UPDATED 07/13/2012

The History of the ROTH family thus far is the story of three brothers; John, Andreas, and Martin ROTH who emigrated from the village of Karbach in the Unterfranken region of northern Bavaria in 1854, near the town of Wurzburg. The ROTH's were strong Catholics and actively retained their faith in the New World. Departing the French Port of Havre on board the Ship MANCHESTER, they arrived in New Orleans on May 1, 1854. Continuing their journey up the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, they arrived in Harrison County, Indiana, settling initially near the small community of Lanesville.  Eventually all three brothers would continue their journey, settling in Wisconsin near the city of La Crosse.  John and Eva ROTH established a farm in Holland Township in La Crosse County, which they maintained until after John's death in 1884. But it was in Indiana where the ROTH and OTT families were joined, when, in 1860, John ROTH's daughter Anna Maria married another recent immigrant, Ferdinand OTT.  When the other ROTH family members left Indiana, Anna remained behind to raise her family near the small town of Bradford in northeastern Harrison County.

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(1)  JOHANN GEORGE ROTH (unknown) m. OTTILIA (unknown)?

   (2)  MARTIN ROTH (1738 - unknown) m. ELIZABETH LOSCHART

      (3)  (GEORGE) MARTIN ROTH (1764 - d. bef. 1816) m. CATHRINA SCHUBERT nee SCHMELZ  
                (unknown - d. before 1816)

         (4) KASPAR ROTH (1793 - 1874)  m. ANNA BARBARA SCHMELZ (1796 - 1852?)

            (5) JOHN FRANZ ROTH (1817 - 1884) m. EVA HAIM / VATHROEDER
                  (1826 - 1899)

               (6) ANNA MARIA ROTH (1842 - 1916) m. FERDINAND OTT (1830-1898) son of Cornelius
                    OTT and MARIA ANNA ECKENFELS

                  (7) WILLIAM OTT (1874 - 1963) m. SUSIE HOPPER (1879 - 1971) dau. of William H.
                        HOPPER and Christina SUMMERS

                     (8) MERVIN OTT (1905 - 1976) m. ROSE NOOYEN (1901 - 1952) dau. of Alexis
                                 NOOYEN and Adelia HERMANS

                        (9) JOHN D. "JACK" OTT

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(1) 1.0 JOHANN GEORG ROTH
Birth Date: (Unknown)
Birth Place: (Unknown)
Death Date (Unknown)
Death Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Spouse: OTTILIA ?
Birth Date: (Unknown)
Birth Place: (Unknown)
Death Date (Unknown)
Death Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Known Children: MARTIN, Stephan, Andreas

NOTE: The earliest Roth family data found in the Karbach Catholic Church records that are stored in Wurzburg, Bavaria was 1738,
the birth year of Martin Roth.

(2) 1.1 MARTIN ROTH (Johann Georg ¹)
Birth date: 3 Sept 1738
Birth Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Death Date: (Unknown)
Death Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Spouse: ELIZABETH LOSCHART
Daughter of JOHANN LOSCHART and ?
Birth Date: (Unknown)
Birth Place: (Unknown)
Death Date: (Unknown)
Death Place: (Unknown)
Marriage Date: 11 January 1763
Marriage Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Known children (all born in Karbach): GEORG MARTIN, Franz, Maria Anna,
Maria Catharina, Johann Georg, Margaretha

(3)  1.1.1 GEORGE MARTIN ROTH (Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth date:  24 March 1764
Birth Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Death Date: Before 1816
Death Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Spouse: CATHRINA SCHUBERT nee SCHMELZ
Birth Date: (Unknown)
Birth Place: (Unknown)
Death Date: Before 1816
Death Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Marriage Date: 21 Nov 1792
Marriage Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Known children (all born in Karbach): KASPAR, Martin, Frederick, Johann Adam, Johann

