Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT

Born

29 October 1859 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

8 September 1930 , Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA

Cause of Death: heart attack

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August Karl THEUNERT (THEINERT)Johanna Ernestine WALTHER

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Born: 29 October 1859 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: August Karl THEUNERT (THEINERT)

Mother: Johanna Ernestine WALTHER

Paternal grandparents: Johann Karl Gottlieb THEUNERT , Johanna Rosalie MÄNNIG (MENNIG)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Wilhelm August Erdman married Louisa REUDGEN abt. 1883 in Rockville, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louisa REUDGEN was born 6 June 1864 in Rany, Germany. Louisa died 6 March 1888 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills). Louisa was the child of Conrad REUDGEN and Louisa TROSTMAN.

Wilhelm August Erdman married (2) Wilhelmina PALME 26 January 1889 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
They divorced. Wilhelmina PALME was born March 1867 in Austria (Austria-Hungary). Wilhelmina died abt. 1945 in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA. Wilhelmina was the child of Franz PALME and Johanna FINK.

Wilhelm August Erdman married (3) Mary Louisa (A.K.A. Louise Marie) FRANTZ 21 December 1892 in Rockville, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Mary Louisa (A.K.A. Louise Marie) FRANTZ was born 22 December 1867 in Hegenheim, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France (Hégenheim). Mary Louisa (A.K.A. Louise Marie) died 4 February 1947 in Greenville, Rhode Island, USA. Mary Louisa (A.K.A. Louise Marie) was the child of Chretien FRANTZ and Marie-Anne REININGER.

Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT died 8 September 1930 in Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA .
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Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT married

Louisa REUDGEN
Marriage date: abt. 1883
Marriage place: Rockville, Connecticut, USA
Source: Thanks to Gail

Louisa REUDGEN was the child of Conrad REUDGEN and Louisa TROSTMAN

Marriage notes:

Erdman was 24.

Children of Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT and Louisa REUDGEN

Louise Johanna Pauline THEINERT

Born: 3 July 1884, Rockville, Connecticut, USA
Died: 28 May 1954, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Unknown UNKNOWN 1903

Married: Edgar Albert MASON 3 April 1909 Place: Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA (Attleborough) (South Attleboro)

Edward THEUNERT

Born: 6 January 1887, Vernon, Connecticut, USA
Died: 8 July 1887, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

William Erdman "Edward W" THEINERT

Born: 28 February 1888, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 November 1971, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Married: Irene Kathryn WEIDNER 30 June 1934

Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT married

Wilhelmina PALME
Marriage date: 26 January 1889
Marriage place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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Wilhelmina PALME was the child of Franz PALME and Johanna FINK

Marriage notes:

He is from Providence. She is from New Bedford. He is 29. She is 23. He is a weaver, born in Pittsfield. She was born in Germany. His parents were August and Johanna. Her parents were Franz and Johanna. It is his second marriage and her first.

NOTE: They got divorced in Tolland, Connecticut.

According to divorce documents, they were married January 18, 1889 and on July 20, 1889, he deserted her.

Groom's Name: Erdman W. Theinert

Groom's Birth Date: 1860

Groom's Birthplace:

Groom's Age: 29

Bride's Name: Wilhelmine Palme

Bride's Birth Date: 1866

Bride's Birthplace:

Bride's Age: 23

Marriage Date: 26 Jan 1889

Marriage Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts

Groom's Father's Name: August

Groom's Mother's Name: Johanna

Bride's Father's Name: Franz

Bride's Mother's Name: Johanna

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01259-1

Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

Source Film Number: 1994133

Reference Number: it 5 p 33

Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

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Children of Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT and Wilhelmina PALME

Emma Wilhelmine THEINERT

Born: 28 February 1890, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 24 December 1972, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Arthur Frederick WOLDORF (WOLSCHENDORF) 1915

Married: Eugene Leander PECKHAM 1941 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT married

photo of Mary Louisa (A.K.A. Louise Marie) FRANTZ

Mary Louisa (A.K.A. Louise Marie) FRANTZ
Marriage date: 21 December 1892
Marriage place: Rockville, Connecticut, USA
Source: Rockville, CT town records

Mary Louisa (A.K.A. Louise Marie) FRANTZ was the child of Chretien FRANTZ and Marie-Anne REININGER

Marriage notes:

"According to Cousin Erdman, they met when Grampa Theinert was teaching English to German immigrants. Gramma T. lived in Albany, NY before meeting Grampa T., so where they actually met is vague. I also can not find the year Gramma immigrated. Prior to Grampa marrying Gramma and moving to Providence, he lived in Holyoke, as stated above.

