Other Events:

• Departure: Bremen, Germany to Southampton, England, to New York; on the Ems.
• Find A Grave Memorial Number: 34283656
• Race: White
• _DEST: New York, USA
• Arrival: 13 Jul 1888, New York, New York, USA; Age: 16
• Residence: 1900, Brooklyn Ward 31, Kings County, New York, USA; Age: 23; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
• Address: Jun 1900, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Address:
  Neptune Ave.
• Occupation: Jun 1900, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; bookkeeper
• Occupation: Mar 1903, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; caretaker at Henry's Bathing Pavilion at Coney Island

Notes:

On July 13, 1888, Richard arrived in New York. He had traveled on the steamship the Ems from Bremen to Southampton and then to New York. He was only 16 years old at the time and made the trip by himself. Richard traveled in steerage.

The Eider was a ship in the North German Lloyd line. Her maiden voyage was on June 2, 1884 from Bremen to Southamption to New York. She had 4 masts and 2 funnels. Her sister ship was the Eider.

On August 14, 1898, Richard married Frieda Obenland in Manhattan County, New York. (Certificate #12892.)

The 1900 Census says their only daughter, Ruth, was born in May, 1896. When the 1900 Census was taken, the Hopps were living in Brooklyn, New York.

In that same census, Richard was working as a bookkeeper. According to the census of 1900, Richard and Frida had been married for 6 years. This information isn't correct. Richard was born in 1872. If he had been 27 when married, that means he would have been married in 1899. If in 1900 he had been married for 6 years, he had to have been married in about 1894. But the marriage record shows they were married in 1898, but that might be an error by the person transcribing the marriage record. In other words, we really don't know exactly when they were married until we get the actual marriage certificate.

Richard passed away on March 6, 1903 in Kings County, New York. (Certificate #1387.) According to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, he committed suicide. At the time, Richard was working as a caretaker at Henry's Bathing Pavilion at Coney Island.

Richard was buried three days later on March 9th. He was buried in the Strachan family lot in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. (His sister-in-law, Jennie Obenland was a Strachan by birth.)


Buried:
Green-Wood Cemetery; Lot 28070, Section 136, Grave 379

Richard married Frederike Anna Obenland 14 Aug 1898, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA. Frederike (daughter of Karl Obenland and Friederike Pauline Bernecker) was born 5 Jul 1875, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA; died Nov 1929, New York, USA; was buried 25 Nov 1929, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Race: White
• Address: 1900, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Address:
  Neptune Ave
• Residence: 1900, Brooklyn Ward 31, Kings County, New York, USA; Age: 4; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
• Address: 1930, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Address:
  2119 E 5th St.
• Address: 1930, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Address:
  telephone operator
• Residence: 1930, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Age: 32; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Notes:

Middle name on the marriage record at familysearch.org says her middle name was Cleveland. It might be Obenland, after her mother's maiden name. So far, I can't find any connection to the name Cleveland.

There is a Ruth Hope who was born on 7 May 1896 in Manhattan County, NY (certificate 23263)

There is a Freda M Hopp who was born 18 May 1896 in Kings County, NY (certificate 7398)

There is a Ruth Hopp who married John Philips on 21 Jun 1934 in Kings County, NY 9certificate #9236) In the 1930 Census, Ruth is listed as Hopp, not Shea. So if she went back to her maiden name, this marriage could be hers.

Ruth married Patrick J Shea 5 Jan 1914, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA. Patrick (son of Mortimer Shea and Elizabeth Harrington) was born Abt 1880, New York, New York, USA; died Between 1914 and 1931. [Group Sheet]