Notes:

At the time of the 1880 census, Nicholas and Mary Anna Schan were living at 125 Seigel Street in Williamsburg. He listed his occupation as "sugar house". I am assuming he worked in the Domino Sugar Refinery on the East River very near to the Williamsburg Bridge. Originally the American Sugar Refining Company, it was one of the largest refineries in the world, and by 1870 more than half of the sugar consumed in the entire country was refined here.

After a fire in 1882 the refinery had to be completely rebuilt. I am going to assume that Nicholas lost his job there, because the next time I find him in the Brooklyn directory of 1884 he is living at 141 Cook Street in Williamsburg and his occupation was listed as "furrier". In the 1888-89 director, he is still listed as a furrier, but has moved a block away to 163 Varet Street. The 1889-90 directory lists him as a dyer. I wonder how he came to change from refining sugar to handling and dying furs. He died the next year.

While searching unsuccessfully for Nicholas' obituary/death notice, I came upon the Sunday Brooklyn Eagle newspaper for 12 Apr 1891. It turns out that Brooklyn was in the grip of the Grip, a respiratory illness that was killing significant numbers of people. The thrust of the article is that there are not enough hearses in Brooklyn, New York, or nearby places to use to bury the dead. The article suggested night burials might be needed! It also referenced the rain storm the day before (which would be the day after Nicholas died) that made it impossible to dig graves in low lying areas. I wonder if he was carried off by the Grip, or one of it's accompanying maladies like pneumonia, influenza or the like.

Nikolaus married Anna Maria Schlosser about 1869. Anna (daughter of Johannes Thomas Schlosser and Maria Magdalena Steinel) was born on 24 Jul 1847 in Völkersweiler, Pfalz, Bayern; was christened on 25 Jul 1847 in Völkersweiler, Pfalz, Bayern; died on 10 Sep 1922 in New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Maria Magdalena Schan was born on 28 Feb 1870 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; died on 9 Apr 1953 in New York, USA.
2. Henry Schan was born on 24 May 1875 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; died on 18 Jul 1948 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
3. John Frank Schan was born on 14 Nov 1878 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; died on 6 Jun 1931 in New York, USA.
4. Nicholas William Schan was born on 6 Dec 1885 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; died on 31 Jan 1959 in New York, USA.
5. Frank Schan was born on 15 Jun 1888 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; died on 28 Nov 1949.

Peter married Margaretha Welsch on 29 Apr 1844 in Gossersweiler, Pfalz, Bayern. Margaretha (daughter of Franz Paul Welsch and Gertrud Gramlich) was born on 27 Feb 1817 in Völkersweiler, Pfalz, Bayern; was christened on 28 Feb 1817 in Völkersweiler, Pfalz, Bayern; died on 19 Jan 1853 in Völkersweiler, Pfalz, Bayern; was buried on 21 Jan 1853 in Völkersweiler, Pfalz, Bayern. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Johannes married Gertrud Köhler. Gertrud was born in 1780; died on 23 Feb 1818 in Völkersweiler, Pfalz, Bayern; was buried on 24 Feb 1818 in Gossersweiler, Pfalz, Bayern. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Franz married Gertrud Gramlich. Gertrud was born in 1787; died on 10 Feb 1847 in Völkersweiler, Pfalz, Bayern; was buried on 12 Feb 1847 in Völkersweiler, Pfalz, Bayern. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sebastian married Maria Ursula Gramlich on 31 Jan 1769 in Gossersweiler, Pfalz, Bayern. Maria was born in 1748 in Völkersweiler, Pfalz; died in in Volkersweiler, Pfalz. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]