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[[Datei:BurgBetzenstein.png|400px|thumb|right|Abbildung der Burg Betzenstein. Hier lebte Heinrich Eckart, der älteste bekannte Vorfahr der Familie.]]Die eigene Familie zu erforschen und die Geschichten und Daten der Vorfahren und Verwandten aufzuschreiben – damit begann die Familie Eckart etwa in der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Dieser Auftrag wurde von Generation zu Generation weitergeben, insbesondere der Münchner Zweig widmete sich der Familienforschung. Otto Eckart (1877–1942) veröffentlichte 1937 erstmals eine Chronik mit Stammbäumen und Biographien.<ref>Familienarchiv Eckart, FA-B30 Chronik Familie Eckart 1937</ref> Er richtete außerdem ein Familienarchiv ein, das seitdem ständig gewachsen ist und in dem sich inzwischen Dokumente, Bilder, Briefe und Familienobjekte aus mehreren Jahrhunderten befinden. Weitere Chroniken und Genealogien der Eckarts entstanden.<ref>Eckart, Werner: Chronik der Familie Eckart, 1967; Killinger-Eckart, Heidi: Die Genealogie der Familie Eckart, München 2015; Eckart, Otto und Kamp, Michael: Die Geschichte der Familie Eckart, München 2015; Eckart, Otto: Pfanni, Mein Leben, München 2012.</ref>
==The Eckart Family==
In diesem Wiki wird das gesammelte Wissen nun online zugänglich gemacht, ergänzt durch ausgewählte Dokumente und Bildmaterial aus dem Archiv.


===Die Vorfahren der Familie Eckart, 1460 bis 1865===
[[Datei:BurgBetzenstein.png|400px|thumb|right|Picture of Betzenstein castle, home of Heinrich Eckart, the family’s earliest known ancestor.]]Researching the family history and writing down stories and facts of ancestors and relatives – it was started by the Eckart family around the mid-19th century. This mission was passed down from generation to generation, with the Munich family branch having been particularly dedicated to genealogical research. In 1937, Otto Eckart (1877 to 1942) published a chronicle with family trees and biographies for the first time.<ref>Eckart Family Archive, FA-B30 Chronicle of the Eckart family, 1937.</ref> He also established a [[Archiv der Familie Eckart/en|family archive]], which has continued to grow ever since and now comprises the family’s documents, pictures, letters, and objects spanning several centuries. Further chronicles and genealogies of the Eckart family have emerged.<ref>Eckart, Werner: "Chronik der Familie Eckart" (Chronicle of the Eckart Family), 1967; Killinger-Eckart, Heidi: "Die Genealogie der Familie Eckart" (The Genealogy of the Eckart Family), Munich 2015; Eckart, Otto and Kamp, Michael: "Die Geschichte der Familie Eckart" (The History of the Eckart Family), Munich 2015; Eckart, Otto: "Pfanni, Mein Leben" (Pfanni, My Life), Munich 2012.</ref>


