On May 5, 1886, Anna purchased lot # 10493 on View Hill Avenue in Lutheran Cemetery in Queens New York. I have her original deed. After her death, her son Charles would become owner and then her daughter Laura in 1979. I took ownership of the cemetery deed in 2008 and will probably be buried alongside my ancestors when the time comes.
On June 14, 1899, son Henry is born. He also was baptized at Holy Cross, on July 23rd. In 1922 he would marry Helen Walters and have two children, Marion and Robert. Henry was a dispatcher/chauffer for Railway Express. Henry died in 1975 and Helen died in 1982.
On June 5, 1900, the census finds the family living at 536 East 16 Street. Conrad is a 31 year old brass polisher. With him and wife Anna are Charles 7, Christina 5, Laura 3, Philip 1 and Henry one month old. They have been married for 9 years and as per the record, had 5 children all living. Their eldest, Anna who died 5 years before, is not included. Charles and Christina are in school and all can read and write English except 3 year old Laura, who does speak it. There is no information on the 2 infants. There are 10 families living in this home, which as per the census Conrad owns and is mortgaged. Among the families living there are his brothers Jacob and Charles and their families. Jacob’s mother-in-law was born in Germany, the rest of the extended family were born in New York. Several houses away live Anna and Philip Greifzu, Conrad’s mother and step-father along with their sons.
June 10 1901 Bertha born, baptized Holy Cross Church Episcopal Diocese, July 21 1901. She would die at 17 months and her burial was also recorded by the Church. Bertha was buried in the family plot on November 25, 1902.
Conrad and Anna’s next child was still born and buried at Lutheran Cemetery on October 9, 1904. The family was living at 640 East 16th Street as per burial records.