Frederick Edward "Fred" SOMMERS wurde am 6. Dezember 1890 in Dallas, Texas geboren.
Obwohl es abweichende Angaben zu seinen Eltern gibt, betreffen beide Dokumente die gleiche Person:
Andrew SOMMERS und Alice SOMMERS, geb. BATTER
(Heiratsurkunde Manhattan, 1919) /
John SOMMERS und Anna SOMMERS, geb. ANDERSON
(Antrag auf Zuweisung einer Sozialversichrungsnummer, 1939)
Die Familienverhältnisse müssen nicht einfach gewesen sein, denn er verbringt einen Teil seiner Jugend in einem Waisenhaus in Dallas (?).
Auf sich allein gestellt geht er um 1910 nach New York City, wo zwischen 1900 und 1920 für Ausbau und Erweiterung des U-Bahnsystems Arbeitskräfte benötigt werden. Fred findet Arbeit als Elektriker bei der Firma Flinn-O'Rourke Co., Inc., 17 Battery Place (1917).
Zwischen 1916 und 1920 wurden von dieser Baufirma der Old Slip-Clark Street Tunnel (1919 eröffnet) und der Whitehall-Montague Street Tunnel (1920 eröffnet) unter dem East River erbaut. Die Firma war auch am Bau der Tunnelröhren unter dem Harlem River beteiligt, die Teil der Manhattan-Bronx Division der New Yorker U-Bahn bildete (Lexington Avenue Tunnel, 1918 fertig gestellt für die "IRT Lexington Avenue Line" [IRT = Interborough Rapid Transit Co.]).
Fred SOMMERS heiratet am 19. Juli 1919 in Manhattan die 12 Jahre ältere Frieda Emilie WEBER, geb. WITTKOWSKE. Mit seiner Frau lebt er lt. Volkszähungsliste von 1920 im New Yorker Stadtteil The Bronx (1907 Davidson Avenue). Arbeitgeber zu diesem Zeitpunkt ist die Wagner Electric Co., New York.
Anfang der 1920er Jahre gehen Fred und Frieda nach Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York. Dort arbeitet Fred als Autoelektriker bei der Firma Roth & Zillig Inc. Diese hatte sich auf den Vertrieb von Autoteilen und Batterien (u.a. Phila Diamond Grid Battery) für Delco, Klaxon, Remy, Atwater, Kent, North East, Gray Davis, Connecticut, Briggs-Stratton, Eisemann, Bosch und Splitdorf spezialisiert und bot einen umfassenden Service im Bereich der Autoelektrik sowie von Anlasser und Beleuchtungssystemen für Fahrzeuge an. Wohnung von Fred und Frieda in Jamestown, 14 Barrows Street.
1923 ziehen beide nach Kalifornien in den Großraum Los Angeles und wohnen im eigenen Haus in Hollywood (5532½ Harold Way - zwischen Hollywood Blvd. im Norden und Sunset Blvd. im Süden).
Fred arbeitet als Automechaniker anfangs bei J. E. Coberly, Inc. (einem Lincoln Autohändler), 1400 W. 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA [1939], später in den Filmstudios von Warner Brothers in Burbank, CA [1942]). Frieda ist Angestellte im "Street Railway Office" (vermtl. bei der "Pacific Electric Railway" mit Sitz in Torrance, CA).
Auch die nächten Jahre leben und wohnen beide unter der gleichen Anschrift in Hollywood.
Die Ehe von Fred und Frieda bleibt kinderlos. Als letzte Anschrift ist auf der Sterbeurkunde 1745 North Gramercy Place, Hollywood vermerkt. Die "Bethany Towers" sind ein im Jahre 1933 erbautes mehrstöckiges Apartmenthaus mit betreutem Wohnen für Senioren.
Im Alter von 78 Jahren verstirbt Fred SOMMERS am 15. Juli 1969 im Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA. Einäscherung durch "Pierce Brothers Valhalla" am 22. Juli 1969 und anschließende Urnenbestattung im Kolumbarium des "Chapel of the Pines Crematory".
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Frederick Edward "Fred" SOMMERS was born in Dallas, Texas on December 6, 1890.
Although the names of the parents differ in the various official documents, they refer to the same person:
Andrew SOMMERS and Alice (BATTER) SOMMERS
(Certificate and Record of Marriage, Manhattan, 1919) /
John SOMMERS and Anna (ANDERSON) SOMMERS
(U.S. Social Security Act, Application for Account Number, 19139)
The family situation must have been rather difficult as he spent his boyhood and early youth at a Dallas (?) orphanage.
Around 1910, he left Texas for New York City. A great number of workers was needed there for the construction of the downtown rapid transit tunnels for the New York subway. By 1917, Fred worked as an electrician for Flinn-O'Rourke Co., Inc., 17 Battery Place.
