Buffalo East Side Neighborhood

Last updated: 2 Dec 2007

Name	Surnames Researching	Streets	Businesses	Churches	German Home Towns (Emig. Year)
Kimberly L. Ackman	Kasprzak, Jasinski, Pawelski, Milley, Demrick, Marinchak	Lovejoy, Ideal	East Buffalo Clothing	Visitation, St. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church, Transfiguration
Lois Ahntholz	Boetcher, Boettcher, Gentz, Jentz			Lutheran, United Church of Christ
Mary Frysiak Ali	Bartkowiak, Bartnowak, Dobrosz, Domanski, Dota, Frysiak, Jezewski,Kaliszan,Kosmowski, Narloch, Ostanski, Paschke, Przybyl, Radomski,Szczesniak, Wojcinski, Zelasko	Coit, Gibson, Michigan, Peckham, Playter, Smith, Stanton, Sycamore, Wilson		St. Stans, St. Adelberts, Polish National Church
Ellen Allison	Schumacher, Shoemaker, Schuhmacher	Fillmore, Bailey and Gallveston Place
Richard Armen	Landefeld, Doeflein				Oberkaufungen, Hesse (1885); Hetzlos, Bavaria (1890)
Lisa Baitz	Bachert, Baitz, Beitz, Gentsch, Kraatz, Lehner, Moeller, Pankow, Pfeil, Topp	Bailey, Broadway, Cherry, Clinton, Emslie, Fillmore, Hickory, Madison, Monroe, Oak, William	Louis Baitz's store on Clinton - wallpaper, paints, and glass; Peter Pfeil Cooperage Works	St.John's Evangelical, St. Mark & St. Paul's, St. Peter's, and St. Stephen's; Zion Evangelical Reformed	Lichtenberg, Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1856); Sprendlingen, Hessen-Darmstadt ( now Rheinland-Pfalz) (1840's thru 1860's)
Amanda Baltz Web site	Baltz, Kirk, Radlich, Nieman, Reukauf, Jesshope, Cook	W. Seneca and Cheektowga; Bogardus, Playter, Stanton, Gibson		St. Stanislaus RC Church
Heidi (Ziemer) Bamford	Ziemer, Siffringer, Alff, Maes	Peach, Orange, Camp, Johnson Street, Kane, Sherman Street, North Street	Edwin A. Ziemer Home Dressed Poultry, (Washington Street Market or Chippewa Street Market)	St. Boniface, St. Michael's (Washington Street), St. Mary of Sorrows
Barbara Web site	Theobald, Weber, Hachten, Mahn, Gristmacher	Mortimer		St. Louis, St. Boniface
Linda Nebrich Beilein	Beilein, Brutscher, Ernst, Fritz, Full, Grenauer, Gruenauer, Hothow, Jerge, Kavanagh, Kemp, Kieffer, LaRusch, Nebrich, Possehl, Schieder, Schroeder, Stoll, Striegel	Genesee, Broadway, Kane, Mortimer, Locust, Spring, Rey, Hickory, Ellicott, Sycamore, Sherman, Brinkman, Kensington, Grider, Olympic, Norfolk, Mapleridge, Colfax, Fenimore	Jerge Brother's Saloon, Nebrich Brother's Saloon	St. Ann's, St. Louis, St. Michaels, St. Boniface, St. James, St. Mary of Sorrows
John & Judy Bewick Web Site Seeking info on Katherine Schmidt married Wilhelm Werdein in 1890s. She is buried in German Roman Catholic Cemetery out Genesee St.	Werdein, Bruce, Bross, Swan, Schwann, Schmidt, Trampert, Sperry Schmidt	William, Johnson, East Utica I think Katherine Schmidt lived on Johnson St.	Bruce Meat Market on William St. until 1920's. Wife Ella Swan was first president of Buffalo Turnverein (Turners) women's auxiliary.	St. Stephens E & R, St. Mary of Sorrows
Peg Billyard Web site	Eberle	Fox	George Eberle Auto Radiator Business 1547 Hertel Ave.
Martin Biniasz Web Site	Biniasz, Lipinski, Haloff, Cygan, Kolodziej, Kozurkiewicz	Coit, Peckham, Peace, Smith	Sattlers, Broadway Market	St. Stan's, Corpus Christi, St, Rita's
LaVerne Telle Boehmke	Boehmke, Roehl, Heinemann, Sehler	Mills, Best, Winslow, Eagle		First Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church, Trinity Old Lutheran, Emmaus Lutheran	Preussisch-Stargard, West Prussia (1883); Erfurt, Thuringia (1839)
Pat Braun I am looking for information about German Day In Buffalo. Phillip Braun was the originator of this event at his park on Gesesee Street.	Braun (Philip, Herbert, Donald)	Genesee	Brauns (Browns)Park on Genesee Street, Herb Brauns Bowlette on Genesee Street, Philip Brauns Real Estate Company
Sara Burkholder	Neeb, Roller, Meidenbauer, Woodrich, Klumpp, Schultz, Seamn, Roth, Rolf, Schwartz	High, Jefferson, Cayuga, Peach, Lemon, Grey, Carlton, Genesee	Huebusch's Candy Factory, Hi / Jef Saloon, Grocery at Carlton & Jefferson c. 1925	Zion's Evangelical & Reformed, Lemon St. (now Tonawanda); St. John's Lutheran, Salem Lutheran, St. Boniface	Burkhardsfelden, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany (1845); Lengelsheim, Alsace Lorraine (1830); Grauenhagen, Mechlenberg Strelitz, Germany (1867); Baiersbronn, Wuerttemberg, Germany (1868, 1870); Bern, Switzerland (1845)
Jane Coleman Cameron	Ryan, Gibbards	Ferry Grider projects (1960 to 1964); Keystone Street, between Walden and Doat (1965 to 1967); Shiller Park; Seneca Babcock area; Gardenville.	Mollenberg-Betz; Dance studio on the corner of Mosell and Genesee; Lippes bakery on on Genesee near the public library; a soda fountain next to a Woolworths on Genesee; Casper's Cafe on Walden. Frances corner store on Doat Street and Moselle. German restaurant/ bar, Sharfs.
