This page contains links to photographs of
the family of
Karl Fredrick Rechner
and his wife,
Lydia Thecia Ernestina Carlina Böttger (Boettger), and some of their kinship connections. Karl Rechner
was from
Neustadt an der Orla, and Lydia Böttger was from
Königsee, both towns are now in modern state of Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen) Germany
(Deutschland) however
Neustadt an der Orla was formerly located in the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach,
later also known as Grand Duchy of Saxony (Großherzogtum Sachsen).
Both town are located near the town of
Rudolstadt.
Karl F. Rechner was a son of Franz Rechner and his wife, Minna Seiss. Although we have
not been able to research for Rechner records in Neustadt an der Orla, some minor bits of information has been gleaned from family photographs and family stories. Karl apparently had a brother Arthur Rechner, and
possibly three sisters, Minna, Hanna, and Hedwig Rechner. Minna married Hugo Uting. Hanna married Richard Wandrey.
Lydia Böttger was the daughter of Friedrich Böttger and his wife, Louise Henriette Riesland. As a young woman, Lydia was sent to hotel in Rudolstadt by her father Friedrich were she was trained in culinary arts. The objective was to turn her into a good cook and therefore be more attractive to a future husband. Karl and Lydia were married in Neustadt an der Orla, February, 1899.
Karl F. Rechner was an artisan specializing in wood graining, marbling, and gold leafing. Our family tradition tell us that he worked primarily in German churches and cathedrals. With a lack of work and a growing family, he was encouraged to immigrate to the United States by his brother-in-law, Carl Weber. Karl and Lydia, and their children, Gertrude, Carl, and Louise, came to
America in 1908 and temporarly settled in Chicago. Not finding suitabe work there, Karl and his family moved to Los Angeles California where their last child, Angeline, was born. Later Karl, Lydia, and family moved to Santa Barbara, California.
See: Rechner, &c, in United States
Also See: Notes on the Photographs
