Emma Aufrichtig Background

The Senica-St Louis Aufrichtigs

Emma Aufrichtig & Descendants

Little is known of Emma Aufrichtig, other than that she was a sister of Alois Aufrichtig, from whom all Senica-St Louis Aufrichtigs included in this section are descended. Alois most probably emigrated to the U.S. in the late 1860s/early 1870s, and in 1880, when 32, he first appeared on a U.S. Census in St Louis. At that time, Alois' nationality was described as Hungarian.

His birthplace Senica - once known as Senitz when part of the Austrian empire - is now part of Slovakia and at various stages in its history has accurately been described as Austrian, Hungarian and Slovakian. Geographically, it is close to Moravia, now part of the Czech Republic, and "home" to several groups of Aufrichtigs - most notably those from Boskovice, a short distance north of the Moravian capital, Brno.

In 1875, an Emma Aufrichtig, from Austria, sailed to the U.S. on board the SS Wieland, arriving at New York on 21 July 1875. Her age had been given as 24, which would have meant a birthdate of cir 1851. Although no manifest has been located, a passenger record exists with the information set out below.


Occupation	Single
Age	24
Sex	F
Literacy	U
Arrived	21 Jul 1875
Origin	Austria
Port	Hamburg & Havre
Last Residence	U
Destination	USA
Plan	Unknown
Ship	Wieland
Passage	Unknown

Ships manifests are notorious for containing inaccuracies and, in the absence of any other passenger record for an individual named Emma Aufrichtig,this does appear likely to be Alois's younger sister. However, it is worth noting the following discrepancies and inconsistencies: On the 21 July 1875 arrival date Emma is credited as being 24 years old, which would indicate her birth taking place between 01 January and 20 July 1851. This, however, is at variance with the 1900 US Census, the handwritten original of which gives her month and date of birth as August 1853 or 1855, depending on which pen mark one chooses to assign to the final figure. Another column in that same census form advises that she emigrated to the U.S in 1888 and had been living in the country 22 years! Clearly a mathematical error and an intended total residency of 12 years, the discrepancy between dates of immigration are uncomfortably wide. More helpful, though is a transcribed entry for this Census on which Emma's age is given as 49 and her year of birth "about 1851", forming a perfect match for the SS Bremen passenger record details. In the 1920 Census, though, while the handwritten original and subsequent transcribed edition each provide an acceptable "about 1852" year of birth, they also include a wildly incomparable immigration year of 1869!

Little is known of Emma's early life in the U.S., other than that she made her way to Chicago where brother Alois lived for a short period. She would have been in Chicago about five years before her marriage to Ignatz Weinfeld, a general storekeeper, who was also recorded as Austrian by birth. Ignatz was a widower and the father of four children aged between three and eight when he and Emma wed. His first wife was named Rosa [Rosalie], the mother of Joseph Weinfeld (b.12 February 1872); Kate [Kittie] Weinfeld (16 August 1874); William Weinfeld (7 April 1876) and Samuel Weinfeld (December 1877).

As is confirmed by the table below, Ignatz, Rosa and their then 11 months old son, Josef, entered the United States on board the SS Mosel on 26 July 1873.

Details of Weinfelds entering the United States
First Name	Last Name	Occupation	Age	Sex	Arrived	Origin	Ship
Emilie	Weinfeld	Farmer	28	F	28 Sep 1886	Germany	Donau
Ettel	Weinfeld	Unknown	6	F	23 May 1883	Russia	California
Hanni	Weinfeld	Woman	21	F	23 May 1883	Russia	California
Ign.	Weinfeld	Laborer	28	M	26 Jul 1873	Hungary	Mosel
Issac	Weinfeld	Unknown	36	M	31 May 1882	Poland	State Of Nevada
Josef	Weinfeld	Unknown	11 m	M	26 Jul 1873	Hungary	Mosel
Kincke	Weinfeld	Single	17	F	17 May 1890	Poland	Gellert
M	Weinfeld	Laborer	19	M	9 May 1888	Poland	Pennsylvania
Rof.	Weinfeld	Unknown	22	F	26 Jul 1873	Hungary	Mosel
Rozi	Weinfeld	Single	27	F	1 Oct 1891	Poland	Virginia

Rosa's name has been entered as "Rof." This is clearly an American transcription of the German Gothic letter "s" which closely resembles an "f". The use of the abbreviated name strongly suggests that she was entered on the original manifest as Rosalie or Rosalia. The entry date is consistent with Rosa's believed year of birth, but Ignatz, who was born in October 1846 and therefore 26 in July 1873, is credited with being 28. Baby Josef was born 12 February 1872 and, very possibly entered on the manifest as 17 months old which, owing to the Continental "7", may have been wrongly entered as a "1", thereby declaring him to be aged 11 months.