Between 1916 and 1920, this construction company built the Old Slip-Clark Street Tunnel (opened in 1919) and the Whitehall-Montague Street Tunnel (opened in 1920) under the East River. It was involved in the construction of the Harlem River Tubes for the Manhattan-Bronx Division of the New York Subway (Lexington Avenue Tunnel, finished in 1918 for the "IRT Lexington Avenue Line" [IRT = Interborough Rapid Transit]).
On July 19, 1919, Fred SOMMERS married 41-year-old Frieda Emilie (WITTKOWSKE) WEBER in Manhattan. According to the 1920 U.S. Federal Census, the couple were boarders in the New York borough of The Bronx (1907 Davidson Avenue). Fred's new employer at that time was the Wagner Electric Co., New York.
At the beginning of the 1920s, Fred and Frieda go to Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York. Fred got a job as an electrician and works for Roth & Zillig Inc.. The company were distributors for "Phila Diamond Grid Battery." They had the official service and offered genuine car parts for Delco, Klaxon, Remy, Atwater, Kent, North East, Gray Davis, Connecticut, Briggs-Stratton, Eisemann, Bosch und Splitdorf. They had also specialized in complete automobile electric service and starting, lighting and ignition systems. Residence of Fred and Frieda in Jamestown, No. 14 Barrows Street.
In 1923, the couple moved to California and the Greater Los Angeles area. They had their own home in Hollywood (5532½ Harold Way - between Hollywood Blvd. to the north and Sunset Blvd. to the south).
At first, Fred found a job as an automobile mechanic with J. E. Coberly, Inc. (a Lincoln car dealer), 1400 W. 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA [1939]. Later he worked at the Warner Brothers film studios in Burbank, CA [1942]). Frieda was a clerk at the "Street Railway Office" (probably at the "Pacific Electric Railway" whose headquarters had been in Torrance, CA).
For the next couple of years they can still be found at the same address in Hollywood.
Fred and Frieda SOMMERS had no children. His last residence according to his death certificate was 1745 North Gramercy Place, Hollywood. "Bethany Towers" is a multi-family home. Built in 1933, it provides continued care community and assisted living for elderly people.
At the age of 78, Fred SOMMERS passed away on Jul.15, 1969 at the Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA. His remains were cremated by "Pierce Brothers Valhalla" on Jul.22, 1969 and buried in the Columbarium of the "Chapel of the Pines Crematory".
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Quellen/Sources:
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, New York, New York Co, Manhattan, Draft Board 118, Draft Card S, No. 193, image 631 (Frederick E. SOMMERS) [falsches Geburtsdatum: "1. Dezember 1888" / wrong DoB: "December 1, 1888"]
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, California, Los Angeles County, Draft Board 242 (Leonard, Chalmer Morgan - Wambsgans, Fred), Serial Number U 99, images 2207 [front] & 2208 [back] (Fred Edward SOMMERS)
"1920 United States Federal Census" - New York, Bronx County, Bronx Assembly District 8, District 0415, Scan 2/Sheet No. 1 B, Line 98 ("Fred Sommers" - "Mechanic" / "Wagner Ele[ctric] Co." - "31 [yrs]" [sic])
"1930 United States Federal Census" - California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles (City) (Districts 1-250) - Scan 22/Sheet No.13 A, Line 46 ("F.E. Sommers" - "Mechanic" / "Autos/Auto Repair" - "38 [yrs]" [sic])
"1940 United States Federal Census" - California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles (City), District 60-128, Scan 31/Sheet No. 61 A, Line 8 ("F. F. Sommers" [sic] - "Mechanic / Automobile" - "49 [yrs]")
"1950 United States Federal Census" - California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, District 66-570 - Scan 3/Sheet No.2, Line 16 ("Fred Sommers" - "Mechanic"/"Motion Pictures" - "60 [yrs]")
"State of New York Certificate and Record of Marriage", No. 20353, Jul.19, 1919
"U.S. Social Security Act", Application For Account Number, Jun.29, 1939 - Social Security Number: 548-28-6543 A
"Certificate of Death" - No. 7069-1066, filed Aug.1, 1969 - Ray E. Lee, County Recorder (certified copy # 19-079400, Dec.4., 1995)
Robert W. Jackson, Highway Under the Hudson: A History of the Holland Tunnel, New York & London 2011, pages 20 & 38 (Google Books)
"Most Recent Map of the Dual Subway System...", in: The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York, Sunday, September 9, 1917, The Eagle's Sporting Section, page 7 (fultonhistory.com - Brooklyn NY Daily Eagle 1917 Grayscale - 8644.pdf)
"U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995" - New York, Jamestown, 1922 - Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1922 - Scans 188 (pp. 110/111), 596 (pp. 914/915 - Roth & Zillig) and 621 (pp. 964/965 - Fred E & Freda Sommers)
Obwohl es abweichende Angaben zu seinen Eltern gibt, betreffen beide Dokumente die gleiche Person:
Andrew SOMMERS und Alice SOMMERS, geb. BATTER
(Heiratsurkunde Manhattan, 1919) /
John SOMMERS und Anna SOMMERS, geb. ANDERSON
(Antrag auf Zuweisung einer Sozialversichrungsnummer, 1939)
Die Familienverhältnisse müssen nicht einfach gewesen sein, denn er verbringt einen Teil seiner Jugend in einem Waisenhaus in Dallas (?).
