Sigmund Astman (1847 - bef. 1910)

Born 1847 in Germany

Husband of Jennie (Friedman) Astman — married about 1891 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States

Descendants

Died before 1910 before age 63 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

1900 U.S. Census: Name: Sigmund Astman; Age: 48; Birth Date: Nov 1856; Birthplace: Austria; Home in 1900: Manhattan, New York, New York; Race: White; Gender: Male; Immigration Year: 1882; Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married; Spouse's Name: Jennie Astman; Marriage Year: 1877 {Incorrect}; Years Married: 23 {Incorrect}; Father's Birthplace: Austria; Mother's Birthplace: Austria. Note: When meeting with the census taker for the 1900 U.S. Census it appears that Sigmund intended to deceive them into believing that all three children then in the home were his biological children when in fact only the youngest, Sadie, actually was. ^[1]

Naturalization Information: Name: Sigmund Astmann; Birth Date: Mar 1856; Birth Place: Austria-Hungary; Age at event: 46; Court District: New York; Year of Arrival: 1884; Date of Action: 11 Nov 1902. ^{[2] [3]}

Birth date and place: 1847; Germany. ^[4]

Research Notes

Note the conflicting birth dates between the 1900 Census and the Naturalization documents as well as the one on Sadie's birth certificate.

Sources

1. ↑ "1900 United States Federal Census," Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004, (Ancestry Record 1900USFedCen #56037635), Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: T623_1099; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 382.
2. ↑ "U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992," (Indexed in World Archives Project) Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, (Ancestry Record USNatIndex_awap #5859288), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Soundex Index to Petitions for Naturalizations Filed in Federal, State, and Local Courts in New York City, 1792-1906 (M1674); Microfilm Serial: M1674; Microfilm Roll: 2.
3. ↑ "U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995," Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007, (Ancestry Record USNaturalizationIndexes #34495), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Index to Naturalization Petitions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1957; Microfilm Serial: M1164; Microfilm Roll: 1.
4. ↑ per his daughter, Sadie's, birth certificate