Reunited with Conrad Tobias Roediger's Sister

As you probably know if you have been reading these posts, my great grandfather was Conrad Tobias Roediger, son of Johann Tobias and Anna Margaretha Eichenauer. Our family has been aware that Conrad Tobias had three older brothers and a half-sister from his father's first marriage. And while a 19 year gap between the birth of his half-sister and the death of his father's first wife would suggest that Conrad Tobias may have had other half-siblings of whom we are unaware, we have always assumed that the full-siblings of Conrad Tobias Roediger were all accounted for, until now.

The timeline of the marriage of Johann Tobias Rödiger and Anna Margaretha Eichenauer and the birth of their children help to illustrate:

25 Dec 1847 Marriage of JT Rödiger and AM Eichenauer in Tann, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hesse

22 Sep 1850 Infant Baptism of Gustav "Justus" Rödiger in Tann

24 May 1854 Birth of George Rödiger/Roediger in Tann

18 Mar 1866 Birth of Conrad Tobias Rödiger/Roediger in Tann

As you can see, there is time between each event above to squeeze in another birth. However, there was no information, either from the family or found in documents, to suggest that there were in fact other children--
until I accidentally stumbled across a death record for a Catharine Elisabeth Lotz in Bochum, Westfalen, a city over 200 km from Tann.

I am still working on the exact translation of that record. However, that discovery led me to her marriage record, which was easier for me to read, so I will start with it:

The record says:
#2--The name and profession of the groom: Der Pudler Jakob Lotz zu Bochum, evang.
Jakob Lotz was a Pudler or Puddler (this was a man who worked in a foundry, stirring the molten pig iron to introduce oxygen into it, thus hastening the burn off of carbon), his residence is Bochum and he was of the Lutheran faith.

Name, occupation and residence of the groom's parents: der farbrikarbeiter Conrad Lotz und seine Ehefrau Catharina geb Krause zu Bochum
Jakob's father was a factory worker, Conrad Lotz, and his mother was Catharina née Krause. They lived in Bochum

Age of the groom: 27 J. (geb. 13. Febr. 1845)
Jakob was 27, born on 13 Feb 1845

Whether Jakob's parents or guardians gave their consent and in what form: Vater mündlich
Jakob's father gave oral consent

Whether the groom was previously married: Nein
Jakob was not previously married

Name and residence of the bride: Catharina Elisabeth Rödiger zu Tann, evang.
Catharina Elisabeth Rödiger, of Tann, and of the Lutheran faith

Name, occupation and residence of the bride's parents: der Landbauer Tobias Rödiger und seine Ehefrau Anna Margaretha Eichenauer zu Tann
Catharina Elisabeth's parents were the farmer, Tobias Rödiger and his wife, Anna Margaretha Eichenauer of Tann

Age of the bride: 24 J. (geb. 28. Novbr. 1848)
Catharina Elisabeth was 24, born 28 Nov 1848

Whether Catharina Elisabeth's parents or guardians gave their consent and in what form: Vater schriftlich
Catharina's father wrote his consent

Whether the bride was previously married: Nein
Catharina was not previously married

Date of Marriage: der 4. (vierter) Januar [1873]
4 Jan 1873

Name of the preacher who performed the ceremony: Kleppel
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If you would like a copy of this record, just let me know.
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Below is an updated Timeline which now includes Catharina Elisabeth:

25 Dec 1847 Marriage of JT Rödiger and AM Eichenauer in Tann, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hesse

28 Nov 1848 Catharina Elisabeth Rödiger

22 Sep 1850 Infant Baptism of Gustav "Justus" Rödiger in Tann

24 May 1854 Birth of George Rödiger/Roediger in Tann

18 Mar 1866 Birth of Conrad Tobias Rödiger/Roediger in Tann
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My next post will provide Catharina Elisabeth's death record, which provides some additional information and a couple of new surprises.