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Note: e John as well; the 1890 Pittsburgh Directory lists him as J.F. Guttendorf, St. Mary's Cemetery records, Pittsburgh, show his name as John F. "Gudendorf," his tombstone shows "Johann F. Gutendorf" and his will uses the name "John F. Gutendorf." Overall it appears that the immigrant spelled the name with one "t" and subsequent generations added the second "t." The "Guttendorf Family Tree" reports that he and his wife Elizabeth immigrated with their 3 children to the US in early 1850's; however only sons Charles and Fredrick are shown in census records as being born in Germany. According to Elizabeth's statement at the time of the 1900 census, she immigrated in 1850. Their first child born in the US was Joseph, born Sept. 1855 in Cincinnati, Ohio (see 1880 & 1920 census notes on Joseph). This would seem to indicate that the Guttendorfs did not come directly to Pittsburgh upon immigration, but went first to Ohio. Daughter Barbara was born in Pittsburgh the year after Joseph, so their move to that city took place after Sept. 1855, but before 20 Oct. 1856. The same booklet reports that the Guttendorfs were from the Alsace-Lorraine region of Germany; however, both Fredrick & Elizabeth gave Wurtemberg as their birthplaces to the 1880 census taker; Elizabeth's parents were reported to have been born in Bavaria, while Fredrick's were born in Wurtemberg. In the 1900 census, Elizabeth gave her place of birth as simply "Germany I have located the baptism of Fridericus Gutendorf 16 April 1820, son of Nicholas and Elizabeth (Mueller) at FamilySearch.org in German records: "Deutschland, Geburten und Taufen 1558-1898," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N6KN-MHL : accessed 26 Apr 2014), Fridericus Gutendorf, 16 Apr 1820; citing ; FHL microfilm 591214. He was baptised at the Roman Catholic Church in Baumholder, Rheinland, Prussia (the same place where his wife was baptized). Baumholder is a town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, in the Westrich, an historic region that encompasses areas in both Germany and France. Baumholder and its sister communities are rich in history. First recorded mention of the town is found in a document dating back to 1156. The series of books entitled "Germans to America, Jan. 1850 - May, 1851" by Glazier & Filby lists the immigration of Frideric, 31 & Elizabeth, 24, "Gutendorf" in Vol. 1, page 174. They arrived in NY from Havre on the "Duchesse D'Orleans" 8 June 1850. No children are shown, but such lists are very incomplete and may simply have left off the children's names. Occupations are listed as "unknown" and all passengers are shown as being from Prussia - but records indicate that this information was not always accurate. John's age is shown as 31, giving him a birth year of about 1819. Fredrick first appears in a Pennsylvania US census in 1880 living on 40th St., Pittsburgh (no address). He was 60 years old, living with his wife and 5 of his children. It is in this census that he and his wife are reported as being born in Wurtemberg. His occupation is listed as "broom maker (boiler maker?)." The 1890 and 1895 Pittsburgh Directories list J.F./Fred Guttendorf as weigh master, living at 246 38th St., Pittsburgh. John's age in this census would give him a birth year of about 1820. John Fredrick Guttendorf died from pneumonitis 10 April 1897 and was buried 13 April 1897 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, PA in section W, lot 340. His occupation was 'weigh-master." The funeral was held from St. Augustine's Church, a German church, Butler and 37th Sts., Pittsburgh. On 18 April 1998, I visited St. Mary's Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh and located the graves of John and his wife. They are marked with dark gray upright stones and, while other family burials are included in this plot according to cemetery records, these are the only two tombstones. John's is marked: "Unser Vater (our father) Johann F. Gutendorf, Geb. 12, April 1828, Gest. 10 April 1897." This stone confirms the date of death contained in the "Guttendorf Family Tree" of 1975. However, the birthdate is different by 8 years from that publication and is also inconsistent with John's age contained in ship