Julius Link

1887 - 1961  (73 years)

• Name	Julius Link  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	17 Nov 1887	Bamberg, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1904  [5]
  Arrival	4 Oct 1906	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [4]
  Naturalization	Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  Residence	Between 1917 and 1918	Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married
  Residence	1920	Tinicum, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA   [5]
  	Occupation: Painter; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1935	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [2]
  Residence	1940	There Are No Farms In This ED, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  	Occupation: Painter; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	28 Oct 1961	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [7, 8]
  Burial	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America   [7]
  Person ID	I6883	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Vincenz Link,   b. 7 Sep 1860, Hendungen, , , Bavaria d. 1919, Of Bamberg, Germany (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna Cunigunda Sponsel,   b. 30 Dec 1861, Hallfeld, , , Bavaria d. 1917 (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 Jul 1888	Bamberg, , Bavaria   [1]
  Family ID	F1006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katherine Pringle,   b. Abt 1891, Pennsylvania d. Aft 1930, Of Philadelphia, , PA (Age > 40 years)
  Marriage	23 Aug 1916	Maryland, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Joseph Bernard Link,   b. 24 Oct 1919, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania d. 28 Mar 1920, Tinicum, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Julius Link,   b. 1928   d. 1928 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Regina Marie Reese,   b. 22 Sep 1918, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 26 Oct 1992, Of Oreland, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Leo Link,   b. 1921, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. Of Erie, Erie, PA, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  He joined the German Merchant Marines as a young man. When it docked in Philadelphia, he visited his Aunt Regina and never returned to the ship. He stayed with his Aunt and got a job in Philadelphia as a painter. He was also in an ora as a violinist. According to the 1930 census for Philadelphia, Julius entered the U.S. in 1906. Julius ended up marrying his 1st cousin, Katherine.

  
  

• Sources

  [S158] Lustenader, Barbara Link, Email dated 2005 from spenderella@comcast.net. [S96] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03729; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 51-1344. 1940 United States Federal Census [S368] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1969, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 040501-043500. [S445] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1795-1931, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), The National Archives at Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA. [S326] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Tinicum, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1563; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 205. [S1694] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Delaware County. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [S21] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172649478/julius-link [S368] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1969, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 096001-098850. [S1693] Nigl, Anna, Birth Record for Julius Link on Nov. 17, 1887 Recorded Nov. 23, 1887, No. 851, Bamberg, (Bavaria). [S715] 1930 U.S. Federal Population Census, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.