Blog der Familie Windfelder

1) Andreas Windfelder, born 1823 in Unterneuses, arrives in New York, USA on 7 October 1850 from Deutschland. Andreas Windfelder moves to Philadelphia Pennsylvania, USA in the neighborhood of Northern Liberties.   Andreas Windfelder marries Barbara Friedmann.  Barbara Friedmann was born 6 March 1831 in Baden. They attended Saint Peter the Apostle Church – Roman Catholic with Redemptorist Priests.  Andreas is an artisan, he is a bell maker and a cooper (barrel maker).  He is paying his taxes on his profits as a retail dealer. Andrew and his son John proceed to buy at least 20 properties in the City of Philadelphia.
Andreas and Barbara Windfelder have five children; Mary, John, Barbara, Josephine and Hermon.  They live out their lives living in the neighborhood of Northern Liberties and Fishtown in Philadelphia PA, USA.  They are buried in Saint Peter’s Cemetery, Philadelphia PA.
2) Joseph G. Windfelder, born  16 April 1824 in Troisdorf, Bavaria.  Joseph marries Maria Genovessa Weiss born 1 September 1829 in Philadelphia PA, USA.  Maria is the daughter of Johann Georg Weiss born 5 April 1805 Forcheim Baden and Juliana Weissenberger born 16 February 1807 in Kenzingen, Freiburg, Baden.
By 1850, Joseph G. and Maria Windfelder are living in Saint Mary City, in Elk County, Pennsylvania. Saint Mary City was named after the feast of the Immaculate Conception.  Saint Mary was founded as a joint effort of the German Catholic Brotherhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Baltimore, Maryland. The city was established 8 December 1842. Joseph and Maria Windfelder have twelve children; Joseph, George, Franz, Barbara, Josephine, Mary, George F, Albert, Elizabeth, Louis, Margaret and Isadore.
The role of religion was powerful in Saint Mary City. In 1848, a Redemptorist, Father Alexander traveled to Munich to recruit nuns from Notre Dame Unit, as well as monks and skilled laborers to come to Saint Mary’s to provide leadership.
Joseph F. Windfelder born August 1852 in Saint Mary, Elk County, Pennsylvania and is the son of the Joseph G. and Maria Windfelder.  Joseph F. Windfelder is an ambitious man, he holds political offices, builds the Windfelder Hotel and the Windfelder Brewery in Saint Mary’s City.  Joseph F. Windfelder sells his brewery to Peter Straub.
http://www.straubbeer.mobi/app/straub-history/472772/36/
3) John Windfelder born 1847 in Bavaria is married to Magdalena born 1848 in Germany live in Baltimore Maryland, USA.  John Windfelder is a cooper (barrel maker).  They have four children; John, Kuni, George and Jacob. Baltimore, Maryland is the home of the first Roman Catholic Archdioceses in the USA. It is the oldest diocese in the USA established 1776 when the USA declared it’s independence.
Immigration from Germany increases after the Revolutions of 1848 in Europe, bringing thousands of Forty-Eighters to Baltimore. In Germany, the Forty-Eighters favored a unification of the German people, a more democratic government and guarantees of human rights. Many emigrated to the USA after the revolution failed. Many were respected, wealthy and well educated, and were not the typical immigrants.
4) Andrew W. Windfelder born 8 April 1832 in Mursbach, Bayern and dies 28 September 1898 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.  Andrew’s parents are Joseph Windfelder born 5 April 1801 and dies 30 November 1848 in Mursbach, Bayern and Kartharina Filbig born 18 May 1800 in Gemein and dies 26 October 1862 in Mursbach.  Joseph and Kartharina have four other children; Anna Maria, Johann, Barbara and Johannes. Andrew’s grandfather is George Windfelder born 1768 in Germany and dies 6 May 1818 in Mursbach, Bayern.
Andrew W. Windfelder marries Rosina Lorz in 1851, Mursbach, Bayern. Rosina Lorz was born 24 August 1830 in Mursbach, Bayern.  Her parents are Barthelomaus Schnitzbarthel Lorz born 13 January 1794 in Mursbach, Bayern and Anna Maria Schneider born 5 April 1794 in Mursbach, Bayern.
Andrew W. Windfelder is employed as store clerk.  Andrew W. and Rosina have six children; John Henry, Agnes, Edward W, Frank Andrew, Otto Arthur and Anne. They live out their life in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
In closing, during the mid 1800’s, Four separate Windfelder Families come to the USA.  Is there a connection between these four families?  Do the families communicate with each other?  I do not have any answers.  A common denominator is religion–Roman Catholics and the Redemptorist Fathers. Andreas Windfelder attended Saint Peter’s Church.  Saint Peter’s Church is famous for it has the body of Saint John Neumann on display, below the altar. Saint John Neumann entered the Redemptorists in 1842.  Neumann is well known for his work with the German immigrants in Baltimore. In 1852, Neumann was named Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is about 275 miles away from Saint Mary City in Elk County, Pennsylvania.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is about 100 miles from Baltimore, Maryland.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is about 850 miles from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
In my blog I proved many names with dates of birth/death.  Maybe the names/ dates that I noted will bring a connection with the Windfelder Family from the USA to the Windfelder Family in Germany. Despite all my efforts, I have not been able to find any information on my ancestors who remained in Germany.

Ich habe nach ein paar Jahren gerade mal wieder Kontakt mit Joyce Windfelder über Facebook gehabt. Sie arbeitet als Krankenschwester in der Notaufnahme eines Krankenhauses und um nicht von Patienten sofort gefunden zu werden, hat sie ihr Profil unter einem anderen Namen angemeldet.

Joyce erforscht in den USA ebenfalls den Windfelder-Stammbaum und hat mir gerade berichtet:

„After the Revolution of 1848 in Bavaria, a group of Windfelders came to the USA. As I research the early Windfelder’s in America, I see that there are at least four main Windfelder Families coming to the States in the mid 1800’s.

Windfelders are living in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Baltimore Maryland, St Mary’s Elk County, Pennsylvania and Milwaukee Wisconsin.

I come from the Windfelder family that settled in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.. Andrew Windfelder, who was born 1823 in “Unterneuses” Bavaria. Andrew was a bell maker.“

Joyce´ Nachforschungen haben also ergeben, dass im 19. Jahrhundert wohl vier Windfelder-Familien nach Amerika ausgewandert sind. Sie spricht den Ort Unterneuses an, der bei Bamberg in Franken liegt. Und hier kreuzt sich das ja dann mit einem Teil unseres Stammbaums. In Stegaurach ist ja auch der Landgastof Windfelder.

Ich werde Joyce einen Zugang zu unserem Stammbaum einrichten, damit wir unsere Forschungsergebnisse austauschen können.

Joyce hat mir auch folgendes Foto geschickt und schreibt dazu:

„Below is a photo take in 1926, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA. My grandfather, Andrew John Windfelder (born 20 Mar 1884) with his wife and ten children. Andrew John was the 2nd generation living in the USA.“

Auf Ancestry.com ist dazu vermerkt:

„Andrew Windfelder born 1823 in Bavaria, comes to the USA in 1850. He buys a few homes in Philadelphia. He is a bell maker. No need for bells in Philadelphia. So he open a barrel factory. He is cooper. Andre names his first son, John.“

Also Andrew John, ganz links im Bild, ist der Großvater von Joyce.