Aloisia Kressa Weixler
(1868-unknown)
Aloisia was the seventh child born to Theodor and Cecilia, the fourth oldest surviving one. She attempted immigration to the US in 1890 along with her parents, but returned to Northern Moravia a few months later because her parents found August in Nebraska too hot. In 1891, on June 29th, she gave birth to Emilie Paulina Weixler in Jirikov, CZ, father unknown.
She later married on 9 Nov 1896 to Josef Weixler. Four months later, their first daughter, Anna Weixler was born on 26 Feb 1897 in Unter-Langendorf, CZ. Three more daughters and a son were born to the marriage. Aloisia gave birth to a total of six children.
These children are:
1. Emilie Paulina Weixler (1891- ), unknown father.
2. Anna Weixler (1897-1971). Anna married Karl Andreas Riedl on Oct 6, 1921 in Šumvald, CZ. She had three children, Emma (1925-2007); Helga Riedl (1926-2005); and Martl Riedl (1928- ). Karl enlisted as a soldier in the German Army during WWII and died as the war was winding down, never making it home. The family was expelled to German in 1948 and Helga eventually married an American GI and came to America. Anna died in April of 1971 and is buried in a cemetery in Dachau, near Munich, Germany.
3. Aloisia Weixler (1901 - ).
4. Sophie Weixler (1903 - ). It is believed that Sophie was the author of some letters asking her uncle, Adolf Franz Kresha in the US for money. Adolf, a retired farmer, age 74 with 20 kids, wasn't able to help much. But the "expellees" were not prisoners and fanned out as soon as they could find jobs. Sophie married Vinzenz Schaffar.
5. Josef Weixler (1905 - ).
6. Marie Weixler (1906-1906).
At age 79, Aloisia's family got swept up in the expulsion of all German-speaking peoples in the area. It didn't matter how long their families had been in Moravia or Czechoslovakia, they were rounded up and placed in boxcars and trucks and shipped to Germany, presumably Haimhausen (variation of Heimershausen noted in letter), near the concentration camp of Dachau, north of Munich. Please see details on the Family Tragedy page.
The evidence for this is contained in hand-written letters published in the "Kresha Family in America 1888-1988." In Chapter 32, is letter #5, 7a and 9:
"Letter #5 is missing the first page and date is not available, but seems to be an appeal for help. They spoke of their good situation and financial condition until the war and now it was necessary to ask for help of any kind. Funds which had been set aside for the youthful members of the family to use for education had to be used for their daily livelihood. A prompt answer was requested and good wishes sent. Signed by Anna Riedl, residing in the USA zone of Germany."
[Anna had three daughters, all aged about 20; any of them could have written the letters]"Letter #7a is dated November 27, 1947. It is written by Anna Riedl who begs for a response to correspondence. She appeals for a CARE PACKET as conditions have become distressful for her. Her husband [Karl] had died just as the European war ended. Since she was writing so near Christmas, she wished the family in America a blessed holiday. A post script is added to the letter stating that Anna Riedl's daughter was writing the letter because her mother (Anna R.) was unable to use her hands for writing."
[Aloisia had a daughter named Aloisia.]"Letter #9 dated March 15, 1948 was written by a daughter of Aloisia Kressa, sister to Adolf . She also describes their former days as having been happy ones, but the war changed everything. They lost most of their clothes when the bombing of their area began. Had been compelled to move to Germany and were living in the USA zone. Her name was Aloisia."
The above 3 condensed translation of letters from Germany to Adolf Kresha, Sr., were translated by Ida Graening.
One of Aloisia's granddaughters, Helga, married in Salzburg, Austria and later moved to the United States with her GI husband in 1953, so they survived the refugee camps. We are seeking help on the two sisters, Emma and Martl nee Riedl.
