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     Anthony Kneissl was born in 1904 at Furstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany.¹ He married Gertrude Ruffert in 1929 (New York, NY.)¹ He died in July 1973 at Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ.¹
     Second marriage-in Arizona.¹

     Anton Kneissl was born on 13 June 1827 at Sandizell, Bavaria, Germany.¹ He married Veronika Tafelmeier, daughter of Maria Anna Meitiger, circa 1854 (Lauterbach?)¹ He died on 8 July 1906 at Schrobenhausen, Bavaria, Germany, at age 79.¹
     Goldener Antony

BIOGRAPHY:
#62,63
Name Anton Kneissl (Goldene Antony)
Born 13 June 1827, Sandizell
vMarried
Died 8 July 1906, Schrobenhausen
Buried
Father Raimund Kneissl
Mother Regina Zo'binger
Other spouse Ottilie
Spouse Veronika TAFELMEIER, Wirtstochter
Born 1832, Lauterbach
Died 24 Feb. 1864
Burial
Father
Mother
Children Born Place Died Place Anna
7Dec1854 Schrobenhausen 14Dec1924 FFB
m. Andreas Schafer-11 children, 5 survived, incl. Ottilie#15 Adlheit 19Mr1860 29Jan1862 Adlheit 25Mr1862
5May1862 a son? who may have died at birth when his mother died?

BIOGRAPHY: Anton's father was the innkeeper and postmaster of Sandizell. He became a Metzgermeister
(Master Butcher), probably there. As he was a prosperous man (nicknamed 'Goldene Antony')
he was able to become a Bu'rgerlicher Mertzgermeister in Schrobenhausen, probably after establishing himself in Lauterbach, where he married Veronika and where his daughter Anna was born. This means he had to become a Burger (citizen) of Schrobenhausen by paying a fee in order to establish his
business there. A sign of his prosperity is that he had his portrait painted (wearing a golden
earring.) This portrait now hangs in the Kneissl family home in Fu'rstenfeldbruck. He could
have had it painted by the now famous German artist Lenbach, who was also from
Schrobenhausen, but instead chose another.

BIOGRAPHY:Anton was born in 1827, the year that Beethoven died.
At the age of 1 year in 1828, he was given a handwritten prayer book. In this he added his
prayers to his own dead- His first wife Veronika who died 24 Feb.1864 at 6:45 in the evening,
his two infant daughters both named Adlheit, and his brother Raimund who died 25 Mar.1858.

BIOGRAPHY: His second wife wife Ottilie had no known children, but she helped raise his only surviving
child Anna (#31).

BIOGRAPHY: Anton did not approve of his daughter's suitor Andreas Kneissl. Andreas was a rope maker, the third and youngest son in his family, so perhaps Antony felt that he was not good enough for his only
child. Both families lived in Schrobenhausen, but Anna and Amdreas married in Palling bei
Traunstein (an elopement?).

BIOGRAPHY: Andreas set up his Seileri (Rope making business) in Schwabmu'nchen near Augsburg - his
bride Anna said she it was like a foreign country (the dialect was Schwabian, not Bavarian).
Andreas's stepfather, Phillip Dollinger, was still probably operating the Selerei in Schrobenhausen
at this time.

BIOGRAPHY:
Perhaps to get back in her father's good graces,Anna named her first child after his second wife,
Ottilie. Ottilie was born in Schwabmu'nchen, and it was not until 1892 when presumably Andreas' stepfather died and he was able to take over the rope making business, that the family came back to
Schrobenhausen and Andreas took over the family Selerei there.

Antony, if not happy about his son in law, must at least have approved of his eldest
grandchild Ottilie's choice of husband. Johann Kneissl was Antony's nephew, the son of his
brother Xavier. The couple had to have a Papal dispensation to marry since they were first
cousins one removed. Anton showed his approvel of the match by buying them the BrauMichl
an Inn in the center of Schrobenhausen as a wedding present.

