Can you imagine that.... Allan found reference to two Pfuntners who came to Ellis Island in the 1900's! It was such an amazing find. One Pfuntner, an 18 year single woman from Austria, came across the Atlantic Ocean in 1910 via Bremen on the ship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. Her name was Alinalie Pfuntner. What a pretty name huh. As we always thought that Allan's roots came from Austria, we were certain that she must be his great great grandmother. But, she was only 18 and single when she came. Wouldn't she have changed her name when she got married? So we checked further. We found that a 29 year old young man named Stefan Pfuntner from Hungary, who came across from Antwerp on a Dutch Ship 'Vaderland' in 1909, may be a very likely candidate for Allan's great great grandfather. Hey, since he took a Dutch ship, and since we're partial to Holland, we'll own the fact that he was indeed Allan's forefather.
So, Allan could very well be Hungarian instead of an Austrian German!
How cool is that! :-) Interesting huh!
So, Allan could very well be Hungarian instead of an Austrian German!
How cool is that! :-) Interesting huh!
These poor people that came across the Atlantic to try to find a better place to live, found that after a grueling voyage, had to jump through multiple hoops, including a mental acuity test, before being able to step foot in America. Well, Allan's forefather must have been able to jump through these hoops, as there are indeed a few Pfuntner's in this country.