Descendants of Johannes Funke

Generation No. 1

1. JOHANNES¹ FUNKE

Child of JOHANNES FUNKE is:

2. i. JOHANN BERNARD² FUNK, b. 1798, Mennighuffen, Westfalen, Germany.

Generation No. 2

2. JOHANN BERNARD² FUNK (JOHANNES¹ FUNKE) was born 1798 in Mennighuffen, Westfalen, Germany¹. He married (1) JOHANNE/ANNE MARIE CATHARINE BECK 20 March 1825 in St. Marien Church, Minden, Westfalen, Germany, daughter of JOHANN CHRISTIAN BECK. She was born September 1801 in Herford, Westfalen, Germany². He married (2) SOPHIE WILHELMINE BRUSSE 02 December 1847 in St. Marien Church, Minden, Westfalen, Germany³.

More About JOHANN BERNARD FUNK:

House Number: No. 136⁴

Occupation: Kleinhaendler, retailer of small goods⁵

Children of JOHANN FUNK and JOHANNE/ANNE BECK are:

i. OTTO³ FUNK.

ii. JOHANN BERNHARD FUNK, b. 23 November 1825, Minden, Westphalia, Prussia⁶.

3. iii. JOHANN HEINRICH AUGUST FUNK, b. 03 January 1837, Minden, Westphalia, Prussia; d. 09 June 1900, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

4. iv. HEINRICH JOHANN CHRISTIAN, b. 07 July 1838.

Children of JOHANN FUNK and SOPHIE BRUSSE are:

v. WILHELMINE SOPHIE³ FUNK, b. 24 June 1849, Minden, Westphalia, Prussia⁷.

5. vi. JOHANN HEINRICH BERNHARD(T) FUNK, b. 29 April 1859, Minden, Westphalia, Prussia; d. 1915.

Generation No. 3

3. JOHANN HEINRICH AUGUST³ FUNK (JOHANN BERNARD², JOHANNES¹ FUNKE) was born 03 January 1837 in Minden, Westphalia, Prussia^8,9,10, and died 09 June 1900 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania^11,12,13. He married ANNA ELISABETHA ALT 28 July 1860 in St. Paul's Evng. Luth. Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania¹⁴, daughter of LEONHARD ALT and ANNA AMEND. She was born 01 May 1842 in Steinau, Hessen-Kassel¹⁵, and died 12 January 1928 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania^16,17.

More About JOHANN HEINRICH AUGUST FUNK:

Census - 1860: Augustus Funk, Pg. 109, Allegheny County, Birmingham Burough¹⁸

Census - 1870: 04 June 1870, P.O.Surgeons Hall, Allegheny County (Crimily Borough?), Pg 27¹⁹

Census - 1880: 03 July 1880, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania²⁰

Fact 4: 30 August 1886, Witness to brother Bernhardt's petition to naturalize

Fraternity Membership: member - Peter Futs Lodge No. 468, IOOF

Military Record: Civil War Vet - 74th Penn Vol Inf^21,22,23

Occupation: 1890, Pittsburgh City Directory - August Funk - whol liquors - listed at 48 South 27th Street²⁴

Wedding: 28 July 1860, Married - St. Paul's Evangelical Church - lists full name, Westphalen

More About ANNA ELISABETHA ALT:

Fraternal Organization: member - Friedericka Rebakah Lodge No. 201, IOOF

Other: Received after August's death a Veteran's Pension

Children of JOHANN FUNK and ANNA ALT are:

i. ELIZABETH⁴ FUNK, b. 31 May 1861²⁵; d. 13 February 1863²⁶.

6. ii. WILLIAM LANEHART FRED FUNK, b. 20 July 1865, South Side, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; d. 27 April 1905, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

iii. HENRY FUNK, b. 16 October 1866²⁶; d. 30 October 1867²⁶.

iv. HENRY A. FUNK, b. 06 March 1868²⁶; d. 29 May 1906²⁶.

More About HENRY A. FUNK:

City Directory: 1890, Pittsburgh City Directory - Henry J. L. Funk mldr listed at 48 South 27th Street

v. JOHANN HEINRICH AUGUST FUNK, b. 22 October 1869, Birmingham, Allegheny, Pennsylvania²⁷; d. 30 October 1869, Birmingham, Allegheny, Pennsylvania²⁸.

vi. HEINRICH PETER LEONHARD FUNK, b. 22 October 1869, Birmingham, Allegheny, Pennsylvania²⁹; d. 15 June 1870, Birmingham, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

vii. JOHANN GUSTAVE ADOLPH FUNK, b. 26 November 1870, Birmingham, Allegheny, Pennsylvania³⁰; d. 29 March 1914, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania³⁰.

More About JOHANN GUSTAVE ADOLPH FUNK:

Medical Information: Invalid

viii. AUGUSTA HENRIETTA FUNK, b. 01 June 1873, Birmingham, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; d. 1945; m. WILLIAM DAUM, 1899.

