PRAUSE, August Franz Jr.^{[1, 2]}

1898 - 1996  (97 years)

• Name	PRAUSE, August Franz
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	15 Oct 1898	Wolibórz, Poland   [2, 3]
  	This town was Volpersdorf, Germany prior to 1945
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	23 Sep 1929	NY   [1]
  Departure	Hamburg, Germany   [1]
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 68393671
  SSN issued	CT   [2]
  Residence	1930	Manhattan, NY   [4]
  Social Security Number	048-18-8556  [2]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	20 Feb 1996	Sharon, CT   [2]
  Burial	27 Apr 1996	Sharon, CT
  Person ID	I9078	Puffer 062124
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	PRAUSE, August Franz,   b. 6 Nov 1866, Wolibórz, Poland (Volpersdorf, Germany prior to 1945) d. 21 Aug 1965, Canaan, CT (Age 98 years)
  Mother	KLENNER, Agnes,   b. 6 Feb 1869, Nowa Ruda, Dolnoslaskie, Poland d. Sep 1940, Hausdorf, Germany (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	CA 1896	Volpersdorf, Silesia, Germany
  Family ID	F2988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	STENDER, Milanny Luiese,   b. 2 Jan 1906, West Ham, Essex, London, England d. 11 May 1996, Sharon, CT (Age 90 years)
  Marriage License	30 Jan 1934	Manhattan, NY   [5]
  Marriage	18 Feb 1934	New York, NY   [6]
  Residence	1940	Sharon, CT   [7]
  	520 W. 131st St., Manhattan, a chauffeur
  Residence	1942	Sharon, CT   [3]
  Children	1. PRAUSE, Henry August,   b. 10 Jan 1935, Sharon, CT d. 5 Nov 2020, Cortland, NY (Age 85 years)   2. Living   3. PRAUSE, Agnes E.,   b. 23 Jun 1938, Sharon, CT d. Yes, date unknown   4. PRAUSE, Peter Norman,   b. 6 Dec 1942, Sharon, CT d. Yes, date unknown   5. Living
  Family ID	F10856	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2024

  
  

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• Notes

  He joined the German army in 1915. He was 2 years in training and achieved the rank of "corporal', an officer over 8 men. He saw active duty from Aug 1918 till the Fall of 1919. His whole regiment (East Prussian Regiment #18) was captured while in the trenches (dugouts) on the 8th of August 1918 near Verdun, Villers, Brittany. The English advanced behind tanks up their trenches. He recalls being only a few feet from a soldier who was killed in the trench while picking lice out of his shirt. A grenade landed next to the soldier and killed him. He was unable to do anything for the soldier. He was in Lily during that summer (1918) in a POW tent. He cleaned cavalry stables and ammunition during his captivity. He contracted diphtheria while in an English POW camp. Put in an isolation tent, an injection to his lower abdomen cured him. As a POW he was given bread (the size of a saucer for 5 men), water, bullion and lime. (Related to David Caranci son-in-law on his 94th birthday) He came to America on January 7, 1927 on the S.S. President Harding, sailing from Bremen, Germany. He was 28 years old and single. He listed his occupation as 'carpenter'. He could read and write German. He listed Volpersdorf as his place of birth ( it is now Wolizborz, Poland). He was issued an immigration Visa #14511 from Berlin on Feb 11, 1911. He listed his last permanent residence as Hausdorf, Germany (now known as Woliborz, Poland). He listed his next of kin as his father, August, in Hausdorf, Silesia. His final destination was NY, NY for which he had a ticket . He had $25 in his pocket and it was his first time in the US. He was going to his sister, Rosa Prause, 240 E 83rd Street, NYC. He said he intended to live the 'always' and intended to become a citizen. He was in good physical/mental health, was 5'6" tall had fair complextion, blonde hair and green eyes. He was traveling with his cousin, Elsie Dreschner who was 19 and listed her occupation as 'servant'. Her home town was Keustwitz, Germany. Her father was Franz Dreschner, Keustwitz, Silesia. She was 5'5" tall and was going to stay with her cousin Rosa Prause at the same address. He returned to Germany and then re-entered the US as a "Returning Resident Alien" in 1929 aboard the S.S. Albert Ballin. He listed his occupation at that time as a 'joiner' with his last permanent address as NYC. His nearest relative or friend was his sister, Rose Prause, 520 W. 131st Street, NYC. He returned to Germany again and then re-entered the US as a "Returning Resident Alien" on Sept. 4, 1931 aboard the S.S. Hamburg. He listed his occupation at that time as a 'joiner' with his last permanent address as NYC. His nearest relative as his father, August Prause, Hansdorf (actually Hausdorf) 426, Germany. His nearest relative in the US was his sister, Rosa Prause, 226 E. 85th Street, NYC. He returned to Germany again and then re-entered the US as a US citizen on Feb 25, 1937 aboard the S.S. Europa under passport number 350676. He was married at that time and listed his residence as Box 115, Sharon, CT .

  
  

• Sources

  [S336] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Database online. Year: 1929; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_4588; Line: 12; List number: . Record for August Prause [S163] SSDI, Database online. Number: 048-18-8556; Issue State: CT; Issue Date: Before 1951. Record for August Prause [S1084] WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. [S382] _1930 United States Federal Census. [S1514] New York, New York, Marriage Licence Indexes, 1907-2018. [S1440] Connecticut Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1996. [S437] _1940 United States Federal Census.