Ludwig Friedrich Osswald Sr.
1843-1907
The small village of Reiderich, in southwestern Germany, is hundreds of years old. Reiderich is situated on the River Erms, which flows through the village. The rolling hills around Reiderich were once covered with thick forests, part of the famed ‘Black Forest’, which runs across most of southern Germany. They are the hills made famous in the fables by the Brothers Grimm. It is here that Ludwig Friedrich Osswald was born, as were his paternal ancestors for several centuries. He was born May 18, 1843.
There was strict schooling and compulsory Lutheran Religion at the time. Every boy was required to learn a trade. Ludwig learned to be a stone mason. He was very skilled at this trade, which he did throughout his life.
Not much is known of Ludwig’s early life. His mother, Anna Maria Osswald, was a seamstress. She often did sewing for people in their homes, which took her away from her own home and children. When she was not gone, she was busy sewing for people in her home. Ludwig and his brother, Johann Christoph, were kept on task helping with the chores and household duties in her absence. Nothing is known of their real father or why they carried their mother’s maiden name. When Ludwig was 21 years old, his mother married Georg Friedrich Kaut.
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There was strict schooling and compulsory Lutheran Religion at the time. Every boy was required to learn a trade. Ludwig learned to be a stone mason. He was very skilled at this trade, which he did throughout his life.
Not much is known of Ludwig’s early life. His mother, Anna Maria Osswald, was a seamstress. She often did sewing for people in their homes, which took her away from her own home and children. When she was not gone, she was busy sewing for people in her home. Ludwig and his brother, Johann Christoph, were kept on task helping with the chores and household duties in her absence. Nothing is known of their real father or why they carried their mother’s maiden name. When Ludwig was 21 years old, his mother married Georg Friedrich Kaut.
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