Born on Nov 28, 1912 in Darby, PA. [1] Herbert George died in Voorhees, NJ on May 17, 1978; he was 65. [2] Acute Pancreatitis. Buried on May 23, 1978 in Drexel Hill, Delaware Co., PA. [3] Arlington Cemetery, Sunnyside, Lot 815. Occupation: Printer - Lithographic Platemaker. Education: Darby, Pa. High School. [4] Religion: Lutheran.On Nov 28, 1944 when Herbert George was 32, he married E. F. Radue (Private), in Darby, PA. Minister: The Rev. Charles S. Jones.
They had one child:
| 1 | i. | W. G. (Private) |
3 E. F. Radue (Private).
Born on Nov 22, 1872 in Philadelphia, PA. August Henry died in Atlantic City, NJ on Aug 8, 1948; he was 75. Pulmonary Edema due to Congestive heart failure. Buried on Aug 12, 1948 in Drexel Hill, Delaware Co., PA. [3] Arlington Cemetery. Occupation: Printer.Can't locate birth record in Phila. in November, 1872.; that date is given in his marriage license application.
He was living with daughter Gladys when he died; address 23 N. Rhode Island Ave., Atlantic City, NJ [5]
Father, Henry, living with his family in 1920. [6] Indexed under Blanderman census
On Mar 28, 1894 when August Henry was 21, he married Flora Jane Gates, in Philadelphia, PA. [7] License Appl. on March 12, 1894;George Gates had to sign a consent form; performed by the Rev. Phil. [?] Vollmer; .
They had the following children:
| i. | Ruth Grace [8] (Died as Infant) (ca1894-1895) | ||
| ii. | Lorraine Doris [8] (1897-1926) | ||
| iii. | Gladys Pearl [8] (1900-1993) | ||
| 2 | iv. | Herbert George (1912-1978) |
AHB residing at 1516 Lawrence St., Phila. when he married. FJG residing at 2211 Reed St., Phila. [9]
5 Flora Jane Gates.
Born on Oct 8, 1875 in Worcester, MA. [8], [7] 1876 according to H G Blenderman. Flora Jane died in Darby, PA on Nov 26, 1926; she was 51. [8] Buried on Dec 1, 1926 in Drexel Hill, Delaware Co., PA. [8], [3] Arlington Cemetery. Occupation: Homemaker.Worcester listed as her birthplace on the birth certificate of Herbert G. Blenderman
6 Frederick William Radue.
Born on Oct 13, 1881 in Philadelphia, PA. [10], [9] spelled Raddue. Frederick William died in Darby, PA on Feb 3, 1941; he was 59. [10] Occupation: Blacksmith - Penn. Railroad.Gang foreman and Blacksmith for the Pennsylvania Railroad, 1901 until 2/3/1941; worked in the West Philadelphia, South Philadelphia, and Paoli shops
also worked at Fulton and Walper Company, Wagon Builders, 20th and Filbert Sts., Philadelphia before the PRR. (from Helen Radue Truitt)
1920 Census: indexed as Redeu (!!!); Herman Krause and son Walter were living at 113 S 5th in 1920. [11]
On Mar 24, 1909 when Frederick William was 27, he married Emma Amelia Krause, in Chester, PA.
They had the following children:
