Dietrick Brunjes (1888)

Born 24 Jun 1888 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Dietrick Brünjes was born on 24 June 1888, at 134 Morris Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, to Henry Brunjes and Johanna Jahr. ^{[1] [2]} (The 1905 census claims he was born in January 1891,^[3] but his birth certificate clearly has him born on 24 June 1888.^[1] The New Jersey State Archives did not find a birth record for Dietrick or William Brunjes in January 1891.^[4])

In 1895, he was living in Union Township, Hudson County, New Jersey, with his parents and siblings. He was attending school. ^[5]

In 1905, Dietrich was living at 134 Essex Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, with his parents and siblings. He was attending school. ^[3]

He was not living with his family in the 1910 census. ^[6]

Perhaps he died between the 1905 and 1910 censuses. The New Jersey State Archives did not find a death certificate for Dietrick Brunjes or Brungers in 1905-1906. ^{[7] [8]}

According to a family tradition, one of Elizabeth Brunjes's brothers fought for Germany in World War I. ^[9] A Deitrick Brunjes did die in 1918 in Germany. ^[10] Perhaps he is Henry and Johanna's son.

Another possible reference is the Dietrich Brunger who married Theresa Cooper in 1935 in New Jersey. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} birth certificate, Ditrich Brünjes, 24 June 1888; New Jersey State Archives, Trenton.

   Ditrich Brünjes

   white, male

   born 24 June 1888

   stamped: SEP 12 1888

   born 134 Morris Street Jersey City

   father Heinrich Brünjes, born Germany, 28, occupation laborer

   mother Johanna Juhr, born Germany, age 27

   first child by this marriage

   medical attendant: Augusta Stein, 343 Grove [?] St, Jersey City, N.J., 12 September 1888

2. ↑ 'New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931' Ditrich Brunjes (1887); database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2539/ : accessed 17 May 2021).

   Ditrich Brunjes, male, born 24 June 1888, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, to Heinrich Brunjes and Johana Juhr.

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1905 New Jersey state census, 8th district, Jersey City, Hudson County, enumeration district 8, sheet 12 B penned, family 196; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5JH-9CH9 : accessed 15 May 2021).

   134 Essex Street, rented, house

   Henry Brunjus, white, male, March 1861, 44, married, born Germany, 35 years in US, naturalized, laborer

   Johanna -, white, female, May 1859, 46, married, born Germany, 37 years in US

   Emma -, white, female, July 1883, 21, single, born New Jersey, ribbon maker

   Eliza -, white, female, Jan 1890, 15, single, born New Jersey, cigar buncher

   William -, white, male, Feby 1889, 16, single, born New Jersey, messenger

   Dietrich -, white, male, Jan 1891, 14, single, born New Jersey, at school

   Tillie -, white, female, Mar 1893, 12, single, born New Jersey, at school

   [next page starts a new family]

4. ↑ New Jersey State Archives to Harry A. Ide, 11 August 2022; reporting no record of birth of Dietrick or William in January 1891 to Henry.
5. ↑ 1895 New Jersey census, Union Township, Hudson County, p. 143 penned, family 915; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSFQ-Z976-C : accessed 15 May 2021).

   Henry Brunjes male, German, 20-60

   Johanna Brunjes, female, German, 20-60

   Emma Brunjes, white, female, 5-20

   Dietrich Brunjes, white, male, 5-20

   Eliza Brunjes, white, female, 5 and under

   Tillie Brunjes, white, female, 5 and under

   Henry Brunjes, white, male, 5 and under

6. ↑ 1910 U.S. census, ward 1, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, population schedule, enumeration district 6, p. 95 A stamped = sheet 27 A penned, family 439; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RVH-94QJ : accessed 14 May 2021); citing National Archives, microfilm series T624, roll 889; indexed on FamilySearch under 'Brurjes'.

   134 Essex Street, rented, house

   head Henry Brunjes, male, white, 56, married once, 26 years, born Germany, immigrated 1883, naturalized, laborer, building, 15 weeks out of work

   wife Johanna -, female, white, 49, married once, 26 years, 9 children, 7 living born Germany, no occupation

   daughter Tillie [?] -, female, white, 17, single, born New Jersey, keeper, paper bags, 0 weeks out of work

   son Henry -, male, white, 15, single, born New Jersey, attende school

   daughter Annie -, female, white, 13, single, born New Jersey, attended school

   son Joseph -, male, white, 4, single, born New Jersey, no occupation

   boarder Paul Buschman, male, white, 28, single, born Germany, laborer, baker, 0 weeks out of work

   [family 440]

   head Minnie Lebenz, female, white, 63, widowed, 8 children 4 living, born Germany Polish, immigrated 1891, speaks Polish, no occupation

   daughter Amelia Brungers, female, white, 20, married once, 3 years, 1 child, 0 living, born Germany - Polish, no occupation

   son-in-law Wm -, male, white, 22, married once, 3 years, born New Jersey, teamster, for coopers wagon, 0 weeks unemployed

   boarder Peter Sodowski, male, white, 28, single, born Russia [?] Polish, laborer for railroad, 0 weeks unemployed

   boarder John Vronicki, male, white, 28, single, born Russia [?] Polish, laborer for railroad, 0 weeks unemployed

7. ↑ New Jersey State Archives to Harry A. Ide, 6 June 2022; reporting no record, death of Dietrick Brunjes d. 1905-1906.

   'Dietrick Brunjes d. 1905-1906'

   'We checked the indexes/returns for the period: Deaths reported for 1905 and 1906 (filed alphabetically)'

8. ↑ New Jersey State Archives to Harry A. Ide, 11 August 2022; reporting no record of death of Dietrick Brungers 1905-1906.
9. ↑ Brungers family tradition, reported by Janet McKnight to Harry A. Ide, by e-mail, 14 August 2021.

   'I have a mystery on Dietrich Brunjes (Brungers) who was Heinrich and Johanna's son. My brother told me that we had an uncle who was in WW1 on the German side. I found Dietrick Brunjes died in 1918 in Germany. There is a casualty list record on my Ancestry file for him. I often wondered if Johanna went back to Germany to visit his grave site. As I mentioned before a Johanna Jahr was found on a passenger list dated 1922 departure and arrival to and from Germany with Herman Brunger from New York. I dismissed it because of Herman Brunger in New York. At one time I might have found their family.'

10. ↑ 'Germany, World War I Casualty Lists, 1914-1919', Dietrich Brünger (1914); database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2124/images/45886_1751%5E27%5E2%5E-00602 : accessed 25 July 2021); citing list dated 25 Okt 1918, no. 2172, volume 1918_XVI.

    'Brünger, Dietrich, Utffz. [sc. Unteroffizier], 16. 6. Wilsum, Bentheim, gefallen.'

    [Wilsum is in Grafschaft Bentheim, Lower Saxony]

11. ↑ 'Index of Marriages in New Jersey 1930-5', Theresa Cooper and Dietrich Brunger (1935); image copy, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61253/images/48618_b428670-00383 : accessed 25 July 2021).

    'Cooper ... Theresa [husband] Brunger Dietrich [yr] [193]5 [vol] 5 [page] 180'

See also

• Dietrick Brunjes, on FamilySearch's Family Tree