Louis Julius Freudenberg I (1894-1918); Ada Augusta Freudenberg (1885-1957) in a black shawl; and Clara Freudenberg (1890-1959) holding a writing box, circa 1915-1917 possibly at 22 Hopkins Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA.
Friday, July 15, 2005
Standing from left to right are: fiance of Joe Lowe; Ralph Kohlman (1885-1957) husband of Ada; Ada Augusta Freudenberg (1884-1957); Arthur Oscar Lindauer (1867-1944) the trapeze performer; Clara Freudenberg (1889-1959); and LeBaron (Lee) Hart Lindauer (1878-1945). Sitting from left to right are: Anna Lindauer (1873-1956) widow of Ira Lowe; Anna Augusta Kershaw (1841-1931) widow of Charles Frederick Lindauer (1836-1921); Eloise (Ellie) Lindauer II (1860-1935) widow of Maximillian (Max) S. Freudenberg I (1858-1921); and Catherine Harney (1878-1966). Photograph from August 1929 in Rye, New York.
Thursday, July 14, 2005
George Prescott Overton I (1901-1958) biography
George Prescott Overton I (1901-1958) Polygamist and Chief Radio Technician, United States Coast Guard Veteran and Electrical Engineer (b. March 15, 1901, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA - d. March 13, 1958, 2:05 pm, Central Emergency Hospital, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA) Social Security Number 547125052 and Military Service Number 108-053.
Birth:
George is the son of George S. Overton (1870-bef1930) and Sarah Boardman (1877-aft1930).
Siblings:
He had the following siblings: Norman Overton (1903-1953); and Marion G. Overton (1909-?).
Coast Guard:
George enlisted in the Coast Guard on January 15, 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and served for 18 years. He was given an Honorable Discharge from the US Coast Guard on December 18, 1945 and was processed out on December 27, 1945 in Wilmington, California.
Bechtel Corporation:
He then went to work for Bechtel as an electrical draftsman.
Memories of George Overton:
According to Judith (Abby) Abigail Clark (1959- ): "He enlisted in the Coast Guard in Philadelphia in, I believe, 1929 or 1930, before leaving for radio training school in Wyoming. I think he must have been married when he left for Wyoming, with grandmother, but I have no proof. He was obviously a serial monogamist at best, and at worst, he was a polygamist. I have documentation regarding a marriage in Colorado he committed himself to while 'married' to Dorothy. Her name was Norma Sloane. Then there was a woman named Jennie Wright, a woman named Myrtle Able and another one in California whose name escapes me at present. I have copies of letters between [Ida Stead] and Myrtle."
Death:
George died in 1958 while living at Apartment 21, 542 Mason Street, in San Francisco and the cause of death is listed as: "multiple ruptured atheromatous plaques [of] left coronary arteries due to severe arteriosclerosis".
Burial:
He was buried on March 26, 1958 in Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, San Mateo County, California.
Relationship:
George Prescott Overton I (1901-1958) was the grandfather of Anita Malootian (1961- ) aka Christine Six
Birth:
George is the son of George S. Overton (1870-bef1930) and Sarah Boardman (1877-aft1930).
Siblings:
He had the following siblings: Norman Overton (1903-1953); and Marion G. Overton (1909-?).
Coast Guard:
George enlisted in the Coast Guard on January 15, 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and served for 18 years. He was given an Honorable Discharge from the US Coast Guard on December 18, 1945 and was processed out on December 27, 1945 in Wilmington, California.
Bechtel Corporation:
He then went to work for Bechtel as an electrical draftsman.
Memories of George Overton:
According to Judith (Abby) Abigail Clark (1959- ): "He enlisted in the Coast Guard in Philadelphia in, I believe, 1929 or 1930, before leaving for radio training school in Wyoming. I think he must have been married when he left for Wyoming, with grandmother, but I have no proof. He was obviously a serial monogamist at best, and at worst, he was a polygamist. I have documentation regarding a marriage in Colorado he committed himself to while 'married' to Dorothy. Her name was Norma Sloane. Then there was a woman named Jennie Wright, a woman named Myrtle Able and another one in California whose name escapes me at present. I have copies of letters between [Ida Stead] and Myrtle."
