GERMAN ANCESTORS

US-Emigrants from Stockstadt am Main




SOPHIA MUELLER 

(1826-1895)

Variant name Clara Sophia Mueller
Sophia Wienand
Sophia Weinand
25 July 1826
Sophia Mueller is born in Stockstadt am Main.

Father: Lorenz Mueller (1795-1852)
Mother: Maria Anna Helm (1802-1846) from Obernburg

Godmother: Sophia Helm, wife of Balthasar Helm, from Obernburg

Source: Familienbuch Stockstadt am Main, no. 2447
19 July 1831 Sophia is godmother to Sophia Fecher.

(Note: The child Sophia Fecher dies on 29 April 1832. Her parents Kornelius Fecher and Margaretha Haas emigrate to the US.)
19 February 1833 Sophia is godmother to Sophia Schwarz.

(Note: Sophia Schwarz emigrates to the US in 1851 - together with her sister Margaretha Elisabeth.)
5 June 1849 Sophia and the baker Heinrich Wienand from Leider marry in Leider.

Best men:
Johann Roth, Aschaffenburg
Heinrich Wenzel, Leider
Philipp Haun, Leider
22 March 1846 The daughter Maria Helena Wienand (called Magdalena) is born in Stockstadt am Main. Her godmother is Magdalena Mueller, the sister of her mother.
6 March 1848 The daughter Barbara Wienand is born in Stockstadt am Main.
Her godmother is Barbara Zang.
24 November 1850 The son Heinrich Joseph Wienand is born in Stockstadt am Main. His godfather is Heinrich Joseph Wienand, brother of his father.
15 July 1853
The son Caspar Wienand is born and named after Sophia's brother Kaspar, a catholic priest.
EMIGRATION

1854
The family emigrates to the U.S.

Port: Le Havre
Ship: Challenge

Arrival: New York
Date: 1 May 1854

Family members:

Wienand, Heinrich, head, 33
Wienand Sophie, wife, 29 (=Mueller Sophia)
 
Wienand Helene, daughter, 8
Wienand Barbara, daughter, 6
Wienand Heinrich, son, 3
Wienand Caspar, son, 11 months
Mueller Helene, sister of Sophia, 18 (= Mueller Magdalena)


Other passengers from Stockstadt am Main:

Bauer Matthes, head, 43
Bauer Caritas, wife, 44
Bauer Catherine, daughter, 18
Bauer Marguerite, daughter, 16
Bauer Andre, son, 11
Bauer Gottfried, son, 8
Bauer Adam, son, 11 months

Source: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891
1856 Sophia and Heinrich live in Philadelphia.

Heinrich becomes a Naturalized Citizen on 5 Nov 1856 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
28 June 1857The daughter Anna Maria Wienand is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

She dies on 8 October 1882 in Philadelphia from typhoid fever and is buried at St Peter the Apostle Church Cemetery, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania on 11 October 1882

Source: Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915
16 August 1861 In August 1861 Heinrich Wienand enlists in B Co., 75th Inf. Reg. Pennsylvania for the Union Army in the Civil War.
29 October 1861The daughter Sophia Wienand is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She dies on 9 March 1867.
25 December 1865 The daughter Margaret Wienand is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
1868 Another child (anonymous) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and dies in August 1868.
11 December 1870The daughter Sophia Wienand is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She marries Albert Neff (1868-1926) and they have two sons.

Sophie dies on 6 July 1944 in Philadelphia and is buried at North Cedar Hill Cemetery.
2 February 1890

At the age of 69, Heinrich Wienand dies from anasarca (a generalized infiltration of edema fluid into subcutaneous connective tissue) in Philadelphia .

Heinrich is buried at St Peter the Apostle Church Cemetery, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania on 5 February 1890.

Occupation: Baker
Last address: Ward 19, 2273 Philip Street

Source: Find A Grave
Source: Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915
9 November 1895

At the age of 69, Sophia Mueller dies from apoplexy in Philadelphia.

Last address: Ward 19, 1228 North Front Street

Source: Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915
Source: Findagrave
12 November 1895 Sophia is buried at St Peter the Apostle Church Cemetery, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania on 12 November 1895.

On November 9, 1895, Sophia, wife of the late Henry Wienand, in her 69th year. The relatives and friends of the family, also the women of the Holy Family and the Altar and Rosary Societies of St. Bonifacius' Church, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Tuesday morning, at 7.30 o'clock, from her late residence, No. 1228 Front street. Requiem mass at 9 o'clock, St. Bonifacius' Church. To proceed to St. Peter's Cemetery.

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 12, 1895; Page 11.
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