Descendants List: Samuel & Lotte (née Stein) GASSENHEIMER

See also:
The Family of Isaac and Maile Gassenheimer
The Family of Samuel & Lotte (née Stein) Gassenheimer
The Family of Emma (née Gassenheimer) and Simon Marcus
The Family of Bernhardt and Ella (née Holland) Gassenheimer
The Family of Siegmund and Amelia (née Lewy) Gassenheimer

The Gassenheimer families who are documented in this website all came from the village of Bibra, close to Themar. The family of Samuel and Lotte (née Stein) is the one most closely associated with Themar; the story of the family is told here. The Descendants List below identifies their children and descendants, both those born in Germany and in the United States. (Only with specific permission of the descendants, are the names of living people included.) Lotte (née Stein) Gassenheimer was the mother of all the children. After Lotte’s death in February 1889, Samuel remarried on 26 May 1891 and died eighteen months later in November 1892.

Researching and documenting a family such as this is always a work-in-progress, and there are sure to be errors in what is published below. But experience has shown that presenting what we believe is the most accurate data based on the most credible sources brings responses from family members, colleagues, and others interested in the history of German-Jewish families with an end result that is always an improvement. The sources used are identified below and wherever online sources are available free of charge, the link has been provided.

Any errors are the unintentional fault of the website curator, Dr. Sharon Meen, and we welcome any questions and/or corrections and additions. Please contact us at [email protected]

For the other Gassenheimer families, see:
Samuel (1802-1854) & Pauline (née Schwab) Gassenheimer
Salomon & Babette (née Wolfermann) Gassenheimer
Gustave & Minnie (née Strauss) Gassenheimer

  • Samuel GASSENHEIMER, b. 25 Jan 1837 Bibra, mid-1860s to Themar, d. 04 Apr 1892 Themar
  • ∞ (1) (06 Nov 1861) Charlotte “Lotte” STEIN, b. 06 Jun 1840 Diersburg/BW, d. 19 Feb 1889 Themar, buried Marisfeld Jewish cemetery. [Daughter of Bernard and Erna Stein]
    • 1. Emma (Esther) GASSENHEIMER, b. 16 Apr 1863 Bibra, d. 15 Oct 1932 Halle/Saale Saxony-Anhalt,
    • ∞ Simon MARCUS, b. 14 Jun 1861 Gross Schulzendorf/Brandenburg, d. 22 Nov 1925 Halle/Saale Saxony-Anhalt,
      • 2. Paul MARCUS, b. 1891 Dessau/Saxony-Anhalt, 1938 to Uruguay, d. 18 Jan 1961 Uruguay
      • ∞ Hertha LOEB, b. 13 Jan 1906 Neuwied, 1938 to Uruguay, d. 04 Jun 1994 Uruguay
        • 3. Marion Beate MARCUS b. 03 Nov 1930 Halle/Saale Saxony-Anhalt, 1938 to Uruguay, d. Sep 2017 Uruguay
        • ∞ Alberto CAVIGLIA, b. 22 April 1922 Uruguay, d. 17 Sep 2023 Uruguay
          • 4. Cristina CAVIGLIA, b. 12 Dec 1956 Montevideo/Uruguay
          • 4. Pablo CAVIGLIA, b. 08 Sep 1960 Minas/Uruguay
