German Roots in America: Descendants of Fidel Schlund: Crysant "Christian" Schlund (1829-1911)

Christian (Crysant/Chrysant/Christ) Schlund was the third child of Fidel Schlund and Josepha Marckhart Schlund. He was born in 1829 in Immenstadt, Bavaria. He immigrated to America in 1853 at age 23. Christian Schlund married Elizabeth Kirchner. They had three children during their marriage; Caroline, Clara, and Anna. He died on August 27, 1911, in Oak Park, Illinois, having lived a long life of 81 years.

b. November 26, 1829 Immenstadt, Schwaben, Bavaria
d. August 27, 1911 River Forest, Cook, Illinois
Burial- August 30, 1911 Forest Home Cemetery Cook, Illinois
m. Elizabeth M. KIRCHNER Schlund (b.1837-d.October 24, 1906)
Married in 1860

1. Caroline "Carrie" E. Schlund (b.1859 in Missouri -d. August 4, 1945 )
m. William H L Schroeder
Married on May 12, 1881 Oak Park, Illinois
a. Harry R Schroeder
b. Albert W Schroeder
m. Jacob Hebel
Married on September 21, 1886 Oak Park, Illinois

2. Clara J. Schlund (b.1861 in Missouri -d. Augusr 31, 1924 Died aboard Steamship Metagama)
m. John J. Kennedy
Married on August 29, 1887
(no children)

3. Anna M. Schlund (b.1863 in Iowa-d.)
m. unk Gansslen

Additional information about Christian Schlund
Naturalization- September 15, 1856- Buchanan County, Missouri
1870 Census- Proviso, Cook, Illinois
1880 Census- Harlem, Cook, Illinois
1900 Census- Proviso, Cook, Illinois
1910 Census- Proviso, Cook, Illinois
1911 Death Certificate
Sep 2, 1911 Obituary in the Oak Park Leaves, Oak Park, Ill.

1910 Census Proviso, Cook, Illinois

Schlund	Christian	Head	Male	White	80	1830	Widowed	Germany	Germany	Germany	1851
Schlund	Anna M	Daughter	Female	White	40	1870	Single	Illinois	Germany	Germany
Heck	Frank F	Boarder	Male	White	43	1867	Widowed	Wisconsin	Germany	Germany