Looking for any and all info on the JOANNES JACOB PFUND 1756 and wife CATHARINA HUEHN, Who immigrated to the HEIDELBURG-BLUMENTHAL area of RUSSIA from BADEN, GERMANY. Their daughter married JOANNES ADAM SCHAFFNER in RUSSIA.
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our gr gr grandfather was William Pfund, married to Caroline Meier, came to USA in 1885 from near Lake Lucerne Switzerland, he died in Nebraska. He changed his name to Pound after coming to USA. He and Caroline had 13 children, they lived around IL, IA and NE. If you think any of this would be of help to you let me know and I will e-mail you what info I have. B52kelly@aol.com
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My line came from BADEN, GERMANY in 1809 and settled in the HEIDELBURG-BLUMENTAL area of RUSSIA. TOMLINI@AOL.COM
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Dear Kelly, My maiden name is Pfund. I live in Ohio. My family comes from Switzerland also. My fater was Harry Wm. Jacob Pfund,I (the first). His mother's maiden name was Jacob. (interesting as there was a message from a man looking for Jacob Pfund). My father was one of nine children, they lived in Youngstown, OH. Also, Pfund means pound in German. I believe my people spoke German, as they lived near Germany. Write back. This is very interesting. My father, as well as all his siblings are now deceased. Only the cousins are left now. I am one of the youngest (45) and some of the cousins have died. One of my cousins, (Janet) and her brother have a very detailed geneology. I will have to have them send me a copy of it. I also found a Bruce Pfund, lives in Maine. His step-mother wrote back to me. Perhaps if you go back far enough, we may be related. Write back, Charlene
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Hello, Charlene!
I am doing research on an Illinois "Pfund." Her name was Mary Pfund, born 1899 in Cook County, Illinois. Her father was Christian Pfund -- and this is pretty much all I know. Mary married LeRoy August Volberding. She died within the last few years, so could have been the Mary Pfund who died in New York. (I am doing this research for a family member.) I see that there was a Christian Pfund who died in Kendall, New York, in 1938. That could be her father. If your people were from the midwest, I thought perhaps there might be a connection. Any thoughts on this? Appreciate any information you can give. Carol Gould
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I am reseaching several of my family lines. One of the lines is Pfund. I have vertually done nothing on this line. However, I wanted to make contact with you because we are definitely researching the same Pfunds. My Mother-in-law is the daughter of Hulda Ann Pfund. Hulda is the daughter of Christian Pfund (dd 21 Aug 1890 in Oak Park IL). Christian's mother's name was Freidig. On of Christian Pfund's decendents still lives in Oak Park and I have met her. She is willing to share all of her information (which I understand is extensive). However, I haven't had the opportunity to sit down with her. I will in Indianapolis. If you live in the Chicago area, I might be able to hook the two of you up. She is in her 80's and is very hard of hearing so I don't think she would do well over the phone. My email is lisle62@aol.com. Email me and we will chat more. Cathy Lisle
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I just realized that I put Christian's date of marriage down for his bd. Sorry for the confusion. Cathy
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Christian and Bertha Pfund
Hi Carol,
I wanted to let you know I changed my email. I have also lost your email. Could you send that to me. I don't want to loose this connections. I have some more name. Christian and Bertha Pfund had eleven children. Paula, Martha and Hulda were the oldest (in that order). Robert was the youngest and never married. He died young. Other children were LeRoy, Ernie, Bertha, Ester, and Mary (not in that order). Ernie Pfund married Amanda. They had one child, John (Jackie) W. Pfund. He never married and had no children. He died 11 Dec 2000 in Oswego, Kendall Co., Illinois.
Chat Later, Cathy
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Dear Cathy: It was fantastic to get your message! Wonderful news you have shared about the Christian Pfund family! So Bertha was Christian's wife? And Mary had many siblings! Any idea about Christian's parents or where he was born? Mary Pfund married LeRoy Volberding; when he died she remarried, not sure, but think his last name was Garlick. She died in 1995 in Jackson, Michigan. Hope you get this! Keep in touch, please! Always, Carol
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Hi Carol, If you are open to giving me your email address, I would like it. Mine is Lisle61@msn.com. Mary has a brother that is still living. His name is LeRoy. (Not to be confused with her husband.) Yesterday, I sent him a letter requesting some information on the Pfund family. One of the things I requested was both Christian and Bertha's parents names and location. These things are generally slow to return, but soon as I get something back I will pass the info along. My mother-in-law is also visiting her sister and is going to pick her brain regarding the Pfund family. Maybe she will remember something. I will let you know in a couple of weeks when she gets back. Take care, Cathy
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