grave in New Orleans of John Henry Alfortish, son of Franz Anton Altfuldisch & Anna Kleinheinz Altfuldisch, brother of Michael Alfultis and Henry Altfeltis. He was born December 26, 1840, in Philadelphia after his parents arrived by boat in America from Germany that June.. The name Alfortish is 1 of 3 spellings for Altfuldisch in the United States.. The other two are Alfultis and Altfeltis. His family originally settled in St. Ferdinand, Indiana, close to Louisville, KY. John died from injuries in an elevator accident on August 8, 1897.
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from THE TIMES PICAYUNE, August 4, 1897, Page 6: "Yesterday morning, John Alfortish, an employee at the wholesale grocery store of Messers B. & H. Flaspolier & Sons at No. 421 South Peters Street while standing under the elevator, the weights fell on him and painfully injured him about the face." He was taken to Charity Hospital in an ambulance. He died from these injuries on the 8th of August. The 'Certificate of Death' signed by Dr. E. D. Fennin, Asst. Coroner, listed the cause of death as 'Traumatic Meningitis'. After John's death when Elizabeth applied for a Widow's Pension (Act of June 27, 1890) her application was denied (July 7, 1899) because John had been listed as a deserter on 24 July, 1865 and the charge of desertion had never been removed. Affidavits supplied by Elizabeth to the War Department stated that John had contracted dysentery while on duty in Donaldsville, Louisiana and had been told to return home to recover. Elizabeth's affidavits further stated that when he improved enough to return, his Company which had returned to New Orleans had already been dissolved (at Appomattox, Virginia, General Robert E. Lee surrendered 9 April 1865). Rebuttal affidavits (December 7, 1899) of John's absence were submitted to the War Department which again denied the claim (23 November 1900) This charge was rebutted by Elizabeth almost annually to the War Department with the last time as late as May 9, 1922.
He was son of Franz Anton Altfuldisch and Anna Elizabeth Kleinheinz Alfuldisch. They came to America in 1840 thru Philadelphia and settled in St. Ferdinand, Indiana. We continue to look for their final burial locations.
Update:
from THE TIMES PICAYUNE, August 4, 1897, Page 6: "Yesterday morning, John Alfortish, an employee at the wholesale grocery store of Messers B. & H. Flaspolier & Sons at No. 421 South Peters Street while standing under the elevator, the weights fell on him and painfully injured him about the face." He was taken to Charity Hospital in an ambulance. He died from these injuries on the 8th of August. The 'Certificate of Death' signed by Dr. E. D. Fennin, Asst. Coroner, listed the cause of death as 'Traumatic Meningitis'. After John's death when Elizabeth applied for a Widow's Pension (Act of June 27, 1890) her application was denied (July 7, 1899) because John had been listed as a deserter on 24 July, 1865 and the charge of desertion had never been removed. Affidavits supplied by Elizabeth to the War Department stated that John had contracted dysentery while on duty in Donaldsville, Louisiana and had been told to return home to recover. Elizabeth's affidavits further stated that when he improved enough to return, his Company which had returned to New Orleans had already been dissolved (at Appomattox, Virginia, General Robert E. Lee surrendered 9 April 1865). Rebuttal affidavits (December 7, 1899) of John's absence were submitted to the War Department which again denied the claim (23 November 1900) This charge was rebutted by Elizabeth almost annually to the War Department with the last time as late as May 9, 1922.
He was son of Franz Anton Altfuldisch and Anna Elizabeth Kleinheinz Alfuldisch. They came to America in 1840 thru Philadelphia and settled in St. Ferdinand, Indiana. We continue to look for their final burial locations.
grave in New Orleans of John Henry Alfortish, son of Franz Anton Altfuldisch & Anna Kleinheinz Altfuldisch, brother of Michael Alfultis and Henry Altfeltis. He was born December 26, 1840, in Philadelphia after his parents arrived by boat in America from Germany that June.. The name Alfortish is 1 of 3 spellings for Altfuldisch in the United States.. The other two are Alfultis and Altfeltis. His family originally settled in St. Ferdinand, Indiana, close to Louisville, KY. John died from injuries in an elevator accident on August 8, 1897.
Update:
from THE TIMES PICAYUNE, August 4, 1897, Page 6: "Yesterday morning, John Alfortish, an employee at the wholesale grocery store of Messers B. & H. Flaspolier & Sons at No. 421 South Peters Street while standing under the elevator, the weights fell on him and painfully injured him about the face." He was taken to Charity Hospital in an ambulance. He died from these injuries on the 8th of August. The 'Certificate of Death' signed by Dr. E. D. Fennin, Asst. Coroner, listed the cause of death as 'Traumatic Meningitis'. After John's death when Elizabeth applied for a Widow's Pension (Act of June 27, 1890) her application was denied (July 7, 1899) because John had been listed as a deserter on 24 July, 1865 and the charge of desertion had never been removed. Affidavits supplied by Elizabeth to the War Department stated that John had contracted dysentery while on duty in Donaldsville, Louisiana and had been told to return home to recover. Elizabeth's affidavits further stated that when he improved enough to return, his Company which had returned to New Orleans had already been dissolved (at Appomattox, Virginia, General Robert E. Lee surrendered 9 April 1865). Rebuttal affidavits (December 7, 1899) of John's absence were submitted to the War Department which again denied the claim (23 November 1900) This charge was rebutted by Elizabeth almost annually to the War Department with the last time as late as May 9, 1922.
He was son of Franz Anton Altfuldisch and Anna Elizabeth Kleinheinz Alfuldisch. They came to America in 1840 thru Philadelphia and settled in St. Ferdinand, Indiana. We continue to look for their final burial locations.
Update:
from THE TIMES PICAYUNE, August 4, 1897, Page 6: "Yesterday morning, John Alfortish, an employee at the wholesale grocery store of Messers B. & H. Flaspolier & Sons at No. 421 South Peters Street while standing under the elevator, the weights fell on him and painfully injured him about the face." He was taken to Charity Hospital in an ambulance. He died from these injuries on the 8th of August. The 'Certificate of Death' signed by Dr. E. D. Fennin, Asst. Coroner, listed the cause of death as 'Traumatic Meningitis'. After John's death when Elizabeth applied for a Widow's Pension (Act of June 27, 1890) her application was denied (July 7, 1899) because John had been listed as a deserter on 24 July, 1865 and the charge of desertion had never been removed. Affidavits supplied by Elizabeth to the War Department stated that John had contracted dysentery while on duty in Donaldsville, Louisiana and had been told to return home to recover. Elizabeth's affidavits further stated that when he improved enough to return, his Company which had returned to New Orleans had already been dissolved (at Appomattox, Virginia, General Robert E. Lee surrendered 9 April 1865). Rebuttal affidavits (December 7, 1899) of John's absence were submitted to the War Department which again denied the claim (23 November 1900) This charge was rebutted by Elizabeth almost annually to the War Department with the last time as late as May 9, 1922.
He was son of Franz Anton Altfuldisch and Anna Elizabeth Kleinheinz Alfuldisch. They came to America in 1840 thru Philadelphia and settled in St. Ferdinand, Indiana. We continue to look for their final burial locations.
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