Geneanet and my research
I spent a lot of time to study the German speaking catholic branch of my family with roots in Iglau (Jihlava) Moravia and Dittersdorf Freudenthal (Detrichovice Bruntal ), now Czech republic. In the 19th century they emigrated to Siebenbuergen and Banat, Austrian-Hungary, now Transylvania, Romania. The My Ludwigs from Dittersdorf stopped about 1822-1826 in Neu Arad (Uj Arad) where the head of the family, Franz SR., did his job from his birth place, stocking manufacturer (knitwear). He died in 1844. His son. Franz JR., married in Arad in 1840. His wife died in 1850 and he married second time in 1850 in Hermannstadt (Nagy Szeben, Sibiu). This time his father-in-law owned an inn and Franz had a stagecoach line which linked major cities from Transylvania. Franz was tenant of a hotel in the city of Kronstadt (Brasso, Brasov). Later he owned a hotel in Brasov. Other son of Franz SR. was my ancestor Leopold Ludwig. After the death of his father when he was only 20 years old he continued h...