Margaret Magdalena Hess was the first child of John Hess and Rosine Ullmer, born in 1858. Her parents, German immigrants, settled in the small town of Shohola, Pennsylvania in Pike County. Her father owned a small farm of about seven acres on the Delaware River. He also worked on the Erie Railroad which ran adjacent to their property.
Sadly when Margaret was four years old her mother died in child birth with her brother Conrad. Her father invited to live with them a young German girl named Louise Stohl to help him raise Margaret and Conrad. Louise and her father became involved with one another and began a family, the first daughter Anna Marie Hess was born in 1871, and John and Louise were married in 1872.
Sometime in the mid-1870s Margaret left the family farm in Shohola for New York City. She settled in Manhattan and worked as a domestic servant in the home of Simon Rothschild. It is unknown if Margaret ever returned to Shohola or ever met any of her younger half-siblings born after her departure.
Her life as a servant abruptly ended when a widower florist name Heinrich Windheim flew into her life. They were married on November 26, 1882 in Brooklyn Heights.
The couple stayed in Brooklyn for a period, where their first daughter Henriette was born in 1883. They later moved to New Jersey, first to Union Hill where son John was born, then to Secaucus where son Henry was born, before finally settling at what would become their lovely home at 428 Franklin Ave. in Franklin, NJ, later the town of Nutley.
Margaret had a stillborn son born in 1888, but eight more healthy children were born to her and Henry; Anna in 1888, Lucy in 1889, Conrad in 1891, Fred in 1893, Arthur in 1894, and Clara in 1896.
Henry opened a large florist business in Franklin, specializing in precut flowers. He also owned a fruit orchard. These two businesses sustained the large Windheim clan in relative comfort.
Woes bestruck the family in the last month of 1897. Margaret's beloved Henry died suddenly at the age of forty four. Further heartache came when Margaret birthed a stillborn son in July 1898.
With Henry no longer at the helm his businesses assumably floundered. Margaret perservered among the circumstances. She opened a laundry business to support her large family. Margaret encountered hardships as a single mother including being violently robbed in 1910.
But as time went on and as Margaret's children married off she became the matriarch of the growing family, a position she enjoyed.
Margaret was living with her daughter Clara at the time of her death in 1929. She had successfully raised eight children from infancy to adulthood as a single mother and today she is remembered as the lovely matriarch of the Windheim family.
Sadly when Margaret was four years old her mother died in child birth with her brother Conrad. Her father invited to live with them a young German girl named Louise Stohl to help him raise Margaret and Conrad. Louise and her father became involved with one another and began a family, the first daughter Anna Marie Hess was born in 1871, and John and Louise were married in 1872.
Sometime in the mid-1870s Margaret left the family farm in Shohola for New York City. She settled in Manhattan and worked as a domestic servant in the home of Simon Rothschild. It is unknown if Margaret ever returned to Shohola or ever met any of her younger half-siblings born after her departure.
Her life as a servant abruptly ended when a widower florist name Heinrich Windheim flew into her life. They were married on November 26, 1882 in Brooklyn Heights.
The couple stayed in Brooklyn for a period, where their first daughter Henriette was born in 1883. They later moved to New Jersey, first to Union Hill where son John was born, then to Secaucus where son Henry was born, before finally settling at what would become their lovely home at 428 Franklin Ave. in Franklin, NJ, later the town of Nutley.
Margaret had a stillborn son born in 1888, but eight more healthy children were born to her and Henry; Anna in 1888, Lucy in 1889, Conrad in 1891, Fred in 1893, Arthur in 1894, and Clara in 1896.
Henry opened a large florist business in Franklin, specializing in precut flowers. He also owned a fruit orchard. These two businesses sustained the large Windheim clan in relative comfort.
Woes bestruck the family in the last month of 1897. Margaret's beloved Henry died suddenly at the age of forty four. Further heartache came when Margaret birthed a stillborn son in July 1898.
With Henry no longer at the helm his businesses assumably floundered. Margaret perservered among the circumstances. She opened a laundry business to support her large family. Margaret encountered hardships as a single mother including being violently robbed in 1910.
But as time went on and as Margaret's children married off she became the matriarch of the growing family, a position she enjoyed.
Margaret was living with her daughter Clara at the time of her death in 1929. She had successfully raised eight children from infancy to adulthood as a single mother and today she is remembered as the lovely matriarch of the Windheim family.
