It has been a while since I have posted to the list and thought I would ask
if anyone might be working on these families from this part of Westfalen??
Would really like to share information and would welcome any possible hints
on the line.
Rod Fleck
Descendants of Johann Bernard Funk
Generation No. 1
1. JOHANN BERNARD2 FUNK (JOHANNES1 FUNKE) was born 1798 in Mennighuffen,
Westfalen, Germany1,2. 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,
Germany3. He married (2) SOPHIE WILHELMINE BRUSSE 02 December 1847 in St.
Marien Church, Minden, Westfalen, Germany4.
More About JOHANN BERNARD FUNK:
House Number: No. 1365
Occupation: Kleinhaendler, retailer of small goods6
Children of JOHANN FUNK and JOHANNE/ANNE BECK are:
i. OTTO3 FUNK.
ii. JOHANN BERNHARD FUNK, b. 23 November 1825, Minden, Westphalia, Prussia7.
iii. JOHANN HEINRICH AUGUST FUNK, b. 03 January 1837, Minden, Westphalia,
Prussia8,9,10; d. 09 June 1900, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania11,12,13;
m. ANNA ELISABETHA ALT, 28 July 1860, St. Paul's Evng. Luth. Church,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania14; b. 01 May 1842, Steinau, Hessen-Kassel15; d. 12
January 1928, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania16,17.
More About JOHANN HEINRICH AUGUST FUNK:
Burial: South Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA18
Census - 1860: Augustus Funk, Pg. 109, Allegheny County, Birmingham
Burough19
Census - 1870: 04 June 1870, P.O.Surgeons Hall, Allegheny County (Crimily
Borough?), Pg 2720
Census - 1880: 03 July 1880, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania21
Church book entry: 1869, Listed on the Membership Rolls with Friederich
Albrecht, friend. 22
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 Inf23,24,25
Occupation: 1890, Pittsburgh City Directory - August Funk - whol liquors -
listed at 48 South 27th Street26
Wedding: 28 July 1860, Married - St. Paul's Evangelical Church - lists full
name, Westphalen
Will: 20 June 1900, Presentation of his will by his wife to the Office of
the Register of Wills in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Real property of
$5800 and personal property of $120027
More About ANNA ELISABETHA ALT:
Fraternal Organization: member - Friedericka Rebakah Lodge No. 201, IOOF
Other: Received after August's death a Veteran's Pension
iv. HEINRICH JOHANN CHRISTIAN, b. 07 July 183828.
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.29
Children of JOHANN FUNK and SOPHIE BRUSSE are:
v. WILHELMINE SOPHIE3 FUNK, b. 24 June 1849, Minden, Westphalia, Prussia30.
vi. JOHANN HEINRICH BERNHARD(T) FUNK, b. 29 April 1859, Minden, Westphalia,
Prussia31; d. 191532,33; m. CHARLOTTE M. HOMANN, 25 September 1884, St.
Paul's Evng. Luth. Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania34,35; b. 10 February
1863, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania36; d. 10 February 1933,
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania37.
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.38
Immigration: 1881, Funke, Johann Heinrich Bernhard, aus Minden, born 29
April 1859 a Gelbgiesser emigrated in 1881 to North America39
Naturalization: 30 August 1886, Filed petition to naturalize - August was
his witness. - aka Barny
Occupation: 1890, Machinist - Frederick, Mt. Oliver, Pittsburgh, PA40
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. Manfred Schlien, Haendelstrasse 3, 29223 Celle Germany, Ancestral File -
Johann Bernhard Funke, "Electronic," AFN 1T0D-84L, Entered by Manfed
SchlienHaendelstrasse 329223 CelleBirth 1798Christening 28 May
1798Menninghueffen, Wfl, PrsParents: Johannes Funk and Anna Maria Caroline
Wilhelmine GRISE.
3. Marriage Registry of Kirchengemeinden Minden, Marriage in 1825, No. 6 -
Joh. Bernhard Funke son of Johannes Funke aaage 27.
4. Marriage Registry of Kirchengemeinden Minden.
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.), Wohnort der Eltern - Nr 136.
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.), 1859 Baptismal Book, entry n. 61, Church
of St. Martini.
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.), 23 Nov birth, baptism on 30 November.
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. South Side Cemetery Map, Obtained from visit by William Charles
Knechtel, 1404 Brownsville RoadPittsburgh, PA 15210Section B.
19. 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 "".
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. Ruth Creech - May 2001, Transcription of Selected Records of the German
Evangelical Church of Birmingham, "Electronic," Selected membership lists
from the German Evangelical Church of Birmingham - now Birmingham United
Church of ChristTaken from: Microfilm 77:30 b Pt 1 found at the AIS in 1990
which I have recently transcribed. AIS is now located in Pitt's Archives
Service Center (ASC) at 400 N. Lexington Ave, which is about 2 blocks to the
left off Penn Avenue in Point Breeze, on your way from East Liberty towards
Wilkinsburg; very definitely in the East End of Pgh.At that time, I copied
selected pages of interest to me. I do not have a complete copy of all pages
on the microfilm. I wish I did. I thought some of these lists would be
helpful to others in their research.The lists are as follows:a) Pastor
Gustav Lorch prepared a list of early church members when he prepared his
booklet commemorating the church's 50th anniversary in 1896.b) His booklet
also contained a list of all members in good standing as of 1896.c) I also
copied 2 pages of signatures which I have tried to decipher (no date
indicated on the copy but my notes indicated they may be "early members")d)
In addition, there were several typewritten lists contained on this
microfilm. I have no idea who compiled these lists or when. I would use this
lists (including my transcriptions) with caution as they were translated
from German script and may have errors. I would always refer to the original
microfilmed copy at AIS for any needed clarification. These lists also
contain sporadic instances of anglicized spellings for some names (ie.
"Jakob" to "Jacob," "Johann" to "John," etc.)In addition, there is quite a
bit of duplication in these lists. I have included all entries, as written,
so no names would be left out. I hope you will find these transcriptions
helpful. Transcribed May 2001 by Ruth Creech dcreech1@nc.rr.com .
23. 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.
24. Civil War Pension Index, Invalid Pension - 9 Jul 1890 - #587579Widower's
Pension - 19 Jun 1900 - #510595.
25. 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.
26. 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.
27. Will of August Funk, Vol 63, Page 197, No. 91, Office of the Register of
WillsAllegheny County, PennsylvaniaWill was signed and witnessed on the 24th
of April 1881. Witnesses were August Flach and Henry F. Vegeler. When the
will is presented in 1900 both witnesses are deceased - William Funk and AH
Sunshine attest to signature of August Flach while Anna and Margaret Vegeler
attest to Margarets husband's signature.
28. 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.
29. William Funk's travel journal, 29 Jul 1889Found Uncle Henry Home and
went out with Cousin Henry to see town. Address given in same journal but in
different location.
30. 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.
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.), 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.
32. 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.
33. No Death Certificate Record, State of Pennsylvania has no record of
death for Bernhard Funk in 1915 - need to try Barney Funk in 1915.
34. Marriage Entry, St. Paul's Evangelical Church - Actual register.
35. 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.
36. 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.
37. e-mail of Sally Stamm Sauffer, 16 Jan 2001.
38. Petitions for Naturlizations & Declaration of Citizenships, West Dist
Crt for PA
39. 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.
40. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Directories 1888-1892, Ancestry.com -Barney
Funk - machinist - Frederick, Mt. Oliver, Pittsburgh, PA 1890.