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Fratzke Family Genealogy
Fratzke's on the Net
The following is a listing of visitors to the FratzkeNet site, along with any comments they may have left. Add your name and thoughts using the form at the bottom of the page. The newest entries are added to the bottom of the list. Check back often to see which of your long lost relatives may have found this site.
Last entry added on: Wed Nov 12 19:22:51 PST 2008
Kirk FratzkeTue Oct 8 22:09:26 CDT 1996
Hi everyone,
I'm Kirk Fratzke, from Winona, MN, the keeper of FratzkeNet. You know I had to be the first one to get my name in here.
If anybody has any info they would like to add to the site, or to correct info that may be wrong send it to me via e-mail at the address above.
Thanks - hope you enjoy the site.
Kevin & Beth FratzkeKirk, Great job on the family tree, as we gather more information I'll send you updated Family Tree Maker reports. We are planning a Family dinner for the Beyers side to gather more information.
Mark Conrad FratzkeKirk, Thank you for this part of the Fratzke family genealogy. I'll send you the little information I have on the Pacific Fratzkes. Aloha, Mark
Karl & Sidney FratzkeAloha, We are the parents of Mark Fratzke. Karl is the great-grandson of August, this Fratzke was born in West Prussia in 1845. His family immigrated to the US in 1850. August owned a number of farms in Minnesota during his 105 year life time. His autobiography (such as it is) will be available from Mark. Kirk, thank you for providing your page (Fratzke Net) to help coordinate all this information. We hope more Fratzkes can contribute their part of the black and tangled web. Mahalo,
Karl & Sidney Fratzke CARE OF:
Michael FratzkePlaese contact me . I´am from Germany and 25 Years old. Sorry for my English
Mit freundlichen Grüssen
Michael Fratzke
Evelyn FratzkeGreetings from the Michigan Fratzkes! My grandfather (and family) immigrated to the U.S. in 1951 from Buchholz am Aller, Niedersachsen, Germany. They were previously part of a large ethnic German minority in Poland and settled in Germany after 1945. I am currently researching my part of the family tree and have traced back to Gottlieb Fratzke,born in 1807 or 1808, near Gabin (Gombin in German) Poland. I'd be happy to send what I have when I get it completed.
Jill FratzkeHello from Oregon! My name is Jill Fratzke and I am 28 years old. My parents are James and Barbara Fratzke and my grandparents (both deceased) were Clifford Albert Heinrich Fratzke and Fern (Dodd) Fratzke, both originally from Iowa. My brother and sister-in-law, Brian and Amy, and I all now live in Portland (I've just returned from living four years in Chicago). It's good to know that so many Fratzkes are out there!!
Kevin FratzkePlease check out the Fratzke family tree I have posted via the Family Tree Maker web site. it's at http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/f/r/a/Kevin-C-Fratzke/index.html let me know what you think of it. I'll be updating it as I gather more information. I am the brother of Kirk Fratzke the keeper of this page. Kirk could you post a link to this page?
Mark FratzkeFratzkes, Happy New Year! Mark
Nathan FratzkeHello, my name is Nathan Fratzke, my parents are Ronald and Verona Fratzke from Minnesota, my grandparents (deceased) are Reuben and Stella Fratzke. I am currently living in Kimball, Nebraska working as Director of Maintenance for Missionare International (http://www.megavision.com/~business/misaire)
Nathan FratzkeHello, my name is Nathan Fratzke, my parents are Ronald and Verona Fratzke from Minnesota, my grandparents (deceased) are Reuben and Stella Fratzke. I am currently living in Kimball, Nebraska working as Director of Maintenance for Missionare International (http://www.megavision.com/~business/misaire)
Mark FratzkeAloha, Am I the first Fratzke to log on in March? I am the great-great-grandson of August, this Fratzke was born in West Prussia in 1845. His family immigrated to the US in 1850. August owned a number of farms in Minnesota during his 105 year life time. I recently gained access to a scaner I will be sending His autobiography (such as it is) to Kirk. Kirk, thank you for providing your page (Fratzke Net) to help coordinate all this information. We hope more Fratzkes can contribute their part of the tangled web. Mahalo, Mark
Gayle E. DahlgrenGreetings from Texas! I am the oldest grandchild of Erick and Esther Fratzke (deceased) of Hutchinson, Mn. My great-great-grandfather, Carl August Fratzke, came over from Reetz, Germany in 1890. My great-grandfather was Theodore. I would be interested to hear from the grandson of Reuben and Stella Fratzke.My grandfather and Reuben were cousins. I am interested in hearing from any others who are part of my family.
Thomas A. FratzkeGreat job on the Fratzke site. I didn't really expect to find a Fratzke site! My family is from Iowa. My father, who is deceased, is Frederick August Wilhelm Fratzke. I have a brother Bill living in LaPorte City, IA (
Mark FratzkeThis is too cool, I look forard to seeing that piece of Fratzke history (see above). I hope you do pass it along to FRATZKE NET Where the elte come to meet. Aloha, Mark
Kevin and Paula FratzkeThis is great! We are from Mora, MN and there is a small clan of Fratzke's in the area. Kevin has four other brothers, all of which are in MN. Their parents are Walter and Helen (of Mora). Kevin's uncle, Harold Fratzke, has a great knowledge of the Fratzke family, from their emigration from Germany to the settling in MN, to present. He has names, dates of birth, dates of deaths, etc. I will get this information from him and pass it along here.
My maiden name is Janousek. If anyone has heard of this name, please e-mail me at
Later!!
Jason Fratzke Fratzke.Jason.edu.mayo Mon May 12 04:24:27 CDT 1997Hi: I am Jason Fratzke. I live in Rochester, MN. My great grand father was Arthur C. Fratzke from Winona, MN (deceased 1990) I am 25 years old and originally grew up in Chatfield, MN. This web page has me wondering about my heritage and connection with the rest of you. I must dig a little deeper. Have a great day.