| i. | Helen Maria (1911-2004) | ||
| 3 | ii. | E. F. (Private) | |
| iii. | Anna Elisabeth (Died as Infant) (ca1919-ca1920) | ||
| iv. | Flora May (1920-2005) |
7 Emma Amelia Krause.
Born on Aug 29, 1882 in Chester, PA. [12] Emma Amelia died in Darby, PA on Feb 8, 1948; she was 65. Born on Jun 25, 1838 in Blomberg, Lippe, Germany. [14] Philip Arnold Heinrich (Henry) was baptized in Blomberg, Lippe, Germany on Jul 8, 1838. [14] Godparents: The Schoolteacher August Strate in Kohlstädt, Philip Winter in Erdbruch, Arnold Stohlmann and Friedrich Stohlmann, both of Blomberg. Confirmed on Apr 4, 1852 in Blomberg, Lippe, Germany. [15] "Angenommen (accepted) am 5 ten May 1851". Immigrated on Jun 9, 1866 to New York, NY. [16], [17] Arrived on the "Baltic" from Bremen. Philip Arnold Heinrich (Henry) died in Gloucester City, NJ on Jul 23, 1936; he was 98. [8], [18] Time: 9:30 PM; Cause: Old age, arterioschlerosis. Buried on Jul 27, 1936 in Philadelphia, PA. [8] Northwood Cemetery. Occupation: Tasselmaker (For Curtains And Draperies). Religion: Lutheran/Reformed.Listing from "Germans to America:" Blendermann, Heinrich; age 32, occupation unknown, origin Lippe/Detmold province, town unknown. He sailed on the ship Baltic (see photo) from Bremen to New York, arr. June 9, 1866. It carried ~630 passengers. According to other records, he was 27 (28 sixteen days after he arrived), not 32 years old. [19]
The following is a description of the "Baltic": Built in 1850 by Jacob Bell, New York (engines by Allaire Iron Works, New York) for the Collins Line, she was a 2,123 gross ton ship, length 282.5ft x beam 45ft, straight stem, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sails), wooden construction, paddle wheel propulsion and a speed of 12 knots. Accommodation was provided for 200-1st class passengers. Launched on 5/2/1850, she sailed from New York on her maiden voyage to Liverpool on Nov 16, 1850. In 1851, accommodation for 80-2nd class passengers was added and between August 6th-16th, 1851 she made a record passage between Liverpool and New York. In approx. 1853 her mizzen (third) mast was removed and she commenced her last Liverpool - New York voyage on Feb 3, 1858 (arr New York Feb 18, 1858). This was the last voyage of the company which was then wound up, and the "Baltic" was laid up from 1858-9. On July 9, 1859 she was bought by the North Atlantic Steamship Co. and ran between New York and Aspinwall until 1860, when she was laid up again. In 1861 she was used as a Civil War transport, and on April 26, 1866 commenced the first of two round voyages for North American Lloyd between New York, Southampton and Bremen. On Feb 21, 1867 she sailed fom New York on the first of five round voyages for the New York & Bremen Steamship Co between New York, Southampton and Bremen. Her last voyage commenced on Oct 21, 1867 and in 1870 her engines were removed. She was finally scrapped in 1880.
Citation: [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch -11 December 1997]
He was still listed with an occupation (weaver, mill) in the 1920 census when he lived with son August in Darby, age 81! [20]
Walked across the Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Phila. to Camden) on the day it opened in June, 1926. [8]
He was living with his daughter Johanna Aubele at his time of death: 800 Powell St., Gloucester (City), Camden Co., NJ [18]
On Oct 20, 1867 when Philip Arnold Heinrich (Henry) was 29, he married Dorothea Friederike Caroline (Doris) Krusekopf, in Philadelphia, PA. [21] Rev. John G. Wiehl, German Reformed Church.
They had the following children:
| i. | Johanna (Anna) W. [8] (1868-1938) | ||
| 4 | ii. | August Henry (1872-1948) |
9 Dorothea Friederike Caroline (Doris) Krusekopf.
Born on Sep 28, 1841 in Linderhofe, Lippe, Germany. [22] Dorothea Friederike Caroline (Doris) was baptized in Boesingfeld, Lippe, Germany on Oct 17, 1841. [22] Dorothea Friederike Caroline (Doris) died in Philadelphia, PA on Feb 26, 1895; she was 53. [23], [24] Age: 53 yrs.; Cause: Pleural Pneumonia; Frank F. Dmeding (unclear), MD, 428 Master St. Buried on Mar 2, 1895 in Philadelphia, PA. [8], [24] Northwood Cemetery; Gus A. Kirshner, Undertaker, 714 N. 3rd St.gave her birthplace as Prussia in 1880 US census
10 George W. Gates. [25]
Born on Jul 11, 1838 in Petersham, MA. [26] birthplace not on death cert. George W. died in Colwyn, PA on Jan 3, 1917; he was 78. [26] Cause: arteriosclerosis, cardiac asthma; Time 4 AM. Buried on Jan 6, 1917 in Drexel Hill, Delaware Co., PA. [26] Arlington Cemetery. Occupation: Cabinetmaker, Furniture Manufacturer.Served in the Union Army with the 53rd Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry from Sept. 1862 - Sept. 1863; duty in Baton Rouge and Port Hudson, LA.
