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SAATHOFF
Frank (Focke) Bohlen Saathoff (with mustache), born 10 Dec 1877 in
Bietzefeld, Ostfriesland, Germany, and Hilka Jelden Saathoff, born
23 June 1885 in Haneburg, Ostfriesland, Germany, immigrated to the
US from Holtrop, Ostfriesland, Germany, in late 1911 or early 1912,
along with their first 4 children, Christine Tjada, 1 yr, Hattie Marie
(my mother-in-law), 6 yrs, George Bohlen, 3 yrs, Sadie Georgia, 7 yrs,
and Frank's father, Gerd Bohlen Focken, DOB unknown. Focken was the
family name until they entered the US at Ellis Island where they
took the maiden name of Frank's deceased mother, Zetje Saathoff. I
believe the young, clean shaven man was "Uncle Joe", the brother of
either Frank or Hilka. They lived and farmed on the eastern shore
of Maryland. The family is listed on the Wall of Honor at Ellis Island.
Shirley J. Perry
SAUER
Brigitta SAUER, (1905-2000) standing 2nd from left, back row. Born 5
Aug 1905 in St. Veit, Austria. This picture is taken aboard the
steamship Hansa, Hamburg-American Line, which travelled from Hamburg to
New York, landing 9 Sept 1923. I also have a postcard of the ship. If
anyone recognizes anyone in this photo, please let me know.
Nancy Beesley
SCHMIDT
Carl Emil Schmidt was born December 18, 1860 in Bremen, Germany.
He came to the U.S. in 1883 and settled in Minnesota. He married Amanda
Maurice Thomander on February 15, 1887 in Winthrop, MN. They had four
children. Carl died April 13, 1936. Anne
SCHULTZ
S(c)HULTZ, Wilhelmina (sp?) was born 13 Dec 1836 in Germany, specific
place unknown to me yet. She, her husband Wilhelm S(c)hultz and first
four children, Wilhelm, Hermann, August, and Friedrich, left from the
port of Bremen, and arrived in the United States on 9 May of 1874 on
the SS Mosel under the care of Georg Ernst. The family rode in Steerage.
The father was a 43 yr. old workman, wife was 38, and sons were 9 yr.
9 mos., 8 yrs., 5 yrs, and 11 mos...and Wilhelmine was pregnant onboard
and had her first daughter, Matilda (married a Paige), here in the United
States, with two more sons to follow....Henry T. and George. Wilhelmina's
father was Friedrich Uecker (sp?).
At the end of their trip the family settled in Illinois at the northern
border. Wilhelmina died there 22 June 1917. If there is anyone researching
this family please contact me. Carolyn
SENARIGHI
My Grandparents Adolfo Senarighi and Artemisia DeAngelis were born and married in
Sarnano,Macerata, Italy. Adolfo immigrated to the United States ,sailing from the
Port of Genoa aboard the Prinzess Irene. He arrived at Ellis Island on
November 21,1912 at the age of 28 My grandmother followed a year later with my
uncle Dominick age 2 and my aunt Amelia age 2 months. My grandfather's brother
Antonio had made the trip in 1907 aboard the ship Europa and arrived at Ellis
Island on October 28th. My Senarighi family lived in Duluth, Minnesota in those
early years, where most of the Senarighi family still resides. Although some of
us are scattered throughout the U.S.A. we have managed to keep in touch. We had
a big family reunion in the summer of 2001 and are hoping to have another soon.
If anyone is researching the Senarighi Family please contact me. I would love
to hear from you and share what I know.
