Augustus Karl Julius Petzolt (1883 - 1959)

Born 5 Jul 1883 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Son of Johann Karl August (Petzold) Petzolt and Amelia Henrietta (Dehmel) Petzolt

Husband of Anna Elizabeth (Wilson) Petzolt — married 10 Sep 1906 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Sep 1959 at age 76 in Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States

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Biography

Augustus Petzolt is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Coastal Artillery Corps 1901-1907
Rank was Private. Served with 80th Company, 98th Company, and 114th Company.

AUGUSTUS "GUS" KARL JULIUS PETZOLT, son of Johann Karl August Petzolt and Amelia Henrietta (Dehmel) Petzolt, born in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 5 July 1883; died Jamaica, Queens County, New York, 6 September 1959, age 76; buried Long Island National Cemetery (Section T, Site 2415), Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York; Episcopalian; soldier, laborer, brass molder; married in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 10 September 1906, Anna Elizabeth Wilson.

Augustus Karl Julius Petzolt went by 'Gus' and also 'Carl.' His Army enlistment papers show him as 'Augustus J'. The 1917 Connecticut Military Census has 'Gus' crossed off and 'Augustus written in. The 1910, 1920, 1930 Census have 'Carl', while the 1900 Census has 'Julius C.'

The Register of Enlistments, 1901 and 1904, describes Gus with blue eyes, dark brown hair, and 5'-8" tall. His WW II draft registration card describes him as, Height: 5'-9" Weight: 152 lbs. Eyes: Blue, Hair: Gray Other obvious physical characteristics: one leg.

Gus served as a Private in the US Army after the Spanish American War. His “Descriptive and Assignment Card of Recruit” dated April 24, 1901 has Character as Good, and under Scars and marks, as shown on enlistment paper, includes American Flag in red and blue tattoo on right forearm, scar 3/8” left thumb, scar 3/8” left ring finger, and scar 1/4” left little finger.

Albert A. Haviland remembered visiting his Uncle Gus a few times in New York City as a child. Albert's parents (Harold and Freda (Petzolt) Haviland) would drive from Stamford to New York City to visit Gus.

[See below for sources.]

Timeline

(Non-family, contemporary events are indented.)

1883, Jul 5. Birth of Augustus Karl Julius Petzolt in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

1898. "The US battleship Maine is blown up in Havana harbour, sparking off the Spanish-American War." History World.

1898. "In the Treaty of Paris, ending the Spanish-American War, Spain cedes Puerto Rico and Cuba to the USA." "The agreement ending the Spanish-American War includes Spain selling the Philippines to the USA for a payment of $20 million." History World.

1900 8 Jun. 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 Marry 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, April 24. U.S. Army Enlistment, Stamford, Connecticut. Served as Private in Company 80 (then Company 114), Coastal Artillery Corps, Fort Schuyler, New York. Discharged April 30, 1904 at Fort Totten, New York, New York.^[8][12]

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.

1904. Gus is living with his parents at 18 Cedar Street, Stamford and employed at Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company, Stamford.^[13]

1904, April 22. U.S. Army Enlistment, New York. Served as Private in Company 98, Coastal Artillery Corps. Discharged September 21, 1907 at Fort Hamilton, New York, New York.^[8][12]

1906, Sep 10. Marriage of Augustus Karl Julius Petzolt and Anna Elizabeth Wilson in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.^[2][14]

1910, Apr 21. U. S. Federal Census. The Petzolt family renting at 18 Adams Avenue, Stamford. Head of household Carl [Gus] Petzolt, age 26, laborer; wife Anna, age 23; daughter Violet, age 2; brother-in-law Frederick Smith, age 26, laborer lock shop; sister-in-law Sarah Smith, age 20; nephew Frederick Smith, age 2; niece Margaret Smith, age 10/12. Third family in the house is sister Annie, age 20, with husband Homer Mallory, age 23, chauffeur private family. Gus and family lived at 16 Adams Avenue until 1913.^[2]

1910 – 1911. Gus is working at 252 Atlantic Street, Stamford. The name of the business is not given. However, in 1914 this was the address of the Burdett-McGillivray Dry Goods.^[13]

1912 – 1917. Gus was employed at Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company in Stamford.^[13]

1913, February 3. The 16th Amendment to the Constitution made income tax a permanent part of the United States tax system. Wikipedia.

1914 – 1917. Living at his brother's house at 17 Cedar Street, Stamford.^[13]

1914 – 1918. World War I. "With five major European nations committed within a few days to hostilities, World War I begins." History World.

