Descendants List: Abraham & Veilchen (née Lang) SCHLESINGER

Entry for family of Abraham Schlesinger, Jewish Register Walldorf. Family Search.

The Descendants List below starts with the above entry in the Jewish Register of Walldorf. We can trace the Schlesinger family back to the late 1700s, when Abraham Schlesinger was born in 1778 in Walldorf an der Werra. Where the family lived before that time is as yet unknown and when Abraham’s parents came to Walldorf is unknown. In 1809, Abraham married Veilchen Lang, b. 1787 in Walldorf a/d Werra, the daughter of Moses and Brendel Lang. Between 1809, when Veilchen was 22 years old, and 1831, Veilchen bore eight (8) children. The last child, born when Veilchen was 44 years old, lived but a day.

It was marriage that brought Schlesinger family members into the Jewish community of Themar. The first was Abraham and Veilchen’s granddaughter Sophine. In November 1873, Sophine Schlesinger, b. 1849 in Walldorf, married widower Noah Grünbaum, also born in Walldorf in 1841. Noah had moved to Themar in the late 1860s with his wife, Mina (née Friedmann), who died in childbirth in 1872. In November 1873, Noah married Sofine and she moved to Themar.

In 1876, Noah and Sofine had a son, whom they named Karl after his grandfather Kappel/Karl. In 1904, Karl married Hulda Schlesinger, great-great-grand child of Abraham and Veilchen.

The research of one of Abraham and Veilchen’s g-g-g-g-grandchildren, Garry Meller in Australia, has mapped out the connections among the various branches of the Schlesinger family as well as the Grünbaum family.

We welcome any questions and/or comments; please write Sharon Meen @ [email protected]

See as well:
The Schlesinger Family
The Family of Abraham & Fanni (née Fuchs) Schlesinger
The Family of Noah & 1) Minna and 2) Sofine (née Schlesinger) Grünbaum
The Family of Karl and Hulda (née Schlesinger) Grünbaum
The Ilse Grünbaum Postcard Collection

  • Abraham SCHLESINGER, b. 1778 Walldorf/Werra, d. 01 April 1843 Walldorf/Werra, buried 03 Apr 1843
  • ∞ (1809) Veilchen LANG, b. ca. 1787 Walldorf/Werra, d. 05 Apr 1845 Walldorf/Werra [daughter of Moses & Brendle (née NN) LANG]
    • 1. C/Kappel/Karl SCHLESINGER, b. 19 Nov 1809 Walldorf/Werra
    • ∞ (31 Aug 1843) Hannchen MAI/MAY, b. 18161year of birth given in death certificate. Meiningen death certificates (Ancestry.com) Walldorf/Werra [daughter of Moses & Hendel (née Reis) Mai], d. 15 Apr 1895 Meiningen
      • 2. Abraham SCHLESINGER, b. 16 Dec 1844 Walldorf/Werra, d. 06 Mar 1932 Schmalkalden, buried in Schmalkalden Jewish cemetery
      • ∞ (19 Oct 1871) Fanny FUCHS, b. 03 Jun 1846 [Burgkunstadt, daughter of Isaac and Hanna (née Müller) FUCHS], d. 29 Nov 1917 Schmalkalden, buried in Schmalkalden Jewish cemetery
        • 3. NN SCHLESINGER, b. 1872 Wasungen, d. 1872 Wasungen
        • 3. Julius SCHLESINGER b. 08 Mar 1874 Walldorf/Werra, d. 09 Mar 1933 Schmalkalden
        • ∞ (2 Feb 1902) Hedwig SULZBACHER, b. 18 Apr 1880 Neustadt/Aisch [daughter of Isak and Getta (née Erlanger) SULZBACHER], 01 Jun 1943 deported Schmalkalden to Sobibor Extermination Centre, 03 Jun 1943 murdered Sobibor
