Robin Quasebarth

June25

My grandma has been digging through pictures lately and gave me this one of my mom, Rita Robin Quasebarth, circa 1971:

Doesn’t my mom look like a “Rita”? Haha…maybe that’s why she went by her middle name her whole life. I’m pretty grateful that I didn’t get the last name of Quasebarth (no offense grandpa!). Don’t you have to be able to spell your name to graduate from kindergarten?! I would have been held back at least 5 years. It took me that long to really figure out the difference between a lowercase “g” and a lowercase “q”, let alone to spell Q-U-A-S-E-B-A-R-T-H correctly…

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“Robin Quasebarth”

1. On June 26th, 2007 at 8:46 pm Bulbboy Says:

   You should do a photoshop add in of yourself, you’ll be like sisters.

   Quasebarth, seriously? Never heard that one before, sounds like something George Lucas would make up.

   

2. On July 1st, 2007 at 11:17 am yellowcakewalk Says:

   Summer,

   There are a lot of Quasebarths here on the East Coast. Everyone I am related to is descended from Gustav Quasebarth, who arrived from Hamburg around 1900. We may be cousins, Gustav had 13 children.

   Yes, the name is awful, it’s even considered strange in Germany. So I changed it back in 1981 and never regretted it.

   Here’s the website of the defunct family company, founded by Norman Quasebarth. There is some family info on it you may find interesting.

   http://www.atlasmachineandironworks.com

   Sincerely,
   Eric C. Anderson ( Quasebarth )

3. On July 1st, 2007 at 10:55 pm Vicious Summer Says:

   Eric - Well that’s pretty darn interesting. As a matter of fact we are related! According to my mom (Robin Quasebarth). Werner Quasebarth is my grandfathers uncle. My grandfathers name is Edmund Adolph Quasebarth.

   If you’d like some more pictures of Quasebarths for the website, I can get some from my grandparents. Just let me know :)!

   Oh, and it’s pretty hilarious that you changed your name from Quasebarth to such a standard name as Anderson :). haha

4. On February 18th, 2009 at 7:41 am Bev Bruce Says:

   Hi Summer! Your use of the name Quasebarth caught my attention as I try to do some family research for my husband. Could you please contact me via email for privacy? Would love to ask some questions. Thanks so much! My best, Bev

5. On February 20th, 2009 at 8:32 am Ruth Anne (Q) Carl Says:

   The above Bev caught up with me through Eric and was delighted to find her husband related is to “our” Qs through Charles Wesley, uncle of your Edmund. Isn’t it great to have relatives all over the place??

   Love from St. Charles, MO

6. On February 27th, 2009 at 4:09 pm Bev Bruce Says:

   Summer! Thanks for putting the retro pic of your mom on your blog! From a quick google search I found it…then Eric…then Ruth Anne Q! They have been great. Now you all have ‘cousins’ down south in NC.
   My best! Bev in Charlotte

7. On March 8th, 2009 at 9:15 pm Summer Says:

   Hi Bev,
   Got to love the internet :)! It surprising how many Quasebarth’s there are out there.

8. On March 13th, 2009 at 10:18 pm Ronald Edward Quasebarth Says:

   I’m from Peoria, Illinois. I’ve been in Tennessee for 26 years. Most of the Quasebarths live in Indiana.

9. On February 3rd, 2010 at 1:44 pm Edwin Bruce Quasebarth Says:

   Yes, I too had trouble with Quasebarth as a child, but then I grew up! As a child they called me Quase, and the girls called me Eddie, that was cool!
   You should check into your heritage, my father was in WWII, german decent, two purple hearts, bronze star, good conduct metals, at the age of 18 - 21. You should be proud of who you are, because the name doesn’t make the person, but the person makes the name.
   Rumor has it that Quasen married a Barth, she was the last child, so they combined the names to get Quasenbarth, so when they came to the states they dropped the “n” and got Quasebarth.