GERMAN ANCESTORS

US-Emigrants from Stockstadt am Main





DOROTHEA ZANG 

(1865-1920)



Variant names Dorothy Zang
Dora Zephyr
26 Dezember 1865 Dorothea is born in Stockstadt am Main.

Father: Karl Zang (1838-1895)
Mother: Maria Anna Bauer (1843-1925)

Godmother: Dorothea Sauer
EMIGRATION

1882
The family emigrates to the US.

Ship: Stella
Port: Amsterdam
Arrival: New York
Date: 30 September 1882

Family members:

Zang Carl, 43
Zang Anna, 38
Zang Dorothea, 17
Zang Adam, 8 (wrong age!)
Zang Wilhelm, 7
Zang Alois, 6
Zang Margarethe, 9 months

Source: United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897
Source: Passenger List Stella (photo)
1895 Dorothea's father Karl dies in Baltimore, Maryland, and is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Baltimore.

Source: Familienbuch Stockstadt am Main
Source: Baltimore City Deaths
MARRIAGEDorothea marries Charles Zephir (1862-1908).
CENSUS

1900
Residence:
Precinct 6, Ward 24, Baltimore, Maryland

Family members:

Zephir Charles, head, 37
Zephir Dora, wife, 34
Zephir Kate, daughter, 17
Zephir Annie, daughter, 10
Zephir August, son, 7
Zephir Adam, son, 3
Zephir Wilhelm, son, 4 months


Next door:

Family Kunkel and mother Mary with siblings

Source:
United States Census 1900 page 1
United States Census 1900 page 2
3 March 1908Dorothea's husband Charles dies in Baltimore, Maryland.
CENSUS

1910
Residence:
Precinct 6, Ward 24, Baltimore, Maryland

Family members:

Zephir Dora, head, 44
Zephir August, son, 17
Zephir Andrew, son, 15
Zephir Adam, son, 13
Zephir Wilhelm, son, 10
Zephir Alois, son, 7
Zephir Henry, son, 4
Zephir Karl, son, 6 months
Gunkle Henry, son-in-law, 29 (Kunkel)
Gunkle Anna, daughter, 20

Next door:

Brother Adam Zang and his family

Source:
United States Census 1910
CENSUS

1920
Residence:
Precinct 6, Ward 24, Baltimore, Maryland

Family members:

Zephir Dora, head, 54
Zephir August, son, 27
Zephir Adam, son, 22
Zephir Wilhelm, son, 20
Zephir Henry, son, 14
Zephir Karl, son, 11

Next door:

Brother Adam Zang and his family with adopted daughter Evelyn, most likely the granddaughter of Dora, daughter of her daughter Anna.

Source:
United States Census 1920
25 April 1920 Dorothea dies in Baltimore, Maryland, and is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Brooklyn Park, Anne Arundel, Maryland.

Source: Findagrave
11 Oktober 1925Dorothea's mother Mary Anne Zang dies in Baltimore.

ref. Familienbuch Stockstadt am Main

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