Sandra Senarighi Swearengin
SIEFKAS, FRANK and ETTA
Passenger list page 1
Passenger list page 2
Frank Siefkes was born on April 29, 1831 in Engerhafe, Germany. Frank along with his parents, Albert Engelbert and Fentje Dirks (Kalkwarf), and his siblings, Jaabje, Antje, Jacob, Magdalena, Janna, and Dirk arrived at the port of New Orleans on the ship, Columbia, on January 12, 1850. The Siefkes family settled in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois. Frank's wife, Etta Todden was born on December 13, 1836 somewhere around Narjo, Germany. Etta Todden along with her parents, Remington and Mary, and her siblings John, Mary, Claus, William and William arrived at the port of New Orleans on the ship, Uhland, on June 30, 1854. The Todden Family settled in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois. Frank Siefkes and Etta Todden were married on March 31, 1855 in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois.
Beth and Jeff Siefkas
SINGER
Georg SINGER was born 8 February 1844, most likely in Bohemia. He married
Anna REWITZER and had the following children: Barbara, Michael, Anna,
Wenzel, Joseph, and Katherine. In 1894, Georg, his wife, and some of his
children immigrated from Hamburg to Quebec, Canada aboard the ship
"Steinhoft." They settled in Renville County, Minnesota.
Terry Owenby
SKILLINGTON
John Grange Skillington was born at Nesfield, near Ilkley, North
Yorkshire, England in 1855. He emigrated to America about 1888. I have
not yet been able to trace the ship he travelled on. He married Margaret
Jane Scupham, born 1860 at Bridge, near Canterbury, Kent. They lost their
first child in 1889. Five more children followed all of whom survived.
John was a stonecutter and worked the quarries that provided the stone
for the building of the Erie Canal, at Holley, Rochester, New York State,
where he had settled. John then created two fruit farms at Holley. They sat
astride the road that is still called, Skillington Road. two of John's
sons, Ralph and Grange, managed the farms in John's later years. His
daughter, Margaret Helen Skillington married a man called Stevens. Margaret
died very young, only 30 years of age. John died in 1942, Margaret Jane
had already died in 1922. Margaret, John and Margaret (daughter), are
buried, with their infant child, at Hillside Cemetery, Murray, New York
State. The Skillington family worked the farms at Holley for many years
until the closure of local canneries, then they were sold off. I have
traced most of the descendants of John Grange Skillington. These cousins
have come down the lines of Ralph Grange Skillington and Grange John
Skillington. In fact, the son of Grange John Skillington, John Grange
Skillington, still lives in the area of Holley and I am in contact with
him also. Richard Skillington left home about 1910, aged 20 years, and
not much was heard about him after that. I have traced the deaths of
Richard Skillington and his wife, Martha Lulu, to North Hollywood,
California, where Richard owned and ran a tile setting business.
Sadly, I have not yet traced any of their descendants. The other child,
Edna, I understand married and moved to New York. I have not traced her,
her marriage or any of her family at all. The name Grange stems from the
maiden name of John Grange Skillington's mother, Harriett Grange. This
name has been carried through the family to his present day grandsons.
This photograph was taken about 1902. Ron Hamilton, Cheshire, England. (Great Nephew of John Grange Skillington)
SKOWRONEK, E.&SKOWRONEK, P.
The above are my Great Grandfather&Great Grandmother. Immigrated
on the SS Rhein (NordDeutscher Lloyd) from Bremen, Germany to
Baltimore, MD landing on June 21, 1888.
Their names Emil (Emanuel Skowronek&Pauline Skowronek) are listed
on the ships manifest from Family Archive's Passenger&Immigration
Lists, Germans to America 1875-1888.
Rick Skowronek
8942 SW 49th St.
Cooper City, FL 33328
SLIFKA
The attached photo is of William Joseph Slifka and Anna Weinschreider
Slifka. They were both born in Lithuania but did not meet until they were in
the US. William arrived on June 16, 1906 on the SS Pretoria. Anna travelled
with her mother, Antoinette Stagvila Weinschreider, and arrived on September
9, 1908 on the SS Russia. They married in 1913 in Dolgeville, New York.