          • 4. Ana CAVIGLIA, b. 15 May 1969 Minas/Uruguay
          • ∞ Jose
        • 3. Renate MARCUS, b. 08 May 1936 Halle/Saale Saxony-Anhalt, d. Jun 1937 Halle/Saale Saxony-Anhalt
      • 2. Siegfried Marcus, b. 03 Jun 1893 Dessau/Saxony-Anhalt, 21 Apr 1941 fr Havana/Cuba into USA, d. 29 Apr 1979 NYC/NY
      • ∞  (8 Dec 1932 Halle/Saale) Martha Emma BECKER, b. 16 April 1904 Halle/Saale) Saxony-Anhalt, Mar 1948 to USA, d. 05 Sep 1974 NYC/NY
        • 3. Erich MARCUS, b. 01 Jun 1927 Halle/Saale Saxony-Anhalt, Mar 1948 to USA, d. 25 Jun 1998 West Virginia
        • ∞ Jutta Gertrud GENEUSS, b. 16 Oct 1926 Germany
          • 4. Steven Ralph MARCUS, b. 08 Jan 1956 Hennepin/Minnesota
          • 4. Susan Erica MARCUS, b. 27 Jul 1958 Charleston/W. Virginia
        • 3. Dieter MARCUS b. 21 May 1932 Halle/Saale Saxony-Anhalt, Mar 1948 to USA
        • ∞ Christa E. NN, b. 01 Sep 1939
        • 3. Peter MARCUS, b. 02 Nov 1936 Halle/Saale Saxony-Anhalt, Mar 1948 to USA,
      • 2. Erich MARCUS, b. 04 Mar 1896 Dessau, Apr-May 1938 incarcerated in Buchenwald KZ, Apr 1939 to USA, d. 22 Mar 1975 NYC/NY
      • ∞ (02 Apr 1931 Halle/Saale) C/Karola Margarete MENDEL, b. 12 Aug 1907 Halle/Saale Saxony-Anhalt, Apr 1939 to USA; [Nov 1946 2nd marriage to Frank A. Sanders], d. 19 Jul 2002 NY
    • 1. Bernhardt GASSENHEIMER, b. 25 Mar 1865 Bibra, 1880 to USA, d. [bef Jan 1920] USA
    • ∞ (13 Apr 1890/NY) Ella Marie HOLLAND, b. Jun 1868 NY, d. 01 Apr 1932 Teaneck/NJ
      • 2.Bernhard E. GASSENHEIMER, b. 03 Nov 1890 Hoboken/NJ, d. [USA]
      • 2. Wm. H. GASSENHEIMER, b. circa 1893 [Hoboken/NJ?], d. 21 Jul 1895 Hoboken/NJ
      • 2. NN (stillborn), b. 18 Nov 1894 NJ, d. 18 Nov 1894 NJ
      • 2. Charlotte GASSENHEIMER, b. Jan 1896 USA, d. 03 Feb 1979 Englewood/NJ
      • 2. Florence GASSENHEIMER, b. Feb 1898 Hoboken/NJ, d. 07 Oct 1898 Hoboken/NJ
      • 2. Thomas GASSENHEIMER, b. 03 Feb 1897 Hoboken/NJ, d. bef 1900?
      • 2. Rudolf GASSENHEIMER, b. 14 Mar 1901 NJ, d. Oct 1967 Hudson/NJ
      • ∞ Gertrud FUHRMAN, b. 26 May 1904 Guttenberg/NJ, d. 05 Oct 1975 PA/USA
        • 3. Grace GASSENHEIMER, b. 07 Aug 1927 Bergen/NJ, d. 07 Jul 1971 Wayne/NJ.
        • ∞ Roy G. BARDOWELL, 09 Apr 1922 Savalmar/Jamaica, d. 11 Feb 2015 Oxford/FL
          • 4. Cheryl L. BARDOWELL, b. 26 Sep 1955
          • 4. Wayne Andrew BARDOWELL
          • 4. Roy Glenn BARDOWELL
          • 4. Tammy BARDOWELL
      • 2. Gertrud GASSENHEIMER, b. Jun 1903 Hoboken/NJ, d. 23 Sep 1972 Bergenfield/NJ
      • ∞ Albert DE TITTA, b. 17 Jun 1895 Nocarro/Italy, d. 17 Jun 1980 Englewood/NJ
        • 3. Rosella Mary DE TITTA, b. 23 Oct 1923 North Bergen/NJ, d. 21 Dec 1995 Ocean/NJ
        • ∞  Nicholas Michael ALBANESE, b. 13 Apr 1919 Italy, d. 25 Jul 2003 Brick/NJ
          • 4. Nicholas ALBANESE, b. 13 Apr 1954 Brooklyn/NY
          • 4. Paul ALBANESE
          • 4. Albert ALBANESE
