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Mihaly "Michael" VEHOFER, (Wehofer)

Mihaly "Michael" VEHOFER, (Wehofer)[1, 2]

Male 1841 - Yes, date unknown

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  • Name Mihaly "Michael" VEHOFER  [1
    Suffix (Wehofer) 
    Nickname Michael 
    Born 30 Sep 1841  Bachselten, Vas Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christened 30 Sep 1841  Pinkamiske, Vas, Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID GF5F-BK2 
    Occupation Herbal Doctor  [1, 4
    Occupation   [5
    Maurergeselle - Bauer in Mischendorf (1896) 
    Residence   [5
    Kleinbachselten Nr. 28 bei Heirat, Nr. 22 - Mischendorf Nr. 26, 107 - Rohrbach a.d.T. Nr. 9 
    _UID CFBCFC08B0CC44C2B433DEBB6FFA9B50E5B2 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I28676  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Oct 2022 

    Father Janos "Joannes" VEHHOFER,   b. 1806, Rotenturm a.d..P., Obertwart, Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1854, Bachselten, Vas Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Eva Maria PLANK, (Twin),   b. 18 Oct 1810, Bachselten, Vas Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1880, Bachselten, Vas Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 25 May 1830  Mischendorf, Oberwart, Burgenland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F14284  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family "Johanna" Janka WALTER,   b. 26 Mar 1842, Mischendorf, Vas Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 29 May 1865  Mischendorf, Vas Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mihaly "Michael" VEHOFER,   b. 18 Oct 1865, Kleinbachselten, Oberwart, Pinkamiske, Vas Hungary (Mischendorf) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Carolus VEHOFER,   b. 6 Jan 1869, Mischendorf, Vas Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1869, Mischendorf, Vas Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Josefus VEHOFER,   b. 11 Jul 1870, Kleinbachselten, Oberwart, Pinkamiske, Vas Hungary (Mischendorf) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Ferencz "Franz" WEHOFER,   b. 7 Sep 1872, Kleinbachselten, Oberwart, Pinkamiske, Vas Hungary (Mischendorf) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1955, Probably Austria Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     5. Ignaz "Ignatius" WEHOFER,   b. 19 Aug 1875, Pinkamiske, Vas Hungary (Mischendorf) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1945, Mischendorf, Oberwart, Burgenland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     6. Pal VEHOFER,   b. 28 Sep 1878, Mischendorf, Vas Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1882, Mischendorf, Vas Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F12507  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    1848 Hungary Arms.png
    Hungarian Typical 1850's House
    Hungarian Typical 1850's House

  • Notes 
    • Was nearly hung for treating people without proper medical credentials after several patients died.

      Was a Herbal Doctor

      AKA Michael/Michl Wehofer and Vehofer

      Occupation: Maurergeselle (journeyman mason) - Bauer (farmer) in Mischendorf (1896)

      Address: Kleinbachselten Nr. 28 bei Heirat, Nr. 22 - Mischendorf Nr. 26, 107 - Rohrbach a.d.T. Nr. 9

      Hungarian History at the time of Mihaly Wehoffer:
      On 15 March 1848, mass demonstrations in Pest and Buda enabled Hungarian reformists to push through a list of Twelve Demands. The Hungarian Diet took advantage of the Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas to enact the April laws, a comprehensive legislative program of dozens of civil rights reforms. Faced with revolution both at home and in Hungary, Austrian Emperor Ferdinand I at first had to accept Hungarian demands. After the Austrian uprising was suppressed, a new emperor Franz Joseph replaced his epileptic uncle Ferdinand. Franz Joseph rejected all reforms and started to arm against Hungary. A year later, in April 1849, an independent government of Hungary was established.[36]

      The new government seceded from the Austrian Empire.[37] The House of Habsburg was dethroned in the Hungarian part of the Austrian Empire and the first Republic of Hungary was proclaimed, with Lajos Kossuth as governor and president. The first prime minister was Lajos Batthy?ny. Emperor Franz Joseph and his advisers skillfully manipulated the new nation's ethnic minorities, the Croatian, Serbian and Romanian peasantry, led by priests and officers firmly loyal to the Habsburgs, and induced them to rebel against the new government. The Hungarians were supported by the vast majority of the Slovaks, Germans, and Rusyns of the country, and almost all the Jews, as well as by a large number of Polish, Austrian and Italian volunteers.

      Hungarian Economy near turn of the century:

      The era witnessed significant economic development in the rural areas. The formerly backwards Hungarian economy became relatively modern and industrialized by the turn of the 20th century, although agriculture remained dominant in the GDP until 1880. In 1873, the old capital Buda and ?buda (Ancient Buda) were officially merged with the third city, Pest, thus creating the new metropolis of Budapest. The dynamic Pest grew into the country's administrative, political, economic, trade and cultural hub.

      Technological advancement accelerated industrialization and urbanization. The Gross national product per capita grew roughly 1.45% per year from 1870 to 1913. That level of growth compared very favorably to that of other European nations such as Britain (1.00%), France (1.06%), and Germany (1.51%). The leading industries in this economic expansion were electricity and electro-technology, telecommunications, and transport (especially locomotive, tram and ship construction). The key symbols of industrial progress were the Ganz concern and Tungsram Works. Many of the state institutions and modern administrative systems of Hungary were established during this period.

      The census of the Hungarian state in 1910 (excluding Croatia), recorded the following population distribution: Hungarian 54.5%, Romanian 16.1%, Slovak 10.7%, and German 10.4%.[43][44] The religious denomination with the greatest number of adherents was Roman Catholicism (49.3%), followed by the Calvinism (14.3%), Greek Orthodoxy (12.8%), Greek Catholicism (11.0%), Lutheranism (7.1%), and Judaism (5.0%)

      Sources:

      1865, Vehofer Mich in entry for Michael, "Hungary, Catholic Church Records, 1636-1895"
      Vehofer Mich
      1869, Vehofer Mich in entry for Carolus, "Hungary, Catholic Church Records, 1636-1895"
      Vehofer Mich
      1878, Wehofer Mih?ly in entry for P?l, "Hungary, Catholic Church Records, 1636-1895"
      Wehofer Mih?ly
      1872, Wehofer Mich in entry for Wehofer Franciscus, "Hungary, Catholic Church Records, 1636-1895"
      Wehofer Mich
      1841, Wehofer Mih?ly, "Hungary, Catholic Church Records, 1636-1895"
      Mih?ly
      1875, Wehofer Mich in entry for Ignatius, "Hungary, Catholic Church Records, 1636-1895"
      Wehofer Mich

      1870, Vehofer Michael in entry for Josefus, "Hungary, Catholic Church Records, 1636-1895"
      Vehofer Michael

  • Sources 
    1. [S1165] FamilySearch.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((https://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2021), entry for Mihaly "Michael" VEHOFER, person ID LR46-V1K. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

    3. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 12 Jan 2022), entry for Mihaly "Michael" VEHOFER, person ID GD22-48R. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1164] Beate Andruchowitz, Beate Andruchowitz, ([email protected]), Address and Occupation in notes (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2021), entry for Mihaly "Michael" VEHOFER, person ID LR46-V1K. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 12 Jan 2022), entry for Eva Plank, person ID KPSG-9HR. (Reliability: 3).