Pal "Paul" WEHOFER b. 7 May 1897 Pinkamiske, Vas Hungary (Mischendorf) d. 27 Oct 1993 Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan: Our Family History

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1897 - 1993 (96 years)

Photos » Slide Show		Paul Wehofer Ship Rochambeau
		Paul Wehofer At 50th Birthday of son William "Bill" Wehofer, in Tempe, AZ
		Paul and Clara
		Paul Wehofer Obit.jpg
		Wehofer Headstone.jpg
		Hubbard Lake Cottage House for Paul Wehofer
		Pal Wehofer 1897 BirthSM.jpg

Name	Pal "Paul" WEHOFER
Nickname	Paul
Birth	7 May 1897	Pinkamiske, Vas Hungary (Mischendorf)
	Was Pinkamiske, Vas, Hungary when came to U.S.
Gender	Male
FamilySearch ID	LR46-23M
Military Draft Registration	Between 1917 and 1918	Chicago, Cook, Illinois [2]
Immigration	[2]
	Arrival Date: 28 Apr 1913 - Port of Arrival: New York, New York, USA
Name	Pal WEHOFER [3]
Name	Paul WEHOFFER [3]
Occupation	Bakery Owner
Religion	[3]
	Geburt: röm. kath. - USA: evang.
Religion	Lutheran
Residence	[3]
	Geburt: Mischendorf Nr. 107
Residence	1930	Chicago (Districts 0501-0750), Cook, Illinois [2]
Residence	1935	Chicago, Cook, Illinois [3]
Burial	1993	Tawas City, Iosco, Michigan [2]
Residence	27 Oct 1993	Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan [3]
_UID	E604EFDD68B047719BC0F43CCE03073C259D
Death	27 Oct 1993	Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan
Person ID	I11113	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
Last Modified	18 Nov 2024

Father	Franciscus Ferencz "Franz" WEHOFER, Weháfer, b. 7 Sep 1872, Kleinbachselten, Oberwart, Pinkamiske, Vas Hungary (Mischendorf) d. Aft 1955, Probably Austria (Age 83 years)
Mother	Aloisia "Louise" CSACSINOVICS, b. 3 May 1875, Neuberg (Újhegy), Gussing, Vas Hungary d. 12 Dec 1904, Mischendorf, Oberwart, Burgenland, Austria (Age 29 years)
Marriage	16 Apr 1896	Mischendorf, Vas Hungary
Family ID	F978	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Clara Elsie STARK, b. 19 Aug 1908, Tawas City, Iosco, Michigan d. 17 Oct 1990, Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan (Age 82 years)

Marriage 3 Apr 1926 Cook County, Illinois

Alt. Marriage 3 Sep 1926 Cook, Illinois [3]

Children

	1. William "Bill" Leroy WEHOFER, b. 4 Apr 1928, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois d. 1 Apr 2004, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona (Age 75 years)
	2. Wayne Eugene WEHOFER, b. 29 Jun 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois d. 9 Sep 2017, Spartanburg County, South Carolina (Age 87 years)
	3. Audrey Joyce WEHOFER
	4. Dwight James WEHOFER, b. 4 Jan 1947, Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan d. 14 Jun 2022, Near Alpena, Michigan (Age 75 years)

Family ID F4983 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 20 Nov 2022

Notes

Biography

Pal was born in 1897. He passed away in 1993.

2nd Born. Came to America when 15 years old (March 1913) and went to live with cousins near Chicago sometime after his mother died in 1904. Living in 1917 at 7018 Justine, Chicago, Illinois.

Came from Pinkamiske, Vas, Hungary that was later known as Mischendorf, Burgenland, Austria after World War I (1917). Area comprises Germanic, Croatian and Hungarian heritages in area commonly known as Burgenland, Austria. Past Wehofers were known prior to 1850's as Vehhofers, but common spelling uniformly changed to Wehofer over 20-30 years, in nearly all families. Generations of Wehofers have spread over a relatively small area, with the highest concentrations in descending order: Wien (Vienna) Austria (30%), Mischendorf (6%), Rust (5%), Yspertac (3%), Tadten (3%), and so forth to lesser concentrations.

Paul is an Americanised name spelling (originally Pal in Hungarian), upon coming to the USA. Paul married Clara and they operated a small limited bakery in the Chicago area for a few years during the wartime 40's. When they moved the family to Alpena, they started a larger bakery, bought lake front property at Hubbard Lake, bought a house and set up their oldest sons in the family business. Differences of opinion and relationship issues separated most of the older children from close ties to their parents, Paul and Clara and full reconciliation was never fully realized.

Entry to Ellis Island, New York: Paul Wehoffer (SP!) arrived April 28, 1913 at age 16 from Pinkamilka Ungary (all their spelling not mine), ethnicity: Ungarn (Hungarian) German. Port of Departure Le Havre, Seine-Inferior, France on the ship Rochambeau. Going to brother Adolf (Step brother) in Chicago, 141 W. 45th St., Chicago, Ill.. Relative still in Hungary father Franz. Brother Adolf was Adolf Radakovits, step brother whose mother Theresia was Franz Wehofer third wife.

1918: Draft Registration; Residence 7018 S. Justine, Chicago. Nearest Relative: Adolf Radohowitz (Radowicz)? 5127 S. Wells, Chicago, Ill

Found in 1930 Census in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois - Paul Wehofer, age 32, born in Austria with wife Clara. Wehofer, Paul; Head, age 32, born Austria; Father born Germany; Mother born Austria; Speaks German; Immigration 1907; Occupation - Baker Clara, Wife, age 21, Born Michigan; Father & Mother born Germany William, Son age 2, Born Illinois

Also in Cook County, on same census, different area, at separate residence was a John Wehofer, age 28; a "Lodger" in a household, from Hungary and was a "Blacksmith". Unknown if relative of Paul.

Also in Cook County on same 1930 census, different area was Frank Wehofer, age 39, born 1891 in Austria, married to Theresa age 35 with sons Rudolph age 16 and Frank aged 8. Unknown if relative of Paul.

I have copy of Pal Wehofer Hungarian Birth Registration from where registered on 12 May 1897 in Pinka-Miske. Details match recollections of William and Joyce Wehofer which leads to further verification of details through the Catholic Church records of his father Franz and his mother Aloisia.

Meanwhile, back in Hungary the year after Pal emigrated to the US, World War I happened.

Main articles: Austro-Hungarian entry into World War I and Hungary in World War I

After the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914, a series of crises escalated quickly. A general war began on 28 July with a declaration of war on Serbia by Austria-Hungary.[45]

Austria-Hungary drafted 9 million soldiers in World War I, of which 4 million were from the kingdom of Hungary. During the First World War, Austria-Hungary fought on the side of Germany, Bulgaria and Ottoman Empire– the so-called Central Powers. They conquered Serbia easily, and Romania declared war. The Central Powers then conquered Southern Romania and the Romanian capital of Bucharest. In November 1916, Emperor Franz Joseph died; the new monarch, Emperor Charles I of Austria (IV. Károly), sympathized with the pacifists in his realm.
Sources

Son William and Daughter in law Joyce Wehofer interviews, documentation held by Jim Carney i.e. Ellis Island, Draft Registration, Census, Hungarian birth registration, Catholic Church records, etc.

Sources

[SAuth] compiled by James H Carney, Jim Carney.
[S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 18 Nov 2021), entry for Pal "Paul" WEHOFER, person ID LR46-23M. (Reliability: 3).
[S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 20 Nov 2022), entry for Pal "Paul" WEHOFER, person ID LR46-23M. (Reliability: 3).

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