Tartler Family Tree

The following article is about the Tartler family tree. It is based on research conducted both online and through family records. People with the surname Tartler can now be found throughout the world, but are most prominently located in the present day countries of Germany, Romania, and the United States.

A Brief History

The last name Tartler likely originated from the present day village of Prejmer (German: Tartlau) in Braşov County, Romania. This area was settled by Transylvanian Saxons, people of German decent who settled around Transylvania in the 12th and 13th century. The purpose of these settlements was to defend the Kingdom of Hungary.

Prejmer, or Tartlau was originally constructed as a fortress by Teutonic Knights in the years 1212 and 1213 AD. The town was built later around 1225, and was repeatedly attacked throughout the middle ages by Mongols, Tatars, Hungarians, Ottoman Turks, Cossacks, and Moldavians.

Earliest Identified Tartler Ancestors

According to the records on Familysearch.org, the earliest ancestor on record is Martinus Tartler born in 1699 in Mediaş, a city in Sibiu County, Transylvania. Little is known about him, just that he was married to Catharina Binder (marriage date unknown) and that he died in the same city he was born in, on 16 Jun 1738. No record has been found linking them and their offspring.

Another set of early ancestors was discovered in the city of Braşov, the capital of Braşov County. The names were Markus Tartler (1685-1757), Thomas Tartler (1700-1770), and András Tartler (1684?-1737?).

Transylvanian Tartlers

Records can be found on Genealogy.net, a German website which hosts local heritage books online. This website includes a section on Transylvania, specifically the cities of Agnita(German:Agnetheln Hungarian: Szentagotha), Homorod (German: Hammeroden), Cata (German:Katzendorf), and Vulcan (German: Wolkendorf)

Sibiu County Tartlers

Agnita is a town on the Hârtibaciu river in Sibiu County, Transylvania. According to genealogy.net, the following Tartlers are connected to this city:

Elwine TARTLER- born 08/01/1901 in Brasov; died 03/29/1951 also in Brasov; married William Wachter 10/15/1927. Siblings and Parents Unknown.
Erich TARTLER- born 05/19/1919 in Brasov; died 10/31/1953 in Jilava; married Anna Reiner 02/12/1947. Father Emil Tartler; siblings unknown; no children listed.
Zita TARTLER- born 09/10/1914 in Zeiden; died 10/16/2007 in Pasching (Linz); Michael Burner 07/29/1934. Parents and siblings unknown.

Braşov County Tartlers

Homorod is a small village in Braşov County, Romania. According to genealogy.net, the following Tartlers are connected to this city:

Dora TARTLER- born 07/14/1910 in Inner City Vienna; married Georg DERNERTH 06/09/1940; parents Peter Tartler (5/22/1888) and Cecilia HIRSCHENHAUSER (03/01/1890); siblings Rosa TARTLER (11/09/1911) and Walter TARTLER (09/11/1918)
Elisabetha TARTLER- born 12/31/1904 in Hamruden; died 1928 in Hamruden; parents Peter TARTLER (01/29/1865) and Elisabeth SCHäßBURGER (03/18/1874); siblings Johann TARTLER (08/11/1896) Friedrich TARTLER (10/13/1898) Emilie TARTLER(01/16/1907) and Rudolf TARTLER(08/05/1911); half siblings Regina Tartler (03/01/1891) and Peter TARTLER (05/22/1888)
Emilie TARTLER- born 01/16/1907 in Hamruden; married NN THUT; for parents and siblings see Elisabetha Tartler
Friedrich TARTLER- born 10/13/1898 in Hamruden; died 04/13/1900; for parents and siblings see Elisabetha Tartler
Johann (John) TARTLER- born 08/11/1896 in Frauendorf; died 1956 in Reps; married Sarah WHITE 04/10/1921; children unknown; for parents and siblings see Elisabetha Tartler
Petrus (Peter) TARTLER- born 01/29/1865 in Şaroş in Medias; died 06/11/1954 in Hamruden; married 1887 to Regina, widowed and married again to Elisabeth SCHäßBURGER in 11/30/1893; Parents and siblings unknown; children (first marriage) Petrus TARTLER (5/22/1888) and Regina Tartler (03/01/1891); children (second marriage) Johann TARTLER (08/11/1896) Elisabetha TARTLER (12/31/1904) Friedrich TARTLER (10/13/1898) Emilie TARTLER (01/16/1907) and Rudolf TARTLER (08/05/1911)
Petrus (Peter) TARTLER- born 05/22/1888 in Şaroş in Medias; died 03/24/1944 in Hamruden; married Cecilia HIRSCHENHAUSER in 1909; parents Peter TARTLER (01/29/1865) and unknown ; siblings Regina Tartler (03/01/1891), half siblings Johann TARTLER (08/11/1896) Elisabetha TARTLER (12/31/1904) Friedrich TARTLER (10/13/1898) Emilie TARTLER (01/16/1907) and Rudolf TARTLER (08/05/1911); children Dora TARTLER (07/14/1910) Rosa TARTLER (11/09/1911) and Walter TARTLER (09/11/1918)
Regina TARTLER- born 03/01/1891 in Hamruden; death unknown; married 1909 to John White; for parents and siblings see Peter Tartler (05/22/1888)
Rosa TARTLER- born 11/09/1911 in Inner City Vienna; spouse unknown; for parents and siblings see Dora TARTLER (07/14/1910)
Rosa TARTLER- born 09/12/1891 in Marienburg near Kronstadt; married Martin BINDER in 1909; parents and siblings unknown
Rudolf TARTLER- born 08/05/1911 in Hamruden; married Anna BRUSCH in 10/04/1936;
Walter TARTLER- born 09/11/1918 in Inner City Vienna; died 02/12/1995 in Ludwigsburg; for parents and siblings see Elisabetha Tartler; children Anneliese TARTLER Christa TARTLER and Ingeborg TARTLER

Caţa is a small village in Braşov County, Romania. According to genealogy.net, the following Tartlers are connected to this city:

Andreas TARTLER- born 04/07/1912 in Brasov; died 09/22/1989 in Vöcklabruck;
George TARTLER- born 1873 in Heldsdorf, Brasso Megye, Hungary; death unknown;
Horst TARTLER- born 12/29/1938 in Katzendorf; died 02/03/1939 in Katzendorf ;

Vulcan is a small village in Braşov County in the center of Romania, 16 km west of the county capital Braşov. According to genealogy.net, the following Tartlers are connected to this city:

Georg Hannes Tartler- born 1740 in Nussbach, Brasso Megye, Hungary; death unknown; married Anna Onen Gerg on 2/17/1767; parents siblings and children unknown
Johannes (John) Tartler- born 11/11/1774 in Nussbach, Brasso Megye, Hungary; death unknown; married Agnetha Streitford;Parents Georg Hannes Tartler and Anna Onen Gerg; siblings and children unknown
Rosa Tartler- born 11/18/1813 Nussbach, Brasso Megye, Hungary; death unknown; married 02/09/1836 to Georgius Roth; Parents and siblings unknown.
SIMON TARTLER- birth date unknown in Nussbach, Brasov, Romania; death unknown; married Katharina Bartholomie on 05/03/1842; parents siblings and children unknown
unknown TARTLER- born 1849 in Nussbach; death unknown; married Catherine Schneider in 1849 in Nussbach; parents siblings and children unknown
Andreas TARTLER- born 03/24/1865 in Nussbach; death unknown; married Martha Henry 01/14/1897; parents and siblings unknown; children Bertha TARTLER i(1894) Unbaptized TARTLER (1897) and Adele Heinrich (1900)
Andreas TARTLER- born in 1738 location unknown; death unknown; spouse unknown; parents and siblings unknown; children ANDREAS TARTLERIN (1759 to 1787)
Anna TARTLER- born 06/10/1901 in Heldsdorf; death unknown; married Michael STONE in 05/09/1922; parents and siblings unknown
Bertha TARTLER- born in 1894 in Nussbach; died 09/19/1901 in Wolkendorf; spouse unknown; children unknown; parents Andreas TARTLER (03/24/1865) and Martha HENRY (01/14/1897); siblings Unbaptized TARTLER (1897) and Adele HEINRICH (1900)
Christian TARTLER- born in 1776; death and spouse unknown; parents and siblings unknown; children Rosa TARTLER (1800)
Katharina TARTLER- born 04/10/1848 in Russbach; died 12/12/1920 in Russbach; married John LIENERTH 06/30/1869; parents and siblings
Michael TARTLER- born 02/07/1926 in Marienburg; died 09/19/1995 in Augsburg; married Ella Kraus (date unknown); parents and siblings unknown; children Peter Wilhelm TARTLER Karin TARTLER and Hasso Harald TARTLER
Rosa TARTLER- born 08/31/1800 in Wolkendorf; died 04/16/1872; spouse unknown; parents Christian TARTLER (1776); siblings unknown