[[Datei:JohannesEckartV.png|200px|thumb|right|Johannes Eckart (V11) aus Emskirchen.]]Der Name Eckart ist ein alter deutscher Familienname. Ursprünglich war Eckart ein Vorname, z.B. Ekkehard, der sich auch zum Nachnamen wandelte. Der Name kommt aus dem Althochdeutschen, von „Ecka“, was „Schwert“ heißt, und von „harti“, was „hart“ oder auch „stark“ bedeutet. Die Familie Eckart besitzt ein eigenes Familienwappen. Das Wappen besteht aus einem roten Schild mit einem silbernen schräg-links Balken, überlegt von einem goldenen Herz. Aus diesem wächst ein grüner Eichenzweig mit drei goldenen Eicheln und vier grünen Blättern. Der Helm über dem Schild ist rot und golden bewulstet. Er befindet sich zwischen zwei roten Flügeln, der rechte mit silbernen schräg-links, der linke mit silbernen schräg-rechts Balken belegt, sowie einem Eichenzweig wie im Schild. Ein Vorfahre sagte einmal zum Wappen: „Wer ein Herz in seinem Wappen ziert, der soll sich seiner Vorgänger Aufrichtigkeit und Treue erinnern und sich gleichfalls solcher Tugenden befleißigen.“
All the gathered information is now available online in this wiki, supplemented by selected documents and picture material from the archive.
Viele wichtige Dokumente und Quellen, die über die Geschichte der Familie Eckart Aufschluss geben könnten, wurden während des Dreißigjährigen Krieges (1618–1648) zerstört. Allerdings gibt es in den bayerischen Staatsarchiven, Kirchenbüchern, im Germanischen Museum Nürnberg, im Familienarchiv der Grafen von Egloffstein etc. ab 1648 nahezu lückenloses, einschlägiges Material, das eine Rekonstruktion der Familiengeschichte ermöglicht.
Der früheste nachweisbare Ahne der Familie ist [[Heinrich Eckart (-V)|Heinrich Eckart]] (ca. 1460–1516) aus Eckenreuth bei Betzenstein. In der Eckart-Genealogie wird er als Generation -V bezeichnet. Auf ihn folgten sein Sohn [[Friedrich Eckart (-IV)|Friedrich Eckart]] (ca. 1490–1540), dessen Sohn wiederum – ebenfalls ein [[Friedrich Eckart (-III)|Friedrich]] (ca. 1515–1561) – verließ Betzenstein und ließ sich auf dem nahegelegenen Gut Hunger nieder. Sein Sohn [[Heinrich Eckart (-II)|Heinrich Eckart]] (ca. 1540–1569) war der erste protestantische Eckart. [[Wolff Eckart (-I)|Wolff]] (1565–1632) war der erste aus der Familie Eckart, der als Bäcker in die Lebensmittelbranche einstieg. Sein Sohn [[Conz Eckart (I)|Conz Eckart]] (1595–1634) war lange der erste bekannte Urahn der Familie und wird deshalb zur I. Generation gerechnet. Dessen jüngerer Sohn, der ein Ahn der heutigen Eckart-Linie ist, [[Hans Eckart der Jüngere (II)|Hans Eckart der Jüngere]] (ca. 1619–1681), besaß ein Gut, den Prechtelhof in Egloffstein. Sein Sohn und sein Enkel [[Georg Eckart (III)|Georg Eckart]] (1639–1713) und [[Sebastian Conrad Eckart (IV)|Sebastian Conrad Eckart]] (1688–1748) stiegen in das Gastwirtgewerbe ein und leiteten den „roten Ochsen“ und den Gasthof „Zur Krone“ in Langenzenn. [[Johannes Eckart (V)|Johannes Eckart]] (1725–1790) aus der V. Generation ist der bekannteste Eckart des 18. Jahrhunderts. Er lebte in Emskirchen und führte dort den Gasthof „Zum goldenen Hirschen“ mit Posthalterei. In der folgenden VI. Generation trennen sich nun die verschiedenen Eckart-Familienstämme: Johannes‘ Tochter [[Johanna Schwarz (VI 13)|Johanna]] (1778–1837) ist die Stammmutter der JS-Eckarts, seine Söhne [[Philipp Eckart (VI 15)|Philipp]] (1781–1841), [[David Eckart (VI 17)|David]] (1785–1853) und [[Carl August Eckart (VI 18)|Carl August]] (1787–1857) die Stammväter der Phi-Eckarts, Da-Eckarts und CA-Eckarts.


===Die Familie Eckart in München, 1865 bis heute===
===Ancestors of the Eckart Family, 1460 to 1865===


''[[Familie Eckart in München|Hauptartikel Familie Eckart in München]]''
[[File:JohannesEckartV.png|200px|thumb|right|Johannes Eckart (V 11) from Emskirchen.]]Eckart is an old German surname. Originally, Eckart was a first name, for example spelt Ekkehard. It later also became a surname. The name comes from the Old High German and is derived from "Ecka", meaning "sword", and "harti" meaning "hard", but also "strong". The Eckart family has their own [[Das Wappen der Familie Eckart/en|coat of arms]]. With regard to this coat of arms, one of the ancestors once said: "Those whose coat of arms is decorated with a heart shall remember their ancestors’ sincerity and loyalty and likewise strive for such virtues."


