GERMAN ANCESTORS

US-Emigrants from Stockstadt am Main



ENGELBERT FRANZ

(1866-1931)



19 May 1866
Engelbert Franz is born in Stockstadt am Main.

Mother: Anna Maria Franz (1824-1878)

Godfather: Engelbert Depp
Please note: Engelbert's mother is not married between 1848 and 1868) - the period in which her five children are born. According to church records, the father of Engelbert is the day laborer Georg Heeg from Hösbach.

In 1871, Anna Maria marries Simon Werner (1799-1873). Simon is 25 years older than his wife.
22 April 1880 Engelbert is godfather to Engelbert Ott, the son of his sister (or half-sister) Barbara Franz.

The boy dies on 24 June 1881, his twin sister dies on 9 July 1882.
EMIGRATION

1882
Engelbert and family members emigrate to the U.S.

Port: Hamburg
Ship: Herder

Arrival: New York
Departure Date: 26 September 1882

Franz Engelbert, 16

Family members:

Ott Eduard, 35, workman
Ott Barbara, 29 (= Franz Barbara, his sister)
Ott Leonhard, 5
Ott Eduard, 4

Ott Anton, 31 (= brother of Ott Eduard)
Ott Franz, 3

Source: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891
CENSUS

1900
Residence:
Cincinnati Township. Hamilton, Ohio
Hughes Street 74

Engelbert lives in the household of his sister Barbara:

Franz Engelbert, brother-in-law, 34, brass polisher

Ott Edward, head, 52, laborer safe factory
Ott Barbara, wife, 47
Ott Edward, son, 23, shoemaker, edge setter

Source: United States Census 1900
16 February 1901 Engelbert marries Lena Hoffmann (widowed Wagenberg) from Germany. Lena has already one son (Gustav) from her first divorced marriage.

Source: Ohio County Marriage Records

Please note: The parents' names mentioned for Engelbert are not correct! His mother Anna Franz was married to Simon Werner but Simon is not Engelbert's father!
CENSUS

1910
Residence:
Cincinnati Township. Hamilton, Ohio

Family members:

Franz Engelbert, head, 43, metal polisher in machine shop
Franz Lena, wife, 36
Franz Gustave, son, 16, born in Indiana
   (= Gustav Wagenberg, Lena's son)
Franz Robert, son, 8, born in Ohio
Franz Albert, son, 7, born in Ohio
Franz Herbert, son, 4, born in Ohio

Source: United States Census 1910
CENSUS

1920
Residence:
Cincinnati Township. Hamilton, Ohio

Family members:

Franz Engelbert, head, 54, metal polisher in machine shop
Franz Lena, wife, 48
Franz Robert, son, 18
Franz Albert, son, 16
Franz Herbert, son, 13

Source: United States Census 1920
CENSUS

1930
Residence:
Cincinnati Township. Hamilton, Ohio

Family members:

Franz Engelbert, head, 64, polisher
Franz Lena, wife, 58
Franz Robert, son, 28
Franz Albert, son, 27

Source: United States Census 1930
29 April 1931 Engelbert dies in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio.

Death cause: Coronary Occlusion
Status: married
Profession: Machinist

Source: Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, File No. 24716
(Please note that names of parents are not correct!)
CENSUS

1940
Residence:
4524 Innes, Cincinnati Township. Hamilton, Ohio

Family members:

Franz Lena, wife, 67, widowed
Franz Albert, son, 37

Source: United States Census 1930
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