          • 4. John ALBANESE
        • 3. Florence DE TITTA, b. 01 Oct 1925
      • 2. Walter Tenbroeck GASSENHEIMER, b. 09 Apr 1906 Hoboken/NJ, d. Aug 1958 Hudson/NJ
      • ∞ (1) (11 02 1930/divorced) Marion Virginia BURKHARDT, b. 12 Jun 1910 NYC/NY
      • ∞ (2) (12 Jun 1947) Eleanor P. HURLEY, b. 07 Apr 1906 NJ, d. Aug 1990 NYC/NY
        • 3. Bernadette GASSENHEIMER, b. 19 Sep 1948, d. 10 Dec 2004 Florida
        • ∞ (May 1972) Thomas J. POULOS, b. 13 Jul 1947 Brooklyn/NYC
          • 4. Jennifer J. POULOS, b. 06 Feb 1975
          • 4. Arielle A. POULOS, b. 26 Sep 1979
      • 2. Josef GASSENHEIMER, b. 04 Aug 1908 NJ, d. Aug 1963 USA
      • ∞ Marguerite/Margaret STACHURA, b. 16 Jan 1909 NJ, d. Mar 1972 Bergen/NJ
        • 3. Gertrude GASSENHEIMER, b. 1938 NJ, d. 05 Oct 1975 Pennsylvania
        • 3. Bruce GASSENHEIMER, b. 18 May 1941 NJ, d. 23 Jan 1975 Paterson/NJ
    • 1. Julius GASSENHEIMER, b. 11 Mar 1869 Themar, Jun 1941 Lisbon to New York, d. 28 Jun 1952 NYC/NY
    • ∞ Johanna JOSEPH, b. 16 Feb 1870 Michelstadt, Jun 1941 Lisbon to New York, d. 12 Dec 1945 Manhattan/NYC/NY
      • 2. Lucie GASSENHEIMER, b. 09 Nov 1898 Themar, d. 08 Jan 1940 Nürnberg
      • ∞ (7 Jul 1921) Sigmund REIS, b. 22 Sep 1886 Neustadt, 1940 Germany to Japan to San Francisco to New York, d. 03 Dec 1954 NY
        • 3. Werner Max REIS, b. 02 May 1923 Nürnberg, 17 May 1939 Germany to New York, d. 07 Aug 1987 Birmingham/AL
        • 3. Lore Kary REIS, b. 08 Jun 1928 Nürnberg, 1940 Germany to Japan to San Francisco to New York
        • ∞ (24 Jun 1948 NYC)1New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018Walter Martin LEVY (later LYNN), b. 03 Jul 1922 Pirmasens/NRW, 1940 fr. Liverpool to USA, d. 08 Apr 2013 Pinellas County/FL
          • 4. Kenneth LYNN
          • ∞ Sue NN
            • 5. Jacob LYNN
    • 1. Ernst GASSENHEIMER, b. 14 Nov 1870 Themar, 1939 to Gelsenkirchen/Jan 1942 deported to Riga Ghetto, murdered 26 Mar 1942 Riga
    • ∞ Rosa ROSENBACHER, b. 26 Nov 1877 Ebelsbach, d. 23 Jan 1925 Themar, buried in Marisfeld Jewish cemetery
      • 2. Herbert GASSENHEIMER, b. 16 Nov 1898 Themar, 1939 to England/1946 to USA, d. 10 Apr 1978 Alameda/CA
      • ∞ Edith SCHETTMAR, b. 05 Mar 1911 Gelsenkirchen, 1939 to Gelsenkirchen, Jan 1942 deported to Riga Ghetto, murdered 26 Mar 1942 Riga
      • ∞ (1946 England) Gerda LOEWY, b. 18 May 1912 Waldhaus, 1939 to England/1946 to USA, d. Sep 1973 California
      • 2. Charlotte GASSENHEIMER, b. 29 Sep 1899 Themar, 1941 to Barcelona Spain/1947 to USA, d. 24 Jun 2001 NJ
      • ∞ Siegfried ROSENBAUM, b. 24 April 1877 Hennef-Geistingen
        • 3. Walter ROSENBAUM, b. 31 Dec 1924 Bremen, 1941 to Barcelona Spain/1947 to USA, d. 08 Aug 2002 NJ
        • ∞ Hannelore LIEBMANN, b. 27 Feb 1929 Frankfurt
      • 2. Albert GASSENHEIMER, b. 29 Apr 1901 Themar, 1936 to South Africa, d. 11 Jun 1993 Johannesburg/SA, buried Westpark cemetery, Johannesburg/SA