7. ix. ANN CAROLYN LOUISE FUNK, b. 29 October 1874, South Side, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; d. 27 November 1951, Brintwood, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

x. INFANT FUNK, b. 03 March 1876, Birmingham, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; d. July 1877.

4. HEINRICH JOHANN³ CHRISTIAN (JOHANN BERNARD² FUNK, JOHANNES¹ FUNKE) was born 07 July 1838³¹.

More About HEINRICH JOHANN CHRISTIAN:

Other: 1889, Living in Philadelphia at 2108 Emerald Street, with a son who is referred to by William Funk as his cousin, so this is August's Brother - Uncle Henry per WF.

Child of HEINRICH JOHANN CHRISTIAN is:

i. HENRY⁴ FUNK.

5. JOHANN HEINRICH BERNHARD(T)³ FUNK (JOHANN BERNARD², JOHANNES¹ FUNKE) was born 29 April 1859 in Minden, Westphalia, Prussia³², and died 1915^33,34. He married CHARLOTTE M. HOMANN 25 September 1884 in St. Paul's Evng. Luth. Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania^35,36, daughter of DOROTHEA MANCKEDINCK. She was born 10 February 1863 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania³⁷, and died 10 February 1933 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania³⁸.

More About JOHANN HEINRICH BERNHARD(T) FUNK:

A.K.A: 1886, Barney Funk

Declaration of Intent: 20 September 1881, Declared intent to become citizen - U.S. West. Dist. of Penn.³⁹

Immigration: 1881, Funke, Johann Heinrich Bernhard, aus Minden, born 29 April 1859 a Gelbgiesser emigrated in 1881 to North America⁴⁰

Naturalization: 30 August 1886, Filed petition to naturalize - August was his witness. - aka Barny

Occupation: 1890, Machinist - Frederick, Mt. Oliver, Pittsburgh, PA⁴¹

Children of JOHANN FUNK and CHARLOTTE HOMANN are:

i. GUTAV BERNHARD OTTO⁴ FUNK, b. 17 May 1885, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania⁴²; d. 25 November 1963⁴³.

8. ii. CLARA DOROTHEA FUNK, b. 15 June 1888, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; d. 16 September 1982.

iii. ANNA CHARLOTTE FUNK, b. 02 April 1891, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania⁴⁴.

Generation No. 4

6. WILLIAM LANEHART FRED⁴ FUNK (JOHANN HEINRICH AUGUST³, JOHANN BERNARD², JOHANNES¹ FUNKE) was born 20 July 1865 in South Side, Allegheny, Pennsylvania⁴⁵, and died 27 April 1905 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He married ANNA C. BODE 28 February 1894 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, daughter of FREDERICK BODE and AUGUSTA KUFMAN. She was born 26 October 1869, and died 19 November 1948 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

More About WILLIAM LANEHART FRED FUNK:

Fact 2: Barber

Child of WILLIAM FUNK and ANNA BODE is:

9. i. FREDERICK W. L.⁵ FUNK, b. 23 March 1903, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; d. 13 January 1970, Hustontown, , Pennsylvania.

7. ANN CAROLYN LOUISE⁴ FUNK (JOHANN HEINRICH AUGUST³, JOHANN BERNARD², JOHANNES¹ FUNKE) was born 29 October 1874 in South Side, Allegheny, Pennsylvania⁴⁶, and died 27 November 1951 in Brintwood, Allegheny, Pennsylvania⁴⁷. She married WILLIAM AUGUST BODE 18 August 1897 in 2528 Sarah St., Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania^48,49, son of FREDERICK BODE and AUGUSTA KUFMAN. He was born 26 May 1877 in Baldwin Township,Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania^50,51, and died 11 December 1957 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania⁵².

More About WILLIAM AUGUST BODE:

Census - 1900: 27th Street, Pittsburgh, PA⁵³

Census - 1910: 16 April 1910, Brownsville, Baldwin Township,Allegheny Co., PA⁵⁴

Census - 1920: January 1920, Living at Spencer Avenue, Carrick Boro., Allegheny Co., PA⁵⁵

Occupation: Bet. 1920 - 1929, Land developer in Pittsburgh's Dormont area/Mt Lebanon - Sunset Hills and Parker Gardens

Social Security Number: 07 January 1952, 174-28-6300 - Occupation now ws Printer and living in Harrisburg, PA

Children of ANN FUNK and WILLIAM BODE are:

10. i. HENRIETTA AUGUSTA⁵ BODE, b. 31 October 1899; d. 07 August 1991, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

ii. WILLIAM A. BODE, b. 17 November 1900; d. June 1901.

11. iii. WILMA ANN BODE, b. 07 November 1905, South Side, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; d. 08 January 1996, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

iv. ROBERT H. BODE, b. 1902; d. 10 September 1974; m. BEATRICE.

v. EMMA CHARLOTTE BODE, b. Aft. 1910; m. FRED USHKARAT.

