Johann Mandel

Johann Mandel was born on January 13, 1831 in the pretty village of Marktbreit, Germany. He was baptized in the Catholic Church on January 31, 1831.

His birth record in the Catholic Archives lists only his mother who is Dorothea Mandel, presumably of Marktbreit.

Parish records also reveal that Johann was married twice. On July 13, 1859 in Marktbreit, Johann married Maria Ursula Windfelder. We do not know if any children were born to this marriage or when Maria died. It is likely that Johann brought children with him into his second marriage.

Ten years later, Johann married a second time on October 9, 1869 to our ancestor, Anna Margaretha Kinzinger (1830 - 1910) from Huttenheim. They were married in St. Peter's Church in nearby Wurzburg. Anna was 39 years old when she married Johann, and quite possibly may have been a widow.

Franz Xaver Grunewald (Johann's grandson) spoke of him in his memoirs 'Rotlauf.' He said that Johann was a musician and a schostermeister (shoemaker). The records we were able to obtain from the Catholic Archives in Wurzburg also list his occupation as a shoemaker.

We are uncertain of what city Johann died in, but his death was in 1886 - 24 years prior to Anna's death.