Karl Julius Altwasser

The Fifth Child of Karl Altwasser and Anna Christine Frieske

Information about Karl Altwasser and Anna Christine Frieske.

Marriage Certificate

Karl Julius Altwasser and Anna Karoline Hunker

Document extracted from the Dombie (Dabie) Church Register in 1940.
Courtesy of Werner Altwasser and W. Kölner 2008

Karl Julius Altwasser, the son of Karl Altwasser and Anna Kristine Frieske, was born on May 26, 1849 in Czepow dolney, Dabie, Poland. On April 13, 1869, Karl Julius was married in the Lutheran Church in Dabie to Anna Karoline Hunker, the daughter of Jacob Hunker and Anna Marschewski.

He did not become a miller as his father and grandfather before him. Rather, he became a teacher and cantor, first in Dabrowa, then in Gorki and later in Nowa Zawadka, all in the Dabie area. The church records for the Dabie Parish have only been microfilmed to 1884. As a result we have been unable to identify all the children in this family. To October 1883, there were seven children born to Karl and Anna Karoline. Based on information handed down through the family and more recent documentation, Karl and his family did not migrate to Volhynia like his brothers, but stayed behind in Central Poland.

Children of Karl Julius Altwasser and Karoline Hunker
From the research of Karl Lenz.

Adolf Altwasser   b. August 15, 1870 in Dabrowa; Parents Karl Julius Altwasser, 21, spiritual teacher at Dombrowa and Karolina Hunker, 20; Witnesses Daniel Hiller, 21 and Johann Zelmer, 47. Emilia Maryanna Altwasser   b. March 22, 1872 in Dabrowa; Parents: Karl Altwasser, 23, spiritual teacher in Dombrowa and Karolina Hunker, 21; Witnesses: Samuel Schtoszer, 40 and Gottlieb Somerfeld both property owners in Dabrowa and Emilia Kassing(?) d. April 13, 1872, Dabrowa. Witnesses at death registration were Samuel Schtrosser, 40 and Johann Stammer, 52 both property owners in Dabrowa Florentyna Altwasser   b. November 28, 1873 in Dabrowa; Parents: Karol Juliusz Altwasser, 24, teacher in Dabrowa and Karolina Hunker, 23; Witnesses: Jan Sommerfeld, 45 and Jan Stroszer, 45 both proprietors in Dabrowa and Emilia Altwasser. Ferdinand Altwasser   b. August 18, 1876 in Dabrowa; Parents: Karol Altwasser, 27, cantor and teacher in Dabrowa and Karolina Hunker; Witnessess: Ferdinand Stark, 35 and Wilhelm Hunker, 22 of Brczezinie(?), Julianna Schindel and Julianna Wendland. Ottilia Emma Altwasser   b. January 4, 1879 in Dabrowa; Parents Karol Juliusz Altwasser, 29, Kantor in Dombrowa and Karolina Hunker, 28; Witnesses: Andreas Hunker, 21, proprietor in Brzezina, August Altwasser, 36, Mlynarz in Drzewce, Ottilia Kolmann and Ottilia Schiller; d. September 14, 1880 in Gorki. Witnesses at death registration were Heinrich Gorke, 52 and Jan Krüger, 60, proprietors in Gorki Anna Altwasser   b. July 9, 1881 in Gorki; Parents: Karol Altwasser, 33, Kantor in Gorki and Karolina Hunker, 31 ; Witnesses: Jan Krüger, 62, proprietor in Gorki, Jakob Hunker, 62, proprietor in Brzezina, Heinrich Gorki, 53 of Gorki and Anna Gorki. Wilhelm Altwasser   b. October 7, 1883 in Nowa Zawadka; Parents: Karol Altwasser, 34, Cantor/teacher and Karolina Hunker, 32; Witnesses: Wilhelm Hartfiel, 38, proprietor in Nowa Zawadka, Wilhelm Kaus and Gustav Berg, 50, proprietors in Nowa Zawadke and Wilhelmina Kaus.

Posen 1940

Johann Altwasser applied for German citizenship.

There were more than 2.1 million individuals applying to the Einwandererzentralstelle (EWZ) Immigration Center for Reich citizenship during the period 1939-1945.   EWZ was the central German authority for the immigration and naturalization of qualified ethnic Germans from Eastern European countries. At the onset of WW II, families in Poland had to provide proof of their German ethnicity to the Hitler administration in order to qualify for immigration and naturalization.

Dabie (Dombie) had been renamed Eichstädt when Johann Altwasser requested information to support his German ethnicity. The data to produce the ancestor chart below came from documents signed by Kantor J. Bojanowski in March 1940.   Kantor Bojanowski had extracted the information from the parish church register to provide the required documention and Werner Altwasser generously made copies of these documents available in 2008.

Karl Julius Altwasser Dabie Church Register birth and baptism; June 5,1849 in Czepow Dolny, Ksp. Dabie, Gouv. Kalisch, Polen

Anna Karoline Hunker Dabie Church Register birth and baptism; October 22,1850 in Brzeziny b. Uniejow, Gouv. Kalisch, Polen

Karl Julius Altwasser and Anna Karoline Hunker

Marriage Certificate

Document extracted from the Dombie (Dabie) Church Register in 1940.

Adolf Altwasser Dabie Church Register birth and baptism;

Leokadia Appelt > Dabie Church Register birth and baptism;

Marriage Certificate

Dabie Church Register Marriage Certificate January 2, 1901

Johann Altwasser

Johann Altwasser is the son of Adolf Altwasser and Leokadia Appelt, born on May 23, 1909. His marriage to Katharina Lubatschowski occurred on a date and a place unknown. The family fled Poland after WW II with their children to Wrangelsburg, DDR. Two more children were later born in Greifswald. Katharina died on 12 February 1991 in Zuessow and is buried in Wrangelsburg. Johann passed away in Wrangelsburg with the date unknown. Additional data for the Johann Altwasser and Katharina Lubatschowski family tree can be found on the web site of

Frank Bojahr

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Frank Bojahr is married to the niece of Werner Altwasser. Werner Altwasser is the youngest son of Johann Altwasser and the source of the 1940 document images.