Family/Spouse: Karl Wilfer. Karl was born in 1847 in Österreich; died on 31 Dec 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Georg Wilfer was born on 1 Nov 1867 in Österreich; died on 25 Jul 1942 in Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA.
2. Caroline Wilfer was born on 20 Sep 1874 in Louisiana, USA.
3. Bertha S. Wilfer was born in 1879 in Louisiana, USA; died on 6 Nov 1949 in Louisiana, USA.
4. Rosa Wilfer was born in 1879 in Louisiana, USA; died in 1949 in Louisiana, USA.

Franziska married Dienegott Schultz on 21 Apr 1881. Dienegott was born on 22 Oct 1852 in Preußen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Marie Elizabeth Schultz was born on 15 Feb 1882 in Louisiana, USA; died on 2 Jan 1901 in Louisiana, USA.
2. Henry Schultz was born on 16 Aug 1884 in Louisiana, USA; died on 20 Jun 1954 in Louisiana, USA.

Notes:

BIOGRAPHY:
Vitus and Rosalia arrived here through the Port of Orleans around the 1870's. I suspect they originally arrived via New York, settled in German Flatts, Herkimer, New York. There was also a mention in the family record my dad has that Vitus may of had a father named George(I'm hopeing to find some immigration records to verify that)Vitus later came to this area after the civil war during the reconstruction period. It is said that the local farm families were hard pressed for farm hands and distributed fliers looking for workers and that was the reason for their migration to this area. It is also said that it didn't take long for the family here to homestead their own land instead of laboring for others. I would also guess that they originally worked for Peter Klien. There are 3 original land patents on the BOLM website from which you can make copies of these patents. They are all signed by the president in office at the time of issue and also gives property descriptions. By the 1930's/40's John Wilfert had amassed thousands of acres of land. It is said that much of the land was acquired during the great depression when many people here were hurting for money, and also by those who had incurred debts at the Wilfert Store on 2nd Street. It is my belief that the Wilferts survived the depression by working at Remington Arms, and later also haveing worked at the armory in Independence Missouri. I found somewhere the other day that the president asked remington to build 4or5 armories through-out the U.S. right before WWII. The Independance armory being one of them. Earlier in my research I found an obituary from a Missouri (Springfield) newspaper that had an obit for a Wilfert child. Then after learning of the armory there, put the two together.

Vitus married Rosalia Heuer. Rosalia was born in 1820 in Absrach, Kreis Eger, Österreich; died in 1900 in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Fuselier Cemetery, Iota, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]