        • 3. Hulda SCHLESINGER, b. 23 Oct 1876 Wasungen, deported 19/20 Sep 1942 fr Erfurt to Theresienstadt Ghetto/Feb 1945 released into Switzerland, 1946 to England/1948 to Australia, d. 26 Jul 1963 Melbourne/AU
        • ∞ Karl GRÜNBAUM, b. 13 Sep 1876 Themar, 19/20 Sep 1942 deported fr Erfurt to Theresienstadt Ghetto, murdered 29 Mar 1943  Theresienstadt Ghetto
          • 4. Irene GRÜNBAUM, b. 31 Jan 1911 Themar, d. 04 Feb 1911 Themar
          • 4. Ilse GRÜNBAUM, b. 29 Feb 1916 Erfurt, 1939 to England, 1948 to Australia, d. 15 Jan 1981 Melbourne/AU
          •  ∞ Albert MELLER, b. 27 May 1919 Lvov/Poland, d. 04 May 2005 Melbourne/AU
            •  5. Garry MELLER, b. 1955 Melbourne/AU
          • 4. Kurt GRÜNBAUM (later Ken Green), b. 03 Feb. 1921 Erfurt, 1939 to England, 1940 to Australia, d. 21 Jul 1983 Melbourne/AU
          • ∞ Valda (Faye) PEARLMAN, b. 07 Jan 1923 Ballarat/AU, d. 19 Jul 2007 Melbourne/AU
            • 5. Lynda GREEN, b. 1954 Melbourne/AU
            • 5. Rhonda GREEN, b. 1956 Melbourne/AU
            • 5. Alan GREEN, b. 1959 Melbourne/AU
        • 3. Gustav SCHLESINGER, b. 21 Oct 1883 Wasungen, 1939 to Argentina, d. 10 Oct 1964 Alvaraz/Argentina
        • ∞ (17 Aug 1910 Büdingen/HE)2Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv; Wiesbaden, Deutschland; Bestand: 924; Laufende Nummer: 258 (Ancestry.com) Frieda SICHEL, b. 26 May 1886 Eckartshausen (daughter of Hirsch and Bertha SICHEL), 1939 to Argentina, d. 01 Feb 1945 Salta/Argentina
          • 4. Herbert SCHLESINGER, b. 01 Nov 1911 Schmalkalden, d. 06 Feb 1912 Schmalkalden
          • 4. Karl SCHLESINGER, b. 25 Feb 1913 Schmalkalden, 1939 to Argentina, d. 30 Sep 1982 Entre Rios/Argentina
          •  ∞ Rosi HEINRICH, b. 06 Feb 1920 Schmalkalden, 1939 to Argentina, d. 08 Mar 2000 Alvaraz, Entre Rios/Argentina
            • 5. Raul M. SCHLESINGER, b. 1947 Argentina
          • 4. Anni SCHLESINGER, b. 1920 Schmalkalden, 1939 to Argentina, d. 1972 Argentina
          • ∞ Walter HEINRICH, b. 08 Feb 1917 Maldewin/Pomerania
            • 5. Pedro HEINRICH
      • 2. Fanny SCHLESINGER, b. 26 Oct 1846 Walldorf/Werra, d. 21 Nov 1918
      • ∞ Selmar WILDAU, b. 18 Jun 1836 Bleicherode/TH, d. 16 Sep 1912 Leipzig/SN (son of Salomon Wildau, b. 1787 Nordhausen, d. 20 Apr 18593Christian Lehmann, Sikaron, CL Nordhausen Births & Deaths
        • 3. Arthur WILDAU, b. 01 Sep 1872 Nordhausen/TH, d. 23 May 1936 Leipzig/SN (Suicide)
        •  ∞ (17 Oct 1901 Berlin) Else FRAENKEL, b. 29 May 1881 Siegen Arnsberg/NRW, ? fr Leipzig to Smethwick nr Birmingham/UK, d. 7 Sep 1946 UK
        • 3. Paul WILDAU, b. 04 May 1874 Nordhausen/TH, 10 May 1938 fr. Rotterdam to NYC, d. 25 Jan 1966 Los Angeles/CA
        • ∞ (20 Feb 1902 Heldenbergen/HE) Frieda SCHATZMANN, b. 12 Feb 1877 Heldenbergen (now Nidderau/HE), d. 16 Jul 1906 Darmstadt/HE
          • 4. Hertha WILDAU, b. abt Jun 1903 Darmstadt/HE, d. 24 Oct 1903 Darmstadt/HE
          • 4. Liselotte/Lotte WILDAU, b. 02 Jun 1906 Darmstadt/HE, Nov 1937 fr Cherbourg/FR to USA, d. 19 Sep 2001 Los Angeles/CA
