- 9. Burgenland map depicting ancestors' towns (74 KB)
This map depicts the locations in Northern Burgenland of our ancestors towns and villages. (Map courtesy Mike Spahitz of the Burgenland Bunch genealogy group).
- 1. Böhmerwald Towns Surrounding Horice na Sumave (393 KB)
The German town of Höritz is called Horice na Sumave in the present-day Czech Republic. These are the towns with local Catholic parish churches under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Krummau (or Cesky Krumlov). This area is located just to the north of Linz, Austria.
- 14. Unger Familie Haus nr. 12 in Wallern am See (161 KB)
The Unger Familie Haus at Hauptstraße 19 in Wallern, Neusiedl, Burgenland, Österreich ca. 1940 (Photo courtesy Konrad Unger).
- 10. The Seewinkel area of Northern Burgenland (417 KB)
This map shows the entire Seewinkel region of Northern Burgenland as well as the surrounding area. Note the towns of Illmitz, Wallern, Frauenkirchen, Apetlon, Pamhagen, Halbturn, St. Andrä and Tadten. (Map courtesy Konrad Unger, Wallern).
- 2. Höritz/Horice na Sumave area on a modern map (24 KB)
This map depicts the vicinity of Höritz and its surrounding towns and villages in today's Czech Republic.
- 14a. A second, enlarged photo of the Unger Haus (140 KB)
A enlarged photo of the Unger Familie Haus at Hauptstraße 19 in Wallern, Neusiedl, Burgenland, Österreich ca. 1940 (Photo courtesy Konrad Unger).
- 11. Johann Klein (1863-1915) Cavalry soldier (56 KB)
Johann Klein was a Cavalry soldier in the Austro-Hungarian Army prior to his emigration from Austria-Hungary to the U.S. circa 1890 at age 27. Anna Theresia Bauer followed later and they were married in Assumption Catholic Church in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1892.
- 3. A view of the town of Höritz as seen today (122 KB)
This photo depicts the town of Höritz/Horice na Sumave in 1999 and clearly shows the Catholic Church of Saint Katharina which was first constructed in about the year 1300, and in which most of my Pihale relatives from Böhmen were Christened.
- 16. Clarence Pihaly's Coffee Shop, St. Paul (53 KB)
Clarence Pihaly's restaurant and coffee shop on St. Peter Street in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. The restauant was a long-time favorite of workers and shoppers alike.
- 12. Anna Theresia Bauer (1872-1940) (78 KB)
Anna Theresia Bauer was my Great-Grandmother. She was born in Illmitz and emigrated from Austria-Hungary to St. Paul, Minnesota where she married Johann Michael Klein (also from Illmitz) in 1892. They had 8 children, including my Grandfather, John Michael Klein, Jr. born in St. Paul in 1894.
- 4. Historical crest of the town of Höritz (7 KB)
This is the original crest of Höritz as used by the ethnic German population which inhabited the town until they were expelled by the Czechs following World War II.
- 17. Rev. Robert Ignatius Pihale, S.J. (30 KB)
Father Pihale was a Jesuit priest who was a descendant of George Pihale of Mankato.
- 13. St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church in Illmitz (55 KB)
This is St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church in the Northern Burgenland. It was the parish home of many of my Klein, Gruber, Bauer, Tschida, Eglsäer, and Oberbauer ancestors from Illmitz.
- 5. John Joseph Pihale's Mercantile in Minnesota (166 KB)
In 1897, John Joseph Pihale was operating a store in Mankato, Minnesota. John was the son of Georg Pihale who was one of two brothers that originally came to North America. Georg was a tailor who came via Canada and settled in Mankato in late 1869. His brother, Andrew, was a church builder who settled in Berlin, Kitchener, Ontario (later called Waterloo).
- 6. Three Pihale brothers who immigrated to St Paul (178 KB)
Left to right: Adalbert (Albert) Pihale b. 1862, Franz (Frank) Pihale b. 1868, and Karl (Charles) Pihale b. 1866. All three settled in St. Paul, Minnesota and are depicted in this photo from the early 1890's. Karl Pihale was my Great-Grandfather. Karl was a tailor by trade. Karl Pihale was born at Teutschmannsdorf #32 (bei Höritz), District Krummau of German parents. He was baptized at the Church of Saint Katharina in Höritz im Böhmerwald in January of 1866. His godparents were Karl and Katharina Mugrauer of Höritz #72. Karl left home in late April of 1880 and travelled to the North German Port of Bremen.
He embarked alone from the Port of Bremen, Deutschland, aboard the SS Salier (North German Lloyd Lines) and arrived in New York at Castle Garden off the southwest tip of Manhattan Island about 2 weeks later on 15 May 1880 (at the age of 14).
- 15. John Klein & Theresa Klein (geb. Unger) 1921 (129 KB)
The wedding portrait of my Grandparents, John Michael Klein, Jr. and Theresa Agnes Unger. They were married 29 August 1921 at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. John was a retail butcher who owned his family business. They were the parents of three daughters: Vernelle (Claseman), Marjorie (Burgeson), and Patricia (Pihaly). John died in 1941, Theresa in 1964.
- 7. Karl Pihale and a group employee photo ca. 1899 (160 KB)
Karl Pihale worked for Spaniol The Tailor in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota during the late 1890's. Here he his shown (third from the right with bow-tie) with his fellow tailors. Karl died on 1 August 1900 at age 34 leaving behind a pregnant wife and six young children. He died from Pulmonary Tuberculosis and was buried in Calvary Cemetery in St. Paul.
- 10a. Another concise map of the Seewinkel region (46 KB)
This map depicts all of my ancestors' towns and villages in the Seewinkel region (Courtesy Konrad Unger, Wallern).
- 8. Katherine Wallner Pihale, St. Paul, 1918 (34 KB)
Katherine Wallner (on right in photo with black hat), at age 14, embarked for North America from the German port of Bremen with her mother, brother, and sister in the spring of 1882. They travelled aboard the North German Lloyd steamship SS Köln whose Master was Captain G.H. Meier. The ship weighed 1,736 tons burthen upon arrival at New York's Castle Garden. Katherine was passenger #949 of the 1,086 souls aboard ship. They disembarked on 6 April 1882. From New York they travelled to Saint Paul, Minnesota. She married Karl Pihale and they had seven children. Karl died in 1900. Katherine is pictured here with a lady friend in her home's back-yard in 1918 (St. Paul). Katherine was my Great-Grandmother, and died in 1929.
- 3a. St. Katharina Catholic Church, Höritz (109 KB)
This is an interior view of St. Katharina Church showing the altar and Baptismal font where my ancestors were Christened.
- 13a. Typical older-style home in Apetlon (110 KB)
This home is characteristic of the older homes in Apetlon and other towns in the Seewinkel region.
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