Julius LINK^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1872 - 1903  (31 years)

• Name	Julius LINK
  Born	21 Oct 1872	, Baden, DEU   [4, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Dec 1903	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  Buried	Dec 1903	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  Person ID	I35	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Leander LINK,   b. 1818, , , , Bavaria ,   d. 1896  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Susanna GEISLER,   b. 1819, , , , Germany ,   d. 1898  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F5936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabetha Wilhemina ECKSTEIN,   b. 13 Aug 1872, Beerfelden, Hessen, DEU ,   d. 1916, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 43 years)
  Married	25 Jul 1896	St. Paul's Lutheran Ch., Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Theresia Rosa LINK,   b. 22 Feb 1897, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 15 Aug 1958, Erie, Erie, PA, USA  (Age 61 years)   2. Walter William LINK,   b. 10 Dec 1898, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 19 Dec 1965, Lemoyne, Cumberland, PA, USA  (Age 67 years)   3. Aurelia LINK,   b. 17 Apr 1902, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 12 Nov 1973, Northfield, Atlantic, NJ, USA  (Age 71 years)   4. Julius LINK,   b. 20 May 1904, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Oct 1975, Frankford, Philadelphia, PA, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F6212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Julius and Elizabeth Link.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Julius Link was listed as a cabinetmaker in his daughter, Theresia's birth certificate. One special carved piece of furniture was in possession of Theresia Rosa Link's during her adulthood. Theresia's bedroom furniture also could have dated back to her father although this is not certain. The bedroom set was last in possession of her husband, Norman Forte's, second wife. (F-115) Mabel Link, deceased, also owned a carved chest made by Julius. Julius was from Hendungen, Bavaria according to his marriage record. This agrees with his emigration record. He was born in Baden, Germany according to his daughter Theresia in the 1930 Census for Pennsylvania. He arrived in New York City in April of 1889 at age 16 with his sister Rosa. They are listed of Hendungen, Germany. He had no profession at the time. They traveled in "Steerage V" on the ship, Lahn. They left from the port Bremen, Germany and then Southampton, England. Hank and Bill Forte, grandsons of Julius Link feels certain that the Links were actually from Darmstadt, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the state of Bayern (Bavaria), Germany. (F-55,444) Different family members feel the Links also lived in Essen, Baden Baden in W. Germany or from a city that is recalled as Melorystadt? or Michelstein?, close to Bomberg Germany (Bavaria). The 1930 census records for their daughter, Theresa states that her mother, Elizabeth Eckstein was born in Hessen-Darmstatt, Germany and her father, Julius Link was born in Baden, so family tradition probably reversed their birth places. He died of typhoid fever shortly before his son Julius was born. He asked his sister Rose to look after his family. Even so, son Walter was placed in Girard College (home for boys) when he was 6 years old. His mother, Elizabeth W. Ekstein, remarried and had one more son. She also died young around age 45 (F-41, 105a) Her second husband broke up the household and took his son with him. Theresia was already married to Norman and they took in sister, Aurelia. Aurelia then married and went to Atlantic City. She had a daughter who died at age 18. Walter was about 18 and went on by himself. He had left Girard at age 16. He met Mabel, his future bride, at church around age 18. He married at age 23. Julius, Jr. was put in a foster home. Julius's parentage is not known for sure, but is listed here via a large number of matches to the ancestors of Barbara Link Lustenader. (F-118,232) We have his sister Rosie also listed in the 1900 census records for Philadelphia, PA with a birth date of Dec 1874 who came over the same year as her brother, Julius in 1889. (D-72) Transcript of the Marriage Record for Julius Link and Elizabeth Ekstein as translated from original German copy by Ken Smith: 3/85 (Brau-Schein) (Dass) Herr Julius Link from (Hendungen), Bavaria and Frowlein Lizzie Ekstein from Beerfelden, Hessen (-Damstadt) (wedded) 25th July, 1896 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (in the presence of witnesses): Herr Adam Kraft (*pronounced Kroft), Frl. Rosa Link. (Chelich verbunden) (norden sind nird hierdurch glaubnurdig bexeugt) Philadelphia (den) 25th July 1896. G.J. (Muller), pastor of (Unabh) St. Paul's Lutheran Church. (*see F-108, E)or a translation by Mathias Siefert of Hendungen, Bavaria, Germany:That Mister Julius Link from Hendungen, Bavaria and Miss Lizzie Ekstein from Beerfelden, Hesse on 25th July 1896 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in presence of the witnesses Mister Adam Kraft, Miss Rosa Link: martially joined have been, is herewith believable witnessed Philadelphia the 25th July 1896 ? J. M

  
  

• Sources

  [S2705] Julius Link and Lizzie Ekstein Marriage Certificate July 25, 1896. [S2731] Mabel L. Link to Doris Dudick, Letter dated Feb. 19, 1981 at 945 Hummel Ave., Lemoyne, PA 17043. [S2735] Mabel L. Link to Doris Dudick Letter dated Jan. 16, 1981 at 945 Hummel Ave In Linda Coate files. [S2544] 1900 Federal Census Philadephia, Philadelphia Co., PA. [S2617] Janet Forte Leenders to Linda Coate Dudick Letter dated Mar. 22, 1984 at Rosella Ridge, Centre Rd., Languarrin 3910, Victoria, Australia. [S2738] Seifert, Matthias, Email dated 2001+ from M.Seifert@t-online.de. [S2533] 1830 U.S. census, Digital images (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), M19 (Reliability: 0).