The Keck family started out in the small German village of Schowe in what is now Serbia. It is now called Ravno Selo.
A Google Maps aerial view of Ravno Selo, the current name of Schowe. The old houses built by the Schowe Germans in the early years of the 1900s still stand and are now occupied by the current residents.
The top dot sows the location of the Keck house. The bottom dot is the location of the home of grandmother Seil, nee Lahm.
Very few photos from the days of Schowe exist. Here are some that survived.
Magdalena Seil
In the group photo she is in the front row on the left.
Ludwig Keck
Ludwig Keck learned to be a skilled mechanical craftsman starting at the Fiat factory and served in the Hungarian military.
Ludwig Keck and Magdalena Seil
Photos of the Keck family in Schowe
The left family photo shows Madgalena and Ludwig in the rear with sons Richard, Fritz, and Ludwig in front.
The right photo shows Magdalena in the center rear, Ludwig (left) and Fritz (center) in front. The others are friends of Magdalena.
Brothers Fritz and Ludwig in the left photo. Fritz on the doorstep in the other two photos.
Friedrich Seil and Elisabeth Lahm
Parents of Magdalena Seil – Friedrich Seil and Elisabetha nee Lahm.
Friedrich Seil was one of the first casualties in World War I
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