(4) 1.1.1.1  KASPAR ROTH (George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)                  
Birth Date: 10 June 1793
Birth Place: Karbach, Bavarta
Death Date 5 August 1874
Death Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Occupation: farmer and wagon builder
Spouse: ANNA BARBARA SCHMELZ
Daughter of Hans Jorg Schmelz and Barbara K�hle�
Birth Date: 24 Sept. 1796
Birth Place Karbach, Bavaria
Death Date 30 December 1852?
Death Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Marriage Date: 16 Sept. 1816
Marriage Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Known Children: JOHANNES (JOHN) FRANZ, Johann Georg Alois, Johann Georgius, Andreas  and Casper (twins), Martin, Anna Barbara, Maria Barbara

NOTE: The widowed Kaspar ROTH remained in Bavaria when several of his children left for America in 1854.

(5) 1.1.1.1.1  JOHANNES (JOHN) FRANZ ROTH (Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 4 October 1817
Birth Place: Karbach, Bavaria, Germany
Death Date: 4 December 1884
Death Place: Holland Township, La Crosse Co., WI

NOTES: John and Eve (Eva) Roth were accompanied on their journey to America by their four oldest children, Caspar, Anna, John, and Joseph. They initially settled on a farm about three miles southwest of Lanesville. In July 1861, John, Eva, and their children (except for Anna) left Indiana and moved to Holland Township in La Crosse Co., Wisconsin, near to where Andreas ROTH had moved about five years earlier. Sources indicate that John farmed there until he died in 1884.

Spouse: EVA HAIM / VATHROEDER (or VATH ROEDER)
(Daughter of Johann Georg V�thr�der and Barbara nee Haim)

NOTE: There has been much confusion surrounding Eva's Maiden Name. A German researcher, studying the Karbach Church records in Wurzburg, Bavaria, learned that at the time of Eva's birth, her mother was not yet married. Therefore, Eva originally assumed her mother's maiden name, HAIM. Later, Eva's mother married Eva's true father and, legally, Eva's surname became VATH ROEDER or VATHROEDER. Both spellings appear on official records.

Birth Date: February 1825
Birth Place: Bavaria, Germany
Death Date: 20 March 1899
Death Place: La Crosse Co., WI
Marriage Date: 25 September 1846
Marriage Place: Bavaria, Germany
Children: ANNA MARIA, Casper, John F. Jr, Joseph, Mary, Andrew, Leonard, Margareth "Maggie", Gertrude

(6) 1.1.1.1.1  ANNA MARIA ROTH  ( John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ²,
    Johann Georg ¹)  
Birth Date: 15 October 1842
Birth Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Death Date: 11 January 1916
Death Place: New Albany, Floyd Co. IN
Burial Place: St. Michael's Catholic Church, Bradford IN
Occupation: Homemaker
Spouse: FERDINAND OTT
Birth Date: 15 October 1830
Birth Place: Grand Duchy of Baden
Death Date: 24 May 1898
Death Place: Bradford, Harrison Co., IN
Burial Place: St. Michael's Catholic Church, Bradford, IN
Occupation: Farmer, Teacher, County Assessor
Spouse Father: CORNELIUS OTT
Spouse Mother: MARIA ANNA ECKENFELS
Marriage Date: 28 October 1860
Marriage Place: Harrison Co. IN
Children: Joseph Andrew, John, George, Sophia, Thomas, Louisa (Louise),
WILLIAM J., Henry, Mary Eve, (Anton), Andrew, Katie G.

(See the OTT Family History for details on Anna's children)

(6) 1.1.1.1.1.2 Casper ROTH ( John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ²,
    Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 16 October 1848
Birth Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Death Date: August 1, 1882
Death Place: Holland Township, La Crosse Co., WI
Spouse: (never married)

(6) 1.1.1.1.1.3 John F. ROTH, Jr. ( John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ²,
    Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 15 August 1851
Birth Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Death Date: 10 Oct 1887
Death Place: La Crosse Co., WI
Spouse: Mary WEBE
Marriage Date: 23 Oct 1877
Marriage Place: La Crosse Co., WI
Known children: Rosina

NOTE: Wisconsin marriage records available at Ancestry.com provided Mary's maiden name, but the accuracy is questionable.

