RECHNITZER FAMILY

      This RECHNITZER family is associated with the towns of Körmend and Muraszombat in Vas megye.
     Muraszombat, also known as Olsnitz, Mura-Szombat, Murska Subota, and Sobota is today known as Murska Sobota.  It is about 32 miles SW of Körmend in present day Slovenia.  Its map coordinates are:  46° 40', 16° 10'.  In the 1800s, it was part of Vas megye in the Muraszombati district.
     There are several individuals named RECHNITZER who were born in Körmend and then moved to Muraszombat.  The following are trees of those individuals.  It is known that Samuel and Moses were brothers.  It is presumed that Betti and Albert were also siblings.  It is not known if all individuals with the RECHNITZER surname in Vas megye are related, as the name merely indicates originating from the town of Rechnitz and does not necessarily denote a relationship.

1) Lajos aka Ludwig RECHNITZER and Unknown
     2) Samuel (b. 1800 in Körmend, d. 1855 in Muraszombat), a merchant, married Kati Unknown (1802-1854). 
          3) Betti, 1832-1858
         
3) Hani, b. 1833 married Ignatz BRAUER in 1858.  Later she married a second husband, Albert EHRENSTEIN.
          3) Rosa (b. 1834 in Muraszombat), married Max aka Jacob? FRITZ (b. 1834 in Körmend) in 1868.  This family
               lived in Belatincz, today Betinci, a village in Slovenia 5 miles southeast of Muraszombat.
               4) Josef b. 1872
               4) Mundi b. 1874
          3) Johan b. 1838
          3) Mayer, b. 1841, married Mari ASCHER.  This family lived in Körmend.
              
4) Katarina aka Kati, b. 1864 married Solomon ROSENFELD.
                   5) Regi, b. 1894
              
4) Netti, b. 1865 married Simon HIRSCHL
                   5) Moritz b. 1887
                   5) Elvire b. 1888
               4) Samuel b. 1866
               4) Max b. 1868 married Cilli HIRSCHL
               4) Josef b. 1870
               4) Markus b. 1872
               4) Simon b. 1873
               4) Artur b. 1876
               4) Heinrich b. 1878
               4) Moritz b. 1880
     2) Moses (b. 1804 in Körmend, d. 1854), a merchant, married Sali Unknown
          3) Josef (b. 1835 in Körmend) married Hani SINGER (b. 1846 in Shretling, Austria)
               4) Kati, b. 1867, married Samuel KOHN in 1892.
                    5) Rosalia b. 1893
                    5) Josef b. 1894  Changed surname from KOHN to KIRALY.
               4) Mari, 1868-1869
               4) Betti b. 1870, married Mor FRIEDMAN in 1895
                    5) Emma
                    5) Edmund
                    5) Hinko
                    5) Robert
               4) Rosa (b. 1873 in Palmafa) married Pinkus HERLINGER.  Both died during World War II in concentration camps.
                    5) Margaretha (b. 1901 in Vienna, Austria) married Istvan LUSTIG.  Istvan died ~ 1942 in Auschwitz.
                        6) Hildegard (b 1928).  Only member of her immediate family to survive World War II (age 15).
                        6) Viktor (b. 1929).  Died early 1940s in Auschwitz.
               4) Estika b. 1874
               4) Mina b. 1876
               4) Amalia b. 1878
               4) Moritz b. 1880
               4) Olga, married Unknown FOGEL.  Survived the Holocaust and lived in the United States in her later years.
               4) Elsa, married Unknown SCHÖN.  Survived the Holocaust and also lived in the United States in her later years.
          3) Pepi
          3) David Adolf b. 1839 married Elise NEUWERT in 1877
          3) Josefin b. 1842
          3) Leopold b. 1843 married Lazika HEINRICH in 1874
          3) Betti, 1849-1854
          3) Albert b. 1853
    
2) Albert (b. 1811 in Körmend, d. 1871 in Muraszombat), a businessman.
     2) Netti aka Betti (b. 1816 in Körmend, d. 1887 in Muraszombat) married Lazar Berger in 1836.
          3) Emanuel b. 1837
          3) Joseph b. 1839
          3) Johan b. 1839
          3) Samuel b. 1840
          3) Albert b. 1843
          3) Betti b. 1852 married Jacob PESSL in 1877.
          3) Abraham b. 1854

Joseph Rechnitzer and family
Rosa Rechnitzer Herlinger
Pinkus Herlinger and family
Josef RECHNITZER, Hani (SINGER) RECHNITZER,
daughter Rosa RECHNITZER (middle)
unidentified daughter (right)
Rosa (RECHNITZER) HERLINGER
Pinkus HERLINGER, Rosa (RECHNITZER) HERLINGER
grandchildren Viktor LUSTIG, Hildegard LUSTIG
Photo probably taken in Vienna, Austria around 1930

        
 

Lustig family


The LUSTIG family: Margaretha (HERLINGER), Viktor, Hildegard, Istvan




Moses' great-great-great grandaughter Frances provided the information for this page.  If you have any information about this family, please contact Frances (Simon) Unger at fran99u@aol.com

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