Robin Neal Campbell	Manchester, Barche, Buckland, Loos	Clarence Center, Eggertsville, Snyder, Aurora and Tonawanda areas
Carol Interested in lithographers, engravers, Hayes Lithographic, Niagara Lithograph, and any others	Palmer, Schreiber	Johnson Street	German Deaconess Hosp. c.1913
Mary Ann Cartner	Wiatrowski, Switkowski, Lachman, Witkowski	Wilson, Herman, Longnecker, Strauss, Ruhland, Loepere, Lombard,	Butcher shop on Genesee near Herman, Gmurek butcher on Sycamore, Kaiser, pharmacy
Sharon Troy Centanne Web site See also her Family History page	Kellermann, Kellerman, Versch, Kopp, Biehl, Gantzer, Rietz, Reitz, Betz, Schauf, Hermann, Herman, Herrmann, Bauer, Heinie, Jeffers, Smith, Schmidt	Brown, Monroe, Adams, Madison, Jefferson, Sycamore, Genesee, Sherman, Broadway, William, Howard, Clinton, Bailey, East Delavan, Shirley, Glenwood, LaSalle, Dartmouth, Woodlawn, Cornwall, Cambridge, Grider, Wyoming, plus all of Fruit Belt	Heinrich Betz Pottery 824 Genessee, Versch's Candy Store and Post Office at Jefferson and Sycamore in the 1920s, Bauer's Tailor Shop on Broadway. All tinsmiths in 1890. All saloons in 1890. Westminister Settlement House at 421 Monroe, 1770 Broadway Palace Car Company.	St. Anne's RC at Broadway and Emslie, Sacred Heart RC; St. Bartholomew's RC Church and School; St. Andrew's Missouri Synod Lutheran on Sherman St.; St. Peter's; Seven Dolors; St. Aloysius in Cheektowaga
Coleen Christensen Web Site	Weiss, Wolpoldt, Wolbold, Mahn, Dahl, Sheridan, Reichert	Cherry		Am trying to find records; which Evangelical church would have been closest to Grape & Cherry, and where could I find its records now?	Calw & Wildberg - Schwarzwald, Wuerttemberg (abt. 1886)
Jennifer Clark	Tschudin, Judin; Hunsinger				Lauffen, Baden; Romansweiler and Wasselonne, Alsace
Betty Collins	Heinike, Hepp, Kuhl, Lahrs, Rockey, Samson, Provoost, Hartmetz, Ziemer	Monroe, Kane
David Cornell	Marquardt, Westenfelder				Bordelshausen (Bodelshausen?), Wurtemburg (1881); Leopoldshaven, Baden (1857)
Shannon Courtney Web site	Cabana, Curtis, Gerlach, Gittere, Hartfelder, Herrmann, Koch, Kuhn, Lancaster, Lawrence, Maidwell, Mang, Petzing, Petit, Pitkin, Pluethner, Poh, Prefert, Schmidt, Young	East Tupper, Genesee, Michigan, Grape, Oak, Dodge, Ellicot, Sycamore, Jefferson, Cherry, Broadway, Lutheran, South Division, Cedar, Johnson, Main St., Washington	Mang and Pleuthner Grocers - 1009 Michigan St William Mang - Leather Dealer Petzing & Betz Jewelers Louis Poh - Union Brass Foundry- 46& 48 Batavia St.	St. Peter's, St. Paul's, & St. Mark's (Marcus) Evangelical Lutheran Churches, St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, Trinity Lutheran
John E. Dase My family moved to the south side, including Dase, Mootz, Haack, Neureuter. I need to find a way to download the files; have only MS Works	Neureuter, Reimann	Grape, High, Woodlawn, Sherman	Hasselback Cheese Co., on Jefferson?	St Matthew E&R, St. Paul, St. Marks
Cindy Decker	Fuhr		Jacob Fuhr operated saloon at 497 High St.	Beerfelden, Hessen-Darmstadt (1881)
Ann Langendorfer Derner Looking for records of this church, or where I can write to , to get records from 1921.	Fischer, Bender, Berner, Aldinger		John G. Fischer and son , Grocers	The First Evangelical Church at Spruce and Sycamore streets
Diane	Dotzler, Hailand, VanNatter	Mulberry, Orange, Lemon, Cherry, Broadway, Fox		Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. Boniface
Jack Dukesbury	Walter, Urban				Buhl, Bas Rhin, Alsace/France (abt. 1850); Dalhunden, Bas-Rhin, Alsace/France (abt. 1850)
Patricia Dwyer	Jung, Lutz				Dauendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace (1831)
Jean M. Emerson	Then, Stein, Jauch, Weinken, Schall, Miltner	Adams, Emslie, Madison, Jefferson, Liddell, Lewis		St. Ann's, St. Jochaim, St. Mary Magdelene, St. Mary of Sorrows, St. Stephens	Schwenningen, Wurttemberg (1860s-1889); Mellrichstadt, Wurtemberg (1865 thru 1884)