Transylvanian Tartler Family Tree

While many links are still missing, based on the information from genealogy.net and familysearch.org, several pieces of the overall Tartler family tree in Transylvania can be assembled.

Homorod Village Tartlers: Petrus (Peter) Tartler Branch

The largest assembled branch by far is that which stems from Peter or Petrus Tartler (1865-1954). It encompasses almost all of the Tartlers associated with the village of Homorod (except for Rosa Tartler (1891-?)). It includes 7 Tartler children, 6 Tartler grandchildren, and 2 Tartler great grandchildren. The surname meets a dead end at that point, with only female great grandchildren.

Caţa Village Tartlers: George Tartler Branch

Another large tree branch comes from the descendants of George Tartler (1873-?). It encompasses all of the Tartlers associated with the village of Caţa. It includes 1 Tartler child and 4 Tartler grandchildren.

Vulcan Village Tartlers: Many Scattered Branches

The Tartlers from the village of Vulcan are not as well connected (yet), and form a series of scattered trees as shown below.

Sibiu County Tartlers: More Scattered Branches

Tartlers in the United States

Starting around the late 19th century and continuing on through the early 20th century, several Tartler families immigrated to the United States. They primarily settled in Western Pennsylvania and Ohio, the reasons for which are unknown. Later generations moved about the country to the states of California, Colorado, and Florida.

Earliest identified Tartlers in the United States

The first records of any Tartlers in America come from United States Civil War documents. One Civil War Pension Card was discovered on Ancestry.com for a Daniel Tartler, who served (rank unknown) with the 32nd Indiana Infantry Regiment in the Union Army. While his birth date and date of death remain a mystery, it is known that he married Mary Hege on June 6th, 1865 in Cuyahoga, Ohio (about a month after the end of the war).

A second record was found for one H.C. Tartler, a supposed confederate soldier who was found on a hospital list on Ancestry.com. Little else is known about him.

Tartlers in Ohio

According to the Social Security Death Index, a group of Tartlers can traced to the state of Ohio. They are as follows:

Thomas Tartler- born 08/27/1907 in Ohio (city unknown); died 06/1987 in Malvern (Carroll county) Ohio; spouse unknown though likely Anna Tartler (12/2/1913); parents, siblings and children unknown
Anna Tartler- born 12/2/1913; died 12/1978 in Canton (Stark county) Ohio; spouse unknown though likely Thomas Tartler (08/27/1907); parents and siblings unknown
William John Tartler- unknown birth date; died 03/13/1945 in the battle of Iwo Jima; parents Mr. and Mrs. John Tartler (suspected to be John (2/4/1895) and Mary Tartler (1/3/1903)); siblings unknown
John Tartler- born 02/04/1895 (place unknown); died 10/1979 in Akron (Summit county) Ohio; spouse, parents, siblings, and children unknown
Mary Tartler- born 01/03/1903 (place unknown); died 05/04/1992 in Spring Hill, (Hernando County) Florida; spouse, parents, siblings and children unknown

Tartlers in Pennsylvania

The Tartlers in Pennsylvania seem to descend from either John P. Tartler (8/2/1887) or Andras Tartler (1871-1934). The names found are as follows:

John P. Tartler Family:

