Joseph Frank Gaerthoefner

1883 - 1979  (95 years)

• Name	Joseph Frank Gaerthoefner
  Nickname	Joe
  Born	12 Feb 1883	Eaton, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Feb 1979	Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA   [7]
  Buried	Calvary Cemetery, Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA   [8]
  Person ID	I2665	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Michael Gerthöffner,   b. 18 Jul 1848, Blankenborn, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 1 Oct 1920, Saint Nazianz, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Mary Schwab,   b. 12 Aug 1850, New York, USA ,   d. 2 Mar 1917, Saint Nazianz, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Married	13 Apr 1875	Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA   [9]
  Notes	GARTHOFFER: Michael m: 13 Apr. 1875 (co. mar. index v.4 p.92) to: Mary Schwab
  Family ID	F1886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marie Magdalene Kaltenbrunn,   b. 3 Jan 1885, Saint Nazianz, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 27 May 1974, Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1910	Wisconsin, USA
  Notes	http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/i/e/Kenan-R-Siegel-Mt-Calvary/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0600.html
  Children	1. Angeline Philomena Gaerthoefner,   b. 21 Aug 1911, Eaton, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 6 Jun 2011, Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 99 years)   2. Norbert Anthony Gaerthofner,   b. 12 Sep 1912, Saint Nazianz, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 26 Aug 1992, Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 79 years)   3. Alverna Helen Gaerthoefner,   b. 12 Sep 1913, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 10 Apr 1999, Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 85 years)   4. RoseMarie Ann Gaerthoefner,   b. 17 Apr 1921, Saint Nazianz, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 19 Oct 2011, Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F1887	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: Kenan R Siegel301 Church StMt Calvary, WI 53057United States cgul301@hotmail.com http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/i/e/Kenan-R-Siegel-Mt-Calvary/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0006.html BIOGRAPHY: Submitter: Kathleen Lee Subject: Re: Viktor Kaltenbrunn's ship Message: I know your message was sent a few years ago but I noticed that one of the names listed is very familar to me, my madian name is Garthaffner. My grandfather was Joseph Garthaffner and he had a brother named Frank. Any more info on this family that you may have I would appreciate, I can give you some in return. Hope to hear from you soon!!! From Jean Schwonek on 20 Feb 2017: Grandpa was born on Feb. 12 - Lincoln's birthday. There were always visitors coming to see Grandma and Grandpa - relatives, people that were actually 'friends' but I grew up thinking they were relatives because they were treated no less than the family that visited. Two of Grandpa's daughters never married and continued living with them so one of his 'escapes' from all the women in the house was to go into the basement for a cigar or pipe - he had a chair and his pipe stand on a small table in the furnace room - that was 'Grandpa's area' - which we always treated with respect. One of the 'additional' conditions on his death certificate (not cause of death) was blindness and I suspect it was macular degeneration - I'm not sure that was readily diagnosed as such in the '70's. Because of his vision issues his last few years of life he became an AVID radio listener. I remember telling him when I got contacs and thought I'd then have to explain what contacs were - first thing he said was "those are expensive" - his mind was sharp as a tack until the end. He listened to baseball games on the radio (which is were I attribute my love of baseball originated). When we were growing up the only time I remember Grandpa having 'custody' of the T.V. was Friday nights - for the Friday night boxing fights! He was a long-time employee of the Kohler Company (retiring from there) and had the misfortune of being an employee during the famous "strike" that went on for years. At that time as no money was coming into the home, my eldest aunt, Angie, left school and started working and according to my Mom, turned over her entire paycheck to her parents so they had money to live; they also lived in an upper duplex in Sheboygan that his sister & brother-in-law owned during those tough years. His son changed the spelling of the last name (for his subsequent family) to Gaerthofner. Grandpa's uncle (Michael's older brother) who moved back to New York and raised his family in NYC used the spelling Garthoffner. The 'ae' and 'oe' are a challenge because of the umlaut issue - do you use 'a umlaut' , 'e umlaut' ? I have done so many 'searches' over the years with all the variations (not using the 'e's, making the 'f' an 'ff', using one of the 'e's but not the other (Ex. ae, but only 'o', or only 'a', but oe, exchanging 'a' for 'e' and vice versa. There is a Gaerthoefner 'clan' in the Ohio area and as the name is so unusual I'm sure there is a connection but to date I haven't found one. I found a Garthoffner on the NYC census (1850's - don't have the info available at the moment - may have been one of their 'state' census years) so my 'theory' is that Grandpa's grandfather (Michael's father, Franz Joseph) briefly stayed in NYC because there was a relative, I think I have the marriage record of Franz and his first wife in Germany (John and Michael's father). The 'story' was that the wife died on the voyage to the U.S. (Forgive me, I'm doing all this from memory) I believe the 2nd wife was the mother to Michael's younger brother (Joseph) who I never knew existed until I questioned my aunt when I found him in Wisconsin in directories, etc.! and ALWAYS known as Joe Gaerthoefner, Uncle Joe, etc His children called him Pop. His firstborn great-grandson was named Joe after him and he was so flattered by that honor