1917, Feb 23. Connecticut Military Census of 1917 has Gus' address as 17 Cedar St., Occupation is Brass Moulder, previous occupation is chauffeur. He is 5'-9 3/4" and weighs 160 pounds. He is married with six dependents. He was a private in the CAC for 6 years.^[6]

1918. Gus and family remove to Long Island, New York.^[13]

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.

1918, Sep 12. Gus's World War I Draft Registration Card has him living at 139 Linden Avenue, Flushing, Queens, New York. His point of contact is Annie Elizabeth Petzolt at the same address. Occupation is Brass Molder for Leonard Plumbing Supply Company at 313 E. 22d Avenue, New York City. He has brown eyes and gray hair. (His World War II draft registration has his eyes as blue. One of these registration cards is in error, or Gus had a blue/gray/hazel coloring that was open to interpretation).^[9]

1919, January 29. Ratification of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which banned the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors brought in the period known as the Prohibition. Prohibition ended with the ratification of the 21st Amendment to the Constitution in 1933 which repealed the 18th Amendment. History.com.

1920 Jan 20. U.S. Federal Census. The Petzolt family renting at 141 Linden Avenue, Flushing, Queens County, New York. Head of household Carl Petzolt, age 35, brass molder brass foundry; wife Annie, age 32; daughter Violet, age 11; daughter Lillie, age 9; son Milford, age 7; son Walter, age 5; son Freddie, age 3.^[3]

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

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

1930 Apr 12. U.S. Federal Census. The Petzolt family renting at 121 Dobbin Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, with a radio set. Head of household Carl Petzolt, age 46, brass molder; wife Anna, age 43; son Milford, age 18, stock (?) broker; son Walter, age 15; son Fred, age 13; son Clifford, age 10.^[4]

1935. The Petzolt family living at the same place as in the 1940 Census. ( 7-10 122d Street, College Point.)^[5]

1937, January. This is the first month that Social Security taxes were collected. Social Security.

1940, Apr 8. U.S. Federal Census. The Petzolt family renting at 7-10 122d Street, College Point, Queens County, New York for $30 per month. Head of household August Petzolt, age 56, highest school grade completed 8th grade, born Stamford, brass molder factory; wife Ann, age 53, 8th grade, born New York; son Walter, age 25, 8th grade, born Stamford, operator; son Frederick, age 23, high school 1st year, machinist; son Clifford, age 20, high school 2d year, born New York, store clerk 5 & 10 cent store.^[5]

1941, December 7. Japanese surprise attach on Pearl Harbor. Wikipedia.

1942, Apr 27. Gus's World War II Draft Registration Card has him living at 7-10 – 122d Street, College Point, Queens, New York. His point of contact is Anna Petzolt at the same address. Date and place of birth given as 5 Jul 1883 Stamford, CT. He is unemployed, height is 5' – 9”, weight 152 pounds, light complexion, blue eyes, gray hair, and has one leg.^[10]

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.

1959, Sep 6. Death of Augustus Karl Julius Petzolt in Jamaica, Queens, New York. Residence at death was 41 Salem Road, Hicksville, Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York. Gus was buried in the Long Island National Cemetery (Section T, Site 2415), Farmingdale, Suffolk, New York.^[7][8]

NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 8 -- Services for August Petzolt, of College Point, a former resident of Stamford, who died here yesterday, will take place tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. in the Weigand Brothers funeral home, 49 Hillside avenue, Williston Park. Burial will be in Pine Lawn National cemetery, New York.
Mr. Petzolt is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ann Petzolt; four sons, Walter, of North Babylon, N. Y., Milford of Locust Valley, N. Y., Clifford, of College Point, N. Y., and Fred Petxolt, of Williston Park, N. Y.; two daughters, Mrs. John Eberhardt, of Hicksville, N. Y., and Mrs. Jack Alben, of Maupin, Oregon; a brother, William Petzolt, of Point Beach, Milford; three sisters, Mrs. Magnus Anderson, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Mrs. Selma Carpenter, of Florida, and Mrs. Harold Haviland, of Stamford; 16 grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1900 Census.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} 1910 Census.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1920 Census.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 1930 Census.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} 1940 Census.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Connecticut Military Census.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} New York, New York, Death Index, 1949-1965.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards.
11. ↑ Petzolt Family Bible.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} National Archives and Records Administration.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4} U.S. City Directories.
14. ↑ New York [City of], New York State, Department of Health.
15. ↑ Bridgeport Post.

• 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 3, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: T624_130; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1374143.