John P. Tartler- born 8/2/1887 in Hungary; death date unknown in Lawrence, PA; married (date unknown) to Katharine Tartler (03/28/1885); parents unknown; siblings unknown; children Catherine Tartler (12/15/1906), Hilda Tartler (1917), Ernest J Tartler (6/19/1918), Esther C Tartler (1921), John Tartler (6/5/1922)
Katharine Tartler- born 03/28/1885 in Nagyszeben, Hungary; died 09/1976 in Lawrence, PA; married (date unknown) to John P. Tartler (08/02/1887); for children see John P. Tartler
Catherine Tartler- born 12/15/1906 (place unknown); died 09/1976 (place unknown; spouse unknown; parents John P. Tartler (08/02/1887) and Katharine Tartler (03/28/1885); siblings Hilda Tartler (1917), Ernest J Tartler (6/19/1918), Esther C Tartler (1921), John Tartler (6/5/1922)
Hilda Tartler- born 1917 in ; death unknown; spouse unknown; for parents and siblings see Catherine Tartler (12/15/1906)
Ernest J. Tartler- born 6/19/1918 in New Castle, Pa; died 07/28/2002 in Pinellas County, FL; spouse unknown; for parents and siblings see Catherine Tartler (12/15/1906); children unknown
Esther C. Tartler- born 1921 in Lawrence, Pennsylvania; death date unknown in Lawrence, Pennsylvania; spouse unknown; for parents and siblings see Catherine Tartler (12/15/1906)
John Tartler- born 06/05/1922 in (place unkonwn); died 08/07/2001 in Trumbull, Ohio; for parents and siblings see Catherine Tartler (12/15/1906); children unknown

Andrew Tartler Family:

Andrew (Andras or Andreas) Tartler- born 01/06/1871 in Transylvania; died 10/19/1934 (place unknown); married Sophia Vachman (Vaxman or Waxman)(07/07/1876) on an unknown date; parents and siblings unknown; children include: Andrew Tartler (12/04/1901), Theresa Tartler(07/31/1903), Henry Tartler(10/27/1905), Sophia Tartler(02/22/1908), Marie Tartler (06/21/1910), Minnie Tartler(04/12/1912), Carl Tartler (7/25/1914), Freda Tartler (07/17/1916), and John Thomas/Tartler (06/18/1918)
Andrew Tartler- born 12/04/1901 in Transylvania; died 06/24/1984 in Tampa Florida; married Nydia Wallace on 06/01/1935; parents: Andrew Tartler (01/06/1871) and Sophia Vachman (07/07/1876); siblings: Theresa Tartler(07/31/1903), Henry Tartler(10/27/1905), Sophia Tartler(02/22/1908), Marie Tartler (06/21/1910), Minnie Tartler(04/12/1912), Carl Tartler (07/25/1914), Freda Tartler (07/17/1916), and John Thomas/Tartler (06/18/1918); children: Andrew Tartler (11/15/1943), Cookie Tartler, and Susan Tartler
Theresa Tartler- born 07/31/1903 (location unknown); death unknown; married William Watt on 09/08/1923; for parents and siblings see Andrew Tartler (12/04/1901)
Henry Tartler- born 10/27/1905 (location unknown); died 12/22/2000 in Maryland; married Elizabeth Barnosky on 04/10/1926, widowed and married again to Agnes (date unknown); for parents and siblings see Andrew Tartler (12/04/1901); children: Henry Tartler Jr. (04/03/1927) and Kenneth Tartler (07/04/1930)
Sophia Tartler- born 02/22/1908; died 06/13/1978 (location unknown); married Emmett Flynn on 09/05/1940; for parents and siblings see Andrew Tartler (12/04/1901)
Marie Tartler- born 06/21/1910; died 03/17/1928 (location unknown); no spouse; for parents and siblings see Andrew Tartler (12/04/1901)
Minnie Tartler- born 04/12/1912; died 04/05/1991 (location unknown); married Samuel Crooks on 05/22/1942; for parents and siblings see Andrew Tartler (12/04/1901)
Carl Tartler- born 07/25/1914; died 03/14/1985 in Monroeville (Allegheny county)PA; married Jean Fishell on 12/24/1940; for parents and siblings see Andrew Tartler (12/04/1901); children: Barry Tartler (08/17/1945), Linda Tartler(05/12/1948), and Keith Tartler(12/26/1950)
Freda Tartler- born 07/17/1916; death unknown; married Thomas Murphy on 11/26/1936; for parents and siblings see Andrew Tartler (12/04/1901)
John Thomas/Tartler- born 06/18/1918 and adopted out of the family; died06/08/1959; for parents and siblings see Andrew Tartler (12/04/1901)

