The Rev. Alexander Rothermel, son of Nikolaus Rothermel (25 December 1847 - May 1917) & Anna Kraft (25 April 1854 - 1932), was born 4 October 1880 in Orlovskaya and died on 15 February 1963 in Hürsdorf b. Schöningen (Germany). He was ordained on 1 March 1909 and served the parishes of Gnadenflur from 1909-1912 and Rosenheim from 1912-1922. In 1922 he moved to Germany.
He was married in Moscow on 17 August 1909 to Elisabeth Klara König, daughter of Theodor König (26 March 1861 - 1 November 1929) & Anna Elisabeth Klünder. Elisabeth had been born in Mitau on 22 July 1890.
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- Rothermel Alexander (Wolgadeutsche.ru) [online]
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Alexander Rothermel.
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