• 1920 United States Federal Census. Queens Assembly District 3, Queens, New York; Roll: T625_1232; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 188.

• 1930 United States Federal Census. Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Roll: 1520; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0249; FHL microfilm: 2341255.

• 1940 United States Federal Census. New York, Queens, New York; Roll: T627_2729; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 41-471.

• Bridgeport Post. Bridgeport, CT: The Post Publishing Company. 8 Sep 1959, p 34, Obituary, August Petzolt. [Available at www.genealogybank.com (pay site with free trial); and www.ancestry.com (pay site with free trial).]

• Connecticut Military Census of 1917 Augustus Petzolt, 357209, Stamford, CT. [23 Feb 1917, Connecticut Military Census of 1917; Augustus Petzolt; His address is 17 Cedar St.; He is married with six dependents; Occupation is Brass Moulder, previous occupation is chauffeur; He is 5'-9 3/4" and weighs 160 pounds; He was a private in the CAC for 6 years; No serious physical disability.]

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com). Find A Grave: Memorial #2785216

• Haviland, Albert Alvah. Personal recollection, various times, as told to Robert Alan Haviland.

• National Archives and Records Administration. Petzolt, Augustus J. Military Records. Entry #454, Vol. 108-109, Page 318; Entry #1073, Vol. 116-117, Page 305.

• New York, New York, Death Index, 1949-1965. database online, Augustus Petzolt, Certificate Number: 10219, Ancestry.com (pay site with free trial). [Original data: New York City Department of Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images.]

• New York [City of], New York State, Department of Health, Certificate and Record of Marriage (#7960) for August Petzolt and Anna E. Wilson, 10 Sep 1906.

• Petzolt Family Bible. Previously in possession of Freda "Fritzie" Florence (Petzolt) Czako, Stamford, CT. [Births . . . Gus Petzolt July 5, 1883]

• United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Nationwide Gravesite Locator. "Search Results for Petzolt in Long Island National Cemetery." Accessed 28 May 2019.

• U.S. City Directories Stamford, CT, (1904, p 201; 1905, p 207; 1911, p 284; 1913, p 285).

• U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962. database online, DA Form 2122. 1005802378, Ancestry.com (pay site with free trial). [Original data: Interment Control Forms, 1928–1962. Interment Control Forms, A1 2110-B. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland.] [Name: Augustus J. Petzolt, Grade: Pvt; Name of Cemetery: Long Island; Dates of Service: 24 Apr 1901 - 21 Sep 1907; 98 Co CAC; Date of Birth: 5 Jul 1883; Date of Death: 6 Sep 1959; Grave Location: Section T, Grave No. 2415; Next of Kin: Mrs. Anne Petzolt (widow), 41 Salem Road, Hicksville, NY; Remarks: widows dob 24 Feb 1887, widow to be int in same grave; Place of Death: Jamaica, NY; Religious Denomination of Decedent: Episco.]

• U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (National Archives Microfilm publication M1509). Registration State: New York; Registration County: Queens; Roll: 1787094; Draft Board: 176, Carl Julius Petzolt, Serial No. 2740, Order No. A1629. [Residence: 139 Linden Ave., Flushing, Queens, NY; Date of Birth: 5 Jul 1883; Brass molder for Leonard Plumbing Supply; Nearest Relative: Annie Elizabeth Petzolt;]

• U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (4th Draft) (National Archives Microfilm publications M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097), Record Group Number: 147, Serial No. 2803. [Augustus J. Petzolt Place of residence: 7-10 - 122d St., College Point, Queens, NY POB: Stamford, CT DOB: July 5, 1883 NOK: Anna Petzolt (same address) Employer's Name: unempolyed Height: 5' 9" Weight: 152 lbs. Eyes: Blue, Hair: Gray Other obvious physical characteristics: one leg.]

DNA

• DNA: Paternal and maternal relationship is confirmed by a 154.7 cM autosomal match between grandnephew Robert Alan Haviland and grandson Walter Milford Petzolt, (See GEDmatch Kits T024204 and T896301) Thereby confirming their familial lines back to their MRCAs Johann Karl August Petzolt and his wife Amelia Henrietta Dehmel.
• DNA: Paternal and maternal relationship is confirmed by a 155.8 cM GEDmatch match between grandson Walter Milford Petzolt and grandniece Edwina Lee Kingsley, (See GEDmatch Kits T896301 and T745227). Thereby confirming their familial lines back to their MRCAs Johann Karl August Petzold and Amelia Henrietta Dehmel.