Margaret Magdalena Hess was the first child of John Hess and Rosine Ullmer, born in 1858. Her parents, German immigrants, settled in the small town of Shohola, Pennsylvania in Pike County. Her father owned a small farm of about seven acres on the Delaware River. He also worked on the Erie Railroad which ran adjacent to their property.
Sadly when Margaret was four years old her mother died in child birth with her brother Conrad. Her father invited to live with them a young German girl named Louise Stohl to help him raise Margaret and Conrad. Louise and her father became involved with one another and began a family, the first daughter Anna Marie Hess was born in 1871, and John and Louise were married in 1872.
Sometime in the mid-1870s Margaret left the family farm in Shohola for New York City. She settled in Manhattan and worked as a domestic servant in the home of Simon Rothschild. It is unknown if Margaret ever returned to Shohola or ever met any of her younger half-siblings born after her departure.
Her life as a servant abruptly ended when a widower florist name Heinrich Windheim flew into her life. They were married on November 26, 1882 in Brooklyn Heights.
The couple stayed in Brooklyn for a period, where their first daughter Henriette was born in 1883. They later moved to New Jersey, first to Union Hill where son John was born, then to Secaucus where son Henry was born, before finally settling at what would become their lovely home at 428 Franklin Ave. in Franklin, NJ, later the town of Nutley.
Margaret had a stillborn son born in 1888, but eight more healthy children were born to her and Henry; Anna in 1888, Lucy in 1889, Conrad in 1891, Fred in 1893, Arthur in 1894, and Clara in 1896.
Henry opened a large florist business in Franklin, specializing in precut flowers. He also owned a fruit orchard. These two businesses sustained the large Windheim clan in relative comfort.
Woes bestruck the family in the last month of 1897. Margaret's beloved Henry died suddenly at the age of forty four. Further heartache came when Margaret birthed a stillborn son in July 1898.
With Henry no longer at the helm his businesses assumably floundered. Margaret perservered among the circumstances. She opened a laundry business to support her large family. Margaret encountered hardships as a single mother including being violently robbed in 1910.
But as time went on and as Margaret's children married off she became the matriarch of the growing family, a position she enjoyed.
Margaret was living with her daughter Clara at the time of her death in 1929. She had successfully raised eight children from infancy to adulthood as a single mother and today she is remembered as the lovely matriarch of the Windheim family.
Sadly when Margaret was four years old her mother died in child birth with her brother Conrad. Her father invited to live with them a young German girl named Louise Stohl to help him raise Margaret and Conrad. Louise and her father became involved with one another and began a family, the first daughter Anna Marie Hess was born in 1871, and John and Louise were married in 1872.
Sometime in the mid-1870s Margaret left the family farm in Shohola for New York City. She settled in Manhattan and worked as a domestic servant in the home of Simon Rothschild. It is unknown if Margaret ever returned to Shohola or ever met any of her younger half-siblings born after her departure.
Her life as a servant abruptly ended when a widower florist name Heinrich Windheim flew into her life. They were married on November 26, 1882 in Brooklyn Heights.
The couple stayed in Brooklyn for a period, where their first daughter Henriette was born in 1883. They later moved to New Jersey, first to Union Hill where son John was born, then to Secaucus where son Henry was born, before finally settling at what would become their lovely home at 428 Franklin Ave. in Franklin, NJ, later the town of Nutley.
Margaret had a stillborn son born in 1888, but eight more healthy children were born to her and Henry; Anna in 1888, Lucy in 1889, Conrad in 1891, Fred in 1893, Arthur in 1894, and Clara in 1896.
Henry opened a large florist business in Franklin, specializing in precut flowers. He also owned a fruit orchard. These two businesses sustained the large Windheim clan in relative comfort.
Woes bestruck the family in the last month of 1897. Margaret's beloved Henry died suddenly at the age of forty four. Further heartache came when Margaret birthed a stillborn son in July 1898.
With Henry no longer at the helm his businesses assumably floundered. Margaret perservered among the circumstances. She opened a laundry business to support her large family. Margaret encountered hardships as a single mother including being violently robbed in 1910.
But as time went on and as Margaret's children married off she became the matriarch of the growing family, a position she enjoyed.
Margaret was living with her daughter Clara at the time of her death in 1929. She had successfully raised eight children from infancy to adulthood as a single mother and today she is remembered as the lovely matriarch of the Windheim family.
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