Isak Einstein

Butcher and innkeeper in Laupheim.

Record ID
P-008
Name variants
Isaak Einstein, Isac Einstein, Jizchak Einstein
Birth
September 3, 1798
Death
May 1, 1882
Family lines
Fellheim–Laupheim Einstein
Related people
Leopold/Jehuda Einstein, Esther Oettinger, Daniel Leopold Einstein, Lazarus/Elieser Einstein, Miriam Einstein, Emil Einstein, Moritz Einstein, Leopold Einstein, Mathilde Einstein Arnheim, Joseph Einstein, Daniel Einstein, Emanuel Einstein
Places
Laupheim, Württemberg
Sources
Emil Einstein Stuttgart civil death entry, Isak Einstein gravestone edition and family notes, Miriam Einstein gravestone edition and family notes, Daniel Leopold Einstein scholarly register reconstruction, Lazarus/Elieser Einstein gravestone edition and family notes, 1828 Laupheim marriage and trade proceeding for Isac and Miriam, Joseph Einstein emigration entry, Laupheim to North America, 1856

Evidence-backed claims

Isak Einstein was a son of Daniel Einstein/Daniel Leopold Einstein.

The 1828 municipal proceeding names Isac’s father Daniel; the scholarly register reconstruction identifies the relevant Daniel household.

Confirmed
Isak Einstein and Miriam Einstein were cousins through the Leopold/Jehuda Einstein–Esther Oettinger family.

The two reconstructed parental lines converge on Leopold/Jehuda and Esther.

Strongly supported
Emil Einstein was a son of Isak Einstein and Mirjam/Miriam Einstein, née Einstein.

Emil’s 1887 civil death entry identifies both parents.

Confirmed
In September 1828 Isac Einstein sought permission to marry Miriam Einstein and practice the butcher’s trade in Laupheim.

The municipal proceeding identifies both fathers, intended marriage, occupation, assets, and residence request.

Confirmed
The Steinheim family-register reconstruction lists thirteen children of Isak and Miriam Einstein and treats Daniel, an unnamed child born in 1844, Emanuel born in 1845, and Moritz as distinct children.

The Isak and Miriam pages reproduce the same thirteen-child list and both cite Familienregister p. 74. The sequence explicitly distinguishes the unnamed 1844 child from Emanuel born in 1845.

Strongly supported
The Joseph Einstein in the official 1856 Laupheim emigration entry is a plausible candidate for P-025, the Joseph listed in the compiled household of Isak and Miriam Einstein, and may document that child's emigration to North America.

The official LEO-BW entry records a single Jewish brewer named Joseph Einstein residing in Laupheim who emigrated to North America on 29 July 1856. P-025 is a Joseph Einstein in the reconstructed Isak/Miriam household, born about 1838 and already reported in compiled material as emigrating to America. The name, residence, religion, destination, and plausible age align, but the emigration index does not provide age, birth date, or parentage.

Hypothesis