Emil Theodore MATHWIG was born on 22 Dec 1858 in Rosko, Czarnków-Trzcianka Co, Poland, died on 1 Mar 1922 in Tacoma, Washington, USA and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Tacoma, Washington, USA. He arrived in America on 26 Aug 1882 at New York aboard the Hermann.
Emil was married about 1885 to Hatwig Doman. The marriage ended in divorce circa 1890. Hatwig Elizabeth DOMAN was born in 1869 in Berlin, Germany and died in 1947. Three children, Harry, Elsie and Walter, were born to this couple.
Emil married for a second time, to Elizabeth, and had three more children, Emil, Ruth, and Rolf. Elizabeth had two sons by a previous marriage, Herbert Posner and Irvine Posner. Daughter Ruth, aged abt 96-97, lived in Newport Oregon. Some of her descendents are in Washington. Emil and Elizabeth were divorced.
Where in the world is Rosko?
Rosko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wielen, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship , in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Wielen, 18 km (11 mi) west of Czarnków, and 66 km (41 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznan.
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Immigration of Emil Mathwig
Castle Garden, today known as Castle Clinton National Monument, is the major landmark within The Battery, the 23 acre waterfront park at the tip of Manhattan. From 1855 to 1890, the Castle was America's first official immigration center, a pioneering collaboration of New York State and New York City.
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According to his funeral record Emil Mathwig was born 22 Dec 1858. This would make him 23 on 26 Aug 1882.
Census records indicate he immigrated in 1882.
I searched the database using the advanced search and the following criteria.
First Name: Emil*
Last Name: M*
Years: 1881 - 1883
Place of Origin: Germany
This is the most promising result of the search.
Emil Mautwig
Occupation: Laborer
Age: 23
Sex: M
Literacy: U
Arrived: 26 Aug 1882
Paid By: self
Origin: Germany
Port: Bremen
Last Residence: U
Destination: USA
Plan: Unknown
Ship: Hermann
Passage: Unknown
Also aboard the ship was:
Friedrich Mautwig
Occupation: Laborer
Age: 15
Sex: M
Literacy: U
Arrived: 26 Aug 1882
Paid by: self
Origin: Germany
Port: Bremen
Last Residence: U
Destination: USA
Plan: Unknown
Ship: Hermann
Passage: Unknown
Emil is known to have a younger brother that also eventually settled in Washington and died there.
CastleGarden.org offers free access to an extraordinary database of information on 10 million immigrants from 1830 through 1892, the year Ellis Island opened.
According to his funeral record Emil Mathwig was born 22 Dec 1858. This would make him 23 on 26 Aug 1882.
Census records indicate he immigrated in 1882.
I searched the database using the advanced search and the following criteria.
First Name: Emil*
Last Name: M*
Years: 1881 - 1883
Place of Origin: Germany
This is the most promising result of the search.
Emil Mautwig
Occupation: Laborer
Age: 23
Sex: M
Literacy: U
Arrived: 26 Aug 1882
Paid By: self
Origin: Germany
Port: Bremen
Last Residence: U
Destination: USA
Plan: Unknown
Ship: Hermann
Passage: Unknown
Also aboard the ship was:
Friedrich Mautwig
Occupation: Laborer
Age: 15
Sex: M
Literacy: U
Arrived: 26 Aug 1882
Paid by: self
Origin: Germany
Port: Bremen
Last Residence: U
Destination: USA
Plan: Unknown
Ship: Hermann
Passage: Unknown
Emil is known to have a younger brother that also eventually settled in Washington and died there.
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