deutschland, Baden, Erzbistum Freiburg, katholische Kirchenbücher, 1678-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WXV9-RSN2 : 17 September 2019), Frieda Steurenthaler, 9 Dec 1887; citing Baptism, Altglashütten, Neustadt, Baden, Deutschland, , Erzbischöfliches Archiv Freiburg (Archbishop's Archives), Germany.
2. ↑ Badisches Notariat Neustadt/Schwarzwald: Übergabe- und Teilungsvertrag Zipfelhof Hinterzarten, 29 September 1933
3. ↑ Saig (1870/71 u. 1. und 2. Weltkrieg), Gemeinde Lenzkirch, Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, denkmalprojekt.org

• stories told by Steurenthaler-1 to Straub-620 on 30 December 2018 and 4 April 2019
• Max Weber: Bevölkerungsgeschichte im Hochschwarzwald, 1954, col 10 F3'