Searching for information on Great Granparents. Positive names were changed and or misspelled.
Henry Richard Krause born March 20, 1867 Memel to Karl/Carl and Marianne Lobeck?/Krause?. Henry was supposed to have been in the German Navy and jumped ship in New York Harbor in 1888. Said to have been contacted to claim estate in Memel and refused to return or claim.
Johanna Dorothea Spullies/Splies? born March 1, 1865 Memel to Henry and Maria Erving?. The name Spullies does not exist except on her first husbands death certificate his name was Emil Beckman. She married Henry Richard on June 1, 1890 in Brooklyn NY.
Cant find any of these names in passenger lists or vital records. Did get a message that their(Henry and Johanna)wedding certificate has a copy at the Muni in NY, havnt seen it. I Have no idea if either of them had siblings.
Heres a list of their childrens names in case it helps... Erna, Marianna (Nonnie), Hertha, Elfrieda, Eleanor, Henry Jr, William, Howard, Earnest and at least 3 died. All children were born in NY area I believe.
Any information or guesses would be just wonderful at this point. Please help all remaing Grandchildren are in their 80's and im running out of time. Thank You Nadine