Ernst Ferdinand Ludwig Von Rordorf1,2

M, #4034, b. circa 1822, d. 27 March 1889
     Ernst Ferdinand Ludwig Von Rordorf was born circa 1822 in Prussia.1 He and Christina Dorothea Christiana Ludowica Sternberg married on 17 August 1858 in Austin County, Texas.2 Ernst Ferdinand Ludwig Von Rordorf and Matilda Pape married on 25 August 1865 in Harris County, Texas.3 Ernst Ferdinand Ludwig died on 27 March 1889 in Texas.4 and was buried at San Fernando Cemetery #3 - Roselawn (section 7, lot 396) in San Antonio, Bexar County.4

Name Variations:

  • on daughter Bertha's death certificate5
  • on son, Fred's death certificate6
  • on daughter, Elsie's, death certificate7
  • on his marriage license to Christina Sternberg3

Family 1

Christina Dorothea Christiana Ludowica Sternberg b. 23 Apr 1841, d. c 1863

Family 2

Matilda Pape b. 2 Oct 1838, d. 9 Jul 1927
ChartsDescendants of Jacob & Sophia Sternberg, paternal, immigrant great great grandparents

Census Records

YearLocationEnumerated as
1880Fayette County, TexasHead of Household8
1870Cat Springs, Austin County, TexasPrincipal9
     Ernst Ferdinand Ludwig Von Rordorf filed his Declaration of Intent on 3 July 1858 in Austin County, Texas; Declaration of Intent.1

Citations

  1. [S406] Declaration of Intent for Ernst Ferdinand Ludwig Von Rordorf, Naturalization Records.
  2. [S954] Ernst Rordorf to Christine Sternberg, Marriage Certificate: Vol C page 282, Austin County, Texas.
  3. [S463] "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973: Index", online database: Familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  4. [S588] Find A Grave, Online database & images: www.findagrave.com,.
  5. [S359] Death certificate for Bertha Melcher, Death certificates, Bertha Melcher, Death Certificate 11082 (1944).
  6. [S358] Fred Rordorf, Texas Death Certificate 52054 (1934).
  7. [S360] Death certificate for Elsie Nolen, Death certificates, Elsie Nolen, Death Certificate 25189 (1922).
  8. [S569] Louis Rordorf household, 1880 US Census, Fayette County, Texas.
  9. [S596] Louis Rordorf household, 1870 US Census, Austin County, Texas.

Catharina Sophia Dorothea Sommers

F, #4038
     Catharina Sophia Dorothea Sommers's birthdate is unknown. She could have been the daughter of Jacob with a 1st wife. There was a 30 year age difference between Jacob Sommers and Louisa Kloth, therefore there could have easily been a 1st marriage. She and Daniel Gottfried Friedrich Sternberg married on 10 May 1808 in Gollin, Mecklenburg, Germany.1 Catharina Sophia Dorothea Sommers and Heinrich Christopher Lange married on 18 November 1836 in Moisall, Neuschlemmin, Mecklenburg, Germany.2
FatherHans Jacob Sommers b. c 4 Oct 1741, d. 22 Feb 1815
MotherLuisa Charlotta Friederica Klooth b. c 1770, d. 17 Aug 1798

Family 1

Daniel Gottfried Friedrich Sternberg b. c 6 Mar 1769, d. 21 Jan 1835
Children

Family 2

Heinrich Christopher Lange
ChartsDirect Ancestors of Kaye Feuerbacher, author of this site
Pedigree Chart for Ida Sternberg, paternal grandmother
     After her marriage she was normally known as Sophia Sternberg. After her marriage on 18 November 1836, she was normally known as Sophia Lange.2

Citations

  1. [S543] Ancestor chart for Christian Sternberg: Anne Mumme, (around 1986, exact date of chart creation unknown) (received in 1987).
  2. [S131] Moisall Parish Records, LDS Film 069357: Toten (Death), Tauf (Baptism) and Trau (Marriage) Registers, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  3. [S378] Qualitz, Mecklenburg, Germany: Church Records 1787-1869, v 1, LDS film 069456: Tauf (baptism), Trau (marriage), Toten (death) Registers, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Christian Sternberg

M, #4039, b. 24 February 1735, d. 10 August 1824
     Christian Sternberg was born on 24 February 1735 in Norenberg in Der Marck, Mecklenburg, Germany.1,2 He and Christina Sophia Rathsack married on 23 October 1767 in Neukloster, Mecklenberg-Scherwin, Germany.1,2 Christian died on 10 August 1824 in Neukloster, Mecklenberg, Germany, at age 89.1,2 He died of weakness and old age.2

Family

Christina Sophia Rathsack b. 26 Sep 1747, d. 2 May 1819
Children
ChartsDirect Ancestors of Kaye Feuerbacher, author of this site
Pedigree Chart for Ida Sternberg, paternal grandmother

Citations

  1. [S543] Ancestor chart for Christian Sternberg: Anne Mumme, (around 1986, exact date of chart creation unknown) (received in 1987).
  2. [S546] NeuklosterParish Records, LDS films 069392 & 069393: Toten (Death), Tauf (Baptism) and Trau (Marriage) Registers, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Christina Sophia Rathsack

F, #4040, b. 26 September 1747, d. 2 May 1819
     Christina Sophia Rathsack was born on 26 September 1747 in Neukloster, Mecklenberg, Germany,2 and was baptised on 28 September 1747, Neukloster in Mecklenberg.2 She and Christian Sternberg married on 23 October 1767 in Neukloster, Mecklenberg-Scherwin, Germany.3,2 Christina Sophia died on 2 May 1819 in Neukloster, Mecklenberg, at age 71.2
FatherJohann Christian Rathsack1 b. 4 Jan 1720, d. 23 Sep 1752

Family

Christian Sternberg b. 24 Feb 1735, d. 10 Aug 1824
Children
ChartsDirect Ancestors of Kaye Feuerbacher, author of this site
Pedigree Chart for Ida Sternberg, paternal grandmother
     After her marriage on 24 October 1767, she was normally known as Christina Sternberg.

Citations

  1. [S544] Research papers concerning the Sternberg families: Bob Pfenning, (various dates) (March 2011), Research condensed to a well documented self published booklet "The Ancestry of Franziska Sternberg, Tracing Her Roots to the 17th Century in Mecklenburg, published in 2010.
  2. [S546] NeuklosterParish Records, LDS films 069392 & 069393: Toten (Death), Tauf (Baptism) and Trau (Marriage) Registers, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  3. [S543] Ancestor chart for Christian Sternberg: Anne Mumme, (around 1986, exact date of chart creation unknown) (received in 1987).