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Charlotte Sonya Escherich

Charlotte Sonya Escherich[1, 2, 3]

Female 1895 - 1984  (89 years)

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  • Name Charlotte Sonya Escherich  [4, 5
    Nickname Sonny, Soni, Sony 
    Birth 22 Jan 1895  Graz AT Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Female 
    Married Name Eisenmenger, Weber 
    Naturalized US Citizen 13 Jan 1922 
    Residence Oetz, Tyrol AT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ancestral Austrian home  
    Residence New Milford CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Candlewood Lake: Sonny and Ernst vacation home on lake, built in the likeness of Austrian homes 
    Residence 159 Lorraine Ave, Mt Vernon NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Long-time home for Sonny and Ernst 
    Residence 1971  Tryon NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Sonny and Ernst home until death in NC, near Hertha and Jim Flack 
    Death 4 Jul 1984  Oetz, Tyrol AT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 7 Jul 1984  Oetz, Tyrol AT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I22  Flack Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2022 

    Father Prof. Theodor Escherich,   b. 29 Nov 1857, Ansbach DE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1911, Vienna AT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Margarethe Pfaundler,   b. 8 Jul 1870   d. 1946 (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jun 1892 
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Husband 1 Hugo Emil Eisenmenger,   b. 7 Jul 1874, Vienna AT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1950, Bronx NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [6, 7
    Marriage 5 Aug 1913  Vienna AT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorce Aug 1936  Reno NV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1915 version of tree has marriage date as 21 Jun 1913
    Children 
     1. Hertha Emma Eisenmenger,   b. 10 Oct 1916, Cleveland OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 2019, Tryon Estates, Columbus NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 102 years)
    +2. Margaretha Hedwig Eisenmenger,   b. 13 Nov 1918, Cleveland, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 2005, Santa Cruz, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F9  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2022 

    Husband 2 Ernst Weber,   b. 6 Sep 1901, Vienna AT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1996, Columbus, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage Aug 1936  Reno NV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F46  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 May 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Jan 1895 - Graz AT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Aug 1913 - Vienna AT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Ancestral Austrian home - - Oetz, Tyrol AT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Candlewood Lake: Sonny and Ernst vacation home on lake, built in the likeness of Austrian homes - - New Milford CT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Long-time home for Sonny and Ernst - - 159 Lorraine Ave, Mt Vernon NY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorce - Aug 1936 - Reno NV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Aug 1936 - Reno NV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Sonny and Ernst home until death in NC, near Hertha and Jim Flack - 1971 - Tryon NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Jul 1984 - Oetz, Tyrol AT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 7 Jul 1984 - Oetz, Tyrol AT Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Charlotte Sonya Escherich Weber
    Charlotte Sonya Escherich Weber
    A native of Vienna, Sonya (“Sonny”) was the daughter of Theodor Escherich, a pediatrician and bacteriologist famous for the discovery of the intestinal bacteria named after him, Escherichia coli. Sonya's earlier marriage was to Hugo Eisenmenger, an Austrian engineer who had settled in the United States. Sonya Weber became well known as a physiotherapist. She had earned a doctorate in physiotherapy in 1934 and was for many years was a director of the children's clinic of the Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.
    Jim and Hertha on their wedding day
    Jim and Hertha on their wedding day
    With family in the backyard at 159 Lorraine Ave, Mt Vernon NY: Peter, Greta and Sonny

    Documents
    Sonya Weber profile and publications
    Sonya Weber profile and publications
    Dr. Sonya Escherich Weber Death Notice
    Dr. Sonya Escherich Weber Death Notice
    We give the sad news that my dear wife and our beloved mother, Mrs Dr. Sonya Weber née Escherich died on July 4, 1984 at the age of 90 after a short illness. We will bury our dear deceased on Saturday, July 7th, 1984 at 8 a.m. the local cemetery Oetz to rest.

    Oetz, Tryon NC, Pelham NY, Vienna, July 4, 1984

    They mourn for them:
    Ernst Weber, Greta Neelsen, and Hertha Flack on behalf of all relatives.