Uncle Ed said he was five when they married, so I think it was probably very early 1883." Thanks to Gail

Children of Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT and Mary Louisa (A.K.A. Louise Marie) FRANTZ

William THEINERT

Born: 2 October 1893, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 17 December 1962, Dade City, Florida, USA

Married: Veronica Elizabeth STOEFFLER 20 October 1932 Place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Walter Frederic THEINERT

Born: 15 June 1895, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 4 March 1955, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

Married: Grace Leola WILBUR 3 February 1920 Place: Waterville, Maine, USA

Married: Edna Browe LAWTON 6 December 1932 Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Rosalie Eleanor THEINERT

Born: 22 June 1898, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 30 January 1973, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Paul Max SCHWARZE 8 February 1919 Place: Niagara Falls, New York, USA

Anne THEINERT

Born: 16 December 1901, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 8 April 1971, Greenville, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Charles Hoyt THEINERT 14 May 1923 Place: , New Jersey, USA

Lillian Marjorie THEINERT

Born: 22 March 1908, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 14 March 1995, Lake Wales, Florida, USA

Married: Alfred Harold EQUI 9 November 1928 Place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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Birth — 1859
29 October 1859
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Biography
'In 1914, Erdman was nominated as a candidate for RI Governor by the Socialist Party. He received approximately 1450 votes.

All of the children graduate from the Albion Grammar School. Walter and William work the farm with Erdman. Anne goes on to become a nurse and Lillian a school teacher.

February 18, 1919, Rosalie marries Paul Schwarze (B. Germany 1891), and they live in an apartment in Pawtucket, RI. Paul’s mother, Emma, lives in the apartment above. Their son, Erdman Paul is born on March 2, 1927. Erdman told me they owned the State Line Garage
(Pawtucket/ South Attleboro State Line). They lived across and down the street from the garage. Eventually, when his Dad became more involved in the weaving mill, he sold the garage. Rosalie met Paul when she worked as a secretary in the mill. Paul and family move to Newton, NJ in 1935 to work for another weaving company. (See copy of a note from Lou/ Erdman regarding his parents.)

On November 9, 1928 Lillian...Read full story

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PITTSFIELD, BERKSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS - 1859
male Smidt
born Oct 29, 1859 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
father - Augustus, laborer, b. Germany
mother - Joanna Smidt, b. Germany

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1859 - Baptism, ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASS.
Wilhelm Endmann Theunert, b. 29 Oct 1859, Pontoosuc Ave., Pittsfield, MA - baptised 1 Jan 1860. Parents August Theunert and Johanne Walther. Witnesses: Wilhelm Feige, Daniel Karuse, Marie Frohlich.

MY NOTE: Wilhelm Feige is the husband of Augustus Theunert's sister, Augusta. Marie Frohlich is Augustus Theunert's sister.

The German Evangelical Lutheran church - In 1859, when the Protestant German population of Pittsfield was about 400, arrangements were made by a portion of them for devine service in their own language. These services were first held in private houses, and with occasional visits by clergymen from New York. But in April, 1859, Rev. Augustus Grotrain, a learned and able minister of Albany, accepted a call, and organized the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Pittsfield. The town subsequently granted a pleasant site in the corner of First street burial-ground, where the church was erected, at a cost of $2,274.00 and which was dedicated September 14, 1865. There ...Read full story

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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - Early 20s?

Early 20's?

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1880 - Vernon, Tolland, Connecticut
Name: Edmund Theinert
Residence: Vernon, Tolland, Connecticut
Birth date: 1860
Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Relationship to head-of-household: Son
Spouse's name:
Spouse birthplace:
Father's name: Augustus Theinert
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's name: Johanna Theinert
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Race or color (expanded): White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Marital status: Single
Age: 20 years
Occupation: Woolen Weaver
NARA film number: T9-0109
Page: 40
Page: D
Entry number: 1174
Film number: 1254109
Collection: United States Census, 1880

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

Rockville, Connecticut, City Directory, 1883-1884 (F Killenberger)
Theinert August h 31 Village
Theinert Edmund, empl New England, bds 19 East
Theinert Herman, barber, bds 31 Village
Rockville, Connecticut, City Directory, 1883-1884 (F Killenberger)
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Birth of Child
Louise Johanna Pauline THEINERT was born 3 July 1884, Rockville, Connecticut, USA

Wilhelm August Erdman was 24 years old.

