Meta Agnes Hedwig Agnes Hedwig (Platz) Lotz (1884 - 1970)

Born 26 Jul 1884 in Vartuliskiai, Taurages Apskritis, Lithuania

Ancestors

Wife of Adam Lotz — married 18 Mar 1904 in Queens, New York City, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Mar 1970 at age 85 in Reseda, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Death

Date: 14 MAR 1970

Place: Reseda, Los Angeles, California^[1][2]

Note

Note: These notes and a separate exhibit are all from Ed Strickland.

Was born in either Wartulishkin or Kaukehmen. Was baptised 4 days after birth. Was confirmed on 26 March 1899 in Hermsdorf . Emigrated to US with family on the SS Pennsylvania from Hamburg 6 Nov 1899 probably to New York. Confirmation appears to have taken place just before the family left Germany to try to establish a health spa in Rosario, Argentenia. While in Rosario, she had typhoid fever. This effort only lasted a few months before they returned to Germany. After the divorce from Adam Lotz worked as a furrier in Los Angeles. Her ashes were scattered over the Pacific ocean per herrequest. Her marriage to Adam Lotz ended in a divorce on 3 July 1919. While living in Rosario, Argentina, in 1898 she had typhoid fever. She was the only one of the family to get the disease in the epidemic. They returned to Germany after 6 months in Argentina.

Upon return to Germany they lived in Hermsdorf, near Berlin. When she was 8 years old she started attending a private shcool in Hermsdorf where she received good grades. She also took private embroidery lessons and at an early age showed considerable talent in needle crafts. She entered the US at age 15 with an eighth grade equivalent education which included the ability to read and write inEnglish.

When she and Adam moved to LA they lived with Grandma Platz in a house on 76th St near Vermont for 3 months until their furniture arrived from New Jersey. They purchased a lot at 672 W. Florence Ave near Vermont for $10/month. It was paid off in 7 or 8 years. During the train ride from Jeresey City, NJ, to CA she hung diapers our the train windows to dry.

Religious Confirmation

Date: 26 MAR 1899

Place: Hermsdorf, Berlin, Germany

Event

Type: Departure

Date: 5 NOV 1899

Place: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany^[3]

Event: on the SS Pennsylvania

Type: Arrival

Date: 18 NOV 1899

Place: Ellis Island, New York^[4]

Census

Date: 12 JUN 1900

Place: Bronx, New York^[5]

Date: 18 APR 1910

Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey

^[6]

Date: 5 APR 1930

Place: Los Angeles, California

^[7]

Sources

• Source: S13 Abbreviation: California Death Index, 1940-1997 Title: Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.Original data - State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.Original dat) Repository: #R2
• Repository: R2 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Address 1: http://www.Ancestry.com
• Source: S16 Abbreviation: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Title: Ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006.Original data - Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, R) Repository: #R2
• Source: S3 Abbreviation: 1910 United States Federal Census Title: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Web Address: http://www.Ancestry.com
• Source: S4 Abbreviation: 1930 United States Federal Census Title: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Repository: #R1
• Source: S53 Abbreviation: Social Security Death Index Title: Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D) Repository: #R2 Repository: #R1
• Source: S8 Abbreviation: 1900 United States Federal Census Title: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Repository: #R2

1. ↑ Source: #S53
2. ↑ Source: #S13
3. ↑ Source: #S16
4. ↑ Source: #S16
5. ↑ Source: #S8 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Bronx, New York, New York; Roll: 1125; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 997; FHL microfilm: 1241125.
6. ↑ Source: #S3
7. ↑ Source: #S4

Acknowledgement

WikiTree profile Platz-33 created through the import of johnsonwiki1.ged on Aug 2, 2012 by Karen Grady.