    How to Help Your Baby Grow Straight and Strong
    How to Help Your Baby Grow Straight and Strong
    by Sonya Weber, D. Sc.
    Instructor in Physical Medicine, Columbia University
    Object: Fitness
Applicant for new Y.W.C.A junior fitness class is tested by Dr. Sonya Weber to determine abilities and needs.
    Object: Fitness Applicant for new Y.W.C.A junior fitness class is tested by Dr. Sonya Weber to determine abilities and needs.
    Many experts hold that lack of exercise is turning today's child into a slack-muscled "softy". Among the latest efforts to reverse the trend are special classes like this one for youngsters 6 to 10 at the Y.W.C.A.'s central branch
    Charlotte Sony Weber Death Certificate
    Charlotte Sony Weber Death Certificate
    Report of the Death of an American Abroad - 03 Jul 1984
    Charlotte Sonya Weber U.S. Passport - 1982
    Charlotte Sonya Weber U.S. Passport - 1982
    Consular Report of Death - Charlotte Sonya Weber
    Consular Report of Death - Charlotte Sonya Weber
    Medical Report - death of Charlotte Sonya Weber
    Medical Report - death of Charlotte Sonya Weber
    Diagnosis and attempted treatment at Innsbruck clinic
    Escherich Family Tree
    Escherich Family Tree
    Family tree of the Escherich family according to documents given by Prof. Theodor Escherich, compiled in 1892, and copied by Leopold von Pfaundler in Graz after 1915 for his dear granddaughter Sonny Eisenmenger [Charlotte Sonya Eisenmenger]
    Hand written notes about Sonya's mother & father and ancestors
    Hand written notes about Sonya's mother & father and ancestors
    Chronicle of the Pfaundler Family from 1486 to 1915
    Chronicle of the Pfaundler Family from 1486 to 1915
    The "chronicle" was used by Leopold Pfaundler to update and assemble the 1915 family tree. In German and typeset in Fraktur font (a "Blackletter" type used from the mid-16th century to 1941). Higher resolution scans are available
    Ernst Weber letter responding to grandson’s (Bob Flack) condolence note
    Ernst Weber letter responding to grandson’s (Bob Flack) condolence note
    Handwritten letter, see matching transcription pdf file
    Transcript of Ernst Weber letter responding to Bob Flack's condolence note
    Transcript of Ernst Weber letter responding to Bob Flack's condolence note
    Transcription of hand written letter shortly after Charlotte Sonya Weber's [Sonny] death in Austria
    In Memoriam Charlotte Sonya Weber 1895-1984, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
    Memorial service for "Sonny" Weber held at a Flack family reunion at Eastham, MA. Writings, remembrances, poetry and a song at a multigenerational gathering.
    SS Veendam Passenger List with Eisenmenger family
    SS Veendam Passenger List with Eisenmenger family
    US Citizens list arriving in New York on 11 Sep 1934 from Rotterdam.

    "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G58S-H1H?cc=1923888&wc=MFK9-GPD%3A1029980101 : 21 May 2014), 5545 - vol 11934-11935, Sep 10, 1934 > image 212 of 817; citing NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

    Histories
    A Brief History of the Family of Sonja Escherich-Eisenmenger-Weber
    A Brief History of the Family of Sonja Escherich-Eisenmenger-Weber
    Sonya Weber's history as retold by her husband Ernst Weber and privately printed for the family by M.A. DESIGNS, Tryon, NC

    Videos
    Sonny & Ernst Weber<br/>Oetz, Austria 1949
    Sonny & Ernst Weber
    Oetz, Austria 1949


  • Sources 
    1. [S89] Theodr Escherich, Escherich Family Tree (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S90] Family Tree of the Pfaundler Family, Leopold Pfaundler 1915 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S91] Personally known to the chronicle's author in 1915 Pfaundler Tree (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S418858690] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0223; FHL microfilm: 2341396.

    5. [S418858756] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    6. [S90] Family Tree of the Pfaundler Family, Leopold Pfaundler 1915 (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S91] Personally known to the chronicle's author in 1915 Pfaundler Tree (Reliability: 2).