Leonhard Bauernfeind, Chicago & NYC
Hello everyone!
My great grandfather was Leonhard Bauernfeind, born in Abtsdorf, Bavaria (now Germany) in 1858.Abtsdorf is near Bamberg.He came to the United States in May 1880 on the ship Braunschweig to the port of Baltimore.He traveled with his fiance, Emma Spanhake and her sister Marie.He settled in Chicago and continued in his profession as a beer brewmaster, later moving to New York City where he was brewmaster for the Hupfels Brewery in Manhattan.
I know he had three brothers.Wendelin, who remained in Germany, Joseph and another brother came to the US also.I do not know the other brother's name.
Michael Bauernfeind, from Washington, DC, has posted many interesting messages on this forum and I wish I could get in touch with him. Sadly, his e-mail address and phone number are no longer valid.Michael, if you're out there, please contact me.
If anyone else has information about Bauernfeinds from Chicago, Rock Island, Illinois, or New York City, please contact me.
Hell, any old Bauernfeind will do!We're probably all related somehow!Ha!
Thank you.
Frederick Borg
Panama City, Florida
850-271-2674