Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Cooper / Store Owner/ Postal Agent
• Life Event: 19 Jan 1893, Rosburg, Wahkiakum, Washington, USA; Postmaster

Notes:

The German authorities listed Christian as "escaped" when they filed their reports in 1863. It kind of proves the story that they left to avoid conscription into military service.

In 1855 Christian was living in Wisconsin and is on the Wisconsin Territorial Census. In 1860 he is living in Read, Clayton, Iowa with his wife and son, William. By 1870 he is liiving in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa on the lot where his niece would later live with only his wife. He moved the house to Keystone, Benton, Iowa where he appears on the 1880 census. In 1885 he is shown on the Iowa census and in 1893 he is postmaster at Rosburg, Washington.

Rosburg, Washington
The post office opened in the 1880s after outlying neighbors had tired of the long row to Grays River for mail and appointed representatives to sail to Astoria and request a post office of their own. The mission succeeded, but finding a centrally located postmaster proved difficult. A man named Peter Nelson refused the job, even when bribed by offers to name the post office for him. Finally German immigrant CHRISTIAN ROSBURG agreed, although he had to have the job description translated into German before he understood what was expected.
The 1890s population was large enought to warrant a community hall at ROSBURG, and its Saturday night dances became famous. People living along logging railroad tracks started for ROSBURG by handcar, then rowed and walked - - dress shoes tucked into coat pockets as protection from the mud that is inevitable where rainfall reaches 110 inches a year. Other dancers came as far as they could by fishing boat, then rode by wagon or walked with a latern "listening to see if we could hear a couger or a bear, scared to death."
The above from EXPLORING WASHINGTON'S PAST - - A ROAD GUIDE TO HISTORY by Ruth Kirk and Carmela Alexander

Adaptation of the name of CHRISTIAN ROSBURG, the community's first postmaster.
From WASHINGTON STATE PLACE NAMES by James W. Phillips

Hamlet on Grays River, 10 miles northwest of Skamokawa, west central Wahkiakum County. It was name for CHRISTIAN ROSBURG, the first postmaster.
From PLACE NAMES OF WASHINGTON by Robert Hitchman

My Dad's brother, Christian Rosburg had a general store in Keystone, Iowa. He moved his house from Luzerne to Keystone (about 6 miles). In Luzerne, it was located on the lot we built our stucco house. Later both brothers moved west. Christian to the State of Washington where he founded the town of Rosburg. Henry moved to Seattle, King County, Washington, where he raised his family.
From A COLLECTION OF MEMORIES FROM "OUR FAMILY HISTORY" by Laura Maria Rosburg Kouba

CHRISTIAN married Brix, Maria Dorathea in 1856 in Clayton, Iowa, USA. Maria was born on 18 Jun 1834 in Hannover, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 21 Oct 1913 in Rosburg, Wahkiakum, Washington, USA; was buried after 21 Oct 1913 in Old Grays River Cemetery, Rosburg, Wahkiakum, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Rosburg, William was born in 1859 in Read Township, Clayton, Iowa, USA; died before 1870 in Iowa, USA; was buried before 1870 in Iowa, USA.
2. Rosburg, Emil Andrew was born on 14 Jun 1870 in Keystone, Benton, Iowa, USA; died on 9 Dec 1949 in Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center, Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, USA; was buried on 14 Dec 1949 in Carus Cemetery, Clackamas, Oregon, USA.
3. Rosburg, Emile Alvina was born on 6 Oct 1875 in Keystone, Benton, Iowa, USA; died on 23 Apr 1939 in Salinas, Monterey, California, USA.

Notes:

Surname is variously spelled Ratzborg, Razborg, Rosburg.

Kai married Boehm, Margaretha SophiaHarmsdorf, Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Margaretha was born in UNKNOWN in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer

Hans married Ratzborg, Margret Krabbe. Margret (daughter of Ratzborg, Gregorius and Holsten, Anna Catharina) was born in 1759 in Güldenstein, Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; died on 31 Mar 1797 in Harmsdorf, Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; was buried on 3 Apr 1797 in Hansühn, Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 25 Feb 1759, Hansühn, Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Notes:

Margret crab Ratzborg. Baptized to 25.2.1759. Baptized in with Gueldenstein/Hansuehn. Died to 31.3.1797. Died in Harmstorf/Hansuehn.
Buried to 3.4.1797. Buried in Hansuehn. In the trusting entry the nut/mother becomes as? Ann Catrin Holsten indicated. Parents:
Gregorius Ratzborg & Anna Catharina Holsten

Jacob married Wesphal, Gretje in UNKNOWN in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Gretje was born in UNKNOWN in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; died in DECEASED in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; was buried in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Gregorius Ratzborg. From Güldenstein. The church books in Hansühns begin quite late with marriages beginning in 1709, births in 1710 and deaths in 1720. The surname Roßburg arises in the Hansühns church books in many different forms. In the older entries it is called Ratzborg (also Ratzburg or Raz(e)borg and occasionally Roßburg). Around 1780 the predominate form of spelling this surname changes to Roßburg / Rusburg / Rußburg, afterwards to predominately Roßburg. This surname seem to be particularly frequent in Hansühns, the first registered baptism took place in 1725, the father of this child is Asmus (± 7.2.1768 Harmstorf/Hansühns), the first wedding is in 1722 to Hans .Roßburg, farmhand on Harmstorf; the first death is 1721 Johann Roßborg, farmhand in Harmstorf. Ratzborg/Rossburg there are early occurrences of the name (already 1700 ago) Ratzborg/Roßburg also in addition in Fehmarn. Because of the thorough intermixing of the different families and the partial or very poor statements of the Hansühns church books the families may never be fully understood

Gregorius married Holsten, Anna Catharina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Anna Catharina Holsten. From property Gueldenstein. The surname of the 2. Wife is at present not yet surely clarified. There are no baptism Loren(t)zen in Hansuehn, it in the appropriate period however to 24.5.1719 in Wangels/Hansuehn an Anna Catharina gets, tons of D Johann gets baptized, which could have married 1746.