Frank's early death left one
of the many situations of a widow left to raise several young children.
Susanna succeeded with the children; Louisa, the oldest daughter married
Peter Hoff when she was sixteen and the other girls married well.
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Frank Kountz was born in Erlebach,
Bavaria in 1821. Susanna Kruger also was born in Bavaria and they were
married before they left Germany. They came to California across the Isthmus
of Panama, making the crossing on muleback. Their first child, Louisa,
was born in San Francisco and died in Redding. The family arrived
in Shasta before Christmas 1954. Their other children were all born in
Shasta:
| Louisa | b. November 18, 1854 | d. 1942 | |
| Frank | b. 1859 | d. 1921 | |
| Joseph | b. 1861 | d. 1879 | |
| Mary | b. May 29, 1862 | d. Jan. 25, 1949 | m. C. H. Behrens |
| Julia | b. January 19, 1864 | d. 1956 | m. Peter Glaszer |
Frank Kountz Senior drowned
in Bear Creek while returning home in 1863. He was buried in Shasta.
Frank's early death left one
of the many situations of a widow left to raise several young children.
Susanna succeeded with the children; Louisa, the oldest daughter married
Peter Hoff when she was sixteen and the other girls married well.
Susanna survived until September
24, 1901; She died in Redding, at the home of her daughter Mary and her
husband, Charles Henry Behrens, on West Street where the family still
resides. Susanna was buried with her husband in Shasta.
Source: Shasta Historical Society - Aug. 2002
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