Sandra
STASKO/STASCHUK
Pictured are John Stasko (Jan Staschuk), my maternal grandfather, standing
at left; his brother, Nicholas (Nicholaj ), seated,and brother Adam
standing at left. The picture was apparently taken before they came
to America from Tarnowo (Ternowo) formerly part of Russia. They list
as their nationality on their immigration papers Polish, and on SS
papers that their father's name was George Staschuk. Nicholas came
to America before 1905 and settled in Coal Center/ Donora, PA. Adam
came to America in Feb 1905 (age 22)thru Baltimore on the ship Weimar.
John arrived in America in June 1907 (age 18) thru Baltimore on the
ship Breslau. John settled in Charleroi, PA, worked in a glass factory
there, and married a co-worker Rosalie Zigmund. One daughter, Alice
was born to them in 1911. As of Jun 25, 2001 she was still alive and
living in Glassport, PA. After Rosalie died around 1915, John married
Hidegarde Glowcek (spelling unsure). Their children were Georgette
(my mother) born Nov 1918, died Mar 1863; John, jr born Mar 1919,
died Mar 1994; and Ben born Feb 1921, died Jan 1984.
LADZUN
SZUCS
This is a picture of my grandmother Helen Szucs (seated)who immigrated
to the United States in 1906 on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. She was
originally from Kisvarda, Hungary. The other woman is said to be her sister
Anna who came with her. They settled in Cleveland, Ohio where she met and
married my grandfather Sylvester Kolesar who had immigrated just two years
previously from Kucora, Hungary, which is now part of Serbia. Patricia Owens
SZUCS, Emma
This is a picture of my Great Grandmother Emma (b1893 d 1956). I do not
know her maiden last name. She was from Germany. She ran away from home
to the US in 1914 and married my Great Grandfather Janos Szucs (b1885 d
1966), AKA John Furrier. They lived in New Jersey, then Philadelphia
then California. They had 2 sons while in Philadelphia. Emil Elmer (my
grandfather) and Tibor both still living. They had one daughter in
California (Lenke') still living. They divorced and John married Matilda
Torrez and had a son, Eugene still living. Emma married John Martin
and had 2 more sons, John Martin Jr and David Carl Martin all deceased.
If you are connected or related in any way I would love to share
information. Sandra
TAUER
Josef TAUER was born 11 July 1872, in Shilligkau, Bohemia. Josef immigrated
on the ship "Oldenburg" from Bremen in 1892. Anna SINGER, who he later
married in Minnesota, immigrated in 1894 with their two-year old son,
Joseph. They lived in Renville and Roseau Counties, Minnesota.
Terry Owenby
THEYS
This is a picture of Joseph Jean Theys. Born in Dion-le-Val,Brabant
Wallon,Belgium, on 24 January 1828.25 April 1855 he left Antwerp,
Belgium on board the Milton.(sometimes listed as the Hilton) bound for
Quebec , Canada. With the final destination of Green Bay, Wi. He arrived
there on 25 June 1855. Paul Theys
Theys Family Tree
Theys Photo
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THOMANDER
Amanda Maurice Thomander was born November 20, 1865 on a ship on the
North Sea. She came to the U.S. in 1883. On February 15, 1887, she
married Carl Emil Schmidt in Winthrop, Minnesota. They had four children.
Amanda died November 18, 1942. Anne
THOMPSON/HOLMVALL and THOMPSON FAMILY
Peter Thomas THOMPSON who emigrated from Norway in 1890 and lived in
Seattle, WA the rest of his life. He was born Nov. 7, 1868 in Vemundvik,
Namsos to Torsten Olsen Vemundvig B. Katvold and Marie Espensdatter. He
was born Peter Thomas Torstensen but I do not know when he changed his
name to Thompson but very possibly it was after he left Norway. I don't
know what ship he was on. Peter married Kristina Sophia Holmvall June 3, 1893.
He died March 12, 1950, Seattle, Washington.
Stina Sophia HOLMVALL who was born Jan. 7, 1867 in Leula, Sweden was
married to Peter THOMPSON. She emigrated from the parish of Nederluelee
7/2/1890&8/26/1890 as HOLMVALL, Kristina S. 23 Years old, to Seattle,
Washington. She went by boat from the town of Gothenburg to Seattle.
