UPDATE: Attention all Christiansen/Johannsen relatives. This update is for you. As you can tell by the post below this image was found among the belongings of Mary Caroline Leutz-Rudes and has been identified as a relative of the same. Upon further research and some e-mails back and forth with Diane Bennett we have confirmed that the girl in this picture is Alta Hopfinger, the Alta Hopfinger that married Neils Christiansen Schmidt a.k.a. Nelson Smith. Neils/Nelson is the son of Carl Schmidt & Augusta Johanna Ketelsen. Augusta is the daughter of Johann Ketelsen & Anna Marie Christiansen. Anna Marie Christiansen is the sister of Marie, therefore Anna is the aunt of Julius & August Johannsen. Augusta & Julius would have been cousins so Alta married the 1st cousin once removed of Julius Johannsen. Obviously mom and dad are not the first branches of the Hopfinger's & Christiansen's to cross paths.
This picture is labeled as "Mr & Mrs Mike Hopfinger" "Mrs. Rose Tilton" "Mrs Caroline Fritsches brother" and last but not least "Miss Alta -Mrs Nelson Smith". While there are a lot of names they are all for the same people. They just made sure there was no mistaking the family.
Timeframe: C.P. Haas a.k.a. Charles P. Haas operated a studio in Fremont, Ohio between 1886 & 1913. 1888 to 1899 he operated on Front Street but there is no address on this card so we have to stick with 1886 - 1913. Alta was born December, 1880 or there abouts and they added another child to the family in November of 1891. Since the youngest child isn't in the picture we can assume it was taken between 1886 & 1891. If you look at Rose her bodice extends below the waist; she has a high with low stand collar; tight sleeves & a draped overskirt that is apron like in shape. That narrows the field to 1883-1889. That would make Alta somewhere between 3 & 9. I am guessing closer to the nine then the three.
Where It Fits: Michael Hopfinger is the brother of Caroline Hopfinger-Fritsche. Caroline & Michael are two of the nine children born to Charles Hopfinger & Friederika Richardson. Michael married Rosella Tilton, the daughter of Levi Tilton. Michael and Rosella had two daughters, Elta/Alta & Laura. Elta/Alta married Nelson Smith. Nelson Smith a.k.a. Neils Schmidt is the son of Carl Schmidt & Augusta Ketelsen. Augusta is the daughter of John Ketelsen & Anna Christiansen.
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