• Born: 25.4.1851 in Losenstein (Upper Austria)
• Died: August 1913 in Steyr

Parents:

• Father: Daniel VORDERWINKLER, born 14.5.1820
• Mother: Theresia

Marriage:

• on 24.6.1877 in Losenstein, Markus VORDERWINKLER and Elisabeth GROSSAUER

• Born: in Losenstein (Upper Austria)
• Died: unknown

Parents:

• Father: Franz GROSSAUER
• Mother: Josefa BUCHBERGER

Marriage:

• on 24.6.1877 in Losenstein, Elisabeth GROSSAUER and Markus VORDERWINKLER

Children in common:

• Ludwig VORDERWINKLER Sr. born 10.8.1876 in Losenstein, married on 15.9.1901 to Maria MAYR
• Johann VORDERWINKLER, born 16.6.1880 (one of his grandsons is DI Helmut VORDERWINKLER, former Director of Public Works at the Magistrate of Steyr)
• Markus VORDERWINKLER (a daughter named Marianne, no further data)
• Maria VORDERWINKLER (had a daughter who became a teacher and later married a man named Stadik, no further data)
• Franziska VORDERWINKLER (no further data)

(Note by the author: my great-great-grandparents – the parents of my mother’s father’s father)

Sources (italicized are original contents):

• Baptismal register Losenstein (Upper Austria) 106/1851 PfmF435-01227:
  Unfortunately, the scanned baptismal record is too bright and unreadable.
  However, it can be guessed that on April 25 a Marcus Ferdinand was born.
  With some imagination, the father can be identified as Daniel Vorderwinkler from Garsten; the mother might be a Theresia née Dellin.
• Marriage register Losenstein (Upper Austria) 207/1877 PfmF436-01133:
  Am 24 Juni, Bräutigam: Marcus Ferdinand Vorderwinkler, Nagelschmiedgeselle
  Braut: Elisabeth Großauer
• Oral reports from:
  Maria MANN (née VORDERWINKLER), my great-aunt
  DI Helmut VORDERWINKLER, my third cousin once removed
  Mr. PÖZELBERGER from Alkoven (provided information about the GROSSAUER family)

Comment:

The unreadable baptismal record is unfortunate. The mother’s name remains unclear.

The notes from Mr. Pözelberger are unfortunately no longer traceable.