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Chapter 1 – Crefelds Arrived in America
On June 14, 1909, the ship Lapland landed in New York,
after sailing from Antwerp, Belgium. On
board were Franz Crefeld, his wife Gertrude Crefeld, and 3 sons: Peter, Franz,
and Jacob. The ship manifest lists
the family on page 113-114, lines 18 – 22. The ship manifest tells us several
things regarding the family:
 | The
family’s last address in Germany was in Rodenkirche, Germany. |
| Father
Frank’s trade is a smith, and he can read and write. |
| Father
Peter Crefeld living in Duren is listed as reference for relative in native
country. |
| Granwood,
NJ is listed as the destination – where is this? Is this Cranford, where the Witting’s lived? |
| The
family did not have a paid ticket to their final destination. |
| Father
is listed as person that paid the fare – was it Father Crefeld or Father
Witting? |
| The
family was traveling to join Father Christian Witting, Gertrude’s dad. |
| The
family had never been in the U.S.A. before. |
Several columns from the ship registry:
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Line
|
Last Name
|
First
|
Age-Yrs
|
Months
|
Sex
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18
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Crefeld
|
Franz
|
23
|
|
M
|
|
19
|
“
|
Gertrude
|
25
|
|
F
|
|
20
|
“
|
Peter
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4
|
|
M
|
|
21
|
“
|
Franz
|
3
|
|
“
|
|
22
|
“
|
Jacob
|
|
2
|
“
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| Who
was Jacob? In the 1920 census,
there is no listing of Jacob. |
Chapter 3 –
Crefelds in the 1920’s
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