St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery

St. Joseph's Cemetery Pierce, Pierce County, Nebraska

Florian and Johanna WIDHALM FUCHS Family The following individual stones are in the order that they appear in the the above photograph from left to right. The two large flat stones behind and to the left of the large stone cross are those of Michael and Elizabeth FUCHS.
	Cecilia FUCHS CLARK Nov 19, 1912 - Feb 1, 1990 Daughter of Florian FUCHS and Johanna nee WIDHALM
	John V. FUCHS July 8, 1896 - March 3, 1946 Son of Florian FUCHS and Johanna nee WIDHALM
	Arlyn James RONSPIES Feb 16, 1937, Mar 2
	Marcia Rose FRICKE Nov 22, 1933
	Frank FUCHS
	Florian FUCHS
	Mother Johanna FUCHS (nee WIDHALM) 1868 - 1949
	Father Florian FUCHS 1870 - 1928
Florian FUCHS was a son of John and Anna POMMASL FUCHS. He was born 26 Apr 1870 in Ullerichs, near KirchbergWalde, Lower Austria. On 29 Feb 1892 Florian married Johanna WIDHALM (also spelled WITHALM), daughter of Leonard and Anna PFEIFER WIDHALM/WITHALM. Johanna was born in Schwarza, Lower Austria. Johanna's maternal grandparents were Michael and Anna ABLIEDINGER PFEIFER. Anna immigrated to the U.S. after her husband's death and lived around Humphrey in Platte County. She is buried at St. Francis Cemetery in Humphrey. I currently do not have a connection to this family. In the following biography it is stated that "...Mr. Fuchs came to Pierce county from Lower Austria in 1887. On reaching Nebraska he visited for a few days near Humphrey with the brother of a fellow voyager, and incidentally met his future wife during this visit. He found work on the farm of his uncle, Charles Hoffman, senior, near Pierce...." I am not sure how the relationship between Florian FUCHS and Charles HOFFMANN fits. Charles HOFFMANN is my second cousin three removed; he was a son of Kaspar and Johanna WIESER HOFFMANN. The WIESERs connect to "my" PFEIFER family, who coincidentally were from Schwarza, Austria. I would appreciate any information that would help sort this all out... :) Biography of Florian FUCHS: 213-214 COMPENDIUM OF HISTORY, REMINISCENCE AND BIOGRAPHY.

Michael August FUCHS Sept 14, 1904 - Sept 19, 1968	Elizabeth H. FUCHS nee BRUCKNER Dec 22, 1912 - April 19, 1997
Michael FUCHS was a son of Florian and Johanna WIDHALM FUCHS. He was a grandson of Anna PFEIFER WIDHALM, whose tombstone photo is at the bottom of this page. According to the FUCHS biography in the St. Francis of Assisi (Humphrey, Nebraska) centennial book, Michael married Elizabeth Helen BRUCKNER on 13 Jan 1931 at St. Bernard, Nebraska. Elizabeth was a daughter of John and Mary WEGENER BRUCKNER.

Ione GERMAN nee _________ Nov 16, 1902 - Apr 9, 1998	Edward F. GERMAN June 17, 1895 - Sept 19, 1985
Edward has a second marker Edward F. GERMAN Cpl US Army World War I Jun 17, 1895 - Sep 19, 1985 Co K 355th Inf 89th Div
From Who's Who in Nebraska, 1940 GERMAN, EDWARD F: Merchant; b Peoria, Ill June 17, 1895; s of Max P German-Mary Ann Coyle; ed Humphrey HS; m Iona Grunke June 18. 1923 Osmond; s Robert E; 1913-15 farmed, Pierce Co; 1916-17 with Kewanee Boiler Works, Kewanee Ill; 1921-30 clk, Eirenberg Store, Osmond; 1931- mgr Eirenberg Store, Pierce; mbr health coun; past mbr Osmond vol fire dept 10 years; during World War, June 4, 1918-June 1919 with US army 89th div, 355th inf, O/S 1 year; chmn trade extn Pierce Comml Club; COF, past chief ranger; St. Joseph's Cath Ch, mbr advisory bd; hobbies, golf, fishing, travel; res Pierce.

