Joseph LAUER

• General Notes
  • see notes to record of Jacob H. LAUER
    
    prob. b. Warsaw, Russian Poland
    prob. resident in London prior to arrival in U.S.
    arrived in U.S. < 28 Feb 1904
    residing at 179 Forsyth St., NY, NY on 28 Feb 1904 (not there in 1910 census)
    resided in Chicago per Shirley
    may have had dtrs Lottie, Ann and a son, per Bert, though per Shirley these were Saul's children;  Bert remembers Ann's marred name as HAMER
    
    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.
    
    unlikely match:
    In 1920 there is a Joseph LAUER in Chicago, Cook Cty, IL, est b yr 1880, single, boarder, "laborer" in "gas co."
    
    not a match, too young:
    In 1920 there is a Joe LOWER (indexed as LERNER) residing at 452 Alabama Ave., Brooklyn, age 26 (est b yr 1894), b. Russia, immig 1908, m. Minnie 25 Russia immig 1910 and children Irving M 1 11/12 NY, Marian F 4/12 NY.
    
    Also 1920:  Joseph LAUER b WI
    
    WWI draft cards
    (1) Joseph LAUER, "#5" (alt 45) E. 23rd St., Chicago Heights, Cook, IL, age 34, DOB March 25, 1884, race white, alien non-declared, citizen of Germany (NB), truck driver for Standard Brewery, nearest relative Elsie Lauer, "#5" (clear) E. 23rd St., Chicago Heights, IL, height medium, build stout, eyes brown, hair dark, no limbs/etc. missing
    (2) not a match:  In 1917 there is a Joseph LAUER residing at 1416 W. 12th St. in Chicago, b 10 Jun 1899 (too young), native-born, working as chauffeur for Abraham LAUER
    
    not a match:
    There is a Joseph LAUER from Russia who arrived in the U.S. 27 Apr 1891, age 28 (est b yr 1863, too old), laborer, on the SS Zaandam.
    
    possible match:
    New York City (Manhattan, Bronx) directory 1911-1912:
    Lauer Isidor janitor h1004 Boston rd
    -- Jos manager h1666 Bussing av
    
    source:  microfilm, accessed at NYPL 1/07 CMB
    
    1910 US Census for 17-Wd, Manhattan, District 888 has 3 families (21 individuals) at 179 Forsyth (see pg 4/51).
    
    father arrival record:
    First Name: Jacob H.
    Last Name: Lauer
    Ethnicity: Russian Hebrew
    Last Place of Residence: London
    Date of Arrival: February 28, 1904
    Age at Arrival:  54y    Gender:  M    Marital Status:  W  
    Ship of Travel: St. Louis
    Port of Departure: Southampton
    Manifest Line Number: 0009
    
    other notes:  tinsmith, age 54, widower, able to read/write, traveling with dtr Sarah (age 16, single), not able to read/write, final destination New York, in possession of $0.50, going to stay with Jacob's son Joseph Lauer, 179 Forsyth St., New York (J. Wiecking, 2/06:  Forsyth Street odd-numbered houses are now the Sara Delano Roosevelt Park.)
    
    source:  www.ellisisland.org
    
    possible match:
    New York City (Manhattan, Bronx) directory 1905-1906:
    Lauer Jos h1240 Lex av [repeated in subsequent years]
    
    source:  microfilm, accessed at NYPL 1/07 CMB
    
    possible match:
    New York City (Manhattan, Bronx) directory 1901-1902:
    Lauer Jos variety 197 Allen
    
    source:  microfilm, accessed at NYPL 1/07 CMB
    
    possible match:
    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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