Christopher Filippi	Schneider, Whissel, Langhier, Heintz, Lieder	Krettner, Sherman, Watson, Emslie, Broadway, Lovejoy	Whissel Lumber Company	St Ann's Roman Catholic Church St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Ken Fox	Brunner, Zangl				Perwolfing, Niederrunding, Raindorf; Cham, Bavaria (1892)
G. Richard Fraas GEDCOM	Fraas, Hintermayr, Buhr, Uebelhoer, Scott Dangler, Simon, Volk, Nunamacher, Koch, Dengler, Gandy, Werninghaus, Bulger	Maple, Mulberry,High, Lovejoy,Michigan, Masten, South Hampton,Dodge, Norhthampton, Oak, Elm, ASh, Spruce, Weaver alley, Ralph alley, Ellicott		St. Louis, St. Boniface, St. Anns, St. Marys, St. Michaels, St. Peters German Evangelical	Groschlattengrün, Bavaria (1853)
Fay Fully		Fleisch, Flesch			Cologne (1882)
L. Galbo	Galbo, Mikuszewski, Hartman, Cass, Milroy	Michigan, Swan, Genesee, Sycamore, Wilson, Morgan, Lovejoy, Bennett, Seneca, S.Division, N.Division, Florida, Cherry, Fillmore, Gibson, Walden, Rother	Galbo Bros. (Tile/Mosaic); Frank & Co.; Ellicott Drugs; Grocer (341 Michigan), NYCRR, Buffalo General Electric, Galbo Grocery & Produce store at 341 Swan(1900's-1930. Tailor shop owned by Jan Mikuszewski, at Fillmore & B Street and also Walden and Rother.	St. Stan's., St. Ann's.
Barb Gese	Gese, Englemann, Langohr				Jessen, Sachsen, Prussia (1855) Schafstadt / Riestadt, Saxony, Prussia (1855) Torgau, Saxony, Prussia (1855)
Germaine	Kerr (Grosvenor), Willis and Rohrbacher
Carol Goodson	Rust, Ochs, Schuster	Humason (30s, 40s) Schiller Park
Sharon Graf	Graf, Giertz, Elsheimer, Scheu, House		Graf & Dellwart
Natalie Hanlon	Pernick, Althen
Judy Harnden	Reschke, Neubauer, Kirsch	Woodlawn		St. Mary Magdalene
Pat Hartung	Doll, Friedman, Schott
Leslie Gerard Hay	Schreiber, Rupp				Eggenstein, Baden (1872)
Bruce Herb Herd and Guenther are my paternal and maternal grandparents surnames respectively. Would value any additional information.	Herd, Guenther, Baron, Vogelsang, Pratt, Wilbert, Reinlander, Truesdel, Koeppel, Lapatra , Hall, Grandits	E. North, E. Utica, Genesee, Elm, Lemon, Pratt, Mulberry	Guenther's Saloon 174 E.North St., Herd Hardware & Tinsmiths 365 Genesee St., Vogelsang's Grocery 178 E.North St.	St. Louis Church
Marilyn Olear Helmrath	Schoen, Guse, Olear	Herman Street	Charles P. Olear Roofing It was located on Elm Street, where the present Roswell Park Hospital is now. I think he sold the property to them.	Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church, Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church on Broadway
Ken Herrmann Web site	Herrmann, Goergen, Holz, Gittere, Merz, Mosier, Schmidt, Vanlaufer, Wein	Ellicott, Fox, Pine, Marigold, Pembroke, Sycamore	Saloons, breweries; Brass foundry	St. Marys, St. Louis
Paul Hilburger	Hilburger, Kossin, Parrish, Olear, Haimerl, Mosier, Schasel, Weitnauer	Schuele, Carl, East Ferry, May , Goodyear		St.Matthews R.C. on East Ferry St., Holy Name of Jesus Church R.C. on Bailey Ave
Steve Hilburger	Hilburger, Beyer (Buyer), Hafner, Gugler, Leiser, Neubauer
Claudia B. Hill Her ancestors came from Poland & settled directly in the Buffalo NY area.	Androwski, Brzozowski, Burek, Cerkiewicz, Gajewski, Golabek, Hochmuth, Kieliszewski, Kolodziejewski, Lowicki, Romanowski, Skotnicki, Szyleski, Wegorzewski	Brownell, Ashley, Schmarbeck, Goodyear, Mohr, Koons, 133-135 Milburn, Sycamore, Swinburne, Sobieski, Cable, Lovejoy, Townsend, Deschler, Miller	Railroad. Lowickis' bottling works on Fillmore near Broadway. Bernard Hochmuth, Chief Preparator, Museum of Science (stuffed exhibit animals). More recently, Westinghouse, Bell, Buffalo Forge, Trico, & Chevy Tonawanda.	St. John Kanty's, St. Stanislaus, St. Adalbert's, & Transfiguration.
