Person:Margarethe Priflinger (1)

According to an IGI record of their marriage, she was born in 'Piffersberg, Bayern' and was the daughter of Matthias Priflinger and Therese Diepold.

 Margaret is listed as a widow in the 1910 Census, in Nutley, Essex Co., New Jersey.  She lives at 35 Center Street with her children Margaret 23, a stenographer for telephone co.; Pauline N. 22, stenographer for R.R. co.; Fred 19, apprentice steam fitter; and Henry 17, clerical work in advertising.  They also have a boarder, Joseph Von Shandorff, age 14, born in New Jersey, mother born US, father born Germany. {Nutley, 3rd Ward, ed 203, sh 2a}
 In 1920, Margaret is living with her daughter and son-in-law, William Fitting, in Chicago, where she lists her birthplace as 'Bavaria'.
 Her obituary, dated 23 August 1929, reads in part "Mrs. Margaret Moesinger passed away...at the age of seventy-three years. Mrs. Moesinger was Miss Margaret Priflinger and was born in Regensburg, Bavaria on September 4, 1856.  She came to America in 1885 to marry Trangott [Traugott] Moesinger. They resided in New York and Brooklyn for twenty-two years, coming to Nutley in 1907... Funeral services were held this morning at St Mary's Catholic Church, were a requiem mass was celebrated.  Burial was made at Ridgelawn Cemetery."  Another clipping notes: "She is survived by two sons, Fred of Irvington and Henry Moesinger of New York City; and one daughter, Mrs. William Fitting of the Whitford Avenue address. Her husband, Louis Moesinger, died in Nutley twenty years ago."

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Obituaries of Margaret Moesinger. (unknown New Jersey newspapers).
2.   FamilySearch. International Genealogical Index (IGI). (FamilySearch database, <www.familysearch.com>).