FAUSAK, Ludwig Peter

1883 - 1964  (80 years)

• Name	FAUSAK, Ludwig Peter
  Born	9 Apr 1883	Mogowo, Nasielsk, Mazowiecki, Poland
  Christened	10 Apr 1883	Nasielsk parish, Mazowiecki, Poland
  Gender	Male
  Physical Description	16 Apr 1908	Ellis Island, New York NY USA
  	5'7", blonde hair, grey eye, fair complexion
  Immigration	16 Apr 1908	Ellis Island, New York NY USA
  	SS Seydlitz from Bremen
  Occupation	1910
  	Laborer
  Occupation	1930	Jersey City, Hudson, NJ, USA
  	Carpenter, Lehigh Valley RR
  Residence	1930	Jersey City, Hudson, NJ, USA   [1]
  	114 Neptune Avenue
  Employment	Abt 1942	Jersey City, Hudson, NJ, USA
  	Bakers Castor Oil Co.
  Residence	Abt 1942	Jersey City, Hudson, NJ, USA
  	32 Atlantic Street
  Cemetery	1964	Jersey City, Hudson, NJ, USA
  	New York Bay Cemetery
  Nickname	Louie
  Social Security Number	140-07-5492 NJ
  Reference Number	307
  _UID	427265756AC948C980EBC31442300B6BFC3D
  Died	Feb 1964
  Buried	Feb 1964	Jersey City, Hudson, NJ, USA
  Notes	Peter Ludwig was always "Uncle Louie" to children. It is reported that his gravestone in New York Bay Cemetery shows first name as "Petrof", but a letter from Edna Platz in 1987 reports that the gravestone shows his name as Peter Ludwig. He immigrated to America at the age of 24 in 1908, arriving in New York 16 April 1908 aboard the SS Seydlitz from Bremen; he appeared to be traveling alone. His name is misspelled as Ludwid Gansak in the website index. He listed his father as Ludwig Fausak, of Janowka, Poland as his closest relative in Europe. He paid for his own fare, and came with $32; his destination was his brother Edward Fausak in Jersey City NJ. He was able to read and write. He was a witness at the marriage of half-brother Emil Fausak to Ottilie Kunkel at St. Matthews Church in 1910. Listed in 1910 census records as boarder with Edward and Pauline Ratke, 133 Morris Street, Jersey City NJ. His name was spelled Fausek in census records. It is shown that he spoke Polish and could read and write. He was listed in the records as a laborer at a sugar house (?). He lived at 142 Morris Street, Jersey City at the time of his marriage to Helene Radtke in 1913. Witnesses at the marriage were Leonard Look, Amanda Fausak, Julius Hirsch, and Lydia Radtke. There is some question about whether he and Helen ever had children. The daughter shown here is speculative; she is not shown on the 1930 census with Peter and Helene. The 1920 federal census records show Ludwig Fansak (sic), age 37, and Helen, age 31, at 110 Morris Street, Jersey City; there are no children shown. Both entered the US in 1908, and had been naturalized in 1915. Ludwig was shown as a foreman in a factory, and Helen had no stated occupation. The 1930 federal census shows Ludwig and Helen (only) residing at 114 Neptune Avenue, Jersey City NJ. His occupation was Carpenter, Lehigh Valley RR, and Helen was shown as a housewife. SS# 140-07-5492 (NJ). When he applied for a SS account on 27 November 1936, he resided at 32 Atlantic St., Jersey City NJ, and was employed by Baker Castor Oil Co. in Jersey City. He spelled his mother's surname on the application as Schinke.
  Person ID	I307	Fausack
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	FAUSAK, Ludwig,   b. 23 Jan 1848, Bledowo, Plonsk, Warsaw, Poland ,   d. Aft Oct 1924, Muschaken, East Prussia, Germany  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	SCHINKE, Rosalie,   b. 1858, Mogowo, Nasielsk, Mazowiecki, Poland ,   d. 19 Feb 1885, Mogowo, Nasielsk, Mazowiecki, Poland  (Age 27 years)
  Married	5 Nov 1874	Konary, Pultusk, Warszawa, Poland
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	RADTKE, Helene,   b. 1889, Russian Poland ,   d. 1979  (Age 90 years)
  Married	24 May 1913	Jersey City, Hudson, NJ, USA
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2004
  Family ID	F230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Apr 1883 - Mogowo, Nasielsk, Mazowiecki, Poland Christened - 10 Apr 1883 - Nasielsk parish, Mazowiecki, Poland Physical Description - 5'7", blonde hair, grey eye, fair complexion - 16 Apr 1908 - Ellis Island, New York NY USA Immigration - SS Seydlitz from Bremen - 16 Apr 1908 - Ellis Island, New York NY USA Married - 24 May 1913 - Jersey City, Hudson, NJ, USA Occupation - Carpenter, Lehigh Valley RR - 1930 - Jersey City, Hudson, NJ, USA Residence - 114 Neptune Avenue - 1930 - Jersey City, Hudson, NJ, USA Employment - Bakers Castor Oil Co. - Abt 1942 - Jersey City, Hudson, NJ, USA Residence - 32 Atlantic Street - Abt 1942 - Jersey City, Hudson, NJ, USA Cemetery - New York Bay Cemetery - 1964 - Jersey City, Hudson, NJ, USA Buried - Feb 1964 - Jersey City, Hudson, NJ, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Fausak, Ludwig Peter (Louis); 1947 ca Left to right: Helen nee Radtke Fausak, Peter Ludwig (Louis) Fausak, Martha Fausak, Marian Patricia Russ, Emma Rosa Fausak, Edward Fausak.
  		Fausak, Adolf; 1913 ca Adolf seated with (l to r) step-brother Adolf Rennspies, brother Emil Fausak, and half-brother Peter Ludwig Fausak.
  		Fausak, Ludwig; 1936 ca; with wife Helene
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Fausak, Adolf; 1913; marriage to Amalie Fehlauer The man seated next to Amalie is believed to be her brother Hermann Fehlauer (1881<1950), and the man standing behind Adolf Fausak is Amalie's brother Karl Fehlauer (1885-1950). The woman seated at the right front is Amanda Fausak (later Look), and the man standing at far right is Adolf's half-brother Peter Ludwig Fausak (1883-1964). The young woman on the far left is Lydia Kretschmann, daughter of Adolf's older sister Louise Fausak Kretschmann; the man with her may be her father Robert Kretschmann. The two other women standing in the back may be Ottilie Rinau and Auguste Krause, both of whom were in the wedding party. The man in the rear center is unidentified. The boy in front is not identified but may be Reinhold Kretschmann, son of Robert and sister of Lydia.
  		Fausak, Adolf; 1909 ca; portrait with brother Peter Ludwig and (probably) sister Olga. Adolf Fausak is standing on the right, and his half-brother Peter Ludwig Fausak is standing on the left. The girl has not been positively identified, but may be Adolf's younger sister Olga Fausak, who entered the US at age 18 with Adolf in March 1909.
  		Fausak, Adele; c1950; probably in Lansing MI. Adele is on the left, with her husband Edmund Lentz on the right. In the center are Louise (Peter Ludwig) Fausak and his wife Helene nee Radtke. Adele and Louis were first cousins.

