August Henry Schirmer b. 17 Dec 1889 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA d. 19 Oct 1969 Hillside, Union, New Jersey, USA: Zellner Family Genealogy

1889 - 1969 (79 years)

Name	August Henry Schirmer
Birth	Dec 1888	Ohio, USA [1]
Born	17 Dec 1889	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA [2, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Male
Residence	7 Jun 1900	35 Geneva St., Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA [1]
Occupation	5 Jun 1917	195 Broadway, New York, New York, New York, USA [4]
	New York Telephone Co.
Residence	5 Jun 1917	72 S. 9th St., Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA [4]
Occupation	7 Jan 1920 [3]
	Electrical Engineer, Telephone Company
Residence	7 Jan 1920	98 - 11th Ave., Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA [3]
Residence	Between 1921 and 1936	63 Crawford St., Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA [6, 7]
Occupation	5 Apr 1930 [6]
	Restaurant Keeper, Food
	Neighbor Carl Richter was listed as "Electrical Engineer, American Telephone & Telegraph Co." in the 1930 census. It is likely that the census taker transposed his occupation with that of Gus Schirmer.
Occupation	25 Apr 1942	250 Hudson St., New York, New York, New York, USA [5, 7]
	Electrical Engineer, Bell Telephone Laboratories
Residence	25 Apr 1942	949 N. Broad St., Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA [5]
Death	19 Oct 1969	Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA [8]
Name	Gus
Reference Number	PERS213
_HEIG	67" [5]
_HEIG	Medium [4]
_WEIG	180 Lbs. [5]
_WEIG	Slender [4]
Died	19 Oct 1969	Hillside, Union, New Jersey, USA [2, 9]
Person ID	I211	Zellner Genealogy
Last Modified	21 Oct 2020

Father	William Henry Schirmer, b. 2 May 1858, Elbe, Wolfenbuttel, Niedersachsen, Germany , d. 9 May 1932, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 74 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mary Quick, b. 1 Jul 1864, Germany , d. 22 Aug 1935, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 71 years)
Relationship	natural
Married	27 Jul 1886	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA [9]
Reference Number	MARR6389
Family ID	F157	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Frances Mager, b. 9 Mar 1889, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA , d. 24 Dec 1957, Hillside, Union, New Jersey, USA (Age 68 years)

Married 20 Oct 1915 Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 528 Martin Luther King Blvd, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA [2, 10]

Reference Number MARR760

Children

+	1. Dr. William Joseph Schirmer, b. 15 Oct 1916, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA , d. 23 Feb 2006, Seacrest Village Nursing Home, 1001 Center St., Little Egg Harbor, Ocean, New Jersey, USA (Age 89 years) [natural]
+	2. Mary Agnes Schirmer, b. 28 Dec 1917, New Jersey, USA , d. 6 Mar 2012, Oak Ridge, Anderson, Tennessee, USA (Age 94 years) [natural]
	3. Angela Mary Schirmer, b. 12 Sep 1919, New Jersey, USA , d. 23 Jul 1992, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA (Age 72 years) [natural]
	4. Bernadette Mary Schirmer, b. 5 Dec 1921, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA , d. 26 May 2013, Mount St. Scholastica College, 801 S. 8th St., Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA (Age 91 years) [natural]
	5. Catherine Mary Schirmer, b. 4 May 1923, New Jersey, USA , d. 11 Jan 1981, La Verna Village Nursing Home, 904 S. Hall Ave., Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, USA (Age 57 years) [natural]
+	6. Margaret Mary Schirmer, b. 5 Jun 1924, New Jersey, USA , d. 6 Jun 2016, Oak Ridge, Anderson, Tennessee, USA (Age 92 years) [natural]
+	7. Elizabeth Mary Schirmer, b. 31 Aug 1925, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA , d. 7 Sep 1996, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA (Age 71 years) [natural]
+	8. Terese Mary Schirmer, b. 15 Aug 1928, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA , d. 26 Jul 2019, Chadds Ford, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 90 years) [natural]
+	9. Living

