Frank August Ostwald

   Another name for Frank was Francis Ostwald.

  General Notes:

www.ancestry.com - Ostwald Fam Tree for POB

1910 Spring Avenue [no house # at that time] Troy Ward 9, Rens, NY
Frank A. Ostwald age 27; married x1 for 2 yrs; born Germany and speaks German and English; immigrated to USA 1903 and is a naturalized citizen; Catherine his wife is age 22; married x1 for 2 years; has had 1 child with 1 child living; born Germany and speaks German and English; son John is 4 mos and born NY

1915 - Spring Avenue [enumerator has assigned it a house # 114 and if this is true it is a multiple dwelling with several families also assigned to this number.]
Frank Ostwalt age 32 born Germany; in the USA for 13 yrs; works as "Laborer Structural foundry"
Katie H. his wife is 26 born Germany and has been in USA for 24 years; occ: housework; the children are John 5; Fran k 3 and a daughter transcribed as "Katie Ostwalk" and her age is 15 Mos. Also listed in this household is Albert Shumburgh or Slumburgh age 25 born Germany and entered as "brother". Albert like Frank works as "laborer structural foundry" and has been in USA for 2 years.

1920 34 Spring AveTroy Ward 5, Renssealaer County, NY Frank A. Ostwald 1885; rents his home; emig 1900 and NA 1910; works in an "iron foundry"? Catherine C. 1889 John J. 1910 Frank W. 1912 Catherine B. 1915 George P. 1915 Dorothy F. 1917 Charles (Carl?) 1919

1925 34 Spring St Troy Ward 5 Election district 1
Frank A. Ostwald 42 born Germany; has been in the USA for 20yrs; became a citizen 1910 in Troy; works as a "laborer in paper mill"
Catherine 37 born Germany; has been in USA 34 yrs; became a citizen by marriage; occ: housework (home?)
All ch are in school or at home
John J is 15; Frank W. is 13; Catherine is 11; Geo P 9; Dorothy 7; Carl J 5; Joseph H. 4 and Bertha A. is a baby.

1930 State Road, Brunswick Dist 4, Rensselaer County, NY Frank A. Ostwald 1883; emig 1903 Germany;owns house worth $6000.00; married at age 25 and is a laborer in a paper mill and is actively employed; can read and write; Catherine 1888; emig 1899 and is naturalized married at age 20. children at home and single are John J. 1910 works as an assembler in an auto factory; Frank W. 1912 is an oil salesman; Catherine D. 1914 George P. 1916 Dorothy 1918 Earl (Carl?) J. 1920 Bertha 1925 Leo M. 1928

1940 Springer district in Brunswick, Rensselaer Co, NY [also there in 1935]
Frank A. Ostwald age 56 born 1884 Germany; completed 8th grade in school; Naturalized citizen; owns his own home and it is worth $6000.00; works as "laborer" in a paper mill. Works 44 hr week and yearly income = $1600.00
Katherine is age 53 born 1887 Germany; does not work outside of home; completed 8th Grade
Dorothy age 18 born 1922 NY completed 8th grade; occ: trimmer in a dress shop; works a 48 hr week; yearly income = $260.00
Carl age 20 born 1920 NY;completed 2 years of HS; works a 44 hr week as a laborer in a paper mill; yearly income = $1444.00
Joseph age 19 born 1921 in NY; completed 4 years of HS; worked a total of 7 weeks in 1939 and made $70.00 (summer employement or weekends?)
Bertha age 15 born 1925 NY; completed 1 year of HS and is listed as a "student" no work listed
Leo age 11 born 1929 NY; completed 4th grade;
Lawrence age 9 born 1931 NY; completed 3rd grade
Gertrude age 8 born 1932 NY; completed 2nd grade
Gerard age 7 born 1933 NY [nothing else listed for him]

THE TROY RECORD - 29 June 1954 - Frank A. Ostwald was honored at a surprise 71st [born 28 June 1883] birthday party at his home on Spring Avenue. childrena nd grandchildren [total of 37] attended.

THE TIMES RECORD 12 June 1957
OSTWALD - At residence 1008 Spring Avenue on 11 June 1957. Frank A. Ostwald, husband of the late Katherine Hart....survived by sons John J.; Frank W; George P.; Carl J.; Joseph H.; Leo M.; Lawrence J. and Gerald F. daughters: Mrs Joseph Petruska; Mrs John Dorfner; Mrs Joseph Hogan and. Mrs Walter Debboli.
He was a brother of: William Schlomberg; Mrs. William Krueger and Mrs William Koehler. also several grand dhildren and great grandchildren. Funeral from Bragle funeral Home on third St. in Troy. buried from St. Lawrence Church and interment St. Mary's Cemetery in Troy, NY. He was a retired millworker from Behr-Manning co in Watervliet, NY and ahd lived in USA for 55 years [ emig from Germany in 1903]

In Aug of 1957 an Estate Sale was held at 1008 Spring Ave..items listed were mostly furniture and misc items

Frank married Katherine Christina Hart, daughter of John L. Hart and Dorothy E. Schreiber, on 17 Aug 1908 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. (Katherine Christina Hart was born on 28 Feb 1888 in Germany, died on 18 Aug 1943 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York and was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery in Troy, New York.)

  Marriage Notes:

census estimated date and recollections of their son.