Death:
George died in 1958 while living at Apartment 21, 542 Mason Street, in San Francisco and the cause of death is listed as: "multiple ruptured atheromatous plaques [of] left coronary arteries due to severe arteriosclerosis".
Burial:
He was buried on March 26, 1958 in Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, San Mateo County, California.
Relationship:
George Prescott Overton I (1901-1958) was the grandfather of Anita Malootian (1961- ) aka Christine Six
George Prescott Overton II (1930-1982) biography
George Prescott Overton II (1930-1982) Stockman, W.T. Grant & Company, Connecticut (b. June 05, 1930, Washington, District of Columbia, USA - d. December 23, 1982, Groton, New London County, Connecticut, 06340, USA) Social Security Number 220286799.
Birth:
George was the son of George Prescott Overton I (1901-1958) and Dorothy Ina Stead (1911-1989) and has two siblings.
Laurel, Maryland:
In 1949 he was living at 8 Dell Place, Laurel, Prince Georges County, Maryland when he applied for Social Security.
Memories of George Overton:
Kathleen Ina Overton (1956- ) writes on July 14, 2005: "[He] worked at W.T. Grant in the stockroom for as far back as [I] can remember. [He] had grande mal epilepsy as a result of a blow to the back of his head when he was a little boy. Back in that day little was known about the disorder and it was greatly misunderstood. People actually considered it a form of mental illness and I know for [him] he was not allowed to attend school for some time because of his epilepsy and the fear of it. Anyway, he worked at W.T. Grant in the stockroom despite the epilepsy. Even controlled with his medications he would have anywhere from 1 - 4 or 5 seizures per week. But he still went to work every day for, I would have to say, at least 12 or more years. He worked up in a 2nd story loft, he worked unloading entire truckloads of store products and he opened the boxes to remove the products to stock the shelves with box cutters. He was the ONLY stockroom personnel so this should tell you that the managers of W.T. Grant placed alot of trust in George Overton despite his epilepsy. It should also tell you that despite the fact that he could not drive - remember, he had grande mal epilepsy - he trudged to work every single day that he couldn't get a ride, day in and day out, through heat, rain, snow, darkness, etc. because he had 3 children depending on him. Sometimes he would have a seizure on the way to or from work. There would be no one there to help him. Yet he would pick himself up and walk either home or to work sometimes needing stitches, a few times he even had a broken bone. ... He was also the only member of our extended family that held a job. And guess where all those people came when they got booted from their addresses because they couldn't keep up with the rent? yup - straight to 20 Fitch Avenue where the rent was always paid, the phone always worked, the electricity was always paid. I can't begin to tell you how many times [he] had loser aunts and uncles living at [the] house. My father wouldn't turn them down for many reasons - they were his brother or sisters, he felt for their kids and they were the children of his mother who lived with us in our house. He left W.T. Grant because the store chain closed. From there he went to Easter Seals and worked."
Death:
He died in 1982 while living at 20 Fitch Avenue, Groton, New London County, Connecticut.
Birth:
George was the son of George Prescott Overton I (1901-1958) and Dorothy Ina Stead (1911-1989) and has two siblings.
Laurel, Maryland:
In 1949 he was living at 8 Dell Place, Laurel, Prince Georges County, Maryland when he applied for Social Security.
Memories of George Overton:
Kathleen Ina Overton (1956- ) writes on July 14, 2005: "[He] worked at W.T. Grant in the stockroom for as far back as [I] can remember. [He] had grande mal epilepsy as a result of a blow to the back of his head when he was a little boy. Back in that day little was known about the disorder and it was greatly misunderstood. People actually considered it a form of mental illness and I know for [him] he was not allowed to attend school for some time because of his epilepsy and the fear of it. Anyway, he worked at W.T. Grant in the stockroom despite the epilepsy. Even controlled with his medications he would have anywhere from 1 - 4 or 5 seizures per week. But he still went to work every day for, I would have to say, at least 12 or more years. He worked up in a 2nd story loft, he worked unloading entire truckloads of store products and he opened the boxes to remove the products to stock the shelves with box cutters. He was the ONLY stockroom personnel so this should tell you that the managers of W.T. Grant placed alot of trust in George Overton despite his epilepsy. It should also tell you that despite the fact that he could not drive - remember, he had grande mal epilepsy - he trudged to work every single day that he couldn't get a ride, day in and day out, through heat, rain, snow, darkness, etc. because he had 3 children depending on him. Sometimes he would have a seizure on the way to or from work. There would be no one there to help him. Yet he would pick himself up and walk either home or to work sometimes needing stitches, a few times he even had a broken bone. ... He was also the only member of our extended family that held a job. And guess where all those people came when they got booted from their addresses because they couldn't keep up with the rent? yup - straight to 20 Fitch Avenue where the rent was always paid, the phone always worked, the electricity was always paid. I can't begin to tell you how many times [he] had loser aunts and uncles living at [the] house. My father wouldn't turn them down for many reasons - they were his brother or sisters, he felt for their kids and they were the children of his mother who lived with us in our house. He left W.T. Grant because the store chain closed. From there he went to Easter Seals and worked."
