Koffler, Michael (b. AFT. 1885, d. 17 DEC 1948)

Emigration: Date: 29 APR 1899
Place: Arrived in NY on the ship "First Bismarck" with his wife.

Note: Other name spellings: SCHAF

Emigration: Date: ABT. 1809
Place: arrived single from Jockgrim, Germany to Speier, South Russia with brothers, Peter, Lorenz, and Franz (Franz needs to be confirmed) and the Katharina MÜLLER, and Maria KUHN PFAD SCHAF families

Note: NOTE: [one source listed his wife as Marian BARTH.]

Emigration: Date: 9 OCT 1900
Place: (or 1902) to New York on the Kaiserin Maria Theresia; along with Adam's brother, Jacob SCHAFF, as well as several HATZENBUHLERs & nephew Daniel MOREL

Note: Other name spellings: MOREL, MORRELL

Note: Other name spellings: FÄTH

Note: Some of her children moved to USA and married into the HECK family. Her father was born in 1828. Maybe, her father could be Johann ROLL b. abt 1832???

Emigration: Place: From Rastadt, Beresan, Cherson, South Russia to Buenes Aires, Argentina, South America

Emigration: Date: 1902
Place: (or 1903) arrived in South America with wife and children

Emigration: Date: 1902
Place: came to ND with husband, 3 children, and unmarried sister, Katherine, while, at the same time, her parents and other sisters went to Argentina

Emigration: Date: 1900
Place: from South Russia to ND

Emigration: Date: 1902
Place: came to ND with sister, Elizabeth's family, while, at the same time, her parents and other sisters went to Argentina

Note: Other name spellings: SCHAF

Note: Other name spellings: BURG, BURCH

Note: [CONFIRMATION NEEDED: Johann ROLL could be the son of Johann Jacob ROLL and Barbara KUHN.] Johann's grandfather is from Leimersheim/Germersheim, Pfalz, Germany. See the Karl Stumpp book, page 763 #823.

Emigration: Place: Her and her son, Jacob John family are rumored to have sailed to Argentina. Jakob John moved to WA, USA after his mother died in Argentina

Note: [CONFIRMATION NEEDED on ASSUMED: Based on birth month and day, we think Jacob ROLL b. May 5, 1856, son of Michael and Maria UNKNOWN ROLL, and Jacob John ROLL b. May 5, 1853 m. Maria BOPP, are the same person]

Emigration: Place: With his mother from South Russia to Buenes Aires, Argentina, then after his mother's death, to Deer Park, WA about 1914

Note: [Roll.FTW]

Mary Stringer of Deer Park (Houston), TX wrote May 2, 2002:
Re: RUMOR
Elizabeth Rissling's sister, Theresa, was the Tsar's mistress. We were first told she was a nanny. Then when we were older and understood these things, we were told she was really his
mistress (she probably had no choice in the matter). She never married. I am in process of getting BLITZ in Moscow to research the matter, get copies she worked for the Tsar and traveled
with the military. My uncle, Joe Kraft, had a researcher in RU tell him this several years ago, but being the "thrifty" Ger-Rus that Joe was, he did not pay to get hard copies/documentation, and now he is gone (he and 3 family members died in a car crash in Allan, Sask, 09/99). I know the
records exist, I just need someone in Moscow to find them. I know of NO Michael Romanoff, but we do have a picture of Theresa Rissling with, whom we were told is, Anastasia Romanoff. You can compare the picture attached to the picture of the Tsar's 4 daughters found at Alexanderpalace.
org/anastasia ("my brothers and sisters" hyperlink, then "picture of us when we were little", click "here") and the girl is identical. Theresa had no children, to our knowledge unless Anastasia was hers!? I know a LONGSHOT, but NO ONE was around when Anastasia was born except
the Tsar and Tsarina, and had he gotten his mistress pregnant, being the kind/noble man he was, he "may have" decided to raise her as his own. The Tsarina would have had to agree to a false pregnancy, etc., but Anastasia WAS born at 11lbs, with NO doctor's help??? That would
explain Anna Anderson's DNA NOT matching Romanov DNA (they ONLY checked to see if she was Alexandra's daughter) - but again it's A LOT of surmising, NO proof. When I do get documentation from BLITZ, let me know if you want copies!

Note: Other name spellings: variations include: HAID, HEID, HEIGHT, HEIT, HERDT, HERT, HOERDT, HÖRTH

Emigration: Date: 1891
Place: With his parents

Emigration: Date: MAY 1891
Place: from South Russia to Richardton, Stark, ND with his daughter-in-law, Elizabeth LANTZ, and her parents