8. CLARA DOROTHEA⁴ FUNK (JOHANN HEINRICH BERNHARD(T)³, JOHANN BERNARD², JOHANNES¹ FUNKE) was born 15 June 1888 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania⁵⁶, and died 16 September 1982⁵⁷. She married ALBERT FREDERICK STAMM May 1913⁵⁸. He died May 1917⁵⁹.

Child of CLARA FUNK and ALBERT STAMM is:

12. i. WILLIAM ALBERT⁵ STAMM, b. 04 September 1917.

Generation No. 5

9. FREDERICK W. L.⁵ FUNK (WILLIAM LANEHART FRED⁴, JOHANN HEINRICH AUGUST³, JOHANN BERNARD², JOHANNES¹ FUNKE) was born 23 March 1903 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and died 13 January 1970 in Hustontown, , Pennsylvania. He married LAVADA ELIZABETH BICKEL 07 May 1930 in New York, New York, daughter of ANDREW DIVAN BICKEL. She was born 09 August 1903 in Ten Mile Bottom, , Pennsylvania, and died 16 November 1990 in Hustontown, , Pennsylvania.

Children of FREDERICK FUNK and LAVADA BICKEL are:

i. BARBARA ANN⁶ FUNK, m. BARRY IRWIN SOUDERS.

ii. RHEA CHARLENE FUNK, b. 09 September 1932, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; m. (1) NORMAN WILLIAMSON, 01 November 1958; m. (2) BARNEY SOLOMAN BRAUN, 18 December 1985, Litiz, , Pennsylvania.

iii. FREDERICK DIVAN FUNK, m. BETTY MALLOT.

10. HENRIETTA AUGUSTA⁵ BODE (ANN CAROLYN LOUISE⁴ FUNK, JOHANN HEINRICH AUGUST³, JOHANN BERNARD², JOHANNES¹ FUNKE) was born 31 October 1899, and died 07 August 1991 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania⁶⁰. She married JOHN ROBERT PROCTOR.

Children of HENRIETTA BODE and JOHN PROCTOR are:

i. BETTY JEAN⁶ PROCTOR, m. GEHR.

ii. AUDREY CLAIRE PROCTOR, m. DAWSON.

iii. JOLYN ROBERTA PROCTOR, m. MINOTTI.

iv. CAROL A. PROCTOR, m. ECKART.

11. WILMA ANN⁵ BODE (ANN CAROLYN LOUISE⁴ FUNK, JOHANN HEINRICH AUGUST³, JOHANN BERNARD², JOHANNES¹ FUNKE) was born 07 November 1905 in South Side, Allegheny, Pennsylvania⁶¹, and died 08 January 1996 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania^62,63. She married WILLIAM CHARLES KNECHTEL 07 December 1921 in Wellsburg, West Virginia⁶⁴, son of KARL/CHARLES KNECHTEL and BERTHA NUENEMANN. He was born 19 July 1904 in Squirrel Hill, , Pennsylvania⁶⁵, and died 01 November 1987 in Fenks Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania^66,67.

More About WILMA ANN BODE:

Burial: 12 January 1996, Buried

Children of WILMA BODE and WILLIAM KNECHTEL are:

i. BEVERLY CARROLL⁶ KNECHTEL, b. 04 December 1922, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania⁶⁸; d. 22 February 1988, Wheaton, Maryland⁶⁹; m. CHARLES LESLIE JACKSON, 19 June 1943, Emmanuel Lutheran, Castle Shannon, PA⁶⁹; d. 25 March 1988, Bethesda, Maryland.

ii. SHIRELY BERTHA KNECHTEL/CHARLOTTE WILMA KNECHTEL, b. 11 August 1924, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania⁷⁰; d. 02 April 1925, P.O. Carrick, Allegheny Co., PA^71,72.

More About SHIRELY BERTHA KNECHTEL/CHARLOTTE WILMA KNECHTEL:

Burial: St. Pauls Cemetery Lafferty Hills

iii. WILLIAM CHARLES KNECHTEL, b. 08 May 1926, Baldwin Township, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania^73,74,75; m. DOROTHY BARBARA LORENZ, 01 September 1946, Castle Shannon, , Pennsylvania^76,77; b. 12 December 1926, Castle Shannon, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania⁷⁸.

More About WILLIAM CHARLES KNECHTEL:

Baptism: 17 October 1926, Mount Lebanon Presbyterian Church⁷⁹

Education-Hs: 1944, Dormont High School, Pittsburgh - enlisted in October of his Senior year.

Education - College: 26 January 1951, Penn. State - Forester

Military service: Bet. 1944 - 1946, United States Army Air Force - Sgt and air crew member with Squadron A, 234th AAF Base Unit. Flew as an aerial gunner in B-17s, B-24s, B-25s, and B-29s. Also served in the 330th Bomb Sq., 93rd Bomb Group.

