Charles was born to Peter and Mina Schrieber Mader. Peter emigrated from Switzerland, and Mina emigrated from Baden, Germany before 1869. Mina and Peter met and married, possibly in New York.
Charles was firstborn, with four brothers that followed him. The Federal Census taken in 1880 shows that the family lived on Ludlow Street in the notorious "Five Corners" slum in New York City. This area became famous after the movie "Gangs of New York" came out.
It is believed that Mina died shortly after her youngest son, Frank was born. Mader family stories tell us that Charles's father, Peter, an alcoholic, was unable to care for his 5 sons...a sad reality for many of the immigrant families settling in New York. He died as a result of his alcoholism, leaving his sons alone.
Fortunately, New York had the "Children's Aid Society", founded in 1853 by Charles Loring Brace and others who recognized the need for a social solution to the thousands of homeless, orphaned and "half-orphaned" children who roamed and died in the dirty, dangerous slums.
Baby Frank was taken in by Mina's brother, Ignatz Schrieber. The Children's Aid Society took custody of the four older boys, all of whom boarded one of the famous "Orphan Trains" for "outplacing" to families across the Midwest. Charles was taken in by a family in Missouri, and his brothers were fostered and/or adopted by farming families in Spring Valley, Minnesota.
Although all five brothers were separated, they found each other in young adulthood. Two of the Mader Boys eventually moved to California, and worked farms near each other. Peter stayed in Minnesota, but his grandchildren got to meet the Maders in California!
Charles stayed in Missouri and married Ida Elizabeth Evans on 16 Dec 1896 in Linn Co., MO. Sadly, the couple had only one child, Waneta, who died in childhood, but a cousin was named for her.
Charles was firstborn, with four brothers that followed him. The Federal Census taken in 1880 shows that the family lived on Ludlow Street in the notorious "Five Corners" slum in New York City. This area became famous after the movie "Gangs of New York" came out.
It is believed that Mina died shortly after her youngest son, Frank was born. Mader family stories tell us that Charles's father, Peter, an alcoholic, was unable to care for his 5 sons...a sad reality for many of the immigrant families settling in New York. He died as a result of his alcoholism, leaving his sons alone.
Fortunately, New York had the "Children's Aid Society", founded in 1853 by Charles Loring Brace and others who recognized the need for a social solution to the thousands of homeless, orphaned and "half-orphaned" children who roamed and died in the dirty, dangerous slums.
Baby Frank was taken in by Mina's brother, Ignatz Schrieber. The Children's Aid Society took custody of the four older boys, all of whom boarded one of the famous "Orphan Trains" for "outplacing" to families across the Midwest. Charles was taken in by a family in Missouri, and his brothers were fostered and/or adopted by farming families in Spring Valley, Minnesota.
Although all five brothers were separated, they found each other in young adulthood. Two of the Mader Boys eventually moved to California, and worked farms near each other. Peter stayed in Minnesota, but his grandchildren got to meet the Maders in California!
Charles stayed in Missouri and married Ida Elizabeth Evans on 16 Dec 1896 in Linn Co., MO. Sadly, the couple had only one child, Waneta, who died in childhood, but a cousin was named for her.
Charles was born to Peter and Mina Schrieber Mader. Peter emigrated from Switzerland, and Mina emigrated from Baden, Germany before 1869. Mina and Peter met and married, possibly in New York.
Charles was firstborn, with four brothers that followed him. The Federal Census taken in 1880 shows that the family lived on Ludlow Street in the notorious "Five Corners" slum in New York City. This area became famous after the movie "Gangs of New York" came out.
It is believed that Mina died shortly after her youngest son, Frank was born. Mader family stories tell us that Charles's father, Peter, an alcoholic, was unable to care for his 5 sons...a sad reality for many of the immigrant families settling in New York. He died as a result of his alcoholism, leaving his sons alone.
Fortunately, New York had the "Children's Aid Society", founded in 1853 by Charles Loring Brace and others who recognized the need for a social solution to the thousands of homeless, orphaned and "half-orphaned" children who roamed and died in the dirty, dangerous slums.
Baby Frank was taken in by Mina's brother, Ignatz Schrieber. The Children's Aid Society took custody of the four older boys, all of whom boarded one of the famous "Orphan Trains" for "outplacing" to families across the Midwest. Charles was taken in by a family in Missouri, and his brothers were fostered and/or adopted by farming families in Spring Valley, Minnesota.
Although all five brothers were separated, they found each other in young adulthood. Two of the Mader Boys eventually moved to California, and worked farms near each other. Peter stayed in Minnesota, but his grandchildren got to meet the Maders in California!
Charles stayed in Missouri and married Ida Elizabeth Evans on 16 Dec 1896 in Linn Co., MO. Sadly, the couple had only one child, Waneta, who died in childhood, but a cousin was named for her.
Charles was firstborn, with four brothers that followed him. The Federal Census taken in 1880 shows that the family lived on Ludlow Street in the notorious "Five Corners" slum in New York City. This area became famous after the movie "Gangs of New York" came out.
It is believed that Mina died shortly after her youngest son, Frank was born. Mader family stories tell us that Charles's father, Peter, an alcoholic, was unable to care for his 5 sons...a sad reality for many of the immigrant families settling in New York. He died as a result of his alcoholism, leaving his sons alone.
Fortunately, New York had the "Children's Aid Society", founded in 1853 by Charles Loring Brace and others who recognized the need for a social solution to the thousands of homeless, orphaned and "half-orphaned" children who roamed and died in the dirty, dangerous slums.
Baby Frank was taken in by Mina's brother, Ignatz Schrieber. The Children's Aid Society took custody of the four older boys, all of whom boarded one of the famous "Orphan Trains" for "outplacing" to families across the Midwest. Charles was taken in by a family in Missouri, and his brothers were fostered and/or adopted by farming families in Spring Valley, Minnesota.
Although all five brothers were separated, they found each other in young adulthood. Two of the Mader Boys eventually moved to California, and worked farms near each other. Peter stayed in Minnesota, but his grandchildren got to meet the Maders in California!
Charles stayed in Missouri and married Ida Elizabeth Evans on 16 Dec 1896 in Linn Co., MO. Sadly, the couple had only one child, Waneta, who died in childhood, but a cousin was named for her.
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