Auf sich allein gestellt geht er um 1910 nach New York City, wo zwischen 1900 und 1920 für Ausbau und Erweiterung des U-Bahnsystems Arbeitskräfte benötigt werden. Fred findet Arbeit als Elektriker bei der Firma Flinn-O'Rourke Co., Inc., 17 Battery Place (1917).
Zwischen 1916 und 1920 wurden von dieser Baufirma der Old Slip-Clark Street Tunnel (1919 eröffnet) und der Whitehall-Montague Street Tunnel (1920 eröffnet) unter dem East River erbaut. Die Firma war auch am Bau der Tunnelröhren unter dem Harlem River beteiligt, die Teil der Manhattan-Bronx Division der New Yorker U-Bahn bildete (Lexington Avenue Tunnel, 1918 fertig gestellt für die "IRT Lexington Avenue Line" [IRT = Interborough Rapid Transit Co.]).
Fred SOMMERS heiratet am 19. Juli 1919 in Manhattan die 12 Jahre ältere Frieda Emilie WEBER, geb. WITTKOWSKE. Mit seiner Frau lebt er lt. Volkszähungsliste von 1920 im New Yorker Stadtteil The Bronx (1907 Davidson Avenue). Arbeitgeber zu diesem Zeitpunkt ist die Wagner Electric Co., New York.
Anfang der 1920er Jahre gehen Fred und Frieda nach Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York. Dort arbeitet Fred als Autoelektriker bei der Firma Roth & Zillig Inc. Diese hatte sich auf den Vertrieb von Autoteilen und Batterien (u.a. Phila Diamond Grid Battery) für Delco, Klaxon, Remy, Atwater, Kent, North East, Gray Davis, Connecticut, Briggs-Stratton, Eisemann, Bosch und Splitdorf spezialisiert und bot einen umfassenden Service im Bereich der Autoelektrik sowie von Anlasser und Beleuchtungssystemen für Fahrzeuge an. Wohnung von Fred und Frieda in Jamestown, 14 Barrows Street.
1923 ziehen beide nach Kalifornien in den Großraum Los Angeles und wohnen im eigenen Haus in Hollywood (5532½ Harold Way - zwischen Hollywood Blvd. im Norden und Sunset Blvd. im Süden).
Fred arbeitet als Automechaniker anfangs bei J. E. Coberly, Inc. (einem Lincoln Autohändler), 1400 W. 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA [1939], später in den Filmstudios von Warner Brothers in Burbank, CA [1942]). Frieda ist Angestellte im "Street Railway Office" (vermtl. bei der "Pacific Electric Railway" mit Sitz in Torrance, CA).
Auch die nächten Jahre leben und wohnen beide unter der gleichen Anschrift in Hollywood.
Die Ehe von Fred und Frieda bleibt kinderlos. Als letzte Anschrift ist auf der Sterbeurkunde 1745 North Gramercy Place, Hollywood vermerkt. Die "Bethany Towers" sind ein im Jahre 1933 erbautes mehrstöckiges Apartmenthaus mit betreutem Wohnen für Senioren.
Im Alter von 78 Jahren verstirbt Fred SOMMERS am 15. Juli 1969 im Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA. Einäscherung durch "Pierce Brothers Valhalla" am 22. Juli 1969 und anschließende Urnenbestattung im Kolumbarium des "Chapel of the Pines Crematory".
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Frederick Edward "Fred" SOMMERS was born in Dallas, Texas on December 6, 1890.
Although the names of the parents differ in the various official documents, they refer to the same person:
Andrew SOMMERS and Alice (BATTER) SOMMERS
(Certificate and Record of Marriage, Manhattan, 1919) /
John SOMMERS and Anna (ANDERSON) SOMMERS
(U.S. Social Security Act, Application for Account Number, 19139)
The family situation must have been rather difficult as he spent his boyhood and early youth at a Dallas (?) orphanage.
Around 1910, he left Texas for New York City. A great number of workers was needed there for the construction of the downtown rapid transit tunnels for the New York subway. By 1917, Fred worked as an electrician for Flinn-O'Rourke Co., Inc., 17 Battery Place.