Rockville, Connecticut, City Directory, 1885-1886 (F Killenberger)
Name: Edmund Theinert
Residence Year: 1885
Street Address: 46 Village
Residence Place: Vernon Rockville, Connecticut
Occupation: Emp New Engl
Publication Title: Rockville, Connecticut, City Directory, 1885-1886 (F Killenberger)

Theinert August, h 13 Orchard
Theinert Edmund, bds 46 Village
Theinert Herman, bds 13 Orchard
Rockville, Connecticut, City Directory, 1885-1886 (F Killenberger)
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1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Birth of Child
Edward THEUNERT was born 6 January 1887, Vernon, Connecticut, USA

Wilhelm August Erdman was 27 years old.

Member Board of Education, Rockville, CT - term expiring 1889
Title Report of the Board of Education of the State of Connecticut to the Governor: together with the report of the Secretary of the Board
Author Connecticut. Board of Education
Publisher Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1887
Original from the University of Michigan
Digitized Apr 25, 2006
Page 378

Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - According to Gail, This is Wilhelm August Erdman Theinert/Theunerts store in Holyoke, MA. This is one of the reasons I find the dramatic write up in

According to Gail, "This is Wilhelm August Erdman Theinert/ Theunert's store in Holyoke, MA. This is one of the reasons I find the dramatic write up in the book to be inaccurate. He did not work in one mill until he was 35 years of age. He worked in Gardner, MA, Rockville, CT and Agawam, MA. He also had the store."

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Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - Member Board of Education, Rockville, CT - term expiring 1889 Title Report of the Board of Education of the State of Connecticut to the Governor: t

Member Board of Education, Rockville, CT - term expiring 1889

Title Report of the Board of Education of the State of Connecticut to the Governor: together with the report of the Secretary of the Board
Author Connecticut. Board of Education
Publisher Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1887
Original from the University of Michigan
Digitized Apr 25, 2006
Page 378

1888 Birth of Child
William Erdman "Edward W" THEINERT was born 28 February 1888, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Wilhelm August Erdman was 28 years old.

1888 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louisa REUDGEN died 6 March 1888, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 Marriage / Partner
Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT and Wilhelmina PALME 26 January 1889, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

He was 29 years old.

1889 - Providence, Rhode Island
'In a 1889 Providence City Directory, he is living with his second wife Wilhelmine and their daughter Emma at 53 Julian St. Providence. However, his children - Louise Johanna and Edward W. from his first marriage are not with them.'

Theinert Erdmann W. weaver h 53 Julian

Title The Providence directory
Authors Brown & Danforth, Pub, Carlile & Brown, Pub, Brown, Hugh H., Pub, Adams, Sampson & Co., Pub, Sampson, Davenport & Co., Pub, Sampson, Murdock & Co., Pub
Publisher Adams, Sampson & Co., 1889
Original from Harvard University
Digitized May 30, 2007

Page 537
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Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - Reverse side of Theinert store photo, Holyoke, MA, indicating that the photo was taken by A. W. Howes & Co. in Turners Falls, Mass.

Reverse side of Theinert store photo, Holyoke, MA, indicating that the photo was taken by A. W. Howes & Co. in Turners Falls, Mass.

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Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - 1889 marriage

1889 marriage

Fall River Daily News, Fall River, Massachusetts, January 28, 1889

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1890 - Holyoke, Massachusetts
Name: E. W. Theinert; M. H. Tiedemann
Occupation: groceries, boots and shoes
Business Name: Theinert E. W. & Co.
Home Address: 32 Adams
City: Holyoke
State: MA
Year: 1890

NOTE: M. H. Tiedemann is Max H. Tiedemann, active in socialist party
Holyoke, Massachusetts Directories, 1888-90, 1892
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1890 - Holyoke, Massachusetts
Name: Erdmann W. Theinert
Business Name: E. W. Theinert & Co.
Business Address: boards 617 Bridge
Home Address: 32 Adams
City: Holyoke
State: MA
Year: 1890
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Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - Early 30s?

