1. Carl Heinrich Schochenmaier (1798-1846) emigrated in 1820s through the Congress Poland to the Black Sea (Russian Empire).
2. Eva Rosina Schochenmaier (1796-1863) emigrated in November 1833 and sailed to Louisville (Ohio).
3. Augusta Louisa Schochenmaier (1823-1860) and her sister Carolina Paulina Schochenmaier (1829-1874) emigrated in October 1847 and sailed to New Orleans (Louisiana).
4. Carl Gustav Schochenmaier (1834-1851) risked to join their sisters (see Nr. 3) in April 1851 but died in 5 months due to cholera in Saint Louis (Missouri).
5. Johann Georg Schochenmaier (1855-1927) entered the military service for the Bulgarian Prince in 1883.
6. Dorothea Schochenmaier (1857-1944) emigrated in June 1885 with her husband Wilhelm Ellwanger. They got up a farm in Gregory (South Dakota).
7. Jakob Schochenmaier (1861-1923), on his cousin's advice (see Nr. 6), emigrated in May 1886 and sailed to North America (North Dakota, Nebraska, and then Canada).
8. Michael Schochenmaier (1859-1937) followed his brother (see Nr. 7) in October 1887 and settled up in South Dakota.
9. Louisa Wilhelmina Schochenmaier (1877-1918), decided to join her older sister (see Nr. 6) and emigrated with her husband Jakob Endes in October 1901. They established their first farm in Gregory (South Dakota)
As many of you know, my ancestors, the Schochenmaiers, remained in Russia and later the USSR. They maintained contact with their American and Canadian relatives until the 1920s. Growing up, I often heard that Germans and Jews were able to emigrate until 1928, when Stalin sealed the borders. Curious, I once asked my grandmother why none of the Schochenmaiers left between 1917 and 1928. Without hesitation, she replied, 'Because of the Titanic.' Her answer was quick, but symbolic. The truth is, no Schochenmaiers were aboard the Titanic, and after 1912, there were none left to emigrate.
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