Rosa was only 27 or 28 when she died on 19 November 1879. It is estimated that widower Ignatz married Emma Aufrichtig about two years later. The couple had three children together: Charles Weinfeld (2 April 1882); Hannah Weinfeld (April 1883), and Roza [Rose] L Weinfeld (February 1887). Tragically their elder daughter, Hannah, at 20, became a victim of the devastating Chicago Iroquois Theatre fire, and her name is included on the Eastland Memorial Society site dedicated to the 602 who perished in the disaster on 30 December 1903. It is said, within the family, that upon hearing of the death of her namesake first cousin in the Iroquois fire, Hannah Aufrichtig Lentin went into labour and delivered a baby girl, Dorothy Lentin, on 1 January 1904.

1900 U.S. Census - Chicago City - Emuneration District 106 At the time of the Census on 6 June 1900, Emma Aufrichtig Weinfeld and her family were living in State Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Ignatz Weinfeld	Head	Married	Male	White	53	Austria	General Storekeeper	Austria	Austria
Emma Weinfeld	Wife	Married	Female	White	48	Austria	-	Austria	Austria
Joseph Weinfeld	Son	Single	Male	White	28	Illinois	Clothing Manager	Austria	Austria
William Weinfeld	Son	Single	Male	White	24	Illinois	Millinery Salesman	Austria	Austria
Samuel Weinfeld	Son	Single	Male	White	22	Illinois	Manufacture Jeweler	Austria	Austria
Charles Weinfeld	Son	Single	Male	White	18	Illinois	At school	Austria	Austria
Hannah Weinfeld	Daughter	Single	Female	White	17	Illinois	At school	Austria	Austria
Roza Weinfeld	Daughter	Single	Female	White	13	Illinois	At school	Austria	Austria
The Census form states that Ignatz had emigrated to the U.S. in 1875 and Emma had arrived in 1888. It then advises that Ignatz had been in the United States for 25 years, and Emma for 22 years!The form also credits Ignatz with having been born in October 1846 and Emma in August 1853. All children were described as "Single".

Ignatz Weinfeld, who became a naturalized US citizen on 28 October 1878, died on 18 August 1907.His name lived on when the youngest of his four children with first wife Rosa, Samuel Weinfeld, chose to call his son Ignatius [Nat] Charles Weinfeld. Baby Ignatius was born 30 March 1908. Samuel Weinfeld and his wife Henrietta Salzenstein subsequently had a daughter, Corinne, born 24 July 1916.

1910 U.S. Census - Chicago, Illinois - Emuneration District 377 At the time of the Census on 20 April 1910, Samuel Weinfeld, his wife Henrietta and son Ignatz were living with his in-laws and a servant at 5172 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Samuel Weinfeld	Son-in-law	Married	Male	White	32	Illinois	Manufacture/ Baker Supplies	Hung. Magyar	-
Henrietta Weinfeld	Wife	Married	Female	White	25	Illinois	None	Germany	Germany
Ignatz Weinfeld	Grandson	Single	Male	White	2	Illinois	None	Illinois	Illinois
Charles Salzenstein	Head	Married	Male	White	63	Germany	income	Germany	Germany
Carrie Salzenstein	Wife	Married	Female	White	61	Germany	None	Germany	Germany
Hermeina Black	Servant	Single	Female	White	35	Hung. Magyar	Private Family	Hung. Magyar	Hung. Magyar
At the time of the 1910 Census, Samuel - entered on the form as Sam Weinfeld - and his wife Henrietta had been married three years. He listed his father's birthplace as Hung. Hungarian, crossing this out to read Hung. Magyar. No place of birth was detailed for his mother. Charles and Carrie Salzenstein were the parents of Charles's wife Henrietta.