Jason FratzkeE-Mail address correct now.
Evan FratzkeI'm a 14 yr. old 8th grader from Iowa. My parents are Harold and Elaine Fratzke. I have two sisters Nicole and Melissa Fratzke. My grandparents are Kurt (deceased) and Grace Fratzke.
Tom FratzkeTom from Portland. Here's a question I'd like some of you to answer. A quick email would suffice. How do you pronounce Fratzke? Fra, as in say, frock? Or is it Fra, as in say say, fracture? My brother and I sometime debate this? I bet there are different pronunciations?
Mark FratzkeMark from Honolulu. Here's an answer. I've always heard it pronounced Fra, as in, fracture.
Evelyn FratzkeThe Germanic pronunciation is Fra, as in frock. How do most of you pronounce the end? Zke like ski or Zke like eh? The Germanic pronunciation is the latter.
Jill FratzkeSome nicknames for Fratzke: Fratzig, Fracus, Fratzkamonium, Fratty, the element Fratzonium...these have actually been used by people who just can't get it right.
Mark C. FratzkeJill, Please clarify. Is Fratzkamonium excreted in the urine as the chief nitrogen-containing end product of Fratty acid metabolism? What does the element Fratzonium react with ? Aloha, Mark
Bill SealHi -
My mother's maiden name is Phyllis Fratzke and she was born in Cottonwood, MN in 1917 (?). Her father was Edward Charles(?) Fratzke.
My mother's brothers are: Harold Fratzke, still in Cottonwood, and Charles Fratzke, now in Northfield, MN. They each have several children.
I just looked through this quickly, but didn't see any reference to Edward Fratzke, nor any other Fratzke names that I recognized. Perhaps they're a "black sheep" branch or something! But, I had no idea there were so many Fratzkes!
The story I have been told is that the name is actually an adaptaion of the Swedish name Fraskaage (approximately!), who was a sea captain who emigrated to Germany. Anybody heard that story?
By the way, my mother (Phyllis nee Fratzke) says that they spoke German in her house and that was all she knew until she went to school at five years old.
Bill in MN
Charles H. FratzHi! Maybe we lost the key (KE). Fratz, Charles and Carl from Stuttgart, Germany. Not much info. Fratzs came to NY city and lived in getto, Grenwich Village. Half went to Lancaster County, PA. and now all but own a town (Accident) in Maryland. Other half, my Greatgrandfather Carl moved to Poughkeepsie, NY. My Grandfather was Carl, married to a Mary Murphy from County Cork, Ireland. What a mix! My father was Charles R. Fratz and my mother was Gertrude nee Hartley. To make a long story short, I'm a son of the Conferderacy (38th Virginia Infantry C.S.A.), and have a possible relationship to George Washington. Still working on this.
Your page is well done. My eleven year old writes in HTML, Java, and Java Script. He has designed and placed on the net two Corporate Home Pages for two local regional businesses, has two Corporations, maintains two commercial pages of his own, designed three small games that are on the net. He also resells Domains. He may be looking for help in the near future.
Nicole J. FratzkeHi! I'm Nicole Fratzke, orginally from Sumner, Iowa, now living in Omaha NE. My parents are Harold and Elaine Fratzke, I have a younger sister Melissa and younger brother Evan, all still living in Sumner (Northeast IA). My grandparents are Kurt (deceased) and Grace Fratzke from Jesup, Iowa. My father has three brothers, one deceased, one living in California, and another living around the Jesup area. I also know there is Fratzke's down in Texas. Thank you for this site, I find it very interesting, keep up the good work. The Fratzke family is more wide spread then I ever thought it was! Keep in touch!
Ed FratzkeI'm the brother of Nathan Fratzke above. I've transplanted to Southern California. My wife Teresa and I have triplets Megan, Lucas, and Paige. I'm from the Ruben and Stella line. I have an old family history book my aunt made up a few years ago. I'll have to dig it up to see if I can add to the site.
Tom FratzkeMy address has changed from the one listed above. Any more Fratzke's in the Pacific NW? Let me know. Was reading Jill's messasge above, how many of you have gotten mail with the name Fartzke! It's always a good laugh.
Deb KoplenI am a FRATZKE researcher because of their long association with the KOPLEN framily that runs all the way back to the "old country". My ancestor's sister Wilhelmine KOPLEN (b 23 Dec 1830; died 11 Jun 1917 at Freedom Township/Waseca County/MN) married August FRATZKE (b 10 JUL 1822; died 13 Dec 1903). When my Charles KOPLEN, he resided for a while at the FRATZKE farm in Marquette Co., WI. It seems that August was here befor my Charles.
Looking forward to finding more FRATZKE's and therefore more about my KOPLEN family.
Good job on the web page
Justin FratzkeHello all fellow Fratzke's! Greetings from Indianapolis, I just happen to stumble across this page and I can't believe all of us that are out there!
Steven RistubenI stumbled across the Fratzke site while searching Ristubens. William Fratzke, born 1903, was my uncle. His wife Verna (Totsy) was my father's sister. As a child and young adult, we spent many weekends in their home and they at my parents'. Bill and I used to fish a lot, in fact he took me ice fishing for the first time on the Mississippi near Prairie Island. It was cold and fishing was poor. I have never liked ice fishing since. We also went a few times in the river near Alma, Wisconsin. After he retired, he started making fishing lures and I enjoyed watching him perform the process in his basement. Both he and Totsy loved to come to the Twin Cities to shop until they dropped.
