Origin: German – translates to spoon maker
Alternate Spellings:
Loelfler Löffler Löfler Leffler Lefler
Maria Anna Löffler (? - ?)
[Birth of Martina] [Birth of Katharina] [Birth of Brigitte] [Birth of Anselm] [Birth of Maria Anna]
Born to Magdalena Strübel (1766 - 28 April 1826), likely in Kappelrodek, Achern, Baden Germany
Sister Anastasia Falk (? - ?)
Maternal grandparents Lorenz Strübel (? - ?) & Christine Nock (? - ?)
Children of Maria Anna Löffler and Unknown Father(s):
Martina Löffler (13 Nov 1825 - ?)
Katharina Löffler (31 Oct 1829 - 19 Mar 1854)
Brigitte Löffler (2 Feb 1834 - ?)
Anselm Löffler (18 Apr 1836 - 15 Sep 1919)
Maria Anna Loeffler (27 Jul 1839 - ?)
Anselm Loeffler (18 Apr 1836 - 15 Sep 1919)
[FamilySearch] [Catholic Church Records] [1865 NY Arrival Manifest] [1868 Declaration of Intention] [Marriage Certificate] [1880 US Census] [1900 US Census] [1905 NY Census] [1910 US Census] [Death Certificate] [Find a Grave]18 Apr 1836 at 1AM born in Kappelrodek, Baden-Württemberg Germany
Records list no father for him or his siblings, it's possible he was 'illegitimate' (parents weren't married, or marriage wasn't recognized)
19 Apr 1836 at 9AM baptized (Catholic) at Kappelrodek, Baden-Württemberg Germany
20 Aug 1871 married Martha Gohde in New York (Manhattan), NY USA
15 Sep 1919 died in New York (Bronx), NY USA
Died of chronic mycarditis & chronic cystitis in his home (tenements) at 1856 Anthony Avenue, New York (Bronx), NY USA
17 Sep 1919 buried in Lot 284 Section F in St. Michaels Cemetery, East Elmhurst (Queens), NY USA
Metta "Martha" Gohde (27 Oct 1848 - 25 Jun 1909)
[FamilySearch] [1855 NY Census] [Marriage Certificate] [1880 US Census] [1900 US Census] [1905 NY Census] [Death Certificate] [Find a Grave]27 Oct 1848 born to Frederick Gohde & Lucy Ann Henkel in USA
Mother Lucy died before 1854, raised by Frederick's 2nd wife Augusta Lembke
Half sister Augusta Margaret Gohde (25 Oct 1854 New York, NY USA - 7 Jun 1896 Jersey City (Hudson), NJ USA
Married Charles Edward Conway and had children Charles, Frank, August, Edward, Araminta, and Harry
Gohde sometimes spelled Good, Goode, Gothe, Gotha; Medieval Bavarian, means "God" or "good" referring to goodness of virtue
25 Jun 1909 died in Lutheran Hospital, Brooklyn (Kings), NY USA
Died of chronic nephritis
28 Jun 1909 buried in Lot 284 Section F in St. Michael's Cemetery, East Elmhurst (Queens), NY USA
Children of Anselm Loeffler & Martha Gohde:
1. Mary Margaret Loeffler (9 Mar 1872 - 26 Feb 1896)
2. Frank Joseph "Joseph" Loeffler (20 Aug 1874 - 14 Oct 1906 East Elmhurst (Queens), NY USA)
Never married, no children
Died by suicide, left Bellvue Hospital (mental institution) to jump into the East River, body found in East Elmhurst
3. Amelia Louise "Mary" or "Molly" Loeffler (2 Aug 1876 - 11 Jul 1917)
4. Frederick William Loeffler (13 Jun 1880 NY USA - 25 Jul 1909)
21 Aug 1904 married Clara Slavon in New York (Manhattan), NY USA
5. Edward Benjamin Loeffler (7 Sep 1883 New York (Manhattan), NY USA - 13 Jan 1948 New York (Manhattan), NY USA)
6. Charles Arthur Loeffler (1 Aug 1886 - 1960)
8 Jun 1912 married Anna Nock in New York (Manhattan), NY USA
7. George Oskar Loeffler (27 December 1889 - 22 January 1964)
8. Teresa Rose "Tessie" Loeffler (5 March 1891 - d. Feb 6 1971) [See: Kinneary]
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