Zona Himmelsbach	Bader (Pluto!), Himmelsbach				Riedseltz, Bas Rhin, Alsace (1871)
Richard Holbrook	Wuest, Glor, Stumm, Bauer	Mortimer St., Rey St., Genesse St.
Debbie Holt	Sekuterski, Drajem, Gorski, Kaminski	Loepere St., Filmore St.
David Hoock	Hoehn, Wolff, Hoock				Runtzenheim, Elsass-Lorraine (1872); Island of Ruegen, Germany (1885)
Theodore (Ted) Hull Ted's g-g-grandfather, John Vallee, was a resident of the Old East Side (Mathews Alley) ca. 1855-1914.	Blair (the only non-German), Brummer, Doppel, Hassler, Herr, Keller, Koerber, Meierhoffer, Neuner, Schweigert, Vallee			St. Louis, St. Boniface, St. Marys (from the very beginning!), St. Anns, and St. Mary of Sorrows
Kathleen Illig	Stabel, Hepp, Illig, Schmitz
Kate Johnson	Armbrust, Doll, Landefeld	218 Emslie, 439 Walden, , 88 Adams, 405 Clinton, 789 Genesee	597 and 599 Walden (Grocery and Saloon); John Armbrust's Sons General Hardware (789 Genesee).
Kathy Johnson	Baumler, Zimermann, Hepfel / Hoepfl				Parkstein, Oberpfalz, Bavaria (1857); Leitzweiler, Birkenfeld, Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (also stated bei Trier, and Prussia) (1854); Waldthurn, Bayern (1853-1857)
Jim	Hergert, Gerget, Rader, Roeder, Klos
Jeanne	Yax, Wetzel, Seles / Selles / Salles (1830-1910 )	Oak St. and Orange St	My gggrandfather, Frank YAX worked at AM&A's (Adam, Meldrum, & Anderson's) as a haberdasher/tailor in the 1880s.	St. Louis RC and St. Michael's RC churches
Fred Jenson	Jedrzejewski, Skotarski, Banaszak	Stanislaus, Sweet, Loepere		Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, St. Adalbert
Joann I believe my grandfather Charles C. Steinwachs built several of the bridges in Buffalo as well as much of the stone work at the Buffalo zoo but I have never found anything to affirm family lore.	Steinwachs, Zeitler, Schmauss, Lautz,Mischka	Washington, Welker	Silver Dollar Saloon, Buffalo Catering
Kate Johnson	Armbrust, Braun, Doll, Haas, Friedrich, Landefeld, Zipp	218 Emslie 439 Walden 88 Adams 405 Clinton 789 Genesee	597 and 599 Walden - Grocery and Saloon 789 Genesee - John Armbrust's Sons General Hardware	St. Mary's; St. Boniface	Ranschbach, Pfalz, Bavaria, Germany (1850-53) Ranschbach, Pfalz, Bavaria, Germany (1847-48) Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany (1853) Hessen, Cassel, Preußen, Germany (1853) Athenstadt, Sachen, Prussia, Germany (1849, but came to Buffalo later)
Lynne K.	Spitzer, Poellinger	Madison, Monroe, Adams		St. Ann's RC
Faith Lehner Kencel	Lehner, Winter, Rich, Jednoralski, Baranski, Heim, Hartmann, Wojchiehowski	Howard, Smith		St. Louis, St. Rita
Pat Kenny Koepkes lived in Buffalo 6 years before moving to Indiana	Koepke				Mestlin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1853)
April Hoover Kline	Seeber, Hofheins, Miller, Becker, Brost, Meyer, Baetzhold	Genesee, East Utica, Jefferson, Best	The Buffalo German Insurance Co.,the Furrier or Tanner occupation, German Brewing and Whiskey Distilling.	Records of any Lutheran churches affliated with Concordia Cemetery
Carol Knott Looking for any descendants of these lines.	Boller, Crowden, Kinnius, Lester	Orange, Hannah, Main, Depot, S. Division, Johnson		St. Peter, St. Stephan
Karen Kolb	Jung, Young, Birk, Kratt, Kolb, Roos, Herbst, Sperber, Gahwe	Genesee, Adams, Watson, Herman, Cherry, Dodge, Brunswick, High, Michigan, Locust, South/North-hampton.	Peter Young Clothier, Pullman Company; Daniel Jung's barbershop, also on Genesee.	St. Peter's E&R at Genesee & Hickory, St Ann's R.C. at Broadway and Emslie, First Trinity Lutheran on Michigan, Trinity Old Lutheran, Christ Lutheran at Broadway and Fox	Essweiler, Pfalz, Bayern; Essweiler, Pfalz, Bayern; Schloppe, Prussia; Dainbach, Baden; Erksdorf, Hessen; Riedseltz, Alsace; Trossingen, Wuerttemberg
