Therese and Emil Hofmann from Vienna, Austria. I bought this photo online in the hopes that despite such a common German/Austrian surname I might find this couple in the records.
But before we dig into my findings, let’s just take a moment and enjoy this close-up of handsome Emil. Doesn’t he look like he just stepped off the cover of a glossy fashion magazine in 2023?
So Emil and Therese. My best match is one Emil Luther Hofmann, who was born on December 1, 1874, in Brünn (Brno in today’s Czech Rep) to parents Johann Hofmann and Genovefa née Christ. Emil’s family was Catholic.
Emil who worked as a coachman married maid Theresia Wanderer on February 27, 1900 in the St. Leopold’s Church in Vienna. Theresia was 3 year younger than Emil, she was born on August 15, 1878, in Steinbach, Ernstbrunn. Theresia’s parents Franz and Antonia Wanderer owned real estate in the area.
Emil and Theresia’s daughter Josefine Emilie Hofmann was born on January 3, 1902, in Vienna. Perhaps she met her future husband Josef Karl Benkö at the work place. Both of their profession listed int heir marriage record reads “clerk”. Their church wedding took place on May 31, 1925 in Vienna, and in front of the state registry in August 1941 (I assume in order to fulfil some formalities during WWII?). I don't know if the couple had any children or what happened to Karl. Josefine passed away on November 21, 1979, in Vienna.
Emil and Therese also had a son they called Josef Emil who was born on November 24, 1904, in Vienna. Unfortunately I have nothing else on him.
Therese passed away on January 22, 1935, in Vösendorf, at just 56 years of age of tuberculosis and cardiac paralysis. At the time she was already widowed, but I don’t know what happened to Emil or when he died. Maybe she died of a broken heart...
I can't get over how handsome they looked in their wedding photo. I hope their marriage was filled with love, respect and passion for eah other.
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