From Westfalen, Prussia to Bay Area, California
August Rox born 1832 in Wurgassen, Hoxter, Westfalen, Prussia came to San Francisco and settled in Pinole, Contra Costa County, California.He married Maria Apfel who was born in 1843 in Bornheim, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany in 1865.Ancestors surnames in Westfalen are:Thewes, Rhoden, Robrecht, Micus, Homeyer, Groten, Surlandt, Mehring, Fischer, Knoist and Gerfer.Children include:John, Louisa, Anna, Mary, Matilda, Friedrick, August and Rosa (1866 - 1882).