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MONTHLY HIGHHOLDER

 November 2005

Vol. 4 Issue 11


NEWSPAPER STORY

PASSAUER NEWS

Elf Amerikaner graben nach ihren wurzeln

Gruppe forscht in Bischofsreut nach ihren niederbayerischen urspüngen - familienchronik bringt Licht ins Dunkel

Eleven Americans dig for their roots

Group researches in Bischofsreut to its lower Bavarian origins - family chronicle brings light in the darkness

One half year ago, was this group of Americans, mostly strangers to one another. Now this Group of Eleven finds themselves together in the Haidmuehle region. But not in order to make a typical vacation in the Bavarian Forest, but rather to research their family roots.

Because they all have ancestors, who were born approximately in the area of Bischofsreut-Haidmuehle and also in the borderlands. Loud and gleeful chatting prevails in the dining room of the Maerchenwald Hotel in Langreut. The 11 men and women are finishing their breakfast, and like most mornings the talk turns to those ancestors, who left the Bavarian Forest and surrounding area almost 150 years ago to search for unlimited opportunities in America.

"To be a guest in the birth house of my grandfather is quite inspiring says Charles Nigl of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Charles is sitting next to his cousin Carla Nigl, also of Oshkosh, in the hotel dining room drinking coffee. "We feel a great deal of our past here and it is quite overwhelming" says Carla, "it is heart moving to simply walk in the homeland of our grandparents".

The entire enterprise began almost 4 years ago, when Karl Berger, owner of the Hotel Maerchenwald in Langreut, Invited Charles Nigl to attend the 300th Birthday Celebration of Bischofsreut, which in no event would Charles wish to miss. Charles used the internet to spread the word and got the stone rolling. As time passed, more and more Americans expressed a desire to make the journey. Eventually 17 persons would make the journey, coming from many states in the U.S.A..  Ralph Schneider and Jerrie Wiltgen from the state of Texas, Mary and Laurie D. from Illinois, Ken Madl from Colorado, Peter Kindermann from the state of Ohio, Michael Steiner from Minnesota, the rest of the group originated from the state of Wisconsin, all flew into the Airport at Munich,Bavaria.

Once the group reached Bischofsreut, they immediately began the work of searching for their roots. A great help was " The Chronicles of Bischofsreut" written by Genealogist Norbert Madl. Many of those who emigrated from the Bayerwald did so because of extreme Poverty, unjust laws, and the prospect of unending military service, stated Norbert Madl. Also contributing greatly was the hobby genealogist Peter Kindermann of Ohio, who presented to Father Heinrich Anzeneder, a toilsome and detailed work, containing photographs and family trees of past inhabitants of the Bischofsreut region who made their way to America. Father Anzeneder acknowledged that this work will be a great help to any Bavarian-Forester, who might wish to find information about lost relatives.

It is apparent that to this Group, it was a great honor to be able to visit the local cemeteries in the area, and see where their ancestors lie buried. The Group as almost one voice states the following,  the Bavarian Forest is a beautiful landscape, the Beer and Food are much better than one finds back in America. Only Ralph Schneider seems to hesitate, and then makes a joke to Charles Nigl, "wasn't it, your grandfather, who established Nigl' s  Bar in Oshkosh, where the famous Chief Oshkosh Indian Beer was sold"? Answers Charles "Bavarian Beer is much better than Chief Oshkosh Beer". Even if the searching cost much trouble and work, for Charles Nigl, it all seems worthwhile. " We have discovered that all of our group can trace our relationship back to one couple, who once lived in this corner of the world." bringing for Charles Nigl light where there was once darkness.

After attending the celebration in Bischofsreut, things which were once murky or distorted have now become clear and brought into order. Thus the number of participants at the next Nigl Family Re-union will be greatly increased.

 At our last family re-union, we all had to wear name tags because we were not very familiar with one another " laughs Karla Nigl. 