BIOGRAPHY: Another indication of Anton's wealth was that he was a Privatier (a retiree)- he could afford it in a time when many could not.In his old age he became blind. He died at the age of 79 in
Schrobenhausen, outliving his son in law Andreas by five years.

BIOGRAPHY: According to Hubert Klebel, he held mortgages on properties in the area, including some of his relatives, because Hubert's grandfather spoke of Antony coming around to collect money due to him.

BIOGRAPHY.¹ Name variation: MetzM.¹

     Christine Kneissl was born on 15 November 1965 at Furstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany.¹ She died on 7 May 1983 at Furstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany, at age 17.¹
     She had just been a contwestant in the Miss Furstenfeldbruck beauty contest, and was killed in an auto collision while a passenger.¹

     Clara Kneissl was born after 1901.¹

     Franz Xaver Kneissl was born in 1873.¹ He married Magdalena Schmid in 1900.¹ He died in 1960.¹
     He was an innkeeper in Gunzelhofen.
Group picture shows Franz Xavier and Magdalena on their 25th wedding anniversary in 1925 with their 10 children.¹

     Franziska Kneissl was born on 11 November 1830 at Sandizell, Bavaria, Germany.¹ She died on 29 November 1830 at Sandizell, Bavaria, Germany.¹

     Georg Kneissl was born on 25 December 1908.¹

     Hans Kneissl was born on 15 October 1902.¹ He married Maria Hipper, daughter of Kreszentia Schaeffler, on 23 March 1931.¹ He died on 31 March 1995 at Utting, Bavaria, Germany, at age 92.¹
     Hans Kneissl(349), a first cousin of Anna Kneissl Hofstetter, had been a (Oberamtsrat) chief county official in Utting and when visited in 1981, was the first to show his Ahnentafel Book. It was required of all in the military, universities, etc. by the Nazi regime that one's ancestry be confirmed in official records. When approved (showing there was no Jewish ancestry)it was stamped with the official Nazi swastika symbol. Hans provided an enormous amount of Kneissl data for this genealogy with the information it contained on the Kneissl ancestry, but said that because of the swastika, many people threw these booklets away when Bavaria was occupied by the U.S. Army after WWII.
He was the eldest Kneissl present at the Kneissl family reunion (Treffung) in 1989, and of all the Kneissls in his generation was outlived only by his cousin Anna (14)in Baltimore.¹

     Johann Baptist Kneissl was born on 26 July 1871 at Sattelberg, Bavaria, Germany.¹ He married Ottilie Schafer, daughter of Andreas Schafer and Anna Kneissl, on 26 July 1896 (Schrobenhausen, Bavaria, G.)¹ He died on 3 August 1957 at Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany, at age 86.¹
     BIOGRAPHY:
#14 Johann Baptist Kneissl 26 July 1871-3 Aug 1957

Letters of Reference - Zeugnisse
1. Johann Kneissl of Sattelber served as an apprentice from 8 Febuary 1888 to 14
November 1888 - Metzgerlehling im deinst- an
apprentice in service to a butcher.
Signed- Wendelin Vogel, Metzger und Koch-Butcher &Cook
15 Nov. 1888 Seal of Aichach
2. Zeugniss-Letter of Reference
Johann Kneissl of Grimoldshausen (his sister was living there) served as an appretice
between 3 Febuary - June 1891
V. Dillinger, Ingolstadt
3. Zeugniss
Johann Kneissl worked as Metzger u. Shankkellner- Butcher and tavernkeeper- between
1 May 1893 - 1 April 1894. Good recommendation. Johann Schierlingen, Gastwirt u.
Metzger
Innkeeper and Butcher, Schrobenhausen

4. Zuegniss
Johann Kneissl 1 April 1894- 15 Febrary 1895
Clean, honest, trustworthy- totally satisfied with his work-
Can recommend to all.
Schrobenhausen Gasthofbesitzer (Inn owner) 6 May 1895
Johann Heilmaier (family business there many years)

5. Johann Kneissl From 1 Febrary 1895-1 May 1895 was manager of
Wirtschaft (Inn) in Schrobenhausen. He was a good innkeeper
excellent butcher (keines gleiches) of which there are few.
Fruberth, Inspector
Sandizell 1 May 1895