          • ∞ (26 Jan 1930 Darmstadt) Ludwig KAHN, b. 17 May 1902 Darmstadt/HE, Nov 1937 fr Cherbourg/FR to USA, d. 11 Jun 2001 Los Angeles/CA
            • 5. Marianne KAHN, b. 21 Jun 1933 Saarbrucken, Nov 1937 fr Cherbourg/FR to USA, d. 04 Jan 2003
            • ∞ (21 Jun 1953 Los Angeles) Kurt Manfred SCHWARZ/Kurt Martin STONE, b. 29 May 1929 Berlin, 1932 to Palestine/1950 to USA, d. 19 Nov 1987 Los Angeles/CA (son of Moritz Schwarz and Rosi Jonas)
                • 6. Ruth Ellen STONE, b. 8 Nov 1954 Los Angeles/CA
                • 6. Doreen STONE, b. 29 Sep 1958 Los Angeles/CA
                • 6. Michael STONE
        • ∞ (25 Jan 1909 Frankfurt a/M) Hedwig AUERBACH, b. 29 Jul 1884 Frankfurt/Main/HE, 10 May 1938 fr. Rotterdam to NYC, d. 30 Jul 1964 East Cleveland/OH
          • 4. Fritz Fred WILDAU, b. 15 Jan 1910 Darmstadt/HE, 09 Apr 1936 fr Southampton/UK to NYC, d. 02 Mar 1984 Warrensville Heights/OH
          • ∞ Ruth Marjorie SCHWARTZ, b. 04 Jan 1922 Cleveland/OH, d. 06 Aug 2013 Cleveland/OH
            • 5. Debra Ann WILDAU, b. 1954
            • ∞ (7 Aug 1977 Cleveland/OH, div 1988) Charles LeMont BOURSIER, b. 08 Aug 1954 Minneapolis/MN
                • 6. Alexis Benjamin BOURSIER, b. 05 Jul 1981 Hennepin/MN
                • 6. Fredric Sebastian BOURSIER, b. 9 Jan 1985
            • ∞ NN SMITH
                • 6. Zoe SMITH
          • 4. Henry “Hans” Fred WILDAU, b. 15 Jan 1910, Darmstadt/HE, 03 Oct 1936 fr Southampton to NYC, d. 07 Aug 1984 Carmel Valley/CA
          • ∞ (07 Mar 1943 NYC/NY) Susan Jeanette LANDMANN, b. 20 Nov 1921 Mannheim [daughter of Paul and Martha Landmann], Mar 1940 fr Liverpool to NYC, d. 19 Jun 2009 Atlanta/GA
            • 5. Robert Paul WILDAU, b. Feb 1944
            • ∞ (2 Sep 1973 Cuyahoga/OH) Karen ZALENKO, b. abt 1947
            • 5. Richard Alyn WILDAU
            • ∞ (29 Mar 1969/1982 div) Susan Locke TOUSLEY
              • 6. Jennika WILDAU
            • ∞ (17 Aug 1986 Boulder/CO) Sharon McCLEW
            • 5. Jacqueline WILDAU, b. 21 Jul 1949
            • ∞ (Feb 1980 Boston/MA) Wayne BRODY
            • ∞ (26 Nov 1989 Bushkill/PA) Mark OPSHINSKY
        • 3. Toni WILDAU, b. 20 Aug 1878 Nordhausen/TH
      • 2. Josefine, called “Sophine,” SCHLESINGER, b. 09 May 1849 Walldorf/Werra, d. 25 Nov 1903 Themar
      •  ∞ (20 Nov 1873) Noah GRÜNBAUM, b. 07 April 1841 Walldorf/Werra, d. 29 Jan 1901 Themar
        • 3. Beanka GRÜNBAUM, b. 26 Jul 1875 Themar, d. 20 Feb 1876 Themar
        • 3. Karl GRÜNBAUM, as above
        • ∞ Hulda SCHLESINGER, as above
        • 3. Emil GRÜNBAUM, b. 15 Jul 1878 Themar, d. 10 Sep 1878 Themar
      • 2. Ferdinand SCHLESINGER, b. 02 Sep 1853 Walldorf/Werra, d. 11 May 1938 Meiningen
      • ∞ (02 Mar 1887 Meiningen) Karoline Lina HAAS, b. 19 Aug 1862 (daughter of Isidor HAAS and Minna PLAUT), Walldorf/Werra, deported 19 Sep 1942 fr Weimar to Theresienstadt Ghetto, murdered 17 Jan 1943 Theresienstadt Ghetto. (N1)
        • 3. Karl SCHLESINGER, b. 28 Apr 1888 Meiningen, arrested/imprisoned Buchenwald 10 Nov 1938, deported 31 Jan 1945 to Theresienstadt Ghetto, survived/returned to Meiningen, d. 07 Jan 1954 Meiningen