While the Group continues to discuss their grandparents and their past life's, attention switches to an elderly German woman, who has traveled from Munich, she is asking assistance into searching for her ancestor Johann Weber, who emigrated to Wisconsin, several of the hobby researchers recognize the name, photos are exchanged, and soon it is realized that a relationship exists between some of the group and this Johann Weber. So small is the World.


Book Review

DIE CHRONIK VON BISCHOFSREUT

Norbert Madl

816 pages, 157 pictures

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cover

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Aerial photo from cover

 

 

First let me say a big thank you to Norbert Madl for writing this book. There is an incredible amount of information on each family that lived in the village from its founding to the present day. You will be able to construct a family tree all the way back to when your ancestors first arrived, the book is that complete. In fact a new project could be to construct a family tree for the entire village, because all the names will be connected at some point. The amount of work that went into this book is astounding. Just keeping all the names and dates straight is simply amazing. (can you tell I am very impressed) A copy of the book has been donated to the Oshkosh Public Library by Norbert. It is written in German but you will be able to read names and dates. It is over 800 pages and lists sources of the information. Even if your family is not from Bischofsreut you should take a look at it anyway. 

 

Founding Families

These are the names specified in the Freyunger Pfarrprotokoll of 1707 for the village Bischofsreut:

Philipp Perger
Johann Perger
Gregor Zimmermann
Simon Schmäzl
Mathias Köberl
 Martin Amberl
Johann Perger
Martin Koch
Max Ebertsberger
Thomas Kanamüller
Mathias Süss
Simon Griebl
Michael Weissenberger
Mathias Weissenberger 

 

In 1728 the heads of households inhabitants were:

Philipp Perger
Georg Seibold
Mathias Madl
Simon Schmäzl
Johann Köberl
Sebastion Mayr
Christoph Kroiss
Simon Philipp
Georg Ebertsberger
Thomas Nigl
Anton Kainz
Johann Berger
Bartholomäus Neustifter
Veit Fischer

opening Paragraph

Bischofsreut, ein Dorf an der bayerischen - böhmischen Grenze, wurde am 21. oktober 1705 von 14 Siedlern gegrundet. Als die siedler ihre Dorffläche rodeten, gehörte dieser Landstrich zum Hochstift und Fürstbistrim Passau. Die Passauer Fürstbischöfe waren die geistlichen und weltlichen Herrscher in ihrem Fürstbistum, das man auch das Land der Abtei nannte, weil es in Vorzeiten im Besitz des Benediktinerklosters Niedernburg von Passau gewesen ist. Zur Zeit der Bischofsreuter Dorfgründliung war das Fürstbistum in Pfleggerichte und Ämter eingeteilt, denen jeweils ein Pfleg- bzw. Amstrichter vorstand. 

altavista computer translation (so not every word translated)

Bischofsreut, a village at the Bavarian - Bohemian border, on 21 October 1705 by 14 settlers one gegrundet. When the settlers their village surface rodeten, this region belonged to the high pin and Fuerstbistrim Passau. The Passauer of prince bishops was the religious and lay rulers in their prince diocese, which one also the country of the abbey called, because it was in Vorzeiten in the possession of the Benediktinerklosters Niedernburg of Passau. At present the Bischofsreuter Dorfgruendliung was divided the prince diocese in maintaining courts and offices, which in each case a maintaining and/or a Amstrichter managed.

House history example:

Names, birth dates, wedding dates, names of children, wives and husbands names, in-laws names, death dates, origins.

