Military Monday: War Memorials, St. Karl Borromaeuskapelle, Rotzel, Baden, Germany

St. Karl Borromaeuskapelle in Rotzel, Laufenburg, Waldshut, Baden-Württemberg, Germany has two memorial plaques which list the names of local men who died or went missing during  the Franco-Prussian War, World War I, and World War II.

There are also two markers. One has an iron cross, and the other has a wreath with a helmet in the center.

A transcription of the men's names is available at http://www.denkmalprojekt.org/dkm_deutschland/rotzel_wk1u2_bw.htm.

52 Ancestors: Week 40 "October": Anton Stäuble

My 5th-great-grandfather Anton Stäuble (or Steuble) was born on 10 October 1741 in Rotzel (now part of Laufenberg), Waldshut, Baden, Germany. He was the son of Georg Steuble and Catharina Fack. He married Maria Elisabeth Gaßmann (or, written without using the eszett, Gassmann) on 27 November 1764. They had the following children:

Anton (born 12 June 1773, died 29 November 1840)
Catharina (born 1 November 1775, died 1 December 1840)
Jacob (born 25 July 1777, died 4 March 1842)
Maria Elisabet (born 16 April 1779)
Eva (born 23 December 1781)
Joseph (born 12 October 1784, died 14 June 1845)
Liberatus (born 16 August 1786, died 26 August 1786)
Maria Eva (born 24 December 1787, died 21 December 1858)
Gregor (born 4 December 1790, died 4 August 1791)

His daughter Maria Eva Stäuble (often just called Eva Stäuble) was my 4th-great-grandmother.

Faller, Helmut. Familiengeschichte von Hochsal, Binzgen und Rotzel: Stadt Laufenburg. Bad Säckingen: H. Faller, 2001.

Rotzel, Laufenberg, Waldshut, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Those Places Thursday: Rotzel, Baden, Germany

Rotzel is located in Landkreis (County) Waldshut, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The earliest reference to Rotzel was in 1266, as "Rotsol". On 11 July 1972, Rotzel became part of the town of Laufenburg.

After the previous church was destroyed by fire, St. Karl Borromaeuskapelle was constructed. The first mass was celebrated in the chapel on 11 November 1853.

The inn Schwärzwalder Hof

Bürgerhaus (community center)

My 4th-great-grandmother Maria Eva Stäuble and her ancestors were from Rotzel.

References
Laufenburg (Baden)
Laufenburg: Stadtteile
St. Karl Borromaeuskapelle in Rotzel