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Descendants List: Mendel & Sara (née Gutmann) WERTHEIMER

See as well:
Descendants List of Jacob and Betti (née Kohler) Wertheimer
The Gutmann Family of Gleicherwiesen

Mendel Wertheimer was the eldest child and first son of Jacob and Betti (née Kohler) Wertheimer, b. 1808 in Marisfeld. Sara Gutmann, his wife, was the third child and second daughter of Selig Abraham and Mink/Minna Gutmann, b. 1826 in Gleicherwiesen, On 23 March 1869, Mendel and Sara, and children moved from Marisfeld to Themar.

The Nachkommenliste/Descendants List below starts with the entry in the Registers of the Jewish Community of Themar. From there, it has been built with sources from family members, databases and other sources of information.  It is as accurate as can be as of 1 January 2020 based on the sources listed below. Links to internet sources have been inserted wherever possible. Should a reader of this page have any additional information, please let us know at [email protected]. We welcome additions, corrections, and questions.

As well, please see the story of Minnie Marks, née Wertheimer, and her grandson, Lloyd Marx, and their 1921 summer trip to visit relatives in Germany. 

  • Mendel Emanuel Jacob WERTHEIMER, b. 20 May 1808 Marisfeld, d. 28 Oct 1873 Themar
  • ∞ (20 Sep 1849) Sara GUTMANN b. 24 Oct 1826 Gleicherwiesen, d. 18 Feb 1902 Magdeburg
    • 1. Selig WERTHEIMER, b. 19 Sep 1850 Marisfeld, d. 21 Apr 1856 Marisfeld
    • 1. Jacob WERTHEIMER, b. 15 Feb 1853 Marisfeld
    • 1. Louis WERTHEIMER, b. 4 Oct 1855 Marisfeld, d. 25 Apr 1902 Themar
    • ∞ Emma FRANKENBERG, b. 21 Sep 1855 Marisfeld, d. 6 Sep 1912 Themar
      • 2. Bella WERTHEIMER, b. 9 Nov 1883 Themar, d. 1962 Berlin-Buckow
      • ∞ Richard KLÖCKNER, b. 1 Oct 1882 Utka/Sensberg, d. 1958 Berlin-Buckow
        • 3. Irma KLÖCKNER, b. 3 Feb 1907 Themar, d. 1990 Berlin
        • ∞ Hans BÜNNING, b. 24 Jun 1901 Lögumkloster/Tondern, d. 25 Apr 1945 Berlin
          • 4. Gernoth BÜNNING, b. 1 May 1933 Lübben, d. 25 Aug 1959 Limburg an der Lahn
          • ∞ Else MANTHEY
          • 4. Sigrid BÜNNING, b. 9 Nov 1934 Lübben, d. 1974 Berlin
          • ∞ Johannes MEYER, d. Berlin
          • ∞ Franz NIETSCH, d. 1983/84
      • 2. Milton WERTHEIMER, b. 14 Mar 1886 Themar, 1936 to Holland, murdered 11 Oct 11 1944 Auschwitz
      • ∞ Bella WERTHEIMER, b. 17 Dec 1890 Themar, 10 May 1942 deported to Bełżyce Ghetto, murdered Lublin District
      • 2. Nathan WERTHEIMER, b. 3 Mar 1890 Themar, 1938 to Buenos Aires, d. 16 Jun 1955 Bahia Blanca
      • ∞ Else FRANKENBERG, b. 27 Oct 1897 Coburg, 1938 to Argentina, d. 7 Jul 1970 Buenos Aires
        • 3. Edith WERTHEIMER, b. 8 Feb 1926 Coburg, 1938 to Buenos Aires, d. 14 Aug 2016 Buenos Aires
        • ∞ Arthur/Arturo LEVY, b. 6 Mar 1920 Steimel/Rheinland-Palatinate, 1936 to Holland/1937 to Argentina, d. 14 Jul 2004 Buenos Aires
          • 4. Rodolfo Roberto LEVY, b. 1 Jan 1946 Rivera/Arg, d. 19 Jun 2015 Buenos Aires
          • 4. Mario Alfredo LEVY, b. 24 Sept 1947 Caruhe/Arg.
          • 4. Jorge (George) LEVY, b. 14 Nov 1954 Rivera/Arg
          • 4. Andrea Fabiana LEVY, b. 14 May 1964 Buenos Aires
    • 1. Julius WERTHEIMER, b. 6 Nov 1857 Marisfeld, d. 1 Feb 1926 Sudenberg Saxony-Anhalt
    • ∞ (1892) Henriette LINDENFELD, b. 19 May 1870 Kassel
      • 2. Erich WERTHEIMER, b. 8 Jan 1893 Magdeburg, murdered Feb 1945 KZ Buchenwald
      • ∞ Louise-Martha MAHLENDORF, b. abt 1901, d. 7 Feb 1964 Amsterdam
      • 2. Alfred WERTHEIMER, b. 12 Apr 1895 Magdeburg, 1938 to USA, d. 25 Feb 25 1987 New York/NY
      • ∞ (1937) Marion WARNER, b. 12 Feb 1906 Frankfurt am Main, 1938 to USA, d. 27 Dec 1986 New York/NY
      • 2. Edith WERTHEIMER, b. 29 Mar 1900 Magdeburg, d. 3 Apr 1923 Magdeburg