Max Ebertsberger, wife and 3 children

Georg Ebertsberger, wife and 11 children

Hausler, born about 1680, died 8.2.1754, Bischofsreut, Married 13.4.1712 in Freyung to Katharina Vogl, born 19.11.1691 in Leopoldsreut  daughter of Mathias Vogl and Eva Pumberl, Hausler in Leopoldsreut. 12 children:

Matias *illegitimate 21.2.1710 Leopoldsreut, Mother = Rosina Friedl from leopoldsreut
Katharina born 2.1.1714 Bischofsreut, first marriage: 20.5.1749 in Freyung to Johann Freidl, second marriage 13.2.1752 in Grainet to Johan Kellermann.
Blasius, born 31.1.1717 Bischofsreut, died 14.2.1717
Magdalena, born 7.7.1718 Bischofsreut 
Juliana, born 4.1.1721 Bischofsreut, died 24.1.1797 Bischofsreut
Maria, born 9.9.1723 Bischofsreut, died 23.1.1737 Bischofsreut
Georg, born 27.3.1726 Bischofsreut
Adam, born 23.12.1728 Bischofsreut
Rosina, born 6.9.1729 Bischofsreut
Anna Maria, born 23.6.1731 Bischofsreut
Blasius, born in 1733 bischofsreut, died 20.4.1733 1/4 year old
Anna Maria, born 9.6.1736 Bischofsreut

Georg Ebertsberger, wife and 10 children

Johann Michael Ebertsberger, wife and 10 children

Josef Ebertsberger, wife and 12 children

Johann Michael Madl, wife and 5 children

Johann Madl, wife and 10 children

Hermann Madl, wife and 7 children

Johann Koelbl, wife and 7 children

Franz Koelbl, wife and 2 children

There are listings like Georg Eberstberger above for almost everyone in the village.

 

Book Review

Die Stadt Wallern im Böhmerwald

by Franz K. Walter and Gustave Kindermann

  611 pages,  390 photographs

Complete history of the village and surrounding area. The village developed around the year 1359. 

Also came with a booklet listing every house and family that owned the houses. Plus a hand drawn city map.

Family lists.

Wonderful book.

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Picture from book of Schönbauer Villa on Bahnhofstraße, 1946

Same Building 2001

Names in Wallern

Achatz
Altmann
Assmus
Baier
Bauer
Beck
Biebl
Blosl
Bohm
Brauer
Bubl
Buxbaum
Curin
Danner
Draxler
Dumps
Eder
Eppinger
Essl
Faschingbauer
Fechter
Fiedler
Fischer
Friedl
Furst
Gabauer
Gaier
Gastager
Geyer
Gorner
Graf
Grumbach
Gutwirth
Hafner
Hajek
Haldeck
Hall
Hammerschmidt
Haselberger
Haselsteiner
Hsenkopf
Hauner
Heinzl
Herbst
Herzog
Hoffmann
Hois
Huttl
Ilk

Jandl
Jarosch
Jungbauer
Jungwirth
Kandl
Kasper
Kempinger
Kiewig
Kindermann
Knabl
Kohlberger
Kolbl
Koller
Kossl
Kozeny
Kral
Kralik
Kuchler
Kurz
Lang
Lichtnecker
Mager
Mathe
Mauritz
Meindl
Meixner
Melchart
Merwald
Muller
Mutzenbauer
Nusko
Olzinger
Pablitschko
Paulusch
Peter
Petraschek
Pimmer
Pinsker
Plach
Pollak
Prager
Praxl
Proger
Publ
Rauscher
Reif
Reisinger
Riepl
Riess
Ritter
Robl
Rothbauer
Rzehak
Saiko
Salzer
Sauheitl
Scheithauer
Schiestl
Schilhansl
Schiller
Schmid
Schneider
Schonbauer
Schramek
Schraml
Schreiber
Schroeder
Schulz
Seidl
Sippl
Sitter
Sixl
Sommer
Sonntag
Sterner
Stiepani
Stifter
Stini
Stoegbauer
Strachwitz
Tahedl
Tausch
Veith
Veits
Vogl
Wagner
Waldhauser
Walter
Weber
Wanek
Wellek
Weiltlich
Winkelbauer
Winter
Wurm
Wuschko

plus others

Gemeinde-CHRONIK

1600-1983

Salnau, Parkfried und Oiberg

Rudolf Müller

160 pages, 140 pictures

Contains a history of the village with house histories listing ownership dates and names. 