(7) 1.1.1.1.1.3.1 Rosina ( John F. Jr ⁶, John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: abt 1879
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI
Death Date: 1886 or 1887
La Crosse, WI

(6) 1.1.1.1.1.4 Joseph ROTH  (John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ²,
    Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 11 August 1853
Birth Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Death Date: April 1920
Death Place: La Crosse, WI
Spouse: Mary KUPPER
Birth Date: Oct 1857
Birth Place: Iowa
Death Date: June 1933
Death Place: unknown
Marriage Date: 16 Oct 1884
Marriage Place: La Crosse, WI
Known Children: William

NOTE: Although Anna's and Caspar's names appear on the Passenger Manifest of the Ship Manchester, those of John and Joseph do not. However, a note at the bottom of the list states that there were twenty infants onboard the ship whose names do not appear on the list.

NOTE: In the 1910 US Census, Joseph, Mary, and William were living in Los Angeles, CA.

(7) 1.1.1.1.1.4.1 William ROTH (Joseph ⁶, John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: May 1887
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI

(6) 1.1.1.1.1.5 Mary ROTH  (John F ⁵,
Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: About 1858
Birth Place: Harrison Co. IN
Death Date: 7 September 1928
Death Place: La Crosse, WI
Spouse: (never married)

NOTE: Mary was the first of John and Eva's children to be born in America; therefore, no church records from Bavaria are available for her or for her subsequent siblings. She never married and, according to the 1920 US Census, she was living with her sister Gertrude (ROTH) KELLER and Gertrude's family in La Crosse.

(6) 1.1.1.1.1.6 Andrew J. (John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 8 January 1861
Birth Place: Harrison Co., IN
Death Date: 8 December 1923
Death Place: La Crosse, WI
Spouse: Mathilde De BOER
Marriage Date: 26 Nov 1885
Marriage Place: La Crosse, WI
Known Children: Phillip, Eva

(7) 1.1.1.1.1.6.1  Phillip ROTH (Andrew ⁶, John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 14 April 1891
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI

(7) 1.1.1.1.1.6.2  Eva ROTH  (Andrew ⁶, John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 7 July 1893
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI
Spouse: John ELSEN

(6) 1.1.1.1.1.7 Leonard ROTH  (John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ²,
Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: April 1863
Birth Place: La Crosse Co., WI
Death Date: 28 January 1923
Death Place: La Crosse, WI
Spouse: Mary TOELLER
Marriage Date: 11 Sep 1888
Marriage Place: La Crosse Co., WI
Children: Ferdinand, Robert, Lioba, Margaret, Helen, Leona, Leonard, Henry, Drucilla

(7) 1.1.1.1.1.7.1 Ferdinand ROTH (Leonard ⁶, John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 30 May 1889
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI

(7) 1.1.1.1.1.7.2 Robert ROTH (Leonard ⁶, John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: Dec 1891
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI

(7) 1.1.1.1.1.7.3 Lioba ROTH (Leonard ⁶, John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³,
Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: Jan 1894
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI

(7) 1.1.1.1.1.7.4 Margaret ROTH (Leonard ⁶, John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: Dec 1895
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI

(7) 1.1.1.1.1.7.5 Helen ROTH (Leonard ⁶, John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: Feb 1899
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI

(7) 1.1.1.1.1.7.6 Leona ROTH (Leonard ⁶, John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: abt 1903
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI

(7) 1.1.1.1.1.7.7 Leonard ROTH, Jr. (Leonard ⁶, John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 10 Oct 1904
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI

(7) 1.1.1.1.1.7.8 Henry ROTH (Leonard ⁶, John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: (unknown)
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI

NOTE: No records have been found verifying a birth or death of Henry. His name is included here based on family member information only.