  
  

  Documents		Fausak, Ludwig Peter; 1883; record of birth from the Nasielsk, Poland Ev churchbooks. "This happened in Nasielsk on the 29th of March/19th of April 1883 at 1:00 in the afternoon. Ludwig Fausak, 36 years old, farmer from Mogowo appeared and in the presence of witnesses Johann Ulrich, farmer, 53 years old and Leopold Kruger, day laborer, 31 years old, both living in Mogowo, and presented to us a child of the male sex stating that he was born yesterday in Mogowo at 12:00 in the evening from his lawful wife Rosalie born Schinke, 27 years old. To this child at holy baptism performed on this day was given the name Ludwig Peter. The godparents were Peter Ulrich and Mathilde Greilich(?). This document was read aloud to all illiterate witnesses and signed by us alone. Pastor Wernitz."
  		Fausak, Peter Ludwig; 1908; Ellis Island entry record This record on the Ellis Island and Ancestry.com databases under the misspelled surname Gansak.
  		Fausak, Ludwig; 1910; US federal census
  		Fausak, Ludwig; 1918; WWI draft registration
  		Fausak, Ludwig; 1920; US federal census with wife Helen nee Radtke
  		Fausak, Ludwig; 1930; US federal census with wife Helen nee Radtke
  		Fausak, Ludwig; 1936; Social Security account application
  		Fausak, Ludwig; 1942; WWII draft registration name shown as Peter Ludwig Fausak (first time he is known to have used his first name on records)
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

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  Fausak, Adolf; 1913; marriage to Amalie Fehlauer The man seated next to Amalie is believed to be her brother Hermann Fehlauer (1881<1950), and the man standing behind Adolf Fausak is Amalie's brother Karl Fehlauer (1885-1950). The woman seated at the right front is Amanda Fausak (later Look), and the man standing at far right is Adolf's half-brother Peter Ludwig Fausak (1883-1964). The young woman on the far left is Lydia Kretschmann, daughter of Adolf's older sister Louise Fausak Kretschmann; the man with her may be her father Robert Kretschmann. The two other women standing in the back may be Ottilie Rinau and Auguste Krause, both of whom were in the wedding party. The man in the rear center is unidentified. The boy in front is not identified but may be Reinhold Kretschmann, son of Robert and sister of Lydia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] US Federal Census 1930.