Gayle Dahlgren richdahl.com Sat Dec 6 10:00:20 CST 1997I have been researching the Erick Henry Fratzke family. My mother was Erick and Esther Jordan Fratzke's oldest child. They were born in the Hutchinson, MN area and lived all their lives in the Hutchinson area. I have put together a little family history and memories from the children, grand-children and great-grand-children along with recipes from everyone. It was a really fun project. I didn't realize there were so many other branches of the Fratzke family. I enjoyed reading everyone's messages. Ed from Southern California, your grandfather, Rueben and my grand- father, Erick were cousins. I have corresponded with a couple of other members of your family, Michael in Indiana and Nathan in Nebraska. Would love to hear from you!
Kate FratzkeHello Fratzkes' I live in Winona MN and My parents are David and Carole (Thompson) Fratzke. My grandparents are John and Norma (Prigge) Fratzke. And I am the great grand-child of Hulda and William. It's nice to see so many Fratzke's all over and see that everyone is interested in our family history.
Ron FratzkeI am Ron Fratzke (full name (Ronald Joseph Fratzke), I was born in Jesup Iowa, in 1961 My parents are Ronald W. Fratzke (deceased, 1961), and Bertha (Demuth) Fratzke, I have five brothers - John David, James Henry (deceased), Richard Paul, Gregory James, and Thomas William, and two sisters - Margaret Ann Fratzke Wolfe, and Mary Beth Fratzke. My grandparents, Henry and Clara, both deceased migrated to the USA as children I believe. They both ended up in Jesup Iowa. I have no idea who their brothers and sisters may have been. And I have little information about my father's brothers and sisters, as I was not yet born when my father died, both my mother and grandmother Clara found the family history to difficult to talk about. I have been living in Melbourne Australia for the last seven years. I am a Religious Brother in the Catholic Church. I would love to find out more about the family history, especially anything about Henry and Clara Fratzke, I believe Clara's maiden name was Loebeck. (I'm not sure if the spelling of the maiden name is correct). I too was surprised to see so many Fratzke's around the place!!!
Faithfully,
Ron Fratzke, Down Under
Yvette FratzkeWhat a pleasant surprise to see so many fellow Fratzke's alive and well! I am Yvette Fratzke of Chicago, IL. My parents are Paul Jr. and Nancy Fratzke of Janesville, IA. My grandparents are Paul Sr. (deceased) and Amanda Fratzke of Fairbank, IA. My grandmother just celebrated her 95th birthday last June.
Deb KoplenThought I would let you know that I found the starting place for my Koplen line, and therefor early FRATZKE's. It is Prossekel (now Przesieki) (Poznan) POLAND. In fact, one sponsor at the baptism of my g-grandfather on 8 April 1832 was a Henriette FRATZKE.
Anyone else out there that goes back to this part of Poland?
Vern FratzkeThis Fratzke Net is a great idea! Looks like most of the branches are connected back in Germany. This is my branch, as near as I have it for now.
I am Vernon Fratzke, originally from Oklahoma, but now in Virginia. My father was Arthur Julius Fratzke (b. 9/20/1903 d. 2/9/1982). My grandfather was Julius William Fratzke (b. 10/17/1977 d. 3/4/1951). He was born at Westfield WS, moved to Freedom MN after 1892, & moved to Oklahoma in 1901. My great-grandfather was Carl Julius Fratzke (b. 4/28/1837 d. 11/10/1892). He was born in Eichburg, Germany, moved to Westfield WS in 1856 or 1857. Next moved to Fairwater WS in 1878 or 1879. My great-great-grandfather was Friedrick Fratzke (b. 10/8/1810 d. 4/9/1889). He was born in Germany, moved to Westfield WS about 1856 or 1857. Next moved to Freedom MN about 1866. He married Johanna Luise Breitenhold (b. 12/11/1812 d. 7/15/1879).
My grandfather, (Julius William) had 3 brothers and 5 sisters: Emma (b. 3/31/1866 d. 4/2/1948), Mary (b. 7/2/1867 d. 9/6/1943), Herman (b. 12/7/1868 d. 7/23/1936), Minnie (b. 2/28/1870 d. 12/13/1954), Bertha (10/30/1871 d. 12/9/1959), Gustav (b. 4/20/1874 d. 3/3/1950), Melinda (b. 10/21/1875 d. 3/19/1957), & Emil (b. 4/23/1885 d. 10/21/1964). Most stayed in Wisconsin, except Emil who had gone to Pomona California and married Doris Oestmann. I believe Herman had a daughter, Eva, who married Ervin Eckart.
My great-grandfather (Carl Julius, aka Julius) had 5 brothers and one sister: John (b. 10/25/1833 d. 8/24/1896), Herman, Charles (or Carl?) (b. 6/2/1846 d. 7/23/1936), Gustav (b. 2/15/1848 d. 3/2/1923), William, & Mary (b. 1852 d. ?). John was the first to emigrate (arrvd. NY 1/3/1854), brought over the rest of the family, and later moved to Freedom MN in 1866. Most of the family subsequently moved to MN, except for my great-grandfather, who remained in WS. Herman later moved to Ripon WS. Mary fratzke married Ernest Miller and lived in Janesville MN. John Fratzke had three wives (Gering, Gussy, & Mathilda Barbknecht), and children by each: (1) Herman, William, & Charles; (2) Hulda who married Fred Kelling, & Gust J. who married Amy Lang; (3) Ed - moved to Texas, Henry, & Frank W.
I would especially like to hear from anyone who can connect their branch with mine -- and from anyone who can correct any of my errors -- or from anyone else, since we are all related.
Jason J. FratzkeKirk, I recently was married on June 28, 1997. Was wondering if you were the guy to talk to about updating the family tree. I married Jennifer Kuntz, of Owatonna. I am the great grand son of Arthur C. Fratzke. Thanks. Hi to all the other Fratzke's out there.
Matt FratzkeAmazing to find this site on the web. Great work! I am the nephew of Tom Fratzke who has already signed the guest book a couple of times. David, one of the brothers that Tom mentioned, is my father. After graduating from college I moved to Vancouver, Washington where I now live.