[[Datei:Briefkopf Johs Eckart ca 1887.png|300px|thumb|right|Briefkopf des Unternehmens von Johannes Eckart, zu datieren zwischen 1887 und 1899. Die Fabrikanlagen und das Verkaufs- und Verwaltungsgebäude sind gut zu erkennen.]]Zwei der Eckart-Stämme verdienen besonderes Interesse. Da ist zum einen die Linie, die von [[Carl August Eckart (VI 18)|Carl August Eckart]] weitergeführt wurde. Sie ist eng mit dem Gasthof „Goldener Hirsch“ und der Posthalterei in Emskirchen verbunden. Man könnte sie die „Posthalterlinie“ nennen. Die zweite Linie, deren Vertreter höchst erfolgreich als Fabrikanten tätig wurden, stammte von [[David Eckart (VI 17)|David Eckart]] ab, Landwehrhauptmann und Wirt des Gasthofs „Schwarzer Adler“ in Emskirchen. Diese Linie kann als „Unternehmerlinie“ bezeichnet werden.
Many important documents and sources, which could have provided information about the Eckart family’s history, were destroyed during the Thirty Years’ War (1618 to 1648). However, pertinent material dating from 1648 onwards, with virtually no gaps in information, can be found in the national archives of Bavaria, the parish registers, the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg, the family archive of the Counts of Egloffstein etc.; this material makes it possible to reconstruct the family history.


David Eckart hatte mit seiner Frau [[Jeanette Eckart (VI 17)|Jeanette]] geb. Wich (1801–1874) 12 Kinder. Zwischen 1850 und 1870 verließen alle Nachkommen der Familie Eckart ihre Heimat Emskirchen. Drei von ihnen wanderten sogar aus Deutschland aus. Babette Eckart ging als Erzieherin nach Russland, Christian und Maximilian zogen nach Hawaii. Benjamin schloss sich 1859 der französischen Fremdenlegion an, war zunächst zwei Jahre in Algier und danach in Mexiko. Johannes (1840–1899) und Friedrich (1827–1907) suchten ihr Glück in München.
The family’s earliest verifiable ancestor is [[Heinrich Eckart (-V)/en|Heinrich Eckart]] (around 1460 to 1516) from Eckenreuth near Betzenstein, Germany. He is considered to be generation –V in the Eckart’s genealogy. He is followed by his son [[Friedrich Eckart (-IV)/en|Friedrich Eckart]] (around 1490 to 1540), whose son – also called [[Friedrich Eckart (-III)/en|Friedrich]] (around 1515 to 1561) – left Betzenstein and took residence on the nearby estate Hunger. [[Heinrich Eckart (-II)/en|Heinrich Eckart]] (around 1540 to 1569), the son of the latter, was the first Protestant member of the Eckart family. [[Wolff Eckart (-I)/en|Wolff]] (1565 to 1632) was the first member of the Eckart family who worked in the food business – he was a baker. For a long time, his son [[Conz Eckart (I)/en|Conz Eckart]] (1595 to 1634) had been the family’s earliest known forefather and is therefore considered to be generation I. His younger son [[Hans Eckart der Jüngere (II)/en|Hans Eckart the Younger]] (around 1619 to 1681), from whom the contemporary Eckart family line descends, owned an estate in Egloffstein called Prechtelhof. His son [[Georg Eckart (III)/en|Georg Eckart]] (1639 to 1713) and his grandson [[Sebastian Conrad Eckart (IV)/en|Sebastian Conrad Eckart]] (1688 to 1748) became innkeepers and ran the taverns "Zum Roten Ochsen" (The Red Ox) and "Zur Krone" (The Crown) in Langenzenn. [[Johannes Eckart (V)/en|Johannes Eckart]] (1725 to 1790) from generation V is the most well-known Eckart of the 18<sup>th</sup> century. He lived in [[Emskirchen/en|Emskirchen]] where he ran the [[Die_Posthalterei_der_Familie_Eckart/en|post house]] and [[Gastwirte und Posthalter - Der Gasthof „Goldener Hirsch“ und die Familie Eckart/en|coaching inn "Goldener Hirsch" (Golden Deer)]]. In the following generation – generation VI – the various family lines of the Eckarts split: Johannes’ daughter [[Johanna Schwarz (VI 13)/en|Johanna]] (1778 to 1837) is the progenitrix of the JS-Eckarts, while Johannes’ sons [[Philipp Eckart (VI 15)/en|Philipp]] (1781 to 1841), [[David Eckart (VI 17)/en|David]] (1785 to 1853) and [[Carl August Eckart (VI 18)/en|Carl August]] (1787 to 1857) are the progenitors of the Phi-Eckarts, Da-Eckarts and CA-Eckarts, respectively.