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Joseph Gaerthsoff Home in 1900: Eaton, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Age: 16 Estimated birth year: abt 1884 Birthplace: Wisconsin Relationship to head-of-house: Son Father's name: Wright Mother's name: Mary Race: White [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Joe Caertholfner roomer, not married [Joe Gaerthoefner] Age in 1910: 26 Estimated birth year: abt 1884 Birthplace: Wisconsin Relation to Head of House: Roomer Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania Mother's Birth Place: Ohio Home in 1910: Madison Ward 3, Dane, Wisconsin Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). CENSUS: 1920: Name: Joseph Gaortheppres Age: 37 years Estimated birth year: 1882 Birthplace: Wisconsin Race: White Home in 1920: Eaton, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Roll: T625_1994 Page: 13A ED: 90 Image: 0126 [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). CENSUS: 1930: Name: Joseph Gestdorfner Age: 46 years Estimated birth year: 1883 Birthplace: Wisconsin Relation to Head-of-house: Head Race: White Home in 1930: Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Image Source: Year: 1930; Census Place: Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; Roll: T626_2613; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 37; Image: 0580. [S891] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918, (www.ancestry.com). MILITARY: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Joseph Gaerthoefner City: Not Stated County: Manitowoc State: Wisconsin Birthplace: ! Birth Date: 12 Feb 1883 Race: White Roll: 1674752 DraftBoard: 2 [S64] Wisconsin, Birth Index, 1820-1907, (www.ancestry.com). Wisconsin Births, 1820-1907 < Joseph Gaerthoefner 12 Feb 1883 Manitowoc 0118 000869 [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). DEATH: Social Security Death Index Name: JOSEPH GAERTHOEFNER SSN: 393-07-0754 Last Residence: 53081 Sheboygan, Sheboygan, WI Born: 12 Feb 1883 Last Benefit: 53081 Sheboygan, Sheboygan, WI Died: Feb 1979 State (Year) SSN issued: WI (Before 1951 ) [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Joseph Frank Gaerthoefner (I2665)Tree: Südpfalz / Southern PalatinateLink: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I2665&tree=SuedpfalzDescription: Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USAMarie is here; www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66938175 Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA [S596] Wisconsin Marriages before 1907. Wisconsin Marriages, pre-1907 Michael Garthefuer 13 Apr 1875 Manitowoc 02 0305 Michael Gaerthoeffner, born Abt. 18/June/1847 in Bavaria, Germany (?); died Abt. 01/October/1920 in St. Nazianz, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. He married Mary Schwab (Date Born Abt. 12/August/1850 in New York (?)); 13/April/1875 in St. Nazianz, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; Date Died: 02/March/1917 in St. Nazianz, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. http://www.2manitowoc.com/marG.html GARTHOFFER: Michael m: 13 Apr. 1875 (co. mar. index v.4 p.92) to: Mary Schwab