Early 30's?

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Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - This photo was taken in Holyoke, MA around 1890. Center Grampa Theinert (W.A.Erdman Theinert). Left his son Edward W. born 1888 and his daugher Loui

This photo was taken in Holyoke, MA around 1890. Center Grampa
Theinert (W.A.Erdman Theinert). Left his son Edward W. born 1888 and his daugher Louise born 1884 to his first wife Louise Reudgen who died shortly after Edward was born.

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1890 Birth of Child
Emma Wilhelmine THEINERT was born 28 February 1890, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

Wilhelm August Erdman was 30 years old.

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

HOLYOKE, HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS - 1890-1892
'From around 1890 – 1892 Erdman has a store in Holyoke, MA (Holyoke directory 1888-90, 1892
(See Picture) selling 'groceries, boots and shoes' at 32 Adams Street. He lives at 617 Bridge Street and August lives (owns) two homes – 91 and 95 Jackson Street.'
Thanks to Gail

Tolland County (Connecticut) Divorce Index (around 1891)
Theinert, Edward W 243
Theinert, Erdmann W 243
Theinert, Wilhelmina Palme 243
Theinert, Wilhelmina Palme 243

1892 Marriage / Partner
Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT and Mary Louisa (A.K.A. Louise Marie) FRANTZ 21 December 1892, Rockville, Connecticut, USA

He was 33 years old.

1892 - Holyoke, Massachusetts
Name: Erdmann W. Theinert
City: Holyoke
State: Massachusetts
Year: 1892
Comment: rem to Rockville, Conn
Holyoke, Massachusetts Directories, 1888-90, 1892
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1892 - Holyoke, Massachusetts
'The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Journal of the Senate for 1892
shows in 1892 Edward (Erdman) W. Theinert of Holyoke ran for Secretary of MA and received 1,607 votes.

The Socialist Labor Party met in NYC June 2 to June 8, 1900. Erdman was nominated for VP of the Party, but was not elected.'
Thanks to Gail

1892 - Libel
It looks like he sued Wilhemine for libel and then dropped the law suit. See document below. Also see documents prior to this document by scrolling backward through the pages in the link below.

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Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - Divorce

Divorce

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Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - Divorce (part 2)

Divorce (part 2)

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Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - Divorce (part 3)

Divorce (part 3)

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1893-1902 - Providence, Rhode Island
'He and his third wife Louisa Marie live at 25 Henrietta Street, Providence, with Louise Johanna and Edward W. Erdman works at the Wanskuck Knitting Mills from about 1893-1895. William is born October 2, 1893. Early 1895 they move to (lease) a 25 acre farm on Morris Avenue, Providence. Walter is born June 15, 1895; Rosalie June 22, 1898 and Anne December 16, 1901. Edward W. graduates from the Doyle Avenue Gramar School in 1902 just before they move to the farm in Albion.'
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1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1893 Birth of Child
William THEINERT was born 2 October 1893, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Wilhelm August Erdman was 33 years old.

Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - Is this him? THEFTS AND BURGLARIES. Summary of Losses Reported to the Providence Police the Past Year. Manufacturer and Farmers Journal, Mar

Is this him?

THEFTS AND BURGLARIES.

Summary of Losses Reported to the Providence Police the Past Year.

Manufacturer and Farmer's Journal, March 25, 1895

1895 Birth of Child
Walter Frederic THEINERT was born 15 June 1895, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Wilhelm August Erdman was 35 years old.

1896 - 9th Annual Convention of the Socialist Labor Party
Represented Rhode Island at the Ninth Annual Convention of the Socialist Labor Party held 4 July - 10 July, 1896 in New York City.

See www.slp.org/ pdf/ slphist/ nc_1896.pdf

1896 - November 22 - Announcements
E.W. Theinert, of Providence, R.I., will deliver an address upon socialism in U. V. W. Hall this evening at 7:30...
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November 22, 1896

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 Birth of Child
Rosalie Eleanor THEINERT was born 22 June 1898, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Wilhelm August Erdman was 38 years old.

