JOHN FRED WILLIAM POSTIER was born in Strasburg, Ukermark, Germany on 6/23/1880. He came here with his mother and brother, Paul, when he was six years old.
Fourth Reformed Church Records show that Hans Postier was confirmed on 3/18/1894.
The familienbuch for this family shows that Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Postier was born on 6/23/1880 and confirmed 3/18/1894.
John married IDA CAREY KARBERG on 6/11/1903, Rev. Theophilis Leonhard of Zion Church presiding. John was 22 years old, 183 Trowbridge Ave., born Germany to Ferd Postier and Ernestine Radtke. Ida was 19 years old, 165 Louis St., born Cleveland, to Charles Karberg and Carrie Rath.
1910 Census 3302 West 30th St.:
John, age 29 b. Germany, woodworker at planing mill
Ida, age 26 b. Ohio, married 7 years, 3 kids born 0 living???
Gertrude, age 4 b. Ohio
Elmer, age 2 b. Ohio.
Declaration of Intention for Citizenship dated July 2, 1918 shows:
John Postier, age 38, a woodworker, fair complexion, 5'8" tall, 156 pounds, brown hair, blue eyes. Born in Ukermark, Brandenburg, Germany on June 23, 1880, now living at 3225 W. 43rd St. Emigrated from Bremen, Germany on the ship "Amerika" last foreign residence was Ukermark, Germany, wife Ida born in Cleveland, Ohio. Arrived at the port of Baltimore MD in September of 1886.
World War I Draft Registration:
September 12, 1918
John Fred William Postier
3225 W. 43rd St.
Age 38
Born June 23, 1880
Has declared his intent to become citizen
Citizen of Germany
Woodworker for H.A. Harris Co., 3001 Lexington Ave., Cleveland
Nearest relative: Mrs. John Fred William Postier, 3225 W. 43rd St.
Stout build
Blue eyes
Brown hair
Petition for Naturalization record shows dated July 2, 1920: John Fred William Postier, 3225 West 43rd St., Cleveland, Ohio. Petition #13944. Cert. #1573819, Volume 57, Page 44, Common Pleas Court, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Germany on June 23, 1880, left Bremen, Germany in September of 1886 and arrived at Baltimore Maryland in September of 1886. Wife was Ida, born February 23, 1880 at Cleveland, Ohio; Gertrude Postier, daughter, born August 31, 1905 at Cleveland; Elmer, son, born February 4, 1908 at Cleveland, Ohio. Witnesses were: Herman J. Karberg, 3265 West 32nd St., and Charles Weber, 3028 Sackett Avenue. John was naturalized on May 12, 1921.
1920 Census 3225 W. 43rd St.:
John, age 39 b. Mecklenburg Germany, woodworker
Ida, age 35 b. Ohio
Gertrude, age 14 b. Ohio
Elmer, age 11 b. Ohio
1930 Census, Cleveland, ED12, Ward 1, page 18A shows, W. 99th St.:
Postier, John W., owns home, $5,000, age 49, born Germany, to US 1885, woodworker
Postier, Ida, age 46, born OH
Postier, Elmer, son, age 22, born OH, car painter
Postier, Anna, daughter-in-law, age 20, born Czechoslovakia, to US 1909
1940 Census, ED92-34, 3338 W. 56th St., Cleveland, Ohio:
John Postier, age 60, born Germany, 3 years of school completed, woodworker, worked 40 hrs in last week and earned $630 in 1939. He owned his home and it was worth $2,200.
Ida Postier, age 56, born OH, 6 years of school completed
Clarence Liebert, son-in-law, age 37, born OH
Gertrude Liebert, daughter, age 34, born OH, 4 years of high school completed
Obit states: John F.W. Postier, husband of Ida, father of Gertrude Liebert, Elmer, brother of Fred and Paul.
Cemetery records show: John Fred William Postier, buried Section 14, Row 9, Grave 165. Died 3/22/1947.
Fourth Reformed Church Records show that Hans Postier was confirmed on 3/18/1894.
The familienbuch for this family shows that Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Postier was born on 6/23/1880 and confirmed 3/18/1894.
John married IDA CAREY KARBERG on 6/11/1903, Rev. Theophilis Leonhard of Zion Church presiding. John was 22 years old, 183 Trowbridge Ave., born Germany to Ferd Postier and Ernestine Radtke. Ida was 19 years old, 165 Louis St., born Cleveland, to Charles Karberg and Carrie Rath.
1910 Census 3302 West 30th St.:
John, age 29 b. Germany, woodworker at planing mill
Ida, age 26 b. Ohio, married 7 years, 3 kids born 0 living???
Gertrude, age 4 b. Ohio
Elmer, age 2 b. Ohio.
Declaration of Intention for Citizenship dated July 2, 1918 shows:
John Postier, age 38, a woodworker, fair complexion, 5'8" tall, 156 pounds, brown hair, blue eyes. Born in Ukermark, Brandenburg, Germany on June 23, 1880, now living at 3225 W. 43rd St. Emigrated from Bremen, Germany on the ship "Amerika" last foreign residence was Ukermark, Germany, wife Ida born in Cleveland, Ohio. Arrived at the port of Baltimore MD in September of 1886.
