Theresa (Abel) Blenk (1875 - 1943)

Born 23 Sep 1875 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 12 Jul 1943 at age 67 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Biography

Born 23 Sep 1875, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States^[1]

1880 U.S. census, Therese Abel, age 5, living with parents and siblings at Brooklyn, Kings, New York^[2]

1892 New York State Census, Tressa Abel, age 16, living at Brooklyn, New York.^[3]

She married Adolph S. Blenk.^[4]

12 Jul 1943, died at age 67. Buried at The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Plot: Church Hill, Lot 94, Grave 1^[5]

Research Notes

The following timeline events were originally entered for this profile, but the dates seem too early for her children. Possibly these are brothers?

• 1898 SON ADOLF, JR DIES.
• 1904, SON Adolpf dies.
• 1904, SON HAROLD IS BORN.

1904, maritime disaster: PS General Slocum. This event was originally entered in this profile, but with no explanation. Is it somehow related to this family? Or is it just a historical footnote? (Also needs a source.)

Passenger Ship General Slocum caught fire and sank in the East River on Jun 15, 1904. More than 1000 passengers died, most of them German-Americans from "Little Germany" in Manhattan.

1915 New York State Census, entry for Tessie Ebel, age 18, living at New York, Kings, New York. This was entered in this profile, but the date and age don't jive with other information. Needs to be reviewed.^[6]

Other resources to be checked

• N.Y.C. Marriage Records, 1829-1940
• N.Y. Marriages, 1686-1980
• U.S. Census, 1900
• N.Y. State Census, 1905
• U.S. Census, 1910
• U.S. Census, 1920
• N.Y. State Census, 1925
• U.S. Census, 1930
• U.S. Census, 1940
• N.Y.C. Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949
• U.S. Social Security Death Index (or SS-5 applications)
• U.S. GenealogyBank Obituaries

Sources

1. ↑ "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W31-S5H : accessed 5 May 2016), Peter Abel in entry for Therese Abel, 23 Sep 1875; citing Birth, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,324,357.

   Name Therese Abel

   Birth Date 23 Sep 1875

   Birth Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

   Gender Female

   Race White

   Father's Name Peter Abel

   Father's Birthplace Germany

   Mother's Name Catharina Eisemann

   Mother's Birthplace Germany

2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZD9-9YV : accessed 12 May 2016), Therese Abel in household of Peter Abel, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 181, sheet 258B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0852; FHL microfilm 1,254,852.

   Name Therese Abel

   Event Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

   Gender Female

   Age 5

   Marital Status Single

   Race White

   Relationship to Head of Household Daughter

   Birthplace New York, United States

   Father's Birthplace Germany

   Mother's Birthplace New York

   Household: (role, gender, age, birthplace)

   - Peter Abel, Self, M, 34, Germany

   - Katherine Abel, Wife, F, 29, New York

   - Julia Abel, Daughter, F, 10, New York

   - Joseph Abel, Son, M, 8, New York

   - Peter C Abel, Son, M, 6, New York

   - Therese Abel, Daughter, F, 5, New York

   - Henry Abel, Son, M, 3, New York

3. ↑ "New York State Census, 1892," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQQM-WRZ : accessed 12 May 2016), Tressa Abel, 1892; citing Brooklyn, Ward 21, E.D. 20, county offices, New York; FHL microfilm 1,930,240.

   Name Tressa Abel

   Event Date 1892

   Event Place Brooklyn, Ward 21, E.D. 20

   Age 16

   Gender Female

   Birthplace United States

   Birth Year (Estimated) 1876

   Citizenship Status Citizen

4. ↑ The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, published Tuesday, July 13, 1943, page 11, obituary for Theresa Abel Blenk.

   BLENK THERESA ABEL, on July 12. 1943, 237 Schaeffer Street, Brooklyn; survived by husband, Adolph S.; son, Harold A. Blenk sisters Julia Grautegen, Florence A Rule, Henrietta Abel; brothers Joseph, Peter, Ferdinand Abel. Services at N. F. Walker Funeral Home, 87-34 80th Street, Wood haven, Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. Funeral Thursday, 10 a.m. Interment The Evergreens.

5. ↑ Find A Grave Index, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2M-648Y : accessed 12 May 2016), Theresa Blenk, 1943; Burial, Brooklyn, Kings (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America, The Evergreens Cemetery; citing record ID 52870941, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

   BURIED at [www|The Evergreens]

   Find-A-Grave Index
   

   Name Theresa Blenk

   Maiden Name Abel

   Event Type Burial

   Death Date 12 Jul 1943

   Event Date 1943

   Event Place Brooklyn, Kings (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America

   Photograph Included Y

   Birth Date 12 Sep 1875 [Note: Birth record has "23 SEP"]

   Affiliate Record Identifier 52870941

   Cemetery The Evergreens Cemetery

6. ↑ "New York State Census, 1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9RC-YFC : 8 November 2014), Tessie Ebel, New York, Kings, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1915," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing p. 34, line 33, state population census schedules, 1915, New York State Archives, Albany.

   Name Tessie Ebel

   Event Date 1915

   Event Place New York, Kings, New York, United States

   Gender Female

   Age 18

   Relationship to Head of Household Daughter

   Years in United States 18

   House Number 4408