Received US Patent No. 192,252 (June 19, 1877) for the design of a tilting, rotating, adjustable table (card table size); manufactured in Worcester, MA under the name of Gates Manufacturing and Clowes & Gates Manufacturing; and later in Philadelphia, PA as Gates Manufacturing, from ~1877-1909. Two are in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.
1880 US Census: married to Mary "T."; lived at 37 Edward St., Worcester, MA; he "43" she 33, both born MA; children Flora 4 yrs, George, 1 mo.
bef Jul 5, 1870 when George W. was 31, he married Mary Jane Pollard. [27] married in 1870 census.
They had the following children:
| 5 | i. | Flora Jane (1875-1926) | |
| ii. | George W. (1880-1883) |
11 Mary Jane Pollard.
Born on Jul 19, 1847 in Groton, MA. [28], [29], [30] Mary Jane died in Worcester, MA on Dec 7, 1892; she was 45. [31] Dementia Phthisis.12 Ferdinand Wilhelm Radue.
Born on Aug 11, 1834 in Kyritz, Randower Kreise, Pomerania, Prussia. [32], [33], [34], [35] said Aug. 1835 in 1900 census. Ferdinand Wilhelm was baptized in Kyritz, Randower Kreise, Pomerania, Prussia on Aug 24, 1834. [34] Godparents: Müllermeister Münchow zu Barnimslow, Carl Radü, Frau Radü zu Kyritz. Immigrated on Aug 27, 1861 to New York, NY. [36], [35], [17] arrived on the ship Louis Napoleon from Hamburg; 1861 in 1900 census. Ferdinand Wilhelm died in Philadelphia, PA on Aug 31, 1904; he was 70. [37], [38] Cause: 1°: locomotor ataxia; 2°: fatty degeneration of the heart;
Thomas Curry, MD, 1607 Vine St. Buried on Sep 3, 1904 in Philadelphia, PA. [38] Mt. Moriah Cemetery; Gus A. Kirshner, Undertaker, 714 N. 3rd St. Occupation: Tailor. [35] Religion: Lutheran.Listing from "Germans to America:" Radue, Ferd. age: 27, occupation: tailor place of origin: Stettin, Germany; sailed on the ship Louis Napoleon from Hamburg to New York, arr. Aug. 27, 1861. [39]
Place of birth listed on passport as "Kiritz" and on military furlough (from active duty to the militia) as "Kyritz, Randower Kreise, Stettiner Regierungsbezirk." Arrived in US in 1861 according to 1900 census, which agrees with the Hamburg emigration lists: ship Louis Napoleon, sailed July 3, 1861, arrived in New York August 27, 1861; Prussian passport issued June 20, 1861, good for 3 weeks; Military service in the 34th Regiment, Royal Pomeranian Fusiliers, 1857-1860; Naturalization paper issued by Philadelphia Court of Quarter Sessions, September 20, 1872. [40], [32], [33]
New York City Directory listings (for the year ending May 1):
1867, at 84 Hudson St., with brother (?) Charles A., both tailors
1869, at 95 Hudson St., listed as Fernando, alone, tailor
Indexed in 1900 census as Frederick (writing illegible) [35]
On Mar 22, 1868 when Ferdinand Wilhelm was 33, he married Maria Katrina Sophia Schröder, in New York, NY. [41] The Rev. August H. M. Held, St. John's Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher St., New York, NY, FWR lived at 15 Chrystie Street (Lower East Side), MKSS lived at 82 Hudson Street, witnesses: Herman Lemke, 84 Hudson Street and Clothilde Jungbluth, 82 , Hudson Steet.
