Person:Philipp Betz (1)

From Memorial & Family History of Erie County, NY, F127, E6, M4, Vol. 2, page 95:

"Philip Betz, father of John Casper Betz, native of Germany, belonging to a family which had resided in Bavaria for many generations. Came to Buffalo in 1837 when a lad of ten years. He learned the trade of stationary engineer and was engineer for Jewett & Root for 25 years. Later, he became engineer for the Buffalo Fire Department. In 1858, he married Hannah Schlotzer. She was born near Hamburg, Erie County, in 1830. Philip Betz died in 1892, (was a resident of Buffalo in 1906-1908)."

[From George Richmond, grichmon AT localnet.com:]

A stationary engineer was a man who cared for the boilers and steam engines at a factory or other building. He was typically responsible for fueling the boilers, tending the water level, oiling and maintaining the machinery, etc. The job was much like that of an engineer on a steam ship, except he stayed in one place, hence "stationary" engineer. This was a very skilled occupation, because the safety of those in the building depended upon the stationary engineer.

Federal Census 1850, Buffalo, Ward 4:
All living in the same house (possibly owned by ROEHNER; many other families there, too).
John Schlotzer, 22, moulder [brother of Hannah Schlotzer Betz?], b. Germany, married within the year
Barbara, 20, b. Germany
Philipp Bets or Betz, 22, engineer, b. Germany
Hanah, 18, b. NY
Hanah, 8 months, b. NY

1860 Federal Census, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, 5th ward, page 140 (ancestry.com image 140): [living next door to the Clabo family; daughter Johanna marries Philip Clabeau Jr. ten years later]

1. 848
   

Philip Betz, 30, engineer, born Bavaria
Hanna Betz, 28 born NY
Johanna Betz, 10 born NY
Charles Betz, 7 born NY
Elizabeth Betz, 3 born NY
John Betz, 6/12 born NY

1870 Federal Census, Buffalo, Erie County New York, 5th ward, July 1, 1870, page 187 (line 19): #1017 (next door to Philip Clabeaux, Sr.)
Betz, Philipp, age 42, M, Engineer; $1000 (value of real estate); $2000 (value of personal estate), parents of foreign birth; he's a US Citizen
Betz, Anna(?), age 38, F, Keeping House, born New York (!), parents of foreign birth [This would be Johanna Schlotzer]
Betz, Charles, age 18 (gender left blank), occupation illegible.
Betz, Libby (or Lizzie), age 13 (gender left blank)
Betz, John, age 10, M
Betz, Joanne [Jennie] , age 8, F
Schlotzer, Louis, 82, M, occupation illegible: Mai(rer)? [father or grandfather of Johanna?]

Line 40 (under address 1019, bottom of page) shows:
Betz, Johanna, age 21, F, works at Post office and is marked as "male U.S. citizen over 21" (she is the one who marries the Catholic boy across the street, Philipp Clabeaux) living at #1019 with the W. & Lena Heichberger and their children.

3rd Dist. ward 5, p. 34, line 19
214, Frame, 2000, 314,
Phillip Petz, 46, M, Germ, married, Engineer, BNY & P RR, Na, owns land
Hanah, 44, F, wife, Erie Co, married
Charles, 23, M, son, Erie Co, single, Moulder
Libbie, 18, F, daughter, Erie Co, single
John, 15, M, son, Erie Co, single
Jennie, 13, F, daughter, Erie Co, single

Federal Census, Buffalo, Erie County NY, 1880:
Source:FHL Film 1254829 National Archives Film T9-0829 Page 25

RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace
Philip BETZSelfMMW52BAVARIA
Occ:EngineerFa: BAVAMo: BAVA
Hannah BETZWifeFMW48NY
Occ:Keeping HouseFa: BADENMo: BADEN
John BETZSonMSW20NY
Occ:JewelerFa: BAVAMo: NY
Libby BETZDauFSW23NY
Occ:Clerk In StoreFa: BAVAMo: NY
Jennie BETZDauFSW18NY
Occ:At SchoolFa: BAVAMo: NY
Louis MINKELOtherMSW30NY
Occ:MoulderFa: HESSENMo: BADEN

Forest Lawn Cemetery Record (transcribed and emailed from cayenne119@@aol.com, June 2000):
Name: Phillip Betz
Place of birth: Germany
Place of death: Buffalo, New York
Date of Death: June 17, 1893
Marital Status: Married
Late residence: 26 West Ave., Buffalo,k New York
Age: 65 years, 4 months, 17 days
Cause of death: cancer of the stomach
Location: Section 10, Lot 706
Undertaker: Atkins
Parents: Not stated

1. ↑ St. Peter's German Evangelical Church, Buffalo, NY Church Records, 1848-1968
   Item 1: 1848-1854 Baptisms.
2. ↑ 1870 U.S. Census - NY
   Buffalo, Ward 5, M 593, P. 177, line 19.

   Philip Betz is 42

3. ↑ Evangelische Kirsche Feil (Feilbingert). Feilbingert Kirchenbuch, 1681-1876. (LDS)
   Vol. 5, Baptisms Year 1828, entry 4.

   Son of Heinrich Betz & Christina Dressel: Philipp Betz

4. ↑ Evangelische Kirsche Feil (Feilbingert). Feilbingert Kirchenbuch, 1681-1876. (LDS)
   Vol. 5, Year 1828.

   Born: January 30, 1828 in Bingert

5. ↑ Forest Lawn Cemetery Records.

   Date of death: 17 June 1893; age 65 years, 4 months, 17 days (translates to 1/31/1828).

6. ↑ Forest Lawn Cemetery Records.

   Date of Death: June 17, 1893
   Place of Death: Buffalo, New York

7. ↑ Forest Lawn Cemetery Records.
8. ↑ Forest Lawn Cemetery Headstone Reading.
9. ↑ Memorial and Family History of Erie County, v. 2
   Pg. 95.

   "He learned the trade of stationary engineer and was engineer for Jewett & Root for twenty-five years."

10. ↑ Memorial and Family History of Erie County, v. 2
    page 95.

    "Came to Buffalo in 1837 when a lad of ten years."

11. ↑ Civil War Pension Records
    Appeal for pension - Margaret Betz Smith spouse of Charles Smith, deceased war veteran.

    In 1886 deposition, Philip Betz writes that he has lived in Buffalo for 44 years.

12. ↑ Civil War Pension Records
    1888 Deposition by Philipp Betz.

    Indicates he resides at 149 Hickory.

13. ↑ Forest Lawn Cemetery Records.

    Last residence: 26 West Avenue.