Family of Wilhelm Treffeisen and Bertha Schreier

Wilhelm Treffeisen was born in Bickensohl in 1856, the illegitimate son of the unmarried woman Anna Maria Treffeisen. Because his mother died when he was just four months old, he was raised by his uncle. When he was 17, he decided to join his elder brother Jacob who had emigrated to Philadelphia before him. He lived with his brother after he arrived in 1873, and sometime about 1881 he married Bertha Schreier. He opened a merchant tailor shop and they raised five children: William, Emma Rosalie, Amelia Louise, Mary 'Albertina', and Bertha Ida. In 1897, Wilhelm contracted tuberculosis and died, leaving Bertha to raise their children. The family eventually left Philadelphia and moved to Florida and California.

Wilhelm Treffeisen on the 1880 Census shortly after arriving in America, living with his brother Jacob Treffeisen and family.
Photograph of Wilhelm Treffeisen.
Photograph of Wilhelm Treffeisen in front of his tailor shop, prior to 1897 (closeup).
Photograph of Bertha Schreier Treffeisen, about 1892?
Photograph of Bertha Schreier Treffeisen.
Photograph of Bertha Schreier Treffeisen.
Photograph of Wilhelm Treffeisen's children, about 1892.
Three photographs relating to the Schreier Family.
Family of son William Treffeisen
- Photograph of William Treffeisen, 1902 or 1903.
- A nice cyanotype of William Treffeisen, with the inscription "Jest Fishin, that's all.".
- Photograph of William Treffeisen, on left with friend, Coatesville, PA.
- Photograph of William Treffeisen's daughter Ruth Ann Treffeisen. The inscription reads "To Grandma Brown from Ruthie Ann Aug. 3 1922". Taken Coatesville, PA.
- Photograph of William Treffeisen's daughters Lura, Marian, and Ruth Ann Treffeisen, 1927.
- Photograph of Marian, William, and Lura Treffeisen, August 2, 1931, Florida.
- Photograph of Marian Treffeisen, December 1937, Coatesville, PA.
- Delight Treffeisen is mentioned in this article.
Family of daughter Emma Rosalie Treffeisen
- Photograph of Emma Treffeisen, at Olive View Hospital.
- Photograph of Emma Treffeisen in a nurses uniform.
- Photograph of Emma Treffeisen and her husband Mickey Thomas, August 1938.
Family of daughter Amelia Louise Treffeisen
- Photograph of Amelia Treffeisen, taken in Philadelphia.
- Photograph of Amelia Treffeisen, taken in Philadelphia.
- Photograph of Amelia Treffeisen.
- Photograph of the Eppler Bakery, Christmas 1928, owned by Fred and Amelia (Treffeisen) Eppler, with their daughters Louise and Cecile (closeup).
Family of daughter Mary Albertina Treffeisen
- Photograph of Albertina Treffeisen.
- Photograph of Albertina Treffeisen.
- Photograph of Albertina Treffeisen.
Family of Bertha Ida Treffeisen
- Bertha Ida Treffeisen's baptism record.
- Photograph of Bertha Treffeisen.
- Photograph of Bertha Ida Treffeisen in her later years.
- Audio Interview with Becky Doyle and son Bill Doyle, 19 Feb 1979
- Audio Interview with Becky Doyle and son Bill Doyle.
- Audio Interview with Becky Doyle and son Bill Doyle, in a nursing home shortly before her death.