Documents

1920 U.S. Census
NJ, Essex, Newark, Ward 6, ED157, P6-B, August Schirmer Family

1930 U.S. Census
NJ, Essex, Newark, Ward 9, ED7-662, P9-B, August Schirmer Family

Recordings

2009-08-13 "Story Corps"
Interview with Sr. Loretta "Bernie" Schirmer

Last Modified 21 Oct 2020

Family ID F76 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - Dec 1888 - Ohio, USA
	Born - 17 Dec 1889 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
	Residence - 7 Jun 1900 - 35 Geneva St., Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
	Occupation - New York Telephone Co. - 5 Jun 1917 - 195 Broadway, New York, New York, New York, USA
	Residence - 5 Jun 1917 - 72 S. 9th St., Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
	Residence - 7 Jan 1920 - 98 - 11th Ave., Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
	Residence - Between 1921 and 1936 - 63 Crawford St., Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
	Occupation - Electrical Engineer, Bell Telephone Laboratories - 25 Apr 1942 - 250 Hudson St., New York, New York, New York, USA
	Residence - 25 Apr 1942 - 949 N. Broad St., Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
	Death - 19 Oct 1969 - Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
	Died - 19 Oct 1969 - Hillside, Union, New Jersey, USA

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Photos

Magers & In-laws

Documents » Slide Show		WWI Civilian Draft Registration Card 1917-06-05 Gus Schirmer
		WWII Civilian Draft Registration Card 1942-04-25 Gus Schirmer (1 of 2)
		WWII Civilian Draft Registration Card 1942-04-25 Gus Schirmer (2 of 2)

Notes

Claimed exemption from WWI draft based on essential occupation & dependents.

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Blurb from 1912 college yearbook:
August Henry Schirmer
"Schirm," Sigma Chi. .. Cieveland
St. Ignatius College [high school]
Thesis: The Study of Power Rates
Schirm is noteworthy from the fact that he chose the electrical course and has never regretted his choice.
He has electrical engineering down so fine that he can telI the voltage in a wire by looking at it. Schirm says that
he will be glad to get out so that he can put a little of his knowledge to use. When he goes we shall miss a
good fellow -- a true friend-and a fine chap to know.

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"Gus delighted in telling the story of how he got his first job. In the spring of his last year at Case, in 1911,
representatives from several national companies visited the college to look over and if possible siphon off some
of the bright young engineers. One of the professors noticed that I. J. Thorp from the New York Telephone
Company had no one signed up to be interviewed. Thorpe was waiting in an office provided for him, but no
students had signed up. The professor, a bit embarrassed by this lack of interest, grabbed Gus on the run:
"Schirmer, go in there and talk to the man." And as he told the story years later, that was how his life-long career
at Bell Labs began."

-Terese Schirmer Piccoli

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Sunday afternoon was the time for a family outing, a habit Gus continued for many years.
From the time he bought his first car, Gus spent Sunday afternoons with his children giving Mary some free time.
At first it was just the novelty and joy of riding in a car, a real treat for the children. He sometimes asked cousins
to ride along.
One Sunday afternoon after buying the touring car, Gus set off for a Sunday drive. Bill sat proudly in front with
his father, and the two little girls Mary Agnes and Angie scrambled into the pack. Gus drove to the Sieben's to
pick up some of the cousins. Norbie, Buddy and Gertrude piled into the back, climbing over each other to get
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the best vantage point to see - and be seen. Gus drove slowly as the children chattered excitedly. He noted a
sudden silence from the back seat, and then heard a man yelling at him and waving excitedly. "Hey, Mister," he
shouted. "You dropped something." Gus stopped the car and looked to where the man was pointing. Gertrude
was running as fast as her little legs would carry her. Unhurt, but chastened, she climbed back in. That ended
the ride for that day.
No more open cars for Gus."

-Terese Schirmer Piccoli

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Sources

[S9] 1900 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication T623.
[S56] Das Mager-Buch: Geschichte einer Familie aus vier Jahrhunderten (Erganzungsband zum "Mager-Buch" 1935), Dr. Edwart Mager, (Name: Freiburg im Breisgau, 1972;), 81.
[S14] 1920 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication T625, NJ, Essex, Newark, Ward 6, ED157, P6-B.
[S217] WWI Civilian Draft Registration Card.
[S218] WWII Civilian Draft Registration Card.
[S15] 1930 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication T626, NJ, Essex, Newark, Ward 9. ED7-662, P9-B.
[S511] Terese Schirmer Piccoli.
[S204] Vincent Burke.
[S21] Ancestry Family Trees, JimSchirmer263.
[S168] Parish Register of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Newark, New Jersey.