Misc. Notes
Flensburg, Germany, Birth Index Cards, 1874-1902 on Ancestry Library Edition lists birth name as Edward Jef Alfred Staal.
Birthdate from WWII Draft Registration Card on
FamilySearch.org and
Ancestry.com.
Immigratied 1903 from Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, MD, on the Brandenberg, 26 Jul 1903.
Listed on 1910 USC for Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.
Marriage cert. on
FamilySearch.org lists both Edward’s and Louise’s parents’ names. Lists Edward’s occupation as Ice Man.
Family listed on 1920 USC for Medford, Middlesex Co., MA; transcription lists name as Edwart.
FamilySearch.org. Lists arrival date as 1883.
Occupation listed as awning maker on Louise’s birth certificate on
FamilySearch.org.
Family listed on 1930 USC for Medford, Middlesex Co., MA.
Family listed on 1940 USC for Medford, Middlesex Co., MA.
Naturalized 17 Dec 1945, Massachusetts. Petition on
Ancestry.com. Wife’s birth month/year and naturalization date, and names/dates of children are also found here.
Obituary with family info (no death date) provided by Michelle Fiumara-Montgomery.