Johann
Georg Pfeifer was born about 1766 in probably Bavaria, Germany. He was the son
of Leonhart Pfeifer, of Wolfartswinden, Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany.
Maria Apolonia
Weller was born about 1767 in probably Bavaria, Germany. She was the daughter
of Johan Martin Weller of Rückersdorf, Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany
For full transcriptions and translations of the German records on this page, please see Pfeifer Records - 1800's or Pfeifer Records - 1700's
THE FAMILY OF JOHANN GEORG PFEIFER & MARIA APOLONIA WELLER
 | Johann Georg Pfeifer & Maria Apolonia Weller | Johann Georg Pfeifer & Maria Apolonia Weller were married on May 12, 1786 at the Immeldorf church in Immeldorf, Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany. They had at least 3 sons, two of whom died as children. Johann Georg deserted the family sometime between the winter of 1793 to December 1795, and Maria Apolonia took the children and went to live with her parents in Rückersdorf, Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany. There is a record of a Johann Georg Pfeifer listed in the publication "Missing Young Men of Wuerttemberg, Germany, 1807: Some Possible Immigrants to America" who may be this Johann Georg. |
The children of Johann Georg Pfeifer & Maria Apolonia Weller:
 | Georg Thomas Pfeifer | George Thomas Pfefer was born about 1787 in Wolfartswinden, Bavaria, Germany. His father deserted his mother, and his mother took the children and went to live with her parents in Rückersdorf, Ansbach, Bavaria, GermanyHis father deserted the family sometime between the winter of 1793 to December 1795, and his mother took the children and went to live with her parents in Rückersdorf, Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany.. Georg Thomas Pfeifer died in 1798 in Rückersdorf, Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany. He was age 11 years, 6 months, 2 weeks and 3 days old when he died. |
 | Georg Michael Pfeifer | George Michael Pfeifer was born on
August 11, 1792 in Wolfartswinden, Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany. His father deserted
the family sometime between the winter of 1793 to December 1795, and his mother
took the children and went to live with her parents in Rückersdorf, Ansbach,
Bavaria, Germany. Michael married Johanna "Hannah" Elisabetha Keim
on May 28, 1821 in Neuses, Sommersdorf, Bavaria. They had at least 5 and
possibly 6 children, including son Johann George Keim, who was born in 1815 when
they were not married. At the time of their marriage, Georg Michael was a farmer
in Neuses, Sommersdorf, Bavaria, and they had children born in Neuses in 1825,
1827 & 1829. Georg Michael Pfeifer declared that he was his father of Johann
Georg Pfeifer in Immelsdorf on March 27, 1828. "Michael & Hannah Pfeifer"
are listed in the records of the Salem Evangelical
Church in Illinois as being parents of Johann George (Keim) Pfeifer, and also
in other family records. George Michael Pfeifer died on August 24, 1829 in
Bavaria, Germany. I do not know when Hannah died. When Michael Pfeifer died
the children were age 8 days to 14 years old, so it is possible that she remarried.
The Family of George Michael Pfeifer & Johanna Elisabetha Keim Notes for Michael Pfeifer |
 | Georg Martin Pfeifer | Georg Martin Pfeifer was born in May 1794 in Wolfartswinden, Bavaria, Germany. His father deserted the family sometime between the winter of 1793 to December 1795, and his mother took the children and went to live with her parents in Rückersdorf, Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany. Georg Martin Pfeifer died on December 9, 1795 in Rückersdorf, Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany. He was age 1 year and 7 months old when he died. |
