Alternate spellings for surname: Krëtzman, Krützman, Kreutzman, Kruetzman, Kratzman
Charles Kretzman was born in Stettin, kr. Randow, Pomerania, Prussia (modern day Szczecin, Poland) to parents Carl Kretzman (1839-1910) and Christine Kegler (died in Germany). He immigrated to America with his father, siblings and grandmother aboard the S.S. Bohemia, arriving in New York on 8 May 1882.
About 1890, Charles married Anna Maria Klein Bork, a widow with three children. His stepchildren were Mary T. Bork (1878-1888), Clara J. Bork McQuillen (1880-1965) and Frank Bork (1883- ). Together, they had four more children: Charles W. Kretzman (1891-1936), Robert Kretzman (1893-1895), Bertha M. Kretzman Holmes (1895-1973) and Martha D. Kretzman (1898-before 1910).
Charles worked as a millwright and carpenter, but he predominantly worked in construction with concrete forming. He also served as a volunteer fireman and served his new country during the Spanish-American War, enlisting as a Private for six months in Company K, 56th New York Volunteer Infantry.
Charles lived alone after the death of his wife, Anna, in 1927. In 1929, he became ill and was admitted as a patient in the U.S. Naval Hospital in League Island, Pennsylvania. He died on 29 February 1929. The cause of death was listed as chronic myocarditis with contributing factors of bronchitis and asthma.
OBITUARY appearing in The Pittsburgh Press on 22 February 1929:
KRETZMAN -- On Tuesdy, Feb. 19, 1929, Charles Kretzman, beloved husband of the late Anna Kretzman (nee Klein) and father of Charles Kretzman Jr., Mrs. G.H.. Holmes and Mrs. Andrew McQuillen of Cleveland, O., in his sixty-fourth year. Services at the residence of his son, 111 W. Woodford Ave., Carrick, on Saturday at 3 p.m. Friends of the family, members of Co. K 65, Regular New York Volunteer Infantry, and Col. Frank Rutledge Camp 75, S.W.F., are invited.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Accusations against Mary Anna for theft began about 1890, but without proof, Anna sued several neighbors for slander and won. However, police were then alerted to her activity. By 1894, numerous newspaper articles are found discussing Mary Anna's arrests and incarcerations for shoplifting. These articles continue for the next eight years. She committed these crimes in conjunction with her daughter, Clara Bork, and a niece, Ann Kretzman. She was known to police by the names Mary Ann Bork and Anna Kretzman, and her picture hung in the "Rogues Gallery" at the police station. Charles was also mentioned in one of the articles, when he was also arrested for theft. He confessed to stealing articles from Kemp Brothers variety store in August 1894 and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. The family resided in Tonawanda, New York, at the time of these crimes.
Thank you to MissingHim for assistance in locating the correct South Side cemetery.
Charles Kretzman was born in Stettin, kr. Randow, Pomerania, Prussia (modern day Szczecin, Poland) to parents Carl Kretzman (1839-1910) and Christine Kegler (died in Germany). He immigrated to America with his father, siblings and grandmother aboard the S.S. Bohemia, arriving in New York on 8 May 1882.
About 1890, Charles married Anna Maria Klein Bork, a widow with three children. His stepchildren were Mary T. Bork (1878-1888), Clara J. Bork McQuillen (1880-1965) and Frank Bork (1883- ). Together, they had four more children: Charles W. Kretzman (1891-1936), Robert Kretzman (1893-1895), Bertha M. Kretzman Holmes (1895-1973) and Martha D. Kretzman (1898-before 1910).
Charles worked as a millwright and carpenter, but he predominantly worked in construction with concrete forming. He also served as a volunteer fireman and served his new country during the Spanish-American War, enlisting as a Private for six months in Company K, 56th New York Volunteer Infantry.
Charles lived alone after the death of his wife, Anna, in 1927. In 1929, he became ill and was admitted as a patient in the U.S. Naval Hospital in League Island, Pennsylvania. He died on 29 February 1929. The cause of death was listed as chronic myocarditis with contributing factors of bronchitis and asthma.
OBITUARY appearing in The Pittsburgh Press on 22 February 1929:
KRETZMAN -- On Tuesdy, Feb. 19, 1929, Charles Kretzman, beloved husband of the late Anna Kretzman (nee Klein) and father of Charles Kretzman Jr., Mrs. G.H.. Holmes and Mrs. Andrew McQuillen of Cleveland, O., in his sixty-fourth year. Services at the residence of his son, 111 W. Woodford Ave., Carrick, on Saturday at 3 p.m. Friends of the family, members of Co. K 65, Regular New York Volunteer Infantry, and Col. Frank Rutledge Camp 75, S.W.F., are invited.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Accusations against Mary Anna for theft began about 1890, but without proof, Anna sued several neighbors for slander and won. However, police were then alerted to her activity. By 1894, numerous newspaper articles are found discussing Mary Anna's arrests and incarcerations for shoplifting. These articles continue for the next eight years. She committed these crimes in conjunction with her daughter, Clara Bork, and a niece, Ann Kretzman. She was known to police by the names Mary Ann Bork and Anna Kretzman, and her picture hung in the "Rogues Gallery" at the police station. Charles was also mentioned in one of the articles, when he was also arrested for theft. He confessed to stealing articles from Kemp Brothers variety store in August 1894 and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. The family resided in Tonawanda, New York, at the time of these crimes.
Thank you to MissingHim for assistance in locating the correct South Side cemetery.
