Rudolph Frederick Fritschie

1840 - 1896  (56 years)

• Name	Rudolph Frederick Fritschie
  Birth	17 Apr 1840	Taufertahl, Canton Aragon, Switzerland
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Apr 1896	White Bear, Minnesota
  Notes	The Fritschies Rudolph Frederick Fritschie was born at Canton Arragen Taufertahl, Switzerland on 17 APR 1840. He was raised as an orphan in a Swiss institution as both of his parents had died. He married Elizabeth Maurer in Basel, Switzerland. Together they emigrated to New York. Together they had two children. 1.Rudolph A. Fritschie Born 1863 in New York Married Francis Bates 21 FEB 1899 2.Elizabeth Fritschie Born 19 NOV 1869 in Lilly Lake, Minnesota Married Adelbert Decolia Bingham 25 FEB 1899 Had children Lawrence Frederick, Adelbert William (Clyde), Clarence Miles, Elmer Lee, Rebecca Fern and Rachel May Rudolph Fritschie was a direct descendant of a line of Swiss silk manufacturers from the time silk was introduced into Switzerland. He was a member of the Masonic Order having been initiated in Garnet Lodge # 166 on 12 APR 1894 in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Rudolph Fritschie got his start as an accountant . He moved to White Bear Lake where he engaged in the lumber business until he died 18 APR 1896. Elizabeth Fritschie (Bingham) was born 19 NOV 1869 in a log cabin on a farm near Lilly Lake, Minnesota. She married Adelbert Decolia Bingham 25 FEB 1899 in Washington State. Together they had six children: 1.Lawrence Frederick Bingham Born 1 DEC 1899 in Whatcon, Washington Married Ione Buferton Richey 30 SEPT 1927 Had children Donald Lee and Doris Veryl Died 9 MAR 1986 2.Clyde Henry (Adelbert William) Bingham Born 1 OCT 1990 in Whatcom, Washington Died 1 NOV 1918 3.Clarence Miles Bingham Born 1 JAN 1902 in Whatcom, Washington Died 8 MAR 1902 in Whatcom, Washington 4.Elmer Lee Bingham Born 5 DEC 1905 in Bellingham, Washington Married Ruth Amelia Evans 16 JUN 1928 in San Francisco, California Had children David Lee and Wesley Evans Died 23 JUL 1991 5.Rebecca Fern Grinstead Born 14 OCT 1907 in Jamestown, North Dakota Married Perry Cannon Anderson Had children Robert Lee, Harold, Norman Arnold, Lee Armond, Esther Lorraine and Darlene May Died 18 OCT 1994 in Portland, Oregon 6.Rachel May Bingham Born 7 APR 1909 in Spearfish, South Dakota Married John (Ellis Baker) Grinstead Had children: Charmie Fern, John David, James Richard, Robert Lawrence, Raymond Charles, William Adelbert, Virginia Lea and Donald Edward Died 18 AUG 1994 in Bellingham, Washington Later, her father built a large two story house at 427 4th Street, at Pine, near the vicinity of the Courthouse in Stillwater, Minnesota. When Elizabeth Fritschie Bingham was twelve years old, she and her Mother spent a year in Switzerland. While there she studied music and Catholicism, because all of her Mother's relatives were Catholics. One of her Aunts was a Catholic nun Glimpses of Elizabeth Fritschie Bingham can be found in Elmer Lee Bingham's "Era of Good Feeling's" reproduced in the Chapter on the Bingham's. She also was a very talented, educated individual. Some of her poetry survives today. Several poems follow: IN THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER Whether at dawn of the morning or late at night She ministers to the needs of the little mite At intervals, then her slumbers cease That she may know her babes rest in peace Tho for months no absolute rest she knows While with utmost tenderness she bestows The love that none but a mother can give To a tiny mite, that it may thrive and live. Then when it has strength to toddle about How in bending and lifting she wears herself out. No being, no element so fierce and wild But she will step between it and her child. In the same way, thwn, in later years All her joys, hopes sorrows and tears Are all laid as a sacred offering To the best of life for her beloved offspring When sons or daughters suffer she suffers, too, No friend more sincere, no love more true ARE ORDINARY LIVES ALL LIKE MINE Oh can it really be! Then if such a thing were true There could be nothing good or fine If all were bound like me My fate that opposes at every turn Any initiative whatever it be There is always a something to hinder me If we could know the story of each one There are millions who tried and tried Who have not the battle won For they were kept to the extreme At every turn by the giant poverty Who steps in between and so much as to say Surmount me if you dare! God made all good things to abound But the wicked rich in some way devise To manipulate so things won't go around If there were no want they would have no power And the world would become a paradise Elizabeth Fritschie (Bingham) died 14 APR 1955 in Bellingham, Washington.
  Person ID	I00241	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	John Fritschie,   b. Canton Arragon, Switzerland d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F00225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Maurer,   b. 5 Apr 1844, Basil, Switzerland d. 13 Dec 1917 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1863	Basil, Switzerland
  Children	1. Rudolph A. Fritschie,   b. 1863   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Elizabeth Bertha Fritschie,   b. 19 Nov 1869, Stillwater, Minnesota d. 14 Apr 1955, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F00211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

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  Rudolph Frederick Fritschie (b. 1840) and Elizabeth Bertha Fritschie (b. 1869).jpg Father and daughter. Rudolph was born in Switzerland. Elizabeth was born in Stillwater, Minnesota.

  
  

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  Fritschie-Maurer Genealogy Compiled by Ruth Bingham