[[Johannes Eckart (Da VII 10)|Johannes Eckart]] kam 1863 nach München und gründete hier 1868 eine Fruchtsaftfabrik. Die Linie der heutigen Münchner Eckarts wurde von ihm begründet. Mit seiner Frau Susanne geb. Zick (1844–1909) hatte er 12 Kinder, von denen allerdings nur 7 das frühe Kindesalter überlebten. [[Friedrich Eckart (Da VII 2)|Friedrich Eckart]] ging ebenfalls nach München, allerdings später als sein Bruder. Friedrich war Chemiker und eröffnete 1877 eine Teerfabrik.
===The Eckart Family in Munich, Germany, 1865 to Today===


„Johs. Eckart Konservenfabrik“ wurde ab 1899 von Johannes' ältestem Sohn [[Friedrich Eckart (Da VIII 17)|Friedrich Eckart]] (1870–1928) weitergeführt – anfangs allein, später mit seinem Bruder [[Otto Eckart (Da VIII 23)|Otto]] (1877–1942). Nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg gelang es nicht, die Firma wieder auf Erfolgskurz zu bringen. Otto schied 1926 aus und gründete später die Firma „Otto Eckart“, die sich nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs zu den „Pfanni“-Werken weiterentwickelte. Gemäß der Familientradition führte dann jeweils der älteste Sohn das Unternehmen weiter, zunächst [[Werner Eckart (Da IX 33)|Werner Eckart]] (1909–1997), danach [[Otto Eckart (Da X 54|Otto Eckart]] (1936–2016) und heute [[Werner Eckart (Da XI 101|Werner Eckart]] (*1968).
[[Datei:Briefkopf Johs Eckart ca 1887.png|300px|thumb|right|Letterhead of Johannes Eckart’s company, dating between 1887 and 1899. The manufacturing plants as well as the sales and administration building are clear to see.]]Two lines of the Eckart family are especially worthy of interest, the first being the line which was continued by [[Carl August Eckart (VI 18)/en|Carl August Eckart]]. This line is closely linked to the coaching inn "Goldener Hirsch" (Golden Deer) in Emskirchen and could be dubbed the "postmaster line". The second line, whose members became highly successful factory owners, descended from [[David Eckart (VI 17)/en|David Eckart]], captain of the Landwehr (land defense) and keeper of the [[Der Gasthof "Schwarzer Adler" in Emskirchen/en|inn "Schwarzer Adler" (Black Eagle)]] in Emskirchen. This line could be dubbed "line of entrepreneurs".


===Die Familie Eckart in Hawaii, 1866 bis heute===
David Eckart and his wife [[Jeanette Eckart (VI 17)/en|Jeanette, née Wich,]] (1801 to 1874) had twelve children. Between 1850 and 1870, all descendants of the Eckart family left their hometown Emskirchen and four of them even left Germany. Babette Eckart moved to Russia as a governess, Christian and Maximilian moved to Hawaii. Benjamin joined the French Foreign Legion in 1859, having initially spent two years in Algiers and then moved on to Mexico. Johannes (1840 to 1899) and Friedrich (1827 to 1907) tried their luck in Munich.


''[[Familie Eckart in Hawaii|Hauptartikel Familie Eckart in Hawaii]]''
In 1863, [[Johannes Eckart (Da VII 10)/en|Johannes Eckart]] came to Munich where he founded a [[Johs._Eckart_Konservenfabrik/en|fruit juice factory]] in 1868. He is the founding father of today’s Munich line of the Eckart family. He and his wife [[Susanne Zick (Da VII 10)/en|Susanne, née Zick,]] (1844 to 1909) had 13 children, only seven of whom survived early childhood. [[Friedrich Eckart (Da VII 2)/en|Friedrich Eckart]] also came to Munich, but later than his brother. Friedrich was a chemist and started a tar factory in 1877.


