Samuel Theodore METZ

12th Feb 18851,2 - 25th Aug 19674

Life History

12th Feb 1885	Born in Bozanof, Austria.1,2 According to his naturalization papers, Samuel was born Decmber 9, 1986.
15th Aug 1897	Immigrated to Ellis Island, NY, NY, NY, USA.3 According to his naturalization papers, Sam arrived in New York on a ship sailing from Rotterdam.
4th Jun 1913	Naturalized in NY Supreme Court, Kings County, Brooklyn, Kings, NY, USA.3
15th Jun 1913	Married Frances P. ROSENLICHT in Temple Emanuel, 49th St & 14th Ave, Brooklyn, Kings, NY, USA.6,7
28th May 1914	Birth of daughter Shirley METZ in NY, USA
13th Aug 1920	Birth of daughter Eleanor METZ in NY, USA
25th Aug 1967	Died in Great Neck, Nassau, NY, USA.4
27th Aug 1967	Buried in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, 7800 Myrtle Ave, Glendale, Queens, NY, USA.5 Temple Israel of Jamaica, Block 50, Section 1, Plot 35

Social Security number 107-07-7069

According to the 1920 Census, Samuel's address was 1180 50th St., Brooklyn, New York. Both of his parents were from Austria and spoke Yiddish. Samuel became wealthy through his ownership of a bra and girdle factory called "Treo" in Queens.8

1. 1920 Federal Census, Census Type: U.S. Census, Place: United States
- National Archives, 1920
- Volume 156, ED 523, Sheet 14, Line 72.
2. World War I Draft Registration Cards at Ancestry.com, Url: http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?dbid=6482&htx=List&ti=0&r=0
- NY-1754311-1841
3. Samuel Metz, Naturalization Papers, Jurisdiction: Supreme Court, Kings County, Record Number: Pettion No. 12361
4. Social Security Death Index, Url: http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
- RootsWeb.com
5. Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Record Type: Headstone, Name Of Person: Samuel and Frances Metz, Location: Glendale, Queens, NY
6. Story written in June 1913 in an undisclosed newspaper covering Borough Park.
7. Metz-Rosenlicht, Marriage Certificate, Record Type: Marriage Certificate, Bride's Name: Frances Rosenlicht, Groom's Name: Samuel Metz, Record Number: 5679
- 15 Jun 1913
8. 1920 Federal Census, Census Type: U.S. Census, Place: United States
- National Archives, 1920