Kirk FratzkeTest...Sorry, lost a years worth of stuff due a technology hick-up...remember to always back-up!
Kay Ward JohnsonHi.. I got webtv for a Christmas present and I love it. I'm from Minneapolis.born and raised in Southeast Mpls. I have six brothers..my Great Grandma on my father's side was Sophie Fratzke and she died around l950 or so. I was only 5 or 6 then. My Grandmother was Amelia Fratzke with sisters Doris, Elsie, Anne, Hilda, Clara and a brother, Harold. I don't know Sophie's husband's first name. Have any of you Fratzkes' heard of my family? This is so neat..I can hardly stand it. I never dreamed there were so many Fratzkes..and that those in the l800's and early and even middle 1900's (like my family) had so many children. I have five older and 1 younger brother. My Mom is in a Nursing home..she's almost 87 and now can't remember things from the past. I hope some of you will have heard of us and will let me know. I think my Grandma Amelia known as Millie, was the black sheep of my family. I have really enjoyed reading about all of the other Fratzkes..please keep writing in.
Thomas A. FratzkeI have changed my email to msn.com. Still living in West Linn, OR. I built and maintain a site for an importer of german shoes. Stop by and visit josef-seibel.com.
Mark FratzkeHi, I'm Mark in Marion, Iowa. I'm the grandson of Ed and Georgia Fratzke from Brandon, Iowa. My late grandpa Ed passed his farm onto my dad, Jack, and My uncle, Jerry. My Brother and I will farm it in the future. It is interesing to see the overwelming number of Fratzke's.
DoraI am searching two sets of Jackson's. Do you have very much on the child that married Chris Jackson? My set of Jackson 's is SAMUEL DAVID JACKSON-SARAH PONDER SAM JACKSON-LOU. THES ARE OUR GGRANDPARENTS. Your site is well organized. Hope mine can be as well. Happy Hunting I just love this new way for searching. DLA
Sabine Fratzke none Fri Jun 4 13:21:36 CDT 1999Here the next: We are "lots of" Fratzkes in Germany. When I was a young girl my grandpa always visit our relatians in the holliday - it didn't matter which relation. So I know some fratzkes in germany. My nearer relations are all living in the south of germany. There are some more Fratzkes in the north of Germany (ex-East Germany) and we know them very well cause their parents and my grandfather's parents are brothers. Until the second war, they all lived in East Germany (Poland). One of my relations has some old documents form the years 17.. She told us, that in this documents the familiy was named "von Fratzke". My father always wants to make a family tree. He is not able to use the internet. I will show this sides to him....
David Lee FratzkeHello to all of the Fratzke's
Thomas A. Fratzke (in the comments above) is my brother and Matt is my son.
Our deceased father was Frederick August Wilhelm Fratzke, born in Independence, Iowa the son of Elizabeth (Butke) and August Fratzke.
I have two sons and a daughter, Matt in Vancouver, Wa.; Justin, in La Grande, OR and Erika, in La Grande, OR.
My wife Linda and I live in La Grande, OR
My business email address at Boise Cascade is
Take care.
nancy reetzlooking for johnn reetz from germany.died in 1927.wife name mary place of birth unknown.he did recieve his citizen papers around 1880 in mason county ky. no known relatives..
Bonnie Fratzke Schatz WaslaskiHi Kirk, My cousin Lynda in Pierre sent me an email to go to this site and so I though she finally got her home page done, boy was I surprised. I was really surprised when I opened up Charles Henry Fratzke and saw my name as the one who gave the information. This is fantastic. I am going to get my books out and check out all these names. It looks like some of my answers could be here. I am presently a student at Mankato State, yes one of these non-trads. I took summer courses and what a nightmare, but I will be done on the 23rd of this month and then I will spend more time at your home page. What a wonderful job you have done. Thanks. Bonnie
Brandy L. AndersonHello my name is Brandy. I'm from Pierre, SD. My mother is Kathy (Fratzke) Anderson (of Ft. Pierre, SD). My Grandparents are Melvin and Phyllis Fratzke (of Pierre). I was a Fratzke before my mother got married when I was about 6 yrs. of age. I have 3 younger sisters: Kari (10 yrs in August), Samantha(9 yrs in Oct.), and Sondra(9 yrs in Oct.). I have been curious of how many other Fratzke's are really out there and are we all related. I'm sure all of us are in one way or another. Good job on the site, but it needs to be updated on the deaths and the grandchildren, etc... have a good one.. Brandy,17, of Pierre,SD
Keith Fratzke none Thu Aug 12 02:50:25 CDT 1999My name is Keith Fratzke, It's August 12,1999 at 2:40 am. I am at work in Austin, Minnesota (Mower County). I work as a deputy sheriff. I live in Winona, Minnesota. You can imagine my suprise when I typed in my name and found all this. I kind of like finding out that I have relation in Hawaii. I'll have to check back and see if there are any new entries.
Maren Ristuben DunlapGreetings from Tacoma, Washington. Like Steven Ristuben, I found this sight when looking for Ristuben. Steven's father, Francis Ristuben, is my cousin. In a round about way, this makes my family tree cross with the Fratzke family. My three brothers, Oliver, Arlen, and Peter (now deceased) and I were all born in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. I teach in the Clover Park School District and my husband works for Pierce County Parks and is a retired school teacher. We have two children, Paul (27) and Denise (24).
Darlene MilanTo all Fratzkes on site, Carolina B. Fratzke m. to Johann Friedrich in the area of Smolnik,Slovakia, in 1850's, (my great-great grandparents,) son Ernest Emile and siblings immigrated and eventually settled in Maple Leaf (Elma,)iowa, and Rochester MN. Caesar Friedrich being my grandfather. Does anyone know where Leszes,Tremizen was in 1850's? Smolnik was part of Austria then, I need current day town names.
