Pauline Grimm, our 2nd g-grandmother from Strasbourg, and mother of our Marie Klein, had several other daughters, one of whom was named Emily (born Emilie Luise). The story of Emily's life has been a bit of a mystery because in 1910 she was living with her mother having the surname Locanthi. If we add to that memories from our Schaefer elders who remember Aunt Emily being with somebody named Bernie but with no memory of Bernie's surname, we are still left with mystery. Apparently Bernie and Emily had a couple of children, one of whom was associated with firefighting. Who exactly were Aunt Emily's family? Some answers are finally surfacing.
On 21 Jul 1909, Emily Klein married William B. Locanthi. What became of Locanthi or his marriage to Emily, I have found no trace.
However, I was able to locate a newspaper death announcement for Emily's sister Agnes who died in 1935. According to the article, Agnes was survived by a sister, Mrs. B. Austin. Sure enough, in the 1930 and 1940 census, we find Bernard Austin with a German-born wife named Emily, and two children, William and Sarah (also known as Mildred). So far, I have been unable to trace William Austin, but Mildred married Thomas Vincent Carney, who was a NY firefighter. Mildred and Thomas had one son whose children are our third cousins.
Bernie and Emily both died in the same year, 1954. They are buried at Greenfield Cemetery in Uniondale, Nassau, New York.
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