        • ∞ (18 Dec 1922) Margarethe KÖHLER (not Jewish), b. 22 Jun 1893 Eckenhagen
          • 4. Günther SCHLESINGER, b. 28 May 1923 Meiningen
          • 4. NN (F)
        • 3. NN (M) SCHLESINGER, b. 11 Nov 1890 Meiningen4Staatsarchiv Meiningen; Thuringia, Germany; Personenstandsregister
        • 3. Julius SCHLESINGER, b. 17 Oct 1898 Meiningen, arrested/imprisoned Buchenwald 16 Jun 1938/released 14 Apr 1939, deported 10 May 1942 Weimar to Belzyce Ghetto, murdered
        • ∞ (06 Jan 1925/1928 div) Charlotte Anna BRACK (not Jewish), b. 08 Apr 1901 Erfurt
          • 4. Rolf SCHLESINGER, b. 26 Mar 1925 Erfurt, d. 16 Jul 1925 Erfurt
          • 4. Erika SCHLESINGER, b. 27 Apr 1927 Erfurt, d. 29 Apr 1927 Erfurt
    • 1. Susanna (Sus) SCHLESINGER, b. 1814 Walldorf/Werra, d. 15 Jan 1869 Walldorf/Werra5Jüdische Matrikel Walldorf
    • 1. Gelle SCHLESINGER, b. ca 1815 Walldorf/Werra
    • ∞ Michel LÖSER, b. Schwarza, d. 1834
    • 1. Röschen (Rosetta) SCHLESINGER, b. ca 1818 Walldorf/Werra, d. 08 May 1894 Langenschwarz, Fulda/HE
    • ∞ (23 Aug 1838) Sussmann ROTHSCHILD, b. Nov or Dec 1812 Langenschwarz, Fulda/HE, d. 10 Nov 1870 Langenschwarz, Fulda/HE.
      • 2. Moses ROTHSCHILD, b. 22 Jul 1839 Langenschwarz, Fulda/HE, d. 16 Jan 1902 Langenschwarz, Fulda/HE
      • ∞ Isabella PLAUT, b. 03 Oct 1843 Willingshausen [daughter of Isaak Salomon & Rebekkah (née Stern) Plaut], d. 19 Nov 1920 Schlitz/HE
        • 3. Sußmann ROTHSCHILD, b. 27 Nov 1873 Langenschwarz, Fulda/HE, deported 18 Aug 1942 fr Frankfurt/Main to Theresienstadt Ghetto/26 Sep 1942 to Treblinka Extermination Centre, murdered6https://www.bundesarchiv.de/gedenkbuch/en955937
        • ∞ (24 Feb 1905 Wehrda/HE) Johanna SIMON,
        • 3. Berta Minna ROTHSCHILD, 23 Jun 1875 Langenschwarz, Fulda/HE, 07 Sep 1942 deported Kassel to Theresienstadt Ghetto/survived, to USA, d. (N2)
        • ∞ (29 Jun 1906 Borken)7Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv; Wiesbaden, Deutschland; Bestand: 920; Laufende Nummer: 842 Isaak APPEL, b. 16 Oct 1875 Borken/HE [son of Löser & Bertha (née Grünstein) Appel], 07 Sep 1942 deported Kassel to Theresienstadt Ghetto, murdered 15 Feb 1943 Theresienstadt Ghetto
          • 4. Ruth APPEL, b. 07 Apr 1916 Borken/HE, fr Germany to USA, Jul 1938 fr. to NYC, d. 15 Oct 1995 NY/NY8U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
          • ∞ (10 Jul 1942 Manhattan) Max JOST, b. 23 Jun 1913 Ebberfeld [son of David & Marie Joskowoicz)9New York City Department of Records & Information Services; New York City, New York; New York City Marriage Licenses; Borough: Manhattan; Year: 1942, 27 Oct 1937 fr England to USA10The National Archives At Seattle; Seattle, Washington; ARC Title: Petitions For Naturalization, 1892-1991; NAI Number: 619209; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 – 2009; Record Group Number: 21, d. 15 Oct 1975 Bronx/NY11Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
          • 4. Erna Bertha APPEL, b. b. 04 Apr 1907 Borken/HE, 01 Dec 1937 fr Hamburg to NYC, d.