Between 1916 and 1920, this construction company built the Old Slip-Clark Street Tunnel (opened in 1919) and the Whitehall-Montague Street Tunnel (opened in 1920) under the East River. It was involved in the construction of the Harlem River Tubes for the Manhattan-Bronx Division of the New York Subway (Lexington Avenue Tunnel, finished in 1918 for the "IRT Lexington Avenue Line" [IRT = Interborough Rapid Transit]).
On July 19, 1919, Fred SOMMERS married 41-year-old Frieda Emilie (WITTKOWSKE) WEBER in Manhattan. According to the 1920 U.S. Federal Census, the couple were boarders in the New York borough of The Bronx (1907 Davidson Avenue). Fred's new employer at that time was the Wagner Electric Co., New York.
At the beginning of the 1920s, Fred and Frieda go to Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York. Fred got a job as an electrician and works for Roth & Zillig Inc.. The company were distributors for "Phila Diamond Grid Battery." They had the official service and offered genuine car parts for Delco, Klaxon, Remy, Atwater, Kent, North East, Gray Davis, Connecticut, Briggs-Stratton, Eisemann, Bosch und Splitdorf. They had also specialized in complete automobile electric service and starting, lighting and ignition systems. Residence of Fred and Frieda in Jamestown, No. 14 Barrows Street.
In 1923, the couple moved to California and the Greater Los Angeles area. They had their own home in Hollywood (5532½ Harold Way - between Hollywood Blvd. to the north and Sunset Blvd. to the south).
At first, Fred found a job as an automobile mechanic with J. E. Coberly, Inc. (a Lincoln car dealer), 1400 W. 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA [1939]. Later he worked at the Warner Brothers film studios in Burbank, CA [1942]). Frieda was a clerk at the "Street Railway Office" (probably at the "Pacific Electric Railway" whose headquarters had been in Torrance, CA).
For the next couple of years they can still be found at the same address in Hollywood.
Fred and Frieda SOMMERS had no children. His last residence according to his death certificate was 1745 North Gramercy Place, Hollywood. "Bethany Towers" is a multi-family home. Built in 1933, it provides continued care community and assisted living for elderly people.
At the age of 78, Fred SOMMERS passed away on Jul.15, 1969 at the Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA. His remains were cremated by "Pierce Brothers Valhalla" on Jul.22, 1969 and buried in the Columbarium of the "Chapel of the Pines Crematory".
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Quellen/Sources:
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, New York, New York Co, Manhattan, Draft Board 118, Draft Card S, No. 193, image 631 (Frederick E. SOMMERS) [falsches Geburtsdatum: "1. Dezember 1888" / wrong DoB: "December 1, 1888"]
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, California, Los Angeles County, Draft Board 242 (Leonard, Chalmer Morgan - Wambsgans, Fred), Serial Number U 99, images 2207 [front] & 2208 [back] (Fred Edward SOMMERS)
"1920 United States Federal Census" - New York, Bronx County, Bronx Assembly District 8, District 0415, Scan 2/Sheet No. 1 B, Line 98 ("Fred Sommers" - "Mechanic" / "Wagner Ele[ctric] Co." - "31 [yrs]" [sic])
"1930 United States Federal Census" - California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles (City) (Districts 1-250) - Scan 22/Sheet No.13 A, Line 46 ("F.E. Sommers" - "Mechanic" / "Autos/Auto Repair" - "38 [yrs]" [sic])
"1940 United States Federal Census" - California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles (City), District 60-128, Scan 31/Sheet No. 61 A, Line 8 ("F. F. Sommers" [sic] - "Mechanic / Automobile" - "49 [yrs]")
"1950 United States Federal Census" - California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, District 66-570 - Scan 3/Sheet No.2, Line 16 ("Fred Sommers" - "Mechanic"/"Motion Pictures" - "60 [yrs]")
"State of New York Certificate and Record of Marriage", No. 20353, Jul.19, 1919
"U.S. Social Security Act", Application For Account Number, Jun.29, 1939 - Social Security Number: 548-28-6543 A
"Certificate of Death" - No. 7069-1066, filed Aug.1, 1969 - Ray E. Lee, County Recorder (certified copy # 19-079400, Dec.4., 1995)
Robert W. Jackson, Highway Under the Hudson: A History of the Holland Tunnel, New York & London 2011, pages 20 & 38 (Google Books)
"Most Recent Map of the Dual Subway System...", in: The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York, Sunday, September 9, 1917, The Eagle's Sporting Section, page 7 (fultonhistory.com - Brooklyn NY Daily Eagle 1917 Grayscale - 8644.pdf)
"U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995" - New York, Jamestown, 1922 - Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1922 - Scans 188 (pp. 110/111), 596 (pp. 914/915 - Roth & Zillig) and 621 (pp. 964/965 - Fred E & Freda Sommers)
Frederick Edward "Fred" SOMMERS wurde am 6. Dezember 1890 in Dallas, Texas geboren.