      • ∞ (1) (1936 Themar/divorced) Hilde SACHS, b. 07 Nov 1912 Themar, 1937 to South Africa, d. 17 May 2001 San Francisco/CA
      • ∞ (2) (1938) Helene SPITZER, b. 29 Oct 1902 Berlin, d. 28 Jul 1994
        • 3. Peter Sam GASSENHEIMER, b. 09 Nov 1940 Johannesburg
        • ∞ (6 Dec 1967) Denise Etta SAKALOVSKY, b. 10 Mar 1945
          • 4. Daryl-Anne Lyn GASSENHEIMER, b. 22 Oct 1970 Johannesburg
          • ∞ (4 Dec 1994 Melbourne/AU) Daniel ELIAS, b. 17 Apr 1969 Melbourne/AU
            • 5. Alexander Harold ELIAS,  b 17 Oct 1996 Singapore
            • 5. Elizabeth Tamara ELIAS, b  18 Mar 1998 Singapore
            • 5. Catherine ELIAS, b 26 Sep 1999 Toronto/CA
        • 3. Michael Edward GASSENHEIMER, b. 05 Nov 1942 Johannesburg
        • ∞ Myrelle LEVIN, b. 28 Oct 1941
      • 2. Margarete GASSENHEIMER, b. 23 Aug 1902 Themar, 10 May 1942 deported to Belzyce Ghetto, murdered May 1942 Belzyce Ghetto
      • ∞ Siegfried JÄGER, b. 10 Nov 1896 Czernowitz, 1939 to the Netherlands, 05 Apr 1944 deported Westerbork Transit Camp to Auschwitz, 31 Aug 1944 murdered Auschwitz
    • 1. Minna GASSENHEIMER, b. 01 Dec 1872 Themar, deported 20 Sep 1942 Halle a/d Saale to Theresienstadt Ghetto/survived, d. 07 Mar 1961 Halle/Saale Saxony-Anhalt, buried Halle/Saale Jewish cemetery
    • ∞ Nathan FRANKENBERG, b. 05 Sep 1863 Marisfeld, deported 20 Sep 1942 Halle/Saale Saxony-Anhalt to Theresienstadt Ghetto, murdered 06 Dec 1942 Theresienstadt
      • 2. Siegfried FRANKENBERG, b. 04 Nov 1895 Coburg, 1936 to Czechoslovakia, deported 09 June 1942 fr Kolin to Theresienstadt Ghetto/28 Sep 1944 to Auschwitz Killing Centre, murdered Oct 1944 Auschwitz
      • ∞ Hertha MEYER, b. 04 Jun 1909 Berlin, deported 22 Dec 1942 fr Prague to Theresienstadt Ghetto/19 Oct 1944 to Auschwitz Killing Centre, murdered Auschwitz
      • 2. Walter FRANKENBERG, b. 20 Oct 1897 Coburg, d. 24 Jun 1908 Halle/Saale Saxony-Anhalt
    • 1. Georg GASSENHEIMER, b. 18 Aug 1874 Themar, 30 Nov 1939 to Prague, 20 Jun 1942 deported fr Prague to Theresienstadt Ghetto/26 Oct 1942 to Auschwitz Killing Centre, murdered 26 Oct 1942 Auschwitz
    • ∞ (1901 Themar) Selma SCHWAB, b. 24 Jun 1880 Berkach, 30 Nov 1939 to Prague, 20 Jun 1942 deported fr Prague to Theresienstadt Ghetto/26 Oct 1942 to Auschwitz Killing Centre, murdered 26 Oct 1942 Auschwitz
      • 2. Ruth GASSENHEIMER, b. 07 Nov 1904 Halle(Saale)/Saxony-Anhalt, 1939 to USA/1940 to Rio de Janeiro, d. 13 Mar 2002
      • ∞ (18 Aug 1940 Rio de Janeiro) Herbert Friedmann
    • 1. Elise GASSENHEIMER, b. 10 Jun 1876 Themar, 20 Sep 1942 deported to Theresienstadt Ghetto, murdered 06 Oct 1942 Theresienstadt
    • ∞ (24 May 1913/divorced) Max Moshe NEY, b. 28 Feb 1873 Halberstadt, 25 Nov 1942 deported to Theresienstadt Ghetto, murdered 28 Oct 1943 Theresienstadt
