Any info re Gustav Dettloff either born in Schwerin or Berlin in the mid 19th century. I don't know the year he arrived in NY. He was cited by the City of Brooklyn, as a Naval veteren, for his part in the Civil war. He served on the Sasacus and was wounded in Albermarle Sound ..then taken to New Bern, NC. to recover. He was the founder of the first German Lodge of the Masonic order in Brooklyn, NY. He also was VP of the East New York Savings Bank and a comptroller with the NY Life Insurance Co. He married Catherine Murphy and lived in Evergreen, (Brooklyn), New York. He also had something to do with the Cypress Hills Crematory and was connected in some way with the water/ sanitation commission for the city of Brooklyn. His son, my grandfather, was John Barton Dettloff of Brooklyn, NY, married to Catherine Lynch. If anyone has any information re my mother's family It would be greatly appreciated. I understand there was a book written re the Dettloff family of Schwerin. Please send any information to: [email protected] and [email protected] Ever grateful, KNJennings