Geller-Schlaudroff Family

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  • ID: I16
  • Name: Theodore Ludwig GELLER
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 16 NOV 1838 in Königsberg
  • Death: 16 DEC 1915 in Lake Gage, Indiana
  • Burial: St.John's Lutheran Cemetery, FW
  • Note:
    Theodore came to America on the Ship Union from Bremen, arriving in New York on 6 Oct 1857 with his mother Elizabeth and three of his brothers - Karl, Wilhelm, and Heinrich. He lived first with his brother Ludwig in New York City. But was in Fort Wayne in 1859 when his oldest son was born, and moved there after the Civil War.
    In New York he belonged to Pilger Verein #1, a mutual aid society. He had a bakery on Artone St, and lived on East 17th Street.

    He was active in the GAR, and served as commander of the Sion S. Bass Post. He was a member of Christ's Lutheran Church.
    May 1912, Lived at 665 Huffman Street, Fort Wayne

  • Census: @N169@
  • Military: Civil War: Company H of the 7th New York Infantry,

    Theodore served in the Civil War in Comapny H, Seventh New York Infantry Volunteers, an all-German Regiment, enlisting on 21 Nov 1861. He was an eyewitness to the battle between the Monitor and the Merimac, Mar 1862. His Company joined the Army of the Potomac on the Virginia Peninsula May 1862 where it spent seven days before Richmond 25 June - 1 July, 1862, and was at Fair Oaks 26-29 June, Peach Orchard and Savage Station 29 June, White Oak Swamp and Glendale 30 June, Malvern Hill 1 July. It was at Harrison's Landing until 16 Aug, moved to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville 16-30 Aug. It was in the Maryland Campaign 6-22 Sept, at the Battle of South Mountain 14 Sept, Antietam 16-17 Sept. It moved to Harper's Ferry, West Virginia 22 Sept, and was on duty there until 30 Oct, with a reconnoissance to Charlestown 16-17 Oct. Then it advanced up Loudon Valley and moved to Falmouth 30 Oct - 17 Nov.
    On the march from Harper's Ferry to Fredericksburg in Nov 1862, he was seriously injured in a fall. Two men were left with him to bury him if dead or bring him in if not. He suffered after that, and was sent home, and was furloughed 25 Feb 1863. After that he was never was able to do sustained work after that, and received a pension.
  • Change Date: 25 SEP 1999



    Father: Johann Ernst GELLER b: 30 JUL 1798 in Lich
    Mother: Catharine Elisabeth HENGST b: 24 OCT 1805 in Konigsberg

    Marriage 1 Anna Catharine SCHMIDT b: 7 SEP 1832 in Konigsberg
      Children
      1. Has Children William Frederick GELLER b: 27 MAR 1859 in Indiana
      2. Has No Children Henry GELLER b: 1864 in New York
      3. Has No Children Elizabeth GELLER b: 7 MAY 1867 in Fort Wayne, Indiana
      4. Has Children George GELLER b: 1869 in Fort Wayne, Indiana
      5. Has No Children infant GELLER b: 6 OCT 1871 in Fort Wayne, Indiana

      Marriage 2 Charlotta Louisa SCHLAUDROFF b: 22 MAY 1853 in Allen County, Indiana
      • Married: 1 AUG 1872 in Fort Wayne, Indiana
      Children
      1. Has No Children Ludwig GELLER b: 14 FEB 1873 in Fort Wayne, Indiana
      2. Has Children Theodore H. GELLER b: 8 AUG 1874 in Fort Wayne, Indiana
      3. Has No Children Louisa Elizabeth GELLER b: 30 AUG 1876 in Fort Wayne, Indiana
      4. Has Children Wilhelmina GELLER b: 3 OCT 1878 in Fort Wayne, Indiana
      5. Has Children Charles William GELLER b: 10 JUN 1881 in Fort Wayne, Indiana
      6. Has No Children Anna Christina GELLER b: 10 JUN 1881 in Fort Wayne, Indiana

      Marriage 3 Katharina FORSTER b: 1 OCT 1841
      • Married: 20 AUG 1883 in Fort Wayne, Indiana
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