I have a copy of the book.

 

Example of house history

Fol. 10  -  spater Haus Nr. 7 -- "Simml"    (Simmler)

Date Name
Um - 1600 Zymandl Bertl
bis  - 1620 Zymandl Veytl
1621 - 1626 Simbl Matzl. Sohn
1626 - 1641 Kindermcher, Math., Schw. Sohn
1641 - 1667 Kinkh Benedikt aus Pichlern, Heirat mit Witwe Magdelen
1667 - 1704 Mullner Johannes aus Pernek
1704 - 1750 Mullner Wenzl, Sohn
1750 - 1761 Millner Joseph, Sohn
1761 Mullner Marie, dessen Witwe
1761 - 1790 Raschko Galle, heiratete die Witwe Maria
1790 - 1808 Mullner Sebastian, geb. Milner am 4.12.1765 in Hintring
1808 - 1825 Kloiber Johann, heiratete die Witwe Maria Barbara
1825 - 1860 Pupeter Josef, geb. am 14.3.1790 in Salnau Nr. 6 ehelichte die Tochter Maria, geb. Millner (Muller) am 6.4.1792, gest. am 9.10.1871. Josef Pupeter verst. am 15.5.1877
1860 - 1897 Pupeter Johann, Sohn, geb. am 17.11.1833 heiratete Maria, geb. Jungwirth am 19.3.1831 in salnau Nr. 10
1897 - 1931 Pupeter Kajetan, Sohn, geb. am 19.3.1864 heiratete am 13.9.1897 Gattin Aloisia, geb, Geisbauer am 9.12.1865 in Hublern, gest. am 29.1.1957. Kajetan verst. 28.2.4?
1931 - 1946 Smitka Karl, geb. am 17.12.1878 in Bohm. Rohren, ehelichte die Tochter Marie Pupeter geb. am 4.8.1901
As you can see house histories can be quite detailed and can easily help you find several more generations back in your family tree. So if you find a Chronik of a village be sure to buy it or at least look thru it and try to make copies. 
Names found in Salnau:
Andraschko Hofmann Mauritz Pfieffer Schraml
Bauer Jane Meindl Pimiskern Schlegl
Bayer Jeschko Mikess Pinder Simbl
Czecho Jungbauer Millner Polak Smitka
Demel Jungpauer Mullner Pranghofer Spannbauer
Essl Jungwirth Nader Pupeter Steiglbauer
Feirer Khurz Nigl

Raschko

Strempl
Finkh Kindermacher Osen Riedl Studener
Fischer Kindermann Pangerl Rodlberger Urestchlager
Gabryl Kloiber Pauer Rydl Wagner
Grametbauer Lang Payer Sallnauer Zach
Haidler Lemberger Pechmandl Saltzer Zymandl
Herbst Lockenpauer Pechmann Salzer  
Hesl Mathe Poeschl Schlegl plus other variant spellings of names

Dorf Parkfried

Village first mentioned in 1393
 
In 1649 residents are:

Ambrosch Czecho, Mattes Jungwirt, Ambrosch Lang, Gregor Pair, Adam Raschko, Gregor Jungwirt, Jakob Mauritz, Mattes Jeschko, Christoff Jungwirt, Andre Bauer, Lorenz Stuffter, Michael Ilg, Mosl Jungwirt, Martin Paur, Bostl Wagner, Simon Kloiber.

 
Fallen in WW II

Fechter, Mauritz, Raschko, Essl, Traxler, Osen, Sttz, Zach, Reichard, Paulick, Lex, Hopler, Pinsker, Bernhard, Muller, Pechmann, Feichtinger, Kloiber, Pendelin.

 
Dorf Oiberg

Names found in Oiberg:

Jungwirth, Pasta, Fechter, Langthaler, Matschi, Lemberger, Kloiber, Muller, Jungbauer, Pendelin, Pentering, Andraschko, Feichtinger, Neulinger, Binder.

 

 
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