Mbhs #: 0813
Year: c1866
Location: Bavaria
First Row: Charles S. (1866-93), Valentin (1840-85) & Katharina Orth (1843-1906) Offenbacher
Source: Gayle Offenbacher Lewis
Notes: Portrait taken in Bavaria. Sponsored by Katharina's brother John Orth, the family emigrated to the United States to avoid compulsory military service for the sons. The parents settled in Jacksonville; years later sons acquired extensive farmland in the Applegate Valley.
