Queens - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Nowak and Duffy, LIC

NowakandtheIrish — 2013-05-14 18:54:10Z

Hi, Looking for anyone who knew or is related to Edward and Mary Duffy NOWAK. They lived in LIC 1940. Edward Nowak died September 1957 and his wife Mary Grace Duffy Nowak died January 1993. Her parents James and Grace O'Shea Duffy. His parents unknown.

Thanks in advance
Barbara

Re: Ottilie Home for Children

jd17Ib1 — 2013-05-07 20:44:37Z

I checked the booklets from Ottilie Home and in 1937 Dorothy Vetter is listed as 18 years of age. I was only 7 years old then in the home and since there were two dormitories, one for young girls and one for those over puberty age, I did not know Dorothy. I was under the impression that 18 was the age that you were dismissed.

Re: St Anthony Hospital, Woodhaven, Queens, NY, 1940's

bonnie_hirschler — 2013-05-06 18:48:58Z

St Anthony's was a TB hospital. My mother and my aunt both worked there in the laundry. I visited often.
I'm not sure of the time but it could have been late 40s.

Re: Zastawny missing link

kolanoandrzej — 2013-05-02 22:50:27Z

I am grandson stephanie kuras, midlle name zastawny she had si ster catherine ,helen brother roman zastawny.I live in staten island i have some information

Re: Grave lookup in Mt. St. Mary Cemetery Flushing N.Y.

pepperdog_1 — 2013-04-30 18:35:30Z

Southernrose, next time you go to the cemetery can you check and see if you can locate:
-Thomas Cavanagh
-Owen J Cavanagh (Thomas's brother he died in 1965) the two lived together in the 30s and 40s so I suspect that they are buried near each other...
Other family member who could be in the same area are:
-Helen Cavanagh Carden (his sister she died in 67) husband William Carden
-Elizabeth Cavanagh Neary (another sister she died around '65) huband Thomas Fred. Neary (he died around '56)

Obit Look-up Margaret M. McDonnell 1977

akun3691 — 2013-04-30 17:40:33Z

I am looking for the obituary for Margaret M. McDonnell.
She was born on 04 Jul 1930 in Brooklyn, NY. She died in Sep 1977 in Jamaica, NY.

Re: Ottilie Home for Children

asether — 2013-04-26 18:32:19Z

don't know if you're still with this thread, but my mom and her three siblings were there from the mid 1920s through 1930s. Their names are Dorothy, Eleanor, George and John VETTER. Any info would be great!!!

Re: Ottilie Home for Children

asether — 2013-04-26 18:00:31Z

wow, what a site!!! Don't know if it's still active but if anyone has any knowledge of the Vetter siblings, it would be appreciated. My mom and her siblings (Dorothy, George, Eleanor and John) were there throughout the late 1920s through the 1930s. I made a short trip back there with my mom and aunt back in the 1960s I think. I remember the rolling hills, the dormitory. All four have passed on and like a lot of other people I'm trying to piece things together after the fact. Any info would be great.

???Wright or Baley???

juliamayotte1 — 2013-04-17 17:44:43Z

I have come across marriage records for Queens County New York, where one set of the same record shows the surname as Wright, and the other set of the same records shows the surname as Baley.
eg.
Elias Wright married Susannah Morrel June 1721
or
Elias Baley married Susannah Morrel June 1721.

eg.
Elias Wright married Mrs. Mercy Hazard 14 Nov. 1734
or
Elias Baley married Mrs. Mercy Hazard 14 Nov. 1734

eg.
Nathaniel Wright married Hannah Morrel 25 Dec.1721
or
Nathaniel Baley married Hannah Morrel 25 Dec. 1721

eg.
Phebe Wright married Samuel Morrel 12 June 1728
or
Phebe Baily married Samuel Morrel 12 June 1728

Many other Wrights in one set and Baley in the other.
Does anyone have verification of these records?
Any help would be most appreciated.

Re: Grave lookup in Mt. St. Mary Cemetery Flushing N.Y.

sharynrm — 2013-04-16 22:17:26Z

Since you have all that info, use findagrave to request that one of their volunteers go and photograph the grave for you. It's a free membership and staffed with great volunteers nationwide. google findagrave for the web address. I have used them and volunteer in my area.

Family photos of the Young Family.

1lildaisy — 2013-04-12 13:39:36Z

Gertrude[Young]married Francis Dunphy. I'm looking for the descendants [any family member]of Jacob & Caroline Ludwig-Young that would like to share a photo with me of Gertrude & Francis.

