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Erich Bruno Bernhardt Eric Lehmann

Male 1896 - 1946  (49 years)


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  • Name Erich Bruno Bernhardt Eric Lehmann  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 10 Jul 1896  Spandau, Berlin, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    • On his WWII draft registration, he gave his birthplace as Berlin. His 1917 marriage record gives his birthplace as Spandau.There is a Spandau, Berlin, Germany; so I am using that location.
    Gender Male 
    _MILT Abt 1917 
    Captain in German 35th Division 
    Departure 2 Oct 1924  Bremen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    on S. S. "Columbus"; age 27; mechanic; married; last residence Neukoelln; nearest relative in Germany: mother Anna Laars, Berlin Neue Kahnstr 92; final destination Chicago, Ill. 
    Arrival 10 Oct 1924  New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 7 Oct 1925  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    5421 Shields, per wife's S. S. Berlin 7 Oct 1925 arrival information 
    Residence 1930  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    5646 Union Avenue 
    Residence 1942  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    WWII Draft Reg; living at 5644 S Union; borh 10 Jul 1896 in Berlin, Germany; contact: wife at same address; Employed by Chicago Daily News at 222 Racine, George Pope 
    Died 18 Mar 1946  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Elma Lehmann: at home 5632 S Lowe in Chicago; body was taken to Engelwood Hospital to determine cause of death which was Coronary Thrombosis and Hypertension; Dr. E. W. Arnold of 1001 W 79th St
    Buried Abt 25 Mar 1946  Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Elma Lehmann: burial from Kenny Funeral parlor 5438 S Halsted St
    Person ID I58  Zurück in der Zeit
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 

    Father Erich Bernhard von Lehmann 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother first wife mother of Eric and Bruno von Lehmann 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F279  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minnia Minnie Minna Schemel,   b. 8 Jul 1898, Rixdorf, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1967, Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 17 Nov 1917  Berlin, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Elma Lehmann is the source for both the date and location
    Children 
    +1. Gerhardt Heinz Lehmann,   b. 26 Jan 1918, Neukölln, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1983, Round Lake, Lake, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)  [natural]
    +2. Guenther Werner Lehmann,   b. 6 May 1921, Neukölln, Berlin, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1989, Downers Grove, Du Page, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)  [natural]
    +3. Grace M. Lehmann,   b. 20 Jan 1930, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 2003  (Age 73 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Nov 1917 - Berlin, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeparture - on S. S. "Columbus"; age 27; mechanic; married; last residence Neukoelln; nearest relative in Germany: mother Anna Laars, Berlin Neue Kahnstr 92; final destination Chicago, Ill. - 2 Oct 1924 - Bremen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - 10 Oct 1924 - New York, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 5421 Shields, per wife's S. S. Berlin 7 Oct 1925 arrival information - 7 Oct 1925 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 5646 Union Avenue - 1930 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - WWII Draft Reg; living at 5644 S Union; borh 10 Jul 1896 in Berlin, Germany; contact: wife at same address; Employed by Chicago Daily News at 222 Racine, George Pope - 1942 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Mar 1946 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Lehmann, Eric-Arrival-1924-10-10-p2
    Lehmann, Eric-Arrival-1924-10-10-p2
    Eric Lehmann's arrival in New York on the S. S. "Columbus". The ship departed Bremen, Germany 2 Oct 1924 and arrived in New York 10 Oct 1924.
    Marriage of Erich Bruno Bernhard Lehmann & Emilia Minna Schemel
    Marriage of Erich Bruno Bernhard Lehmann & Emilia Minna Schemel
    He was born 18 Jul 1896 in Spandau. She was born 8 Jul 1898 in Rixdorf. The religion of both is Evangelisch (Lutheran).
    Lehmann, Eric-Arrival-1924-10-10-p1
    Lehmann, Eric-Arrival-1924-10-10-p1
    Eric Lehmann's arrival in New York on the S. S. "Columbus". The ship departed Bremen, Germany 2 Oct 1924 and arrived in New York 10 Oct 1924.

    Histories
    Eric Lehmann by his daughter-in-law Elma (Buehler) Lehmann
    Eric Lehmann by his daughter-in-law Elma (Buehler) Lehmann

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, ;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 441; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 598; Image: 1026.0.
      Birth date: abt 1897
      Birth place: Germany
      Residence date: 1930
      Residence place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=23976512&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 441; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 598; Image: 1026.0.


    2. [S18] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. National Archives and Records Administration Branch loc;), Roll: 30955_165863; Local board: Chicago , Illinois.
      Birth date: 10 Jul 1896
      Birth place: Germany
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Chicago, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=wwiidraft&h=9467772&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      Roll: 30955_165863; Local board: Chicago , Illinois.


    3. [S14] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data - Cook County Clerk. Cook County Clerk Genealogy Records. Cook County Clerk’s Office, Chicago, IL: Cook County Clerk, 2008.Original data: Cook County Clerk. Cook County ;).
      Death date: 18 Mar 1946
      Death place: Cook County, IL
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=cookcountydeaths&h=5683098&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S22] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Rec;), Year: 1924; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_3555; Line: 2; List number: .
      Birth date: abt 1897
      Birth place: Germany
      Arrival date: 10 Oct 1924
      Arrival place: New York, New York
      Departure date:
      Departure place: Bremen
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nypl&h=4028659735&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
      New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
      Year: 1924; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_3555; Line: 2; List number: .


    5. [S49] Passenger Ships and Images, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Various maritime reference sources.Original data: Various maritime reference sources.;).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=passengerships&h=450&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      Passenger Ships and Images
      Passenger Ships and Images