GERMAN ANCESTORS

US-Emigrants from Stockstadt am Main





MARIA EMMA LANG

(1891-1944)



Variant name Emma Waide
19 December 1891 Maria Emma is born in Stockstadt am Main.

Father: Anton Lang (1863-1946)
Mother: Maria Anna Lederer (1866-1925)
EMIGRATION

1908
Maria Emma emigrates to the US.

Ship: S.S. President Grant
Port: Cuxhaven
Arrival: New York
Date: 26 August 1908
Arrival contact: Barbara Zang

Source: New York, Passenger and Crew Lists
CENSUS

1910
Emma works as a servant in the household of Magdalena Messerschmitt and her family (Messerschmitt/Leitz).

Residence:
1063, Clay Avenue, Bronx, Assembly District 35, New York

Household members:

Messerschmitt Magdalena, head, 65
Messerschmitt Marie, daughter, 22
Leitz Anna, daughter, 40
Leitz William, son-in-law, 43
Rünzler William, nephew, 20
Lang Emma, servant, 18

Source: United States Census 1910
1914 Emma Lang visits home and travels back to New York.

Ship: S.S. Rijndam
Port: Rotterdam
Arrival: New York
Date: 24 December 1914
Arrival Contact: Karcher (child of Katharina Zang Karcher)

Source: New York, Passenger and Crew Lists
CENSUS

1920
Emma works as a servant in the household of Magdalena Messerschmitt and her family (Messerschmitt/Leitz).

Residence:
1063, Clay Avenue, Bronx, Assembly District 35, New York

Household members:

Leitz William, head, 53
Leitz Anna, wife, 50
Lang Emma, servant, 25
Reitwiesner Andrew, head, 35
Reitwiesner Mary, wife, 33 (= Messerschmitt Marie)
Messerschmitt Maggie, 75

Source: United States Census 1920
17 November 1928 Emma marries Joseph T Waide (1870-1936), born in England

Emma is his second wife (name of first wife: Elizabeth Keith)
CENSUS

1930
Residence:
676, 68 Street, Kings, New York

John Waide, 58, officer (U.S. Customs House)
Emma Waide, 30

Source: United States Census 1930
1933 The son Joseph Waide is born.
9 April 1936 Emma's husband Joseph T Waide dies in 640, Bay Ridge Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.

He is buried at Cypress Hills Abbey Cemetery.

Source: New York City Municipal Deaths
CENSUS

1940
Residence:
Bay Ridge Avenue, Kings, Brooklyn, New York

Family members:

Waide Emma, female, 48
Waide Joseph, son, 7

Other household members:

Gundermann Fred A., male, 59, lodger
Gundermann Robert V., male, 26, lodger
Forest Carl, male, 46, lodger

Source: United States Census 1940
1 November 1944 Emma dies in Manhattan, New York.
She is buried at St John Cemetery, Metropolitain Avenue, Middle Village, Queens, New York

Source: New York City Municipal Deaths
Source: BillionGraves
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