Here We Are....

This is a current picture. We don't dress up too often here in Florida. Most of the time golf shirts, shorts and sandals are the outfit for the day.

I found it interesting that Mary Stafflinger, my grandmother, was an interpreter for the deaf. Our daughter Margaret is a speech/language pathologist. She works with cochlear implant patients and helps them interpret the sounds they hear as a result of having the implant. She also helps them develop speech. It is a labor of love for Margaret.Wouldn't Mary be proud!
Marcy

I Am Finding My Way

Karen,Margaret,Grace,Michelle,Tom and Will
Front Row: Brittney and Steve

Hi Everyone.
This is my first time posting on a blog. I want to thank Rob for setting this site up for us and encouraging us to give it a try!

So much has happened to all of us since we were together in NYC with Aunt Barbara and Uncle Bob. I remember how excited Uncle Bob was to have his nieces get together. We laughed and talked the weekend away.

Dave and I retired and moved to Venice, Florida in August 2003. We love it here and we have met many wonderful people. After living in the North for so long, we still are amazed at how many sunny, beautiful days we enjoy.

Karen, Marg and Steve live in Maryland and Tom and Michelle live in Virginia.We spent a wonderful Christmas with them and their children.

I am looking forward to your notes and pictures. I loved seeing pictures of Aunt Barbara and Greg and Kelly and their family. Rob, you have a rich and full life at CU. I always enjoy your Christmas card and letter. Keep putting those together, please!

Until next time,
Marcy

What we know about Isidor Schlageter

Isidor is our ancestor who came to this country

He was born on Mar 29 1831 in Obergebisbach, Baden, Germany.
It is still a tiny village you can look it up on google maps and see it with the satellite view here it is...


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He came to the United States with his Sister (Therese Meyer) and her family she was 51 years old when she came. Isidor was 20

He arrived on July 1, 1851 on a ship call The SOPHIE it left the port of Bremen Germany.

He married Barbara Knauf in 1860 Buffalo the 1880 Census says she was from Prussia

He was a tailor by trade

He shows up in the 1880 Unites Census when he was 49 years old. At that time he and his family were living at 11 Ash St. The house is no longer there.

The Census lists 7 children here they are with their ages

Joseph 21 Tailor
(The Census also says that Joseph was deaf and mute. He is our Great Grandfather. the Father of Joseph F Schlageter who was our Grandfather That probably means that Grandpa Joe as I used to call him knew sign language or knew other people who were deaf and mute. Mary Stafflinger our Grandmother was an sign language interpreter.)

George 17 Tailor
Alfonse 14 at School
Edward 11 at School
Isidor Charles 9 at School
Otilia 8 at School
Ida 4 at Home

We find them again in the 1910 Census where is says he is 78 years old
They now live at what looks like 506 East Utica Street Buffalo
Barbara is 75

I'm not exactly sure but it looks like the girls lied about their ages on the census. Shouldn't they be 30 years older from the last census ?
The Census says that these are their ages.

Othelia 24
Ida 26
(She is the only one listed with a profession it says she is a dressmaker at home)
Mildred 14 or 24 I can't tell

Isidor died April 12th 1914 at the age of 83 He is buried in the United German and French Cemetery in Buffalo NY I don't think there is a grave stone.

Some Schlageter Christmas Pictures from Hyde Park

Greg and his family live in Hyde Park New York Mom (Barbara Schlageter) and I (Fr. Bob Schlageter) went to Hyde Park to spend sometime with Greg and his family here are some pictures.
If you click on the pictures you can make them a lot bigger


Me, Kristen (High School Senior) Matthew (College Freshman) Sarah and Andrew in front of the Tree in NYC after an exhausting day... People overload


This is Kelley's Family the Cyphers they've lived in the Hudson Valley of New York for a couple of generations. Greg and Kelley are on the far left Kelley's Dad is on the far right and ... Mom is in the Middle next to Kelley's step Mom


Sarah (5th Grade) Mom and Andrew (Freshman in High School)

Greg and Sarah rest after very full morning of unwrapping Christmas gifts.
83 years old and still playing with toys