The Kemler family of Hrastovac had a similar history like most of us. They left the Swabian Turkey for Hrastovac, built a home, family and prospered but better opportunity seamed to be in Bosnia, so they relocated their family to there and bought a property. By 1942 all Bosnian ethnic Germans were sent to Eastern part of Germany, that is now part of Poland, from where they had to flee a year later. They ended as stateless refugees in Germany. Their Leidensweg is documented here.
All documents are part of Kemler’s Family Archives.

Margaret Mayer, born 17th May 1880 in Gerényes, Baranya, Austro-Hungary, to Jakob Mayer and Annamaria Milpert

Translation of the Marriage Certificate dated 27th January 1898 for
Jakob Kemler, son of Johann Kemler, bricklayer and Katarina Stock, both of Egyházaskozár, Baranya, born on 28th of August 1874 and
Margareta Mayer off Gerényes, Baranya, Austro-Hungary

Citizenship Document in Croatian and German language
by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
for Johann Kemler, born 1874 and living in Hrastovac, Slavonia, dated 1922

Baptism of
Adam Kemler, born on 28th of March 1922 in Hrastovac, Slavonia to Johann Kemler, bricklayer, and Margaret Mayer

Work Permit
for Johan Kemler to practice his trade as bricklayer in the community of Hrastovac, Slavonia

Hrastovac Census of 1922 for Kemler household:
Johann Kemler and Margaret Mayer with their 8 children

Real Estate Purchasing Document
Johann Kemler is purchasing a property on 1st of May 1922 in Bosanski Grabišci, Bosnia

Personal identification document for
Margaret Kemler, nee Mayer, widow, living in Karlsdorf, dated 31 December 1942 at Zgierz (today Poland)