Nikolaus Gade, son of Diedrich Gade, was born on 22 August 1906 at Lamstedt, Germany.²

     Nikolaus was found on the "S. S. Deutschland" passenger list on 5 January 1926, sailing from Hamburg, Germany. He arrived at the Port of New York, 15 Jan 1926. His occupation was blacksmith. Nicolaus was to meet with his cousin, Joe Labenatein.³

     Nikolaus was naturalized on 17 July 1928, at New York.⁴

     Nikolaus married Madeline Van Dyke, daughter of Stephen R. Van Dyke and Selina Seaman, on 7 November 1938.^5,6

     The U.S. officially entered World War II on 8 December 1941 following an attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Just about a year before that, in October 1940, President Roosevelt had signed into law the first peacetime selective service draft in U.S. history, due to rising world conflicts. After the U.S. entered WWII a new selective service act required that all men between ages 18 and 65 register for the draft. Between November 1940 and October 1946, over 10 million American men were registered. The Fourth Registration, often referred to as the "old man's registration", was conducted on 27 April 1942 and registered men who born on or between 28 April 1877 and 16 February 1897 - men who were between 45 and 64 years old - and who were not already in the military. Nikolaus filled out a draft card for World War II on 16 October 1940 (at age 34), while living at 80 Tooker Ave, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York. Nikolaus had his own business; blacksmith and service station.⁷

     Nikolaus died on 1 May 1985, at New York, at age 78.^8,9

     Susannah married Kensy Johns.¹

     Åsa Birgitta Garman, daughter of Else Birgitta Nilsson, was born on 12 May 1970 at Arboga, Västmanland, Sverige.¹

     Otto Alfred Garnett was born on 16 May 1897 at Johnson, Iowa.¹

     Due to a need for men to serve during World War I, the United States instituted a draft. The first registration was for men between the ages of 21 and 31. As a result, this first registration included men born between June 5, 1886 and June 5, 1896. As World War I continued to escalate, the United States instituted a second draft registration. The second registration was for men who had turned 21 since June 5, 1917, so it added men born between June 5, 1896 and June 5, 1897. Two months later, a supplemental registration was held on August 24, 1918 for men who had become 21 years of age since June 5, 1918, adding the names of men who were born between June 5, 1897 and August 24, 1897. With no end in sight for World War I, the United States instituted it's third and final registration. It included all men who were between the ages of 18 and 21, and 31 to 45 years of age. This added younger men than the previous registrations, those who were born between September 12, 1897 and September 12, 1900; and added an older group of men, born between September 12, 1873 and September 12, 1888. Otto filled out a draft card for World War I on 5 June 1918 (at age 21), while living at Menlo, Iowa. He was employed with Rock Island Arsenal and described as height, short and medium build with blue eyes and light brown hair..²

     Otto married Ruby Katherine Hanner, daughter of Alexander Burrell Hanner and Mary Mathilda Hult, on 28 August 1920, at Audubon, Audubon, Iowa.¹

     Before 1929,Otto Alfred Garnett and Ruby Katherine Hanner were divorced.³ Otto Alfred Garnett witnessed the death of Otto Alfred Garnett in May 1970⁴ and was buried at Rosehill Cemetery, Menlo, Guthrie, Iowa.⁵

     Evelyn married Augustus Van der Veer, son of Isaac Van der Veer and Mary Skillman.¹