They had the following children:
| i. | Carl (Charles) (1868-ca1901) | ||
| ii. | Maria (Died as Infant) (1870-ca1871) | ||
| iii. | William Frederick (Died as Child) (1871-ca1879) | ||
| iv. | Augusta (Died as Child) (1873-<1880) | ||
| v. | Anna Carolina (1874-1944) | ||
| vi. | Helena Gesinda (Died as Child) (1876->1880) | ||
| vii. | Herbert Christian (1878-1939) | ||
| viii. | August C. (1880-1939) | ||
| 6 | ix. | Frederick William (1881-1941) | |
| x. | Ferdinand William (1883-1953) | ||
| xi. | Hertha Maria (1884-<1920) | ||
| xii. | Arthur Helmut (1887-1943) | ||
| xiii. | Adelaide Ernestine (1889-1957) | ||
| xiv. | Schlotta |
Married by the Rev. August H. M. Held, St. John's Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher St., New York, NY; FWR lived at 15 Chrystie Street (cf NYC Directory information), MKSS lived at 82 Hudson Street, witnesses: Herman Lemke, 84 Hudson Street and Clothilde Jungbluth, 82 , Hudson Steet [41]
13 Maria Katrina Sophia Schröder.
Born on Feb 29, 1848 in Hannover, Prussia. Immigrated in 1866. [35] Maria Katrina Sophia died in Darby, PA on Oct 30, 1932; she was 84. Religion: Lutheran.1900 census has incorrect birth year of 1868 [35]
14 Herman Krause.
Born on Jan 21, 1854 in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany. [12], [42] Immigrated on Apr 19, 1881 to New York City. [17] arrived on the ship Habsburg from Bremen: Herman, 27; Hehwe [Helena], 23; Willi, 4 mo. Immigrated on Jun 17, 1885 to New York City. [17] arrived on the ship Rhaetia from Hamburg: Helene, 27; Willi, 4; Emma, 3; Meta, 11 mo. [Herman apparently not with them.]. Immigrated on Jul 6, 1885 to New York City. [17] arrived on the ship Fulda from Bremen: Herman Kruse, 32, workman [This is the only person close to "Herman Krause" arriving during this time period.]. Herman died in Darby, PA on May 23, 1930; he was 76. Occupation: Employed In The "Gas Plant.". [43]The church book for Sankt Jacobi, Stettin, Pommern contains an entry for the birth/bapt. of one Carl Friedrich Herman Krause, b. Jan 28, 1854 at 2 AM, bap. Feb 19, 1854, father: Carl Friedrich Krause (arbeitsmann-Küpfermühle), mother: Christine Sophie Preÿn. Could this be Herman Krause of Chester, PA?
From Castle Garden web site: Hermann, 27, Helena (misspelled Hehwe), 23, and Willi, 3 months, arrived in New York City on April 19, 1881 from Bremen on the "Habsburg." Somewhere between then and 1884 they returned to Germany for a while. On June 17, 1885, the arrival of Helene (sic), Willi, Emma, and Meta in New York on the Rhaetia, from Hamburg is recorded. [44] Herman must have returned separately.
Naturalization paper issued by Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, PA on May 7, 1894
In 1900 and 1910 Herman and Helena Hardt Krause lived at 115 Edwards St. in Chester, next door to Joseph and Olga Hardt Fleitz at 113. Helena and Olga were sisters. Their half sister Martha was married to Lewis Pfaff; they lived at 219 [looks like] Wilson St. in 1910 (couldn't find in 1900 or 1920). [45], [46]
Herman lived in Darby in 1920 with Frederick and Emma Krause Radue at 113 S. 5th St. [11]
On Jun 11, 1879 when Herman was 25, he married Helena Hardt, in Germany. [12]
They had the following children:
| i. | William C. (1880-1961) | ||
| 7 | ii. | Emma Amelia (1882-1948) | |
| iii. | Mattie (Metha) (1884-1904) | ||
| iv. | Helen Marie (Died in Teens) (1886-1905) | ||
| v. | Herman (1888-1953) | ||
| vi. | Elizabeth Anna (1890-1912) | ||
| vii. | Anna Freda (Died as Child) (1892-1901) | ||
| viii. | Emil Lewis (1893-1969) | ||
| ix. | Walter Rudolph (1900-1926) |
15 Helena Hardt.
Born on Oct 6, 1857 in Pomerania, Germany. [12] Helena died in Chester, PA on Jul 21, 1903; she was 45. [12] Cause: Tuberculosis.On June 17, 1885, the return of Helene (sic), Willi, Emma, and Meta in New York on the Rhaetia, from Hamburg is recorded. [44]