Military service - Awards: Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Ribbon, WWII Victory Ribbon

Occupation - General: Gunsmith and Stockmaker of national note

More About DOROTHY BARBARA LORENZ:

Education-Graduate School: 21 August 1964, Western Washington University - Master of Education.

Education-Hs: 1944, Mt. Lebanon High School, Pittsburgh - received a scholarship from the South Hills College Club

Education - College: 12 June 1959, Eastern Oregon College - Bachelors of Science in Education - Magna Cum Laude.

Occupation: Bef. 1972, Elementary school teacher including kindergarten teacher in Concrete, WA

iv. HAROLD ROBERT KNECHTEL, b. 05 June 1930⁸⁰; m. JANET STRACHAN, 23 April 1952⁸⁰; b. 19 March 1932.

12. WILLIAM ALBERT⁵ STAMM (CLARA DOROTHEA⁴ FUNK, JOHANN HEINRICH BERNHARD(T)³, JOHANN BERNARD², JOHANNES¹ FUNKE) was born 04 September 1917⁸¹.

Children of WILLIAM ALBERT STAMM are:

i. SALLY⁶ STAMM, m. DON STAUFFER.

ii. JANET STAMM, m. MR. DALLAGO.

More About JANET STAMM:

Burial: South Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA⁸¹

Endnotes

1. Baptismal Records of the Kirchengemeinden of Minden, (Letter of Johann Melzer dated 27 October 1999 - 12 pages copied from microfilm. Searched 1825-1855 this is all they found.), Baptismal record of Johann Bernhard Funk gives the villages of origin for both Johann Bernhard Senior and Anna Catharina Beck.

2. Marriage Registry of Kirchengemeinden Minden, Marriage in 1825, No. 6 - Joh. Bernhard Funke son of Johannes Funke aaage 27.

3. Marriage Registry of Kirchengemeinden Minden.

4. Baptismal Records of the Kirchengemeinden of Minden, (Letter of Johann Melzer dated 27 October 1999 - 12 pages copied from microfilm. Searched 1825-1855 this is all they found.), Wohnort der Eltern - Nr 136.

5. Baptismal Records of the Kirchengemeinden of Minden, (Letter of Johann Melzer dated 27 October 1999 - 12 pages copied from microfilm. Searched 1825-1855 this is all they found.), 1859 Baptismal Book, entry n. 61, Church of St. Martini.

6. Baptismal Records of the Kirchengemeinden of Minden, (Letter of Johann Melzer dated 27 October 1999 - 12 pages copied from microfilm. Searched 1825-1855 this is all they found.), 23 Nov birth, baptism on 30 November.

7. Baptismal Records of the Kirchengemeinden of Minden, (Letter of Johann Melzer dated 27 October 1999 - 12 pages copied from microfilm. Searched 1825-1855 this is all they found.), Born 24 June and baptised on 8 July.

8. Marriage Entry, St. Paul's Evangelical Church - Actual register.

9. Death - Mourning Card, August Funk, our dear father, born Jan. 3, 1837; died June 9, 1900, aged 63 years, 6 months, and 6 days.

10. Baptismal Records of the Kirchengemeinden of Minden, (Letter of Johann Melzer dated 27 October 1999 - 12 pages copied from microfilm. Searched 1825-1855 this is all they found.), Church of St. Martini - 1837, Johann Heinrich August - baptised 15 January 1837.

11. Church Record of Birmingham United Church of Christ - Archives of Industrial Society Pittsburgh - AIS Microfilm 77:302, pts 1-7Death certificates -Allegheny Co., PA - Vol 99, pg 486

12. Obituary of August Funk, Funk - On Saturday, June 9, 1900, at 10:15 a.m. , August Funk, husband of Anna Funk (nee Alt), aged 63 years, 6 months, 6 days.Funeral services Monday, June 11, at 2 p.m., at his late residence, No. 46 Twenty-seventh Street, Southside, Pittsburgh, Pa. Friends of the family and members of Peter Futs Lodge No. 486, IOOF, Friedericka Rebekah Degree Lodge No. 201, IOOF,; Schillers Glocke, Union Veteran Legion; Company K, Seventy-Fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, are respectfully invited to attend.

13. Registry of Deaths - Pittsburgh, 1905, Vol. 99, Pg. 486, Age 63 yrs, 6 months, 6 daysDied of cancer of the stomach which he had for 1 yearFather was Bernhard FunkHad lived at 46th 27th street for 14 years and previous residence was 2627 Jane both in the 25th Ward.

14. Entry in Church Book now in possession of Good Shepards Lutheran Church, No. 8 - Married on 28 July 1860 Johann Heinrich August Funk from Westfalen with Anna Alt from (Ku"r)hessen. Witnesses were Leonhard Alt and Friedrich Albrecht.

