Conrad and Amelia (Hahn) Glantz
The Conrad and Amelia Glantz Family. Back row: Elizabeth and Carrie. Front row: Daniel, Amelia (mom),
Lydia, Conrad (father), and Rose Glantz.
Conrad Glantz [b. 1860, d. 1921] and Amelia Hahn [b. 1856, d. 1946 & m. 1882] immigrated from Norka, Russia to the United States in 1892 settling in Culbertson, Nebraska where Conrad's brother, John Glantz, had immigrated years before in 1876 at the age of 18 (according to John's great grand daughter Louise Christina (Glantz) England). Another of the brother's William (Wilhelm) Glantz came to the United States about 1900.
Conrad was the son to Conrad (Konrad) Glantz [b. 1822, d. 1878] and Margaret (Margaretha) Yost (Jost) [ b. 1823, d. 1871 & m. 1840]. Conrad (Konrad) Glantz was the son to Heinrick Peter Glantz [b. 1786, d. 1843] who was married to Elisabeth Eckert [b 1792, d. 1852 & m. 1821]. Heinrick Peter Glantz was the son to Johannes Glantz [b. 1746/47 d. 1809] and Christina Vogler (Volcker) [b. bet 1745/1750]. Johannes Glantz was the son of Ernst Glantz and Ester Jacoby as shown on the Pleve Chart from Russia.
Conrad and Amelia had the following children before leaving Norka: Catherine (Catharina) Elizabeth Glantz [b. 1883, d. 1968]; Margaret "Carrie" Glantz [b. 1885, d. 1979]; Catharina Magdalena Glantz [b. 1887, d. 1888] and Christina Magdelena Glantz [b. 1889, d. 1891]. After arriving in America they had the following children: Lydia "Lillian" Glantz [b. 1894, d. 1972]; Daniel "Dan" Glantz [b. 1897, d. 1952] and Rosa "Rose" B. Glantz [b. 1900, d. 1989]
Conrad and Amelia journeyed from Culbertson Nebraska to Loveland Colorado around 1901 following the growing sugar beet industry and the opportunities provided for farmers. Around 1919 they moved to Berthoud, Colorado.
Their children mostly stayed in the same general area (Loveland, Berthoud, Longmont) except Rose who moved to California. One daughter, Lydia lost her eye sight and eventually lived in Denver, Colorado.
I am the grand daughter of Elizabeth Glantz and Henry Yeager and have been working on the family genealogy for a good number of years. A few years ago I began working with six of Dan Glantz's daughters who had also been working on genealogy and our project grew. I began this journey and my goal was to have everyone's data. However my journey grew in to a longing for more than names and dates. As I began getting acquainted with those who came before me, met new family members or became reacquainted with others my longing turned my heart to much more. I discovered roots which ran deep and built the foundation of a family. A family blessed by our ancestors who gifted us so much by coming to the United States.
Contributed by Janet "Jan" (Yeager) Boespflug - August 2003