GERMAN ANCESTORS

US-Emigrants from Stockstadt am Main





RUDOLF FRANZ

(1846-1912)



9 February 1846 Rudolf Franz is born in Stockstadt am Main.

Father: Peter Franz (1810-****), farmer
Mother: Katharina Sauer (1808-1872)

Godfather: Konrad Walter
28 November 1872 Rudolf marries Maria Lederer in Stockstadt am Main.
They are related (identical great-grandparents).

Best men are:
Ignaz Lederer
Johann Lederer
24 Juli 1873 The son Valentin Franz is born in Stockstadt am Main.
12 November 1874 The daughter Eva Franz is born in Stockstadt am Main.
She dies on 23 January 1875 from severe diarrhoe.
26 June 1876 The son Karl Franz is born in Stockstadt am Main.

He is not listed in Census 1880!
He must have passed away between 1878 and 1880.
1877 Rudolf Franz arrives in America.

Source: United States Census 1900
EMIGRATION

11 May 1878

Maria and two children arrive in America.

Port: Bremen
Ship: Neckar
Arrival: New York
Date: 11 May 1878

Family members (as noted in passenger list):

Franz Maria, female, 25
Franz Valentin, son, 4
Franz Karl, son, 12 months

Source: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891 
13 October 1879 The daughter Eva Franz is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

She marries William Brown in 1900.
They have four children.
CENSUS 1880 Residence:
1010, Washington Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Family members:

Franz Rudolf, head, male, 33, laborer
Franz Mary, wife, 26
Franz Valentin, son, 7
Franz Eva, 7 months

Source: United States Census 1880
November 1882 The daughter Mary Theresa Franz is born in Pittsburgh.

She dies on 4 July 1883 (9 months old) and is buried at Saint Michaels Cemetery on 6 July 1883.
11 September 1886 The daughter Mary Thekla Franz is born in Pittsburgh.

She marries Easter Bertram Scaff (Scharf?) in Marshall, West Virginia. The couple has five children.
CENSUS 1900 Residence:
86, 11th Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Family members:

Franz Rudolf, head, male, 54, laborer
Franz Mary, wife, 46
Franz Valentin, son, 25, laborer
Franz Mary, daughter, 13, at school

Brown Eva, daughter, 21
Brown Willliam, grandson, 0

Hagan James, roomer, 37

John, Nicholas, roomer, 28
Haine August, roomer, 42

Source: United States Census 1900
CENSUS 1910 Residence:
814, Carson Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Family members:

Franz Rudolf, head, male, 64, laborer, mill
Franz Mary, wife, 56

Scaff Easter, son-in-law, 26, laborer, mill
Scaff Mary, daughter, 24
Scaff Grace, granddaughter, 4
Scaff M Alice, granddaughter, 2

Source: United States Census 1910
CENSUS 1920 Residence:
Ward 17, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Mary Franz lives in the household of her daughter Mary Thekla and son-in-law Easter Bertram Scaff from West Virginia.

Source: United States Census 1920
15 October 1912 Rudolf dies in Pittsburgh and is buried at Saint Michaels Cemetery on 18 October 1912.

Address: 810 Carsson Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death cause: Heart exhaustion, atrophic sclerosis
Occupation: Laborer
Age: 67

Source: Death Certificate Pittsburgh, file no. 98337
Source: Pennsylvania Death Certificates
8 January 1923 His wife Maria dies in Pittsburgh and is buried at St Michaels Cemetery on 11 January 1923.

Death cause: Senile dementia

Source: Death Certificate Pittsburgh, file no. 303
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