Marie Kromer (1891 - 1967)

Born 15 Feb 1891 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 May 1967 at age 76 in New York, United States

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Biography

1891 Birth and Parentage

Marie (Mary) Kromer b. 15 Feb 1891 Manhattan, New York City, NY d/o Carl Kromer and Marie (Mary) Steffens. When Mary was born, the Kromer's lived at 161 Monroe St, Manhattan, New York City, NY.^[1]

1898-1950 NY Life

On 16 Jun 1898 when Mary's brother Henry was born, the Kromer's lived at Catherine Slip No. 1, Manhattan, New York City, NY. Father Carl was a milkman and Mother Mary had 5 children, 4 living.^[2]

On 29 Aug 1899 when Mary's bother Fred William was born, the Kromers lived at Katharina (Catherine's) Slip No. 1, Manhattan, New York City, NY. Father Charles was a milkman and Mother Mary had 6 children, 5 living[sic].^[3]

On 01 Jun 1900 at 21 Counties (Catherine) St, Manhattan, New York City, NY the Kromer household consisted of Karl 39 yo b. Dec 1862 Germany, immigrated 1880, m. 1888, parents b. Germany, 20 yrs in US, naturalized, milkman, literate, rented home; Mary 33 yo, b. May 1867 Germany, immigrated 1880, m. 1888, parents b. Germany, 6 children, 4 living, can't read/write but can speak English; and their children Mary 9 yo, b. Apr 1891 NY, attended school 10 months.; Gussie (female) 6 yo, b. Jul 1894 NY, attended school 1 month; Karl Jr 3 yo b. Mar 1897 NY; and Henry 2 yo b. Jun 1898 NY.^[4]

On 24 May 1901 when Mary's sister Elsie was born, the Kromer's lived at Coenties (Catherine's) Slip 23, Manhattan, New York City, NY. Father Carl had a milk route and Mother Mary (Steffens) Kromer had 4 children, 5 living.^[5]

On 10 Jun 1905 at 23 Counties (Catherine's) Slip, Manhattan, New York City, NY the Kromer household consisted of Charles 42 yo b. abt. 1863 Germany; Mary 37 yo b. abt. 1868 Germany; and their children Mary 14 yo b. abt. 1891 US; Gussie; Elsie; Charles; and Henry .^[6]

On 30 Apr 1910 at 158 Eighth St, Hoboken, Hudson Co, NY the Kromer household consisted of Carl 45 yo b. abt. 1865 Germany, parents b. Germany, literate in English, waged wagon driver for a milk co, own home free and clear, married 22 yrs, 0 weeks out of work in 1909; Mary 42 yo b. abt. 1868 Germany, naturalized, literate in English, married 22 years, 5 children born all living; and their children Mary 19 yo b. abt. 1891 NY single, literate in English, no occupation, didn't attend school; Carl 14 yo b. abt. 1896 NY, literate in English, attended school; Augusta 16 yo, b. abt. 1894 NY literate in English, attended school; Henry 12 yo b. abt. 1898 NY, literate in English, attended school; and Elsie 9 yo b. abt. 1901 NY, speaks English but can read or write the language, attended school.^[7]

On 1915 at 358 Eldert Lane, Brooklyn, New York City, NY the Kromer household consisted of Carl 52 yo b. Germany, wholesale milk dealer; Marie 47 yo b. Germany, at home; and their children Carl Jr. 18 yo b. US driver; Henry 16 yo b. US, bill clerk; Marie 24 yo b. US, at home; Augusta 21 yo b. US, at home; and Elsie 13 yo b. US, at school.^[8]

On 12 Sep 1918 Mary's brother Henry lived with his mother at 440 Pine St, Brooklyn, New York City, NY and was employed as a bookkeeper at Piel Brothers at Liberty & Georgia, Brooklyn, NY. He was tall, had a slender build, blue eyes, blonde hair.^[9] From 1883-1933, Piel Bros, Inc. East New York Brewery was located at Liberty and Sheffield in Brooklyn. Michael Piel was born in Dussendorf, Germany. He and his brothers Gottfried and Wilhelm founded the Piels Bros. Brewery in 1883.^[10]

