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MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S):
BURIED:
CHURCH/RELIGION:
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
According to Christine Andert's death certificate, she died of a myocardial infarction (heart attack). She was widowed and the informant was Joseph Andert who
lived at 6 Thrust Lane, St. Paul, MN 55127
Next Generation
Children of Christine Tschida & Joseph Andert:
1. Andert, Joseph
2.
3.
To do:
Christine Andert's spouse might be the Joseph Andert who lived from 02/19/1899 to 09/03/1971 (1971-24898). I can look at the 1971 City Directory to see if he died
then & whether his spouse was Christina. I could look for his obituary or look at his death certificate.
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S):
BURIED:
CHURCH/RELIGION:
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
According to Catherine Andert's death certificate, she died at St. John's Hospital from a large pancreatic abscess. The informant was Florence Andert who lived at
1090 Euclid, St. Paul, MN 55106. Florence was probably her daughter or daughter-in-law.
According to Joseph Andert's death certificate, his dad was George Andert & his mother was Mary Tschida.
Next Generation
Children of Catherine Tschida & Joseph Andert:
1. Andert,
2.
3.
To do:
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S): 1237 Woodbridge (1892-1895), 1259 Albemarle (1913)
BURIED:
CHURCH/RELIGION: St. Bernard’s Catholic Church
According to Anton’s death certificate and St. Bernard’s Church records (1913), he died from intestinal trouble.
Next Generation
Children of ________ & Frank Tschida:
1. Tschida,
2.
3.
To do:
Who is Joseph Andert who lived from 03/16/1891 (Austria) to 01/20/1962 age 70 (1962-28430). His mother was a Tschida & for some reason, I had him linked to
this family.
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
2. Tschida,
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
According to the marriage certificate of Mary Unger & Michael M. Tschida (1900), they were married by Priest A. Ogulin (who was at St. Bernard's Catholic
Church.) The witnesses were John Wolkerstorfer & Mary Polleirs.
Next Generation
Children of _____ & Tschida:
1.
2.
To do:
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
2. Tschida,
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
According to the Marriage certificate of Mary & John (1918), the witnesses were Victoria Kaluza & Matt Tschida. They were married by a Catholic clergyman
(Leopore Hans). Consenting to the marriage was Mrs. Rosa Niedermeyer. See microfiche SAM 433, Roll 29, Book 91, page 211.
Next Generation
Children of ________ & Tschida:
1.
2.
To do:
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
2. Tschida,
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
According to the marriage certificate of Maria & Lawrence (1918), the witnesses were A. Reaser & Joseph J. Bergman. They were married by a Catholic Priest in
St. Cloud, MN (Nicholas Donnay) but obtained the certificate in Ramsey County. See microfiche SAM 433, Roll 29, Book 92, page 308.
Next Generation
To do:
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S):
BURIED: Assumption Cemetery, St. Cloud, MN
CHURCH/RELIGION:
2. Tschida,
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
Next Generation
•
John Francis Tschida 1904–1968
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Susan Victoria Geray 1907–1992
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Mary Apollonia TschidaKlinkhammer 1911–2004
•
Henry Mathew Tschida 1914–1975
•
Martha Alice Tschida Kaster 1917–2017
•
Gabriela Elizabeth TschidaLuecken 1920–2010
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S):
BURIED: Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Mahnomen, MN
CHURCH/RELIGION: Catholic
FATHER’S OTHER WIVES: None known MOTHER’S OTHER HUSBANDS: None known
FATHER’S PARENTS: Susanna Bauer & Paul John Tschida MOTHER’S PARENTS: Wilhelmine Braun (1939-1917) & Carl Schlueter (1833-1915)
SIBLINGS: John J., Michael, Victoria Mary, Adolf SIBLINGS: Henry, John, Louise T. Braun, Albert Carl Ernest, Ida Stern &
Ernest Friedrich
M/F Children/Address on Death DOB DOD, Age & Cemetery Birth Place Spouse’s Name(s), Date Married, Spouse’s DOB & DOD
Notice Location
1. Tschida, John Francis 09/07/1904 12/05/1968 age 64 Farming, MN
M Saint Joseph's Cemetery
2. Tschida, Susan Victoria 11/03/07 12/07/1992 age 85 St. Paul, MN Henry Friedline Geray in 1937 03/06/1904 (Fairfax,
F Saint Joseph's Cemetery MN) to 02/14/1986 age
81
3. Tschida, Joseph Aloyous 11/18/1909 April 9, 1974 age 64 Farming, MN Marie Anna Sis 10/15/1911 to 01/13/2000
M (Stearns County age 88
4. Tschida, Mary Apollonia 12/03/1911 10/11/2004 age 92 Albany, MN Ignatius Christopher Klinkhamer 05/31/1914 to 03/03/2001
F Saint Michael's (Enos) on 01/17/1939 at St. age 86
Cemetery Joseph's Catholic Church
Mahnomen, MN
5. Tschida, Henry Matthew 07/08/1914 07/04/1975 age 60 Albany, MN Verna Maebelle Gish on 10/14/1920 (Hannah,
M Saint Joseph's Cemetery 06/06/1942 in St. Cloud, MN ND) to 05/01/1998 age
77
6. Tschida, Martha Alice 03/06/1917 01/04/2017 age 99 Albany, MN Bernard Albert Kaster 1936 03/04/1910 (Woodburn,
F Saint Joseph's Cemetery Oregon) to 07/12/1978
age 68
7. Tschida, Gabriela Elizabeth 09/02/1920 06/21/2010 age 89 Raymond Christ Luecken 1918 to 1989
F Saint Joseph's Cemetery
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
Find A Grave website
Susan & Henry Geray had 9 children.
Mary & Ignatius Klinkhamer had 6 children.
Henry & Verna Tschida had 3 children.
Martha & Bernard Kastner had at least 4 children.
Gabriela & Raymond Luecken had 4 children.
