THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Carl Leuttich; Born: 21 May 1854, Barth, Germany. He and son Charles arr. Estero ca. 1895-6

U.S. Federal Census/Estero, Florida--1900; Koreshan Community; Enumeration date: 27 Jun 1900; Enumerator: A. A. Gardner; Precinct 6; Microfilm number: 1240172; SD: 2; ED: 77; Sheet number: 16; Page number: 26: Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff: Carl Leuttich; Relation to head of family: Partner; Color: white; Sex: Male; Date of birth: May 1854; Age 46; Divorced; Place of birth: Germany; Place of birth of mother and father: Germany; Year of immigration to U.S.: 1874; Number of years in the U.S.: 26; Naturalized: yes; No. of years not employed: 0; Can read and write: yes; Can speak English: yes.

Burial: Horseshoe Bend on the River--Koreshan Unity Cemetery--lot 11; Inscription: Carl Leuttich/Aug. 18-1922

BROTHERS' LAUNDRY LIST: Carl Leuttich #79

DARK TREES TO THE WIND: A Cycle of New York State Years; Chapter 14--The Great Alchemist at Utica by Carl Carmer--KSHS-BK-51; William Sloane Associates, New York Publishers: Koreshan Carl Luettich, an old white-haired German, was lamplighter and night watchman over the grave of Cyrus Teed.--Page 281

MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie McCready with participation by Lovelle McCready: Karl Leuttich and his son Charlie who were fisherman lived on Estero Island--page 73

Notes from Evelyn Horne: Carl Luettich
Born in Barth, Germany, he and eight-year-old son, Charlie joined the Koreshan Unity group in California, from their home in San Diego. They came to the Koreshan Unity home in Chicago in 1893. Moved to Estero, Florida, February 1894.

Carl was a carpenter by trade. At the Unity he became a fisherman for the family, catching large boats of fish, oysters, and clams in the Estero Bay, providing fresh sea food for the big family of 250 people. Carl, sank the boat, "The Ada," with a load of 3,000 clams. This was a story never to be forgotten by Koreshan Brothers.

Carl and son Charlie lived at Carlos Point, owned by the Koreshan Unity. This was a summer vacation spot by the Koreshan sisters and children. An ideal place to go for an outing or a few weeks at the sea-shore. Brother Carl has the place in charge and keeps it very attractive looking. Carl Luettich with other Brothers kept watch over Dr. Teed's tomb in 1908, after the Master's death at Estero Island. Carl ran the mail boat from Estero to Punta Gorda, making three trips per week.

Charlie grew up in the Unity, attending the Koreshan School. His teachers were Emma Norton and Sister Jennie Campbell and Eleanor Castle. Carl Luettich was with the scientific survey at Naples Beach in 1897. Carl met with his death August 25, 1923, while sifening(sic) gas from a boat for a cook stove. He died at the Koreshan Unity home, and was buried on the bank of the Estero River Cemetery (Horseshoe Bend).

Son, Charlie, at the age of 29 married a local Estero girl, Dora Fernandez. They bought property from the Koreshan Unity and lived west of the Unity home on the Estero River. They later moved to Mound Key in a 40 foot house boat where three of the children, Henrietta, Mary, and Evelyn were born. The girls went to school on Mound Key. Charlie and Dora moved to Estero in 1925 where son Charlie, Jr. was born--also Arthur in 1928.

Carl Luettich was of medium build, about 5 foot--10 inches, reddish brown hair and mustache, blue eyes, weight about 165 pounds. Carl wore grey-blue work clothes, always a straw hat for his fair complexion, to protect from the sun.