Alternate spellings for surname: Krëtzman, Krützman, Kreutzman, Kruetzman, Kratzman
Charles Kretzman was born in Stettin, kr. Randow, Pomerania, Prussia (modern day Szczecin, Poland) to parents Carl Kretzman (1839-1910) and Christine Kegler (died in Germany). He immigrated to America with his father, siblings and grandmother aboard the S.S. Bohemia, arriving in New York on 8 May 1882.
About 1890, Charles married Anna Maria Klein Bork, a widow with three children. His stepchildren were Mary T. Bork (1878-1888), Clara J. Bork McQuillen (1880-1965) and Frank Bork (1883- ). Together, they had four more children: Charles W. Kretzman (1891-1936), Robert Kretzman (1893-1895), Bertha M. Kretzman Holmes (1895-1973) and Martha D. Kretzman (1898-before 1910).
Charles worked as a millwright and carpenter, but he predominantly worked in construction with concrete forming. He also served as a volunteer fireman and served his new country during the Spanish-American War, enlisting as a Private for six months in Company K, 56th New York Volunteer Infantry.
Charles lived alone after the death of his wife, Anna, in 1927. In 1929, he became ill and was admitted as a patient in the U.S. Naval Hospital in League Island, Pennsylvania. He died on 29 February 1929. The cause of death was listed as chronic myocarditis with contributing factors of bronchitis and asthma.
OBITUARY appearing in The Pittsburgh Press on 22 February 1929:
KRETZMAN -- On Tuesdy, Feb. 19, 1929, Charles Kretzman, beloved husband of the late Anna Kretzman (nee Klein) and father of Charles Kretzman Jr., Mrs. G.H.. Holmes and Mrs. Andrew McQuillen of Cleveland, O., in his sixty-fourth year. Services at the residence of his son, 111 W. Woodford Ave., Carrick, on Saturday at 3 p.m. Friends of the family, members of Co. K 65, Regular New York Volunteer Infantry, and Col. Frank Rutledge Camp 75, S.W.F., are invited.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Accusations against Mary Anna for theft began about 1890, but without proof, Anna sued several neighbors for slander and won. However, police were then alerted to her activity. By 1894, numerous newspaper articles are found discussing Mary Anna's arrests and incarcerations for shoplifting. These articles continue for the next eight years. She committed these crimes in conjunction with her daughter, Clara Bork, and a niece, Ann Kretzman. She was known to police by the names Mary Ann Bork and Anna Kretzman, and her picture hung in the "Rogues Gallery" at the police station. Charles was also mentioned in one of the articles, when he was also arrested for theft. He confessed to stealing articles from Kemp Brothers variety store in August 1894 and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. The family resided in Tonawanda, New York, at the time of these crimes.
Thank you to MissingHim for assistance in locating the correct South Side cemetery.
Charles Kretzman was born in Stettin, kr. Randow, Pomerania, Prussia (modern day Szczecin, Poland) to parents Carl Kretzman (1839-1910) and Christine Kegler (died in Germany). He immigrated to America with his father, siblings and grandmother aboard the S.S. Bohemia, arriving in New York on 8 May 1882.
About 1890, Charles married Anna Maria Klein Bork, a widow with three children. His stepchildren were Mary T. Bork (1878-1888), Clara J. Bork McQuillen (1880-1965) and Frank Bork (1883- ). Together, they had four more children: Charles W. Kretzman (1891-1936), Robert Kretzman (1893-1895), Bertha M. Kretzman Holmes (1895-1973) and Martha D. Kretzman (1898-before 1910).
Charles worked as a millwright and carpenter, but he predominantly worked in construction with concrete forming. He also served as a volunteer fireman and served his new country during the Spanish-American War, enlisting as a Private for six months in Company K, 56th New York Volunteer Infantry.
Charles lived alone after the death of his wife, Anna, in 1927. In 1929, he became ill and was admitted as a patient in the U.S. Naval Hospital in League Island, Pennsylvania. He died on 29 February 1929. The cause of death was listed as chronic myocarditis with contributing factors of bronchitis and asthma.
OBITUARY appearing in The Pittsburgh Press on 22 February 1929:
KRETZMAN -- On Tuesdy, Feb. 19, 1929, Charles Kretzman, beloved husband of the late Anna Kretzman (nee Klein) and father of Charles Kretzman Jr., Mrs. G.H.. Holmes and Mrs. Andrew McQuillen of Cleveland, O., in his sixty-fourth year. Services at the residence of his son, 111 W. Woodford Ave., Carrick, on Saturday at 3 p.m. Friends of the family, members of Co. K 65, Regular New York Volunteer Infantry, and Col. Frank Rutledge Camp 75, S.W.F., are invited.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Accusations against Mary Anna for theft began about 1890, but without proof, Anna sued several neighbors for slander and won. However, police were then alerted to her activity. By 1894, numerous newspaper articles are found discussing Mary Anna's arrests and incarcerations for shoplifting. These articles continue for the next eight years. She committed these crimes in conjunction with her daughter, Clara Bork, and a niece, Ann Kretzman. She was known to police by the names Mary Ann Bork and Anna Kretzman, and her picture hung in the "Rogues Gallery" at the police station. Charles was also mentioned in one of the articles, when he was also arrested for theft. He confessed to stealing articles from Kemp Brothers variety store in August 1894 and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. The family resided in Tonawanda, New York, at the time of these crimes.
Thank you to MissingHim for assistance in locating the correct South Side cemetery.
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