Next Generation
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S):
BURIED: Seven Dolors, Albany, MN (Stearns County)
CHURCH/RELIGION:
FATHER’S OTHER WIVES: None known MOTHER’S OTHER HUSBANDS: None known
FATHER’S PARENTS: & Tschida MOTHER’S PARENTS:
SIBLINGS: SIBLINGS:
M/F Children/Address on Death DOB DOD, Age & Cemetery Birth Place Spouse’s Name(s), Date Married, Spouse’s DOB & DOD
Notice Location
1. Tschida, John J. 02/24/1875 02/29/1956 age 81 Austria Agnes Herzog in 1902 02/07/1879 (Germany) to
M Saint Joseph's Cemetery, 03/13/1951 age 72
Mahnomen, MN for
John
Cincinnati, OH for
Agenes
2. Tschida, Joseph 05/31/1876 05/08/1949 age 72 Austria Martha Olga Schlueter 05/10/1882 (Fond du Lac,
M Saint Joseph's Cemetery, WI to 11/10/1960 age 78
Mahnomen, MN
3. Tschida, Michael 01/03/1886 08/13/1957 age 71 Austria Mary Theresa Kasper 07/03/1896 (Albany, MN)
M Saint Joseph's Cemetery to 06/04/1953 age 56
for him & Seven Dolors
for Mary
4. Tschida, Victoria Mary 11/18/1892 09/18/1909 age 16 of New Munich, n/a n/a
F heart failure MN (Stearns
Calvary Cemetery County)
St. Paul, MN
section 31, row 18, grave
18
5. Tschida, Adolf 08/27/1898 09/02/1898 6 days old MN
M Saint Catherine's
Cemetery
Farming, MN
6. Tschida,
F
M/F Children/Address on Death DOB DOD, Age & Cemetery Birth Place Spouse’s Name(s), Date Married, Spouse’s DOB & DOD
Notice Location
7. Tschida,
F
8. Tschida,
9. Tschida,
10. Tschida,
11. Tschida,
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
Mary Theresa Tschida was a registered nurse.
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S):
BURIED: Assumption Church, Saint Cloud, MN
CHURCH/RELIGION:
2.
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
2. Tschida,
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
According to the marriage certificate of Maria & Mathias (1918), they were married by a Catholic Priest (Francis X. Bajec) in Ramsey County. No witnesses were
listed. See microfiche SAM 433, Roll 29, Book 92, page 364.
Next Generation
Children of ___________ & Tschida:
1.
2.
To do:
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S): St. Paul, MN
BURIED: Fort Snelling National Cemetery
CHURCH/RELIGION: St. Frances de Sales Catholic Church
Next Generation
Children of ___________ & Tschida:
1.
To do:
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S):
BURIED:
CHURCH/RELIGION:
Next Generation
Children of ___________ & Tschida:
1.
2.
To do:
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
2. Grilz,
3. Grilz,
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
According to the marriage certificate of Mary & Mathias (1919), the witnesses were Genevieve Ramer (?) & Carl Knouf. They were married at St. Bernard's
Catholic Church (Rev. Herman Bergmann) in St. Paul, Ramsey County. See microfiche SAM 433, Roll 30, Book 95, page 376.
Next Generation
Children of & Grilz:
1.
2.
To do:
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
2. Tschida,
3. Tschida,
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
According to the marriage certificate of Maria & Mathias (1918), they were married by a Catholic Priest (Francis X. Bajec) in Ramsey County. No witnesses were
listed. See microfiche SAM 433, Roll 29, Book 92, page 364.
Next Generation
Children of __________ & Tschida:
1.
2.
To do:
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
2. Tschida,
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
According to the marriage certificate of Ethel & Louis (1919), the witnesses were Wm Schroepfer & Miss. Louis Schroepfer. They were married by a Catholic
Clergyman (Henry Gallick). See microfiche SAM 433, Roll 30, Book 97, page 290.
Next Generation
Children of & Tschida:
1.
2.
To do:
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
2. Gunatz,
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
According to the marriage certificate of Frances & John (1920), the witnesses were Rose Unger & Math. Lang. They were married by a Catholic Clergyman
(Sebastian Lis). See microfiche SAM 433, Roll 31, Book 100, page 536.
Next Generation
Children of _________ & Gunatz:
1.
2.
To do:
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
2. Schmidt,
3. Schmidt,
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
According to the marriage certificate of Julie & Stephan (1920), the witnesses were Teresa Horwath & Joseph P. Schwartz. They were married by a Roman Catholic
Priest (Francis X. Bajec). See microfiche SAM 433, Roll 31, Book 102, page 504.
Next Generation
Children of ___________ & Schmidt:
1.
2.
To do:
FATHER : Tschida MOTHER :
DOB : DOB :
PLACE : PLACE :
DATE DIED : DATE DIED :
OCCUPATION : OCCUPATION :
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S):
BURIED:
CHURCH/RELIGION:
2.
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
Next Generation
Children of ____________ & Tschida:
1. Tschida,
2.
3.
To do:
FATHER : Tschida MOTHER :
DOB : DOB :
PLACE : PLACE :
DATE DIED : DATE DIED :
OCCUPATION : OCCUPATION :
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S):
BURIED:
CHURCH/RELIGION:
2.
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
Next Generation
Children of ____________ & Tschida:
1. Tschida,
2.
3.
To do:
Possible Wolkerstofer families are not verified. Since they are not a direct-line relations, I will not take the time & expense to figure it all out.
There are dual named Wolkerstorfer marriages like two Tschida mothers (Barbara & ?), two Jung mothers (Dora & Barbara), and three Pollreis mothers (Sadie,
Emma or Amy, Mary or Maria Victoria).
I read Marin Wolkerstorfer applied to marry Dora Fleischhacker in Ramsey County, book 12, page 223.
There are at least two John F. Wolkerstorfer men.
There are at least two Matthew or Mathais Wolkerstorfer men.
There are at least two Harry Wolkerstofer men.
According to the marriage certificate of Mildred Rose Wolkerstorfer & Joseph P. Schiednar (09/02/1937), they were married in St. Paul by Catholic Priest FS Rant.
The witnesses were Charles J. Thomas & Doris C. Wolkerstorfer. Note: Mildred Rose might be another child of Mary Hoeller.
St. Paul Census 1905 (taken on June 2, 1904): John (age 32), Maria (age 24), Agness (age 4) & Roman J. or Koman J. (age 2). So John would have been born in
1871 or 1872.
Edward H. (? to 11/27/1999), Theresa A. (09/13/1910 to 09/04/1993) and Rosemary (09/26/1919 to 10/12/2009) all buried at Roselawn (Roseville, MN). Note:
Teresa's mother was Miss. Rustad & her death certificate is 1993-25486.
