Mathias and Mary (Stiener) Cipra arrived at Castle Garden, New York City, on 24 Jun 1886, with their children. They had come from Austria. They were on the ship America, which had left from Bremen. Some of the names do not line up (the older Johann, a missing Louis), but enough of the information matches the family to say that this is them.
From the index to the arrival list at CastleGarden.org:
CIPRA MATHIAS 43 M 24 Jun 1886 , laborer
CIPRA MARIA 33 F 24 Jun 1886
CIPRA JOHANN 17 M 24 Jun 1886
CIPRA WENZEL 13 M 24 Jun 1886
CIPRA JOSEF 10 M 24 Jun 1886
CIPRA MARIA 8 F 24 Jun 1886
CIPRA JOHANN 7 M 24 Jun 1886
CIPRA FRANZ 4 M 24 Jun 1886
CIPRA JOSEF 3 M 24 Jun 1886
Mathias died three months later. His death record found in the online Cleveland Necrology File:
Name: Cipra, Mathias
Date: 9/25/1886
Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #014.
Notes: age 43. St. Joseph's Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio
