19 Dec 2001 Husband: Johann Christian SCHROTH Father: Mother: Wife: Johanna Christina OPITZ Born: Wurzen Germany ? Died: Wurzen Germany ? Occupation: Sawyer Father: Mother: M Child 1: Friedrich Christian SCHROTH died at age: 65 Born: 10 Dec 1807 in Wurzen Germany Died: 17 Feb 1873 in Wurzen Germany Occupation: Sawyer/tannery owner 1 Spouse: Christiane Henriette FELIX b. 31 Mar 1808 d. 10 Mar 1888 Sources: (1) Fritz Walter MULLER, Genealogy of Muller family, Frederick Christian SCHROTH - my motherly grandfather - has been a very keen businessman and has managed to make his firm a well-known one throughout Germany. He was highly esteemed in public and was on the town council of Wurzen. A curious incident took place when he was 40 years old. Viz: A gypsy girl told his fortune against his wishes that disaster would overcome him by the time he was 50. And although he did not believe in the prediction, it bothered him considerably. When on his fiftieth birthday he remarked to his wife he had reached 50 without the mishap just as he was going to bed. At that moment he heard shouts and looked out to see his whole place of business (a large tannery) going up in smoke. He found himself pennyless but with the help of friends started up again. (No fire Insurance those days). And in 2 or 3 years time his business was bigger than ever. When he died he was a wealthy man and his firm "Wurzener Wollwasherie" had world renown fame. Name Index