Here's a random identified photo amongst a blind lot of wedding photos I purchased from German ebay a few months ago. It reads: "Wife of Alfred v. O., Dia von Osterroth with daughter Marion“ (Frau von Alfred v. O., Dia von Osterroth mit Tochter Marion).
Dia was short for Lydia; Lydia Mathilde Margareta Frenz was born on January 4, 1890. On July 20, 1911 she married lieutenant Friedrich Alfred von Osterroth in Düsseldorf.
On November 11, 1913, they welcomed their daughter Marion von Osterroth. So this photo was taken during WWI. Marion’s godparents included one Mrs. Julie Siebel from Coblenz, one Mrs. Maria von Osterroth from Oberwesel, one Arthur von Osterroth and one Arthur Frenz from Düsseldorf. Arthur von Osterroth might have been little Marion’s grandfather Hermann Arthur or her uncle, her father’s twin brother Wilhelm Arthur. Arthur Frenz might have been Marion’s maternal uncle Wilhelm Arthur Frenz.
Marion's father Alfred and his twin brother Wilhelm Arthur had been born on August 9, 1884 in Elberfeld. The von Osterroths were a noble family who resided in the manor of Schönberg in Oberwesel. Marion's uncle Arthur von Osterroth is considered the pioneer of bobsleigh sports in Germany. He won medals at the German Bobsleigh Championships in 1912, 1914 and 1920.
According to a public MyHeritage family tree, Marion's parents Alfred and Dia got divorced in 1921. Dad Alfred died in August 1957, and mum Dia in 1970.
Marion married Alfred von Othegraven, and the couple had 4 children. According to a family tree on MyHeritage, Marion passed away in 1975. The same tree lists her children, so I’ll try to make contact. Hopefully we can return this beautiful photo!
I’ve added Dia and Marion’s photo to FamilySearch.
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