Anna M. Wolkerstorfer married Leroy C. Torkelson on June 20, 1921 (a witness was MP Wolkerstorfer). Note: there are five deceased Anna Torkelsons and none
were formerly Wolkerstorfer. These Anna's fathers were: Christian Hoff (1953-20647), Ole Olson (1952-18662), Torger Folland (1951-8231), Ingebret Pederson
(1936-25210) and Algot Andert (1927-15974).
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S):
BURIED: Calvary Cemetery & Oregon for Maria
CHURCH/RELIGION:
FATHER’S OTHER WIVES: none known MOTHER’S OTHER HUSBANDS: Benjamin Smith
FATHER’S PARENTS: Katharine Weiss & Carl Wolkerstorfer MOTHER’S PARENTS: Christine Steiner & Emerick Pollreis
SIBLINGS: Sister Dornitilla, Martin Paul, Laurence & Frank SIBLINGS: Sadie Wolkerstorfer
M/F Children/Address on Death DOB DOD, Age & Birth Place Spouse’s Name(s), Date Spouse’s DOB & DOD
Notice Cemetery Married, Location
1. Wolkerstorfer, Clara Marie 1901 06/23/1969 Walter F. Goetten
M Elizabeth Riverview Cemetery
Portland, OR
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
Two sisters married two Wolkerstorfer men.
Maria Wolkerstorfer remarried Benjamin Smith. So she must have gotten divorced from John Frank (if he really died in 1918) She had At least two more children
born before 1918 - Roman J. Smith (1903 to 1969) and Bernard John Smith (1908 to 1988).
The obituary of Clara Goetten was published on the Find A Grave website: GOETTEN – Clara Marie, 6534 SE 21st; wife of Walter F. Goetten; mother of Clara O.
Drake and Hope p. Carstens of city; sister of Bernard J. Smith of city; step-sister of Goldie Montgomery, Viola Menane, Stella Beard, Sally Hull; 4 grandchildren, 4
great grandchildren. Friends invited to services Thurs, June 26, 10:30 am, Wilhelm Funeral Home, 6637 SE Milwaukie, Portland, Ore. Vault interment Riverview
Cemetery.
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S): 527 Blair Street, St. Paul, MN (from at least 1913 to 1953)
BURIED: Cemetery
CHURCH/RELIGION:
FATHER’S OTHER WIVES: none known MOTHER’S OTHER HUSBANDS: none known
FATHER’S PARENTS: Mary Tschida & Mathais Wolkerstorfer MOTHER’S PARENTS: Miss. Hanggi & Mr. Hoeller
SIBLINGS: SIBLINGS:
M/F Children/Address on Death DOB DOD, Age & Birth Place Spouse’s Name(s), Date Spouse’s DOB & DOD
Notice Cemetery Married, Location
1. Wolkerstorfer,
According to the marriage certificate of Florence Irene Wolkerstorfer & George Frank Steffer (from Grand Traverse County, Michigan), they were married on June 7,
1947 by Catholic Priest John C. Gruden (548 Lafond, St. Paul which is most likely St. Agnes's office). The witnesses were Rosemary Wolkerstofer & Alfred J.
Wolkerstofer.
According to the marriage certificate of Eugenia Agnes Wolkerstorfer & Frank Lawrence Ramisch (1947), they were married on July 26, 1947 by Catholic Priest
Joseph A. Schabert (548 Lafond, St. Paul which is most likely St. Agnes' office). The witnesses were Florence Steffer & Kenneth J. Hermann.
According to the death certificate of John J. Wolkerstorfer (1953-28957), he was born in Austria and came to Minnesota about 1884. He lived from 06/25/1882 to
10/24/1953 (age 69) and is buried at Calvary Cemetery. His parents were Mary Tschida & Mathias Wolkerstorfer. His spouse was Marie (Frances Marie Roblin)
and lived at 527 Blair Avenue, St. Paul. He was a painter and died of colon cancer. The informant was TJ Wolkerstorfer, 284 Carroll Avenue, St. Paul.
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S): Rosetown Township, Dayton's Bluff Station
BURIED: Elmhurst Cemetery, section 1, row I, grave 30
CHURCH/RELIGION:
FATHER’S OTHER WIVES: none known MOTHER’S OTHER HUSBANDS: none known
FATHER’S PARENTS: & Wolkerstorfer MOTHER’S PARENTS: Miss. Schulenburg & Mr. Kopski
SIBLINGS: SIBLINGS:
M/F Children/Address on Death DOB DOD, Age & Cemetery Birth Place Spouse’s Name(s), Date Spouse’s DOB & DOD
Notice Married, Location
1. Wolkerstofer, Harry About 1893
M
2. Wolkerstorfer, Willie About 1895
M
3.
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
1895 St. Paul Census – Marton or Martin (age 26), Dora (age 25), Harry (age 2) & perhaps Willie (age 5 months).
According to the death certificate of Dora Wolkerstorfer (1934), it looks like she had been in the USA for 62 years – so from about 1872. She died from cancer at
Dayton's Bluff Station where she lived for 3 months. She was from Rosetown Township. The informant was Harry Wolkerstorfer, Dayton's Bluff Station.
To do:
The son, Harry, could be the same Harry below with the parents Martin Wolkerstorfer & Dorthea Stuhlmacher.
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S): Roseville in 1902
BURIED: Cemetery
CHURCH/RELIGION:
FATHER’S OTHER WIVES: none known MOTHER’S OTHER HUSBANDS: none known
FATHER’S PARENTS: & Wolkerstorfer MOTHER’S PARENTS: Miss. & Mr. Stuhlmacher
SIBLINGS: SIBLINGS:
M/F Children/Address on Death DOB DOD, Age & Cemetery Birth Place Spouse’s Name(s), Spouse’s DOB & DOD
Notice Date Married, Location
1. Wolkerstorfer, Harry M. 12/23/1892 01/30/1976 (1976-1289) Hilda Bertha 01/24/1894 to 09/05/1974
M Evergreen Memorial (1974-24755)
3400 Century Avenue
Mahtomedi, MN
2. Wolkerstorfer, Elmer Theodore 05/02/1902 (read 12/13/1992 (1992-33536) Rose Twp.
M or Kurt Elmer 1902-DC-5572)
3. Wolkerstorfer, Frances M. 02/09/1905 03/03/1989 Out of state
F need to verify (1989-7563)
4. Wolkerstorfer, Clarance John 04/30/1908 (1908-
M 35799)
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
According to the birth certificate of Elmer Theodore, it was a delayed certificate. He was born in Rose Township and his name must have been changed to Kurt
Elmer Wolkerstorfer. Proof of the information came from the baptismal records at St. Matthews Ev. Lutheran Church and a few other sources. His parents' ages are
not given.