15. Extract of Church Records of Reinhardskirche - Steinau a.d. Strasse - by Clem Schreiber of Schluechtern

16. Death certificate - registration distric 119, Primary Registration Dist. 3567, File no. 4307 - Allegheny County, PA

17. Obituary of Anna Alt Funk, Funk - On Thursday, Jan 12., 1928 at 6:50 p.m., Anna Alt Funk, widow of August Funk, aged 85 years. Mother of Mrs. Anna C.L. Bodeand Mrs. Mollie H. Daum. Sister of Mrs Margaret Vegeler. Also survived by 6 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Services Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the residence of her dauther, Mrs. William Daum. 337 Sunset Drive, corner of Castle Shannon rd., Mt. Lebanon via car No. 38 to end of line. Friends of the family and members of the Smithfield German Evangelical Protestant Church, Fredericka Rebekah Lodge No. 201, IOOF, and Women's Relief Corps of Grand Army of the Republic are respectfully invited. Intermentin South Side Cemetary. Fredericka Rebekah Lodge services Saturday evening at 8 o'clock.

18. 1860 Census, Birmingham Burough, Allegheny County, PA, pg 109, Augustus Funk is listed in what appears to be a boarding house. The entire list of boarders is given a birthplace of PA via the use of "".

19. 1870 Census, P.O. Surgeons Hall, Crimily Borough, Allegheny County, PA - Pg 27., Dwelling 143, Family 204, Funk August, 33 yrs, m, w, Boiler in ?, $1,200 in real estate, born in Prussia, parents of foreign birth, citizen.Listed with wife, Anna, 28, w, f, keeping house, born in Prussia ("), parents of foreign birth.Children listed are Henry age 2, Lenhart 8 months.The Alts are the dwelling immediately above.

20. 1880 Census, Pg. 16, Dist. 9, E.D. 153, Lines 36-42 lists family which is living at Harcamas Alley. The Alts live two doors down.

21. Record of Burial Place of Veteran, Allegheny County, Funk August dob 1-3-1842 dod 6-9-1900Veteran of Civil War served in the ArmyEnl. 9-3-1861; Dis. 10 -?- 1864 in Co. K. 74th Pa Inf, Corp.Cemetary or Place of Interment Southside #31, Brownsville Rd. S.S. Pgh. PASection No. B 13 Range 22 Headstone is granite with G.A.R. MarkerMember G.A.R. Post 151.

22. Civil War Pension Index, Invalid Pension - 9 Jul 1890 - #587579Widower's Pension - 19 Jun 1900 - #510595.

23. 1890 Veterans Census, SD 9; ED 125; 4th Precinct; 25th Ward, Corporal with Co. K - 74th PA Volunteer Infantry; Enlisted 3 Sep 1861 - Discharged 17 Oct 1864 - length of service 3 years, 1 month, 14 days. Residing at 48 South 27th Street.

24. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Directories 1888-1892, Ancestry.com's listing of city directories for 1888-1892Lists August Funk as living at 48 South Twenty Seventh Pittsburgh, PA in 1890 and occupation as wholesaler of liquors.

25. Tombstone in the Southside Cemetary, Pittsburgh, Elizebeth FunkBorn May 3, 1861died Feb 13, 1863.

26. Tombstone in the Southside Cemetary, Pittsburgh.

27. Birmingham United Church of Christ, Archives of Industrial Society - AIS Micro 77:30a Reels 1-7, Funk, Johann Heinrich August 22 Oct 1869Sponsors - Heinrich Gelzenleuchter Barbara Scheidemantel Margaretha Alt.

28. Tombstone in the Southside Cemetary, Pittsburgh, August FunkBorn Oct 22 1869died Oct 30 1869.

29. Birmingham United Church of Christ, AIS Micro 77:30a Reels 1-7, #42-43 - 1869 Baptismal EntriesHeinrich Peter Leonhard born 22 Oct 1869 died 19 Jun 1870, 7 pm.Sponsors: Leonhard Alt Peter Scheidemantel Helen Gelzenleuchter.

30. Tombstone in the Southside Cemetary, Pittsburgh.

31. Baptismal Records of the Kirchengemeinden of Minden, (Letter of Johann Melzer dated 27 October 1999 - 12 pages copied from microfilm. Searched 1825-1855 this is all they found.), 7 July, 3rd hour of the morning, to Johann Bernhard Funck to Catharina Beck, No. 136, baptised on 22 July. Sophie Redig born Schomann was godmother. St, Martini Church.

32. Baptismal Records of the Kirchengemeinden of Minden, (Letter of Johann Melzer dated 27 October 1999 - 12 pages copied from microfilm. Searched 1825-1855 this is all they found.), Nr. 61, 1859 Book of St. Martini, (Follow up letter of Herrn Melzer dated 11.11.1999 - Kleinhaendler/retailer of small goods is the occupation of father; Busse is mother's maiden name.

