Mohrungen Kreis to Cleveland, Ohio USA

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Hi all,

My family came to Cleveland from Mohrungen Kreis in East Prussia in 1888. I
have begun to find other families from that same geographical area who came
to Cleveland and some connections among them. I am interested in why they
all came to Cleveland and how they may be connected/related to each other,
as well as their lives in East Prussia.

If you have family who came from that area and are interested in pursuing
this, I would like to hear from you. I am only interested in families from
Mohrungen Kreis who came to Cleveland, Ohio.

Kate

Some of the surnames collected to date:
BASTIAN, KOPPER, NICKLAUS/NICKLAS, REKITTKE, SCHWEDE, TILSNER

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Kate,
     I hope you don't mind my "riding along", so to speak. My Grandparent
as well as my GGrandparents came from Alt Christburg, Kreis Mohrungen, East
Prussia. I've found very few other people from there and I know of no
brothers or sisters to my great grandad. I've been unable to find church or
civil records from Alt Christburg.
    Incidentally, I visited the Alt Christburg area in 1994. If my health
remains, I would like to return again.
    Please, if you know of people who are alive today and lived there, let
me know their email addresses.
Thank you,
Chuck Braun
Osceola, WI
chshb@centurytel.net

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Hello Kate Burdick,

as far as I have read Cleveland had a quite large elder German community. I read
something about measures of the American state against members of the German
society during the first world war, but I do not remember the internet URL.

Thomas Salein

Kate Burdick schrieb:

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Hi Thomas,
Yes, I am aware of the fact that the Germans in this country were not
treated kindly during World War I.
My grandmother stated in the 1920 census (falsely) that she had been born in
Ohio. She did not allow her sons to speak German at home, despite the fact
that their grandmother, who spoke only German, lived with them. The boys
understood German and the grandmother understood English, but neither spoke
the other's language. Unfortunately, this meant to me that I learned very
little of the family history from her. She was determined to leave "the old
country" behind.
Kate