[[Datei:Maximilian Eckart Da VII 12 Kinder ca 1900.png|400px|thumb|right|Maximilian Eckart und Maria Louisa gründeten eine große Familie. Hier sind sie mit elf ihrer zwölf Kinder sowie ihrem Schwiegersohn Hugo Landgraf zu sehen (um 1900). Von links nach rechts: Meta, Hans, Tina, Lilia, Fritz, Maria Louisa mit Willie im Arm, May, Kauwila, Maximilian, Max junior, Marie, Hugo Landgraf und Minette.]][[Christian Eckart (Da VII 5)|Christian Eckart]] (1831–1875), als fünftes Kind von David und Jeanette Eckart geboren, hatte schon im Jahr 1855 Emskirchen verlassen. Er wählte ein ganz anderes und weitaus entfernteres Ziel: Honolulu auf Hawaii. 1867 eröffnete er dort ein Juweliergeschäft.  
In 1899, [[Johs. Eckart Konservenfabrik/en|"Johs. Eckart Konservenfabrik" (Johannes Eckart’s canning factory)]] was taken over by Johannes’ eldest son [[Friedrich Eckart (Da VIII 17)/en|Friedrich Eckart]] (1870 to 1928) – alone at the beginning, later with his brother [[Otto Eckart (Da VIII 23)/en|Otto]] (1877 to 1942). In the aftermath of World War I, they failed to put the company back on a successful track. Otto left the company in 1926 and later founded the company "Otto Eckart" which became the [[Die Firma Pfanni/en|Pfanni factory]] after the end of World War II. In accordance with family tradition, it was then always the eldest son who took over the company: first [[Werner Eckart (Da IX 33)/en|Werner Eckart]] (1909 to 1997), then [[Otto Eckart (Da X 54)/en|Otto Eckart]] (1936 to 2016) and today [[Werner Eckart (Da XI 101)/en|Werner Eckart]] (*1968).


1868 kam auch [[Maximilian Eckart (Da VII 12)|Maximilian Eckart]] (1842–1918), Christians elf Jahre jüngerer Bruder, nach Hawaii. Er war offenbar von den Berichten seines Bruders so sehr beeindruckt, dass er ihm nachfolgte. Maximilian verdiente sich seinen Lebensunterhalt zunächst als Juwelier im Geschäft seines Bruders Christian. Nach dem Tod seines Bruders und seiner Schwägerin Mathilde übernahm er das Geschäft.
===The Eckart Family in Hawaii, USA, 1866 to Today===


Mit seiner Frau [[Maria Louisa Eckart|Maria Louisa]] geb. Campbell (1862–1908) hatte Maximilian 12 Kinder und gründete damit den Hawaiianischen Zweig der Familie Eckart. Der Kontakt zu den Münchner Eckarts brach nie ab und ab den 1950er Jahren wurden die Beziehungen durch Maximilians jüngste Tochter [[Henriette Hedwig (Yette) Austen (DaM VIII 12)|Yette]] wieder intensiviert. „Aunt Yette“ galt als die treibende Kraft, die die Familien, die über die zwei Erdteile verstreut lebten, zusammenhielt.
[[Datei:Maximilian Eckart Da VII 12 Kinder ca 1900.png|400px|thumb|right|Maximilian Eckart and Maria Louisa had a large family. This picture shows them with eleven of their twelve children and their son-in-law Hugo Landgraf (around 1900). From left to right: Meta, Hans, Tina, Lilia, Fritz, Maria Louisa with Willie on her lap, May, Kauwila, Maximilian, Max junior, Marie, Hugo Landgraf and Minette.]][[Christian Eckart (Da VII 5)/en|Christian Eckart]] (1831 to 1875), the fifth child of David and Jeanette Eckart, had already left Emskirchen in 1855. He chose a completely different and far more distant destination: Honolulu in Hawaii. This is where he opened a jewelry store in 1867.  


Die weitverzweigte Familie Eckart trifft sich seit 1957 regelmäßig auf Familientagen.  
[[Maximilian Eckart (Da VII 12)/en|Maximilian Eckart]] (1842 to 1918), Christian’s brother, eleven years his junior, came to Hawaii in 1868. He was evidently so impressed by his brother’s reports that he followed him. At first, Maximilian earned his living as jeweler in the store of his brother, Christian. He then took over the business following the death of his brother and his sister-in-law Mathilde.