      • 2. Edgar WERTHEIMER, b. 6 Aug 1907 Magdeburg, 1937 to USA, d. 5 Feb 1982 New York/NY
      • ∞ (1942) Roslyn SHAPIRO, b. 5 Dec 1915 Manhattan/NY, d. Jul 1979 New York/NY
        • 3. NN WERTHEIMER
        • ∞ NN OCHS
        • 3. NN WERTHEIMER
    • 2. Abraham Adolf WERTHEIMER, b. 20 Oct 1859 Marisfeld, d. 21 Dec 1912 Chemnitz
    • ∞ Rosalie LINDENFELD, b. 5 Dec 1869 Kassel, d. after 1947 (survivor)
      • 3. Alice WERTHEIMER, b. 30 Jun 1893 Chemnitz, murdered after Nov 1941 Ghetto Minsk
      • ∞ (1919/div. 1928) Dr. med. Siegfried Kurt GLASER, b. 12 May 1892 Zittau/Saxony, 1941 to USA, d. 6 Feb 1982 Hamburg
      • 3. Charlotte Flora WERTHEIMER, b. 7 Jan 1896 Chemnitz/Saxony, d. Uruguay
      • ∞ (1918) Adolf WASSERMANN, b. 18 Sep 1882 Bautzen/Saxony, d. Uruguay
        • 4. Hans Alexander WASSERMANN, b. 23 Sep 1919 Chemnitz/Saxony, d. Argentina
        • 4. Ursula WASSERMANN, b. 11 Dec 1920 Chemnitz/Saxony, d. Argentina
        • ∞ Peter ELKAN
    • 2. Minna WERTHEIMER, b. 20 May 1862 Marisfeld, 1880 to USA, d. 7 Jan 1947 Brooklyn/NY
    • ∞ Louis (Lewis) MARKS, b. Apr 1856 London/UK, d. 12 Dec 1908 Brooklyn/NY
      • 3. Bertha Beatrice MARKS, b. Feb 1887 Brooklyn/NY, d. 1916 Brooklyn/NY
      • ∞ Gustav(e) MARX, b. 20 Apr 1876 Bruchsal, d. Jun 1965 Newark/NJ
        • 4. Lloyd MARX, b. 24 Jul 1915 Coney Island/NY, d. 26 May 1988 NY/NY
        • ∞ (19 May 1938) Dorothy HAMPTON, b. 19 Mar 1916 Chicago/Ill, d. 16 Aug 1994 Texas/USA
          • 5. Judy Beatrix MARX, b. 26 Aug 1942 Jackson Heights/NY, d. 16 Jun 2005
          • ∞ NN KELLEY
      • 3. Elizabeth MARKS, b. 1888 Brooklyn/NY, d. 24 Nov 1888 Brooklyn/NY
      • 3. Milton MARKS, b. Dec 1888 Brooklyn/NY
      • 3. Bessie MARKS, b. 25 Mar 1892 Brooklyn/NY
      • 3. Henry Sidney MARKS, b.16 Sep 1896 Brooklyn/NY
      • 3. Raymond MARKS, b. 06 May 1898 Brooklyn/NY
      • 3. Harry Percy MARKS, b. 18 Aug 1901 Brooklyn/NY, d. 19 Aug 1901 Brooklyn/NY
    • 2. Albert WERTHEIMER, b. 16 May 1866 Marisfeld, d. 25 Apr 1938 Plauen/Saxony
    • ∞ Therese ROSENBAUM, b. 21 Dec 1878 Immenhausen/Hesse, 10 May 1942 deported to Bełżyce Ghetto, murdered Lublin District
      • 3. Irma Johanna WERTHEIMER, b. 7 Oct 1908 Plauen, d. 2005 New York/NY
      • ∞ Leo Henry KLIPSTEIN, b. 20 Jan 1902 Hanover, d. 13 Feb 1977 Lugano/Switz
        • 4. Ursula (Janine) KLIPSTEIN, b. 7 Dec 1930 Plauen
        • ∞ (1959) Kenneth GIMPELMAN, b. 6 Jun 1922 Kiev/Ukraine, d. 15 Jul 1982 NY/NY
        • ∞ Irving M. SOKOLOV, b. 30 Oct 1920, d. 26 Jun 1995 NY/USA
      • 3. Suse WERTHEIMER, b. 22 Oct 1910 Plauen/Saxony, murdered in the Shoah.
      • ∞ Werner Rudolf FELIX, b. 13 Jul 1907 Berlin, murdered 31 Aug 1944 Auschwitz
    • 2. Leopold WERTHEIMER, b. 16 May 1866 Marisfeld, 1936 to Holland, d. 16 Feb 1939 Amsterdam
    • ∞ (1908) Helene Lamm, b. 27 Feb 1878 Erfurt, 1936 to Holland, 1944 deported to ?/survived, 1947 to USA
      • 3. Hanna WERTHEIMER, b. 3 May 1911 Zwickau/Saxony, 1938 to Argentina, d. 26 Jun 1974 Buenos Aires
      • ∞ Rudolf KOLODZINSKI, b. 16 Oct 1909 Breslau, 1937 to Argentina
        • 4. Ruth KOLODZINSKI, b. 28 Feb 1934 Zwickau/Saxony, Mar 1938 to Argentina
        • ∞ (6 Feb 1954) Hersz/Enrique Tzvi ben Leib STECHER, b. 1 Jan 1931 Sokołów/Poland, d. 17 Jun 1993 Buenos Aires
        • 5. Daniel STECHER, b. 3 January 3 1956
        • 5. Mario STECHER
        • ∞ Mónica Adriana WOLFF
          • 6. Andres STECHER
          • ∞ Heather Ann STORM
            • 7. NN STORM
            • 7. Deborah STECHER
        • 5. Gabriel Andre STECHER b. 22 October 1964 Montevideo
      • 3. Käte/Kate WERTHEIMER, b. 19 Jul 1912 Zwickau/Saxony, 1939 to Argentina, d. 23 Jun 23 1989 Buenos Aires
      • ∞ Franz KOLODZINSKI, b. 6 Mar 1906 Breslau, 1938 to Argentina, d. 1 Nov 1999 Buenos Aires

