Karl Ludwig Lenz and Rosiene Caroline Wulle, daugther of Johannes Wulle and Caroline Margaretha Wiedmann, were married in Wustenrot Evangelische Kirche, Wustenrot, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. To this union, nine children were born. Seven in Stangenbach, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and two in Sac county Iowa. Two daughters are buried in Stangenbach: Johanne Katherine Lenz 1868-1870 and Frederike Louise Lenz 1874-1875.
Carl came to America in the summer of 1881 without his family. He departed from Bremen, Germany via Southampton England to New York on the 'S S Elbe'. The Elbe was a 4 mast, 2 funnel, 4,510 gross ton ship, 416.5 feet long and 45 feet wide and sailed at 15 knots of speed. He arrived in New York on July 7, 1881. He was processed through 'Castle Gardens Immigration Center' in New York. His destination was Sac County, Iowa. There, he would begin farming with his father Johann Christian Lenz. He saved his money so that he could bring his family to Iowa. Carl sent money to Rosiene for passage and expenses. Rosiene was totally responsible for selling all their possessions that could not be taken with them. The family was harassed. Carl was a deserter from the army of Germany's monarch Wilhelm I Kaiser. He was responsible for maintaining horses in the Kaiser's army. No one told the authorities where he was. The Huns provided the family with bread. Rosiene packed the trunks. Rosiene, and her five living children: Johanna Katarina 'Kate';Christian Carl "Chris'; Gottliebin Rosine 'Rose';Louise Caroline Maria 'Louisa'; and Charles Ludwig 'Charlie' left Stangenbach, Baden-Wurttemberg Germany, for the United States in the fall of 1882. She and the children sailed down the Rhine. They made their way to Antwerp, Belgium. The older children were responsible for helping with the younger ones. They departed the port in Antwerp in early October 1882 aboard the 'S S Nederland'. The 'S S Nederland' was built in 1873. She was 329 .2 ft long and 38.6 ft by beam. She could accommodate seventy 1st class passengers and eight hundred 3rd class passengers. She had one funnel, two masts rigged for sail, iron construction with a single screw that could reach a speed of 13 knots.
The family endured a rough passage in steerage. Rosiene was responsible for the daily needs of five children ranging in age from one to twelve years. It took six week to cross the ocean. They arrived at the port of New York on November 27, 1882. They were processed through 'Castle Gardens Immigration Center' in New York. No one knows where Rosiene and the children spent the next couple of days or if someone met the ship in New York to help them. Eventually, this young family boarded a train that routed them through Chicago to Iowa where they finally reached their new home.
According to Sac County Iowa Court records, Carl Lenz applied for citizenship on 30 October 1888 as Charles Lenz (Book 3 page 62*) renouncing the Emperor of Germany. Unfortunately, he died from Bright's disease, kidney failure, on June 18, 1889 before his citizenship had been approved.
Carl came to America in the summer of 1881 without his family. He departed from Bremen, Germany via Southampton England to New York on the 'S S Elbe'. The Elbe was a 4 mast, 2 funnel, 4,510 gross ton ship, 416.5 feet long and 45 feet wide and sailed at 15 knots of speed. He arrived in New York on July 7, 1881. He was processed through 'Castle Gardens Immigration Center' in New York. His destination was Sac County, Iowa. There, he would begin farming with his father Johann Christian Lenz. He saved his money so that he could bring his family to Iowa. Carl sent money to Rosiene for passage and expenses. Rosiene was totally responsible for selling all their possessions that could not be taken with them. The family was harassed. Carl was a deserter from the army of Germany's monarch Wilhelm I Kaiser. He was responsible for maintaining horses in the Kaiser's army. No one told the authorities where he was. The Huns provided the family with bread. Rosiene packed the trunks. Rosiene, and her five living children: Johanna Katarina 'Kate';Christian Carl "Chris'; Gottliebin Rosine 'Rose';Louise Caroline Maria 'Louisa'; and Charles Ludwig 'Charlie' left Stangenbach, Baden-Wurttemberg Germany, for the United States in the fall of 1882. She and the children sailed down the Rhine. They made their way to Antwerp, Belgium. The older children were responsible for helping with the younger ones. They departed the port in Antwerp in early October 1882 aboard the 'S S Nederland'. The 'S S Nederland' was built in 1873. She was 329 .2 ft long and 38.6 ft by beam. She could accommodate seventy 1st class passengers and eight hundred 3rd class passengers. She had one funnel, two masts rigged for sail, iron construction with a single screw that could reach a speed of 13 knots.
The family endured a rough passage in steerage. Rosiene was responsible for the daily needs of five children ranging in age from one to twelve years. It took six week to cross the ocean. They arrived at the port of New York on November 27, 1882. They were processed through 'Castle Gardens Immigration Center' in New York. No one knows where Rosiene and the children spent the next couple of days or if someone met the ship in New York to help them. Eventually, this young family boarded a train that routed them through Chicago to Iowa where they finally reached their new home.
According to Sac County Iowa Court records, Carl Lenz applied for citizenship on 30 October 1888 as Charles Lenz (Book 3 page 62*) renouncing the Emperor of Germany. Unfortunately, he died from Bright's disease, kidney failure, on June 18, 1889 before his citizenship had been approved.
Karl Ludwig Lenz and Rosiene Caroline Wulle, daugther of Johannes Wulle and Caroline Margaretha Wiedmann, were married in Wustenrot Evangelische Kirche, Wustenrot, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. To this union, nine children were born. Seven in Stangenbach, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and two in Sac county Iowa. Two daughters are buried in Stangenbach: Johanne Katherine Lenz 1868-1870 and Frederike Louise Lenz 1874-1875.
Carl came to America in the summer of 1881 without his family. He departed from Bremen, Germany via Southampton England to New York on the 'S S Elbe'. The Elbe was a 4 mast, 2 funnel, 4,510 gross ton ship, 416.5 feet long and 45 feet wide and sailed at 15 knots of speed. He arrived in New York on July 7, 1881. He was processed through 'Castle Gardens Immigration Center' in New York. His destination was Sac County, Iowa. There, he would begin farming with his father Johann Christian Lenz. He saved his money so that he could bring his family to Iowa. Carl sent money to Rosiene for passage and expenses. Rosiene was totally responsible for selling all their possessions that could not be taken with them. The family was harassed. Carl was a deserter from the army of Germany's monarch Wilhelm I Kaiser. He was responsible for maintaining horses in the Kaiser's army. No one told the authorities where he was. The Huns provided the family with bread. Rosiene packed the trunks. Rosiene, and her five living children: Johanna Katarina 'Kate';Christian Carl "Chris'; Gottliebin Rosine 'Rose';Louise Caroline Maria 'Louisa'; and Charles Ludwig 'Charlie' left Stangenbach, Baden-Wurttemberg Germany, for the United States in the fall of 1882. She and the children sailed down the Rhine. They made their way to Antwerp, Belgium. The older children were responsible for helping with the younger ones. They departed the port in Antwerp in early October 1882 aboard the 'S S Nederland'. The 'S S Nederland' was built in 1873. She was 329 .2 ft long and 38.6 ft by beam. She could accommodate seventy 1st class passengers and eight hundred 3rd class passengers. She had one funnel, two masts rigged for sail, iron construction with a single screw that could reach a speed of 13 knots.
The family endured a rough passage in steerage. Rosiene was responsible for the daily needs of five children ranging in age from one to twelve years. It took six week to cross the ocean. They arrived at the port of New York on November 27, 1882. They were processed through 'Castle Gardens Immigration Center' in New York. No one knows where Rosiene and the children spent the next couple of days or if someone met the ship in New York to help them. Eventually, this young family boarded a train that routed them through Chicago to Iowa where they finally reached their new home.
According to Sac County Iowa Court records, Carl Lenz applied for citizenship on 30 October 1888 as Charles Lenz (Book 3 page 62*) renouncing the Emperor of Germany. Unfortunately, he died from Bright's disease, kidney failure, on June 18, 1889 before his citizenship had been approved.
Carl came to America in the summer of 1881 without his family. He departed from Bremen, Germany via Southampton England to New York on the 'S S Elbe'. The Elbe was a 4 mast, 2 funnel, 4,510 gross ton ship, 416.5 feet long and 45 feet wide and sailed at 15 knots of speed. He arrived in New York on July 7, 1881. He was processed through 'Castle Gardens Immigration Center' in New York. His destination was Sac County, Iowa. There, he would begin farming with his father Johann Christian Lenz. He saved his money so that he could bring his family to Iowa. Carl sent money to Rosiene for passage and expenses. Rosiene was totally responsible for selling all their possessions that could not be taken with them. The family was harassed. Carl was a deserter from the army of Germany's monarch Wilhelm I Kaiser. He was responsible for maintaining horses in the Kaiser's army. No one told the authorities where he was. The Huns provided the family with bread. Rosiene packed the trunks. Rosiene, and her five living children: Johanna Katarina 'Kate';Christian Carl "Chris'; Gottliebin Rosine 'Rose';Louise Caroline Maria 'Louisa'; and Charles Ludwig 'Charlie' left Stangenbach, Baden-Wurttemberg Germany, for the United States in the fall of 1882. She and the children sailed down the Rhine. They made their way to Antwerp, Belgium. The older children were responsible for helping with the younger ones. They departed the port in Antwerp in early October 1882 aboard the 'S S Nederland'. The 'S S Nederland' was built in 1873. She was 329 .2 ft long and 38.6 ft by beam. She could accommodate seventy 1st class passengers and eight hundred 3rd class passengers. She had one funnel, two masts rigged for sail, iron construction with a single screw that could reach a speed of 13 knots.
The family endured a rough passage in steerage. Rosiene was responsible for the daily needs of five children ranging in age from one to twelve years. It took six week to cross the ocean. They arrived at the port of New York on November 27, 1882. They were processed through 'Castle Gardens Immigration Center' in New York. No one knows where Rosiene and the children spent the next couple of days or if someone met the ship in New York to help them. Eventually, this young family boarded a train that routed them through Chicago to Iowa where they finally reached their new home.
According to Sac County Iowa Court records, Carl Lenz applied for citizenship on 30 October 1888 as Charles Lenz (Book 3 page 62*) renouncing the Emperor of Germany. Unfortunately, he died from Bright's disease, kidney failure, on June 18, 1889 before his citizenship had been approved.
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