 1857 - 1940 (83 years)
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| Name |
LUFT, Johann Conrad |
| Born |
01 Jan 1857 |
Schilling, Krazny-Kut District, Russia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Emigration |
13 Mar 1899 |
Schilling,Russia to Hamburg then to Liverpool, England, to Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada [1, 2] |
| According to an interview with Elizabeth Luft (see in documents), who was seven years old when the family left Russia, they rode a train to Hamburg, Germany, where they boarded a boat to Liverpool, then to Nova Scotia. |
- The name of the ship was the SS Laurentian (nicknamed the Roly Poly because it wasn't very stable on the seas).
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| Emigration |
09 Apr 1907 |
From Saskatchewan the family crossed the border at Portal, North Dakota, Culbertson, Roosevelt, Montana, USA [3] |
| Naturalization |
30 Jan 1913 |
District Court, Glasgow, Valley County, Montana, USA [4] |
| Homestead |
18 Oct 1913 |
Homesteaded 10 miles of NW of Culbertson, MT, Culbertson, Rosevelt, Montana, USA [5] |
| Reference Number |
4 |
| Died |
19 Jul 1940 |
Williston, Williams, North Dakota, USA |
| Buried |
Friedens Gemeinde Cemetery, NW of Culbertson, MT |
| Person ID |
I4 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
22 Jan 2014 |
| Family |
SINNER, Anna Christine, b. 08 May 1859, Schilling, Krasny-Kut District, Samara Province, Russia , d. 19 Apr 1928, Froid, Roosevelt, Montana, USA (Age 68 years) |
| Married |
10 Nov 1876 |
Konstantinovka, Krasny-Kut District, Samara Province, Russia |
| Children |
| | 1. LUFT, Katherine Margaret, b. 16 Aug 1876, Schilling and Konstantinovka, Krasny-Kut District, Samara Province, Russia , d. 16 Nov 1920, Probably died on farm, Froid/Culbertson, Roosevelt, Montana, USA (Age 44 years) |
| | 2. LUFT, Marie, b. 1878, Schilling and Konstantinovka, Krazny-Kut District, Samara Province, Russia , d. Jul 1893, Schilling, Russia (Age 15 years) |
| + | 3. LUFT, Elizabeth Catherine, b. 10 Nov 1891, Schilling and Konstantinovka, Krasny-Kut District, Samara Province, Russia , d. 08 Sep 1983, Williston, Williams, North Dakota, USA (Age 91 years) |
| + | 4. LUFT, Amalia, b. 04 Dec 1895, Schilling and Konstantinovka, Krazny-Kut District, Samara Province, Russia , d. 13 Sep 1981, Marysville, California, USA (Age 85 years) |
| + | 5. LUFT, Alexander, b. 07 Sep 1897, Schilling and Konstantinovka, Krazny-Kut District, Samara Province, Russia , d. 11 Jun 1971, Wolf Point, Roosevelt, Montana, USA (Age 73 years) |
| + | 6. LUFT, Gottlieb, b. 09 Nov 1899, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada , d. 12 Dec 1974, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA (Age 75 years) |
| + | 7. LUFT, David, b. 10 Oct 1903, On farm north of Yorkton, Wallace (Colony), Saskatchewan, Canada , d. 17 Jul 1979, Died following heart failure, Culbertson, Roosevelt, Montana, USA (Age 75 years) |
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| Photos
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 | Johann Conrad Luft
This image has Johann Conrad Luft seated, his son-in-law, David Miller, standing in the back left. The other man is unidentified. |
 | David Luft with Johann Conrad Luft
This is a father and son photogaph with some wayward kids included. This was taken in front of the old log home. |
 | Johann Conrad and Anna Christine Luft with Boys
This is a photograph of the boys in the family. In the back is Gottlieb and Alexander. Between Anna and Johann is David. |
 | Johann Conrad and Anna Christine Luft with Family
This photograph does not have all of the family included. In the back are Gottlieb and Alexander. In the front with Anna and Johann are David and Elizabeth (Lizzy). Missing is Molly. |
 | Johann Conrad and Anna Christine (Sinner) Luft
This is an old photograph of the Luft's standing outside of the log home that was used until 1949 when the "new" home was built. |
 | Family Picture - Luft and Tietz
Seated in the front row from the left are Rosina (Kraft) Tietz and Anna Christine (Sinner) Luft. In the back row from the left are Samuel Tietz, David Luft, Salome (Tietz) Luft, and Johann Conrad Luft |
 | SS Laurentian
This is a picture of the ship that the Luft family sailed on when they left Europe. They apparently took a train to England then boarded the SS Laurentian for Halifax, Nova Scotia in Liverpool, England on March 2, 1899, arrivng in Halifax on March 13, 1899. This ship was purported to be rather unstable and even Johann Conrad Luft, who was in the Russian Navy for seven years got sick. |
 | Friedens Gemeinde Cemetery
This is the cemetery that is near the Luft homestead. |
| Documents
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 | Portion of Manifest with Luft Information Page 1
Page 1 of Manifest |
 | Portion of Manifest with Luft Information Page 2
Page 2 of Luft Part of Manifest. |
 | Portion of Manifest with Luft Information Page 3
Luft ship manifest page 3 |
 | Portion of Manifest with Luft Information Page 4
This is the page of the manifest that you will find Johann Konrad Luft and those who came with him on the ship. |
 | Portion of Manifest with Luft Information Page 5
