The Loewenstein Family from Felsberg

(Ancestors of Gelach Loewenstein)



FIRST GENERATION :


1. Samuel Isaac and his wife Breune, née David, they had a son:


+ 2. Samuel Moses, born in 1773 or 1780 in Felsberg.


Samuel and Breune Moses died before 1808.

(HStAMR, Bestand 76a, no. 28, 39 Felsberg, no. 45)



SECOND GENERATION :


In 1808 Samuel Moses accepted under the gouverment of Napoleon‘s youngest brother Jerome, King of Westphalen, the surname Loewenstein.


2. Samuel Moses Loewenstein, born in 1773 or 1780 in Felsberg, merchant. He married Esther Plaut Mondschein, born 1783 in Felsberg, daughter of Victor Plaut Mondschein and his wife Eva, née Mansbach. Samuel and Esther Loewenstein had six children:


3. Breinchen Loewenstein, born 1811 in Felsberg

+ 4. Samuel Loewenstein, born 1814 in Felsberg

+ 5. Gelach / Gelchen Loewenstein, born 1816 in Felsberg

+ 6. Isaak / Itzig Loewenstein, born 1818 in Felsberg

7. Daniel Loewenstein, born 1823 in Felsberg, he died 31.07.1830 at the age of

seven years in Felsberg.

8. Aron Loewenstein, born 1825 in Felsberg

9. Jacob Loewenstein, born 16.06.1827 in Felsberg.

(HStAMR, Bestand 76a, no. 28, 39 Felsberg,no. 29,30)


Esther Loewenstein died on 05.02.1857 in Felsberg, she is buried on the Jewish cemetery of Obervorschuetz, grave no. 139. (www.lagis-hessen.de Juedische Grabstaetten)



THIRD GENERATION :


4. Samuel Loewenstein, born 1814 in Felsberg, he married on 01.12.1840 Emilie Eisenberg, born 20.01.1816 in Hofgeismar, daughter of the butcher Lucas Eisenberg and his wife Minna, née Japhet. Samuel and Emilie Loewenstein had ten children:


10. Bertha Loewenstein, born 13.01.1842 in Felsberg. She was married to Juda

Plaut Schloss, she died 13.12.1899 in Felsberg.

11. Mathilde Loewenstein, bor 14-07.1843 in Felsberg, she died 14.11.1844.

12. Lucas Loewenstein, born 20.12.1844 in Felsberg

13. Helene Loewenstein, born 25.04.1846 ion Felsberg. She was married on

06.11.1871 in Felsberg to Moses Bloch. She died on 29.09.1915 in Gensungen.

14. Moses Loewenstein, born 08.11.1847 in Felsberg

15. Isaak Gustav Loewenstein, born 05.07.1849 in Felsberg, he died on

15.05.1852 at the age of two years in Felsberg.

16. Henriette Loewenstein, born 11.08.1851 in Felsberg, she died 14.05.1852.

17. Betti Loewenstein, born 11.08.1852 in Felsberg, she as married on 17.12.1876

in Felsberg to Isaak Marx, she died on 04.07.1930 in Felsberg.

18. Viktor Loewenstein, born 20.12.1852 in Felsberg, he married on 22.05.1881

in Felsberg Helena Schloss. He died on 03.07.1914 in Felsberg.

19. Bernhardine Loewenstein, born 12.07.1854 in Felsberg. She was married on

23.05.1880 in Felsberg to Max Cramer.

(HHStAWI, Bestand 365, no. 167, Felsberg birthrecords,

Genealogy „Descendants of Moses Loewenstein“ from Christopher Kuehn 19.09.2016))


Samuel Loewenstein died 04.10.1867 in Felsberg. He is buried on the Jewish cemetery of Felsberg (photo). Emilie Loewenstein died 24.08.1883 in Felsberg at the age of 67 years, 7 months and 4 days. She is buried on the Jewish cemetery of Felsberg (photo, Standesamt Felsberg, Sterberegister 29/1883).


5. Gelach / Gelchen Loewenstein, born 1816 in Felsberg. She was married on 28.05.1839 in Felsberg to Moses Appel II born 08.02.1811 in Felsberg, son Heinemann Moses Apfel and his wife Jentchen Levi Lilienthal. Gelach / Gelchen and Moses Appel II had ten children:

20. Jentchen Appel, born 25.05.1840 in Felsberg

21. Breinchen Appel, born 10.10.1841 in Felsberg

22. Giedel Appel, born 27.08.1843 in Felsberg

23. Meier Appel, born 22.07.1844 in Felsberg, he died on 18.07.1845.

24. Heva Appel, born 19.04.1846 in Felsberg, she died 16.01.1847.

25. Moses Appel, born 27.12.1847 in Felsberg, he married on 20.10.1885 in

Borken Dina Blum.

26. Reichel Appel, born 17.04.1849 in Felsberg, she died 10.05.1850.

27. Reikchen Appel, born 31.01.1852 in Felsberg

28. Heinemann Appel, born 06.03.1854 in Felsberg

+ 29. Roeschen Appel, born 24.10.1856 in Felsberg.


Geltchen Appel died on 10.10.1869 at the age of 55 years in Felsberg. She is buried on the Jewish cemetery of Felsberg.


You will find the next generations in the Appel and Steinhardt genealogies.

6. Isaak Itzig Loewenstein, born 1818 in Felsberg, he died 15.09.1849 in Felsberg. He is buried on the Jewish cemetery of Obervorschuetz, grave no.142.


Blue: The direct ancestors of Gelach Loewenstein


Abbreviations:


-- HStAMR – Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg

HHStAWI – Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv Wiesbaden




Compiled by Hans-Peter K l e i n Melsungen, September 2016