Dolores L (Szalasny) Konopa Researching Jaksice, Ironoclaw, Badkowo, Alekandrow areas that were under German rule in the early 1900's	Szalasny, Salasny. Wenckowski, Przybysz, Rutkowski, Walas, Bakowski, Konopa, Kuzara, Skierkiewicz, Malecki, Mazurek	Mills St, Beck St, Rohr St, Mohr Ave, Ashley St	Electric City Box, Al Cohen's Rye Bread Bakery, Grandison Candy, Sattler's, Kobacker's, Dick's Drug Store, Catholic Store	Transfiguration, St John Kanty, Corpus Christi, St Adalbert, St Mary's (Broadway & Pine), St Stanislaus
Katherine M. Kopp Web site	Schuler, Shueler, Scheeler Fleckenstein, Laufer, Pfeiffer, Specht / Speich, Uhlmann, Will	55, 58 Brown St.; 563, 565, 567 Monroe St.; Early 1850 until 1938.		St. Ann's R.C. Church, St. Michael's R.C. Church	Curhessen, Hesse, Darmstadt, Germany (1845) Heinrichsthal, Bavaria, Germany (1854); Gispersleben, Sachsen, Germany (1883); Thuringia, Duetsche, Germany (1884); E'pinal, Vosges, France (1843); Bartenstein, Jagstkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany (1842); Frankenthal, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (1886)
Margaret Koski	Lorig, Schwartoff	Timon, Niagara Falls Blvd, Mulberry		St.Barnibus, St.Michael's
Kathy Kovalek Web site	Besstak, Ertz, Knoll, LaRusch, Reil, Sandel, Simon, Theis, Willyoung/Wolljung	Bailey/Delevan area; Ash, Barthel, Bardol, Broadway, Brown, Camp, Cherry, Elm, Genesee, Jefferson, Kehr, Lemon, Locust, Monroe, Mulberry, Riley, Spring, Sycamore, Strauss, Terrace	Flint and Kent, Key Club, Majestic Club, King Iron Works, Howard Iron Works, School 55, Globe Belting Co, Pierce Arrow Occupations: Cigar Maker, marine fireman, baker Organizations and clubs: Improved Order of Redman, Cigar Maker's Union	St. Boniface, St. Louis, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Mary of Sorrows, St. Ann's, St. Gerard's or St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church.	Wadrill, Weiskirchen, Merzig, and Trier Saarland, Germany; Wadrill, Schoendorf, and Hozerath, Saarland, Germany; Roppenheim, Buhl, and Neiderrodern, Bas-Rhin, Alsace; Mietesheim, Bas-Rhin, Alsace
MaryAnn Krafft	Grimmelt, Weber, Zeis	Mulberry St, Cherry St, Locust St		St Boniface, St Louis
Nicole Kreuzer	Kreuzer, Maul, Rich, Schreiner, Schuhbauer, Tarapacki, Weigel, Loi, Endres, Hanauer, Kocinski, Graber	Maple Street, Mulberry Street, Cherry Street, Klaus Street, Fruit Belt (in general), Demster Street	Washington Market, Buffalo Times, Lake Shore & Michigan Railway, Rich Marina, Flint & Kent, T. A. Beale & sons dairy	St, Boniface, St. Mary's, St. Matthews (@ Sherman & Peckam), St. John Kanty, St. Peter's, St. Stanislaus, St. Adalbert
Rosemarie Krockenburger	Hermann Stadelmann				Hößlinswart (1900)
Anne Percivla Kruszka	Kubler / Kibler				Riedseltz, Bas Rhin, Alsace
Stanley Kurczynski	Kurczynski, Marchewka, Torjewski, Wargula, Raczkowski, Szupa, Szulcfont>	Beck, Sweet, Sears, Bryson, Detroit, Wick, Sobieski, any streets off Broadway between Fillmore and Bailey Ave., and Ruhland St.
Thaddeus W Kurczynski	Kurczynski
Lady of Isle Ruegen	Braegas, Braeges, Bregas, Bregast, Bragass; Schnittker	Tonawanda			Insel (Isle of) Ruegen (1907)
J. John Leitner Lang	Mueckl, Scheel, Leitner, Lang, Lagergren	Johnson Street, Best Street, Roehrer Street, Carlton Street, Peach Street, Grape Street, Timon Street, Dodge Street, Jefferson Street, Northampton Street, Streets bordering Humboldt Park	Lang's Brewery, Bakery, Tavern at Best and Jefferson; drug store at Best and Sherman	St. Mary of Sorrows, Home of the Good Shepherd, The German Orphanage, Catholic Diocese Bldgs.
