The Tiedemann Family
All of the mystery that is included in
the house can be traced back to the first owners of the Franklin Castle, the
Tiedemann family. The man of the house Hannes Tiedemann was an investment
banker and a grocer, whom rumors told him to be a very brash and harsh man. Mr.
Tiedemann was married to Luise Tiedemann, and they moved into the house in 1865
with their children. On January 16, 1881, their daughter Emma Tiedemann died in
the house from diabetes at the young age of fifteen years old. A few weeks
after Emma died, Wiebeka, who was Hannes Tiedemann’s mother, died with the
cause of her death still unknown. Between 1886 and 1888 Hannes Tiedemann and
his wife had to bury three more children, the cause of their three deaths still
remain unknown (Lane). There are many facts and stories about the events that
occurred inside the Franklin Castle, which is because of the high amount of
death in the Tiedemann
Family. There are many rumors that the deaths were not by accident or from sickness but instead were murders committed by the supposedly cruel Hannes Tiedemann.
The secrets continued even after the deaths of Emma, Wiebeka, and the three other children. There was rumor that Hannes was not a faithful husband and tried to cheat on his wife, Luise, with other women but the other women did not have much interest in him. This caused him to get angry. He also was accused of killing his niece on the basis that he believed she was insane so in his twisted mind, he believed he put her out of her misery. Hannes must have been rebuked by the fact that his niece was mentally ill and thought it was a miserable life to live so, he ended it for her. Among others, author Stephanie Lane has something to say about this. She states, “According to legend, Hannes also murdered his niece by hanging her from the rafters of a secret tunnel. He is also said to have killed a young servant girl on her wedding day in fit of jealous rage, and strangled one of his mistresses” (Lane). Many believe that Hannes Tiedemann killed both the servant girl and his mistress because he had feelings for them, but they did not feel the same about him so he became infuriated.
In addition to the deaths of the two women that worked in the castle, on January 24 1895, Hannes’s wife Luise also met her demise, the cause of which was believed to be liver trouble. But many believe there was more to that story then the Tiedemann family told. During the same year Hannes’s wife, Luise died, Hannes Tiedemann sold the Franklin Castle to the Mulhauser family. In 1896, only a year after Hannes’s late wife Luise died, he got remarried to a young waitress but their marriage did not last very long and resulted in a divorce soon after the marriage. In 1908 Hannes Tiedemann’s last living son, August died at the age of 42. Author Stephanie Lane stated, “[On January 19 1908] Hannes Tiedemann died suddenly from a stroke while in a park at the age of 75. He has no surviving relatives” (Lane). Some have said that the ghost of the late Tiedemann stays in the park and is waiting to be brought back to his beloved house. There were many things that happened to the Tiedemann family that seemed strange, the public noticed these strange things and they started to talk and make up rumors about the occurrences in the house.
Family. There are many rumors that the deaths were not by accident or from sickness but instead were murders committed by the supposedly cruel Hannes Tiedemann.
The secrets continued even after the deaths of Emma, Wiebeka, and the three other children. There was rumor that Hannes was not a faithful husband and tried to cheat on his wife, Luise, with other women but the other women did not have much interest in him. This caused him to get angry. He also was accused of killing his niece on the basis that he believed she was insane so in his twisted mind, he believed he put her out of her misery. Hannes must have been rebuked by the fact that his niece was mentally ill and thought it was a miserable life to live so, he ended it for her. Among others, author Stephanie Lane has something to say about this. She states, “According to legend, Hannes also murdered his niece by hanging her from the rafters of a secret tunnel. He is also said to have killed a young servant girl on her wedding day in fit of jealous rage, and strangled one of his mistresses” (Lane). Many believe that Hannes Tiedemann killed both the servant girl and his mistress because he had feelings for them, but they did not feel the same about him so he became infuriated.
In addition to the deaths of the two women that worked in the castle, on January 24 1895, Hannes’s wife Luise also met her demise, the cause of which was believed to be liver trouble. But many believe there was more to that story then the Tiedemann family told. During the same year Hannes’s wife, Luise died, Hannes Tiedemann sold the Franklin Castle to the Mulhauser family. In 1896, only a year after Hannes’s late wife Luise died, he got remarried to a young waitress but their marriage did not last very long and resulted in a divorce soon after the marriage. In 1908 Hannes Tiedemann’s last living son, August died at the age of 42. Author Stephanie Lane stated, “[On January 19 1908] Hannes Tiedemann died suddenly from a stroke while in a park at the age of 75. He has no surviving relatives” (Lane). Some have said that the ghost of the late Tiedemann stays in the park and is waiting to be brought back to his beloved house. There were many things that happened to the Tiedemann family that seemed strange, the public noticed these strange things and they started to talk and make up rumors about the occurrences in the house.