Juli FratzkeHi! I happened to come across this site during a bored moment at work and I am surprised. I am in Michigan now, but my family is from Iowa. My great-grandfather Erwin Fratzke (deceased) lived in Oelwein, Iowa with his wife Marjorie - They are my oldest relatives that I know of, but there are other family members around Iowa. Anyone with ideas about how Erwin Fratzke fits into the Fratzke tree? He would have been born around 1910 or so, I believe in Iowa.
Michelle FratzkeThis is great! I am so confused about the lineage of our family as it seems that each branch in each state extends from the same names! Carl, Julius, etc. It is nice to know there are so many of us out there! I grew up in Minnesota. I am now a Special Education teacher in Arizona. I am the daughter of Donald and Annette Fratzke. The grandchild of Paul and Mildred Fratzke. This has inspired me to do some research on the Fratzke family!
bill fr@zkemy parents were herb and joyce (null), and i was born in vallejo, ca.my uncle was/is norm, and my aunt was/is roberta. we're not so close. i live in seattle.
Teri ZipfHi all,
I am the granddaughter of Martha Fratzke from Hutchinson, Minnesota. My great uncle and aunt were Reuben and Stella, so hello to those of you who are related to them or me. I live in the state of Washington now, as do most of my sisters and brother. The rest of grandma's descendants still live in Minnesota, mostly.
Anne Fratzke CoanMy name is Anne Fratzke Coan. I live in Raleigh, North Carolina. My father is Everett Francis Fratzke. He lives in New Bern, NC, but is originally from Independence, Iowa (Buchanan County). His father was Albert Fratzke. My mother, Ada Mae Goodwin Fratzke, is deceased. I have a sister Barbara, in California, a brother Melvin in NC, and a sister Margaret in NC. I am in touch via e-mail frequently with several relatives who are/were from Iowa. Will pass on this web site to them. Thanks for setting it up! P.S. Love your cat's picture!
Robyn (Fratzke) Hackworth rhack77webtv.net Sat Jan 29 01:22:45 CST 2000Hello everyone, My grandfather is Robert Arthur Fratzke, from Miller South Dakota. My father is Merle Dean Fratzke from Kearney, Nebraska. I have relation that I know for sure in Montana and Oregon, and South Dakota, but was wondering if anyone of you are related to me. It is neat to see that there is a site dedicated to the Fratzke's. Even though I am married, I will never forget the Fratzke name. It is the name that will always be mine no matter what. Anyone can e-mail me and chat. Would love to hear from you all, Take care Robyn (Fratzke) Hackworth
mary martinI'm the daughter of Violet (Fratzke) Wiebe, and granddaughter of John Fratzke & Mary (Hildebrandt) Fratzke. Grandpa came to the US from Germany in 1890(I believe) and if not from Reetz, had relatives from there. He settled in the Hutchinson, MN area and later moved to Mpls. I can't believe I found this site, since I've tried every other address I've run across and always came up with "no matches found" I have a couple of Fratzke "books". Email me if you think we're related and we can compare notes. Mary
Steven W. FratzkeGreetings from Cedar Rapids, IA
My parents are Darrell and Ruth Fratzke. Darrell is the son of Albert & Margaret Fratzke, Independence, IA. Although there are several similarities in the list above. I'm not related to any of the Fratzke's listed. Interesting....
I'm 41, RR Engineer for Crandic Railroad, enjoy racing motorcycles for a hobby.
I have 2 brothers and 2 sisters (Reva Marie, Ronald Lee, Leon Matthew, Dara Lou). I'll let them know about this site!
Take Care Fratzke Clan! Steve
Dan NickolieFrom Wisconsin my great grandmother was Hulda Marie Fratske (1873-1946) of the Waushara Co/Marquette Co area. She was married to William August Nickolie. Her sister was Anna Emilia (1879-?). Her parents were Albert Fratzke (1845-1927) and Whilemina Grams. Albert immigrated from the Posen area. (Its pronouced Frahtz-kee here.)
Interested in connections. Thank you.
Karen Fratzke SmithHere's an interesting story. On or about August 1971, I was married and living on Peninsula Avenue Burlingame California. I was still getting mail in my maiden name on occasion. One day the mailman delivered my mail to a Barbara Fratzke of South Carolina who happened to be living around the corner from me. I wasn't aware of this until the mail mix-up and one or the other of us called. I moved to Redwood City shortly after this and spoke to Barbara only once again. Does anyone know Barbara, she'd be in her early 50's was from North or South Carolina. I've never forgotten and actually have regretted not getting together with her. Karen
Sonia MeyerHello from Hacienda Heights, California. Although I'm not a Fratzke descendant, my friend and neighbor, Marjorie Noe asked me to see what I could learn about her Grandmother, AMELIA FRATZE of Sleepy Eye, MN, who married HERMAN HAMANN.
I found Kevin Carl Fratzke's wonderful "Fratzke Family Home Page" on the FTM site in which Amelia is named as one of the daughters of Carl F. Fratzke and Augusta Yeska. Does anyone have any additional information about Amelia?
Jeff FratzkeI found an old newspaper clipping that was dated July 1936 and I thought it might fill in some gaps about the Fratzkes. The following is the complete text.
