After study the Hamburg shiprecords aswell the New York lists the origin of this Elbe-familie seems very confused. Depart from Paulines immigration(ship)record of New York harbour, what said she came from Austria, now Ludwigs records tells us, that he was "Russian" and farmer, went from Hamburg Nov 26, 1899 and arrived New York by Ship "Palatia" Dec 09, 1899, final destination: Gillett, WI., brother Kasimir Elbe. The Hamburg shiprecord shows that his hometown was Malinowka/Russia, the NY-record show us "Molnosky". Kasimirs shiprecord from 1892 you could´nt see at "www.ellisisland.org" because there is the wrong list shown. You have to search the filmed lists. The Hamburg Shiprecord tellus as Kasimirs origin hometown "Straczin/Austria". He came by ship "Rhaetia" to New York harbour. He went from Hamburg Feb 15, 1892.
The question is, why was Ludwigs nationality "Russian" ? Paulines and Kasimirs was austrian.