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - Socialist Labor Party E.W. Theinert of Providence was the Orator of the Evening Pawtucket Times Pawtucket, Rhode Island March 31, 1899

Socialist Labor Party
E.W. Theinert of Providence was the Orator of the Evening

Pawtucket Times
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
March 31, 1899

1899 - Socialist Labor Party. E. W. Theinert of Providence Was the Orator of the Evening

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Pawtucket Times
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
March 31, 1899

1900 - Morris Avenue, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Theinert, Edward, head, b. Oct 1858, MA, age 41, parents b. Germany, farmer
Louise, wife, b. Dec 1868, Germany, age 31, married 8 years, mother of 5 children, 5 children living, year of immigration 1889
Louise, daughter, b. July 1883, age 16, b. CT, father b. MA, mother b. Germany, at school
Edward, son, b. Feb 1888, MA, at school
William, son, b. Oct 1893, RI, age 6, at school
Walter, son, b. Jun 1895, RI, age 4
Rosie, daughter, b. Jun 1898, RI, age 1
Azeveds, Manuel J, servant, b. 1870, Portugal, year of immigration 1891, farm laborer
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Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - Theinert Fined

Theinert Fined

The Providence News, Providence, RI, Wednesday, May 9, 1900

1900 - Socialists Meet
At the corner of Dexter and Darling streets last night an open air meeting was held under the... of the Socialist-Labor party. The speakers were Edward Theinert of Olneyville and Richard M. Shaw of Central Falls. There was a good attendance and the remarks of the speakers were listened to with evident interest. Mr. Theinert spoke at some length on Socialist principles. He claimed under present conditions it was almost impossible for the working man to make progress. He was forced to exist and did not get the opportunity to live. The wealth of the country was going into the hands of a few and would continue to do so just as long as working men of the company remained inactive and did not attend to their own interests. They supported the Democratic and Republican parties both of whom were controlled by the capitalists and so long as they... they could not reasonably expect legislation that would benefit them, because if they benefited the capitalists would suffer...

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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

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1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1901 Birth of Child
Anne THEINERT was born 16 December 1901, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Wilhelm August Erdman was 42 years old.

1902 - 1930 - Albion, Lincoln, Rhode Island
'In 1902, Erdman moves his family to an approximate 300 acre farm in the Albion section of Lincoln, RI. which I assume was a lease. In 1905, Erdman purchases the farm outright from the owner, Henry Hartwell Jencks. Edward W. leaves home in 1905 at age 16. Works
at farms in Uxbridge, MA; Rutland, VT; Keene, NH. From there, he enlisted in the Navy. (See copy of letter May 1, 1965 to Elaine which details Uncle Ed’s travels).'

'I do believe Louise Johanna lived with the family while at the Morris Avenue farm and did move to Albion. In the May 1, 1965 letter Uncle Ed states that 'when he wrote to his sister Louise, his Dad intercepted the letter and asked him to return home' ...so at what point or why does, Louise Johanna move to Middletown, CT to live with Aunt Anna Slade (Erdman’sister), who is a nurse. One thing, Louise had what was referred to as 'hip disease' and walked with a limp. Perhaps Aunt Anna was to care for her. We do know that Louise’s daughter Elizabeth is born ...Read full story

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1902 Providence City Directory
Theinert, Edward W...
Page Number: 815
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1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1903 - Providence, Rhode Island
Name: Edward W Theinert
Residence Year: 1903
Street address: 465 Morris a V
Residence Place: Providence, Rhode Island
Occupation: Farmer
Publication Title: Providence, Rhode Island, City Directory, 1903

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1904 Providence City Directory
Name: Edward W Theinert
Residence Year: 1904
Street address: 465 Morris av River
Residence Place: Providence, Rhode Island
Occupation: Farmer
Publication Title: Providence, Rhode Island, City Directory, 1904
Page Number: 708
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1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - 1905 - This is an approximate date for the milk bottle which came from the Theinert farm in Albion,Lincoln,RI. It is the only one I have ever found

1905 - This is an approximate date for the milk bottle which came
from the Theinert farm in Albion,Lincoln,RI. It is the only one
I have ever found, which I purchased at a Bottle Collector's
Show about three years ago.

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Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - Theinert Farm House - Old River Road - Albion (Lincoln), RI

Theinert Farm House - Old River Road - Albion (Lincoln), RI

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Date: November 22, 1906
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1908 Birth of Child
Lillian Marjorie THEINERT was born 22 March 1908, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA (Albion) (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) (Saylesville)

Wilhelm August Erdman was 48 years old.

