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US-Emigrants from Stockstadt am Main





FERDINAND HOLZAPFEL

(1844-1933)


Variant name John Ferdinand Holzapfel
John Ferdinand Holtzapfel
8 September 1844 Ferdinand is born in Stockstadt am Main.

Father: Adam Holzapfel (1815-****)
Mother: Eva Katharina Seitz (1824-****)

Godfather: Valentin Schwab
EMIGRATION

3 May 1847
Ferdinand is almost three years old when he emigrates to the US, together with his parents and further relatives.

Port: Le Havre - Cork
Ship: Alecto
Arrival: New York
Date: 3 May 1847

Family members (as given in the ship list):

Holzapfel Adam, head, 39
Holzapfel Eva Katharina, wife, 22 (= Eva Katharina Seitz)
Holzapfel Ferdinand, son, 2
Holzapfel Leonhard, Adam's brother, 27
Holzapfel Ulrich, relative of Adam, 26
Seitz Eva, Eva Katharina's sister, 12

Further passengers from Stockstadt am Main:

Zang Christoph, male, 26
Lang Johann, male, 24
Oberle Charitas, female, 26 (ship list says "male"!)
Bauer Peter, male, 40
Depp Maria Anna, female, 19

Source: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891
24 May 1870 John Ferdinand marries Catherine Frick (1851-1938) in Hamilton, Lawrence, Ohio.
7 October 1871 The daughter Magdalena Holzapfel (1871-1946) is born in New Castle, Lawrence, Ohio.

Magdalena marries Emil Schmeisser (1866-1934). Their children are named Mary, Clarence, Frank, Charles, Albert and Lawrence.

She dies on 29 July 1946 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Coal Grove, Lawrence County, Ohio.

Source: Findagrave
4 June 1873 The son Frank Charles Holzapfel (1873-1964) is born in Hamilton, Lawrence, Ohio.

He marries Anna Marie Schwab from Germany. Their children are named Franklin Ferdinand, William Anthony, Charles Emil, Leonard Isidore, Gertrude Agnes, Nora Amelia, Otto Edward, George Albert and Louise Ruth.

Frank dies in 1964 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Coal Grove, Lawrence County, Ohio.

Source: Findagrave
30 March 1877 The son John Jacob Holzapfel (1877-1932) is born in Hamilton, Lawrence, Ohio.

John Jacob marries Dorothy Schmeisser. He dies on 24 December 1932 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Coal Grove, Lawrence County, Ohio.

Source: Findagrave
4 February 1879 The daughter Catherine Holzapfel is born in Hamilton, Lawrence, Ohio.

She marries George Lawless from Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio. Their children are named Joseph Leo and George.
23 February 1880 The daughter Mary E Holzapfel (1881-1981) is born in Hamilton, Lawrence, Ohio.

Source: Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003

She marries Thomas B Farmer from Kentucky. Their children are named Ruth Magdalene, Andrew, Agnes, Lewis, Joseph and Paul Edward.

Mary dies on 25 March 1981 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Coal Grove, Lawrence County, Ohio.

Source: Findagrave
27 January 1883 The son Andrew Leonard Holzapfel (1883-1955) is born in New Castle, Lawrence, Ohio.

He marries Mary Margaret Stewart from Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio. Their children are named Leo A, Ada Catherine and Carl. Later he marries Arizona Abrams and again a woman named Catherine.

Andrew dies in 1855 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Coal Grove, Lawrence County, Ohio.

Source: Findagrave
15 October 1885 The son Edward A Holzapfel (1885-1941) is born in Hamilton, Lawrence, Ohio.

He marries Mary Scherer (1886-1962). Their son is named Paul Joseph, their daughter Mary Edith.

Edward dies on 18 December 1841 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Coal Grove, Lawrence County, Ohio.

Source: Findagrave
24 December 1887 The son Joseph Philipp Holzapfel (1887-1924) is born in New Castle, Lawrence, Ohio.

He marries Rosa Bamer from Elizabeth, Lawrence, Ohio. Their children are named Matthew Andrew, Anna Marie and Margaret.

Joseph Philipp dies on 19 June 1924 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Coal Grove, Lawrence County, Ohio.

Source: Findagrave
2 April 1890 The son Lewis Holzapfel is born in Hamilton, Lawrence, Ohio.
6 October 1892 The son Albert Henry Holzapfel is born in New Castle, Lawrence, Ohio.
7 January 1933 At the age of 88, Ferdinand dies in Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, from myocarditis.

Hour: 3 pm
Burial date: 10 January 1933
Cemetery: Calvary Cemetery, Lawrence, Ohio

Occupation: Retired Coal Miner
Address: Lawrence, Upper Township

Source: Findagrave
27 October 1938 Ferdinand's wife Catherine dies in Lawrence, Ohio.

Source: Findagrave