Village of Glogowatz
Sander Family Photo Gallery Page
Contributor: Susan Sander Williams
Picture taken Approx. 1914 - Sofia Catherine Reichert Szander (Sander),age 33, emigrated from Glogovat to College Point, New York with her husband, Michael and their three sons, George, Paul and Frank
Approx. 1914 - Mihaly Szander (Michael Sander), age 39 - emigrated from Glogovat to College Point, NY with his wife, Sofia and three sons, George, Paul and Frank
Left to right, Sofie Szander (Sander) daughter of Michael & Sofia Catherine Reichert Szander (Sander) with her Aunt Anna Szander, sister of Michael Szander. Picture was taken approximately 1925. Michael and Sofia Szander came from Glogovat in 1911 and sponsored his sister, Anna. She arrived in America from Temesvar at the age of 36 on April 16, 1913 via the ship Pannonia. She also settled in College Point, New York and married Vincent Young. >
The Szander (Sander) Family - 1915 Left to right, Paul, age 9, Mihaly(Michael) Szander, age 40, Standing-rear, George, age 13, Standing-front, Ferencz (Frank) age 5, Sophia Catherine Reichert Szander, age 32, sitting on her lap, Matthew, age six months. A fifth child, a daughter, Sofie was born four years later. Mihaly and Sofia Reichert Szander (Sander) and their three sons, George, Paul and Frank arrived at Ellis Island on July 13, 1911 via the ship, Pannonia. Their entire trip took twenty-one days. Granny told stories of the ship stopping at Gibraltar because of problems with the ship's flag. My father, Frank, born in Glogovat on October 29, 1910 learned to walk on the ship. Granny remembered praying on deck everyday to see land. The family, sponsored by Sofia Szander's half-sister, Catherine Weisenburger and her husband, Ferencz Weisenburger, settled in College Point, New York. Two additional children, a son, Matthew and a daughter, Sofie were born in America (College Point, NY).
