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- A Ferdinand Guenther arrived at Ellis Island on December 9, 1923. He traveled on the vessel Derfflinger, which sailed from Bremen. He was a 27 year old, single male. He was a miner. His nationality was German. His last permanent residence was Gelsenkirchen. His closest relative from the country from whence he came was Heinrich Guenther, Gelsenkirchen, Breitestr 9. His final destination was Cleveland, Ohio. He was joining his cousin Alex Reschke of 1539 E. 115th Street, Cleveland, Ohio. He was 5' 6" tall, with blond hair and blue eyes. His place of birth was Grab?, Poland. [Here's the obituary for cousin Alex Reschke: Id#: 0689471 Name: Reschke, Alexander Date: Feb 27 1953 Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #149. Notes: Reschke, Alexander, residence, 1539 E. 45 St., beloved husband of Alvina (nee Peter), uncle of Alex and Walter Schelgunov. Tatiana Gessner Olga Wood. Theodore and Otto Fensel. Friends may call at the Albert E. Ziehm Funeral Home, 7618 Superior Ave. Services Saturday, Feb. 28 at 1 p. m.] Ferdinand is found in the 1930 living next door to his in-laws on E. 32nd Street in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH: GUNTHER, Ferdind (33); wife Mathda (24). Ferdinand was born in Germany, having immigrated in 1923; Matilda was born in Poland, having immigrated in 1926. Ferdinand was a salesman for a bakery; Matilda was a sewer for a housedress shop. When he applied for a Social Security number on March 22, 1937, he was living at 1539 East 45th Street in Cleveland, Ohio. He was working for the White Sewing Machine Corp. at Main and Elm Streets in Cleveland. He was 38, having been born on July 17, 1898 in Germany. His parents' names were given as Julius Guenther and Augustine Rann. Ferdinand's obituary from the Cleveland Plain Dealer: GUENTHER. Ferdinand Guenther, beloved husband of Lotte (nee Weinhold), dear father of Gertrude Brand, Adolph Hoffman, grandfather of five, brother of Henry of Germany. Friends may call at The Schuster Funeral Home, 5904 Ridge Rd. Parma, From 2-5 And 7-10 P.M., Sunday, where services will be held Monday, Feb. 6, at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Ernest H. Boening officiating. Interment Sunset Memorial Park.
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