CHAIN-Not yet known, but from Kiel....Edward's granddaughter, Lorraine Englebrecht, advises that Christian was born on the Island or Rugen (Kiel) Germany. In Sep. 2002, Klaus Struve of Kiel sent us his ships Manifest information.He sailed on the ship Westphalia out of Hamburg and Havre, France with Arrival in New York on Mar 25, 1869 at age 16. Occupation: Clerk.The ships manifest also showed a "HARALD SCHLOTFELDT, age 21.Occupation: MERCHANT. (We are guessing he was Christian's older brother who might have been in the insurance business and Chris his clerk.)Chris became a US Citizen on Sept. 4, 1893 and was an Insurance Salesman for the Nat'l. Life Insurance Co. and New York life, Charter Member 1896. We know he was in business in Grand Island, Nebr. where he was very active in the Masons in Neligh, NE and received his 33rd Degree at Scottish Rite Temple Orient in Omaha.He moved to Colorado in 1899 and died there April 22, 1919.We now know the name of his first wife (Emma) who was the mother for FRED J. SCHLOTFELDT, Born, Dec. 1, 1875. Fred was Chief Immigrations Officer in Chicago, retired to Brownsville, Texas.(Some of his decisions are found in U.S. Supreme Court cases.) Also a daughter, HENRIETTA GRAHAM, who lived in E. San Diego in 1919.............His 2nd wife, THERESA ANNE CAROLINE WATERSTRAAT, (remarried LUCKHARDT) is pictured separately on this page.She is the mother of EDWARD DAVENPORT SCHLOTFELDT, b.July 12, 1896, pictured here with Chris.He married HELEN JANE TORBET.It is their descendants who have provided most of our information. EDWARD died in 1961 in Pueblo. Helen in 1980..........We have now (2003)found records of his parents in Kiel, and hope we can make a link with Carmen's chart and other records.Any help with this will be appreciated.(See Theresa's photo.)Family storys have Chris as the son of a well-to-do family who left for America without finishing his German Navy duty. We h |