Obwohl es abweichende Angaben zu seinen Eltern gibt, betreffen beide Dokumente die gleiche Person:
Andrew SOMMERS und Alice SOMMERS, geb. BATTER
(Heiratsurkunde Manhattan, 1919) /
John SOMMERS und Anna SOMMERS, geb. ANDERSON
(Antrag auf Zuweisung einer Sozialversichrungsnummer, 1939)
Die Familienverhältnisse müssen nicht einfach gewesen sein, denn er verbringt einen Teil seiner Jugend in einem Waisenhaus in Dallas (?).
Auf sich allein gestellt geht er um 1910 nach New York City, wo zwischen 1900 und 1920 für Ausbau und Erweiterung des U-Bahnsystems Arbeitskräfte benötigt werden. Fred findet Arbeit als Elektriker bei der Firma Flinn-O'Rourke Co., Inc., 17 Battery Place (1917).
Zwischen 1916 und 1920 wurden von dieser Baufirma der Old Slip-Clark Street Tunnel (1919 eröffnet) und der Whitehall-Montague Street Tunnel (1920 eröffnet) unter dem East River erbaut. Die Firma war auch am Bau der Tunnelröhren unter dem Harlem River beteiligt, die Teil der Manhattan-Bronx Division der New Yorker U-Bahn bildete (Lexington Avenue Tunnel, 1918 fertig gestellt für die "IRT Lexington Avenue Line" [IRT = Interborough Rapid Transit Co.]).
Fred SOMMERS heiratet am 19. Juli 1919 in Manhattan die 12 Jahre ältere Frieda Emilie WEBER, geb. WITTKOWSKE. Mit seiner Frau lebt er lt. Volkszähungsliste von 1920 im New Yorker Stadtteil The Bronx (1907 Davidson Avenue). Arbeitgeber zu diesem Zeitpunkt ist die Wagner Electric Co., New York.
Anfang der 1920er Jahre gehen Fred und Frieda nach Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York. Dort arbeitet Fred als Autoelektriker bei der Firma Roth & Zillig Inc. Diese hatte sich auf den Vertrieb von Autoteilen und Batterien (u.a. Phila Diamond Grid Battery) für Delco, Klaxon, Remy, Atwater, Kent, North East, Gray Davis, Connecticut, Briggs-Stratton, Eisemann, Bosch und Splitdorf spezialisiert und bot einen umfassenden Service im Bereich der Autoelektrik sowie von Anlasser und Beleuchtungssystemen für Fahrzeuge an. Wohnung von Fred und Frieda in Jamestown, 14 Barrows Street.
1923 ziehen beide nach Kalifornien in den Großraum Los Angeles und wohnen im eigenen Haus in Hollywood (5532½ Harold Way - zwischen Hollywood Blvd. im Norden und Sunset Blvd. im Süden).
Fred arbeitet als Automechaniker anfangs bei J. E. Coberly, Inc. (einem Lincoln Autohändler), 1400 W. 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA [1939], später in den Filmstudios von Warner Brothers in Burbank, CA [1942]). Frieda ist Angestellte im "Street Railway Office" (vermtl. bei der "Pacific Electric Railway" mit Sitz in Torrance, CA).
Auch die nächten Jahre leben und wohnen beide unter der gleichen Anschrift in Hollywood.
Die Ehe von Fred und Frieda bleibt kinderlos. Als letzte Anschrift ist auf der Sterbeurkunde 1745 North Gramercy Place, Hollywood vermerkt. Die "Bethany Towers" sind ein im Jahre 1933 erbautes mehrstöckiges Apartmenthaus mit betreutem Wohnen für Senioren.
Im Alter von 78 Jahren verstirbt Fred SOMMERS am 15. Juli 1969 im Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA. Einäscherung durch "Pierce Brothers Valhalla" am 22. Juli 1969 und anschließende Urnenbestattung im Kolumbarium des "Chapel of the Pines Crematory".
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Frederick Edward "Fred" SOMMERS was born in Dallas, Texas on December 6, 1890.
Although the names of the parents differ in the various official documents, they refer to the same person:
Andrew SOMMERS and Alice (BATTER) SOMMERS
(Certificate and Record of Marriage, Manhattan, 1919) /
John SOMMERS and Anna (ANDERSON) SOMMERS
(U.S. Social Security Act, Application for Account Number, 19139)
The family situation must have been rather difficult as he spent his boyhood and early youth at a Dallas (?) orphanage.
Around 1910, he left Texas for New York City. A great number of workers was needed there for the construction of the downtown rapid transit tunnels for the New York subway. By 1917, Fred worked as an electrician for Flinn-O'Rourke Co., Inc., 17 Battery Place.
