1864 - 1916 (52 Jahre)
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Name |
Gräfenstein, Johann *Gustav |
Getauft |
Apr 1864 |
Hammelwarden / Hmw., Elsfleth, BRA, NI, D |
Geboren |
22 Apr 1864 |
Kirchhammelwarden / Hmw., Brake, BRA, NI, D [1] |
Geschlecht |
männlich |
Beruf |
Kaufmann |
Religion |
LU |
Auswanderung |
15 Mai 1881 |
Bremen, HB, D [2] |
Einwanderung |
30 Mai 1881 |
New York City, NY, USA [3] |
Schiff "Donau" |
Begraben |
Nov 1916 |
Brooklyn, Kings, NYC, NY, USA [4] |
Stelle: Green-Wood Cemetery |
Gestorben |
10 Nov 1916 |
Brooklyn, Kings, NYC, NY, USA [5] |
Personen-Kennung |
I71885 |
OGF Auswanderer |
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Vater |
Gräfenstein, Gerhard Addicks, geb. 30 Mrz 1834, Kirchhammelwarden / Hmw., Brake, BRA, NI, D |
Mutter |
Rathjen, Margarethe Mathilde, geb. 4 Dez 1839, Wurthfleth / Wrs., Hagen im Bremischen, CUX, NI, D , gest. 20 Sep 1865, Hammelwarden / Hmw., Elsfleth, BRA, NI, D (Alter 25 Jahre) |
Verheiratet |
16 Feb 1864 |
Hammelwarden / Hmw., Elsfleth, BRA, NI, D [1] |
Familien-Kennung |
F14606 |
Familienblatt | Familientafel |
Familie |
Scharff, Anna Katharine, geb. Jan 1866, Deutschland |
Verheiratet |
30 Jun 1887 |
Kings, NYC, NY, USA [6] |
Kinder |
| 1. Grafenstein, Matilda, geb. Jun 1888, Brooklyn, Kings, NYC, NY, USA , gest. 7 Mai 1961, Hempstead, Nassau, NY, USA (Alter 72 Jahre) |
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Familien-Kennung |
F14607 |
Familienblatt | Familientafel |
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Ereignis-Karte |
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| Getauft - Apr 1864 - Hammelwarden / Hmw., Elsfleth, BRA, NI, D |
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| Geboren - 22 Apr 1864 - Kirchhammelwarden / Hmw., Brake, BRA, NI, D |
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| Auswanderung - 15 Mai 1881 - Bremen, HB, D |
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| Einwanderung - Schiff "Donau" - 30 Mai 1881 - New York City, NY, USA |
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| Verheiratet - 30 Jun 1887 - Kings, NYC, NY, USA |
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| Begraben - Stelle: Green-Wood Cemetery - Nov 1916 - Brooklyn, Kings, NYC, NY, USA |
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| Gestorben - 10 Nov 1916 - Brooklyn, Kings, NYC, NY, USA |
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Pin-Bedeutungen |
: Adresse
: Ortsteil
: Ort
: Region
: (Bundes-)Staat/-Land
: Land
: Nicht festgelegt |
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Quellen |
- [S21095] Ortsfamilienbuch Brake, Elsfleth, Golzwarden und Hammelwarden.
- [S21136] Bremer Passagierlisten, (www.passagierlisten.de).
- [S21266] New York Passenger Arrivals, NARA.
- [S6148] www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Grafenstein&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=124383066&df=all&.
- [S21685] http://frenchhatchingcat.com, http://frenchhatchingcat.com/category/corona-cat-farm/.
More Fur Flying
At about the same time the Corona group was making plans, a group from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, led by Johann Gustave Grafenstein of 450 75th Street, was also considering opening a cat farm on Long Island. Gus had apparently visited a cat farm in Russia, where a furrier was raising cats and then killing them for their furs. (Oh, this is a horrible story.) Ironically, Gus had just retired and sold his business on 52nd Street and 5th Avenue — Dairymen’s Milk Co., which was engaged in the production, bottling, and selling of milk and cream.
Gus told some friends about the idea, “who thought highly of the scheme.” Their plan was to purchase a lot about a half-acre square and then construct a concrete wall around the farm that would go six feet into the ground so that the cats couldn’t dig themselves out.
Cat Got Their Tongues
Gustave Grafenstein
Gus Grafentstein never did open a cat farm on Long Island. He died in 1916 when he fell down the stairs at his home on 75th Street in Brooklyn, shown here.
In May 1912, Henry Glickman told the Brooklyn Daily Eagle that the company planned to start its cat business on a large scale within a few weeks. However, there appears to be no further discussion of the cat farm and no action taken. Henry Glickman sold his hotel at 102 National Avenue in 1914, and the next time he appeared in the newspaper it was to announce his plans to build a large meeting hall on Poplar Street to be used by various organizations.
As for Gus, he died tragically and suddenly at the age of 53 on November 11, 1916. He apparently broke his neck when he fainted in his home and fell down a flight of stairs.
Unfortunately, quite a few cat farms really did exist in upstate New York and throughout the country in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Let’s just all hope this fashion trend never comes back in style.
- [S21195] www.italiangen.org.
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