Walter Michael Windsor's paternal grandmother was Caroline Blumlein Winkopp. She was born January 22, 1859 in Brooklyn, New York, and she died September 10, 1949 in Brooklyn.

Blumlein is a German name meaning "flower."

Not much is known about the Blumlein family in America.

Walter Michael Windsor's Blumlein immigrant, John Christian Blumlein, was born in Freinsheim, Germany in 1819. He emigrated to New York in 1842, According to his obituary, he was a pioneer who went to California. He settled in Brooklyn, New York where he worked as a tailor.

There are some notable Blumleins, including Alan Blumlein, the inventor of stereo, and Michael Blumlein, a popular fiction writer.


Tracing of the Blumleins goes back to only 1819:

John Christian Blumlein
Born 1821 in Freinsheim, Germany.
Emigrated to USA in 1842.
Married Barbara Schneider about 1846 in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Died July 19, 1903 in Brooklyn, NY.

Caroline Blumlein
Born January 22, 1859 in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of John Christian Blumlein and Barbara Schneider.
Married Franz Josef Alfred Winkopp about 1886.
Died September 10, 1949 in Brooklyn, NY.

Walter Winkopp
Born August 8, 1893 in Brooklyn, New York, son of Caroline Blumlein and Franz Josef Alfred Winkopp.
Married Helen May "Maude" Catoggio on February 25, 1918 in New York, New York.
Died July 8, 1978 in Orlando, Florida.

Walter Michael Windsor
Born September 22, 1918 in New York, New York, son of Walter Winkopp and Helen May "Maude" Catoggio.
Married Mary Garnett Johnson on November 29, 1947 in Danville, Virginia.
Died February 29, 2008 in Duluth, Georgia.