Ted,

Frederick Alten and his wife Mary Ann Weidener raised their granddaughter Maxine whom is my maternal grandmother. They raised her in Wyandotte, MI. My grandmother is still alive and has told me many things about her grandparents. She does remember her Aunt Susan and Uncle Ralph whom are her mother Emma's siblings. And yes he did go back to Lancaster, OH when Mary Ann died. A lot of people do not know but Frederick was a famous folk artist.