Name: Jacob Jung
Age: 26
Birth Date: 4 Jul 1869 Germany
Arrival Year: March 1887 port of NY
Issue Date: 8 Oct 1895
State: New York
Vol: 44 copy of record # 308-307
Address: Willets Point, NY occupation US Army, Ludwig Jorgensen, Willetts Point witness.
Locality, Court: Southern District of New York, District and Circuit Court
Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.;Alphabetical Index to Petitions for Naturalization of the U.S. District Court and Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York, 1824-1941; Microfilm Serial: M1676; Microfilm Roll: 11.

Name: Jacob Jung musician
Arrival Date: 19 Mar 1887
Birth Year: abt 1870
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: German
Place of Origin: Germany
Port of departure: St. Kitts
Destination: New York
Port of arrival: New York
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
Ship Name: Pennland

name: Gertrude Caroline Jung
gender: Female
baptism/christening date:
baptism/christening place:
birth date: 15 Jun 1897
birthplace: College Point, Queens, New York
death date:
name note:
race: White
father's name: Jacob Edward Jung
father's birthplace: Germany
father's age: 28y
mother's name: Karoline Ludwig Jung
mother's birthplace: College Point, N.Y.
mother's age: 23y
indexing project (batch) number: C52623-8
system origin: New York-EASy
source film number: 1376367
reference number: item 2 ln 1348
Citing this Record
"New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org

event date: 1900
event place: ED 667 Borough of Queens, Election District 10 New York City Ward 3, Queens, New York, United States
# 113/333
William/Wilhelm Ludwig Sept 1838 Germany arrived 1861 married 34 yrs employed in rubber goods
Catharine Ludwig Feb 1840 Germany arrived 1864 bore 6 children 4 living (2 children died between census one was Ferdinand b. 1869 died before 1880 and another son died between 1900 and 1910 census)
Charles Ludwig 29 Sept 1876 NY machinist registered WW I draft 12 Sept 1918 in Erie County PA named mother Katherine Ludwig at 128 13th St in College Point nearest relative.
# 113/334
Jacob Yung July 1869 Germany married 4 yrs arrived 1887 rubber turner
Caroline Yung New York Mar 1874 2 children
Gertrude Yung New York June 1897
Lillian Yung New York Apr 1899

Jacob E. Young 1870 Germany immigrated 1887 married 1897 policeman subway 233 Fourth Street
Caroline Young 1873 NY
Gertrude Young 1898 NY ( m. Francis Dunphy in Feb 1918. Gertrude died Oct. 1918)
Lillian E. Young 1900 NY
Florence L. Young 1902 NY

New York State Archives, Albany, New York, State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Census Place: Election District 28, Assembly District 02, New York, Queens, 14.
Jacob Young 45 musician
Caroline Young 41 listed as married on 1920 census born College Point NY
Gertrude Young 17
Lillian Young 16
Florence Young shoe maker
Dorothy Young 03

1920 Queens NY
Fredrich Otten 23 NY parents born NY
Lillian YOUNG Otten 20 NY

event date: 1930
event place: Queens (Districts 0001-0250), Queens, New York
head Fredrick Otten M 32 New York
wife Lilian YOUNG Otten F 29 New York
daughter Elaine Otten F 9 New York 1921
son Donald Otten M 5 New York 1924
widowed mother-in-law Caroline Young F 56 New York
boarder Dorothy Young F 18 New York

only about a dozen "Florence's" living in Queens Co in 1930 who match Florence Young born abt 1902.

event year: 1940
event place: Assembly District 3, Queens, New York City, Queens, New York, United States
head Fred Otten M 43 New York clerk post office
wife Lillian Otten F 40 New York
daughter Elaine Otten F 19 New York
son Donald Otten M 15 New York

first name: Lillian
middle name:
last name: Otten
name suffix:
birth date: 19 April 1899
social security number: 065-16-4428
place of issuance: New York
last residence: Cuyahoga, Ohio
zip code of last residence: 44140
death date: September 1978
estimated age at death: 79

name: Lillian E Otten
prefix:
suffix:
event: Death
event date: 17 Sep 1978
time of death:
event place: Westlake, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
other event place: Long-Term Care Facilities
registration state:
filing date:
residence: Ohio
street address:
residence postal code:
within city limits:
gender: Female
age: 79
marital status: Widowed
race: White
hispanic origin:
literal other race:
industry:
education level:
occupation:
armed forces:
branch of service:
social security number:
birth date: 1899
birthplace:
father's surname:
mother's surname:
injury in ohio:
injury at work:
type or place of injury:
hospital status:
referred to coroner:
autopsy performed: No Autopsy performed
method of disposition:
infant death certificate:
certificate number: 064081
volume number: 23388
registrar certificate:
page number:
certifier: Physician
census tract:
registration district:
original source line: 64074
original source file: Deaths78.dat
source: Ohio Department of Health
Citing this Record
"Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org

