Person:August Borgwardt (1)

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August Borgwardt
b.23 Sep 1860 East Prussia
d.18 May 1933 Alameda, Alameda, California
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m. 1888
  1. Marguereta Borgwardt1891 - 1968
  2. Otto J. Borgwardt1894 - 1968
  3. Arthur Peter Borgwardt1897 - 1968
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Name August Borgwardt
Alt Name Augustus _____
Gender Male
Birth[1] 23 Sep 1860 East Prussia
Immigration? 1884 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Marriage 1888 San Fransisco, San Fransisco, Californiato Margaretha Williges
Residence[3] 1900 Alameda, Alameda, California, United States
Residence[4] 1910 Alameda, Alameda, California, United States
Residence[5] 1920 Alameda, Alameda, California, United States
Death? 18 May 1933 Alameda, Alameda, California
Burial? Oakland, Alameda, California

Born September 23, 1860 in East Prussia. His father was Hansjov Borgwardt. (Hansjov may be a transliteration of Hans Johnn or some other name.) August came to America in 1884 to San Francisco, California. (he always said “he was a sailor and his ship hit the rocks outside the Golden Gate and he swam in”). His death certificate list his occupation as a seaman. He worked as a laborer and salesman at White Bros. Lumber Yard in San Francisco. He married Margareta Welliges in San Francisco in 1888. They bought a house at 1527 ½ Santa Clara Avenue in Alameda California. They had five children, three surviving in 1910.

He had a sister living in San Francisco (notes in posession of Cherlyn Curtis)

  1. Margarite born December, 1891 in San Francisco
  2. Otto born April, 1894 in San Francisco
  3. Arthur Peter born January 1, 1897 in San Francisco.

August died May 18, 1933 at age 72 years 8 months and 5 days. He is buried in Mountain View Cemetery plot 154 grave 1409 in Oakland, California.

References
  1. ↑ Personal Knowledge.

    From his grandson, Richard Borgwardt

  2.   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. International Genealogical Index (R). (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of September 22, 2005).
  3. ↑ United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
    1900.
  4. ↑ United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624)
    1910.
  5. ↑ United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625)
    1920.
  6.   San Francisco Morning Call Newspaper Vital Records for 1869-1900.

    http://www.jwfgenresearch.com/SFCall/6900-178.htm

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