Collette LaRocque	Graswitz (Graschewitz), Ott (Otto), Kulshe (?), Koch (Hoch?)	Fox, Broadway, Rother, Howard (Or Houast?), Wilhelm		First Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Church on Michigan (now in Tonawanda)
Jeff Lindstrom	With Shannon Courtney: Herrmann, Pitkin, Poh, Young, Prefert, Lancaster & Maidwell. Others: Ryan, Carney, Bowers, Gavin, Williamson, McGee, Topper, Davern.	Heward Avenue, Royal Avenue	Pratt & Letchworth	St. John the Baptist RCC, Hertel Av
Dennis Lohouse	Lohouse, Kinderman	Adams Street
Sandy Luss	Wieder, Lichtenberger, Pers, Paplow, Kluehs, Voss			Evangelical Lutheran Christus Church (Christ Lutheran) at Broadway and Fox
Darcy Marincak-Kuhlenbeck	Marinchak, Blalock, Colucci, Hardie
Tim Maul	Maul,Sherer, Nosbisch			St. Boniface
Darcy McCabe	Schmidt, Fassnacht, Redlein, Riehl, Betz, Schmitt, Rothleder, Sigrist, Schueler, Mayer, Weinsheimer/Weinheimer	Orange, Peach, Grape, Adams, Sherman, Genesee, Herman	Betz Bros.earthenware (824 Genesee), Crosby Co. ( 183 Pratt St.), Smith Fish Company (330 Washington Market)	St. Peter's, St. John's, St. Paul's & St. Mark's, St. Michael's, St. Mary's of Sorrows	Affolterbach, Hesse Darmstadt (1866); Lutzelhouse, Bas-Rhin, Alsace (1852); Morscheim, Pfalz, Bayern (1871); Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz or Rheinbayern, Germany (1835-1845); Unterreichenbach, Schwarzwald, Wurttemberg (1847); Altensteig, Schwarzwald, Wurttemberg (1847)
John McGee	Diebolt, Elsheimer, Lutz, Metz, Wittmann				Schaffhausen, Alsace; Undenheim, Hesse-Darmstadt; Ettendorf, Alsace; Hayna, Pfalz; Rohrbach, Pfalz
Nelson Metke	Metke, Weigel, Burkhard, Ziemer, Reithel, Voit, Eckert	Variety of streets in Fruit belt; Matthews Alley
Kathy Hess Miller Web site	Hess, Herzog, Salzer, Sautter, Behrens, Spitzer	Madison	Beatus Herzog's Dairy Farm at 66 Madison		Grafenhausen, Baden (1856) Willmandingen, Wurtemburg (1890)
Karen Mohr	Geyer Mandel Mohr Mohr				Schleiz-Lobenstein, Principality of Reuss, Thuringia (1853) Schwerin Parish of Nicolai, Mecklenburg (1871) Christes, Henneberg by Suhl, Thuringia (1848) Branderoda Merseberg, Saxony (1848)
Gilbert Neal web site	Neal, Linneman, Fero, Vanderbosch
David Newman	Niewczyk, Przybyla	Doat, Rawlins, Baily, Genesee	Crables	Holy Name of Jesus, No. 9 School
Robert P. Nowak	Nowak, Piskorski, Gorski	225 Miller, 138 Woltz, 106 Quincy, 285 Walden	Majchrowicz Meat Market, 2023 Broadway: owned by my uncle Valentine; he made Polish sausage and made the hottest horseradish in Buffalo. Ice cream parlor on Broadway near Goodyear, the name of the owner was Greek I believe. Candy cigar store, corner of Quincy and Broadway.	St. Adalberts Church and School. I attended the parochial school from 1940 to 1948 and have the graduated class picture of 1948, willing to make copies; interior shots of the church and school; also willing to share; St Lukes: Mother and Dad married there.
Michelle Nusky	Nusky	Broadway
Pam Paschke	Bardol Reinagel Hilt / Hild Koch Neukirchen Paschke Graesser / Grasser Manhardt / Mannhardt Fischer Magerkurth Zubler Holz				Schweighausen, Alsace (1832) Schweighausen, Alsace (1832) Siltsheim, Alsace (1833) Siltsheim, Alsace (1833) Bonn (1847) Kaltzig, Posen (now Poland; 1848) Werdau, Sachsen (1849) Lauterberg, Alsace (1849) Kindenheim, Bayern (1850) Kindenheim, Bayern (1850) Oberwyl (Bremgarten), Aargau, Switzerland (1857) Heilsburg, East Prussia (now Poland, 1872)
Douglas Paradowski Clearwater, FL	Liebler, Brock, Thomson, Paradowski, Dobinski
Pat Petrizzo	Deboben, Bippert, Dietschler	Hermann, Peckham, Walden, Ferry, Avenue A, Emslie, Clinton, Sherman, Box, Fillmore, North Parade
Betty Pesch Powell Looking for any information on William G.Pesch and J.Michael Leo and family.	Pesch, Leo, Albrecht, Karn	507 Genesee, 941 Northhampton	Leo's Bakery, started at Northhampton St. Later located at Washington St. Market. Leo's Clothing Store	St Peter's Lutheran Church, Trinity Lutheran Church
Keith Pundt	Pundt, Meussling, Hart, Huber, Moll, Dumke, Hagman, Brummer, Zierk, Bauer, Goldenbaum, Graf, Paeplow, Kabucius	Peach, Lemon, Grape, Orange, Carlton, High, Best	PS 37, Hart & Huber Grocery, Odd Fellows Hall on Jefferson, Christ Sign Co.	Zion E&R (now United Church of Christ), St. Peters E&R
Liz Rehac	Franz (later changed to Frank)	William	Morgan Building - restaurant was one of first to have electricity	St. Michael's
Dean Reinauer	Reinauer	William Street, Howard Street (esp. 1890)	cabinetmakers, grocers	St. Louis Roman Catholic Church
Paul Reiser	Reiser, Haller, Kranichfeld, Jung, Young, Mugler	Oak, Walnut, Dodge		Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