6.Johann Kneissl, of Sattelberg Obberbayern 29 July 1895- 15 April 1896 Shankgehilfe
(pub or tap house helper)
Franz Kerfellner Vienna Arnethgasse 75

7. A.K.H. says this was 'mit basensteil geschrieben-written with a broomstick!
5 May 1896
- 18 June 1896 JK worked as barman, serving honestly and industriously.
Alois Siller Mariengasse 32 Vienna
8. Fu'rstnfeldbruck 10 Feb. 1909
Document stating that Johann Kneissl, Metzgermeister- master butcher, has the permission to train apprentices.

Died 28 Dec. 1960 Fu'rstenfeldbruck

His mother Anna Kneissl (first cousin of Johann, #14) Children
1. Johann Baptist Metzgermeister, FFB
b. 4 May 1898 Schrobenhausen
m. Maria Meixner (b. 17 Feb. 1908) Children- Johann Baptist (Hans), Maria (Marile) and
Elisabeth d. 18 Oct. 1945 bur. Fu'rstenfeldbruck
2. Anna Ottilie (#9)
b. 10 June 1901 Munich
m. 22 Oct. 1927 George Hofstetter
Children- Louisa Ann, Eleanore Ottilie
3. Anton (Tony) worked in a cigar factory- NY
b. 13 Dec. 1904 FFB
m. Gertrude 1929
? ?
4. Raimund Metzgermeister, Munich
b. 13 Apr. 1907 FFB
m. Maria child- Uschi
Maria child
d.
5. Otto Metzgermeister
b. 28 Oct. 1910 FFB
m. Maria Huber
Child Annemarie b. 23 Oct. 1946

d. ? ? 1960.¹

     Johann Baptist II Kneissl was buried in Furstenfeldbruck.¹ He was born on 4 May 1898 at Schrobenhausen, Bavaria, Germany.¹ He married Maria Meixner in 1931.¹ He died on 18 October 1945 at Bavaria, Germany, at age 47.¹
     L.Called Hans. Was in the U.S. by Christmas of 1923 (he shared an apt. with George Hofstetter and ....... He worked as a butcher in the U.S. 1n Brooklyn, before returning in 1927-9? to take over the family business.
His son Hans has document from Adolf Gobel Company, Morgan and Flushing Ave. in Brooklyn attesting that he work there From July 23 to May 1927. His son says he returned to FFB fro a year, then spent time in US again in 1929 - there are pictures of him with niece Louisa in NY at this time.
He succeded his father as Metzgermeister of Furstenfeldbruck and married Maria.
Shortly after WWII ended, he was going out to farmers in search of animals to slaughter for meat, when he was struck by a U.S.Army vehicle. Lack of proper care in a civilian hospital resulted in his untimely death.¹ Name variation: MetzM.¹

     Johanna Kneissl was born on 1 November 1829 at Sandizell, Bavaria, Germany.¹ She died on 19 November 1829 at Sandizell, Bavaria, Germany.¹

     Josef Kneissl was born on 31 March 1738 at Gundelsdorf, Bavaria, Germany.¹ He married Johanna (Kunnerin) Kail on 23 May 1781.¹ He died in 1804.¹
     Information provided by Hubert Klebel

Gastwirt zur Posthalter
Innkeeper and postmaster (Gasthof zur Post) (The inn in Gundelsdorf at which the mail was delivered.)
(from Ottilie Schafer Kneissl)
Known as 'Der Grantige'- The Grouchy one- he said 'will nichts,
braucht nichts'- don't want anything, don't need anything.

