# A Brief History of the Daubel Family Ludwig Daubel, a blacksmith, was born October 09, 1830, in Bonfeld, district of Heilbronn, kingdom of Wurtemberg, Germany. He married Magdalena (Streib) Strike, born July 10, 1840 in Bonfeld, Wurtemberg, Germany. Ludwig passed away December 28, 1924. He was 85 years old. Magdalena passed away July 11, 1923. She was 83 years old. They had six children --- Henry, born, 1867, Phillip, born Mar. 26, 1867, Ludwig (Louie), born 1871, Charles (Karl), born Jan. 14, 1873 and twins August and Sophie. They were all born in Bonfeld, Germany. It is remembered by some of their grandchildren that a horse-drawn hearse came to the home in Chattaroy after Magdalena's passing and took her to the Funeral Home. The parents came to America around 1881. They left Germany because of the boys and the strict Military (army). They wanted more freedom and safety for their children. They settled in Hanover, Kansas. There they farmed and Ludwig worked as a blacksmith and a mason. An article written about Charles in later years, tells they came to the northwest approximately in 1898. Henry left Kansas first and Charles followed later. They settled in the Elk, Chattaroy area. John Albert, Bud (Harold) and Gary still live on some of that same property. Ludwig and Magdalena followed them out west and homesteaded on land adjoining Charles. The rest of the family followed later. Phillip and Henry went to Oregon at first. Phillip then moved to the west coast and Henry came to the Elk area. The families shipped their household furnishings and all the farm machinery, etc., by train. Their home in Elk still stands. Anna Maria Rudolph, was born August 09, 1878, in Bempflingen, Wurttenberg, Germany. She was about 3 years old when her mother died. Her father didn't feel he could take care of her and her brother, and sent them to live with their maternal grandparents in Bempflingen. When she was 15 the grandparents felt she was old enough to be on her own and sent her and the brother on a ship to Pennsylvania. There they stayed with two aunts, Mrs. Pfaff and Mrs. Engleman. Maria learned to read and speak English on her own and learned it quite well. It is noted that she was a very good speller. Her father remarried soon after the mother died. He came over to visit Maria after her marriage. He had other children, one of them being Aunt Carrie, who later came to Pennsylvania also. She was a half-sister to Anna Maria. Aunt Carrie married Paul Rhoem and resided in New Jersey until her death. On several occasions she came out to Chattaroy to visit Charles and Maria. Maria never got to know the other half-brothers and sisters. Maria kept house for a doctor for a while in Pennsylvania. The brother committed suicide shortly after they got to Pennsylvania. It was said that he felt he was a burden to Maria as he was crippled When she was about twenty years old she came to Elk, Wa. to live with an aunt and uncle, Emil and Amelia Scholz. Amelia had five children, Nina (Wagner), Nora Scholz (Seehorn), Frank, Harry and William. Nina had three sons, Richard (Dick), Arnold and Ray. Harry Scholz had 2 sons, Kenneth, and Harold (Chuck). It was there Maria met Charles Daubel. They were married on Aug. 16, 1902 in Spokane, Wa. They had eleven children. All of them were born at home on the farm in Chattaroy. Mrs. Freeman Staley, a neighbor, and Nora Scholz were midwives. Charles, farmed and did blacksmith work for a living. They raised apples, grapes and other fruits and grain for their own use and to sell. They ground their own grain and cornmeal for flour. He would take his threshing machine around the neighborhood and thresh grain for neighbors. They also had a small sawmill to saw lumber for the buildings on the Daubel farms. They would go up to the Elk mill pond in the winter and saw blocks of ice and store it in the icehouse in sawdust. This they would use for cooling food and for ice cream. They shared the ice also with neighbors. They raised their own meats and vegetables, fruits, grains, and had their own milk and poultry products. They were very self sufficient. Charles and Maria's children were: - Herman born May 18, 1903; died Jan. 12, 1977; Married Thressa Strong - Martha born Nov. 24, 1904; died May 02, 1994; Married Edward Miller - Sophie born Dec. 24, 1905; died Aug. 10, 1993; Married William McCurry - Freda born Aug. 02, 1907; died May 22, 1990; Married John Arnst - Elizabeth born June 22, 1910; died Sept. 22, 1993; Married Pat Reddy, Edward Zeiler - Mary born Jan. 10, 1912; Married Roy Newman, John Hertenstein - Carl born May 01, 1913; died June 05, 1976; Married Juanita McGowan, Elsie Schwartz - John born Nov. 25, 1914; Married Ada McKernan - Ernest born May 18, 1917; Married Ina McGowan - Albert born Nov. 25, 1919; Marrie Viola Bronkhurst - Rose born Mar. 24, 1922; Married Alois (Louis) Karg