Luft ship manifest page 5. |
 | Portion of Manifest with Luft Information Page 6
Luft ship manifest page 6. |
 | Portion of Manifest with Luft Information Page 7
Luft ship manifest page 7 |
 | Portion of Manifest with Luft Information Page 8
Luft ship manifest page 8. |
 | Portion of Manifest with Luft Information Page 9
Luft ship manifest page 9. |
 | Cabin Layout in SS Laurentian
The cabins in the SS Laurentian...the ship the Luft's came on. |
 | SS Laurentian Information
This document gives some history of the SS Laurentian, which was first named Polynesian. |
 | Friedens Gemeinde Cemetery
This document shows who is buried in the cemetary about 12 miles NW of Culbertson, Montana. It is where many of the Germans from Russia who lived in that area are buried. |
 | Affidavit of Witness
In 1913 when Johann Konrad Luft and family became naturalized citizens of the United States, Johann had to sign an oath of allegience to the USA. This is the document signed by the witnesses, Mr. Brueger and Mr. Waldow, Pauline Luft Waldow's father-in-law. |
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| Certificate of Arrival
This is a certificate that records when the Luft family arrived in the USA from Canada. |
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| Luft Homestead Documents
This is a two page document filed in Glasgow, Valley County, Montana, that specifies the exact location of the Luft homestead of 320 acres. |
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| Luft Homestead Papers, Page 2
This is page 2 of the homestead document. |
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| Petition for Naturalization - Luft Family
This is the petition for naturalization to become citizens of the USA. It include Johann, Christine, Amalia, Alexander, Gottlieb, and David. The two oldest daughters who came to the USA, Katherine and Elizabeth, are not included. |
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| Homestead Land Receipt
This is the receipt for the homestead of 320 acres for the Luft family. |
 | Luft and Kraft Obituaries
This is a copy of a few of the Luft and Jacob Kraft obituaries. Jacob was the husband of Amalia Luft. |
| Albums |
 | Luft Documents (12)
This album is made up of copies of a variety of old Luft documents. |
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| Luft Ship Information (11)
The Luft family were on the SS Laurentian from Liverpool, England, to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
 | Obituaries and Funeral Programs (9)
This album is made up of obituaries and funeral programs from both the Luft and Tietz families. |
| Family ID |
F5 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Documents |
| Declaration of Intention for Naturalization-Johann Konrad Luft
In May of 1907, Johann Konrad (this is when his spelling became Conrad) filed his intention to become naturalized in the USA. His birth date is wrong on this document and this indicates that came from Canada to the USA on the Canadian Pacific Railroad. The petition for naturalization has his correct birth date but says the railroad was the Soo Line. |
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| Oath of Allegiance
This is the Oath of Allegiance signed by Johann Konrad Luft renouncing King George of Great Briton and Ireland. The Luft's were citizens of Canada before coming to the USA. |
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| Johann Konrad Luft Newspaper Article
Ths is a reprint of a newspaper article for Johann Conrad Luft. It is unknown from which newpaper it was taken. |
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| Johann Konrad Luft Obituary
This obituary for Johann Konrad Luft is in English and German. |
| Albums |
| Luft Documents (12)
This album is made up of copies of a variety of old Luft documents. |
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| Sources |
- [S3] Passenger List of S. S. Laurentian, Left Krazny Kut, Russia by train to Hamburg, Germany. Took open boat to Liverpool (three days enroute) and departed Liverpool on the SS Laurentian on March 2, 1899, arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on March 13, 1899. According to an interview with Aunt Lizzie, all got very sick.
- [S3] Passenger List of S. S. Laurentian, http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/passenger/001045-119.02-e.php?sisn_id_nbr=9601&page_sequence_nbr=1&interval=20&page_id_nbr=107170&&&&&&&&&&&PHPSESSID=vbt9n4t2r45i301hmhf419ou74.
This is a web site for the National Library and Archives of Canada web site. The copy of of the ship manifest which includes the Luft family.
- [S4] Certificate of Arrival, (April 9, 1907), Certificate of arrival states Port of Montreal, Canada. Entry from Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada, was through Portal, North Dakota, according to Elizabeth Luft Damm Kaschube.
- [S5] Petition for Naturalization, (30 January 1913), Number 427 - Petition for Naturalization filed in Valley County in Glasgow.
- [S6] Homestead Record, (October 27, 1913), Homestead papers filed on October 18, and recorded on October 27, 1913.
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