Name: Lillian Otten
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1960
Street Address: 565 Adams
Residence Place: Manchester, Connecticut
Spouse: Fred W Otten
Publication Title: Manchester, Connecticut, City Directory, 1960

name: Donald Frederick Otten WW II Vet US Navy AM2 served 30 Oct 1942 -13 Feb 1946 buried Florida Natl Cem Bushnell FL
prefix:
suffix:
event: Death
event date: 19 Sep 1993
event place: Polk, Florida, United States
gender: Unknown
age: 69
race: White
estimated birth year:
source file: Fdi15.txt
source file line number: 245320
source cd number: FDI15
certificate number: 103802
volume number:
notes:
other death info: ss# issued New York
Citing this Record
"Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org

Name: Francis Dunphy
City: Queens
County: Queens
State: New York
Birthplace: New Jersey,United States of America of Springfield, Burlington Co NJ mother Mary Ann born NJ abt 1845
Birth Date: 05 or 06 Dec 1890 died Aug 1966 Warren, NY
Race: White
Draft Board: 176 WW I 05 June 1917

event date: 1930
event place: Springfield, Burlington, New Jersey
head Francis S Dunphy M 39 New Jersey
wife Isabella A Dunphy F 28 New York
son Francis E Dunphy M 8 New Jersey
son Leroy X Dunphy M 7 New Jersey 20 Feb 1923 - Oct 1978 Preston, WVa
daughter Isabella A Dunphy F 5 New Jersey
daughter Marion L Dunphy F 3 New Jersey
daughter Shirley D Dunphy F 0 New Jersey

event year: 1940
event place: Springfield Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
head Francis Dumply M 49 New Jersey
wife Isabelle Dumply F 38 New Jersey
son Francis E Dumply M 18 New Jersey
son Persay Dumply M 17 New Jersey
daughter Isablle Dumphey F 15 New Jersey
daughter Marion Dumphey F 13 New Jersey
daughter Shirly Dumphey F 10 New Jersey
son John Dumphey M 9 New Jersey
daughter Florence Dumphey F 3 New Jersey

Name: William Fredrick Otten
City: Staten Island
County: Richmond
State: New York
Birth Date: 7 Jan 1898
Race: White
Draft Board: 188 had a wife named Celina/Selena Otten and lived in Richmond Co NY 1930

Name: Fredrick William Otton/Otten
County: Suffolk
State: New York
Birth Date: 17 Feb 1900
Race: White
Draft Board: 1 George H Otten nearest relative wife Emma Louise Muller. This F W Otten married Nina Louise Cammarata 09 Oct 1926 Chautauqua, NY

name: Jakob Jung
gender: Male
baptism/christening date:
baptism/christening place:
birth date: 04 Jul 1869
birthplace: Relsberg, Bayern, Germany
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: Jacob Jung
father's birthplace:
father's age: 34
mother's name: Karolina Scheidt
mother's birthplace:
mother's age: 27
indexing project (batch) number: C96044-1
system origin: Germany-EASy
source film number: 416064
reference number:
Citing this Record
"Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org
Christened 08 Aug 1869 Evangelisch, Wolfstein, Stadt, Pfalz, Bavaria

Elisabetha Jung 31 Dec 1866 Relsberg, Bayern, Germany lived in Hefersweiler, Bayern in 1866 christened 27 Jan 1867 Evangelisch, Wolfstein, Statd, Pfalz, Bavaria

Karolina Jung christened 16 May 1864 Evangelisch, Wolfstein, Stadt, Pfalz, Bavaria

Wilhelmina Jung christened 20 Jul 1873 Evangelisch, Wolfstein, Stadt, Pfalz, Bavaria

groom's name: Jakob Jung
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:
groom's age:
bride's name: Karolina Scheidt
bride's birth date:
bride's birthplace:
bride's age:
marriage date: 09 Oct 1865
marriage place: Evangelisch, Wolfstein Stadt, Pfalz, Bavaria
indexing project (batch) number: M99107-4
system origin: Germany-ODM
source film number: 193245
"Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org

one possibility of several
name: Karolina Scheidt
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 19 Jul 1840
baptism/christening place: Hirsau, Hinzweiler, Bayern, Germany
baptism/christening place: EVANGELISCHE,HINZWEILER,PFALZ,BAVARIA
birth date:
birthplace:
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: Johannes Scheidt
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Katharina Grill
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: I05952-6
system origin: Germany-EASy
source film number: 193897
reference number:

1880 event place: College Point, Queens, New York
self Will. Ludwig M 42 Bavaria gardener
wife Cath. Ludwig F 40 Hesse
son Will. Ludwig M 8 New York, United States
daughter Carol. Ludwig F 6 New York, United States
son Charl. Ludwig M 4 New York, United States
son Jacob August/August Jacob Ludwig New York, May 1880