Obituary July 1936
Last Rites Held for Chas. Fratzke Deceased Was Over 90 Years Of Age At Time Of Death
Charles Fratzke died at the home of his son, F. W. Fratzke Tuesday, July 23, at the age of ninety years and twenty-one days. His death was due to the infirmities incident to his advanced years. The deceased was born on June 2nd, 1846, in Proseagle Shareque, Province Posen, Germany the son of Frederick and Johanne Louise Finster Fratzke. He was educated in the Christian Day schools of Germany. Throughout his active years he followed the occupation of farming. After coming to this country he had lived for a time at Green Bay, Wisconsin, and at Cottonwood, Minn. He came to Waseca County in 1869. On July 16, 1878, Mr. Fratzke was joined in wedlock with Miss Carolina Wilhelmina Beottcher of Freedom township. The following children survive: Mrs. Clara Kopten, Alma City; Mrs. Louie Frank and Mrs. Alvina Johnson, both of Cottonwood; Edward Fratzke, Cottonwood; Herman Fratzke, Berkeley, California; Emil Krueger, an adopted son, Alma City; and Fred W. Fratzke of Janesville His wife and a son preceded Mr. Fratzke in death. Two brothers-in-law and one sister-in-law, Herman Beottcher and Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Mueller, all of Janesville. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at one-thirty from the home and two o’clock at Trinity Lutheran church with Rev.0. F. Krause conducting the services. The pall-bearers were Herman Fratzke, Richard Fratzke, William Fratzke, Will Fratzke, Adolph Fratzke, F. G. Fratzke and Emil Fratzke, assistanit pallbearer. Interment took place in Janesville cemetery Among those from out of town who attended the funeral services were Adolph Fratzke, LaMoille, Minn.; Edward Fratzke and family, William Borch and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Steffen, Ernest Lohmann, his father and mother and son Glen, Mrs. Alvina Johnson and daughters, all of Cottonwood; William Gens and family, Vernon Center; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson and Mrs. George Davis, Pemberton; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Frank and daughter Irene of Wood Lake.
Kelly Ray FratzkeHi, I am from the Fratzkes in Independence Iowa. My great grand parents are Albert and Margaret Fratzke (both deceased). My grandparents are Aaron and Eleanor Fratzke (both deceased). My Father is Dennis Fratzke. My aunts and uncles are Joann, Vicki (Fratzke) Peterson, Douglas, Gary and Leslie.
Rachel Davies none Sun Jul 23 13:01:37 CDT 2000Hello from Jacksonville FL. My great grand parents are Margaret and Albert Fratzke. My grand parents are Ruth and Darrel Fratzke. My mom is Reva (fratzke) dubay. I am Revas second child Rachel. I have two brothers Andy 23 and Wayne 11.
mary martinI received an email from Bonnie (Fratzke) Waslaski last week and we were to exchange information. However, her mail was returned to me. Bonnie, if you read this, please con- tact me again.
Craig Treusdell ct@utech Tue Aug 1 02:07:47 CDT 2000If anyone has any information about Charles Fratzke(1846-1936) - from Posen, Poland(formerly Germany) - son of Frederick/Johanne - esp. how and if he is related to Carl Fratzke, please e-mail me. I suspect that he is my great-great grandfather and there is very little info about him online. I also want to say "hi" to all the Fratzkes out there.
Craig TreusdellFixed the email adress.
Brian Fratzkeformerly of hutchinson, mn. i moved to colo. in 1976. my parents are kenneth and madge fratzke, still of hutchinson. i found this site looking for another fratzke directory ive heard rumors about. i will update you if i can find it.
Brian Fratzkegreetings from colo. ive become somewhat intrigued by this site so ive browsed it extensively. i came out of the rueben and stella fratzkes (my grandparents) but i dont see any reference to them anywhere on this site. also to jill and her misspellings and mispronunciations, i applied for a boundary waters permit several years ago. it came back addressed to brain fartzke. how could they get both names wrong? dare i say anything about mn.
fratzkegreetings from berlin! here are susanne and sabine and michael fratzke. our father reinhold fratzke was born in stettin at 1935 an died in 1979. our sister sibylle (billi) has her 30th birthday at 20.february 2001. please send her greetings of all the fratzkes of the world!! :-) sabine & :-) susanne
fratzke, berlinhallo! we are sabine,michael and susanne fratzke. please, could you send our sister sibylle (
Bonnie WaslaskiI just wanted to correct my e-mail address. I also am looking for any relative of Clayton Conrad Fratzke, he graduated from Crookston MN and attended a Naval Academy possibly in Rochester, MN. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks Bonnie
Wolfgang FratzkeHy fratzke´s! We´re 4 Fratzkes from Ulm, Germany. My brother Olli just saw this interesting page of our ´relatives´. I think we will contact some of you.....
LisaHey! Do you know how long i've been looking of how to spell "fratzke"??? I knew my granny decended from that name, but i thought it was spelled Fratske or Fratski Fraskee or so on....THANKS to ASK JEEVES i finally found it!!!!! My pop said there aren't a lotta Fratzke's out there....but i'm sure we're all related!!!! I'm POLISH AND GERMAN now!!
Heather ReetzI would like e-mail from family of John Reetz.His father was Chris Reetz(Raetz) purssia, Germany. Became a usa citizen in 1880 in mason co. Ky.Died in 1927.
Becky ChristensenHello from Independence, Iowa. My maiden name was Fratzke. My parents are Louis and Iva Fratzke, my grandparents were Albert and Margaret(O,Brian) Fratzke(deceased), great-grandparents were Emil and Albertina(Kuyate)Fratzke, and my great-great-grandfather was August Fratzke. I know that Emil Fratzke had two brothers, Henry and Richard and one sister, Ida. Emil was born in Germany. There is an old German cemetery northwest on Independence, called The Cutshaw cemetery. There are numerous Fratzke buried there with German headstones. My husband Ken and I have two children and two grandchildren. I have two brothers. Tom lives in Milan, Illinois and Mike lives in Independence. I have enjoyed seeing so many Fratzke's. I'd love to hear from any of you, we may be related.
Josh FratzkeWhat's up ya'll, I hale from Jesup Iowa, and I don't know anything about my heritage or relatives, my grandfather was Ronald Fratzke who died in 1961 he was 32, I'd like to hear from some fratzke's if you'd like to, give a hollar, peace out ya'll
Love, Josh Fratzke
Frank FratzkeJust found this site - this is great. I am originally from Batavia, IL, my Dad Dale Fratzke is from Fairbank IA. I have quite a bit of Fratzke history that my great uncle Leo put together. As soon as i get time I'll add it here. Or, feel free to e-mail me.