Between 1916 and 1920, this construction company built the Old Slip-Clark Street Tunnel (opened in 1919) and the Whitehall-Montague Street Tunnel (opened in 1920) under the East River. It was involved in the construction of the Harlem River Tubes for the Manhattan-Bronx Division of the New York Subway (Lexington Avenue Tunnel, finished in 1918 for the "IRT Lexington Avenue Line" [IRT = Interborough Rapid Transit]).
On July 19, 1919, Fred SOMMERS married 41-year-old Frieda Emilie (WITTKOWSKE) WEBER in Manhattan. According to the 1920 U.S. Federal Census, the couple were boarders in the New York borough of The Bronx (1907 Davidson Avenue). Fred's new employer at that time was the Wagner Electric Co., New York.
At the beginning of the 1920s, Fred and Frieda go to Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York. Fred got a job as an electrician and works for Roth & Zillig Inc.. The company were distributors for "Phila Diamond Grid Battery." They had the official service and offered genuine car parts for Delco, Klaxon, Remy, Atwater, Kent, North East, Gray Davis, Connecticut, Briggs-Stratton, Eisemann, Bosch und Splitdorf. They had also specialized in complete automobile electric service and starting, lighting and ignition systems. Residence of Fred and Frieda in Jamestown, No. 14 Barrows Street.
In 1923, the couple moved to California and the Greater Los Angeles area. They had their own home in Hollywood (5532½ Harold Way - between Hollywood Blvd. to the north and Sunset Blvd. to the south).
At first, Fred found a job as an automobile mechanic with J. E. Coberly, Inc. (a Lincoln car dealer), 1400 W. 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA [1939]. Later he worked at the Warner Brothers film studios in Burbank, CA [1942]). Frieda was a clerk at the "Street Railway Office" (probably at the "Pacific Electric Railway" whose headquarters had been in Torrance, CA).
For the next couple of years they can still be found at the same address in Hollywood.
Fred and Frieda SOMMERS had no children. His last residence according to his death certificate was 1745 North Gramercy Place, Hollywood. "Bethany Towers" is a multi-family home. Built in 1933, it provides continued care community and assisted living for elderly people.
At the age of 78, Fred SOMMERS passed away on Jul.15, 1969 at the Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA. His remains were cremated by "Pierce Brothers Valhalla" on Jul.22, 1969 and buried in the Columbarium of the "Chapel of the Pines Crematory".
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Quellen/Sources:
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, New York, New York Co, Manhattan, Draft Board 118, Draft Card S, No. 193, image 631 (Frederick E. SOMMERS) [falsches Geburtsdatum: "1. Dezember 1888" / wrong DoB: "December 1, 1888"]
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, California, Los Angeles County, Draft Board 242 (Leonard, Chalmer Morgan - Wambsgans, Fred), Serial Number U 99, images 2207 [front] & 2208 [back] (Fred Edward SOMMERS)
"1920 United States Federal Census" - New York, Bronx County, Bronx Assembly District 8, District 0415, Scan 2/Sheet No. 1 B, Line 98 ("Fred Sommers" - "Mechanic" / "Wagner Ele[ctric] Co." - "31 [yrs]" [sic])
"1930 United States Federal Census" - California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles (City) (Districts 1-250) - Scan 22/Sheet No.13 A, Line 46 ("F.E. Sommers" - "Mechanic" / "Autos/Auto Repair" - "38 [yrs]" [sic])
"1940 United States Federal Census" - California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles (City), District 60-128, Scan 31/Sheet No. 61 A, Line 8 ("F. F. Sommers" [sic] - "Mechanic / Automobile" - "49 [yrs]")
"1950 United States Federal Census" - California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, District 66-570 - Scan 3/Sheet No.2, Line 16 ("Fred Sommers" - "Mechanic"/"Motion Pictures" - "60 [yrs]")
"State of New York Certificate and Record of Marriage", No. 20353, Jul.19, 1919
"U.S. Social Security Act", Application For Account Number, Jun.29, 1939 - Social Security Number: 548-28-6543 A
"Certificate of Death" - No. 7069-1066, filed Aug.1, 1969 - Ray E. Lee, County Recorder (certified copy # 19-079400, Dec.4., 1995)
Robert W. Jackson, Highway Under the Hudson: A History of the Holland Tunnel, New York & London 2011, pages 20 & 38 (Google Books)
"Most Recent Map of the Dual Subway System...", in: The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York, Sunday, September 9, 1917, The Eagle's Sporting Section, page 7 (fultonhistory.com - Brooklyn NY Daily Eagle 1917 Grayscale - 8644.pdf)
"U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995" - New York, Jamestown, 1922 - Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1922 - Scans 188 (pp. 110/111), 596 (pp. 914/915 - Roth & Zillig) and 621 (pp. 964/965 - Fred E & Freda Sommers)
Obwohl es abweichende Angaben zu seinen Eltern gibt, betreffen beide Dokumente die gleiche Person:
Andrew SOMMERS und Alice SOMMERS, geb. BATTER
(Heiratsurkunde Manhattan, 1919) /
John SOMMERS und Anna SOMMERS, geb. ANDERSON
(Antrag auf Zuweisung einer Sozialversichrungsnummer, 1939)
Die Familienverhältnisse müssen nicht einfach gewesen sein, denn er verbringt einen Teil seiner Jugend in einem Waisenhaus in Dallas (?).