His godfather- Michael Strobl de Alsmoos
Death date from A. Brandner.¹

     Josef Kneissl married Regina.¹ He died on 15 May 1730 at Gundelsdorf, Bavaria, Germany.¹
     3 Jun 1992
Annemarie Brandner from the Archiv des Bistums (Diocesan) of Augsburg: he is described as a widower and quite old man.¹

     Karolina Kneissl was born on 8 June 1836.¹ She died on 10 August 1836.¹

     Lene Kneissl married Karl Sitzmann.¹ She was born in 1904.¹ She died in 1985.¹
     Lene lived in Fuerstenfeldbruck. Her husband was a builder and built the house on Teresianumweg which was owned by George and Anna Hofstetter and passed on to their daughters.¹ Married name: Sitzmann.

     Maria Kneissl was born on 29 March 1869 at Sattelberg, Bavaria, Germany.¹ She died on 13 March 1939 at Grimoldshausen, Bavaria, Germany, at age 69.¹
     She had 17 children in 22 years and was the grandmother of Prof.Hubert Klebel of Schrobenhausen, who provided much information for this family history in the 1980's.¹ Married name: Stegmeier.

     Ottilie Kneissl married Anton Schafer, son of Andreas Schafer and Anna Kneissl.¹ She was born circa 1892.¹
     Same name as my Grandmother, but the daughter of Xavier Kneissl II.¹ Married name: Schafer.

     Ottilie Kneissl married Hans Riehl.¹ She was born in 1910.¹ She died in 1985.¹
     Married name: Riehl.

     Otto Kneissl was born on 28 October 1910 at Furstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany.¹ He married Maria Huber on 30 November 1941 (Ingolstadt.)¹ He died on 31 January 1960 at Munich, Bavaria, Germany, at age 49.¹
     Metzgermeister.¹

     Raimund Kneissl married Therese Schaeffler.¹ He was born in 1878.¹ He died on 19 April 1959.¹
     He was a sargeant in WWI, then worked in an office in Munich.¹

     Raimund Kneissl died on 23 March 1858.¹

     Raimund Kneissl was born on 13 April 1907 at Furstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany.¹ He died on 2 August 1991 at age 84.¹
     Birth and death dates from death card.

He spent his last year and a half in a nursing home with Alzheimer's.¹

     Raimund Kneissl married Berta Steinig.¹ He was born on 17 November 1906.¹ He died in 1981.¹
     Name variation: Forster.¹

     Raimund Kneissl died circa 1905.¹ He was born in 1905.¹
     Died in infancy.¹

     Raimund Kneissl was born on 4 May 1792 at Gundelsdorf, Bavaria, Germany.¹ He married Regina Zobinger, daughter of Josef Paul Zobinger and Majorn Kaltenstadler, on 4 April 1815 (Handzell, Bavaria, G.)¹ He died on 6 May 1855 at Sandizell, Bavaria, Germany, at age 63.¹
     Born in 1792, the same year in which Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette and thier children were imprisoned during the French Revolution. (A.K.B)
Posthalter von Sandizell AB Pfarramt Sandizell Oct 1989 He was a postmaster and innkeeper.¹

     Regina Kneissl married Josef Bader.¹ She was born in 1918.¹ She died in 1977.¹
     She became a nun.¹ Married name: Bader.

     Therese Kneissl was born circa 1898 at Schrobenhausen.¹ She died on 6 May 1949.¹
     'Resi' She lived in the U.S. for many years - never married.
Returned (late 1920's?) to be housekeeper for her brother in law Anton Schafer, first when
her sister Ottilie was sick, then to help raise his children. She gave Anna and George Hofstetter
a cuckoo clock as a wedding present- now owned by Ann Lavelle Goedeke.¹

     Ursula 'Uschi' Kneissl was born on 14 July 1941.¹ She died on 14 January 1966 at age 24.¹
     She married and had a small child before she died.
Husband's surname was Dosch.¹ Married name: Dosch.

     Xaver Kneissl married Leni Knoll.¹ He was born in 1901.¹ He died in 1943.¹

     Xavier Kneissl married Maria Siegel.¹ He was born on 3 December 1834 at Sandizell, Bavaria, Germany.¹ He married Anna Maria Schrem(s), daughter of Andreas Schrems and Anna Maria Riedl, on 26 May 1868.¹ He died on 24 June 1902 at Tandern, Bavaria, Germany, at age 67.¹
     Gastwirt -Sattelberg, Weilach, and Grimoldshausen.