Lorraine M. GERMAN nee _________	Robert E. GERMAN Nov 4, 1924 - Feb 3, 2000
Robert has a second marker Robert E. GERMAN Lt Col US Air Force WW II  Korea  Vietnam Nov 4, 1924 - Feb 3, 2000

Sister Catherine M. HAHN 1903 - 1995	Brother Cornelius J. HAHN 1912 - 1989

Gregory HAHN 1914 - 2001	Anne HAHN

	Margareta G. HAHN 1842 - 1920
	Nicklaus HAHN 1907 - 1910 Catherine HAHN 1941
	Joseph J. HAHN Mar 31, 1984
In the 1910 and 1920 U.S. Nebraska censuses for Pierce County there is a Margaretta/Margaretha HAHN enumerated with Frank and Mary HOFFMANN. Margaretha's relationship to the head of household is given as mother-in-law. Her birth year calculates to about 1842. I am making an educated guess that the above stone for Margareta HAHN is for Frank HOFFMANN's mother-in-law. I believe she is also the mother of Franciska (Frances) HAHN who married Charles HOFFMANN. I do not know the relationship of Nicklaus, Catherine or Joseph HAHN to each other or to Margareta.

	Infants of F & A WEBER W & M FEHRINGER A & J HOFFMANN
I believe these infants are all grandchildren of Charles and Franciska HAHN HOFFMANN. This stone is in a grouping that includes Charles and Franciska's. Their daughter Agatha (or Augusta) married a WEBER; daughter Matilda Julia married Joseph William FEHRINGER; there was a son Andrew, but I don't know if he is the "A" in the A & J HOFFMANN reference.

	Agnes V. HOFFMANN Jan 21, 1898 - Jan 9, 1980
Agnes was a daughter of Charles and Franciska HAHN HOFFMANN. She is Marge's third cousin twice removed.

Alois J. HOFFMANN 1911 - 1961	Evelyn M. HOFFMANN nee _________
Alois was a son of Julius and Anna POLT HOFFMANN. He is Marge's fourth cousin once removed.

Charles HOFFMANN Jan 17, 1865 - Feb 24, 1961	Franziska HOFFMANN nee HAHN Dec 19, 1869 - Mar 25 1935
Charles was a son of Kaspar and Johanna WIESER HOFFMANN. Charles married Franciska (Frances) HAHN on 28 Dec 1890. Franciska was a daughter of Joseph and Margareta HAHN. Charles and Franciska were the parents of at least eleven children. Charles is Marge's second cousin three removed.

Albert HOFFMANN 1917 - 1986	Zita Meuer HOFFMANN Feb 7, 1913 - Aug 1987
Regina HOFFMANN 1911 -	Cecilia HOFFMANN 1910 - 1973
All four of these individuals were children of Frank and Mary HAHN HOFFMANN. Frank was a son of Sylvester and Margaretha HOFFMANN. I found Zita in the Rootsweb Social Security Death Index list as Zita MEUER; her SSN was 572-42-4111, issued in California. The 1910 Nebraska census for Pierce County shows that Frank HOFFMANN was born about 1885, as was his wife Mary. Frank and Mary were married for four year at the time of this census. Their son Joseph was 1 year old. Also enumerated with Frank was his mother-in-law, Margaretta HAHN, age 66, born in Germany. The 1920 census lists the following children with Frank and Mary: Joseph, age 10; Cecilia, age 9; Regina, age 8; Zitha, age 7; Maria, age 5; Frank, age 4; and Albert, age 2. Frank's mother-in-law was also enumerated with him: Margaretha HAHN, age 78, born in Bavaria.