      • 2. Hans NEY, b. 12 Dec 1913 Halberstadt, 04 Apr 1942 deported fr Munich to Piaski Ghetto, murdered
      • ∞ Anneliese Louise Klara TREUMANN, b. 07 Feb 1923 Regensburg, 04 Apr 1942 deported fr Munich to Piaski Ghetto, murdered
    • 1. Joseph GASSENHEIMER, b. 21 May 1878 Themar, d. 01 Aug 1938 Leipzig
    • ∞ Gertrud COHN, b. 05 Mar 1884 Plauen, 10 May 1942 deported to Belzyce Ghetto, murdered Lublin District
    • 1. Rudolph GASSENHEIMER, b. 27 Jul 1880 Themar, 1939 to Czechoslovakia, 20 Jun 1942 deported to Thereisenstadt Ghetto/23 Oct 1944 to Auschwitz, murdered 
    • ∞ (1908 Halle(Saale) Loni T(h)ekla SCHWAB, b. 13 May 1884 Berkach/TH, 20 Jun 1942 deported to Thereisenstadt Ghetto, 23 Oct 1944 to Auschwitz, murdered 
    • 1. Siegmund GASSENHEIMER (later Simon GASSEN), b. 15 Oct 1882 Themar, mid-July 1939 to England, d. 1957 [England]
    • ∞ (13 Fev 1910 Neutomischel) Amelie “Mally” LEWY, b. 19 Sep 1884 Neutomischel/Posen, mid-July 1939 to England, d. 20 Feb 1980 London/England
      • 2. Heinz Siegbert GASSENHEIMER (later Harold Steven GEARSON), b. 17 Apr 1911 Dresden, 1933 to England, d. 06 Jan 2000 Barnet/England
      • ∞ (1) (Apr 1946) Marcelle GOFFIN
        • 2. Margaret Evelyn GASSENHEIMER (later GEARSON), b. 12 Mar 1948 London/England, d. 1971 London/England, buried Hampstead cemetery
        • ∞ (Oct 1969) Anthony R BARNETT
          • 3. Julius Anthony BARNETT, b. Apr 1970 London/UK
      • ∞ (2) (Jan 1953 London) Gertrud Monica BODE, b. 11 Mar 1915, d. 2006 London/England
        • 2. John GEARSON
        • ∞ Vanessa BEARD
          • 3. Olivia GEARSON
          • 3. Ana Maria GEARSON
      • 2. Ilse GASSENHEIMER, b. 11 Jun 1914 Dresden, 1934 to England, d. 1998 England
      • ∞ (Jul 1938) Herbert LÜDICKE (later LINDSAY), b. 03 Dec 1912 Dresden, to UK before WWII, 1940 interned/1941 released, d. 07 Apr 2008 Welwyn Garden City/England
        • 3. Barbara LÜDICKE/LINDSAY, b. 30 Sep 1940
        • ∞ (1) (1963) Martin BROWN
          • 4. Miranda BROWN
          • 4. Julian BROWN
          • 4. Dominic BROWN
        • ∞ (2) (Dec 1982) John MASON
        • 3. Martin S. LÜDICKE/LINDSAY, b. Mar 1949 London City/England
        • ∞ (1970) Janice GRAHAM
          • 4. Thomas LINDSAY
          • 4. Daniel LINDSAY
        • 3. Nicola LÜDICKE/LINDSAY, b. Jan 1954 Hampstead/England
    • ∞ (2) (26 May 1891 Meiningen) Betty FRANKEN, b. 26 Oct 1867 Rödelmaier, d. 16 Dec 1935 Themar, buried in Marisfeld Jewish cemetery.

Sources:
Gassenheimer Family Archives
German National Archives, Memorial Book.
Jüdische Gemeinde Bibra (Kr. Hildburghausen). Matrikel 1838-1937, Koblenz: Bundesarchiv 1958.
Jüdische Gemeinde Marisfeld (Kr. Hildburghausen). Matrikel 1768-1938, Koblenz: Bundesarchiv 1958.
Jüdische Gemeinde Themar (Kr. Hildburghausen). Matrikel 1820-1938, Koblenz: Bundesarchiv 1958.
Stadtarchiv Themar, Ordner 1-109.