The MHS birth index has Frances' mom's maiden name as Strohmayer (it was probably illegible).
The MHS 1976 death index has Harry's mom's maiden name as Stuhlman (it was probably illegible).
To do:
Was Dorthea Stuhlmacher wife of Martin also a Dora?
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S):
BURIED: Calvary Cemetery
CHURCH/RELIGION:
FATHER’S OTHER WIVES: none known MOTHER’S OTHER HUSBANDS: none known
FATHER’S PARENTS: & Wolkerstorfer MOTHER’S PARENTS: Miss. & Mr. Koppy
SIBLINGS: SIBLINGS:
M/F Children/Address on Death DOB DOD, Age & Cemetery Birth Place Spouse’s Name(s), Spouse’s DOB & DOD
Notice Date Married,
Location
1. Wolkerstofer, Elizabeth Juliana 11/27/1892 08/03/1977 St. Paul, MN
F Calvary
2. Wolkerstorfer, Michael Patrick 01/21/1897 06/10/1945 Lake Henry Zelma B. Brooks 01/02/1901 (Gibson County,
M Humboldt, TN Calvary for Michael & White (Stearns County) TN) to 06/29/1997
Rose Cemetery, Gibson, TN (Dyersburg, TN)
for Zelma
3. Wolkerstorfer, Mathias F. or 10/06/1901 10/03/1959 St. Paul, MN Emma Ann Pollreis 04/20/1901 (Forest Lake) to
M Matthew F. he changed his Resurrection on 04/21/1931 in 03/11/2004 in Dayton, OH
name to Mendota Heights, MN Forest Lake, MN
Walker, Matthew a/k/a Amy Pollreis
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
Source Find A Grave website
To do:
Three Wolkerstorfer men married three Pollrieis women (Sadie, Emma or Amy, Mary or Maria Victoria).
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
FATHER’S OTHER WIVES: none known MOTHER’S OTHER HUSBANDS: none known
FATHER’S PARENTS: Miss. Otto or Otts & Wolkerstorfer MOTHER’S PARENTS: Miss. & Mr. Mortensen
SIBLINGS: Evelyn Dorothy Heitzman & June Christianson SIBLINGS:
M/F Children/Address on Death DOB DOD, Age & Cemetery Birth Place Spouse’s Name(s), Spouse’s DOB & DOD
Notice Date Married,
Location
1. Wolkerstorfer, Linda Neil Whitcomb
F
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
According to the marriage certificate of Marlette Carol Mortensen & Harry Martin Wolkerstorfer (1947), they were married by Minister Melvin Hammarberg (492
E. Magnolia, St. Paul, MN). The witnesses were Syrella A. Peterson & Maurice Heitzman.
Evelyn Dorothy Heitzman (Harry's sister) lived from 12/22/1918 (1918-26776) to 03/22/1990 (1990-7968).
The obituary of Harry Martin Wolkerstorfer was published on the Find A Grave website:
Harry Martin age 86 (03/12/1925 to 10/21/2011) married to Marlette and buried at Fort Snelling. St. Paul Pioneer Press Obituary - Harry Wolkerstorfer Age 86 ~
Of Vadnais Heights, WWII Prisoner of War Called to his heavenly home on October 21, 2011. Preceded in death by sisters, Evelyn Heitzman and June Christianson.
Survived by his wife of 64 years, Marlette; daughter, Linda (Neil) Whitcomb; grandchildren, Corey (Brandie) Whitcomb and Korrin (Jamie) Erdman; great-
grandchildren, Tristyn, Addalyn and Isabella; sister, Lois Jerry; and other relatives. Harry retired from Old Home Foods. Harry was a devout Christian and deeply
loved his Lord. Funeral Service Tuesday (Oct. 25) at 11 AM (visitation at 10 AM) in the Holcomb-Henry-Boom-Purcell, 515 Hwy 96 W., at Mackubin, Shoreview.
Interment Fort Snelling Cemetery. 651-482-7606 (published October 23, 2011).
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S):
BURIED: Calvary Cemetery
CHURCH/RELIGION:
FATHER’S OTHER WIVES: none known MOTHER’S OTHER HUSBANDS: none known
FATHER’S PARENTS: & Wolkerstorfer MOTHER’S PARENTS: Miss. & Mr.
SIBLINGS: SIBLINGS:
M/F Children/Address on Death DOB DOD, Age & Cemetery Birth Place Spouse’s Name(s), Spouse’s DOB & DOD
Notice Date Married, Location
1. Wolkerstorfer, Joseph A. 12/07/1873 12/23/1943 Pamhagen, Austria Sadie Pollreis May 22, 1879 to 06/04/1971
M Calvary Cemetery
2. Wolkerstorfer, Mary About 1878
F
3. Wolkerstorfer, Andrus About 1880
M
4. Wolkerstorfer, Lawrence 1882 1929 Austria
M Calvary
5. Wolkerstorfer, George About 1884
M
6. Wolkerstorfer, Annie About 1886
F
7. Wolkerstorfer, Michael J. 07/23/1888 01/01/1960 Austria Anna M. Boniecki 10/10/1892 to 12/06/1970
M Calvary
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
Source: Find A Grave website
This family is on the 1895 St. Paul Census
Rosina age 40, Joseph age 21, Mary age 17, Anthus or Andrus Age 15, Lawrence age 13, George 11, Annie age 9 & Mike age 7.
This family is on the 1905 St. Paul Census, but Joseph is no longer living with them.
