Jerry and I have been trying to piece together the information we have. This is what we have been able to come up with so far. Grandpa (Clarence) Lauenstein's grandpa, Wilhelm, came to American with his family in 1870 on the SS Frankfurt. They left Germany from Bremen, and arrived in New York in June of that year. The record states they came from Hanover, Germany or from a town close to Hanover. The ship manifest record we found states the names as Friedrich Lauenstein, his wife Luise, their son Wilhelm (Clarence's grandpa), their son Louis, and their daughter Louisa. Wilhelm or William, at that time, was 13 years old.The Shipping record states Friedrich, William's dad, was a weaver by trade.
Bob and Caroline sent us William's obituary that states upon arriving in America, Friedrich and his family settled for a short time in Bureau County, Illinois before finally settling in Nebraska in 1879-1880.
We are still trying to pin down the exact place of origin for Friedrich and his family. We learned that most the Emigration records from Bremen, Germany for that time period were destroyed in WWII. Those records would've listed town of origin. Unfortunately, we may be in it for the long haul. There are still ways to find the information, but it looks like its going to take some time.
-Matt
Boy, Eddy looks just like him!
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