The Immigrants from Germany
In 1860, two brothers left the village of Niedenstein, Germany to make their way to America. They left on the ship Elena from Bremen Harbor and arrived in New York on August 4th, 1860. Their names were August and Conrad Knatz. August was born in 1836, a 24 year old man who listed his occupation as a wvr (weaver?) and Conrad Knatz, born in 1838, a 22 year old shoemaker. 1
In 1870, we find August living in Baltimore Maryland attending confectionary school. By 1875, August is back in New York and his occupation listed in the 1875 city directory is “laborer” but by the 1880 census he is listed as a baker. August married Anna Appolonia Trillich , who immigrated from Forst, Bavaria in 1863. The 1880 census lists 7 children of August and Anna Appolonia, six boys and one girl but the interment list for the Knatz family plot at Calvary cemetery lists 4 additional children who died young, two which died at home when the family was living at 366 East 10th Street, New York City.
- John, born December 1862. (Note: John was born in Bavaria before his mother emigrated to the United States in 1863. Who’s your daddy, John?)
- Jacob, born October 1863
- Catherine, born December 1867, married a man named Muller but died at age 20 in 1888 with no children
- Conrad, born August 1868
- Elizabeth, born circa 1871, died 1878 at age 7
- Charles (also known as Carl), born August, 1872
- Andrew, born circa 1873, died young circa 1881(?)
- Edward, born circa 1874, died 1881 at age 7 at home at 366 10th St.
- George, born circa 1874, died 1891 at age 16
- Louisa, born 1879, died at age 4 months at home at 366 10th St.
Six children of August Knatz and Anna Appolonia married but only 4 had children that survived.
Descendants of Jacob, Charles, Conrad and August are living today in the United States.
I have collected information on these 4 men and their descendants. I am descended from the family of Charles (Carl) Knatz. PK Knatz (affectionately known as August “Paul” the 4th), descended from August Knatz the 2nd maintains a website at Knatz.com. Two of my cousins Carol Taylor Beards and Diane Taylor have researched the family descended from Conrad Knatz. (Note this Conrad is the son of August who emigrated from Germany, not the Conrad who is August’s brother.). Links below will have additional information added about these four Knatz families.
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Other Knatz’s in the United States
August Knatz emigrated with his younger brother Conrad (born 1838). This Conrad married Elizabeth (born 1843 in Germany) and from the 1900 census, we see he had the following children in New York
- Freddie, born 1876
- Louisa, born 1878
- Eddie, born, 1882
- Elizabeth, born 1885
- Annie, born 1890
I have not researched this Conrad Knatz family yet so I do not know if they married and had children. If anyone has done research on this family line, please contact me.
If you have any information on the Knatz family, you would like to share or would like to link to this website, please CONTACT ME. This site may be freely linked to but not duplicated in any fashion without my consent. I would like to remind all researchers that this information is difficult to maintain so PLEASE VERIFY ANY INFORMATION for your own records.
THE JACOB KNATZ FAMILY- More information to be provided here in the future
THE CONRAD KNATZ FAMILY- More information to be provided here in the future
THE CHARLES KNATZ FAMILY-More information to be provided here in the future
THE AUGUST KNATZ FAMILY- More information to be provided here in the future.
References:
1Germans to America, List of Passengers Arriving at U.S Ports, Vol. 13, Aug.1859-Dec. 1860. Glazier and Filby
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