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S):
BURIED: Calvary Cemetery
CHURCH/RELIGION:
FATHER’S OTHER WIVES: none known MOTHER’S OTHER HUSBANDS: none known
FATHER’S PARENTS: Rosina Weinzettl (1854 - 1927) & Lorenz Wolkerstorfer (1850-1889) MOTHER’S PARENTS: Christine Steiner & Emerick Pollreis
SIBLINGS: Michael J. & Lawrence SIBLINGS: Maria Victoria Wolkersofer & then Smith
M/F Children/Address on Death DOB DOD, Age & Cemetery Birth Place Spouse’s Name(s), Date Spouse’s DOB & DOD
Notice Married, Location
1. Wolkerstorfer, William George 11/22/1899 01/05/1923
M Calvary
2. Wolkerstorfer, Clara Marie 08/12/1901
F (1901-37109)
3. Wolkerstorfer, Joseph Stephen 08/12/1901 02/17/1982 Norma A. Sturm 07/30/1899 to 12/01/1990
M (1901-37110) Calvary
4. Wolkerstorfer, Anna Magdalena 07/29/1903 09/23/1922
F (1903-40616) Calvary
5. Wolkerstorfer, Edward Herman 11/07/1907 11/27/1999 Theresa Aileen Nesting 09/13/1910 (ND) to
M (1907-41193) Roselawn 09/04/1993
6. Wolkerstorfer, Albert L. 04/06/1910 07/31/1977 Cecilia C. Heinz 09/20/1920 to 01/16/1982
M (1910-36208) St. Mary's of the Lake
White Bear Lake, MN
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
Source: Find A Grave website
Albert L. (04/06/1910 to 07/31/1977), Cecilia C. (09/20/1908 to 01/16/1982) and Mary Louise (08/05/1937 to 01/10/2007 maiden name Simon) all buried at St.
Mary's of the Lake in White Bear Lake.
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S): Arundel & Minnehaha in 1895
BURIED: Calvary Cemetery
CHURCH/RELIGION:
FATHER’S OTHER WIVES: none known MOTHER’S OTHER HUSBANDS: none known
FATHER’S PARENTS: & Wolkerstorfer MOTHER’S PARENTS: Miss. & Mr.
SIBLINGS: SIBLINGS:
M/F Children/Address on Death DOB DOD, Age & Cemetery Birth Place Spouse’s Name(s), Spouse’s DOB & DOD
Notice Date Married,
Location
1. Wolkerstorfer, George 11/15/1873 08/30/1934 Austria Barbara Jung 08/25/1875 to 02/14/1970
M Calvary Cemetery section 71
2. Wolkerstorfer, Frank About 1880 After 1933
M Cambridge in 1933
3. Wolkerstorfer, John J. 06/25/1882 10/24/1953 Austrian- Marie A. Hoeller or 09/11/1888 to 05/27/1973
M 527 Blair, St. Paul (read 1953-28957) Hungary Empire Mary Hoeller (1973-14118)
4. Wolkerstorfer, Rosa About 1890 After 1933
F probably became Sister M.
Germeline
(a nun)
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
Source: Find A Grave website
This family is on the 1895 St. Paul Census: Mathias age 46, Mary age 46, George age 22, Frank age 15, John age 13 and Rosa age 5.
According to the obituary of Mathias Wolkerstorfer (1933), only his children are listed – George, Sister M. Germeline, Frank (Cambridge, MN) and John.
According to the death certificate of John J. Wolkerstorfer (1953-28957), he was born in Austria and came to Minnesota about 1884. He lived from 06/25/1882 to
10/24/1953 (age 69) and is buried at Calvary Cemetery. His parents were Mary Tschida & Mathias Wolkerstorfer. His spouse was Marie (Frances Marie Roblin)
and lived at 527 Blair Avenue, St. Paul. He was a painter and died of colon cancer. The informant was TJ Wolkerstorfer, 284 Carroll Avenue, St. Paul.
Next generations
Children of Barbara Jung & George Mathias Wolkerstorfer:
To do:
Could chart the children of John J. Wolkerstorfer
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S):
BURIED: Cemetery
CHURCH/RELIGION:
FATHER’S OTHER WIVES: none known MOTHER’S OTHER HUSBANDS: none known
FATHER’S PARENTS: Mary Tschida & Mathias Wolkerstorfer MOTHER’S PARENTS: Catherine Jung Singer & Mr. Jung
SIBLINGS: SIBLINGS:
M/F Children/Address on Death DOB DOD, Age & Cemetery Birth Place Spouse’s Name(s), Spouse’s DOB & DOD
Notice Date Married,
Location
1. Wolkerstorfer, Mary Rose 1903 St. Paul
(1903-40614)
2. Wolkerstorfer,
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
The 1903 birth certificate of Mary Rose Wolkerstorfer is not certified. So there is very limited information.
Catherine Singer was probably married to Mr. Jung and then Mr. Singer because her tombstone has Catherine Singer (1844 to 1921).
There are two Jung ladies that married Wolkerstorfer men. So without look at birth & death certificates, certainty is not possible.
Possible other children of George Wolkerstorfer & Barbara Jung are:
Agnes Catherine 02/08/1901 (1901-37108)
unknown name 08/23/1909 (1909-37811)
George Mathias 09/20/1913 (1913-48188) or 04/20/1913 (MN) to 11/09/1987 (1987-30448)
Barbara Marie 06/28/1915 (1915-51923) she probably married Edward John Stanton at St. Bernards Catholic Church on April 19, 1947 (I have cert.).
According to the marriage certificate of Agnes C. Wolkerstorfer to Jno J. Schneider, they were married by a Catholic Clergyman (Sebastian Lis) on September 14,
1921 in Ramsey County. The witnesses were Helena M. Wolkerstorfer & Paul Schneider.
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S):
BURIED: Elmhurst Cemetery, St. Paul, MN
CHURCH/RELIGION:
FATHER’S OTHER WIVES: none known MOTHER’S OTHER HUSBANDS: none known
FATHER’S PARENTS: Miss. Jung & Mr. Wolkerstorfer MOTHER’S PARENTS: Miss. & Mr.
SIBLINGS: George Mathias, Agnes Catherine, Barbara Marie SIBLINGS:
M/F Children/Address on Death DOB DOD, Age & Cemetery Birth Place Spouse’s Name(s), Spouse’s DOB & DOD
Notice Date Married,
Location
1. Wolkerstorfer, Jean M. 1946
F
2. Wolkerstorfer,
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
There was a Dora Jung too who married Marton or Martin & mother of Pancratius Joseph, Harry & Willie.
