Walter George Paul Fabricius

Walter George Paul Fabricius

Walter was born in Juterbog, Germany on December 27, 1886.
He was the son of Theodor Fabricius and Elisabeth Zahn.
Walter had an older brother, Karl.
[click here for photo of Walter' parents]

When he got older and while still in Germany, he taught piano
[click here to see photo of young Walter]

He was in the Germam military
and named his military horse "Fabricius."
[click here for photo of Walter in German Army on his horse]

In 1913, at the age of 27, Walter boarded a ship named
"The S.S.President Grant"in the port of Hamburg, Germany.
His destination was America. His voyage lasted about 10 days.
He arrived in the port of New York on August 20, 1913
where he got his first glimpse of Lady Liberty and Ellis Island.

Walter had blue eyes and brown hair.
He stood about 5' 6" tall and weighed about 150 pounds.
He had a scar on his left cheek.

Walter spent some time working in New York as a delivery man.
He also worked in a restaurant.
This is where he met his wife, Mary Hansen.
She was also working at the restaurant at the time.
They married in New York on August 22, 1917
[Click here to see their wedding photo]

Sometime before 1919, he and Mary moved
from New York to New Haven, Connecticut.
Walter filed a declaration of intent
(papers to begin the citizenship process)
on May 24, 1919, about 6 years after he arrived.
In 1918 he had his first daughter, Elizabeth,
who he named after his mother,
and in 1921 his second,daughter Ruth.
[Click here to see family photo]
On March 1, 1922, he petitioned for naturalization
(the final paperwork needed to process citizenship).
This prompted an invesigation.
It appears that during World War I,
Walter was interned in a camp in Florida.
His citizenship was denied and dismissed
in the courts of New Haven, Connecticut
on December 21, 1922 (Merry Christmas?).
Records indicate the reason for dismissal was
"disloyalty and seditious utterance during the war"
(seditious means conduct or language inciting rebellion
against the authority of the state).
He was told to try again at a later date.

Walter filed another declaration on November 23, 1938,
and a second petition for naturalization
on April 21, 1942.
Around this time (1942), Walter and Mary divorced.
His petition was granted on August 16, 1946
and Walter was finally made a United States Citizen.
Click here to see naturalization certificate

He worked various jobs throughout his lifetime, including:
machinist, adjuster, jobber, carpenter, and filer.
His places of employment included
various firearm companies in Connecticut,
including Winchester, High Standard, and Marlin.

He was the singing director at the Maennerchor
in West Haven, Connecticut
(maennerchor in German means "means working corp").
He enjoyed playing the violin and the piano.

Walter died on November 10, 1951
and is buried in Oakgrove Cemetery in New Haven Connecticut,
in plot number 15856-E.
Connecticut.

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