1909 - Lincoln, Rhode Island
Name: Edward W Theinert
Residence Year: 1909
Street address: River rd A1
Residence Place: Lincoln, Rhode Island
Occupation: Farmer
Publication Title: Lincoln, Rhode Island, City Directory, 1909

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1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1909 Marriage of Child
Louise Johanna Pauline THEINERT married 3 April 1909, Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA (Attleborough) (South Attleboro) to Edgar Albert MASON

1910 - Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island
Theinert, Edward W., head, age 50, married for 27 years, b. MA, parents b. Germany, farmer.
Theinert, Louise, wife, age 41, married for 27 years, mother of 8 children, 7 living, b. Germany, parents b. Germany, year of immigration 1880
Theinert, William, son, 16, b. Rhode Island, farmer on horse farm
Theinert, Walter F., son, 14, b. Rhode Island, laborer on horse farm
Theinert, Rosalie, daughter, 12, b. Rhode Island
Theinert, Annie, daughter, 8, b. Rhode Island
Theinert, Lillian, daughter, 1 11/ 12, b. Rhode Island
Frantz, Laura, niece, 9, b. New Jersey, parents b. Germany
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Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - postcard

postcard

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Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - back of advertising postcard

back of advertising postcard

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Delegates to the 1912 Convention of the Socialist Party of America
Convention was held May 12-18, 1912, at Indianapolis, Indiana.
Rhode Island
James P. Reid
Edward W. Theinert
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

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Theinert Edward W., farmer h River rd, Al

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The Evening News
Providence, RI
July 7, 1913

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1914 - Conrad Reugen Probate
To the Probate Court for the District of Ellington , Estate of Conrad Reutgen , late of Vernon , in said District , deceased . The subscriber , executor of the will of said deceased , after the acceptance of his final account hereby makes return that the pecuniary legacies provided for in said will have been fully paid and satisfied as per receipts herewith exhibited , That is to say , he has paid to Mrs. E. A. Mason and Edward Theinert the sum of $ 100.00 each , and to Ernest Reutgen the sum of $ 500. 00 . Wherefore your petitioner prays this Honorable Court to direct that a certificate of title to the real estate of said deceased be given in accordance with provisions in said will .
Fred G. Neugen, Executor

Subscribed and sworn before me this 17th day of September , 1914 . John E Fahey

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Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - This picture appears in The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Thomas Williams Bicknell, LL.D., Volume III, New York H

This picture appears in 'The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations', Thomas Williams Bicknell, LL.D., Volume III, New York Historical Society, Inc. 1920. According to Gail Harris, "This photo was taken in 1914 when he ran for RI Governor on the Socialist Party Ticket... I note that my Aunt Annie was sixteen at the time the article was written ... so that had to be around 1917 ... the book was published in 1920. "

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1914 - Theinert Nominated by State Socialists Lincoln Man Named for Governor in State Convention of Party

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Pawtucket Times
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
October 12, 1914

1915 - Lincoln, Rhode Island
Name: Edward W Theinert
Residence: Lincoln, E.D. 161, Providence, Rhode Island
Age in years: 55
Estimated birth year: 1860
Birthplace: U S
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Page letter: G
Line number: 19
Film number: 1769017
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1915

1915 Rhode Island State Census
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Theinert Edward W., farmer h River rd, Al

Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - 1915 RI Census, Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island

1915 RI Census, Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island

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1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1916 - Lincoln. Albion Man Elected Head of Milk Producers. Edward W. Theinert Presides at First Meeting

Pawtucket Times
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
September 18, 1916

1917 Providence City Directory
Edward W. Theinert, Albion, Sec...
Page Number: 62
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Delegates to the 1917 Convention of the Socialist Party of America
Convention was held April 7-14, 1917, at St. Louis, MO.