1920 U.S. Census - Chicago City - Emuneration District 106 At the time of the Census on 6 June 1900, Emma Aufrichtig Weinfeld and her family were living in State Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Emma Weinfeld	Head	Widow	Female	White	68	Austria	None	Austria	Austria
Charles Weinfeld	Son	Single	Male	White	33	Illinois	Lawyer	Austria	Austria
Roza Weinfeld	Daughter	Single	Female	White	28	Illinois	None	Austria	Austria
For her own place of birth, and that of her parents, Emma had entered Austria/Hungary, in each instance the "Hungary" being crossed out. Son Charles and daughter Roza, who had been entered on the Census form as Rose, did likewise. On the 1900 Census form, Charles, who had been born in 1882, gave his correct age of 18. Twenty years later, the 1920 Census form lists him as being 33. Similarly, Roza was correctly listed as being 13 in 1900, yet 20 years later had also aged only 15 years and is entered as being 28 years old. Adding confusion to Emma's background is that on this form she is credited with having emigrated to the U.S. in 1869.

Emma Aufrichtig Weinfeld died 13 September 1924 aged 71. Her funeral took place two days later on September 15. The deaths for both she and husband Ignatz had been reported in the Chicago Daily Tribune, the entries for which are reproduced here.

1920 U.S. Census - Chicago, Illinois - Emuneration District 452 At the time of the Census on 2 January 1920, Samuel Weinfeld, his wife Henrietta, son Ignatius and daughter Corinne were living at 6831 Bennett Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Samuel Weinfeld	Head	Married	Male	White	42	Illinois	Manufacture / Paper Supplies	Hungary	Hungary
Henrietta Weinfeld	Wife	Married	Female	White	35	Illinois	None	Germany	Germany
Ignatius Weinfeld	Son	Single	Male	White	11	Illinois	None	Illinois	Illinois
Corine Weinfeld	Daughter	Single	Female	White	3	Illinois	None	Illinois	Illinois
Samuel's Occupation in 1910 had been given as Manufacture/Bakers Supplies. In 1920 it was Manufacture/Paper Supplies. Son Ignatz was listed under the English equivalent of Ignatius, and daughter Corinne entered as "Corine".

1930 U.S. Census - Seventh Assembly District, New York - Emuneration District 31-1208 At the time of the Census on 5 April 1930, William Weinfeld, his wife Sophia and five servants were living at 312 West 71 Street, Manhattan New York.
Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
William Weinfeld	Head	Married	Male	White	54	Illinois	Clerk	Austria	Austria
Sophia Weinfeld	Wife	Married	Female	White	51	Pennsylvania	None	Scotland	Scotland
According to the Census form, for both William and Sophia, this was a first marriage and they had only been married a year.

1930 U.S. Census - Chicago City - Emuneration District 16-258 At the time of the Census on 12 April 1930, Samuel Weinfeld, his wife Henrietta, daughter Corinne and a servant were living at 6831 Bennett Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Samuel Weinfeld	Head	Married	Male	White	51	Illinois	Bakers Supplies	Austria	Austria
Henrietta Weinfeld	Wife	Married	Female	White	44	Illinois	None	United States	United States
Corinne Weinfeld	Daughter	Single	Female	White	13	Illinois	None	Illinois	Illinois
Anne Poplar	Servant	Single	Female	White	25	Czechoslovakia	Private Family	Czechoslovakia	Slovak
According to the Census form, Samuel and Henrietta had been married 22 years, their home was valued at $30,000 and they owned a radio set. The family were living in the same road as Samuel's younger brother, Charles, at #6746. Samuel's parents' place of birth appears as Austria instead of Hungary and, whereas Henrietta had entered Germany as the place of birth for her parents, they are now credited with having been born ion the United States.

1930 U.S. Census - Chicago City - Emuneration District 16-258 At the time of the Census on 5 April 1930, Charles Weinfeld, his wife Jessie and five servants were living at 6746 Bennett Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Charles Weinfeld	Head	Married	Male	White	48	Illinois	Lawyer	Austria	Austria, Vienna
Jessie H Weinfeld	Wife	Married	Female	White	44	Illinois	None	Pennsylvania	Illinois
Evelyn Pierson	Servant	Single	Female	White	25	Minnesota	Private Family	Sweden	Sweden
Alice Swanson	Servant	Single	Female	White	37	Illinois	Private Family	Sweden	Sweden
Signe Swanson	Servant	Single	Female	White	26	Sweden	Private Family	Sweden	Sweden
Hedvig Johnson	Servant	Single	Female	White	25	Sweden	Private Family	Sweden	Sweden
Frank T Schmitz	Servant	Single	Male	White	29	Germany	Private Family	Germany	Germany
According to the Census form, for both Charles and Jessie, this was a first marriage and, in 1930, they had been wed nine years. In the column marked "Value of Property", Charles had entered $125,000 and, in a further column, indicated ownership of a radio set!

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