There was also a Barbara Jung who married George Wolkerstorfer.
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
FATHER’S OTHER WIVES: none known MOTHER’S OTHER HUSBANDS: none known
FATHER’S PARENTS: Miss. & Mr. Stanton MOTHER’S PARENTS: Miss. & Mr. Wolkerstorfer
SIBLINGS: SIBLINGS:
M/F Children/Address on Death DOB DOD, Age & Cemetery Birth Place Spouse’s Name(s), Spouse’s DOB & DOD
Notice Date Married,
Location
1.
2.
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
According to the marriage license of Barbara Marie Wolkerstorfer & Edward John Stanton, they were married at St. Bernard's Catholic Church by Odilo Kohler.
The witnesses were Ruth M. Koren & Frank J. Stanton.
POSSIBLE RELATIVES
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S): 595 Lafond, St. Paul (in 1912)
BURIED: Cemetery
CHURCH/RELIGION:
FATHER’S OTHER WIVES: none known MOTHER’S OTHER HUSBANDS: none known
FATHER’S PARENTS: & Jungbauer MOTHER’S PARENTS: Miss. & Mr. Wolkerstorfer
SIBLINGS: SIBLINGS:
M/F Children/Address on Death DOB DOD, Age & Cemetery Birth Place Spouse’s Name(s), Spouse’s DOB & DOD
Notice Date Married,
Location
1. Jungbauer, Ann M. 04/24/1906 11/01/1998 MN
F (1998-33128)
2. Jungbauer, Marie
3. Jungbauer, Rose M. 08/17/1909 07/04/1993 age 83 St. Paul, MN Never married n/a
F (have 1993-19613)
Calvary
4. Jungbauer, Ed
According to the birth certificate of Agnes Jungbauer (1912), her father was age 36 and a clerk. Her mother was age 33 and a housewife. Her birth order is not
given.
According to the death certificate of Rose M. Jungbauer (1993), she died at Lake Ridge Health Care Center from CVA. She was a household manager and her
educational level was 8th grade. The informant was Teresa M. Jungbauer, 1437 Transit Avenue West, Roseville, MN 55113.
Teresa Jungbauer's obituary was published on the Find A Grave website: Jungbauer, Teresa M. - Of Roseville, On December 17, 2004 Age 88 Preceded in death by
siblings, Ann, Marie, Rose, Ed, George, Agnes, Bob, and John. Survived by sisters-in-law, Patty & Lorraine Jungbauer; 21 nieces and nephews; numerous grand
nieces and grand nephews. Mass of Christian Burial 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the CHURCH OF ST. AGNES, 548 Lafond Ave., St. Paul. Interment Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation 9:30-10:30 Tuesday at Willwerscheid Funeral Home, 1167 Grand Ave., St. Paul, 651-228-1006. Memorials preferred to Poor Clares Monastery.
Published in St. Paul Pioneer Press from Dec. 19 to Dec. 20, 2004
To do:
John Jungbauer might be Jack's & Steve's dad. Although he would have been about 40 years old when Jack was born on August 19, 1954. Their mom was Mary
Christensen.
Possible Relatives
MARRIAGE DATE:
RESIDENCE(S): 2045 Goodrich Avenue
BURIED: Calvary Cemetery
CHURCH/RELIGION:
FATHER’S OTHER WIVES: none known MOTHER’S OTHER HUSBANDS: none known
FATHER’S PARENTS: Miss. ? & Mr. Wolkerstorfer MOTHER’S PARENTS: Frances Roblin & Chas N. Greaza
SIBLINGS: . SIBLINGS:
M/F Children/Address on Death DOB DOD, Age & Birth Place Spouse’s Name(s), Spouse’s DOB & DOD
Notice Cemetery Date Married, Location
1. Wolkerstorfer, Jean Frances or 03/09/1925 Ramsey County, MN Morgan James O'Brien
F Jeanne Frances (1925-48303) on 06/28/1947 (have)
2. Wolkerstorfer, Ruth Elizabeth 02/22/1927 “ “
F (1927-45285)
Memories/Facts/Tidbits/Sources:
According to the death certificate of Frances Marie Wolkerstorfer (1937), she was a married housewife and her husband was John J. Wolkerstorfer. She was born in
Kingston, Ontario, on April 24, 1895. Her parents were Frances Roblin (born in Napponee, Canada) & Chas N. Greaza (born in Kingston, Ontario). She had lived
in St. Paul for 30 years – so since 1907. She died at home (2045 Goodrich Avenue) from rheumatoid fever and subacute bacterial endocarditis. Her husband was the
informant and she is buried at Calvary Cemetery.
According to the marriage certificate of Jeanne Frances Wolkerstorfer & Morgan James O'Brien (1947), they were married by Priest Nicholas J. Finn at his home 305
Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake, MN. The witnesses were Ruth E. Wolkerstorfer & Brian O'Brien.
There's another John J.'s who is buried next to the Marie who died in 1973.
OBITUARIES FROM THE ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS (POSSIBLE RELATIVES)
2015 Tschida, Sandra age 74 Husband: Ron Tschida
Children: Michael, Ann Tschida, Caroline Kinne, Jim, John, Joe
Parents: not given Church: St. Frances de Sales Catholic Church
Cemetery: Fort Snelling National Cemetery
2015, August Tschida, Rosella Ann (Rose) Husband: Ed Tschida
Children: Bryan, Tom, Dave
Parents: Rosina? & George Church: Not given, but she most likely lived in Inver Grove Heights, MN
Roberto Cemetery: Not given
Burgenland Area History
The territory of present-day Burgenland was successively part of the Roman Empire, the Hun Empire, the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths , the Italian Kingdom of
Odoacer, the Kingdom of the Lombards, the Avar Khaganate, the Frankish Empire, Dominion Aba belonging to the Aba (family); Aba - Koszegi, the Kingdom
of Hungary, the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary, Austria.
Burgenland is the only Austrian state which has never been part of the Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire,German Confederation nor Austria-
Hungary's Cisleithania.