1870 Flushing, Queens, NY
William Ludwig M 32y Bavaria
Cathren Ludwig F 29y Prussia
Ferdinand Ludwig M 8m New York Oct 1869

1892 Flusing 08, Queens NY
William Ludwig 1837 Germany
Catherine Ludwig 52
William Ludwig Jr 20
Charles Ludwig 16
Caroline Ludwig 17
Jacob Ludwig 12

Kleins of Queens County

juliamayotte1 — 2013-04-11 16:05:38Z

I am looking for the children of Jacob Klein married to Elizabeth Erving married 11 January 1730. Any help would be most appreciated.

juliamayotte@rogers.com

Wrights of Queens County

juliamayotte1 — 2013-04-11 15:57:16Z

I am looking for the children of these Wrights of Queens County, and I was hoping someone may have information on the following:

Elias Wright married Susannah Morrel June, 1721.

Elias Wright married Mrs. Mercy Hazard 14 November, 1734.

Elias Wright married Elizabeth Morrel June, 1799.

Nathaniel Wright married Hannah Morrel 25 December, 1721.

Sarah Wright married Samuel Morrel 3 March, 1748.

Phebe Wright married Samuel Morrel 12 June, 1728.

Edward Wright married to Hannah Clyne 25 January, 1774.

Any help would be most appreciated.

juliamayotte@rogers.com

Re: Marriage Look-up Request in FHL 1902746 for Peter WARD

mindfoggs2 — 2013-04-10 21:48:16Z

Thanks. Contacted through Ancestry system.

Re: Marriage Look-up Request in FHL 1902746 for Peter WARD

bari_burke — 2013-04-10 18:00:03Z

Perhaps this may clarify misconceptions of NYC genealogists
and fees. You said you have five potential marriages. If you have counties, dates,and certificate numbers for each,
it would take a genealogist a *maximum* of 15-20 minutes to view all of them on marriage certificate microfilms at the NYC Municipal Archives. It may take less time if the first or second were "hits."

You've already eliminated the need for searching marriage indexes. Professional genealogists charge by research time, and most don't require you to order certificate copies through them.

Again, even genealogists hire genealogists to save time and acquire accurate results.

Re: Marriage Look-up Request in FHL 1902746 for Peter WARD

mindfoggs2 — 2013-04-10 15:45:13Z

Thanks for the 2 replies.

Ah, nice catch. I see your confusion. I apoligize for this. I was working that morning with a cousin's wife on her Peter when I replied to S_KERR & mamalove12 & posted the wrong Peter surname in my reply. I've just corrected that.

Of the names mentioned in the Peter WARD posts, WARD is the one I'm working on & hoping to find a marriage for Peter WARD. Then surnames mentioned of the potential spouses won't be of interest unless one of those women turns out to be Peter's wife.

As for the suggestion to hire a genealogist I wish I had that kind of budget! The fees for the 5 films & all the gas to get back & forth up to the FHC are too rich for my budget so I definately don't have the funds for hiring a genealogist.

RI advantages/drawbacks - Well, for those of us here, being in the smallest state has some advantages but not always as with the media coverage of Superstorm Sandy.

NY & NJ got most of the publicity re: damage from Superstorm Sandy but many people don't realize that large areas of RI coastline got decimated, too.

Homes & businesses gone, fisheries damaged, historic buildings beyond repair & had to be demolished, on the coast & in the Bay beaches were serverly damaged or in some instances are now just a memory.

Even the historic Cliff Walk in Newport was severly damaged with sections now missing or damaged to the point of being impassable & unsafe.

The repairs are being held up by a selfish surfing association, Clean Ocean Access. The only way to get the heavy equipment & materials for repair in along the coastline there is to barge it in & to get it to shore via temporary causeways with stone protection/reinforcement need that need to be built. The surfing association is complaining because they fear after the causeways & stone are removed that somehow the shore/sea bottom will be changed & it'll ruin their waves.

Probably the one way in which RI was fortunate w/Sandy is that we had no loss of life.

BTW - I don't begrudge NY or NJ, the suffered terribly, too and some of my ancestry is in both places. The most deaths in NYC occured on Staten Island where one of my major branches goes back to Johannes de Decker in the 1600's. I just thought I'd get RI out there since, for the most part, the national news media ignored us & to a lesser extent, ignored Staten Island.

That said, the ports of New Bedford, Providence & Boston were also major immigration points for New England but with the exception of Boston records on line in Ancestry's databases, one has to search for those other records in person. I've never found an FHL film number for any of them.

I'm not sure if all of them are on film at the NARA in Waltham, MA or if some are also more locally housed.

