Comments on The Genealogue: Genealogue Challenge #83

Thanks to you both for playing along, and thanks t...

2007-11-03T18:53:00.000-04:00

Thanks to you both for playing along, and thanks to Deb for providing the challenge!

Ok, with the clues from Steve's website: Fred Frie...

2007-11-03T17:04:00.000-04:00

Ok, with the clues from Steve's website: Fred Friendly's grandparents, his father, and his uncle Harry are all buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Maspeth, NY.

Craig, good find on the footnote source. I checked...

2007-11-03T16:55:00.000-04:00

Craig, good find on the footnote source. I checked there but didn't use an alternate spelling.

Phew, I didn't think anyone would take up this cha...

2007-11-03T16:30:00.000-04:00

Phew, I didn't think anyone would take up this challenge.

The extra credit shouldn't be too hard if you get some help from Steve Morse.

And finally, Fred Friendly's garndfather Ferdinand...

2007-11-03T15:20:00.000-04:00

And finally, Fred Friendly's garndfather Ferdinand Wachenheimer, was naturalized on Oct 13, 1883. I find a naturalization petition at Footnote.com for a Ferdinand "Wechenheimer"; I believe this is the same person.

I'll skip the extra credit!

Ferdinand Wachenheimer died March 9, 1914 and his ...

2007-11-03T14:57:00.000-04:00

Ferdinand Wachenheimer died March 9, 1914 and his wife Carolina died March 14, 1914, according to the New York City death index at the Italian Genealogical Group website (www.italiangen.org)

I'm surprised this is proving so tough. Here's wha...

2007-11-03T13:39:00.000-04:00

I'm surprised this is proving so tough. Here's what I know so far: Fred Friendly was born in New York in 1915 as Ferdinand Wachenheimer (Wikipedia). The 1920 census lists Ferdinand Wachenheimer, age 4, as the son of Samuel and Therese Wachenheimer. The 1910 census shows Samuel Wachenheimer as the son of Frederick and Carolina Wachenheimer.

The target is Ferdinand Wachenheimer. According to...

2007-11-03T11:07:00.000-04:00

The target is Ferdinand Wachenheimer. According to the 1900 census he was a naturalized citizen by then, but I can't find a source that is more specific. As to the length of time between his death and his wife's, I'll just take a wild guess that it was five days.