On 12 Jan 1920 at 358 Eldert Lane, Brooklyn, New York City, NY the Kromer household consisted of Carl 56 yo b. abt. 1864 Westphalia, Prussia, Germany, parents b. Westphalia, Prussia, Germany, German native tongue, literate in English, self-employed milkman in milk supply industry, own a mortgaged home, alien; Mary 50 yo b. abt. 1870 Hannover, Germany, parents b. Hannover, German native tongue, immigrated 1882, literate in English, alien, keeping house; and their children Augusta 28 yo b. abt. 1892 NY single, literate in English, keeping house; Mary 24 yo b. abt. 1896 NY, single, literate in English, waged stenographer for an express co; Elsie 18 yo b. abt. 1902 NY single, literate in English, waged stenographer for an exporter; Carl 23 yo b. abt. 1897 NY single, literate in English, waged rigger in a shipyard.^[11]

On 13 Apr 1940 at 6114 Palmetto St, Queens, New York City, NY the Kromer household consisted of Mary Kromer 49 yo b. abt. 1891 NY, single, clerical clerk in the real estate industry, rented home for $38/mo., 8th grade education, worked 40 hours the week prior to the census, worked 52 weeks in 1939 and made $1,664, no income from other sources; Marie Kromer (Mary's mother) 71 yo b. abt. 1869 Germany, widowed, preparing citizenship papers, 8th grade education, no income from other sources and Augusta M., Mary's sister, inferred Marie's daughter, 36 yo b. abt. 1904 NY, single, file supervisor in the bankruptcy industry, 8 weeks unemployed prior to the census, seeking employment, worked 52 weeks in 1939 and made $1,320, no income from other sources. They all lived at the same address in 1935.^[12]

On 02 May 1944, Marie's mother Mary lived with her at 6114 Palmetto St, Brooklyn, New York City, NY and at 75 yo became a naturalized US citizen by order of admission and certificate issued that date by the US District Court, Brooklyn, NY on Petition No. 372957.^[13]

On Apr 07 1950 at 6114 Palmetto St., Queens, New York City, NY the Kromer household consisted of Marie 82 yo widowed b. abt. 1868 Germany, US citizen, unable to work; and her children Marie 59 yo b. abt. 1891 NY, single/never married, worked 40 hrs last week, realty company clerk; Augusta 55 yo b. abt. 1895 NY, single/never married, worked 40 hrs last week, clerk for a rubber manufacturer. lived in the same house in 1949, parents b. Germany, completed 12 grade education, worked 52 weeks in 1949 and made $2,450, no other income.^[14]

1965 Death

Mary d. 29 May 1967 New York City, NY^[15] bur. 01 Jun 1967 (All Faiths) Lutheran Cem, Middle Village, Queens, New York City, NY.^[16] Mary's last residence was Franklin Square, Nassau Co, NY.^[17]

Sources

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2. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, New York, U.S., Index to Birth Certificates, 1866-1909 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT USA: 2020 : accessed July 31, 2021 at [2]
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, New York, U.S., Index to Birth Certificates, 1866-1909 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT USA: 2020 : accessed July 31, 2021 at [3]
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004 : accessed July 27, 2021 at [4]
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, New York, U.S., Index to Birth Certificates, 1866-1909 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT USA: 2020 : accessed July 31, 2021 at [5]
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014 : accessed July 27, 2021 at [6]
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006 : accessed July 31, 2021 at [7]
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012  : accessed July 27, 2021 at [8]
9. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXYG-1K6 : 23 February 2021), Henry Kromer, 1917-1918.
10. ↑ Tavern Trove, Piel Bros. Inc. of Brooklyn, NY, ©Copyright © 2021 Tavern Trove LLC. : accessed July 27, 2021 at [9]
11. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch : accessed July 31, 2021 at [10]
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15. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York State, U.S., Death Index, 1957-1969 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018 : accessed July 31, 2021 at [14]
16. ↑ Cemetery records in the possession of Judy Sparanese
17. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014 : accessed July 31, 2021 at [15]