Auf sich allein gestellt geht er um 1910 nach New York City, wo zwischen 1900 und 1920 für Ausbau und Erweiterung des U-Bahnsystems Arbeitskräfte benötigt werden. Fred findet Arbeit als Elektriker bei der Firma Flinn-O'Rourke Co., Inc., 17 Battery Place (1917).
Zwischen 1916 und 1920 wurden von dieser Baufirma der Old Slip-Clark Street Tunnel (1919 eröffnet) und der Whitehall-Montague Street Tunnel (1920 eröffnet) unter dem East River erbaut. Die Firma war auch am Bau der Tunnelröhren unter dem Harlem River beteiligt, die Teil der Manhattan-Bronx Division der New Yorker U-Bahn bildete (Lexington Avenue Tunnel, 1918 fertig gestellt für die "IRT Lexington Avenue Line" [IRT = Interborough Rapid Transit Co.]).
Fred SOMMERS heiratet am 19. Juli 1919 in Manhattan die 12 Jahre ältere Frieda Emilie WEBER, geb. WITTKOWSKE. Mit seiner Frau lebt er lt. Volkszähungsliste von 1920 im New Yorker Stadtteil The Bronx (1907 Davidson Avenue). Arbeitgeber zu diesem Zeitpunkt ist die Wagner Electric Co., New York.
Anfang der 1920er Jahre gehen Fred und Frieda nach Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York. Dort arbeitet Fred als Autoelektriker bei der Firma Roth & Zillig Inc. Diese hatte sich auf den Vertrieb von Autoteilen und Batterien (u.a. Phila Diamond Grid Battery) für Delco, Klaxon, Remy, Atwater, Kent, North East, Gray Davis, Connecticut, Briggs-Stratton, Eisemann, Bosch und Splitdorf spezialisiert und bot einen umfassenden Service im Bereich der Autoelektrik sowie von Anlasser und Beleuchtungssystemen für Fahrzeuge an. Wohnung von Fred und Frieda in Jamestown, 14 Barrows Street.
1923 ziehen beide nach Kalifornien in den Großraum Los Angeles und wohnen im eigenen Haus in Hollywood (5532½ Harold Way - zwischen Hollywood Blvd. im Norden und Sunset Blvd. im Süden).
Fred arbeitet als Automechaniker anfangs bei J. E. Coberly, Inc. (einem Lincoln Autohändler), 1400 W. 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA [1939], später in den Filmstudios von Warner Brothers in Burbank, CA [1942]). Frieda ist Angestellte im "Street Railway Office" (vermtl. bei der "Pacific Electric Railway" mit Sitz in Torrance, CA).
Auch die nächten Jahre leben und wohnen beide unter der gleichen Anschrift in Hollywood.
Die Ehe von Fred und Frieda bleibt kinderlos. Als letzte Anschrift ist auf der Sterbeurkunde 1745 North Gramercy Place, Hollywood vermerkt. Die "Bethany Towers" sind ein im Jahre 1933 erbautes mehrstöckiges Apartmenthaus mit betreutem Wohnen für Senioren.
Im Alter von 78 Jahren verstirbt Fred SOMMERS am 15. Juli 1969 im Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA. Einäscherung durch "Pierce Brothers Valhalla" am 22. Juli 1969 und anschließende Urnenbestattung im Kolumbarium des "Chapel of the Pines Crematory".
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Frederick Edward "Fred" SOMMERS was born in Dallas, Texas on December 6, 1890.
Although the names of the parents differ in the various official documents, they refer to the same person:
Andrew SOMMERS and Alice (BATTER) SOMMERS
(Certificate and Record of Marriage, Manhattan, 1919) /
John SOMMERS and Anna (ANDERSON) SOMMERS
(U.S. Social Security Act, Application for Account Number, 19139)
The family situation must have been rather difficult as he spent his boyhood and early youth at a Dallas (?) orphanage.
Around 1910, he left Texas for New York City. A great number of workers was needed there for the construction of the downtown rapid transit tunnels for the New York subway. By 1917, Fred worked as an electrician for Flinn-O'Rourke Co., Inc., 17 Battery Place.