[[Bildergalerie Hawaii|Hier geht es zur Bildergalerie der Familie Eckart in Hawaii.]]
Maximilian and his wife [[Maria Louisa Campbell (Da VII 12)/en|Maria Louisa, née Campbell,]] (1862 to 1908) had twelve children and thus started the Hawaiian branch of the Eckart family. Contact with the Eckart family’s Munich line was always preserved, and relations were intensified by Maximilian’s youngest daughter [[Henriette Hedwig (Yette) Austen (DaM VIII 12)/en|Yette]] from the 1950s onwards. "Aunt Yette" was seen as the driving force that held together the families that were scattered over two continents.


== Einzelnachweise ==
Since 1957, the widely spread family holds regular family reunions.
 
[[Bildergalerie Hawaii/en|Link to the picture gallery of the Eckart family in Hawaii]]
 
== References ==

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The Eckart Family

Picture of Betzenstein castle, home of Heinrich Eckart, the family’s earliest known ancestor.

Researching the family history and writing down stories and facts of ancestors and relatives – it was started by the Eckart family around the mid-19th century. This mission was passed down from generation to generation, with the Munich family branch having been particularly dedicated to genealogical research. In 1937, Otto Eckart (1877 to 1942) published a chronicle with family trees and biographies for the first time.[1] He also established a family archive, which has continued to grow ever since and now comprises the family’s documents, pictures, letters, and objects spanning several centuries. Further chronicles and genealogies of the Eckart family have emerged.[2]

All the gathered information is now available online in this wiki, supplemented by selected documents and picture material from the archive.

Ancestors of the Eckart Family, 1460 to 1865

Johannes Eckart (V 11) from Emskirchen.

Eckart is an old German surname. Originally, Eckart was a first name, for example spelt Ekkehard. It later also became a surname. The name comes from the Old High German and is derived from "Ecka", meaning "sword", and "harti" meaning "hard", but also "strong". The Eckart family has their own coat of arms. With regard to this coat of arms, one of the ancestors once said: "Those whose coat of arms is decorated with a heart shall remember their ancestors’ sincerity and loyalty and likewise strive for such virtues."

Many important documents and sources, which could have provided information about the Eckart family’s history, were destroyed during the Thirty Years’ War (1618 to 1648). However, pertinent material dating from 1648 onwards, with virtually no gaps in information, can be found in the national archives of Bavaria, the parish registers, the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg, the family archive of the Counts of Egloffstein etc.; this material makes it possible to reconstruct the family history.

The family’s earliest verifiable ancestor is Heinrich Eckart (around 1460 to 1516) from Eckenreuth near Betzenstein, Germany. He is considered to be generation –V in the Eckart’s genealogy. He is followed by his son Friedrich Eckart (around 1490 to 1540), whose son – also called Friedrich (around 1515 to 1561) – left Betzenstein and took residence on the nearby estate Hunger. Heinrich Eckart (around 1540 to 1569), the son of the latter, was the first Protestant member of the Eckart family. Wolff (1565 to 1632) was the first member of the Eckart family who worked in the food business – he was a baker. For a long time, his son Conz Eckart (1595 to 1634) had been the family’s earliest known forefather and is therefore considered to be generation I. His younger son Hans Eckart the Younger (around 1619 to 1681), from whom the contemporary Eckart family line descends, owned an estate in Egloffstein called Prechtelhof. His son Georg Eckart (1639 to 1713) and his grandson Sebastian Conrad Eckart (1688 to 1748) became innkeepers and ran the taverns "Zum Roten Ochsen" (The Red Ox) and "Zur Krone" (The Crown) in Langenzenn. Johannes Eckart (1725 to 1790) from generation V is the most well-known Eckart of the 18th century. He lived in Emskirchen where he ran the post house and coaching inn "Goldener Hirsch" (Golden Deer). In the following generation – generation VI – the various family lines of the Eckarts split: Johannes’ daughter Johanna (1778 to 1837) is the progenitrix of the JS-Eckarts, while Johannes’ sons Philipp (1781 to 1841), David (1785 to 1853) and Carl August (1787 to 1857) are the progenitors of the Phi-Eckarts, Da-Eckarts and CA-Eckarts, respectively.