Rhode Island

Joseph M. Coldwell --- Providence --- America --- shoemaker

E.W. Theinert --- Albion --- America --- farmer

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Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - Sunday, May 20, 1917 - Meeting to advocate the repeal of the WWI Conscription Law

Sunday, May 20, 1917 - Meeting to advocate the repeal of the WWI Conscription Law

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Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - POLICE WARN ANTI-DRAFT MEN

POLICE WARN ANTI-DRAFT MEN

The Boston Herald, Boston, Massachusetts, Saturday, May 19, 1917

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

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Theinert Edward W. farmer, h River rd, rfd V F
Theinert William, farmer, bds E. W. Theinert, Al

1919 Marriage of Child
Rosalie Eleanor THEINERT married 8 February 1919, Niagara Falls, New York, USA to Paul Max SCHWARZE

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - Lime Rock Road, Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island
Theinert, Edward, head, age 60, b. MA, parents b. Germany, farmer
Louise, wife, age 51, b. Alsace-Lorraine, parents b. Alsace-Lorraine, German, year of immigration 1890, naturalized 1892
William, son, age 26, b. RI, farmer
Anna, daughter, age 18, b. RI
Lillian, daughter, age 18, b. RI
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1920 Marriage of Child
Walter Frederic THEINERT married 3 February 1920, Waterville, Maine, USA to Grace Leola WILBUR

1920 - Death of Paul M. Schwarze
MORTUARY
Paul M. Schwarze

The funeral of Paul M. Schwarze was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at his residence, 762 Broadway, and there was a large attendance of relatives and friends. Many pretty floral tributes were sent to be placed up and around the casket. The deceased was a member of Theodore Koerner Lodge, D. O. H. and the Eintracht Singing Society, both of which organizations were largely represented at the funeral. In behalf of the latter organization appropriate remarks were made by Frederick Kreutzer, and Edward Theinert of Albion spoke in behalf of the family. At the close the body was taken to Walnut Hill cemetery for interment, the bearers being George, William, Richard and Oscar Leuscher, nephews of the deceased.

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Pawtucket Times
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
April 26, 1920

The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,
Thomas Williams Bicknell, LL.D., Volume III, New York Historical Society, Inc. 1920

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1922 - Lincoln, Rhode Island
Theinert Edward W River rd V F
Theinert Walter River rd L R V F
Theinert William River rd L R V F

Lincoln, Rhode Island, Business Directory
Page 300

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The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,
Thomas Williams Bicknell, LL.D., Volume III, New York Historical Society, Inc. 1920

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 Marriage of Child
Anne THEINERT married 14 May 1923, , New Jersey, USA to Charles Hoyt THEINERT

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1925 - Lincoln, Rhode Island
Name: Edward W Theinert
Residence: Lincoln, E.D. 134, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 65
Estimated birth date: 1860
Place of Birth: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Page number: 10
Line number: 9
GSU Film Number: 1769821
Family Number: 78
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1925

1925 Rhode Island State Census
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Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - Anna Theinert Slade, Erdman W. Theinert, Mario Borras (child)

Anna Theinert Slade, Erdman W. Theinert, Mario Borras (child)

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1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

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Theinert Anna nurse h River rd L R V F
Theinert Edward W farmer h River rd R F D V F
Theinert Walter farmer h River rd L R V F
Theinert William farmer b E W Theinert's

Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT - Theinert family photo taken between 1927 and 1930. The photo was taken in Albion, Lincoln, RI on the front lawn of the farm in front of the house.

Theinert family photo taken between 1927 and 1930. The photo was taken in Albion, Lincoln, RI on the front lawn of the farm in front of the house.

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1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1928 Marriage of Child
Lillian Marjorie THEINERT married 9 November 1928, Providence, Rhode Island, USA to Alfred Harold EQUI

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - 182 Old River Road, Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island
Edward W Thunert 70, head, married, age at first marriage 24 years, b. MA, parents b. Germany, farming, general farm
Louisia M Thunert 61, wife, married, age at first marriage 24 years, b. France, parents b. France, German, year of immigration 1890, naturalized
William Thunert 36, son, b. RI, single, farming general farm
Walter F Thunert 34, son, b. RI, single, farming general farm
George Thornton 57, b. RI, lodger, farming general farm
Joseph Phaneuf 22, b. RI, lodger, farming general farm
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1930 - Death
Name: Edward William Theinert
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 08 Sep 1930
Death Place: Albion, Rhode Island
Age: 70
Birth Date: 1860
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Louise Marie Theinert
Father's Name: August Theinert
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Johanna Walther
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03109-3
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
Source Film Number: 1941125
Reference Number:
Collection: Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950

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