(7) 1.1.1.1.1.7.9 Drucilla ROTH (Leonard ⁶, John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: abt. 1915
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI

(6) 1.1.1.1.1.8 Margaret "Maggie" ROTH  (John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: January 1868
Birth Place: La Crosse Co., WI
Death Date: June 1922
Death Place: Battle Creek, MI
Spouse: Peter J. BOTT
Marriage Date: 22 September 1896
Marriage Place: La Crosse, WI
Known Children: Romeo, Dorothy, Bernadette, Frances, Regina

(7) 1.1.1.1.1.8.1 Romeo A. BOTT
Birth Date: 30 November 1897
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI

(7) 1.1.1.1.1.8.2 Bernadette (Bernadetta) BOTT
Birth Date: Abt. 1901
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI

(7) 1.1.1.1.1.8.3 Regina (Ragina) BOTT
Birth Date: Abt. 1904
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI

(7) 1.1.1.1.1.8.4 Dorothy BOTT
Birth Date: Abt. 1906
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI

(7) 1.1.1.1.1.8.5 Frances BOTT
Birth Date: About 1908
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI

(6) 1.1.9 Gertrude ROTH (John F ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: February 1869
Birth Place: La Crosse Co., WI
Death Date: 13 June 1942
Death Place: La Crosse, WI
Spouse: Gustov A. KELLAR
Marriage Date: 22 September 1891
Marriage Place: La Crosse, WI
Known Children: Marcella, Merlinda

(7) 1.1.9.1 Marcella KELLER
Birth Date: August 1894
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI

(7) 1.1.9.2 Merlinda KELLER
Birfth Date: March 1897
Birth Place: :a Crosse, WI

(5) 1.1.1.1.2  Johann Georg Alois ROTH (Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth  Date: 23 August 1819
Birth Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Death Date: (Unknown)
Death Place: (Unknown)
Spouse: (Unknown)

(5) 1.1.1.1.3 Johann Georgius ROTH  (Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth  Date: 3 February 1822
Birth Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Death Date: (Unknown)
Death Place: (Unknown)
Spouse: Barbara SCHAND
Daughter of Johann SCHAND and Gertraud KOBER
Birth Date: 24 May 1832
Birth Place: {Unknown)
Death Date: Before June 1853
Death Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Second Spouse: Maria Katharina EYRICH
Daughter of Johann Michael EYRICH and Katharina DOLL
Birth Date: 9 March 1828
Birth Place: Roden, Bavaria
Death Date: 4 February 1885
Death Place: Karbach, Bavaria

NOTE: No data or evidence has been found suggesting that Johann Georg emigrated to America with his brothers.

(5) 1.1.1.1.4  Andreas (Andrew) ROTH, Sr. (Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 31 July 1824
Birth Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Death Date: 14 January 1884
Death Place: La Crosse Co. ,WI
1^st Spouse: Maria BAUER
Daughter of Arnold BAUER and Maria Barbara HEILIGENTHAL
Birth Date: 27 April 1830
Birth Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Death Date: September 1854
Death Place: Harrison Co., IN
Burial Place: St. Mary's Cath. Church, Lanesville, IN
Marriage Date: 19 July 1853
Marriage Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Known Children of Andreas and Maria: Maria Eva

NOTE: Andreas's wife Maria was of the Bauer family (father Arnold Bauer) who also accompanied the Roth's on the Manchester. Some of the Bauer family settled in Harrison Co. near Lanesville while others settled in Clark Co., Indiana..Maria Eva, the first child of Andreas and Maria, lived only two weeks. Andreas' young wife died a week earlier from the effects of childbirth, and is buried with her daughter in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Lanesville.