George Richmond	Primary: Kraus, Zinns, Steinmiller Secondary: Fougeron, Miller, Lang, Doll, Erion, Geisenhof, Glasser, Groh, Haberman, Handel, Hartman, Kolb, Mesmer, Rusch, Steinmiller, Theobald, Webber, Weppner	Main, Washington, Ellicott	Various tailor and dry goods establishments of Kraus and Zinns families, including the Kraus tailor shop on the east side of Main, 800 feet north of Goodell. May have become Ray Flynn's Bar, recently torn down.	St. Louis, St. Michael's, with a few leakages to St. Mary of Sorrows.	Mellrichstadt, Unterfranken, Bayern (1834); Altenstadt, Bas Rhin, France (1831); Wissembourg, Bas Rhin, France (1839, 1848)
Angel Rogers	Baron, Manuel
Nancy Rose	Kaeflein, Schwind, Kerber, Dix, Stadelmann, Weber	Johnson, Genesee, Peckham, Fox, Monroe		St.Ann's,St.Boniface,St Mary's (Order of the Redemptorists)	Pfrauenberg (Primda,Czech Republic, today), Tachov county, Western Bohemia Region (June 1852); Hardheim, Baden, Germany (abt. 1852)
Jackie Rydman	Busch, Erb, Herle, Hill, Schmarbeck, and Wolff	Rieman, Lemon, Gold, Fulton and Sherman	Wolff grocery store at 83 Rieman Street	St. Agnes
Ann Sandler I'm not sure any of this is East Buffalo, but I hope someone can tell me something about some of these churches or businesses.	Kirk, Bunny, Jones, Flaherty	William, Lewis, Fulton, Vermont, Ferguson, Howard, Summit Avenue	Butchershop at 216 Elk, Kirk & Kerspacher (T&A) saloon at 1007 William, PS #25 Broadway, PS #31, PS #21, Kirk & Co., Buffalo Stockyards, Koenig & Bunny painters	Our Lady of Lourdes Church, St. Francis de Sales Church, Church of the Good Shepherd
Nancy Sauers	Sauer				Oberseebach, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France (1833) Dirmstein, Bayern, Germany (1834)
Mary Schiffer	Burkhardt, Brosterhous, Wilker, Schickler			St. Louis
Michael Schrader	Unbehaun, Toenniessen	Clinton, Delavan, Clinton	F.F. Unbehaun & Sons (tailors)
Rich Schwegler Web site His efforts got this working group started.	Schwegler, Hagn, Weis, Gerretson, Simmett, Kelsey, Wolff, Bayerlein, Bauerlein, Beierlein, Huntzinger, Simon	Monroe, Brown, Adams	Frank The Barber	St Mary, St Anns, St Mary Of Sorrows, St Boniface	Munich, Bavaria (1880-1893); Beilngries, Schnaittach, Hollfeld, Ebermanstadt, Bavaria; Vorn, Holland (1780-1840); Hergiswil, Willasau, Switzerland
Donald Schwert Web site	Schwert, Rebescher, Patz, Schlee, Schlia, Rebeschke, Schwerdtfeger, Schlija, Patzki, Peters	Mulberry, Dodge, Riley, Colorado, Nevada		Saint Boniface
Ken and Joanna Sekuterski	Sekuterski, Kaminski, Drajem	Wells Avenue
Muriel Selling		Monroe - Madison Peckham - Adam - Mortimer - Spring - Broadway - Fillmore - William Jefferson - Orange
James Seyfried	Seyfried				Beinheim, Alsace (1890-1892)
Julian Siminski	Siminski, Kiebala, Urbanek, Jasek, Jasinski, Pluta, Plucinski, Ochab/Ochap, Gasior, Gasiorowski, Winicki, Glembocka, Fink, Wezowicz, Czajla	Gittere, Barthel, Walden, Sycamore, Clark, Loepere	Casimir Kiebala owned a Saloon and Confectioner's shop (Candy Store) on Sycamore	St. Lukes, Holy Name of Jesus, St. Adalberts, Corpus Christi
Annette Smith Web Site	LeBert, Mensch	Batavia (Broadway), Genesee	Mensch Bros. Plumbers, Gas & Steam Fitters	St. Peters German Evangelical
Jillaine Smith A number of her ancestors and family resided in the east side as early as 1860, including Elizabeth Betz Schmidt and Regina Erhardt Fassnacht on Adams Street.	Betz, Erhart, Glunz, Jauch, Redlein, Riehl, Schmidt, Schueler	Adams, Monroe, Brown, Madison, Genesee, Mulberry	Betz Bros. earthenware (824 Genesee); Smith Safe Pharmacy (not sure if it was in east side); Fassnacht and/or Smith Fish Market	St. Peters, St. Johns, St. Mark / St. Paul -- all Evangelical German Lutheran.	Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz or Rheinbayern, Germany (1835-1845); Unterreichenbach, Schwarzwald, Wurttemberg (1847); Altensteig, Schwarzwald, Wurttemberg (1847); Hausen ob Verena, Wurttemberg (1865); Schwenningen, Wurttemberg (1865)
Kathy Snowberger	Herman, Hornung, Kaiser, Klein, Nagel, Weiser	Mulberry, High		St. Boniface	Mariaekappel, Crailsheim, Wuertemberg
Johnna St. Clair	Backes, Müller, Naumann, Schlegel, Leverenz, Krueger	Peach, Grape, High, Sycamore, Sherman, Monroe, Peckham, William, Hollister		St. Ann's, St. Mary's, St. Mary of Sorrows, St. Boniface, St. Gerard's	Bliesen, Saarland; Kell-am-See Rheinland-Pfalz; Namborn, Saarland; Horchheim, Rheinland-Pfalz; Lichtenberg, Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Carol Stewart Seeks information about Mary Kathleen O'Neal (O'Neil) born in Donagol, Ireland, immigration to NYC and then to Buffalo to live before going to California approx. 1880.	O'Neal, O'Neil
Dennis J. Stempien	Stempien, Wojciehowski, Heftka	Baitz Ave., Hirschbeck St., Paderewski, Bristol	Stempiens grocery store on Peckham, Steve-Wall construction, Steves ESSO service station on William St.	Corpus Christi Church, Peter and Pauls on William St.
