Historical records matching Leopold Herman Katz
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About Leopold Herman Katz
- Date/place of birth in Entry 90, Hanno Müller, Juden in Lich : Birklar, Langsdorf, Muschenheim und Ettingshausen (2010), vol. 1, and in Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv; Wiesbaden, Deutschland; Collection: Personenstandsregister Geburtsregister; Signatur: 905; Laufende Nummer: 1304 (Ancestry.com)
- Identified as son of Hermann Katz and his first wife, Elli Katz, in Hanno Müller, and in birth record cited above.
- Leopold Katz left Germany in 1903, sailing from Hamburg to the United States, arriving on 7 September 1903, and settling in Brooklyn, New York; see National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington D.C.; Petitions for Naturalization of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1937; NARA Series: M1879; Reference: (Roll 130) Vol 15 Pg 129 - Vol 16 Pg 113 (Ancestry.com)
- In May 1914, Leopold Katz applied for an American passport. Whether or not he actually travelled with the passport is unknown. [Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 210; Volume #: Roll 0210 - Certificates: 28708-29666, 04 May 1914-12 May 1914]
- In 1917, Leopold Katz was registered for service in the American army in WWI; on the form, he stated that he had a 'weak heart' and a bone missing from his foot. Whether he served is unknown.
- On 12 June 1919, Leopold Katz married Etta Alderman in Manhattan, New York. [Source: Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Marriage Certificate Index 1866-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
- In 1922, Leopold Katz applied for a passport in order to travel with his wife, Etta, for 10 weeks in Europe, including Germany. [Registration State: New York; Registration County: Kings; Roll: 1754592; Draft Board: 65/Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918] One assumes that on this trip he either met, or re-met, members of his father's second family with Veilchen Baum. What we do know is that, in 1936, Leopold Katz was on hand to welcome family members of his father, Hermann Katz, and his stepmother, Veilchen Katz (née Baum). See:
- In 1942, Leopold Katz was registered in the American draft; see The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147 (Ancestry.com)
- Date/place of death in Ancestry.com. New York, New York, U.S., Death Index, 1949-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
- Reference: MyHeritage Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 15 2023, 16:30:18 UTC
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Leopold Herman Katz's Timeline
| 1886 |
July 27, 1886
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Steinbach, Kreis Giessen, Hessen, Germany
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| 1954 |
April 4, 1954
Age 67
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Manhattan, New York, United States
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