I had one branch line I research enter through the "old" Ellis Island. Not the brick & masonary building one visits today but the original wooden Ellis Island which burnt in June 1897. And 2 other branch lines that came in through Boston. The Ellis group & one of the Boston group then proceeded by steamship to Providence but I've yet to start looking for those ship records.

When I decided to post this request & the others, it seemed as if it would be an easy matter with my suppling film #, marriage certificate #, names & date for a person or persons in the metro NYC area to do a look-up the next time they visited their particular NYC FHC but I guess not. Despite there being multiple FHCs in metro NYC, the large size of NYC seems to be more hinderance than help.

As much as I hate to tie-up LDS volunteers/resources on a fishing expedition hoping to find that one of these 5 potential marriages for Peter WARD that I posted here & on the NY Co & Kings Co boards turns out to be "the one", it's looking more & more like that's what I'll have to resort to.

Re: Marriage Look-up Request in FHL 1902746 for Peter WARD

mindfoggs2 — 2013-04-10 15:31:45Z

Thanks S_KERR & mamalove12 but this is just one of 5 possibilities for a marriage for my Peter WARD.

If I was sure this is the marriage, I'd request the copy but I'm not sure.

I know from discussions in Yahoo genealogy groups I belong to that the LDS is really getting hit with requests for this service and my clogging the system with 5 requests hoping that one of them might turn out to be the right marriage will just exacerbate the problem & slow down someone else's receiving a document copy they'd requested. It'd be selfish of me to slam the LDS with a request for 5 different Peter WARD marriages on the off chance one of them turns out to be the correct one.

With 8 FHC's in NYC, one of which is in Queens, and knowing that the FHCs usually carry all the films that pertain to the area they serve, I'm hoping someone going to one of the FHC's can do this look-up so I can learn if this is the marriage I seek or not.

Re: Marriage Look-up Request in FHL 1902746 for Peter WARD

S_KERR — 2013-04-10 12:01:49Z

The Queens FHC has the technology to print from microfilm, fiche, etc

Re: Marriage Look-up Request in FHL 1902746 for Peter WARD

bari_burke — 2013-04-10 07:06:31Z

Fortunately for you, you reside in the smallest state in the union. The port of New York City received the most immigrants, including those passing through. Vital record
repositories are varied depending upon county, year,
and type...plus the various municipal boundaries changed over time, and the 1988 incoporation of five counties into
Greater NYC complicates researching.

BTW you mentioned two surnames you're researching. Is one
more significant than the other?

Re: Marriage Look-up Request in FHL 1902746 for Peter WARD

bari_burke — 2013-04-10 06:49:54Z

I recently read that the Queens County branch of FHC lacks machines to print images, and has a smaller collection than other branches.

Another option is to provide a genealogist with Peter HESLIN's five potential marriages so that they might view the each mcrofilm3ed certificate at the NYC Municipal Archives. Then, with determining facts such as bride's name, family addresses, or parental names,the correct
connection may be made to your family.

Re: Marriage Look-up Request in FHL 1902746 for Peter WARD

mindfoggs2 — 2013-04-08 15:48:54Z

That's good to know. Do they do an inter NYC/FHC loan sort of thing for NYC films or must the patrons borrow from Salt Lake? It must get expensive for those using the Queens FHC if they have to borrow NYC films from UT.

All the FHCs I've visited are in non metro regions so perhaps it's more do-able for those centers to have all the films for their areas on hand.

Here in RI, the FHC is small but still carries all the RI films which is a couple of big file cabinets worth as well as a fair number of Italian, Irish, English, German, Dutch, Portuguese & other ethnic films and films from any number of other states that patrons have put on permanent loan. They have an impressive amount of print material, too - one whole wall of floor to ceiling book shelves worth.

About the only films they don't carry are French-Canadian ones but that's only because the American French Genealogical Society in Woonsocket has all that & much more Fre-Can materials so it would be a duplication w/in a relatively small geographic area for the FHC to also have it.

So, given the volume of films at my small FHC & even that it would be unmanagable for the Queens FHC to carry all the NYC films I still rather surprised to learn that the Queens FHC doesn't at least have the films that pertain to Queens on hand.

I guess I'd have it pretty good with my FHC if only more of my research were for here but at least my FHC has almost all of the films on permanent loan for the town in Italy where my paternal side comes from so that's something & usually one of the few reasons I ever make the trek up the other end of the state to go to the FHC.

Re: Marriage Look-up Request in FHL 1902746 for Peter WARD

S_KERR — 2013-04-08 12:35:01Z

Hello again,

You stated "FHCs usually carry all the films that pertain to the area they serve" I go to the FHC in Queens and they only have the films that are requested by patronage. It's a very small center - it would be impossible for them to store all the tapes for New York City.

