Lena (Leah) LAUER

• General Notes
  • b. Russia, f/m b. Russia
    father arrived Ellis Island 20 Jan 1906
    arrived Ellis Island 16 Apr 1906 with mother and two sisters, proceeded to 243 Stanton St., Manhattan
    residing at 1963 Bergen St., Brooklyn on 16 Jun and 4 Oct 1910
    residing at 201 E. 10th St., Brooklyn on 22 May 1915
    residing at 940 Tiffany St. (apt. house), Bronx on 2 Jan 1920
    
    Poss match, NYC Brides Index
    Lauer  Lena  Mar  17  1934  4048  King
    
    1920 US Census (Jan 2), residing at 940 Tiffany St. (apt. house), Bronx Assembly District 5, Bronx, NY, dwelling/family 1/18 in order of visitation, Solly/Celia LOWER 46/45 (est b yr 1874/1875), immig 1905/1905, both naturalized in 1910, both b. "Pol" Russia, mother tongue "Russian OL," f/m b. Russia, spoke Russian, Solly is a store keeper in silk and wool, living with three dtrs, all b Russia, mother tongue "Jewish" (cf. parents), immig 1905 and nat 1910:  Sadie SCHWARTZ wid 23, Rosie LOWER single 22, and Lena LOWER single 19, Rosie and Lena are "pasters" in "flower and feathers" industry; plus grandtr Blanche SCHWARTZ 1 NY, f/m b Rus/Rus.
    
    Image Source: Year: 1920; Census Place: Bronx Assembly District 5, Bronx, New York; Roll: T625_1137; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 270; Image: 110.
    
    father's naturalization records:
    Petition for Naturalization, (upper right corner) 59, no. 50659, In the Honorable the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Judicial District:  The petition of Sollie Lauer.  First:  My place of residence is 201 E 10 St, New York, N.Y.  Second:  My occupation is Operator.  Third:  I was born on the 9 day of Sept, anno Domini 1872 at Warsaw Russia.  Fourth:  I emigrated to the United States from Southampton, on or about the 20 day of Jany anno Domini 1905, and arrived in the United States at the port of NY on the 28 day of Jany anno Domini 1906 on the vessel New York.  Fifth:  I declared my intention to become a citizen of the United States on the 4 day of October, anno Domini 1910 at Bklyn, NY in the Supreme Court of Kings Co NY.  Sixth:  I am married.  My wife's name is Celia Katanka.  She was born in Warsaw Russia and now resides at 201 E 10 St, New York, N.Y.  I have 3 children, and the names, dates and place of birth, and place of residence of said children is as follows:  Sadie, 15 Dec 1895, Rose, 24 June 1897, Lena, 24 March 1900, (all) Russia and resident NY.  Seventh:  I am not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government (etc.)  I renounce...allegiance...to Nicholas II, Emperor of All the Russias.  Eighth:  I am able to speak the English language.  Ninth:  I have resided continuously in the United States of America for the (illegible) two years...since 28 Jany, anno Domini 1906.  (etc.) (signed) Sollie Lauer, 22 May 1915.  (signed by witnesses) Joseph Strauzer, occupation barber, residing at 233 Stanton St., and Abram Gordon, occupation tailor, residing at 280 Madison St.
    
    source:  certified copy of original, CMB, obtained from County Clerk, New York County, County Court House, 50 Centre St., New York, NY 10007
    
    indexing for naturalization peition:
    New York County Supreme Court Naturalization Petition Index, 1907-24 Record
    Name: Sollie Lauer
    Address: 201 E 10 St 
    Date: 08 Sep 1915 
    Volume #: 205 
    Page #: 59
    
    Declaration of Intention, filed in the Supreme Court of New York, State of New York, County of Kings, No. 15398.  I, Sollie Lauer, aged 38 years, occupation operator, do declare on oath that my personal description is:  Color White, complexion Dark, height 5 feet 4 inches, weight 140 pounds, color of hair Brown, color of eyes Brown, other visible distinctive marks None.  I was born in Warsaw, Russia on the 9 day of September, anno Domini 1872.  I now reside at 1963 Bergen St.  I emigrated to the United States of America from Southampton England on the vessel New York; my former foreign residence was London England.  It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to Nicholas II. Emperor of all the Russias, of whom I am now a subject.  I arrived at the port of New York, in the State of New York, on or about the 28 day of January, anno Domini 1906.  I am not an anarchist (etc.)  (signed) Sollie Lauer.  Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4 day of October, anno Domini 1910, (signed) (clerk).
    
    source:  certified copy of original, CMB, obtained from County Clerk, New York County, County Court House, 50 Centre St., New York, NY 10007
    
    1910 US Census (16 Jun), residing at 1963 Bergen St., Brooklyn, dw/fam not indicated, head of h/hold is Sollie LAUER, male, white, age 37, first marriage, 15 years in present marriage (m est 1895, < Jun 15), self/f/m b Rus, immig 1906, status Al(ien), able to speak Eng, occup operator, industry jackets, wage worker, unemployed 0 months in 1909, ablet to read/write, living with wife Cillie (sic), female, white, first marriage, in present marriage 15 years, 3/5 children surviving, self/f/m b Rus, immig 1906, able to speak Eng, occup "none," able to read/write, dtr Sarah, female, white, 14, b Rus, able to speak Eng, able to read/write, has attended school at any time since 1 Sep 1909, dtr Rosie, female, white, 12, b Rus, able to speak Eng, able to read/write, has attended school at any time since 1 Sep 1909, dtr Lena, female, white, 10, b Rus, able to speak Eng, able to read/write, has attended school at any time since 1 Sep 1909, and "boarder" Jennie (LAUER) 5 NY, f/m b Rus, not in school.  No other LAUER on page.  (Note:  This family record ends with bottom of page and does not continue on next page.)
    
    Image Source: Year: 1910; Census Place: 24-Wd Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Series: T624; Roll: 975; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 640; Part: 1; Line: 17.
    
    arrival record:
    Ellis Island, 16 Apr 1906, SS Saint Paul:  Ship manifest record reads:  (lines 9-12) (name) Cewie [sic] Lauer, (age) 30, female, married, (occupation) wife, able to read/write, (nationality) Russian, (race or people) Hebrew, (last residence) "Volyna" [Volhynia guberniya, Russia?], (final destination) New York, NY, has a ticket to final destination, (passage paid by) husband, (in possession of) $10 (second amount written over first figure:  $70?), (relative/friend and complete address) "Husband & Father, S. Lauer, 243 Stanton St., New York, NY," traveling with three daughters:  Sarah, 9; Rochel, 8; and Leah, 6.  More on the SS Saint Paul:  "Built by William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilders, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1895. 11,629 gross tons; 554 (bp) feet long; 63 feet wide. Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin screw.  Service speed 19 knots.  1,370 passengers (350 first class, 220 second class, 800 third class).  Built for American Line, in 1895 and named Saint Paul. Southampton-New York service. Used by US Navy as auxiliary cruiser in Spanish-American War of 1898. Transferred to United States Navy, American flag, in 1918 and renamed USS Knoxville. Armed transport service. Capsized while completing refit in April 1918. Laid-up 1918-20. Returned to American Line, in 1920 and renamed St. Paul. Further trans-Atlantic service. Scrapped in Germany in 1923."