33. Burial record - for South Side Cemetary, Page 416, Mausoleum owned by Gustave Homann (Aug 10, 1903Homann children authorized to be buried there.NW corner Bernhard Funk 1915 - Grave 5 Clara F. Stamm Sept 18 1982Otto Funk Nov 27 1963Wm. A. Stamm Oct 19 1966.

34. No Death Certificate Record, State of Pennsylvania has no record of death for Bernhard Funk in 1915 - need to try Barney Funk in 1915.

35. Marriage Entry, St. Paul's Evangelical Church - Actual register.

36. Return of A Marriage, Pittsburgh Marriage Return for 1884, Bernhard Funk, moulder living at 1911 Sarah in the 26th Ward age 25 years and 6 months married Charolotte Homann of 1816 Carson, 26th Ward, born in Pittsburgh, age 22 on Sept 25 1884 were married in the bride's residence - color of parties white, ceremony employed lutheran. P. Brandt.

37. e-mail of Sally Stamm Sauffer, 16 Jan 2001, Dear Ms. Funk and Mr. Fleck, I am just beginning to explore the genealogy of my father's family, and was very excited to discover your postings concerning the Funk family of Pittsburgh in a beginning internet genealogy class. Bernard Funk and Charlotte Maria Homann Funk of the South Side in Pittsburgh were my great-grandparents. Two of their four children survived to adulthood-- my dear great-uncle, Otto Bernard Gustav Funk, who was born May 17, 1885, and died November 25, 1963, and my grandmother, Clara Dorothea Funk Stamm, who was born June 25, 1888, and died September 16, 1982. Clara married Albert Frederick Stamm in May 1913 and was widowed in May 1917, four months before my father, William Albert Stamm, was born on September 4, 1917. I recall from long talks with my grandmother (Clara) that Charlotte Homann Funk was born February 10, 1863, in Pittsburgh, and died February 10, 1933, her seventieth birthday. Charlotte had two maiden sisters, Emma and Dora Homann, who were born and died in Pittsburgh. (A number of siblings died in childhood.) I seem to recall that the Homanns owned an ice cream parlor on the South Side. Charlotte's mother was Dorothea Manckedinck (spelling??), who immigrated to the Pittsburgh area from Minden, Germany. I know that Charlotte, Clara, Otto, my father, and my sister Janet Stamm DalLago are buried in the same plot at South Side Cemetery, and the Homann family has a mausoleum there. I know very little about the Funk side of the family, and was quite interested to learn that Bernard Funk had a half-brother August who served in the Civil War. I would be most interested in sharing my information concerning the Homanns and Stamms with you and in learning as much as possible from you concerning the Funks and other descendants, especially any information you may have concerning their roots in Germany. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely, Sally Stamm Stauffer.

38. e-mail of Sally Stamm Sauffer, 16 Jan 2001.

39. Petitions for Naturlizations & Declaration of Citizenships, West Dist Crt for PA

40. Wolfgang Riechmann, Vivat Amerika - Auswanderung aud dem Kreis Minden 1816-1933, 411, Funke, Johann Heinrich Bernhard, aus Minden, born 29 Apr 1859 a gelbgiesser emigrated in 1881 to North America.

41. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Directories 1888-1892, Ancestry.com -Barney Funk - machinist - Frederick, Mt. Oliver, Pittsburgh, PA 1890.

42. Baptismal Records of the Birmingham United Church of Christ/St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church, Fol. III, Pg. 179, Nr. 74.

43. e-mail of Sally Stamm Sauffer, See text for source for sister's family.

44. Baptismal Records of the Birmingham United Church of Christ/St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church, Fol IV-A, pg. 37, Nr. 71.

45. Passport application, 18 Jul 1889 - No. 8111.

46. Affidavit of Applicant for Marriage License, States: That Annie C.L. Funk was born in Pittsburg Pa. on the 29th day of October 1874, that she is now of the full age of 22 years, that she resides at #48 27th Street, S.S., Pgh. Pa. that she has not been married before.

47. Death Certificate, Usual residence was Butler County in Harrisville. Born 29 Oct 1874.

48. e-mail of Helen, Annie C.L. Funk( born October 29,1874 in Pittsburgh residing at 48 27thSt.) married Wm A Bode (born May 26 1876 in Allegheny County andresiding at 2528 Sarah St. Birmingham ,Now South Side on Aug 18, 1897.Rev J C Kunzmann presiding. William's occcupation is listed as millworker The number you need to get the actual marriage record is C12407 Volume 42 page 136. It may or may not have additionalinformation. If you want the address email me. HELEN L> Thisinformation is from Carniege Library..