I hope one of the other centers has the tape you are looking for

Re: Marriage Look-up Request in FHL 1902746 for Peter WARD

mamalove12 — 2013-04-07 22:25:11Z

Hi - You can order the certificate for free from Familysearch.org. Someone just shared this information with me - I hope this helps.

Good luck!

Re: Marriage Look-up Request in FHL 1902746 for Peter WARD

S_KERR — 2013-04-07 21:14:07Z

If you order the certificate from FHL and provide an email for communication there is no charge.

https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Photoduplication_Serv...

Marriage Look-up Request in FHL 1902746 for Peter WARD

mindfoggs2 — 2013-04-07 17:20:14Z

I'm not in NY or the metro NYC area and have found 5 possibilities for a marriage for my Peter WARD but borrowing this many films to look for my Peter WARD's marriage is just too cost prohibitive.

I'm hoping someone with access to FHL 1902746 can look for the marriage listed & let me know if the Peter WARD FHL 1902746 matches the Peter WARD I'm looking for.

BERBRICH, Ella 11 Jun 1919 Cert #1549 Queens FHL 1902746

Thanks.

Re: Anthony Spaldo

witz1 — 2013-04-05 14:52:47Z

Not sure what your looking for but from census Anthony lived in Brooklyn in the 1930 and 1940 census wwi draft card and earlier census he is in Manhattan ..also he used the name Tony too ..here is the listing of the 1910 census with parents and other sibling
John Spaldo 41
Rose Spaldo 45
James Spaldo 21
Phillip Spaldo 19
Louis Spaldo 17
Rose Spaldo 16
Tony Spaldo 13
Nick Spaldo 11
Thessie Spaldo 9
Lena Spaldo 5
John Spaldo 2
Good Luck
Nnacy

Anthony Spaldo

mabensh1 — 2013-04-04 17:48:30Z

Found a funeral card among my relative's belongings for Anthony Spaldo. April 3, 1983. Card indicates funeral was done by Walter B. Cooke, Inc. Funeral Service.

I have no other info.

Re: Divorce record help - Please

adyjordyn — 2013-03-29 04:09:38Z

Richard winburn is alive. He is married to my mother, they live in bedford texas.

Re: Jackson Heights

ArmisAngelis — 2013-03-21 13:32:35Z

You are very welcome - if you have any problems finding things for Frank in the Fulton News site, then just give me a shout - I will be happy to send them to you.

So to find out how Effie is related to your family! Was she perhaps related to your G Grandmother's family?

Did your G Grandfather marry in the US?

Or maybe Effie's husband had German connections so Effie was related through marriage? Was Effie's mum married before to a relative of yours etc etc There are so many possiblities!! If you would like to post what you know of your Great Grandfather and mother's families, maybe we can all put our heads together and try to help you to find the connection?

Re: Jackson Heights - original name

ArmisAngelis — 2013-03-21 11:51:01Z

The info on this link suggests that before 1900 it was an area known as the Trains Meadow section of Newtown later called Elmhurst

http://www.jhbg.org/history/history.html

Jackson Heights - original name

chascornell — 2013-03-20 19:00:44Z

What was Jackson Heights before it was named Jackson Heights?

Re: Jackson Heights

MSiler1532 — 2013-03-12 12:46:30Z

Thank you for posting that thread. Will get on that asap.
Aunt Effie may remain a mystery but by golly I will do my best.

Image blurred, can you read it? 1930 NY, Queens, ED #522

VJHerman — 2013-03-08 16:02:07Z

Aarrrghh!!!

I hate it when the one page I need in the census is blurred!~

Can someone check this for me and see if you can read it, if so can you give me all the pertinent information.......

1930 census, NY, Queens, Bronx, ED #522, image 36 of 39

Antoinette Disanto is the person (family) I'm searching.

I would REALLY appreciate your help. Maybe you can read it. I am so tired of not being able to read the images I need!!!!

Calvary Cemetery (need photos of burial location)

VJHerman — 2013-03-08 16:01:57Z

My great great grandparents Nicolo and Michelina Mangiere are buried at Calvary Cemetery in Queens. We have a family vault there which contains them and other family members . My grandmother's cousin just gave me the plot information.

Would anyone be willing to take photos for me?

Jessica

Anyone go to Calvary Cemetery from time to time?

VJHerman — 2013-03-08 16:01:32Z

I just received a letter from Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn stating that my great great grandfather Nicola Mangiere (also spelled Nicolo and Mangieri), who was interred at GW on June 9, 1915 was moved afterwards to Calvary in Queens. This is news to me!