Prehistory and antiquity
The first Indo-European peoples appeared in this region around 3300 BC. From the 4th century BC, the area was dominated by Celts and in the 1st century AD it
became part of the Roman Empire. During Roman administration, it was part of the province of Pannonia, and later part of the provinces of Pannonia Superior
(in the 2nd century) and Pannonia Prima (in the 3rd century). During the late Roman Empire, Pannonia Prima province was part of larger administrative units, such
are iocese of Pannonia, Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum and Praetorian prefecture of Italy.
The first Germanic people to settle in this region were the Ostrogoths, who came to Pannonia in AD 380. The Ostrogoths became allies of Rome and were allowed
to settle in Pannonia, being tasked to defend the Roman borders. In the 5th century, the area was conquered by the Huns, but after their defeat, an independent
Kingdom of the Ostrogoths in Pannonia was formed. The territory of present-day Burgenland became part of the Italian Kingdom of Odoacer, but at the end of the
5th century the Ostrogothic king Theodoric conquered this kingdom and restored Ostrogothic administration in western Pannonia.
In the 6th century, the territory was included in another Germanic state, the Kingdom of the Lombards. However, the Lombards subsequently left towards Italy
and area came under the control of the Avars. Briefly in the 7th century, the area was part of the SlavicState of Samo, but was subsequently returned to Avar
control. After the Avar defeat at the end of the 8th century, the area became part of the Frankish Empire. After the Battle of Lechfeld (orAugsburg) in 955, new
Germanic settlers came to the area.
Medieval Kingdom of Hungary
In 1043 there was a peace treaty between Henry III (who later in the same year married Agnes de Poitou, a daughter of Duke Guillaume V of Aquitaine) and
King Samuel Aba of Hungary, whose descendants owned large estates in western Slavonia and whose relative later married a daughter of Agnes of Poitou. On 20
September 1058 Agnes of Poitou andAndrew I of Hungary, whose son later married a daughter of Agnes of Poitou, met to negotiate the border. The area of
Burgenland remained the western border-zone of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary until the 16th century.
The majority of the population was Germanic, except for the Hungarian border-guards of the frontier March ( Gyepű). Germanic immigration from neighbouring
Austria was also continuous in the Middle Ages.
Habsburg administration
In 1440 the territory of present-day Burgenland was controlled by the Habsburgs of Austria, and in 1463 the northern part of it (with the town of Kőszeg) became a
mortgage-territory according to the peace treaty of Wiener Neustadt . In 1477 King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary had retaken the area, but in 1491 it was
mortgaged again by King Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary to EmperorMaximilian I. In 1647 Emperor Ferdinand II returned it to the Kingdom of
Hungary (which itself was Habsburg possession in this time).
In the 16th century, medieval Kingdom of Hungary lost its independence and its north-western part that was not conquered by the Ottoman Empire was included into
Habsburg Monarchy. This Habsburg possession was known as Royal Hungary and it included territory of present-day Burgenland. In the 16-17th centuries German
Protestant refugees arrived in Western Royal Hungary to take shelter from the religious wars of the Holy Roman Empire, particularly from the repression of the
Reformation in Austrian territories, then ruled by the staunchly Roman Catholic Habsburgs. After Habsburg military victory against Ottomans in the end of the 17th
century, Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary was enlarged to include much of the territory of former medieval Kingdom of Hungary. In the 17th and 18th centuries the
region of Burgenland was dominated by the wealthy Catholic landowning families, for example the Esterházys and Batthyánys. In 1867, the Habsburg Monarchy
was transformed into the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary and the German-speaking population of Burgenland found itself within the Hungarian part of the
Monarchy.
Dissolution of Austria-Hungary
According to the 1910 census 291,800 people lived on the territory of present-day Burgenland. Among them 217,072 were German-speaking (74%),
43,633 Croatian-speaking (15%) and 26,225 (9%) Hungarian-speaking. Roma people were counted according to their native language.
The area had also been discussed as the site of a Czech Corridor to Yugoslavia. The decision about "German West Hungary" (Deutsch-Westungarn) was fixed in the
peace treaties of Saint Germain and the Trianon. Despite diplomatic efforts by Hungary, the victorious parties of World War I set the date of Burgenland's official
unification with Austria as 28 August 1921. In fact, the establishment of the Austrian police control and customs was stopped on the same day, hindered by
sharpshooters who offered armed resistance with the support of Hungary.
Minorities
Burgenland Croats
The Croats arrived after the devastating Ottoman war in 1532, when the Ottoman army destroyed some settlements in their ethnic territory. The emigration in great
haste of the Catholic remained population of western Slavonia into the Burgenland was – as far as possible – organized by the estate owners. The archives of the
Sabor (the Croatian parliament) from this period contain numerous references to such resettlements. As reported in the spring of 1538 by the Ban of Croatia, Petar
Keglević, who himself owned large estates in western Slavonia, that the country's population at the Ottoman border was preparing to emigrate. Their resettlement by
estate owners was finished only in 1584. They have preserved their strong Catholic faith and their language until today, and in the 19th century their national identity
grew stronger because of the influence of the National Revival in Croatia. Between 1918 and 1921 Croats opposed the planned annexation of West-Hungary to
Austria, and in 1923 seven Croatian villages voted for a return to Hungary. The Croatian Cultural Association of Burgenland was established in 1934. In the Nazi era
(1938–45) the Croatian language was officially prohibited, and the state pursued an aggressive policy of Germanization. The Austrian State Treaty of 1955
guaranteed minority rights for every native ethnic minority in Austria but Croats had to fight for the use of their language in schools and offices even in the 1960s and
1970s. In 2000 51 new bilingual village name signs were erected in Burgenland (47 Croatian and 4 Hungarian).
The Burgenland Croatian language is an interesting 16th century dialect which is different from standard Croatian. In minority schools and media the local dialect
is used, and it has had a written form since the 17th century (the Gospel was first translated to this dialect in 1711). Today the language is endangered by
assimilation, according to the UNESCO's Red Book of Endangered Languages. The Croats of Burgenland belong to the same group as their relatives on the other
side of the modern Austrian-Hungarian border.