49. Affidavit of Applicant for Marriage License, Number 12407, Series C. Register of Wills, Clerk of Orphans' Court, Court of Common Pleas, Pittsburgh, PA, J.C. Kunzman, Minister of the Ev.Luth. Church, certified that he married Wm. A. Bode and Annie C. L. Funk at Bode's Residence in Pittsburgh's "S.S." (south side) on 18 August 1897. The marriage application obtained by Wm. A. Bode states that he was born in Allegheny Co., PA on the 26th of May 1876 and being 21 he resides at 2528 Sarah Street, S.S., Pg., PA. He is a mill worker, not related to Annie by blood, nor married before. She was born on the 29th of October 1874 and was 22 years old and resided at #48 27th St. South Side, Pgh, PA and that she had not been married before. The application was obtained on the 6th of August 1897. A sum of 50 cents was paid for the license.

50. Death Certificate - PA, Gives birth date.

51. Affidavit of Applicant for Marriage License, "... that he was born in Allegheny Co., Pa on the 26th day of May 1876, that he is now of the full age of 21 years, that he resides at 2528 Sarah St, S.S., Pgh. Pa that he is by occupation mill worker that he is not related by blood or marriage to the person who he is about to marry. That he has not been married before.

52. Certificate of Death - Pennsylvania, File No. 108581, Registered No. 1134, Date of Death Dec 11, 1957Social Security No. 174-28-030*Occupation Printer.

53. 12th Census - 1900, Vol 14, ED 282, Sht 10 - Allegheny Co., Pittsburgh, PA, Living two doors away from August Funk and works at Bass Mill.

54. 1910 Census, SD 23, ED 9, Sheet 1, Line of Visit 16, Line # 94.

55. SD 24, ED 56, Sheet 16B Lines 79-84, Children are Hennrietta, Robert, Wilma and EmmaOccupation real estate agentBoth parents born in Hessen, Germany.

56. Baptismal Records of the Birmingham United Church of Christ/St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church, Fol. III, Pg. 235, Nr. 99.

57. e-mail of Sally Stamm Sauffer, 16 Jan 2001, Dear Ms. Funk and Mr. Fleck, I am just beginning to explore the genealogy of my father's family, and was very excited to discover your postings concerning the Funk family of Pittsburgh in a beginning internet genealogy class. Bernard Funk and Charlotte Maria Homann Funk of the South Side in Pittsburgh were my great-grandparents. Two of their four children survived to adulthood-- my dear great-uncle, Otto Bernard Gustav Funk, who was born May 17, 1885, and died November 25, 1963, and my grandmother, Clara Dorothea Funk Stamm, who was born June 25, 1888, and died September 16, 1982. Clara married Albert Frederick Stamm in May 1913 and was widowed in May 1917, four months before my father, William Albert Stamm, was born on September 4, 1917. I recall from long talks with my grandmother (Clara) that Charlotte Homann Funk was born February 10, 1863, in Pittsburgh, and died February 10, 1933, her seventieth birthday. Charlotte had two maiden sisters, Emma and Dora Homann, who were born and died in Pittsburgh. (A number of siblings died in childhood.) I seem to recall that the Homanns owned an ice cream parlor on the South Side. Charlotte's mother was Dorothea Manckedinck (spelling??), who immigrated to the Pittsburgh area from Minden, Germany. I know that Charlotte, Clara, Otto, my father, and my sister Janet Stamm DalLago are buried in the same plot at South Side Cemetery, and the Homann family has a mausoleum there. I know very little about the Funk side of the family, and was quite interested to learn that Bernard Funk had a half-brother August who served in the Civil War. I would be most interested in sharing my information concerning the Homanns and Stamms with you and in learning as much as possible from you concerning the Funks and other descendants, especially any information you may have concerning their roots in Germany. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely, Sally Stamm Stauffer.

58. e-mail of Sally Stamm Sauffer.

59. e-mail of Sally Stamm Sauffer, 16 Jan 2001.

60. Phone Call by Harold Knechtel to Dorothy Knechtel, 7 Aug 1991Pittsburgh, PA.

61. Baby Book of Jon Byron Knechtel.

62. Phone Call from Dorothy Knechtel.

63. Obituary, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Jan 10 1996, Wilma A. Knechtel of Dormont, on Mond. Jan 8, 1996; wife of the late William C. Knechtel; mother of William C. Knechtel, Jr., Harold R. Knechtel and the late Beverly C. Jackson, sister of Emma Ushkarat, also survived by seven grand, 15 great grand, and six great great granchildren. Friends may call at Laughlin Funeral Home, Ltd., 222 Washington Rd., Mt. Lebanon on Weds. 7-9 p.m. Service in the Funderal Home Chapel on Fri at 11 a.m. Memorials may be made to the Handicapped Accessibility Fund, c/o Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church, 3319 Liberty Ave., Pgh., PA 15216.

