Identity:
He was the son of Friedrich Rodewald and Anna Quentell, of Bremen, Germany. He was a successful banker who married Julia Catherine McNeill (AMW's niece). They had eight children: Mary Louise ('Louloo') (b. 1850); Adolfe (b. 1853); Frederick (b. 1855); Julia (b. 1857); Anna (b. 1860); William McNeill (b. 1862); Emily (b. 1864); Arthur Ferdinand (b. 1866). They lived at Staten Island, NY.
Bibliography:
Rohdewald, Wolfgang. 'The Genealogy of the Rodewald / Rohdewald families.' http://www.mysunrise.ch (accessed 2001).