Between 1916 and 1920, this construction company built the Old Slip-Clark Street Tunnel (opened in 1919) and the Whitehall-Montague Street Tunnel (opened in 1920) under the East River. It was involved in the construction of the Harlem River Tubes for the Manhattan-Bronx Division of the New York Subway (Lexington Avenue Tunnel, finished in 1918 for the "IRT Lexington Avenue Line" [IRT = Interborough Rapid Transit]).
On July 19, 1919, Fred SOMMERS married 41-year-old Frieda Emilie (WITTKOWSKE) WEBER in Manhattan. According to the 1920 U.S. Federal Census, the couple were boarders in the New York borough of The Bronx (1907 Davidson Avenue). Fred's new employer at that time was the Wagner Electric Co., New York.
At the beginning of the 1920s, Fred and Frieda go to Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York. Fred got a job as an electrician and works for Roth & Zillig Inc.. The company were distributors for "Phila Diamond Grid Battery." They had the official service and offered genuine car parts for Delco, Klaxon, Remy, Atwater, Kent, North East, Gray Davis, Connecticut, Briggs-Stratton, Eisemann, Bosch und Splitdorf. They had also specialized in complete automobile electric service and starting, lighting and ignition systems. Residence of Fred and Frieda in Jamestown, No. 14 Barrows Street.
In 1923, the couple moved to California and the Greater Los Angeles area. They had their own home in Hollywood (5532½ Harold Way - between Hollywood Blvd. to the north and Sunset Blvd. to the south).
At first, Fred found a job as an automobile mechanic with J. E. Coberly, Inc. (a Lincoln car dealer), 1400 W. 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA [1939]. Later he worked at the Warner Brothers film studios in Burbank, CA [1942]). Frieda was a clerk at the "Street Railway Office" (probably at the "Pacific Electric Railway" whose headquarters had been in Torrance, CA).
For the next couple of years they can still be found at the same address in Hollywood.
Fred and Frieda SOMMERS had no children. His last residence according to his death certificate was 1745 North Gramercy Place, Hollywood. "Bethany Towers" is a multi-family home. Built in 1933, it provides continued care community and assisted living for elderly people.
At the age of 78, Fred SOMMERS passed away on Jul.15, 1969 at the Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA. His remains were cremated by "Pierce Brothers Valhalla" on Jul.22, 1969 and buried in the Columbarium of the "Chapel of the Pines Crematory".
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Quellen/Sources:
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, New York, New York Co, Manhattan, Draft Board 118, Draft Card S, No. 193, image 631 (Frederick E. SOMMERS) [falsches Geburtsdatum: "1. Dezember 1888" / wrong DoB: "December 1, 1888"]
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, California, Los Angeles County, Draft Board 242 (Leonard, Chalmer Morgan - Wambsgans, Fred), Serial Number U 99, images 2207 [front] & 2208 [back] (Fred Edward SOMMERS)
"1920 United States Federal Census" - New York, Bronx County, Bronx Assembly District 8, District 0415, Scan 2/Sheet No. 1 B, Line 98 ("Fred Sommers" - "Mechanic" / "Wagner Ele[ctric] Co." - "31 [yrs]" [sic])
"1930 United States Federal Census" - California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles (City) (Districts 1-250) - Scan 22/Sheet No.13 A, Line 46 ("F.E. Sommers" - "Mechanic" / "Autos/Auto Repair" - "38 [yrs]" [sic])
"1940 United States Federal Census" - California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles (City), District 60-128, Scan 31/Sheet No. 61 A, Line 8 ("F. F. Sommers" [sic] - "Mechanic / Automobile" - "49 [yrs]")
"1950 United States Federal Census" - California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, District 66-570 - Scan 3/Sheet No.2, Line 16 ("Fred Sommers" - "Mechanic"/"Motion Pictures" - "60 [yrs]")
"State of New York Certificate and Record of Marriage", No. 20353, Jul.19, 1919
"U.S. Social Security Act", Application For Account Number, Jun.29, 1939 - Social Security Number: 548-28-6543 A
"Certificate of Death" - No. 7069-1066, filed Aug.1, 1969 - Ray E. Lee, County Recorder (certified copy # 19-079400, Dec.4., 1995)
Robert W. Jackson, Highway Under the Hudson: A History of the Holland Tunnel, New York & London 2011, pages 20 & 38 (Google Books)
"Most Recent Map of the Dual Subway System...", in: The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York, Sunday, September 9, 1917, The Eagle's Sporting Section, page 7 (fultonhistory.com - Brooklyn NY Daily Eagle 1917 Grayscale - 8644.pdf)
"U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995" - New York, Jamestown, 1922 - Jamestown, New York, City Directory, 1922 - Scans 188 (pp. 110/111), 596 (pp. 914/915 - Roth & Zillig) and 621 (pp. 964/965 - Fred E & Freda Sommers)
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