Holly Stonecipher	Redlein, Weiss, Irion, Ulrich				Sax Coburg or Prussia (before 1848; bef. 1851); Thalheim (near Sulz) (bef. 1848)
David Strodel	Strodel	Fox	Strodel's Dairy	Christ Lutheran Church
Barbara Tingle	Franz, Frances, Schneegold, Anton, Anthony, Frank, Engler		Superior Leather Company (owned by Frank and Bill Schneegold; Frank was grandfather of Barbara Tingle)
Barbara Trautlein Don't know if my families are from the east side. My grandmother (Edith Gottschalk) was born in Buffalo, NY. Her father, Herman Lant, may have died in the Buffalo area. Lena (Maxin) Lant Gottschalk lived in Westfield, NY where she and Anthony Gottschalk are buried.	Main, Trautlein, Schwan, Gottschalk, Lant
Carol (Schauf) Upton	Leonberger, Albig, Schauf, Brunner, Betz, Bartel, Dutzauer (Dotzour) (Dutsaurer), Hoag, Buehler (Buhler), Schick, Albrecht, Moll, Hinderer, Mapes, Engh, Jonas	East Ferry, Minnesota, Delaware, Genesee, Schauf Ave., Durham, Madison, Elmwood, Glenwood, Longnecher, Gotchell, Bryant, Fillmore, Sycamore	Creekside Delicatessen in Williamsville	Calvary Evangelical, Parkside Lutheran
Valentine	Priester, Prestor, Kiefer	Black Rock (1840-1858)	Keifer Market	St. Louis Church
Robin Van Mechelen	Gessner, Prehl, Steppke, Thursack (Tursak), Van Mechelen	C, Fox, Kilhoffer, Peckham, Pomona, Seneca, Shumway, Walden, WIlliam, Zenner	Van's Bakery (2116 Seneca, 1314 Jefferson, 1770 Abbott, 356 South Park Ave., 60 Triangle)
Richard J. Velzy	Rieman(n), Kempf and Schirra	554 Woodlawn Avenue	Kempf or Rieman Clothing Store, Ferry Street, 1920s. Also any records of Bryant and Stratton Business School era 1920 ie Genevieve Rieman.Also Granger and Company food wholesalers, era 1910 to 1960; street address unknown.	St. Mary's
Elsa Vorwerk	Weiler				Machtolsheim, Blaubeuren, Wurttemberg (1853)
JW	Degenfelder Kreher Lichtenthal Mees Schmitt Soldan Volk Wurstner				Zöbingen, Württemberg (1856) Münster, Kries Dieberg, Hesse-Darmstadt (abt. 1846) Waldrach, Ruwer, Trier (1851) Thomm, Rhineland, Prussia (abt 1850) Waldrach, Ruwer, Trier (1851) Heisen, Sachsen Coburg und Gotha (bef 1845) Salzig, Bayern (1891) Zöbingen & Oberschneidheim, Württemberg (1856)
Susan Webster	Bukowski, Hycner, Wlosinski, Steinke, Szatus	Sweet, Coit, Young, Sears, May	Zephyr's Grill on Broadway	St. Stanislaus, Corpus Christi, St. John Cantius
Wendy	Mischka, Blackmar, O'Neil, Russ, Boyle			St. Louis RC Church
Jan Wernicki	Booker, Eberle, Gierz, Giertz, Gertz, Loder, Matyjasik, Moran, Rayner, Raynor, Wernicki, Wisniewski, Beyer, Bleem, Brace, Brunner, Derda, Doherty, Dotzour, Drajem, Duge, Dunphy, Golus, Havernick, Hunger, Lanzerio, Macpherson, Mohr, Mueller, Mundt, North, Rietz, Scioli, Siffringer, Smith, Streicher, Schlossin	Genesee, Adams, Peckham, Stanton, Milburn, Kehr, Wilson, Ivy, St.Louis, Pulaski	Tropical Fish Labratories - 496 Genesee St. 1954-1968	St.Lukes, St. John Kanty's, St. Stanislaus, Transfiguration
Cheryl Whissel	Whissel, Wissel, Renner, Hewson, Watts		Whissel Lumber Co.	St. Anns, St. Michaels, St. Marys
Mary White	Mohn				Hammelbach, Hesse Darmstadt (Nov 1868 on ship Weser)
Kathy Willrich Looking for any info on the Willrich family that lived at 259 Monroe from approx. 1880 poss earlier till 1930s or later based on the US Federal Census. Just started researching this area.	Willrich, Dewein	Monroe (specifically 259 Monroe St)	Fireman's Quarters	St. Ann's, St. Johns
Wozniak	Wozniak
Mark Wozniak Web site	Wozniak, Wojciechowski, Coit	parents grew up in the Broadway-Bailey area: 132 Hirschbeck Street; 66 Shepard Street (between Broadway and Pullman); Shepard, Hirschbeck, Ashley		Saint John Kanty church on Broadway; Polish National Catholic Church
Robert E. Wurtz Web site	Wurtz, Isch, Gaiser		Buffalo Musician's Supply Corp. 2 Sycamore St.
Dave Yearke Web Site	Yearke, Gierke, Harlach, Manquen, Gruber, Doster, Drenken, Drenkhan, Frei

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