Herman Schwartz age 19, emigrated from Hamburg, Prussia (Germany) and arrived at Ellis Island on 27 November 1923 aboard the ship Thuringia. A copy of the original ships list can be viewed at ellis island.org, showing on Line 19 where Herman is recorded in detail. His Destination is recorded as "Going to home of aunt Mary LEVERENZ in Dundee, Kane County, Illinois, 448 Crystal Street ", she paid his passage. His Last Place of Residence was Breechen [Today this is a Municipality in the town of Vorpommern-Greifswald], Father's Name: Herman. His Occupation is recorded: Farm Labor. Place of Birth: PRITZENOW.
NOTE: Who was Herman's aunt, Mary LEVERENZ ? LEVERENZ is her married surname
Declaration of Intent, filed in Kane County, Illinois on 1 August 1925, Herman was living in Elgin at 448 North Crystal Street, (home of his aunt ?)
Declaration of Intent |
17/18 April 1930: Grafton Township, McHenry Co., Illinois; Occupation of Herman: Farmer; Herman Immigrated 1923; Elsa Immigrated 1925; H W Schwartz 25 Germany; Elsa C Schwartz Wife 24 Germany; Herman Schwartz Son 1 Illinois https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSBR-1BK
Note: For reasons unknown Herman Schwartz left his wife and children and returned to Germany about 1933, he did not return to the United States
Note: In 2012 the 130 year old church, St Paul's United Church of Christ in downtown Elgin, where Herman and Clara married in 1928, was sold and a new church was built at a new location.
NOTE: Childhood photo of siblings, children of Herman and Clara, looking at photo from left to right is William, sister Martha and brother Herman
Family records of granddaughter Sandie Schwarz
New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924; Hermann Schwartz; Event Type: Immigration; Event Date: 27 November 1923; Event Place: Ellis Island, New York City, New York; Residence Place: Breechen, Germany; Age: 19; Marital Status: Single; Nationality: Germany, German; Birth Year: 1904; Departure Port: Hamburg; Ship Name: Thuringia; Additional Person's Name: Herman Schwarz; Additional Name Relationship: Father; Second Additional Person's Name: Mary Leverenz; Additional Name 2 Relationship: Aunt; Page Number: 179; Affiliate Line Number: 0019; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JN8R-X62
Illinois, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1998; Herman Schwartz; Event Type: Immigration; Event Date: 1925; Event Place: Elgin, Cook, Illinois; Birth Date: 4 June 1904; Birthplace: Pretznow [Pritzenow], Germany; Certificate Number: 1012; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGRF-2JVH
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