Transcribed fron the grave of X. Kneissl during Kneissl Family reunion
July 1989 in Tandern

Hier punkets der ehrend... Here lies the honored
Xaver Kneissl
Gastwirt zul. Privatier Innkeeper, retired
geb. 3 Dez 1834 zum Sandizell
gest. am 21 Juni 1902
Andenken an dessen Ehefrau In memory of his wife
Maria Kneissl
gest. Sept 1879 in 35 Lebenzeit zu Schrobenhausen
died Sept. 1879 aged 35 in Schrobenhausen

Dessen Ehefrau His wife
Theresia Kneissl
gest 18 Apr. 1896 in 39 Lebensjahe
zu Schrobenhausen

BIOGRAPHY: #28,29
Name Xavier Kneissl, Wirt (Innkeeper)
Born 3 Dec. 1834,Sandizell
Married 26 May 1868, Weilach
Died 24 June 1902, Tandern
Buried Tandern
Father Raimund Kneissl
Mother Regina Zo'binger
Other spouse 2. Maria Siegel- children: Ottilie,Teresa
She is buried in Schrobenhausen Spouse 1. Anna Maria Schrem(b)s
Born 29 April 1845,Weilach
Died 26 Sept 1879, Weilach
Buried Weilach
Father Andreas Schrems
Mother Anna Maria Riedl
Children Born Place Died Place
Maria 29Mar1869 Sattelberg 13Mar1939 Grimoldshausen
m.Kaspar Stegmeier b.26Nov1860 30May1939 '
Johann(#14)26Jul1871 Sattelberg 8Aug1957 Fu'rstenfeldbr.
m.Ottilie Schafer b.26Nov1876 SOB 28Dec1960 '
Children: Hans, Anna (#7),Anton, Raimund, Otto (Franz)Xavier 1873 Sattelberg 28Apr1960 Wirt(Innkeeper)
m.Magdalena b.1881 26Jul1963
Children: Magdalena, Xavier, Hans, Lene, Raimund, Raimund, Georg, Tillie, Albert,
Maria, Anton,Regina
Raimund 1878 19Apr1939
Regina (nun) committed suicide

BIOGRAPHY: Xavier was an innkeeper in Sattelberg. He sold this, and bought another in
Grimoldshausen, from which his oldest daughter married Kaspar Stegmeier. Then he sold
this inn and moved to Schrobenhausen, where his son Johann met and married Ottilie
Scha'fer, and where he retired. He is buried in Tandern, where his son Xavier had an inn
at the time.
Xavier's first wife, mother of Johann (#14) died at 44 after the birth of her sixth child,
who also died.
Xavier's second wife, Maria Siegel bore him two children, Ottilie and Teresa.
Her first
daughter,Ottilie Kneissl married Anton Schafer, brother of Ottilie(#15)-so Johann(#14),
her half brother was a brother in law to Anton Schafer in two ways- as his wife's brother,
and his half-sister's husband! Untangling the Kneissl-Schafer relationships was quite a
task. No wonder Anna (#7) as a child just addressed all her relations as Herr Fetter and
Frau Bas (Mr.Cousin and Mrs.Cousin)!
Teresa, second child of the second marriage never married. She lived in the U.S. for
many years. Resi, as she was known, gave a cuckoo clock to Anna Kneissl and George
Hofstetter as a wedding present when they married in Brooklyn in 1927. It entertained
their children and grandchildren, and now hangs in the home of their greatgrandchildren,
Elizabeth and Julia Goedeke in Harmonyville, Pa.

