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World War I Alien Registration Cards

World War I Alien Registration Cards

Posted: 25 Apr 2005 12:49AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Kratzman and Polcyn
Simon Kratzman was registered as an alien enemy on February 20, 1918. He signed the Registration Card as
Siemon Kratzman.
His wife, Mary Polcyn was registered as an alien female on
July 15, 1918. Someone else signed the Registration Card for her.
I have both registration cards. They are my Great Grandparents.
My understanding is that Simon was German and Mary was Polish. Can anyone verify this?

Re: World War I Alien Registration Cards

Posted: 24 Oct 2005 2:12PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 5 Aug 2006 6:59PM GMT
found on Simon and Mary Kratzman
1900 United States Federal Census > Indiana > Allen > Wayne > District 49
Name: Simon Kratzman
Home in 1900: Wayne, Allen, Indiana
Age: 54
Estimated birth year: sept 1846 (image says 1845)
Birthplace: Germany parents born GER
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Occupation: shoemaker
Immigration year: 1883
MARY 49 DEC 1850 GER GER GER
TONY SON DEC 1880 GER GER GER
FRANK SON DEC 1882 GER GER GER
MAY M DAU JUNE 1887INDIANA GER GER
KATIE S DAU APR 1891IND GER GER
LEO J SON MAR1896 IND GER GER

Fort Wayne Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, Indiana) > 1897 > December > 14
SHOWS SIMON AS A COLLECTOR FOR ST MARTINS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

Fort Wayne Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, Indiana) > 1917 > November > 21
LISTS PROPERTY SALE GEORGE SCHAEFER TO SIMON KRATZMAN IN AMT OF $511.11

OneWorldTreeSM >
Simon Michael Kratzman(PARENTS:Michael Kratzman Martsine Kratzman)
Born: 14 Oct 1845
Posen, [county], [state], Germany
Died: 22 Nov 1927
Fort Wayne, Allen, IN, USA
Spouse 1 Marriage: 1875 in German, Poland
Mary Polcyn
Born: Nov 1851 in [city], [county], [state], Germany
Died: 17 May 1925 in Fort Wayne, Allen, IN, USA
CHILDREN
John Kratzman M 19 Nov 1877 in [city], [county], [state], Germany
Selma Kratzman F 13 Nov 1878 in [city], [county], [state], Germany
Anthony Jerome Kratzman M 23 Dec 1880 in Rogazm, [county], [state], Germany
Frank Kratzman M 25 Dec 1882 in Fort Wayne, Allen, IN, USA
Baby Leo Kratzman M Jun 1885 in Fort Wayne, Allen, IN, USA
Mary Catherine Kratzman F 24 Jan 1886 in Fort Wayne, Allen, IN, USA Edit
Katherine S Kratzman F 28 Apr 1891 in Fort Wayne, Allen, IN, USA
Leo Kratzman M 13 Mar 1896 in [city], [county], IN, USA
NOT RELATED OR RESEARCHING JUST TRYING TO HELP...GOOD LUCK

Re: World War I Alien Registration Cards

James (View posts)
Posted: 25 Oct 2005 1:17AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Kratzman
Thanks. I was previously aware of your information from the Census and the World Tree. Per past discussion among my relatives there was disagreement regarding whether Simon Kratzman was German or Polish. The Alien Registration Card seems to indicate that he was German since his first name was signed as Siemon which is German for Simon and his signature appears to be German script. He spoke both German and Polish.

Re: World War I Alien Registration Cards

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 2:28AM GMT
Classification: Query
Name: Simon Kratzmann
Arrival Date: 31 Jul 1882
Estimated birth year: abt 1845
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Hamburg, Germany
Place of Origin: Rogasen, Preußen
Ship Name: Bohemia
Traveling with
Marianne age 31
Joh. age 4
Pal age 2
Antoine age 6 months

Rogasen, Prussia is now Rogozno Poland

http://remus.shidler.hawaii.edu/genes/netze/Rogozno/home.htm

Robert

Re: World War I Alien Registration Cards

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:37AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Kratz.man
Just generally speaking. I am from the old country. This is how it worked. Depending on where your relatives lived they could have been either nationality due to the fact that certain eastern parts of Polen/Germany changed hands frequently. Some of those parts would be Silesia (Schlesien)
Pomerania, (Pommern), Prussia (Preussen), etc Kratzman sounds German, Polcyn does not sound German and Kratzmann should maybe have two "N's" on the end

Re: World War I Alien Registration Cards

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:38AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Kratz.man
Just generally speaking. I am from the old country. This is how it worked. Depending on where your relatives lived they could have been either nationality due to the fact that certain eastern parts of Polen/Germany changed hands frequently. Some of those parts would be Silesia (Schlesien)
Pomerania, (Pommern), Prussia (Preussen), etc Kratzman sounds German, Polcyn does not sound German and Kratzmann should maybe have two "N's" on the end. Regards, mother to Koory Tree

Re: World War I Alien Registration Cards

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 8:51PM GMT
Classification: Query
The History Center at Fort Wayne, Indiana has quite a few of these origanal files. An index of these files is available at the Fort Wayne Genealogy Center at Main Branch of the Allen County Public Library.

Re: World War I Alien Registration Cards

Posted: 6 Mar 2013 11:10PM GMT
Classification: Query
can you scan in the registration card. I found my grandparents cards and want to see if they are identical.
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