Röttger Galts “Roger” Decker

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Röttger Galts “Roger” Decker

Birth
Roggenstede, Landkreis Aurich, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death
31 Dec 1899 (aged 76)
Hallam, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Bowman, Archer County, Texas, USA
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Röttger was born in Roggenstede, Aurich, Ostfriesland, Preussen, a son of Gottfried Wilken Decker and his wife Hiemke Maria Röttgers.

The family lived in Narp at the time Röttger married Amke Christrasten Claaßen on November 3, 1844 in Westerholt, Wittmund, Ostfriesland, Preussen. Röttger and Amke had nine children: Hiemke Maria; Ulrich Eden Freese; Gottfried Rottger; Almuth Engelken; Hauke Wina; Stientje; Antje; Magrace; William Rhinehart.

At the time of the marriage Röttger was employed as a worker in Narp. By 1845 he was a warfsmann in Eversmeer. In 1876 he was listed as a Colonist at Eversmeer. The German Empire was founded on January 18, 1871, in the aftermath of three successful wars by the North German state of Prussia. It is possible Röttger may have been involved in the fighting. There is a photo of him wearing some sort of uniform.

Röttger and Amke arrived in New York with some of his children on March 28, 1885 on the ship Eider. They settled in Archer County, Texas and began farming. Röttger was naturalized in Archer County, Texas on February 11, 1889. Decker Road in Archer County, Texas, near Wichita Falls, is named for him.

Rottger's son Ulrich, also known as A. F., built the sandstone mausoleum for his parents. Unfortunately, someone broke into it, pulled the caskets out, and built a "still" in the mausoleum. The caskets were found floating in the lake. Boys found some of the bones and took them to school as a science project. The bones were recovered and were reburied next to the mausoleum. On Bowman Road, inside the cemetery grounds, there is a Bowman Cemetery historical marker that refers to the mausoleum their son built for them.
Röttger was born in Roggenstede, Aurich, Ostfriesland, Preussen, a son of Gottfried Wilken Decker and his wife Hiemke Maria Röttgers.

The family lived in Narp at the time Röttger married Amke Christrasten Claaßen on November 3, 1844 in Westerholt, Wittmund, Ostfriesland, Preussen. Röttger and Amke had nine children: Hiemke Maria; Ulrich Eden Freese; Gottfried Rottger; Almuth Engelken; Hauke Wina; Stientje; Antje; Magrace; William Rhinehart.

At the time of the marriage Röttger was employed as a worker in Narp. By 1845 he was a warfsmann in Eversmeer. In 1876 he was listed as a Colonist at Eversmeer. The German Empire was founded on January 18, 1871, in the aftermath of three successful wars by the North German state of Prussia. It is possible Röttger may have been involved in the fighting. There is a photo of him wearing some sort of uniform.

Röttger and Amke arrived in New York with some of his children on March 28, 1885 on the ship Eider. They settled in Archer County, Texas and began farming. Röttger was naturalized in Archer County, Texas on February 11, 1889. Decker Road in Archer County, Texas, near Wichita Falls, is named for him.

Rottger's son Ulrich, also known as A. F., built the sandstone mausoleum for his parents. Unfortunately, someone broke into it, pulled the caskets out, and built a "still" in the mausoleum. The caskets were found floating in the lake. Boys found some of the bones and took them to school as a science project. The bones were recovered and were reburied next to the mausoleum. On Bowman Road, inside the cemetery grounds, there is a Bowman Cemetery historical marker that refers to the mausoleum their son built for them.

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