Immigration to America- Part 3

In previous posts I chronicled the Schlund families journey to a America and included passenger lists from the ship City of Glasgow. I have also found the family in the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists Index Cards from 1800-1906. 

U.S. V.A Pension Payment Cards- Max Schlund, Sr

Max Schlund, Sr's Pension payment cards and his index card.

Max Schlund Jr Obituary

Fidel Schlund Painting

Before an audience of about 1,000 Fidel Schlund also 

campaigned in Kaufbeuren for the acceptance of the imperial constitution. 

Painted by Andreas Schropp.

1849, 13 May

Fidel Schlund Quote

"In peace lies the salvation of the people, not in the state of war. I am not a prophet, but I representing the people, have said some truths of the Bavarian government. I was followed for 19 years, we were persecuted, nevertheless much of what was said has been fulfilled. But I with a calm and clear conscience have long since forgiven, and I love my old homeland as much as the new." Fidel Schlund, Sr. 1868

Max Schlund's Hotel

In the short sketch of Max Schlund, Sr's life that I have previously posted, it briefly mentions the hotel that Max and Wilhelmina bought and sold in Valparaiso, Indiana. As the story goes between the time the Civil war ended and Max came to settle in Nebraska he and his wife tried their hand at hotel ownership. 

"Max bought a large expensive railroad hotel in Valparaiso Indiana but the work proved to be too much for them both so he sold it, but before it was paid for it burned to the ground and the insurance policy had lapsed. They lost everything they had in that fire."

I previously found a census record to corroborate the Schlund's living in Valparaiso. They are in the 1870 census. Line 28 of this page.

More recently I found a newspaper article that describes the event. It does not mention the great financial loss the Schlund's suffered, but it gives a good account of the fire that destroyed the building.

Fidel Schlund, Sr's Final Resting Place

I have for a long time now know that Fidel Schlund, Sr. was interned at Woodland Cemetary in Newark, NJ. I had several conversations with employees and cousins and the general consensus was that if Fidel ever had a gravestone it had been vandalized or removed. A cousin recently went though the effort and work to request a headstone through the VA and have it installed. I am so thankful to know people who care so much about preserving Fidel's legacy and that my Schlund cousin had this done. 

Here is a picture of Fidels gravestone. 

Recently I found another version of Fidel Schlund's Obituary. It was printed in German in the Der duetsche Correspondent April 4th, 1882. 

The piece was translated by some great people in the group "German Genealogy" on Facebook. Here is a loose translation. "In Newark, NY, the "Achtundvierziger" Fildel Schlund, 78 years of age, died. He was born in Immenstadt, Bavaria. He was member of the Bavarian Parliament and the "Frankfurt Parliament" of 1848. After the suppression of the revolution, he fled to Switzerland. He was condemned to death, but the decision was cancelled an he returned to Germany. An new accusation for high treason was made and he had to go in jail for nine month, then he was released out of the pretrial imprisonment because the charge could not be proved. In 1854 he emigrated to the U.S. an joined the Civil War. He celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary in 1876."