          • ∞ (23 Sep 1941 NYC) Edmund STOLZENBERG, b. ca 1915 Poland121950 United States Federal Census
            • 5. Lawrence STOLZENBERG,131950 United States Federal Census b. 04 Nov 1944 NYC/NY14New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1910-1965
        • 3. Isaak ROTHSCHILD, 19 Feb 1880 Langenschwarz, Fulda/HE, d. 15 Apr 1888 Langenschwarz, Fulda/HE
      • 2. Lena ROTHSCHILD, b. 14 Jun 1842 Langenschwarz, Fulda/HE
      • ∞ (1846 Wehrda) Moses STERN, b. Wehrda, Hersfeld-Rotenburg/HE, murdered 31 May Theresienstadt Ghetto
        • 3. Ascher Oskar STERN, b. 9 Nov 1872 Wehrda, Hersfeld-Rotenburg/15https://www.bundesarchiv.de/gedenkbuch/en975737HE, deported 23 Jul 1942 fr Hannover to Theresienstadt Ghetto, murdered 31 May 1943 Theresienstadt Ghetto
        • ∞ Martha HERZBERG, b. 15 Apr 1875 Einbeck, Northeim, Lower Saxony, deported 23 Jul 1942 fr Hannover to Theresienstadt Ghetto, murdered 17 Jun 1943 Theresienstadt Ghetto16https://www.bundesarchiv.de/gedenkbuch/en977149
      • 2. Malchen ROTHSCHILD, b. ca 1848 Langenschwarz, Fulda/HE, d. 02 Dec 1918 Frielendorf/HE17Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv; Wiesbaden, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Sterberegister; Bestand: 1638; Laufende Nummer: 920
      • ∞ Herz MEIERHOF
      • 2. Moses ROTHSCHILD,
    • 1. Leah/Luise SCHLESINGER, b. ca 1821 Walldorf/Werra, d. 15 October 1888 Meiningen18Staatsarchiv Meiningen; Thuringia, Germany; Personenstandsregister (Ancestry.com)
    • ∞ (9 Aug 1842) Mendel GOLDMANN, b. 17 Jul 1812 Bauerbach [son of Löb & Hanne Goldmann], d. 10 Apr 1891 Meiningen19Meiningen State Archives, Death Register, Ancestry.com
    • 1. Regina SCHLESINGER, b. 18 Jul 1823 Walldorf/Werra, d. 25 Apr 1863 Bauerbach
    • ∞ (1846) Lazarus Löser LEDERMANN, b. 13 Feb 1800 Bauerbach, d. 27 Sep 1874 Bauerbach
      • 2. Meier LEDERMANN, b. 01 Nov 1847 Bauerbach, d. 02 Feb 1861 Bauerbach
      • 2. Abraham LEDERMANN, b. 22 Sep 1848 Bauerbach, d. 12 Oct 1848 Bauerbach
      • 2. Moritz (born Moses) LEDERMANN, b. 11 Dec 1849 Bauerbach, d. 12 Nov 1917 Meiningen
      • ∞ Lina LEVI, b. 31 Dec 1861 Fürth, d. 16 Sep 1937
        • 3. Rosa LEDERMANN, b. 15 Aug 1889 Meiningen, d. 17 Oct 1971 Buenos Aires
        • ∞ (18 Aug 1910) Richard FRANK, b. 24 Aug 1879 Pirmasens, d. 11 Jun 1939 Köln
          • 4. Anne-Marie FRANK
          • ∞ Alfred Soloman SCHUTZ/SHOTTS, b. 22 Aug 1914 Zabrze/Silesia, 1939 to England, d. 25 Apr 1968 London/UK
            • 5. P. SHOTTS
          • 3. Johanna LEDERMANN, b. 26 Aug 1890 Meiningen, deported 07 Dec 1941 Köln to Riga, murdered
          • ∞ Carl ROSENWALD, b. 18 Nov 1879 Köln, deported 07 Dec 1941 Köln to Riga, murdered
          • 4. Liesel ROSENWALD, b. 03 Jun 1914, deported 07 Dec 1941 Köln to Riga, 6 Jan 1945 murdered Stutthof KZ
          • 4. Fritz/Fred ROSENWALD, b. 11 May 1915 Köln, 1938 to USA, d. 01 Feb 1992/NJ
          •  ∞ Ruth FINGER, b. 11 Nov 1919 Essen/NRW [daughter of Hermann & Anna (née Fernbach) Finger], d. 23 Aug 2009 Teaneck/NJ
            • 5. Joan ROSENWALD
    • 1. Brendel SCHLESINGER, 02 Oct 1827 Walldorf/Werra
    • 1. NN (F) SCHLESINGER, b. 19 Jun 1831 Walldorf/Werra, d. 20 Jun 1831 Walldorf/Werra
  • NOTES:
  • 1. Karoline Schlesinger, née Haas, was deported with two of her sisters-in-law, Hedwig Lindner and Jenny Lindner. All three perished in Theresienstadt Ghetto.
  • 2. See records re: Berta Minna Appel, née Rothschild, in Arolsen Archives