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Note: Hans Harry Max Klebs Bio
He was born at 339 E. 88th Street, Manhattan New York at 11:00 am on March 16th 1891. He was the first child of the immigrants Albert Klebs (occupation: waiter) and Bertha Riechert Klebs. His father had arrived in the New York City in 1884, his mother in 1886. One brother (Albert) and two sisters (Elsie and Margaretha) would follow. By October 1897 he and his younger siblings were half-orphaned when his mother died of tuberculosis. He was 6, his brother Albert was 5, his sister Elsie was 4 and Margarethre was 2.
The 1900 Census reveals that Hans Harry Max Klebs had been entered into the New York Society for Half-Orphaned and Destitute Children, located at West 104th Street and Manhattan Avenue, in Manhattan New York. The census reveals that he and his younger brother Albert had only 2 months of education that school year while most of the other children on June 15, 1900 were listed as having 10 months of education. Meanwhile, the two sisters of Harry and Albert were borders in the family of Charles Grunge in upper Manhattan New York near the intersection of 209th Street on Cooper Street. The sisters, Elsie and Margarethe were cared for by Freda Grunge the eldest daughter of Charles Grunge who incidentally was listed as a waiter, (same occupation as Albert) in the 1900 Census. A picture of the building that housed the Society of Half-Orphaned Children and Destitute Children has been included into the photo scrapbook of this electronic Genealogy file.
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The 1905 New York State Census has Harry age 14, in the household of Charles and Anna Grunge, listed as grandson, with his brother Albert, sister Elsie and sister Margarethe who was known as "Grader". The location was 1619 1st Avenue, Manhattan. His father and step-mother Frieda Grunge Klebs were not listed on the census. In May of 1907 his father died at the age of 44. Harry as he was called was just 16. He is not found in the 1910 Census.
In the New York State Census of 1915 he lived with his brother Albert and sister Elsie and 5 borders at 184 E. 88th Street. His occupation was listed as: printer.
* He married Augusta Schlegel on December 24, 1916.
He registered for the World War I draft on June 5th 1917. He was described as being of medium height, slender build with gray eyes and dark brown hair. He was a Pressman for the Acme Manifolding company at 514 W. 36th Street, New York City but lived at 366 Broadway, Union City, Hudson County, New Jersey.
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1920 Census records Harry as being employed as a Printing mechanic, in Union City, New Jersey.
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"My Dad told me at age 11 he and Uncle Al (Albert Klebs) and Uncle Grover (Charles Grover Woellhaf husband of Elsie Klebs) smoked corn husks for cigarettes, that was when they lived on a farm in Nepera Park, New York".
Augusta Klebs Gerhardt
Note: Nepera Park is a very small community adjacent to Hastings-on-Hudson in Westchester County, New York, Saw Mill River Parkway runs through it.
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"What I do remember about my dad is he was an orphan & in a home with his sister Elsie & brother Al until they were old enough to be released on their own. Yes he worked as a typesetter for the NY Journal American which was a really big newspaper in his day. Know he was laid off & went to work for Bright Star Battery Co. in NJ where he was recommended for the job by Elsie's husband Grover who was a manager or something there. Remember he played the mandolin & banjo quite well & developed all his own pictures. We had tons of them in the basement in Ozone Park.(Queens NY), where they got mildewed & grandma threw all of them out. Priceless pictures as far as memories were concerned. Remember he always took us into NYC where we went to the Natural History Museum. I remember always going to the floor where they had the Egyptian mummies. He was a mild man & I really enjoyed him. He always called me "Honsie" whatever that meant."
Evelyn Klebs Simmons
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"Old Man's registration"
The U.S. officially entered World War II on 8 December 1941 following an attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Just about a year before that, in October 1940, President Roosevelt had signed into law the first peacetime selective service draft in U.S. history, due to rising world conflicts. After the U.S. entered WWII a new selective service act required that all men between ages 18 and 65 register for the draft. Between November 1940 and October 1946, over 10 million American men were registered.
This database is an indexed collection of the draft cards from the Fourth Registration, the only registration currently available to the public (the other registrations are not available due to privacy laws). The Fourth Registration, often referred to as the "old man's registration", was conducted on 27 April 1942 and registered men who born on or between 28 April 1877 and 16 February 1897 - men who were between 45 and 64 years old - and who were not already in the military.
Information available on the draft cards includes:
Name of registrant, Age, Birth date, Birthplace, Residence, Employer information, Name and address of person who would always know the registrants whereabouts, Physical description of registrant (race, height, weight, eye and hair colors, complexion)
Additional information such as mailing address (if different from residence address), serial number, order number, and board registration information may also be available.
He registered for the draft on April 25th 1942. He listed himself as working for the Bright Star Battery Company at 200 Crooks Avenue, Clifton, New Jersey. His residence was at 29 Milford Street, Brooklyn, New York. His height was Five feet 5 3/4 inches. He weighed 125 pounds, with gray eyes and black hair.
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Cremation 61-40 Mount Olivet Crescent, Middle Village, New York 11379 718-821-9700
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