Lee-Anne Martinez

A photo of John F Filz

This is a photo of my 4 times great grandmother Eva Pensyl. She was born in 1828 in Wildstein, Germany. She was married 2 times, first to Kaspar Schaller, with whom she had 2 daughters, Katherine & Theresia. She was widowed when her daughters were quite young, she later met & married her 2nd husband Karl Filz. Karl had been widowed and had a daughter Anna Margaretha. Karl & Eva went on to have 3 more children of their own, Margaretha, Johann & Franz. The entire family (except for Margaretha) moved to the U.S.A. over a period 7 years arriving at Ellis Island the first time in 1893. Margaretha stayed in Germany and married, she had 7 children but only 2 survived to adulthood...one son eventually made it to the U.S.A. This picture was taken around 1886 in Augsburg, Germany.

I would like to try finding out if Eva had any siblings & who her parents are....I know nothing about her before her marriage to my 4 times great grandfather.

This is a photo of my 4 times great grandfather Karl Filz. He was born in May 1828 in Altenteich, Germany ( back then called Bohemia). Son of Michael Filz & Anna Bohmann. Karl came to the U.S.A in 1894 through Ellis Island. He was married twice, first to Katherina Reichenauer, and had on child with her named Anna Margaretha Filz. Katherina died not long after her Anna's birth...He later married Eva Pensyl-Schaller a widow with 2 young daughters of her own Katherine & Therasia. Karl & Eva then had 3 children together Margaretha, Johann & Franz Filz. Karl & his entire family (except for Margaretha) and their children all came to the U.S. A. in a period of 7 years from 1894 till 1902. The family settled in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. His daughter Margaretha married & had seven children of which only 2 survived to adulthood She remained in Germany, one son did make it to the U.S.A. This was taken in 1886 in Augsburg, Germany.