Unconnected Tartlers from Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Tartler- born 3/28/1911 (city unknown) Pennsylvania; died 07/1986 in El Paso, Texas; all other information unknown
Katharine Tartler- born 12/15/1906 (city unknown) Pennsylvania; died 11/11/2001 in Harrisburg (Dauphin County) PA; all other information unknown
Dennis Tartler- born 12/26/1950 (city unknown) Pennsylvania; died 01/05/1991 in San Fransisco, CA; all other information unknown
Alexander Tartler- born 03/14/1905 (city unknown) Pennsylvania; died 02/1985 in Beach Haven (Ocean County) NJ; all other information unknown
Michael Tartler- born 01/06/1884 somewhere in the Austrian Hungarian Empire; death unknown; little other infromation known, only that his nearest relative is a Mr. Thomas Tartler from Ohio (according to his WWI draft registration) even though he registered in Lawrence County, PA, suspsected to be the broth of Thomas Tartler (1907) based on Ellis Island documents as well, though not completely confirmed. The only Thomas Tartler from Ohio discovered so far could not be his brother based on the dates (he claims his brother is Thomas Tartler on his Ellis Island ship manifest in 1905, 2 years before the known Thomas Tartler of Ohio was born)

Tartler's in other states

From Social Security Death Records, two more Tartler names come up in as being born in the states of Alabama and Nebraska, they are as follows:

Evelyn Tartler- born 03/20/1901 in Alabama (city unknown); died 11/1979 in Saint Petersburg, FL; all other information unknown

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John Tartler- born 12/16/1917 Nebraska? (city unknown); died 06/1981 in Denver, CO; all other information unknown
Although the date for John Tartler's birth is correct on 12/16/1917, he was not born in Nebraska. He was born in the region known as Transylvania in Romania or Hungary. He worked as a teacher of sorts and met his wife, Margaret Laszlo, born in Hungary on 8/18/1925. John became worried that he would be pursued by the Nazis and forced to join their army, so he and his wife tried to flee Europe. They made it as far as Austria and then had to wait a few years for papers to be drawn for their departure and travels across the rest of Europe and on to either Brazil or the United States. During that time, they had two children, Edina (Dee) and Edward (Ed), both born in Austria. They eventually ended up coming to the United States and landed on Ellis Island in 1949. The only tie that they had to Nebraska was that a farmer took them in for a little while until they moved on to Denver, Colorado after a little while. John Tartler died on June 23, 1981 in Denver, CO and Margaret Passed away on November 3 2010.
They had three other children, Robert (Bob), Debbie and Johnny after coming to America and all of their children except for Bob have been married and had children. They are as follows: Dee had 1 son named Winston Greer. Winston had a daughter named Brittany Greer and a son named Dylon Greer. Ed became a high ranking commander in the Navy and his middle name was Antony. The Navy accidentally switched his middle and last names so that it was Edward Tartler Antony and he never changed it back. Ed Antony (Tartler) died on December 24, 2008 in California and was succeeded by his wife, Patricia Lee Neuhart Antony, and his children, Shelly, Shannon and Sean Antony. Debbie married and then divorced Jeff Kennel and had two daughters with him, Sarah and Holly Kennel.
Johnny Ray Tartler married Deb Brosius and had three children, Brandon Tartler Born 6/11/1983, Travis Tartler Born 2/27/1985 and Justin Tartler Born 9/1/1989. Brandon Married Nicole Bixler on August 14, 2005 and had three children 1 son and 2 daughters - Julian John Tartler Born February 9th 2005 in Durango Colorado, Aubrey Cherie Tartler Born April 2nd 2008 in Englewood Colorado, and Brielle Rose Tartler Born August 2 2012. Travis Tartler and Nichole Willcox-Tartler had a son named Caleb John Tartler on September 26, 2007 and were later married on October 17, 2008. Justin Tartler is not married and has no children as of 1/7/2014.