GERMAN ANCESTORS

US-Emigrants from Stockstadt am Main




AUGUST BALDUS

(1833-1903)


February 1833 August Baldus is born in Hessen-Nassau.
We do not know where exactly.

Source: Familienbuch Stockstadt am Main, no. 106.
EMIGRATION

5 May 1856
August emigrates to the US.

Port: Bremen
Ship: Helene
Arrival: New York
Date: 5 May 1856

After arrival August makes his way to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he meets his future wife Magdalena.

Source: United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897
Source: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891
abt 1856 August Baldus marries Magdalena Mueller (1836-1898) from Stockstadt am Main. We do not know the exact date and place of their marriage.

Source: Familienbuch Stockstadt am Main, no 106
16 March 1861 The son Johann (John) Baldus is born in Philadelphia.

Source: Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906
Source: Philadelphia Births and Christenings, 1709-1950
15 July 1862 The son August Baldus is born in Philadelphia.
June 1864 The daughter Katherine Baldus is born in Philadelphia.
February 1867 The son Casper Baldus is born in Philadelphia.
November 1867 The daughter Mary Baldus dies on 30 November 1867 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is buried in St Peters Cemetery.

Birth date not known: either a twin of Casper or stillborn.
1871 Anna (Annie) Baldus and George Joseph Baldus are born in Philadelphia.

Note: According to the Census 1880 they are of same age but birth dates are not clear yet. Could have been twins.
25 December 1873 The daughter Mary Baldus is born in Philadelphia.
1875 The son Ferdinand Baldus is born in Philadelphia.
CENSUS 1880 Residence:
Ward 17, 339 Master Street, Philadelphia

Family members:

Baldus August, white, male, 47 yrs old, barber
Baldus Magdalena, white, female 45 yrs old
Baldus John, white, male, son, 20 yrs old, clothweaver
Baldus August, white, male, son, 18 yrs old, barber
Baldus Kate, white, female. daughter, 16 yrs old, tailor
Baldus Casper, white, male, son, 11 yrs old, at school
Baldus George, white, male, son, 9 yrs old, at school
Baldus Anna, white, female, daughter, 9 yrs old, at school
Baldus Mary, white, female, daughter, 6 yrs old
Baldus Ferdinand, white, male, son, 4 yrs old

Source: United States Census 1880, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
22 September 1898 At the age of 61, August's wife Magdalena Mueller dies in Philadelphia from apoplexy. Place of death: 1331 North 5th Street.

At the time of her death Magdalena lives in Ward 17, 339 Master Street, Philadelphia.

Magdalena is buried in St Peter Cemetery on 26 September 1898.

Source: Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915
CENSUS 1900 August is still working as a barber and lives in Ward 17, 339 Master Street, Philadelphia with the following household members:

Baldus August, white, male, widow, 67 yrs old, barber
Gillespie Peter, white, male, single, 54 yrs old, boarder

Source: United States Census 1900, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
12 February 1903 At the age of 69, August Baldus dies in Philadelphia from diabetic foot gangrene.

At the time of his death August lives in Ward 18, 1517 Earl Street, Philadelphia.

August is buried in St Peter Cemetery on 16 February 1903.

Source: Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 15 February 1903


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