Notizen zu dieser Person
sailed Antwerp - New York, S.S. Friesland, arrival 11 July 1899
Louise Schaefer, 42, married, b Sindelfingen, husband Chr. Schaefer, Jericho, Vermont
Rosine, 18,
Luise, 16,
Wilhelm, 15,
Sophie, 13,
Christiane, 8,
Ernst, 5,
Carl Fr. Schuirring, 11,
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1900 in Essex, Chittenden, Vermont
Christian Schafer, 46, farmer, b Germany
Luise M, 43, b Germany (7 children, 7 alive)
Sophia F, 13, at school, b Germany
Anna F, 9, at school, b Germany
Ernest F, 7, at school, b Germany
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The youngest son of Christian and Luise Schaefer was in the American Army overseas in 1918. Since he could speak German, he was put in charge of German prisoners, some of who came from the same town, Sindelfingen, where he was born and remembered his parents. - letter from Clara Stricker - daughter of Sophie Schaefer Stricker (sister of Ernest)
(Manuel Family Tree, ancestry.com)