BIOGRAPHY:
Two of the children of Xavier and Anna Maria Kneissl had unusually large families-
Maria Kneissl Stegmeier, and (Franz) Xavier Kneissl- thier offspring are listed below:

Maria Kneissl Stegmeier
Maria Kneissl,b.29Mar1869 in Sattelberg, d.13Mar1939 Grimoldshausen. She married
Kaspar Stegemeier,b.26Nov1860 and he died 30Mar1934. They had 17 children in 22
years,as follows:
Josef b.1891 d.? He took over the family farm.
Caspar b.1893 d.? Worked on his brother's farm.
Peter d.in infancy
Xavier b.1896 d.? He was apprenticed to his uncle, Johann
Kneissl(#14) in FFB as a butcher, but he became an inn-
keeper.
Wally b.1897 - She was the mother of Hubert Klebel, and had
two stepchildren-one Johanna, married Anton Kneissl, son of (Franz) Xavier
Kneissl- See below. Before her marriage,
she worked for Ottilie Kneissl (#15) in FFB.
Peter d.in infancy
Peter d.in infancy
Marie b.1902 She married the owner of a large farm. d. before 1981.
Babette b.1903 named after her paternal grandmother. She
also worked in FFB for her cousin's wife, Ottilie
Kneissl, and later for her sister Wally in Schrobenhausen
Teresa b.1905
Francisca d.early
Anni b.1907, living in Schrobenhausen in 1985.
Lene b.1901 became Sr.Aedigna d.?
Francisca b.1910, godchild of Anna Kneissl(#7), became Sr.
Irmine
Peter and Paul, twins d. in infancy
Peter b.1913, d.1944 in Russia during WWII
On our 1981 visit to Schrobenhausen, we took two of the
sisters, Lene and Babette to visit their sister Sr. Irmine at
the convent in Neuburg where she was the gardener (every window
box was overflowing with geraniums), and we had coffee and cake after the visit to the
cemetary. The sisters told of growing on a farm as part of a large family. Whenever their
mother had
a new baby, an older girl was assigned to take care of it- once when one died, his
assigned sister was found crying bitterly, and one of her sisters said, 'Don't cry, you can
have mine to take care of.' To which her sister replied,'

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BIOGRAPHY: See (#14) for Johann.
His next brother was (Franz) Xavier, who with his wife Magdalena had 11 children.
Magdelana was very religious, and planned to have all her children enter the religious life.
None of them did, but because they received good educations the sons were able to get
good jobs. Magdalena, when her nieces and nephews came to visit, expected them to kiss
her hand, according to Anna (#7).

BIOGRAPHY: (Franz) Xavier Kneissl
Xavier was born 6Feb1873 and died 28Apr1960, aged 87. He was a
Hausbesitzer, or landlord. His wife's name was Magdalena and
she was born in 1881 and died 26Jul1963, aged 82. Thier
children were as follows:
Xavier b.1901, He studied for the priesthood in Rome, but
did not complete his studies. He became a tax official in
Berchetesgarden. d.1944.
Hans (another Johann Kneissl!) b.1902. He became an army
officer, and always had an orderly attached to him. He retired to Utting am
Ammersee with his wife Maria in 1980.
Their three children are:
Johannes b.1932 Gmundt am Tegernsee
Ansgar b.1935 Geretreidt
Agnes b.1937 Garmisch
Lene(Magdalena) b.1904 d. 5 Mar.1985.
She married Karl Sitzman. He was a builder and built
the house at #4 Teresianumweg, Fu'rstenfeldbruck that was sold in 1983 by
Louisa Lavelle and Ellie Hofstetter.
Raimund b.1906, d. in infancy
Raimund b. 1906 He became a forester. d.1984?
Georg b.1908
Tillie b.1910 who lived in Rosenheim, d.there 2 Sep 1985.
Albert b.1912 d. during WWII
Maria b.1914 who lived in Kolbermoor,in the family home
where she remained to care for her parents after her father
retired.
Anton b.1916 who taught Latin in the Gymnasium at Kellheim He married
Johanna Klebel, who was the stepdaughter of his cousin Wally, daughter of Maria
Kneissl, and has three children:

BIOGRAPHY:
Elisabeth, who studied in NY

BIOGRAPHY: Regina b.1910 m. Bader d.25Nov 1977
Their mother wanted all her children to enter religious
life. None of them did, but because they had for the
times excellent education, they were all able to get good
jobs.¹