Theodore became a naturalized citizen of the United States on May 15th, 1886 in the Superior Court of New York county. This naturalization document presented a fascinating piece of information. The witness listed on the record was a Charles C. Mattmann. As Mattmann was an uncommon name at this time period, I was led to believe that Theodore had family already living in New York when he arrived. I began a search for Charles C Mattmann. I found a naturalization record for C
harles that was made just a few years before on August 7th, 1883 i
n the Common Pleas Court of New York county. Time and additional research would reveal that Theodore Joseph Mattmann and Charles C Mattmann were indeed relatives. In fact, they were the only two brothers of their family to be born in Hochdorf, Luzern, Switzerland after the family's move from Inwil. Additionally, they pursued the same trade and were both merchants whose main commerce was silk. All in all, this was an amazingly exciting find.
Theodore became a naturalized citizen of the United States on May 15th, 1886 in the Superior Court of New York county. This naturalization document presented a fascinating piece of information. The witness listed on the record was a Charles C. Mattmann. As Mattmann was an uncommon name at this time period, I was led to believe that Theodore had family already living in New York when he arrived. I began a search for Charles C Mattmann. I found a naturalization record for Charles that was made just a few years before on August 7th, 1883 i
n the Common Pleas Court of New York county. Time and additional research would reveal that Theodore Joseph Mattmann and Charles C Mattmann were indeed relatives. In fact, they were the only two brothers of their family to be born in Hochdorf, Luzern, Switzerland after the family's move from Inwil. Additionally, they pursued the same trade and were both merchants whose main commerce was silk. All in all, this was an amazingly exciting find. 
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