Amelia Mary (Petzolt) Wrangen (1887 - 1958)

Born 6 Mar 1887 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Oct 1958 at age 71 in Albertson, Nassau, New York, United States

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Biography

Amelia "Emily" or "Em" Mary Petzolt, daughter of Johann Karl August Petzolt and Amelia Henrietta (Dehmel) Petzolt, born in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 6 March 1887; died at the home of her daughter, 148 Dorset Ave., Albertson, Nassau County, New York, 3 October 1958, age 71; buried Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery, Stamford; Episcopalian; home maker; married about 1924, Gustav Verner Wrangen. [See below for sources.]

Timeline

(Non-family, contemporary events are indented.)

1887, Birth of Amelia Mary Petzolt in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

1900, Jun 8. U.S. Federal Census. The Petzolt family renting at 48 Ludlow Street, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Head of Household August Petzolt, age 50, born July 1849 Germany, married 23 years, immigrated 1880, labor; wife Emelia A., age 46, born April 1854 Germany, married 23 years, 9 children and 9 living, immigrated 1880; son George C., age 20, born May 1880 Germany, immigrated 1880, molder iron; son Fredrick W., age 19, born December 1881 Connecticut, molder brass; son Julious C., age 16, born July 1883 Connecticut; daughter Mary O., age 15, born April 1885 Connecticut; daughter Emelia M., age 13, born March 1887 Connecticut, at school; daughter Selma L., age 11, born December 1888 Connecticut, at school; daughter Annie K., age 9, born February 1891 Connecticut, at school; daughter Fredia A., age 6, born June 1893 Connecticut, at school; daughter Esibella L., age 4, born June 1895 Connecticut, at school.^[1]

1901 – 1903. The Petzolt family renting at 102 Ludlow Street, Stamford.^[7]

1903, Dec 7. "Orville Wright travels 40 yards in the first successful powered flight, at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina." History World.. National Park Service.

1910, Apr 27. U.S. Federal Census. The Petzolt family owning a house on 18 Cedar Street, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Head of household August Petzolt, age 60, married 32 years, born Germany, immigrated 1880, naturalized citizen, laborer bronze shop; wife Amelia, age 56, married 32 years, born Germany, immigrated 1880; daughter Amelia, age 23, born Connecticut, laborer lock shop; daughter Selma, age 21, born Connecticut, laborer lock shop; daughter Fredda, age 17, born Connecticut, laborer lock shop; daughter Bella, age 15, born Connecticut.^[2]

1913. As time went on, the electric refrigerator made the ice company obsolete. You did not need to have the ice delivered. You could make your own at home. The first “Domestic Electric Refrigerator” was marketed in Chicago in 1913. The Heart of New England.

1918. The flush toilet gains in popularity in the United States after World War I, when American troops came home from England full of talk about a "mighty slick invention called the crapper." (The name derives from Thomas Crapper who was instrumental in the development of the modern flush toilet.) The History of the Flush Toilet.

1920, Jan 21. U.S. Federal Census. The Petzolt family owning a home with mortgage at 18 Cedar Street. Head of household August, age 71, foundryman retired, immigrated 1880, naturalized 1887; wife Amelia, age 65, immigrated 1880, naturalized no date; daughter Amelia, age 31, machine hand lock shop; lodger John H. Muldoon, age 26, repair man trolley company; and his wife Violet J. Muldoon, age 23 [Violet and Mary Otelia Petzolt were sister-in-laws].^[3]

1920. "The Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees women the right to vote." History World.

1921, Feb 19. Death of father Johann Karl August Petzolt in Stamford.

1923, Nov 12. Death of mother Amelia Henrietta (Dehmel) Petzolt in Stamford.

About 1924. Marriage of Amelia Mary Petzolt and Gustav Verner Wrangen.