My grandmother and other relatives tell me we had a family vault. If Nicola is at Calvary then this is where our vault might be located. I am interested to find out which members of the Mangiere family are there. The relatives would be Nicola Mangiere, Michelina Mangiere, Thomas Mangiere, Elvira Mangiere Viggiano and Donato Viggiano, Nicholas (Nicolino) Mangiere, Charles Mangiere...there are many more. And note the name might have been changed to Mangieri.

Does anyone know how helpful Calvary is without dates? I don't have exact dates of death for some of the relatives but I have names.

I'm wondering also if someone here who goes there from tiem to time, might be interested in taking photos of the graves if I can find them at Calvary?

Thanks!

Re: Anyone go to Calvary Cemetery from time to time?

VJHerman — 2013-03-08 16:01:28Z

Re: Anyone go to Calvary Cemetery from time to time?

VJHerman — 2013-03-08 16:01:17Z

When GW contacted me, they only told me that he was put in a receiving tomb on June 10, 1915 and then moved to Calvary. I am ordering copies of Nicola's and Thomas' death certificates in the hopes there will be some information that will help me :)

BTW I did put down the possible spellings. The last name was Mangiere but sometimes spelled Mangieri. Nicola was sometimes spelled Nicola and I am not sure if Thomas' name was Thomas Gaetano Mangiere (his mass card says Thomas G. Mangieri and my grandmother says his middle name was Gaetano), or it might have ben Gaetano Thomas Mangiere (there's one listed in the NY archives born 4 July 1890 and is consistent with my great grandfather's birthday listing in the 1900 census which was July 1890).

Rumor also has it from my grandma's sister that Thomas' REAL first name was Thaddeus and he hated it so much he changed it. (The 1900 census lists him 10 years old as Thomas. )

And you are correct in assuming they died in NYC. Thomas died in Columbus Hospital and Nicola died in Brooklyn. Ugo doesn't have any certificates that I know of so I have to order them!

Carol at Calvary Cemetery did a thorough check and just couldn't find them. :(

I hope the DC's tell me something :)

Re: Anyone go to Calvary Cemetery from time to time?

JessClackumHerman — 2013-03-08 15:12:41Z

Hi Jo, thanks for the reply.

I called Calvary the day after I posted this. I talked to a nice lady named Carol. She looked up my great grandfather Thomas Mangiere, my great great grandfather Nicola/Nicolo Mangiere, and my great grand uncle Donato Viggiano and had no luck. I know that Nicolo died July 7, 1915,Thomas died June 1946 and Donato died in April 1972. They were all buried shortly thereafter within those months.

GW's letter tells me that Nicola/Nicolo was moved to Calvary and my grandmother's cousin Ugo told me the other day that his father (Donato) is buried at Calvary.

Our family has a vault so we are sure that where you find Nicola you will find the others. Carol's search of Calvary was four different cemeteries, and no luck. I don't know what to do.

I am sending away for Nicola's and Thomas' death certificates. Even though I only have a month and year for Thomas I am sure they will be able to find him.
You post is interesting. Calvary is and isn't helpful without a date of death. It sometimes depends on whom you speak with on the phone. The last time I called asking for a particular person, I was told they needed the month of death besides the year.

I just don't know if I can call Calvary back because if I get that lady again, I'll feel foolish because she won't think that I took her word for it.

I don't have a Mormon library near us nor can we get to NYC to get to the index. I'll just have to keep searching! If I find anything I will let you know :)

Jess

Re: Effie Burns

S_KERR — 2013-03-08 14:44:32Z

You are welcome. I love passing the knowledge on - someone taught me, it's my turn to pass it on.

Good luck

Re: Effie Burns

MSiler1532 — 2013-03-08 12:15:23Z

Thanks, you are a wealth of knowledge, thanks for teaching me.

Re: Effie Burns

S_KERR — 2013-03-08 01:56:37Z

I changed it for you. You can actually do this - if you click "View All" the index at the bottom allows you to make changes. Just click on the surname.

Best Regards,
Stacey

Re: Jackson Heights

S_KERR — 2013-03-08 01:50:47Z

Here is a post about ordering the certificate - http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.new...

You may want to look at all of the post in the thread as there is additional information

Re: Effie Burns

MSiler1532 — 2013-03-08 01:12:29Z

S Kerr, I found the 1920 Census for Effie Burns, it lists as Berna, but if you look at the actual census, you can clearly see it is Burns. Just thought you could change that also. Thanks so much for your interest.