passenger and census records. I have, therefore, used the 1820 year of birth. John's will is recorded in Allegheny County Will Book 52, pages 265 & 266. It was written 19 August 1895, two years before his death and recorded 15 April 1897, 5 days after his death. It read as follows: "In the name of God, Amen. Know all men by these presents that I John F. Guttendorf of Pittsburgh in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania yeoman, being of sound mind memory and understanding do make publish and declare this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills heretofore, at any time by me made. And first, I direct that my body be directly intered (sic) and my funeral conducted with the rites of the Roman Catholic Church and further that my funeral expenses and just debts be paid as soon as conveniently can be after my Interment. As to my worldly estate of which I shall die seized and possessed I dispose of the same in manner following. First, I give, devise and bequeath to my nine children, namely, Frederick, Charles, Joseph, Nicholas, Frank, Elizabeth Guttendorf, Barbara Hollahan, Mina Nickel and Mathilda Kalchthaler, each and every one the sum of One Hundred Dollars, to be paid to them by my executor as soon as conveniently can be after my interment. The residue and remainder of my estate real, personal or mixed, I give, desire and bequeath to my beloved wife, Elizabeth Guttendorf, her heirs, administrators executors and assigns absolutely and unconditionally. And lastly I nominate and appoint my esteemed Friend Peter Kerner Executor of this my Will and Testament. In Witness ___of I have hereunto set my hand and seal this nineteenth day of August A.D. One thousand eight hundred and ninety-five 1895." (Signed) John F. Gutendorf (seal) Signed, sealed, published and declared by the Testator John F. Guttendorf in the presence of us, who, at the request of said Testator subscribed our respective names here to as witness. A. Wiedemann 15th Ward Pittsburg (sic) Peter Kerner 15th Ward Pittsburgh (sic) Charles Goehoing ************* The Guttendorf Family Tree, published by Guttendorf Press, Pittsburgh, 1975, also names several relatives of John F. Guttendorf which were assumed to be cousins, not "close" to John & Elizabeth & of the Lutheran faith rather than Roman Catholics. It is likely that several Guttendorf families migrated from Germany to the US at about the same time, the early 1850's. 1) Charles Guttendorf - known as "Little Charlie" (located in the 1900 census; a boiler maker -- see item below regarding Jacob Guttendorf)) son - Charles Guttendorf, Jr married. ? Metzier (located in 1920 census) son - Roland Guttendorf (5/11/1924 - 5/12/1993) son - Charles Guttendorf III (owners of Guttendorf Press, Pittsburgh) 2) Frank Guttendorf - married (located in the 1900 & 1920 censuses) Lived in Bellvue, PA, Pittsburgh suburb 3) William Guttendorf - married Lived in South Hills section of Pittsburgh, PA 4) Adam Gutendorf, b. Prussia @@1831, of Pittsburgh, Chicago (1870) and Quincy, Adams Co., IL, a cooper. Immigrated with wife and 1(?) child. Many names of his children are repeated in the families of Johann "John," but no relationship has yet been found. In addition to these Guttendorfs, I also located extensive records regarding a Jacob Guttendorf of the 16th ward, Pittsburgh, who died intestate about May, 1869. He was the owner of a boiler yard and box factory in partnership with Nicholas Schneider. His wife was Barbara and children were Charles, Mary, Wilhelmina, Rosalie and Ann. (This may be the father of the Charles mentioned above.) The records are listed in the Allegheny Co. Proceedings Index, Vol. 25, page 378, block 6. I reviewed several of the Orphan's Court records (volumes 26, 28 and 33) to learn the above and that on several occasions, the heirs sold property to pay the debts of the estate. In 2014 I learned that Jacob and John Frederick were brothers; Jacob was a boiler maker as well, the occupation of John F. and virtually all of his sons.
Note: According to the "Guttendorf Family Tree," the immigrant's name was John Guttendorf; however, the 1880 census shows his name as Frederick Guttendorf and his son's name as "Fred, Jr." He used the nam
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