Hungarians
Hungarians live in the villages of Oberwart/Felsőőr, Unterwart /Alsóőr and Siget in der Wart/Őrisziget. The three villages together are called Upper Őrség (Hun:
Felső-Őrség, German: Wart), and they have formed a language island since the 11th century. The other old Hungarian language island in Oberpullendorf/Felsőpulya
has almost disappeared today. The Hungarians of Burgenland were "őrök", i.e. guards of the western frontier, and their special dialect is similar to theSzékelys in
Transylvania. Their cultural centre is Oberwart/Felsőőr. Another distinct Hungarian group were the indentured agricultural workers living on the huge estates north of
Neusiedler See. They arrived mainly from theRábaköz region. After the dissolution of the manors in the mid-20th century this group ceased to exist.
Roma and Jews
In addition to Germans, Croats and Hungarians, Burgenland used to have substantial Roma and Jewish populations, wiped out by the Nazi regime. Before their
deportation during 1938, the traditionally very religious Burgenland Jews were concentrated in the famous "Seven Communities" ( Siebengemeinden/Sheva kehillot)
in Eisenstadt, Mattersburg,Kittsee, Frauenkirchen,Kobersdorf, Lackenbach and Deutschkreutz, where they formed a substantial part of the population: e.g. in
Lackenbach, 62% of the population was Jewish as of 1869. After the war, Jews from Burgenland founded the Jerusalem haredi neighbourhood of Kiryat
Mattersdorf, reminding of the original name of Mattersburg, once a centre of a famous yeshiva.
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Esterhazys History
The Esterházys arose among the minor nobility of the northern part of the Kingdom of Hungary (today's southwest Slovakia), originally a branch of the Salamon
clan (de genere Salamon) by the name Zerházi (de Zerhásház / de Zyrház / de Zyrhas). Their first known ancestors were Mokud (Mocud) from the Salamon clan,
who was a military serviceman and landowner in the Csallóköz region of Western Hungary (today Žitný ostrov in southwestern Slovakia), and Pristaldus, a
judicial office-holder in the court of Béla III of Hungary.
The name Esterházy was first used by Benedict Zerhas de Zerhashaz (1508–1553), who in 1539 took over the wealth of his wife Ilona Bessenyei de Galántha.
Their son, Ferenc Esterházy (1533–1604) inherited the coat of arms and title of his mother and the full name of the family became Eszterházy de Galántha,
Galanta being a small town east ofBratislava (Hungarian: Pozsony, German: Pressburg), now capital of Slovakia.
The family rose to prominence under Count Nikolaus Esterházy (1583–1645) and his son, Prince Paul Esterházy(1635–1713). In the 17th century, after Nikolaus'
acquisitions, the family split into four main family lines:
the older Forchtenstein (Hungarian: Fraknó) line: founded by Nikolaus Esterházy, main seat: Eisenstadt (Kismarton)
the younger Forchtenstein line
the Zólyom line: founded by Paul Esterházy (died 1645)
the Csesznek line: founded by Daniel Esterházy (died 1654)
In 1626 the Esterházys were granted the title of Count and in 1712, the older Forchtenstein line received the title of (Ruling) Prince by the Holy Roman Emperor.
The success of the family arose from the steady accumulation of land, and loyalty both to the Roman Catholic Churchand to the Habsburg Emperor. The latter
factor was perhaps the most important. A consistent theme of Hungarian history was an ardent and sometimes violent wish to become free of Austrian rule, a wish
that was finally fulfilled at the end of the First World War. The Esterházy princes were consistently loyal to the Habsburg monarchy, and on several occasions
rendered vital services to it in times of crisis. These included the Turkish siege of Vienna in 1683, and the outright occupation of Vienna by Napoleon in 1809.
The family acquired its property in three principal ways: redistribution of land taken from Protestants in the Counter-Reformation, redistribution of land conquered
from the Turks, and felicitous marriages. Most of these lands were situated in present-day Austria, Slovakia and Hungary. The family ultimately became the largest
landowners in the Habsburg Empire, and their income sometimes exceeded that of the Emperor.
The family derived its name from the settlement Esterháza, Kingdom of Hungary. The settlement no longer exists, and is not to be confused with the later castle of
the same name which they inhabited since the Middle Ages. Since 1421 they have been the owners of a property in Galanta.
The most important seat of the Esterházys was Eisenstadtt (Hungarian: Kismarton), since the heads of the family chose to make a castle in this tiny village their
primary residence. A fortified stronghold had been built there in the 14th century; after the Esterházys acquired it they rebuilt it 1663–1672 to what is now the
princely Schloss Esterházy. Their practical reason for choosing to create and maintain the princely court at Eisenstadt may have been that while the region was in
Hungary, it had been mainly settled by Germans, and was situated rather close to the Habsburgs' Imperial residence, Vienna. (The region remained part of Hungary
until 1921, when it was handed over to Austria according to the Treaty of Saint-Germain, 1919, and the Treaty of Trianon, 1920.)
The Esterházys maintained a number of other residences throughout the Kingdom of Hungary and Transylvania, and those Esterházy princes who preferred the
stylish life of the capital spent most of their time in Vienna. In the 1770s, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, who disliked Vienna, had a magnificent new palace
constructed in Fertőd , Hungary. It was built on the site of a former hunting lodge. This is the most admired of the Esterházy homes, often called the "Hungarian
Versailles."
The main line of the Esterházy family was generally bilingual, in Hungarian (as a result of their ethnicity) and German(as they were aristocrats of the Austrian
Empire). Esterházys living in parts of the Kingdom of Hungary where other languages were spoken by the population also spoke those languages, especially Slavic
languages in Slavic areas. Some family members went by both Hungarian and (rather distinct) German names. Thus, Pál Antal (Hungarian) was the same person as
Paul Anton (German), and Miklós József was the same person as Nikolaus Josef. In discussions written in English, the Esterházy princes are occasionally given
English versions of their names, as in "Nicholas".
The family name is also rendered variously: Eszterházy (Hungarian spelling), Esterházy (German), and Esterhazy(typographic convenience). The full family name
since the 16th century was Eszterházy deGalántha (later also styledvon/of Galanta). The Latinised form of the family name, Estoras, in 2009 is used to label fine
Esterházy wines.
In 2017, the Find A Grave websites lists five Tschida graves at Union Cemetery in Maplewood, MN.
The Ray Frederick Tschida born in 1915 is not related (1915-54730). His dad was Frederick Tschida.