Fratzke Ireneusfrom SINDELFINGEN, GERMANY
Betty KoplenBjornsonMy mother was Clara Fratzke Koplen her father was Charles Fratzke and mother Willemina Boetcher she married Carl F.Koplen there were five children, Armilla, Wallace, myself,Glenn and Lois. We are all living 2 living in the Twin Cities 2 living in Mankato,Mn. and 1 in Pemberton,Mn.Iremember going to the Fratzke reunions which included the HUTCHINSON Fratzkes. The article Jeff Fratzke sent about the newspaper article July 1936 was my grandfather,also we visted in Oklahoma with Arthur Fratze a cousin of my mother and the father of Vern Fratzke which I saw above in the Email messages. Arthur Fratzke's father was a brother to my grandfather and their wives were sisters.I have a copy of my grandfathers citizenship papers.Deb Koplen is connected on my fathers side of the family.
Betty BjornsonCorrection of Email address
JULIE LUDWIGI am the oldest granddaughter of Franklyn Fratzke. I'm really gald that someone has taken the time to do all of this work. It is great!! Thanks.
Julie LudwigI am the oldest granddaughter of Franklyn Fratzke. I am 35 years old and live in St. Charles, MN. Thanks for doing all this work Kirk. I was too young to know alot of my relatives before they either moved away or died, and this gives me a chance to get back in touch with some that I did know and a lot I will get to know.
Julie LudwigI am the oldest granddaughter of Franklyn Fratzke. I am 35 years old and live in St. Charles, MN. Thanks for doing all this work Kirk. I was too young to know alot of my relatives before they either moved away or died, and this gives me a chance to get back in touch with some that I did know and a lot I will get to know.
Deb KoplenI have a website that includes the Fratzke families as they are connected to the Koplen family in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Please stop by and visit me at http://home.swbell.net/koplend/
Ernest C. Fratz Jr.Hello, I am trying to trace the Fratz Family Lineage. I noticed your great grandfather was Charles Fratz. I was wondering if there was a distance connection between your family and mine. My grandfather was Raymond E. Fratz His father was Erwin Roy Fratz Other than that I don't have much...The fratz family comes from Atlantic City & Newburgh New York Area. If you know of any connections let me know... Thanks Ernie Fratz
Bill SealCorrection of previous e-mail address. Mother is Phyllis (Fratzke) Seal, originally of Cottonwood, MN.
Jordan FratzkeHi,
I come from Cedar Rapids. Two people on this page are direct relatives. I know we are from Germany and that is basicaly it.
Amanda FratzkeI am 17 and I live in Oelwein Iowa and am a cousin to Kelly Fratzke. My fathers name is Gary and my aunts and uncles are Dennis, Leslie, Doug, Vicki, Joann. I have two sisters Melinda who is 16 and Jessica who is 13. I don't know much about my family backgroud, just about as much as Kelly says. I really am amazed by how many Fratzke's there are. My father always told me there weren't very many of us but I guess this proves him wrong.
Chris MichaelsonLooking for the family of Bertha Margaret Fratzke, from Buchanan Co Iowa. I was adopted at birth in 1973. Birth mother was Bertha Margaret Fratzke. I was born in Waterloo, Iowa. Any family information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Chris
Barbara SamarizaHello! Great website! My ancestors Samuel and Henriette (Wehr) Fratzke lived in Deutsch Rhuden, Posen, Prussia. I have marriage records from the Wissek Lutheran Church in Posen, showing that their children are: (1)Auguste, born 1844, married Carl Wendland; (2)Gustave Heinrich, born 1846, married Johanne Louise Fr. Falk; (3)Emil Gottlieb, born 1848, married Wilhemine Auguste Rut?; (4)Ottilie Wilhemine, born 1850, married Wilhelm Prahl; (5) Ernestine Henriette Johanna, born 1857, married Fr. August Neumann. The son of Auguste married the daughter of Ottilie and those children are my gr-grandparents - Henry and Emilie Wendland. Now the curious thing is that an alien registration made by Carl Fratzke, born May 7, 1852, states his NEPHEW, Henry Wendland is in the US Army! So does this make him a son of Samuel and Henriette Fratzke, too??? I just haven't found his records in the Wissek Church, yet. If anyone can verify, please let me know. Thanks!
Kathlyne FratzkeHello....i am a Fratzke too!! My father (Richard Dean Fratzke) always told me there wern't a lot of them out there......but there is!! i can't believe it....My Grandfather is Norman Fratzke and he had a brother named Herbert and a sister name Joyce....and their father was name Herbert as well........Just to update::: i am 17 and located in Maryland but we moved from Wyoming... i have a twin sister named ashley as well as Courtney(22), Matthew (20) Me, AShley, Hillary (14) and Andrew (13)!!!! If i am related to any of you or you have heard of any of these names before...please e-mail
Kathlyne FratzkeI was on here a few days ago and i just realized that my birthday is the same as Carl Fratzke......except my year of birth is much later of course. May 7 1985 <
Marilyn Michaelson I am trying to help find family of Bertha Margaret (Demoth)Fratzke for my husband .We have sent very personal information to Josh who has visited this site and Ronald I beleive also. If any one can help use in this search. please contact us.My husbands was born in Iowa.9-9-73
Enoch R. FratzkeHi, My name is Enoch Fratzke. My parents are Erwin(deceased) and Marjorie. I have 2 brothers and 1 sister. I live in Oelwein, Iowa. My grandparents were Henry and Clara Fratzke of Jesup, Iowa. Hi Juli!!!
