Oh my gosh, I am so excited I guess I am running around like a chicken with its head cut off-- unbelievably, I found the death record image, online here:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5635436&Type=Death
I feel fairly sure that the name of her father is:
Carl Schwertfeger
but I'd like it if somebody else would take a look at it.
Well, now I have a problem...the family story is that Augusta married a Schwertfeger, was apparently widowed and came to Wheeling, Ohio County, WV, USA with her infant daughter Matilda, where she met and married John Groppe, who adopted Matilda.
So now my question is -- was her father Really named Carl Schwertfeger? so was Matilda born out of wedlock? did the person giving the information on the death certificate not know what her maiden name was and so put her married name Schwertfeger with the Carl?
aaaggggh#@!~
Nancy