Carl Wilhelm Alfred Purf

1894 - 1918  (23 years)

• Name	Carl Wilhelm Alfred Purf
  Born	7 May 1894	Neustadt an der Orla, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Apr 1918	World War One ..... Helsinki, Finland
  Person ID	I054388	Purfeerst
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2010

  
  

  Father	Carl Wilhelm Hermann Purf,   b. 10 Mar 1866, Neustadt an der Orla, Germany ,   d. 21 Jan 1947, Neustadt an der Orla, Germany  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Hedwig Therese R,   b. 6 Jul 1866, Neustadt an der Orla, Germany ,   d. 9 Mar 1939, Neustadt an der Orla, Germany  (Age 72 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1893	Neustadt an der Orla, Germany   [1]
  Family ID	F01464	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  A3. St. John the Baptist Evangelical Church, Neustadt an der Orla, Germany. This picture of St. John the Baptist Evangelical church was taken by the Author during a year 2000 research trip to Neustadt, Germany. Many Purfürst family members who emigrated to America once lived in and around the village in which this church is located. The parish baptism, marriage and burial registers, dating back to 1600, revealed considerable information on our ancestors. In 1294 the Landgraf Albrecht von Thuringer (The Count Albrecht Thuringa) and his wife Elisabeth, the widowed Countess of Arnshaugh, built a chapel in Neustadt and dedicated it to John The Baptist. Although having since undergone a number of alterations, the structure seen here was completed in 1534 and is said not to have changed since. The Lutheran church of St. John the Baptist was the family parish for the Purfürst family groups listed below. * ILLINOIS, Cook County - Arno Walter Purfürst and Wilhelmine Purfürst * INDIANA, Fountain County - Carl Friedrich August Purfürst and Johann Friedrich Purfürst. * MINNESOTA, Rice County - Karl Friedrich Ernst Purfürst. * MINNESOTA, Steele County - Carl Friedrich Herman Purfürst. * MISSOURI, St. Louis County - Johann Friedrich Jacob Purfürst. * NEW JERSEY, Essex County - Johann David Ernst Purfürst, Christiana Paulina Purfürst, Robert Richard Purfürst and Ida Francisca Purfürst. * TEXAS, Harris County - Ernst August Purfürst. * FINLAND, Helsinki - Carl Wilhelm Alfred Purfürst See the individual Histories for the geographical locations associated with the families for more information on the family groups. See the History of St John's the Baptist church for more information on the parish. See the History of Neustadt, Germany for more information on the village where the church was located.

  
  

• Sources

  [S038008] 1893 Marriage Record, Germany, Carl Wilhelm Hermann Purf, St. Johannis Evangelical Lutheran Church Neustadt a/O, Germany, Marriage Book 1893, Page 207, Number 19, April 24, 1893. Stated: Carl was born in Neustadt on March 10, 1866. A Neustadt saddler he was the son of Neustadt shoemaker Johann Friedrich Ernst Purf