Nancy A. HOFFMANN nee ___________	Gregory J. HOFFMANN Mar 25, 1919 - June 19, 1993
Gregory J. HOFFMANN was a son of Julius and Anna POLT HOFFMANN. Gregory is Marge's fourth cousin once removed; he connects through the PFEIFER line.

Julius J. HOFFMANN Anna POLT HOFFMANN	Eugene HOFFMANN	Johanna HOFFMANN
Group picture of the stones of Julius and Anna POLT HOFFMANN, Eugene HOFFMANN and Johanna HOFFMANN. Photos of the individual stones are below.

	Eugene HOFFMANN May 22 1942 - Nov 1942
Eugene John HOFFMANN was a son of Frederick and Rose THOMAS HOFFMANN; a grandson of Julius and Anna POLT HOFFMANN. Both of Eugene's parents are related to Marge: Frederick is a fourth cousin once removed, connected through the PFEIFER line; Rose nee THOMAS is Marge's Grandaunt, a sister of Marge's Grandfather Adolph THOMAS.

	Johanna HOFFMANN May 3, 1913 - Mar 4, 1915
I do not have any additional information about Johanna. If you know who her parents are please e-mail me.

Julius J. HOFFMANN Apr 12, 1885 - Dec 17, 1974	Anna M. HOFFMANN nee POLT July 17, 1886 - Mar 27, 1974
Julius J. HOFFMANN was a son of Vincent and Wenceslaus (Mary) BURKHARDT HOFFMANN. Julius married Anna POLT on 28 May 1907. They were the parents of: Frederick, Alois, Amelia, Agnes, Josephine, Julius, Gregory and Clem. Julius is Marge's third cousin twice removed; he connects through the PFEIFER line.

Joseph Patrick HOFFMANN March 15, 1881 - April 27, 1967 Maria Theresa HOFFMANN nee ZACH Aug 3, 1880 - June 5, 1953 Aloysious F. HOFFMANN Nov 17, 1905 - Dec 27, 1905
Joseph HOFFMANN was a son of Vincent and Wenceslaus (Mary) BURKHARDT HOFFMANN. He married Mary Theresa Frances ZACH on 10 Feb 1903 at St. Francis Church in Humphrey, Platte County, Nebraska. Mary Theresa was a daughter of Frank and Adalbertta (Bertha) ZIMMERMAN ZACH. Both Joseph and Mary Theresa are related to Marge: Joseph is a third cousin twice removed, connecting through the PFEIFER line; Mary Theresa is a first cousin twice removed, Mary Theresa's father Frank was a brother of Marge's Great Grandfather Ignatz ZACH. I do not know the relationship between Aloysious HOFFMANN and Joseph and Mary Theresa HOFFMANN. If you have additional information about Aloysious please e-mail me.

Kaspar HOFFMANN Dec 19, 1819 - Dec 27, 1908	Johanna HOFFMANN nee WIESER May 21, 1820 - Jan 7, 1904
Johanna WIESER HOFFMANN was a daughter of Mathias and Johanna PFEIFER WIESER of Kurzschwarza, Austria. Johanna married Kaspar (aka Carl) HOFFMANN around 1847 in Austria. In the early 1870's they immigrated with their four children, Vincent, Sylvester, Julia and Charles to Madison, Wisconsin. They later homesteaded in Pierce County, Nebraska. Johanna is Marge's first cousin four removed. Johanna and Kaspar's sons, Vincent, Sylvester and Charles are all buried here in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Their daughter Julia married a William HUTFLESS and lived in/near Plainview, Pierce County, Nebraska. I do not have Julia or William's date of death or know where they are buried. I found William and Julia in the 1900 and 1910 Nebraska censuses for Pierce County. Information from these censuses indicates they were married about 1887, they had three children, Rosa (born Jun 1888), Johanna (born Mar 1890) and William (born Apr 1899).