World War I Draft Registration:
September 12, 1918
John Fred William Postier
3225 W. 43rd St.
Age 38
Born June 23, 1880
Has declared his intent to become citizen
Citizen of Germany
Woodworker for H.A. Harris Co., 3001 Lexington Ave., Cleveland
Nearest relative: Mrs. John Fred William Postier, 3225 W. 43rd St.
Stout build
Blue eyes
Brown hair
Petition for Naturalization record shows dated July 2, 1920: John Fred William Postier, 3225 West 43rd St., Cleveland, Ohio. Petition #13944. Cert. #1573819, Volume 57, Page 44, Common Pleas Court, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Germany on June 23, 1880, left Bremen, Germany in September of 1886 and arrived at Baltimore Maryland in September of 1886. Wife was Ida, born February 23, 1880 at Cleveland, Ohio; Gertrude Postier, daughter, born August 31, 1905 at Cleveland; Elmer, son, born February 4, 1908 at Cleveland, Ohio. Witnesses were: Herman J. Karberg, 3265 West 32nd St., and Charles Weber, 3028 Sackett Avenue. John was naturalized on May 12, 1921.
1920 Census 3225 W. 43rd St.:
John, age 39 b. Mecklenburg Germany, woodworker
Ida, age 35 b. Ohio
Gertrude, age 14 b. Ohio
Elmer, age 11 b. Ohio
1930 Census, Cleveland, ED12, Ward 1, page 18A shows, W. 99th St.:
Postier, John W., owns home, $5,000, age 49, born Germany, to US 1885, woodworker
Postier, Ida, age 46, born OH
Postier, Elmer, son, age 22, born OH, car painter
Postier, Anna, daughter-in-law, age 20, born Czechoslovakia, to US 1909
1940 Census, ED92-34, 3338 W. 56th St., Cleveland, Ohio:
John Postier, age 60, born Germany, 3 years of school completed, woodworker, worked 40 hrs in last week and earned $630 in 1939. He owned his home and it was worth $2,200.
Ida Postier, age 56, born OH, 6 years of school completed
Clarence Liebert, son-in-law, age 37, born OH
Gertrude Liebert, daughter, age 34, born OH, 4 years of high school completed
Obit states: John F.W. Postier, husband of Ida, father of Gertrude Liebert, Elmer, brother of Fred and Paul.
Cemetery records show: John Fred William Postier, buried Section 14, Row 9, Grave 165. Died 3/22/1947.
JOHN FRED WILLIAM POSTIER was born in Strasburg, Ukermark, Germany on 6/23/1880. He came here with his mother and brother, Paul, when he was six years old.
Fourth Reformed Church Records show that Hans Postier was confirmed on 3/18/1894.
The familienbuch for this family shows that Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Postier was born on 6/23/1880 and confirmed 3/18/1894.
John married IDA CAREY KARBERG on 6/11/1903, Rev. Theophilis Leonhard of Zion Church presiding. John was 22 years old, 183 Trowbridge Ave., born Germany to Ferd Postier and Ernestine Radtke. Ida was 19 years old, 165 Louis St., born Cleveland, to Charles Karberg and Carrie Rath.
1910 Census 3302 West 30th St.:
John, age 29 b. Germany, woodworker at planing mill
Ida, age 26 b. Ohio, married 7 years, 3 kids born 0 living???
Gertrude, age 4 b. Ohio
Elmer, age 2 b. Ohio.
Declaration of Intention for Citizenship dated July 2, 1918 shows:
John Postier, age 38, a woodworker, fair complexion, 5'8" tall, 156 pounds, brown hair, blue eyes. Born in Ukermark, Brandenburg, Germany on June 23, 1880, now living at 3225 W. 43rd St. Emigrated from Bremen, Germany on the ship "Amerika" last foreign residence was Ukermark, Germany, wife Ida born in Cleveland, Ohio. Arrived at the port of Baltimore MD in September of 1886.
World War I Draft Registration:
September 12, 1918
John Fred William Postier
3225 W. 43rd St.
Age 38
Born June 23, 1880
Has declared his intent to become citizen
Citizen of Germany
Woodworker for H.A. Harris Co., 3001 Lexington Ave., Cleveland
Nearest relative: Mrs. John Fred William Postier, 3225 W. 43rd St.
Stout build
Blue eyes
Brown hair
Petition for Naturalization record shows dated July 2, 1920: John Fred William Postier, 3225 West 43rd St., Cleveland, Ohio. Petition #13944. Cert. #1573819, Volume 57, Page 44, Common Pleas Court, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Germany on June 23, 1880, left Bremen, Germany in September of 1886 and arrived at Baltimore Maryland in September of 1886. Wife was Ida, born February 23, 1880 at Cleveland, Ohio; Gertrude Postier, daughter, born August 31, 1905 at Cleveland; Elmer, son, born February 4, 1908 at Cleveland, Ohio. Witnesses were: Herman J. Karberg, 3265 West 32nd St., and Charles Weber, 3028 Sackett Avenue. John was naturalized on May 12, 1921.