Death:
He died in 1982 while living at 20 Fitch Avenue, Groton, New London County, Connecticut.
July 14, 2005, Dell Ridge nursing home teleconference
July 14, 2005, Dell Ridge nursing home teleconference
Dell Ridge: Your mom still need help getting in and out of a wheelchair, but she can stand for 10 minutes at a time
Mom: Im very proud of myself. I wash myself and comb my hair. They are angels here.
Dell: She has been here over two weeks. She needs to be here another two weeks.I will make a home care referall.
Mom: I want to get "Meals on Wheels"
Dell: Your mom is alert. She can make her needs known. She is on an anti-depressant. 98% Oxygen saturation. Her skin is good.
Mom: I have a bony tumor in the base of my skull, in my foraman magnum.
Dell: She is on Singulair for her breathing. She is on Percoset for her pain as it is needed. Remerom for her depression and Xanax.
Mom: I take asprin every two hours for my pain.
Dell Ridge: Your mom still need help getting in and out of a wheelchair, but she can stand for 10 minutes at a time
Mom: Im very proud of myself. I wash myself and comb my hair. They are angels here.
Dell: She has been here over two weeks. She needs to be here another two weeks.I will make a home care referall.
Mom: I want to get "Meals on Wheels"
Dell: Your mom is alert. She can make her needs known. She is on an anti-depressant. 98% Oxygen saturation. Her skin is good.
Mom: I have a bony tumor in the base of my skull, in my foraman magnum.
Dell: She is on Singulair for her breathing. She is on Percoset for her pain as it is needed. Remerom for her depression and Xanax.
Mom: I take asprin every two hours for my pain.
From left to right are: Florence (Flossie) Catherine Skinner (1901-1986) holding Arthur Oscar Freudenberg II (1929- ); Eugene Freudenberg II (1924-1945) holding his hat; and Louis Julius Freudenberg II (1922-1986) in Columbia Park, Jersey City, New Jersey on August 26, 1930. The photograph is from the collection of Ralph Freudenberg (1903-1980) and Nora Belle Conklin (1902-1963) and is now archived with Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).
Ada Augusta Freudenberg (1885-1957) and Louis Julius Freudenberg I (1894-1918) with an unknown family probably in Hoboken around 1917. This photograph came from the collection of Richard Freudenberg (1896-1988) and is now archived with Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ). The other family may be Kahrars, Lindauers or even Kohlmans.
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Will Bury Heights War Hero Sunday
Will Bury Heights War Hero Sunday
Another of World War Martyrs, Corporal Louis Julius Freudenberg will be buried Sunday afternoon in Flower Hill Cemetery. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. at his late home, 22 Hopkins Avenue, Jersey City. Dr. Clark, of the Summit Avenue, M.E. Church and a delegation of Fisk Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will officiate. Corporal Freudenberg was 24 years old at the time of his death. He was a runner in Company M, of the 309th Infantry, 78th Division. He was wounded in the right leg at the battle of Montfaucon, October 16, 1918 and while making his way back to the first aid station was shot through the head by a German sniper. Young Freudenberg was born in Hoboken and attended No. 3 School of that city and No. 8 School of Jersey City. He was inducted April 4, 1918 and trained at Camp Dix, leaving for France in May with his unit. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Eloise Freudenberg, five brothers, Charles, Arthur, Richard, formerly of the 32nd Field Artillery, 11th Division; Ralph and Eugene and three sisters, Ada, Clara and Grace. 
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