1924, Dec 1. Birth of daughter Virginia Matilda Wrangen in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

1925. Wrangen Gustave V (Emily) draftsman h Madison rd n[ear] Anton, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut.^[7]

1926. The Bridgeport Directory has the Wrangens, removed to Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey.^[7]

1926, Apr 13. Birth of daughter Viola Eugenia Wrangen in Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey. Viloa died 5 May 1926 in Plainfield.

1927, Aug 25. Birth of son Verner Eugene Warde Wrangen in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.

1942, Apr 25. Death of husband Gustav Verner Wrangen in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

1948. Full-scale commercial television broadcasting. "Four television networks, (NBC, CBS, ABC, and DuMont), broadcasting over 128 stations, begin a full prime-time schedule (8 to 11pm, Eastern Time), seven days a week." Television in the US: History and Production.

1958, Oct 3. Death of Amelia Mary (Petzolt) Wrangen in Albertson, Nassau County, New York. Emily was buried next to her parents in Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut on 6 October 1958.^[4][5]

Mrs. Emily Wrangen, a former Stamford resident, died today in Long Island. The widow of Gustav Wrangen, she is survived by two sons Warde and William Wrangen; two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Van Cleef and Mrs. Evelyn Scanlon; two brothers, Carl and William Petzolt; three sisters, Mrs. Frieda Haviland, Mrs. Belle Anderson and Mrs. Selma Nelson; and wight grandchildren. Services will be at the Fairfield Chapel, Franklin Ave., Garden City, L.I., on Monday at 10 a.m. Interment will be in Emmanuel Church Cemetery in Springdale.
Died. WRANGEN -- Emily, Friday, October 3rd, 1958, at the home of her daughter, 148 Dorset Ave., Albertson, L.I., formerly of Stamford. Beloved wife of the late Gustav Wrangen and devoted mother of Warde and William Wrangen, Virginia Van Cleef and Evelyn Scanlon and sister of Frieda Haviland, Belle Anderson. Selma Nelson, Carl and William Petzolt, also survived by 8 grandchildren. Service at the Fairchild Chapel, Franklin Ave. at 12th St., Garden City, L.I. on Monday at 10 a.m. Interment Emmanuel Church Cemetery, Springdale, Conn., Monday at 1 p.m.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1900 U.S. Census.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1910 U.S. Census.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1920 U.S. Census.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} New York State, Death Index.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery.
6. ↑ Petzolt Family Bible.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} U.S. City Directories.
8. ↑ Stamford Advocate.

• 1900 United States Federal Census. Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: 134; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0101; FHL microfilm: 1240134.

• 1910 United States Federal Census. Stamford Ward 2, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: T624_130; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1374143.

• 1920 United States Federal Census. Stamford Ward 2, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: T625_179; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 166.

• Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery (Stamford, Connecticut, USA). Emily Wrangen's headstone. Personally photographed by Robert Alan Haviland, 1978. [Daughter - Emily P. Wrangen 1887-1958 Rest in Peace]

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com), Find A Grave: Memorial #44980749

• New York State, Death Index, 1957-1968, database online, Certificate No. 69882, Ancestry.com (pay site with free trial). [Original data: New York State Department of Health. Genealogical Research Death Index. Albany, New York.] [Name: Emily Wrangen; Gender: Female; Age: 71; Birth Date: abt 1887; Residence Place: Albertson, Nassau, New York; Death Date: 3 Oct 1958; Death Place: New York, USA; Certificate No. 69882.]

• Petzolt Family Bible. Previously in possession of Freda "Fritzie" Florence (Petzolt) Czako, Stamford, CT. [Births . . . Amelia Petzolt Mar 6, 1887].

• Stamford Advocate. Stamford, CT: The Gillespie Bros Inc., Publishers. Friday, 3 Oct 1958, p 6, Obituary, Mrs. Emily Wrangen. [This newspaper is available at the Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT and on genealogybank.com (pay site with free trial).]

• U.S. City Directories (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA), Bridgeport, CT, 1925, p 719, and various years as indicated on timeline.