1920 Census 3225 W. 43rd St.:
John, age 39 b. Mecklenburg Germany, woodworker
Ida, age 35 b. Ohio
Gertrude, age 14 b. Ohio
Elmer, age 11 b. Ohio
1930 Census, Cleveland, ED12, Ward 1, page 18A shows, W. 99th St.:
Postier, John W., owns home, $5,000, age 49, born Germany, to US 1885, woodworker
Postier, Ida, age 46, born OH
Postier, Elmer, son, age 22, born OH, car painter
Postier, Anna, daughter-in-law, age 20, born Czechoslovakia, to US 1909
1940 Census, ED92-34, 3338 W. 56th St., Cleveland, Ohio:
John Postier, age 60, born Germany, 3 years of school completed, woodworker, worked 40 hrs in last week and earned $630 in 1939. He owned his home and it was worth $2,200.
Ida Postier, age 56, born OH, 6 years of school completed
Clarence Liebert, son-in-law, age 37, born OH
Gertrude Liebert, daughter, age 34, born OH, 4 years of high school completed
Obit states: John F.W. Postier, husband of Ida, father of Gertrude Liebert, Elmer, brother of Fred and Paul.
Cemetery records show: John Fred William Postier, buried Section 14, Row 9, Grave 165. Died 3/22/1947.
Fourth Reformed Church Records show that Hans Postier was confirmed on 3/18/1894.
The familienbuch for this family shows that Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Postier was born on 6/23/1880 and confirmed 3/18/1894.
John married IDA CAREY KARBERG on 6/11/1903, Rev. Theophilis Leonhard of Zion Church presiding. John was 22 years old, 183 Trowbridge Ave., born Germany to Ferd Postier and Ernestine Radtke. Ida was 19 years old, 165 Louis St., born Cleveland, to Charles Karberg and Carrie Rath.
1910 Census 3302 West 30th St.:
John, age 29 b. Germany, woodworker at planing mill
Ida, age 26 b. Ohio, married 7 years, 3 kids born 0 living???
Gertrude, age 4 b. Ohio
Elmer, age 2 b. Ohio.
Declaration of Intention for Citizenship dated July 2, 1918 shows:
John Postier, age 38, a woodworker, fair complexion, 5'8" tall, 156 pounds, brown hair, blue eyes. Born in Ukermark, Brandenburg, Germany on June 23, 1880, now living at 3225 W. 43rd St. Emigrated from Bremen, Germany on the ship "Amerika" last foreign residence was Ukermark, Germany, wife Ida born in Cleveland, Ohio. Arrived at the port of Baltimore MD in September of 1886.
World War I Draft Registration:
September 12, 1918
John Fred William Postier
3225 W. 43rd St.
Age 38
Born June 23, 1880
Has declared his intent to become citizen
Citizen of Germany
Woodworker for H.A. Harris Co., 3001 Lexington Ave., Cleveland
Nearest relative: Mrs. John Fred William Postier, 3225 W. 43rd St.
Stout build
Blue eyes
Brown hair
Petition for Naturalization record shows dated July 2, 1920: John Fred William Postier, 3225 West 43rd St., Cleveland, Ohio. Petition #13944. Cert. #1573819, Volume 57, Page 44, Common Pleas Court, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Germany on June 23, 1880, left Bremen, Germany in September of 1886 and arrived at Baltimore Maryland in September of 1886. Wife was Ida, born February 23, 1880 at Cleveland, Ohio; Gertrude Postier, daughter, born August 31, 1905 at Cleveland; Elmer, son, born February 4, 1908 at Cleveland, Ohio. Witnesses were: Herman J. Karberg, 3265 West 32nd St., and Charles Weber, 3028 Sackett Avenue. John was naturalized on May 12, 1921.
1920 Census 3225 W. 43rd St.:
John, age 39 b. Mecklenburg Germany, woodworker
Ida, age 35 b. Ohio
Gertrude, age 14 b. Ohio
Elmer, age 11 b. Ohio
1930 Census, Cleveland, ED12, Ward 1, page 18A shows, W. 99th St.:
Postier, John W., owns home, $5,000, age 49, born Germany, to US 1885, woodworker
Postier, Ida, age 46, born OH
Postier, Elmer, son, age 22, born OH, car painter
Postier, Anna, daughter-in-law, age 20, born Czechoslovakia, to US 1909
1940 Census, ED92-34, 3338 W. 56th St., Cleveland, Ohio:
John Postier, age 60, born Germany, 3 years of school completed, woodworker, worked 40 hrs in last week and earned $630 in 1939. He owned his home and it was worth $2,200.
Ida Postier, age 56, born OH, 6 years of school completed
Clarence Liebert, son-in-law, age 37, born OH
Gertrude Liebert, daughter, age 34, born OH, 4 years of high school completed
Obit states: John F.W. Postier, husband of Ida, father of Gertrude Liebert, Elmer, brother of Fred and Paul.
Cemetery records show: John Fred William Postier, buried Section 14, Row 9, Grave 165. Died 3/22/1947.
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