64. Interview with Wilma Knechtel.

65. Baby Book of Jon Byron Knechtel.

66. Certificate of Death - Pennsylvania, No. 2223051, dated Feb 14, 1992 State File No. 117642Date of birth 7-19-1904 in PA County of Cambria, Johnstowndied in Fenks Twp., Forest CountySocial Security No. 192-10-9380Mrs. William Knechtel (his wife) provided details.

67. Social Security Death Index, William Knechtel, dob 19 Jul 1904m dod Nov 1987, last residence 15216 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA), no benefits collected , No. 192-10-9380.

68. Certification of Birth - PA, Date of Birth 12-04-22 (mo. day. year) File No. 2105500-22date filed 12-11-22County of Birth AlleghenySubject: Beverly Carroll KnechtelFathers Name: William C. Knechtel age 18, birthplace, Pittsburgh, PA.Mothers Maiden Name: Wilma Anna Bode age 17, birthplace, Pittsburgh, PA..

69. Notes of Dorothy Knechtel.

70. Certification of Birth - PA, Date of Birth: 08-11-24 (mo. day year) File No. 1280850-24 Date filed 08-16-24County of AlleghenySubject: Charlotte Wilma KnechtelFathers Name William Charles Knechtel age 20 born in AmericaMothers Maiden Name Wilma Bode age 18 born in America.

71. Death Certificate, File No. 56601, Registered No. 73, Here the name is Shirley Knechtel age 7 months 24 days.

72. Tombstone, Shirley B. dau. of Wm & Wilma C. Knechtel Aug 11., 1924, Apr. 2 1925.

73. Discharge Papers - USAA, Date of Birth 8 May 46 born in Pittsburgh, PA.

74. Baptismal Certificate, This certifies that William Charles Knechtel, Jr. son of Mister and Mrs. Wm. C. Knechtel born on on the eighth day of May 1926, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania recceived christian baptism at the Mount Lebanon Presbyterian church on the Seventhenth day of October in the year of our lord 1926 Rev. (unreadable), minister.

75. Notification of Birth Registration - US Dept. of Commerce Bureau of the Census, File No. 73535 State Office for Registration of Vital Statistics at Harrisburg, PA, A record of birth as follows:Name: William Charles Knechtel - sex maleborn on May 8, 1926 at Baldwin Twp, Allegheny Co., PAName of Father William Charles KnechtelName of Mother Wilma Anna Bode.

76. Wedding Invitation, Mr. and Mrs. Leo T. Lorenz request the honor of your presence of the marriage of their daughter Dorothy Barbara to Mr. William C. Knechtel on Sunday, the first day of September ninetenn hundred and forty-six at sen-thirty o'clock p.m. Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Pine Street, Castle Shannon, Penna.

77. Wedding License No. 23941, Series W, I clarence Stadtlander hereby certify that on the First day of September one thousand nine hundred and Forty-six at Castle Shannon, PA William C. Knechtel and Dorothy B. Lorenz were by me United in Marriage in accordance with license issued by the Clerk of the Orphan's Court of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Signed Clarence Stadtlander.

78. Cert. No. 389159 - 24 1942 - Prm Dist No. 1719, File No. 204773, Reg. No. 532.

79. Baptismal Certificate.

80. Notes of Dorothy Knechtel.

81. e-mail of Sally Stamm Sauffer, 16 Jan 2001, Dear Ms. Funk and Mr. Fleck, I am just beginning to explore the genealogy of my father's family, and was very excited to discover your postings concerning the Funk family of Pittsburgh in a beginning internet genealogy class. Bernard Funk and Charlotte Maria Homann Funk of the South Side in Pittsburgh were my great-grandparents. Two of their four children survived to adulthood-- my dear great-uncle, Otto Bernard Gustav Funk, who was born May 17, 1885, and died November 25, 1963, and my grandmother, Clara Dorothea Funk Stamm, who was born June 25, 1888, and died September 16, 1982. Clara married Albert Frederick Stamm in May 1913 and was widowed in May 1917, four months before my father, William Albert Stamm, was born on September 4, 1917. I recall from long talks with my grandmother (Clara) that Charlotte Homann Funk was born February 10, 1863, in Pittsburgh, and died February 10, 1933, her seventieth birthday. Charlotte had two maiden sisters, Emma and Dora Homann, who were born and died in Pittsburgh. (A number of siblings died in childhood.) I seem to recall that the Homanns owned an ice cream parlor on the South Side. Charlotte's mother was Dorothea Manckedinck (spelling??), who immigrated to the Pittsburgh area from Minden, Germany. I know that Charlotte, Clara, Otto, my father, and my sister Janet Stamm DalLago are buried in the same plot at South Side Cemetery, and the Homann family has a mausoleum there. I know very little about the Funk side of the family, and was quite interested to learn that Bernard Funk had a half-brother August who served in the Civil War. I would be most interested in sharing my information concerning the Homanns and Stamms with you and in learning as much as possible from you concerning the Funks and other descendants, especially any information you may have concerning their roots in Germany. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely, Sally Stamm Stauffer.