Enoch R FratzkeHello again, wanted to add to the message I sent yesterday. My wife, Marlene, and I also have 3 children. Kurt, Kathleen and Kevin. Am also surprised there are so many Fratzke's. Enjoy this website and reading all the comments.
Feel free to e-mail us if you think we might be related. Again my grandparents were Henry and Clara Fratzke of Jesup, Iowa. My father was Erwin,now deceased, and my mother, Marjorie, is still living in Oelwein, Iowa, which is where I reside.
Kurt M FratzkeHello Fratzke's! I had no idea there were so many out there.My Parents are Enoch and Marlene and Grandparents, Erwin (deceased) and Marjorie Fratzke all of Oelwein,Iowa. I live in Lee's Summit, MO with my wife Eileen, and children Megan and Tyler. We welcome your e-mails.
Jenna FratzkeHey sup- I am hollin at you from Jesup,IA. My great-gram. neam is Grace Fratzke. My gramp. is Robert"BOB" Fratzke. My dad is the late "Rocky Fratzke" I am doing a class project and need to know info about my last name if you know any of the peps. that i mengened. please e-mail me at :
J. Craig FratzkeIt's been fun browsing through FratzkeNet and realizing that there are lots of other folks out there with this funny last name!
Deb KoplenI am looking for descendents of the "early" Fratzke families of Marquette Co., WI. All of the following Fratzke's arrived on the ship "Shakespeare" on 20 August 1856: Ferd or Frederick, wife Johanne Louise and children Carl Hermann, Julius, Wilhelm, Carl "Charles"; Gustav, Marie-Elise; August Fratzke wife Justine Wilhelmine with children Herman, August Albertine, and Martha.
Be sure to check my website http://home.swbell.net/koplend/
BarbI am looking for information on Carolina B. Fratzke who was born in Jan 3, 1836 married Johan Friedrich. Are there any connections out there?
Arliss Fratzke MillerI am the daughter of Reuben and Stella Fratzke, now deceased. My siblings are Kathryn Froemming, Kenneth Fratzke, Ronald Fratzke, Melvin Fratzke, Marianne Sundblad, and Michael Fratzke. My grandparents were Julius and Bertha Fratzke. We are all origionally from Hutchinson, Minnesota.
Melvin Leslie FratzkeNice website. It's amazing to find names you think you're related to and then find they are from a completely different branch, possibly even a different tree. T'would be a LARGE piece of paper. I have two sisters, Anne Coan listed above, and Margaret Fratzke Cahoon. My grandparents were Albert and Margaret (O'Brian) Fratzke. My father, Everett, had five brothers, Louis, Melvin, Aaron, La Vern, and Darrell, the latter two the only remaining living. I see several of my first cousins and their children, etc., listed here; good to see.
Mike FratzkeHello my name is Mike Fratzke .My parents are Iva and Louie Fratzke. Louie {deceased}Grand parents Albert and Margert Fratzke. I live in Independence Iowa I have three daughters, Jenni samantha and Tina. MY wife's name is Shelly we have been married 15 years. I have one brother Tom living in Milan IL , One sister Becky {Christensen}of Independence Iowa. I was ounce told that the german meaning for Fratzke was courtjester or funny man .
Marilyn MichaelsonHello to all. I am trying to find out any information I can for my husband Chris who was adopted at birth. His birth mother was Bertha Margret Fratzke. I had received some information at one time but lost an obit, names and phone #s due to PC trouble.If that person would please resend me that info I would be very greatful. For some reason no one wants to share any family information about the Fratzke's. I don't think with this day and age anything can be that bad. Won't someone please help us in our search.Aunt's uncle's cousins any one. Thank you in advance for your help.
Peggy SmithDaughter in law of Ruth Fratzke (Smith Hanigan) now deceased. She was from the DeGrey Area of South Dakota, near the Capitol..Pierre. My husband is a cousin to Bonnie Waslaski.
Luke FratzkeAdd one more Fratzke. Luke. Originally from Cold Spring, MN. I currently live in Minneapolis. Grandparents Harold and Lois. Father and Mother are Barry and Marsha. Good to see people proudly carrying the Fratze name. Hello to all!
Vonda BongsInterested in any one related to the Barbknecht connection.
Ashley FratzkeHey, I am ashley, 20 years old, my parents, Doug and Jayne, brother Alex (24) and sister abbie (12) fratzke live in Lakeville, MN area and grand parents: Carl and Delores Fratzke live in Alexandria, MN. I am in the Army, stationed at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii right now, I just wanted to drop by and say hey to every one....
Matthew R. FratzkeHello fellow Fratzke's, wow didnt know there were so many, anyhow i am son of Richard D. Fratzke who in turn is son of Norman Fratzke, My grandfather incase i lost you. anyway i have 7 siblings Trista, Courtney, Kathlyne, Ashley, Hillary, Andrew, and last but not least Annie. I myself am married to Nikki Eliza Fratzke (Johnson). No children yet, but i plan to remedy that problem soon enough. Born in Fruita CO Oct 12, 1981. Now 21, Enlisted in the United States Air Force, the greatest air power in the world. I am a weapons loader by trade so if you were woindering if i was involved in our contries (the US) most recent triumph, yes i was and i need to go home been here for too long. Anyway if anyone has any questions or comments i would sure like to hear from you. Until then i will bid you a farewell...
Leland FratzkeIm from Independence IA, I live on a farm in the Hazelton IA area. I reconize severial Fratzkes from Iowa and Carolines on this site.
I would like to here the storys of my ancecters please feel free to e-mail me.
Luke A. FratzkeThis is pretty cool to see that there is a page devoted to the Fratzke. I am gandson of arthur and louise fratzke, son of jeff and gayette fratzke, brother of jason fratzke. I am married to Chayla Fratzke and have 2 sons Drew and Brady. Nice to see this many people interested in this topic.
Mandie Porick