Furst Family of Bellefonte, PA, circa 1925. Standing, left to right: William Sanderson Furst, Walter “Bud” Benedict Furst, John “Jack” Shuman Furst. Front row: Walter “Buddy” Whittier Furst, Caroline Watson Chamberlin Furst.
About the Name
Furst is a nickname from Old High German furisto ‘the first’, ‘most noble one’, and a cognate of Old English fyrest ‘first’, ‘foremost’.
Fürst is a title which is held by the sovereign ruler of a principality or the head of a noble family. The (non-reigning) descendants of a reigning sovereign prince or Fürst, monarch, hold the title of Prinz (prince) or Prinzessin (princess).
My Line
Hans Furster
..John George Furst (1759-1821)
….John Furst (1785-1859)
……Austin Owen Furst (1834-1906)
…….James Chamberlin Furst (1882-1968)
………Ellwood Harrar Furst (1917-2002)
Biographies
- Austin Owen Furst (1832-1906)
- Austin Owen Furst (1914-1998)
- Ellwood Harrar Furst (1917-2002)
- Hans Furster
- James Chamberlin Furst (1882-1968)
- John Furst (1785-1859)
- John George Furst (1759-1821)
Related Lines
Aitken | Chamberlin | Harrar | Fay
Hi Karen, My name is Michael and I’m researching the United States Pencil Co. and the Mohican Pencil Co., both from Philadelphia. I found your page through my search for Walter B. Furst, who was the trademark registrant for USPC, and William Sanderson Furst, President of Mohican. There isn’t much info available on these two companies and I was wondering if you had any information that you could share. Thanks!
Sadly, I don’t have anything else to share.