Surname Saturday: HAEFNER

First Saturday of the year means that it's time to start my Surname Saturday series. The first surname in my family tree to start the series is...HAEFNER.

My ancestor Frank Alselm HAEFNER was born in Baden (Germany) on 27 Jul 1853 to Frank Simon HAEFNER and Eva Barbara MULLAR. On his 20th birthday he arrived in New York (either New York City or Rochester). He spent some time in New York and then traveled to Williamsport, Lycoming county, Pennsylvania. On 22 Jul 1879, he married Eva Catherine BLITZ. Frank worked as a tailor in their home. He died 25 Nov 1933 in Williamsport and was buried in St. Boniface Cemetery.

Their daughter Magdalena HAEFNER was my great grandmother. She married Eugene J ECK on 11 Sep 1919 in Williamsport. Magdalena and Eugene died on the same day, 2 Jan 1975.

1-Franz Simon HAEFNER (1808-31 March 1884)
+Eva Barbara MULLAR (19 August 1810-15 February 1878)
. . . . 2-Frank Alselm HAEFNER (27 July 1853-25 November 1933)
. . . . +Eva Catherine BLITZ (27 October 1857-25 February 1939)
. . . . . . . . 3-Frank Joseph HAEFNER (22 July 1880-25 September 1968)
. . . . . . . . +Helena P BETZ (1883-17 November 1961)
. . . . . . . . 3-Mary Margaret HAEFNER (30 June 1882-15 February 1979)
. . . . . . . . +Frank F. SCHMIDT (about 1882-11 June 1949)
. . . . . . . . 3-Frank Simon HAEFNER (9 July 1884-November 1968)
. . . . . . . . +Anna ROTHENBECKER (about 1887-)
. . . . . . . . 3-Anna W HAEFNER (24 June 1889-5 January 1977)
. . . . . . . . +Lawrence John RITTER (2 October 1884-1 April 1970)
. . . . . . . . 3-Herbert E HAEFNER (16 March 1891-11 December 1973)
. . . . . . . . +Josephine HOELFNER (18 December 1888-March 1975)
. . . . . . . . 3-John Alexander HAEFNER (28 March 1892-1 January 1988)
. . . . . . . . +Elizabeth C HOCHREITER (11 November 1895-25 May 1984)
. . . . . . . . 3-Magdalena H HAEFNER (7 October 1893-2 January 1975)
. . . . . . . . +Eugene Jerome ECK (23 March 1893-2 January 1975)
. . . . . . . . 3-Eleanor M HAEFNER (21 February 1895-5 December 1972)
. . . . . . . . +John Walton ECK (15 October 1895-23 July 1975)
. . . . . . . . 3-Carl Vincent HAEFNER (22 January 1897-20 August 1979)
. . . . . . . . +Anastasia M MAYAN (6 September 1896-30 November 1971)
. . . . . . . . 3-Eva Catherine HAEFNER (4 April 1898-7 August 1898)
. . . . 2-Katerina HAEFNER (26 July 1848-1 July 1928)
. . . . +Herman BOTTLINGER (24 September 1838-26 August 1919)
. . . . . . . . 3-Anna Maria BOTTLINGER (13 March 1882-17 March 1975)
. . . . . . . . +Rudolph Gottlieb KRUEGER (3 March 1881-7 October 1960)
. . . . 2-Magdalena HAEFNER (3 July 1837-11 November 1928)
. . . . +John YOUNG (12 October 1824-31 January 1911)
. . . . 2-Eva Barbara HAEFNER (-about 1906)
. . . . 2-Alexander HAEFNER (-)
. . . . 2-Wendelin HAEFNER (-)
. . . . 2-Nikelaus HAEFNER (-)
. . . . 2-unknown HAEFNER (-)

Any cousins who would like to collaborate on this line please email me at genwishlist@gmail.com