	Raymond C. HOFFMANN Pvt U.S. Army World War II Feb 2, 1907 - Jan 7, 1981
Raymond was a son of Charles and Franciska HAHN HOFFMANN. He is Marge's third cousin twice removed.

	Sylvester HOFFMANN Dec 19, 1904 - Jun 5, 1976
Sylvester was a son of Charles and Franciska HAHN HOFFMANN. He is Marge's third cousin twice removed.

Markers from left to right: Marie HOFFMANN, Margaretha HOFFMANN, Sylvester HOFFMANN
	Marie HOFFMANN 1914 - 1937
ZUM CHRISTLICHEN ANDENKEN Margaretha HOFFMANN GEBOREN ZU HASLAU BEI RONSPERK, OESTEREICH AM 26 Dezember 1855 GESTORBEN ZU PIERCE, NEB. AM 1 October 1900 WOKLVERSEHEN MIT DEN HL STERBESAKRAMENTEN	HIER RUHET IN FRIEDEN Sylvester HOFFMANN GEBOREN ZU PURBACH, NIEDER- OESTEREICH AM 26 Dezember 1852 GESTORBEN ZU PIERCE, PIERCE CO., NEB. AM 26 Dezember 1898
Silvester HOFFMANN was one of four children of Kaspar and Johanna WIESER HOFFMANN. They had one son, Frank, who married Mary HAHN. One of the children enumerated with Frank and Mary in the Nebraska 1920 census for Pierce County was Maria, age 5 (born about 1915). It is possible the stone for Mary HOFFMANN (above) is for this child of Frank and Mary -- I have nothing to confirm that at this point. Another group of stones above is for four other children of Frank and Mary: Albert, Zita, Cecilia and Regina. I do not have much information about Silvester or his wife Margaretha. Based on the dates on these markers, Silvester was only 46 years old when he died in 1898 and Margaretha died two years later at the age of 45. Their son Frank would have been about 15 years old when Margaretha died. The entry for Silvester's brother Charles in the 1900 Nebraska census for Pierce County included a sister-in-law Margaret: Margaret Hoffmann, sister-in-law (of Charles Hoffmann), born July 1860, age 39, widowed, mother of one child, one child living, born in Bohemia, parents same, immigrated 1883 The date of birth for this Margaret does not match the one on the tombstone, but that's not unusual when researching families. I have not found who Frank was enumerated with as yet.

Frances M. LARSON 1st Lt. U.S. Army World War II Feb 23, 1909 - Apr 16, 1992

Charles and Franciska HAHN HOFFMANN had a daughter Franciska, aka Frances, who was born about 1909 based on age given in the the census records. In a 1934 the Pierce County Leader printed a collection of stories during the Pierce County Fair which contained a story of the HOFFMANN family. The children of Charles and Franciska were named, one of them being "Frances, who is a registered nurse at Norfolk, Nebraska." I have no information to indicate that this is the gravemarker of Frances HOFFMANN. Based on the information above it is a possibility, but it warrents additional research. If Frances was an Army nurse would she have gone in as a 1st Lieutenant?

Joseph MARTISCHANG 1904 - 1986	Mary MARTISCHANG (nee HOFFMANN) 1881 - 1974	Eugene MARTISCHANG 1869 - 1962
The 1910 U.S. Nebraska Census for Pierce County has an entry for the Eugene and Mary MARTISCHANG family. This entry lists four children for Eugene and Mary: Frank (born abt 1902), Joseph (born about 1904), John (born about 1905) and Mary (born about 1909). Mary, the mother, was Mary HOFFMANN, daughter of Vincent and Wenceslaus (Mary) BURKHARDT HOFFMANN. Mary is Marge's third cousin twice removed.

