Joseph Lawrence Wilfert



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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Joseph Lawrence Wilfert

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lawrence Joseph Wilfert was born on 30 Oct 1899 in Louisiana, USA (son of Anton Louis Wilfert and Marie Alda Fontenot); died on 15 Sep 1929 in Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA.

    Lawrence married Anezia LeJeune in 1922. Anezia was born in 1898 in Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Anezia LeJeune was born in 1898 in Louisiana, USA.
    Children:
    1. Adolphine Eugenia Wilfert was born in 0Apr 1924 in Louisiana, USA; died on 26 Sep 1924 in Louisiana, USA.
    2. Cecilia A. Wilfert
    3. Lawrence Anthony Wilfert
    4. 1. Joseph Lawrence Wilfert


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Anton Louis Wilfert was born on 26 Oct 1861 in Absrach, Kreis Eger, Österreich (son of Vitus Wilfert and Rosalia Heuer); died on 5 Jan 1938 in Louisiana, USA.

    Anton married Marie Alda Fontenot on 21 Nov 1887. Marie (daughter of Marcellin Fontenot and Eugenie Roy) was born in 1870 in Louisiana, USA; died in 1931 in Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Marie Alda Fontenot was born in 1870 in Louisiana, USA (daughter of Marcellin Fontenot and Eugenie Roy); died in 1931 in Louisiana, USA.
    Children:
    1. Anthony Louis Wilfert was born on 23 Sep 1898 in Louisiana, USA; died on 31 Dec 1899 in Louisiana, USA.
    2. 2. Lawrence Joseph Wilfert was born on 30 Oct 1899 in Louisiana, USA; died on 15 Sep 1929 in Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA.
    3. Antoinette Marie Wilfert was born on 17 Sep 1907 in Louisiana, USA.
    4. Clarence Wilfert
    5. Lennot Wilfert was born on 25 Feb 1911 in Louisiana, USA; died in 0Jun 1979 in Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Vitus Wilfert was born in 1820 in Absrach, Kreis Eger, Österreich; died in 1890 in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Fuselier Cemetery, Iota, Acadia Parish, 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]


  2. 9.  Rosalia Heuer 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.
    Children:
    1. George Wilfert was born on 17 Apr 1848 in Absrach, Kreis Eger, Österreich; died on 31 Dec 1919 in German Flats, Herkimer County, New York, USA.
    2. Franziska Wilfert was born on 21 Feb 1849 in Absrach, Kreis Eger, Österreich; died on 4 Jul 1930 in Louisiana, USA.
    3. Anna Wilfert was born in 1851 in Absrach, Kreis Eger, Österreich.
    4. Andreas Wilfert was born on 16 Oct 1853 in Absrach, Kreis Eger, Österreich; died on 31 Oct 1935 in Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA.
    5. Maria Magdalena Wilfert was born in 0Jul 1858 in Absrach, Kreis Eger, Österreich; died in 1916 in Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA.
    6. 4. Anton Louis Wilfert was born on 26 Oct 1861 in Absrach, Kreis Eger, Österreich; died on 5 Jan 1938 in Louisiana, USA.

  3. 10.  Marcellin Fontenot was born on 2 Apr 1834 in Louisiana, USA (son of Leandre Pierre Fontenot and Emelite Fontenot); died in in Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA.

    Marcellin married Eugenie Roy on 11 Apr 1864 in Opelousas, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA. Eugenie (daughter of Noel Roy and Eugenie Mernard) was born on 7 Dec 1837 in Louisiana, USA; died in in Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Eugenie Roy was born on 7 Dec 1837 in Louisiana, USA (daughter of Noel Roy and Eugenie Mernard); died in in Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA.
    Children:
    1. Theodule Fontenot was born on 10 Jul 1867 in Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA.
    2. 5. Marie Alda Fontenot was born in 1870 in Louisiana, USA; died in 1931 in Louisiana, USA.
    3. Touille Fontenot was born in 1880 in Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA; died on 17 May 1948 in Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA.