He was from the town of Essen, near the Black Forest, as per family oral history. His World War 1 Draft Registration Cards (1917-1918) indicated that he was from Sulwalki, Russia. Upon relocating to the United States he was a coal miner in the area of Scranton Pa and later purchased a farm near Fleetville. He was a founding member of Peace Lutheran church. His death was related from his time spent working in the mines. I was fortunate to have known him and his wife.. Minnie.. they were my great grandparents. I have fond memories of them including the old coal stove in their kitchen when I was about age 4.


Mathes Rudat
in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1800-1962

Name: Mathes Rudat
Gender: Male
Nationality: German
Arrival Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1889
Birth Place: Martely, Russia
Last Residence: Russia
Departure Place: Hamburg, Germany
Arrival Date: 25 Nov 1910
Arrival Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Mother: Anna Rudat
Friend or Relative: Anna Rudat
Ship: Prinz Oskar

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Mathes Rudat
in the Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934

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Name: Mathes Rudat
Gender: männlich (Male)
Ethnicity/Nationality: Russland (Russian)
Marital status: ledig (Single)
Departure Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1889
Residence Place: Mastely
Departure Date: 9 Nov 1910
Departure Place: Hamburg, Deutschland (Germany)
Arrival Place: Philadelphia
Occupation: Landmann, Tagelöhner
Ship Name: Prinz Oscar
Shipping Clerk: Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft)
Shipping Line: Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft)
Ship Type: Dampfschiff
Ship Flag: Deutschland
Accommodation: Zwischendeck
Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 228