2nd Spouse: Eva Margaret NETH
Daughter of Casper and Margaretha NETH
Birth Date: 7 May 1833
Birth Place: Radersheim, Bavaria
Death Date: 30 March 1900
Death Place: La Crosse, WI
Marriage Date: 18 June 1855
Marriage Place: Harrison Co., IN
Spouse Parents: Casper and Margaretha NETH
Known Children of Andreas and Eva: Andrew, Joseph, Rosa, Mary Clara, Frank, Mathilda, George, and Martin

NOTE: Six months after Andreas and Eva were married, they migrated with the NETH family to Buffalo County, Wisconsin, where they began farming. Approximately a year later, Andreas and Eva left the farm and moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin.

(6) 1.1.1.1.4.1 Andrew ROTH, Jr. (Andreas ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ²,
     Johann Georg ¹)
Birth date: 5 October 1856
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI
Death Date: 30 January 1920
Death Place: La Crosse, WI

(6) 1.1.1.1.4.2  Joseph ROTH (Andreas ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 29 December 1857
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI
Death Date: 5 April 1920
Death Place: La Crosse, WI

NOTE: Joseph Roth was the La Crosse City Treasurer from 1891-1895

(6) 1. 1.1.1.4.3 Rosa ROTH (Andreas ⁵, Kaspar ⁴,
George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 2 October 1860
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI
Death Date: 27 November 1940
Death Place: La Crosse, WI

(6) 1.1.1.1.4.4 Mary Clara ROTH (Andreas ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 30 October 1862
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI
Death Date: 15 November 1918
Death Place: La Crosse, WI

(6) 1.1.1.1.4.5 Frank G. ROTH (Andreas ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 24 September 1864
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI
Death Date: 29 April 1945
Death Place: La Crosse, WI

(6) 1.1.1.1.4.6 Mathilda ROTH (Andreas ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 27 May 1866
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI
Death Date: 24 July 1916
Death Place: La Crosse, WI

(6) 1.1.1.1.4.7 George ROTH (Andreas ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 15 January 1873
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI
Death Date: 23 November 1925
Death Place: La Crosse, WI

(6) 1.1.1.1.4.8 Martin ROTH (Andreas ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 23 March 1876
Birth Place: La Crosse, WI
Death Date: 21 July 1955
Death Place: La Crosse, WI

(5)  1.1.1.1.5 Casper ROTH  (Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth  Date: 31 July 1824 (Twin of Andreas)
Birth Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Death Date: (Unknown)
Death Place: (Unknown)
Spouse: Maria Barbara VATH ROEDER or VATHROEDER
Birth Date: 26 June 1827
Birth Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Death Date: (Unknown)
Death Place: (Unknown)

(5)  1.1.1.1.6  Martin ROTH (Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 29 November 1828
Birth Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Death Date: abt 1864
Death Place: La Crosse Co., WI
Spouse: Louisa FERNHOLZ
Birth Date: 14 June 1842
Birth Place: Westphalen, Prussia
Death Date: 20 August 1910
Death Place: Buffalo Co., WI
Marriage Date: 1858
Marriage Place: Wisconsin
Children: Barbara, Genevieve

NOTE: After Martin's death in 1864, Louisa married Nicholas BREYER

(6) 1.3.1 Barbara ROTH  (Martin ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 1862
Birth Place: La Crosse Co., WI
Death Date: September 22, 1946
Death Place: Hohah, MN
Spouse: Bernhard WIESER
Children: Louis, Joseph

(6) 1.3.2 Genevieve ROTH  (Martin ⁵, Kaspar ⁴, George Martin³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 1863
Birth Place: La Crosse Co., WI
Spouse: John NINETMAN

(5) 1.1.1.1.7 Anna Barbara ROTH (Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 27 December 1832
Birth Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Death Date: (Unknown)
Death Place: (Unknown)
Spouse: (Unknown)

(5) 1.1.1.1.8.3 Maria Barbara ROTH (Kaspar ⁴, George Martin ³, Martin ², Johann Georg ¹)
Birth Date: 13.12.1836
Birth Place: Karbach, Bavaria
Death Date: (Unknown)
Death Place: (Unknown)
Spouse: (Unknown)