Re: Effie Burns

MSiler1532 — 2013-03-08 01:12:10Z

Re: Effie Burns

MSiler1532 — 2013-03-08 01:10:33Z

Nancy, As far as I can figure, Effie Burns lived at 3222 77th Street, Jackson Heights, Long Island, New York. That is the address my mother had in her telephone book probably around 1950 give or take. I was told Effie had a daughter named Marie. I was also told Effie is related to our family somehow. I did find census records for Effie in 1900, married to William Burns, 1910 with her children Marie and Frances, 1920 Manhattan with the family, 1930 living with son in law Frank Quigan, 1940 with Frances Quigan. So I believe I have found this particular Effie Burns. I also found cemetery records for her, William and Frances. I have been a busy researcher and have had much help also. But how we could be related is still a mystery. From what I see, Effie's family is from Ireland and England, our family from Germany/Poland. Perhaps James R Watson is the link, this I do not know. But I beieve I have found the correct Effie. My Dad told me she was rich and lived very well. Of course, this was compared to the farm my Dad grew up on in Michigan. I am hoping to get a copy of the marriage certificate for Effie and William and perhaps that will shed some light. Thanks for your reply and offer to help. Any help is deeply appreciated.

Re: Jackson Heights

MSiler1532 — 2013-03-07 21:25:33Z

I did read some articles at the Fulton site, found Effie listed a few times. Its a great site.

As for Aunt Effie. My GGrandfather (August) married in Michigan to a woman(Ebert) who was from the same village in Germany. Both families came to America on the same boat. My GGGrandfather(Jacob/Joseph) died, Im assuming, in Germany because my GGGrandmother (Anna) remarried, a Reinke man in Germany. This Reinke family came from the same village in Germany also. The family names is Schmidt, Ebert, Reinke, Soucheski. I have found marriage record for Reinke and Anna. I have not researched the German records yet. But I have been told that GGranpa August came to American with two sisters. One went to Michigan with him and one stayed in New York. My GGgrandfather and his sister(Mary) married brother(John Ebert) and sister(Anna Ebert) of the above Ebert. I thought that perhaps the other sister was related to Aunt Effie. But it seems that is not the case. I plan on ordering some film from Family Search.org to see if I could find the missing sister's name, but have not had the time to do that. I have the name of the parish in Germany for birth records. I did find that family search does have those records on file. So it seems that a German/Polish person is somehow related to an English/Irish person. Go figure. We are having a family reunion this summer and I plan on talking to my uncles about Aunt Effie to see if they remember her. Seems she visited Michigan a time or two in the 1930-40's. The local Michigan paper had no mention of this visit, but had many other stories of my family.
I guess if genealogy was easy, everyone would be a pro. Thanks again for your help.
Effie's husband Burns, is listed as born NY, parents I need to check that, good point. GGgrandpa August called her Aunt Effie.
Time to quit today, I'm wore out looking.

Re: Jackson Heights

MSiler1532 — 2013-03-07 18:59:42Z

Thanks for clearing that View All up for me. I wondered what that meant.

How do I order the Marriage Certificate from familysearch.org. I am familiar with that site, but do not know how or what to do, for I surely would.

Thank you so much for your time and help. One day I will find out where Aunt Effie fits in our tree.

Re: Jackson Heights

MSiler1532 — 2013-03-07 18:55:52Z

WOW!!! That is all I can say. It will take me some time to digest all this wonderful information you all have graciously shared with me. Thank you so much.

I will check each and every one of those links.

Now the last question is why would my Great Grandfather tell my Dad that Effie was related. My GGrandfather was born in Germany in 1865, came to American in 1882, settled in Michigan. In 1946 my Dad was recouperating from wounds suffered at Iwo Jima in Philly and visited with Aunt Effie when she lived in Jackson Heights, New York. My Mom found her address from her old phone book listed Effie Burns, Jackson Heights, Long Island New York. More search to do for sure.

I do plan on ordering a copy of the marriage certificate I found in Kings County NY.

Again, thank you so much.

Re: Floral Park Nursing Home

foster2244 — 2013-03-07 16:14:02Z

When I put the correct name in Google it came right up with a picture of that intersection and the building in the distance.

Thanks again. I've already contacted the three relatives in Florida who were born there and told them the correct name and the locally used "Nursing Home" name. Another mystery solved.

Mark

Re: Floral Park Nursing Home

jgb1231 — 2013-03-07 01:10:11Z

I'm thrilled I was able to help you break through that wall! I know how frustrating it can be.

My first response didn't get posted - I probably hit the wrong button. I wanted to tell you that the building was a wood-frame structure with a mansard-style roof. (I live less than 1/2 mile away from the site, and my dad was born there too.) The building was still standing in the late 1960s, when it was used as a nursing home. I don't remember exactly when it was torn down. The location is maybe 50-100 west of Little Neck Parkway, on the south side of Jericho Turnpike. A Kentucky Fried Chicken and the Floral Park Motel now stand on the site.