Most of the Schrecks who emigrated to America in the 1800s hailed from Tauberbischofsheim where Walter Michael Windsor's ancestor Franz Schreck served as Mayor.

The name Schreck means "to frighten," so it is noteworthy that one of the most well-known people to bear this name was actor Max Schreck, famous for his role as film's first Count Dracula.


Franz Schreck
Born about 1770 - 1800 in Germany.
Married Anna Doelzer.
Died in Germany.

Maria Susannah Schreck
Born about 1800 - 1820 in Germany, daughter of Franz Schreck and Anna Doelzer.
Married Adolf Winkopp on April 30, 1841 in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany.
Died after 1847 in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany.

Franz Josef Alfred Winkopp
Born February 3, 1846 in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany, son of Maria Susannah Schreck and Adolf Winkopp.
Emigrated to the USA in 1868.
Married Caroline Blumlein about 1886 in New York.
Died January 18, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York.

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.