The Eckart Family in Munich, Germany, 1865 to Today

Letterhead of Johannes Eckart’s company, dating between 1887 and 1899. The manufacturing plants as well as the sales and administration building are clear to see.

Two lines of the Eckart family are especially worthy of interest, the first being the line which was continued by Carl August Eckart. This line is closely linked to the coaching inn "Goldener Hirsch" (Golden Deer) in Emskirchen and could be dubbed the "postmaster line". The second line, whose members became highly successful factory owners, descended from David Eckart, captain of the Landwehr (land defense) and keeper of the inn "Schwarzer Adler" (Black Eagle) in Emskirchen. This line could be dubbed "line of entrepreneurs".

David Eckart and his wife Jeanette, née Wich, (1801 to 1874) had twelve children. Between 1850 and 1870, all descendants of the Eckart family left their hometown Emskirchen and four of them even left Germany. Babette Eckart moved to Russia as a governess, Christian and Maximilian moved to Hawaii. Benjamin joined the French Foreign Legion in 1859, having initially spent two years in Algiers and then moved on to Mexico. Johannes (1840 to 1899) and Friedrich (1827 to 1907) tried their luck in Munich.

In 1863, Johannes Eckart came to Munich where he founded a fruit juice factory in 1868. He is the founding father of today’s Munich line of the Eckart family. He and his wife Susanne, née Zick, (1844 to 1909) had 13 children, only seven of whom survived early childhood. Friedrich Eckart also came to Munich, but later than his brother. Friedrich was a chemist and started a tar factory in 1877.

In 1899, "Johs. Eckart Konservenfabrik" (Johannes Eckart’s canning factory) was taken over by Johannes’ eldest son Friedrich Eckart (1870 to 1928) – alone at the beginning, later with his brother Otto (1877 to 1942). In the aftermath of World War I, they failed to put the company back on a successful track. Otto left the company in 1926 and later founded the company "Otto Eckart" which became the Pfanni factory after the end of World War II. In accordance with family tradition, it was then always the eldest son who took over the company: first Werner Eckart (1909 to 1997), then Otto Eckart (1936 to 2016) and today Werner Eckart (*1968).

The Eckart Family in Hawaii, USA, 1866 to Today

Maximilian Eckart and Maria Louisa had a large family. This picture shows them with eleven of their twelve children and their son-in-law Hugo Landgraf (around 1900). From left to right: Meta, Hans, Tina, Lilia, Fritz, Maria Louisa with Willie on her lap, May, Kauwila, Maximilian, Max junior, Marie, Hugo Landgraf and Minette.

Christian Eckart (1831 to 1875), the fifth child of David and Jeanette Eckart, had already left Emskirchen in 1855. He chose a completely different and far more distant destination: Honolulu in Hawaii. This is where he opened a jewelry store in 1867.

Maximilian Eckart (1842 to 1918), Christian’s brother, eleven years his junior, came to Hawaii in 1868. He was evidently so impressed by his brother’s reports that he followed him. At first, Maximilian earned his living as jeweler in the store of his brother, Christian. He then took over the business following the death of his brother and his sister-in-law Mathilde.

Maximilian and his wife Maria Louisa, née Campbell, (1862 to 1908) had twelve children and thus started the Hawaiian branch of the Eckart family. Contact with the Eckart family’s Munich line was always preserved, and relations were intensified by Maximilian’s youngest daughter Yette from the 1950s onwards. "Aunt Yette" was seen as the driving force that held together the families that were scattered over two continents.

Since 1957, the widely spread family holds regular family reunions.

Link to the picture gallery of the Eckart family in Hawaii

References

  1. ↑ Eckart Family Archive, FA-B30 Chronicle of the Eckart family, 1937.
  2. ↑ Eckart, Werner: "Chronik der Familie Eckart" (Chronicle of the Eckart Family), 1967; Killinger-Eckart, Heidi: "Die Genealogie der Familie Eckart" (The Genealogy of the Eckart Family), Munich 2015; Eckart, Otto and Kamp, Michael: "Die Geschichte der Familie Eckart" (The History of the Eckart Family), Munich 2015; Eckart, Otto: "Pfanni, Mein Leben" (Pfanni, My Life), Munich 2012.
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