Solly LAUER

• General Notes
  • aka Sollie, Sol (Saul), (< Solomon, Tsal'?)
    
    b. Warsaw, Russian Poland (naturalization papers)
    older than Fanny per great-niece Shirley, great-nephew Bert
    m. (Russia) est. 1895 to Celia (Cewie) LNU
    prob. residing in Russian Poland to 1900 (birth of daughters)
    other family members residing in London from at least early 1903
    arrived Ellis Island from Southampton, UK 20 Jan 1906
    wife and daughters appear to have traveled to U.S. from Volhynia guberniya, Russia via Southampton Apr 1906, proceeded to Sollie's home at 243 Stanton St., 11-Wd Manhattan, District 237
    residing at 1963 Bergen St., Brooklyn on 16 Jun and 4 Oct 1910
    residing at 201 E. 10th St., (Manhattan?) on 22 May 1915
    took Oath of Allegiance 8 Sep 1915
    informant on father Jacob's 30 Jan 1918 NYC death certificate
    residing at 940 Tiffany St. (apt. house), Bronx on 2 Jan 1920
    residing at 980 Simpson St. (apt. house), Bronx on 7 Apr 1930
    
    may have resided in Chicago per Shirley
    dtrs Lottie, Anne and a son per Shirley (apparently an error; this may refer to one of Sollie's brothers)
    
    It was apparently Anne's mother's family, the Lauers, who led the way from London, all departing Southampton and arriving by way of Ellis Island.  Some of the Lauers were living in New York's Lower East Side before Anne was born.  Anne's uncle Joseph Lauer was residing at 179 Forsyth St. in the same neighborhood on February 28, 1904, when his father, Anne's maternal grandfather Jacob H. Lauer, arrived on the SS St. Louis.  Jacob was 54 years old, a widower, and a tinsmith by trade.  He was traveling with his 16-year-old daughter Sarah, and they gave Joseph's home as their destination.  On January 20, 1906, Anne's uncle Sollie Lauer arrived on the SS New York and headed for Jacob's home at 243 Stanton St., also on the Lower East Side.   Sollie's wife Celia and their three daughters  followed on April 16, 1906 on the SS Saint Paul.  Next were Anne's father Isaac and her brother Mike, who reached Ellis Island on May 6, 1906 on the SS Phildelphia.  Isaac and Mike gave their destination as the home of Jacob H. Lauer, at 328 N. 5th St. in Brooklyn, probably just across the Williamsburg Bridge, which opened to horse-drawn carriages, bicycles and pedestrians in December 1903.  (See period photo below left, of the nearby intersection of N. 7th St. and Havemeyer.  Privately-owned railway companies began to run elevated trains across the Williamsburg Bridge in 1905 or 1908; accounts differ. )  By summer 1906, Isaac and Mike had established themselves back on the Lower East Side, at 243-5 Stanton St. - which became the first American address for Anne, her brother Louis, and her mother Fannie.  (None of these buildings survives today.)  The family was reunited with Fannie and the children's arrival at Ellis Island on the SS St. Louis on July 29, 1906.  Anne was two years old.  Anne's grandfather, the Lauer family patriarch, was living in a tenement at 306 Riverdale Ave. in Brooklyn when he passed away on January 30, 1918.
    
    1930 US Census (Apr 7), residing in apartment house at 980 Simpson St., Bronx borough, A[ssembly] D[istrict] 5, Block D, dw/fam 9/112, head of h/hold is Sal LAUER (indexed as LOUER), rents home for 60/month, does (not?) own radio set, male, white, age 57 (b est 1872), married, age 23 at first marriage (m est 1895), abel to read/write, self/f/m b. "Poland," spoke Yiddish, immig 1906, naturalized, able to speak Eng, occupation peddler, industry stockings, code 9191, worker class O, currently employed, not a vet, living with wife Celia, female, white, age 55 (b est 1874), married, age at first marriage 21 (m est 1895), able to read/write, self/f/m b. "Poland," spoke Yiddish, year of immig "Un," status Na, not indicated whether able to speak Eng, occup "none," and dtr Rose, female, white, age 33 (23 crossed out), widowed (M for married crossed out), able to read/write, b. Poland, year of immig "Un," status "Un," occup milliner, industry ladies hats, code 8864, worker status W, currently employed, plus lodger Calman (sic, alt Kalman) BERGOR (difficult to read), white, male, single, self/f/m b. Hungary, immig 1900, occup cigar maker.  Immed nbrs are Sam/Rose SHER 39/39 Rus/Rus and sons Harry 18 NY, David 16 NY and Abraham 13 NY; and Jacob/Jennie RAITER 52/48 Pol/Pol and eight children age 7 to 25 plus mother-in-law.
    
    Image source: Year: 1930; Census Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1474; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 352; Image: 721.0.
    
    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.
    
    Oath of Allegiance, (signed) Sollie Lauer, subscribed and sworn...8 Sept A.D. 1915, (signed) Lawrence J. Fagan, Clerk.
    
    source:  certified copy of original, CMB, obtained from County Clerk, New York County, County Court House, 50 Centre St., New York, NY 10007
    
    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, able 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.
    
    Ellis Island arrival record:
    Sali LAUER, age 33, single, ladies' tailor, eth Russia/Hebrew, final dest NY, going to house of father M. LAUER, 243 Stanton St., NY.  Arr 28 Jan 1906 on SS New York from Southampton, last residence London.  (Note:  243 Stanton St. is the address of a tenement house that Fanny Lauer's husband Isaac Struza was living at when she arrived in July 1906.  Also note that "M." not a match for Fanny's father Jacob H.)
    
    And:
    
    Cewie LAUER (female, age 30, married, ethnicity Russian, Hebrew, last residence London),  who arrived with children (Sarah 9, Rochel 8, Leah 6) on board the SS St. Paul from Southampton on 16 Apr 1906.  To stay with Cewie's husband S. LAUER at 243 Stanton St., NY.  (Note:  243 Stanton St. is the address that Fanny Lauer's husband Isaac Struza was living at when she arrived in July 1906.
    
    not a match for wife Celia:
    New York City (Manhattan, Bronx) directory 1901-1902:
    Lauer Celia wid Wm E h22 E 80th
    
    source:  microfilm, accessed at NYPL 1/07 CMB
    
    not a match, too early:
    New York City (Manhattan, Bronx) directory 1900-1901:
    Lauer Jos h1240 Lex ave
    Lauer Sol fish 250 E 83d h229 E 82d
    
    source:  microfilm, accessed at NYPL 1/07 CMB

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