Frances MARTISCHANG nee _________ 1905 - 1974	John MARTISCHANG 1905 - 1963	Norbert MARTISCHANG 1931 - 1950
Norbert has a second stone Norbert L. MARTISCHANG Nebraska Pvt 3345 AF Air Instl Sq July 28, 1931 - Nov 11, 1950
The 1910 U.S. Nebraska Census for Pierce County has an entry for the Eugene and Mary MARTISCHANG family. This entry lists four children for Eugene and Mary: Frank (born abt 1902), Joseph (born about 1904), John (born about 1905) and Mary (born about 1909). Mary, the mother, was Mary HOFFMANN, daughter of Vincent and Wenceslaus (Mary) BURKHARDT HOFFMANN. Based on the age of Eugene and Mary's son John and the date on the above tombstone, it is possible this stone is his. Please e-mail me if you can provide additional information about the MARTISCHANG family.

Michael J. MARTISCHANG 1879 - 1917	Elizabeth MARTISCHANG PFEIFER 1892 - 1987
I do not know if Michael and Elizabeth were husband and wife.

Lawrence MARTISCHANG 1910 - 1997	Rosella MARTISCHANG 1916 - 1957

Rev. Albert POLT, O.A.R. Ordained May 29, 1954 Mar 16, 1927 - Dec 29, 2001 Interred San Fernando Mission Cem.

Lori L. POLT Apr 1, 1960 - Nov 19, 1991

TOMEK Family Group Rose TOMEK's stone is just to the left of Marie's stone. The younger Anton's stone is to the right of the large TOMEK monument.	Pvt. Anton A. TOMEK Aug 8, 1894 - Aug 6, 1918
	Rose E. TOMEK 1896 - 1967
Marie TOMEK July 2, 1856 - Sept 29, 1829	Anton TOMEK, Sr. June 4, 1860 - June 18, 1928
See 1928 Pierce County Obituaries and 1929 Pierce County Obituaries

Joseph TOMEK 1886 - 1950	Mary TOMEK 1888 - 1919

Anna WIDHALM nee PFEIFER 19 July 1848 - 20 November 1900
Anna WIDHALM, nee PFEIFER, was a daughter of Michael and Anna ABLIEDINGER PFEIFER. She was born in Schwarza, Lower Austria. Anna married Leonard WIDHALM (sometimes spelled WITHALM) on 20 Aug 1867 in Schwarza, Austria. According to the WIDHALM biographies in the St. Francis Assisi (Humphrey, Nebraska) centennial book, Leonard and Anna were the parents of six children: Johanne (Johanna), Cecilia, Sophia, Maria, Michael and John Gerard. I did not find a tombstone for Leonard. So far I have not connected Anna's PFEIFER family to my PFEIFERs, who also came from Schwarza, Austria.

Anna Wife of M J WIDHALM nee ___________ Aug 29, 1882 - July 5, 1920

Mother Johanna ZACH nee HOFFMANN Sep 25, 1890 - 1946	Ignats ZACH Aug 2, 1885 - Apr 1, 1957
Ignatz and Johanna HOFFMANN ZACH. Ignatz was a son of Ignatz and Anna Mary BRAUN ZACH and was a brother of Marge's Grandmother, Julia Mary ZACH THOMAS. Johanna nee HOFFMANN was a daughter of Vincent and Wenceslaus (Mary) BURKHARDT HOFFMANN; she is Marge's third cousin twice removed. Ignatz and Johanna were married 18 Oct 1910 in Pierce, Pierce County, Nebraska.

	Infant Children Of Ignatz and Johanna ZACH
	Leonard 1932 Walburga 1918 Theresa 1930 Lucilla 1916

	Raymond ZACH Cpl US Army - Korea Feb 26, 1926 - Dec 29, 1995
Raymond ZACH was a son of Ignatz and Johanna HOFFMANN ZACH. Both of Raymond's parents are related to Marge: Ignatz is her Granduncle, a brother of Marge's Grandmother Julia ZACH THOMAS; Johanna nee HOFFMANN is Marge's third cousin twice removed, connecting through the PFEIFER line.