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Selma Kalmbach Domel
4 Jan 1886 – 10 Jul 1963
| Birth | 4 Jan 1886 |
| Death | 10 Jul 1963 |
| Cemetery | Zion Cemetery Walburg , Williamson County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Lori on 07 Jul 2023 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13214562 |
Bio
Selma was the oldest of the 15 children born to Gotthilf/Gottlieb Kalmbach and wife Johanna Buttner. Both her parents were Wendish, and had immigrated as young adults from the Lusatia area near the German/Polish border, then marrying in the Warda area of Fayette County Texas. Selma is bapized at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, but by age 16 her parents have moved the family to Theon, Williamson County. Her father runs a hardward store and saloon. By about 1902 she is taking communion at Zion Lutheran Church in Walburg. Selma marries Adolph Domel Sr in 1905. The family story is that she is crouching in her wedding photo, so it will not be apparent that she is taller than her groom. She and Adolph will have 14 children, of which 12 live to adulthood. All the children were born at home, and grew up speaking German and working on the family farm. Three of their sons served in WW1, with son Bert being erroneously reported to the family as killed in a foxhole in France, body unrecoverable as obliterated by a shell explosion. It turned out his men had dug him out of the dirt after the explosion and rushed him to a hospital in Paris, where he had been recovering. But the chain of command had not known of this until after notice of his death was delivered to the family. The Adolph Domel family kept alive the Wendish tradition of Rumplich from the old country, with one son dressing up as Santa Claus and giving gifts to their grandchildren. Selma died of a stroke in a Georgetown hospital.
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Siblings
- Martha Anna Kalmbach Fischer 1888–1957 FaG
- Annie Kalmbach Domel 1889–1967 FaG
- Paul Gerhardt Kalmbach 1892–1971 FaG
- Emma Auguste Kalmbach Plotts 1893–1920 FaG
- Louise Clara Kalmbach Bamsch 1895–1977 FaG
- Karl Hermann Kalmbach 1896–1897 FaG
- Hulda Amanda Kalmbach 1897–1920 FaG
- Charles John "Charlie" Kalmbach 1899–1972 FaG
- Alvin Gotthilf Kalmbach 1900–1901 FaG
- John Gotthilf Kalmbach 1901–1919 FaG
- Emil Karl Hermann "Ernst" Kalmbach 1903–1903 FaG
- Henry Gottlieb Kalmbach 1904–1959 FaG
- Anna Matthilda Maria Kalmbach 1906–1906 FaG
- Oswald Carl Kalmbach 1908–1968 FaG
Children
- Alvin Gerhard "A.G." Domel 1906–1977
- Mary Domel Schwertner 1907–1973
- Minnie Selma Domel Herzog 1909–2000
- Hulda Irene Rosalie Domel Marburger 1910–1995
- Adolph Henry Domel Jr 1911–1987
- Selma Lydia "Sallie" Domel Noack 1913–1999
- Robert E. Domel 1914–1995
- Bert E Domel 1915–1977
- Leona Amanda Domel Hallmark 1918–2012
- George E. Domel 1921–1980
- Elizabeth Elvia Domel Marak 1922–2013
- Alice Ruth Domel Holderrieth 1924–2009
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