The family picture includes the oldest child: Tom Arthur, born
21 Oct 1893 in Seattle, WA and the infant: Harry George, born 12 Feb 1897.
Karen
TRIMINGHAM
The attached picture is of James Trimingham in 1861 on the occasion
of his wedding. He emmigrated from Fishlake, England to the US about
1851-2. We do not know the vesssel he traveled on or port of immigration,
but he left St. Louis, MO with the Blacow Wagon Train, bound for California,
in 1852. In California he married Augusta Rathke, a German immigrant,
who had traveled on the same wagon train when a young girl. They had
eight children and many descendants live in California today.
William E. Trimingham, Seattle, WA
TUGWELL
The attached photo was taken circa 1901, probably in Guildford, Surrey,
England. The man with the moustache seated in the second row is William
McCormack Tugwell (my great-grandfather), born in 1869 in Cranleigh, Surrey.
Seated behind him and to his right is his wife, Mary Ann Amos, born in 1878.
On his knee is his second daughter Mildred and the girl standing between
the first and second rows to his right is his first daughter (and my
grandmother) Ann, born in 1897 in Guildford. The family, with the addition
of a son, Reginald, born in 1903 emigrated to Canada where Mary Ann died
shortly after (or before) disembarking in Quebec City on December 12, 1912.
The passenger list and ship's name have yet to be located. The balance
of the family settled, lived and died in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Bill Lavery
WENDLING
This is a picture of Josef and Magdalena Wendling. They are Pictured
with one of Magdalena's daughters and their adopted daughter, Julia Sebastian.
They immigrated from Austria-Hungary in th 1910"s. After arriving at Ellis
Island, they migrated to Baltimore where generations of family members
would later stem off of these four people. I ,Tom Gallion, am the great
grandson of Magdalena and Josef. The picture was restored from an old
immigrant passport. I am happy to say that julia, pictured with the large
white bow, is still alive at the age of about 90. Recordmaster1
WOJNAROWSKI Sisters
Three immigrant sisters in Ukrainian choir costumes: Julia (Nov. 27,
1898-May 10, 1981), Josephine (May 30, 1903-Still living) and Olga (April
24, 1904-June 21, 1992). Born in Dubrivka-Ruska, near Sanok, Poland, they
came to America aboard the S.S President Lincoln, arriving Dec. 14, 1911 at
Ellis Island with their mother, Mary, and younger brothers to join their
father, Theodore. They eventually settled in New England. Julia married
Peter Zine, Josephine married Michael Motolianitz and Olga married Daniel
Ulich.
Stambaugh Home Page
WOJNAROWSKI, Theodore
Theodore Wojnarowski (March 15, 1868-May 4, 1942) with his eldest son,
Bazyli (Jan. 8, 1892-Dec. 19, 1968). Theodore was born in Liszna Poland and
Bazyli in Dubrivka-Ruska, near Sanok, Poland. Theodore came to America about
1910 to work in the Pennsylvania coal mines, where his son later joined him.
They eventually settled in Bristol, CT.
Stambaugh Home Page
ZAJC
Frank Zajc and Katrina Balant from Sticne, Jugoslavia. Wedding photo -
Forest city, Pennsylvania. Married 1/14/1924
Submitted by their grand-daughter Diane Langton
ZIEGENBUSCH and MERKE
Johann Heinrich Ziegenbusch (1829-1898). Born in Witlage, Hanover
Germany. Immigrated to America in 1850. His obituary from 1898 states
that, "Father Ziegenbusch was known as a quiet unassuming and peaceable
friend and neighbor, highly respected for his honesty, which
characterized his life. He was a member of St. Paul’s Protestant church
of this place. [Wapakaneta, Ohio] He married Maria Merke (1836-1904),
who was also from Germany. They had 12 children." They are my
great-great-grandparents. William M. Graff, Paris, France
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