Emil Carl Gustav Opitz
My husband's paternal great-great-grandfather was Emil Carl Gustav Opitz.He was born in Blankenburg am Harz, Prussia, 23 July 1824.I am looking for the names of his parents, grandparents, etc.He may have had the following siblings:Louise and Hubertus.
Emil Carl Gustav Opitz went by the name of Gustav Opitz.He came to America in 1849.He was a baker.He married Wilhelmine Augusta (Altheins?).He had two children who were born in Yreka, California:Wilhelmine in 1855 and Gustav in 1856.After his divorce in 1857 in Siskiyou County, CA, his ex-wife married Adolph Gustav Winckler and his children's surnames were changed from Opitz to Winckler.
Emil Carl Gustav Opitz fought in the Civil War under the name of Louis Schroeder.He served in Company "F," 47 Regiment of Infantry, New York Volunteers, from 11 Aug 1863 to 25 May 1865.He died under the name of Louis Schroeder on 31 Oct 1895 in Denver, Colorado.
If anyone has any information on the ancestry of Emil Carl Gustav Opitz, please let me hear from you.Thank you so very much for your help.
Sincerely, Carol Winckler
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