SOURCES:
Databases:

  1. Das Bundesarchiv, Memorial Book: Victims of the Persecution of Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933 -1945
  2. Jüdischer Friedhof Chemnitz, che-470
  3. Jüdische Gemeinde Marisfeld (Kr. Hildburghausen), Matrikel, 1768-1936. Koblenz: Bundesarchiv, 1958.
  4. Jüdische Gemeinde Themar (Kr. Hildburghausen). Matrikel 1820-1938, Koblenz: Bundesarchiv 1958.
  5. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics.
  6. National Archives at New York City; Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York (617-618); ARC Number: 5324244; ARC Title: Petitions for Naturalization, 1793-1906; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: 85
  7. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Soundex Index to Petitions for Naturalizations Filed in Federal, State, and Local Courts in New York City, 1792-1906 (M1674); Microfilm Serial: M1674; Microfilm Roll: 291
  8. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 – March 31, 1925; Roll #: 1539; Volume #: Roll 1539 – Certificates: 8626-8999, 24 Mar 1921-25 Mar 1921
  9. “New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949,” Family Search database.
  10. New York State Census, 1905, 1915, 1925.
  11. Year: 1900; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 11, Kings, New York; Roll: 1050; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0157; FHL microfilm: 1241050
  12. United States Federal Census, 1900-1940
  13. Witter, Katharina. Auswanderung aus dem Herzogtum Sachsen Meiningen.
  14. Wolf, Siegfried, ed.,Juden in Thüringen: Biographischen Daten 1933-1943, vol 2, 2001
  15. Yad Vashem, Pages of Testimony. 
  16. Year: 1921; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 3020; Line: 10; Page Number: 40

Other: 

  1. Centre for Holocaust Education, London, Photocard 5: Klipstein family. 
  2. Claudia Freila, “Alice Glaser, geb. Wertheimer,” in Berlin-Minsk: Unvergessene Lebensgeschichten
  3. ‘Juden im Lager Deggendorf,’ AUFBAU 19 Oct 1945 p.20
  4. Nitsche, Jürgen und Ruth Röcher, eds. Juden in Chemnitz: die Geschichte der Gemeinde und ihrer Mitglieder: mit einer Dokumentation des jüdischen Friedhofs. Jüdischen Gemeinde Chemnitz. Dresden: Sandstein, 2002
  5. Wertheimer, James H. Collection, Museum of Jewish Heritage.