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WILHELM AUGUST HEINRICH RIEPE[1, 2]  1907 - 1957

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• Birth	1 Nov 1907	Osnabruck, Westphalia,, Prussia/Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	19 Dec 1923	New York City,, New York, USA   [2]
  	William immigrated to America on the "S.S. Yorck", which departed from Hamburg, Germany and arrived in New York, NY on Decmber 19, 1923. William's passage was paid for by his aunt (no name given) and uncle, Christoph Rueckhardt, 82nd Street, Woodhaven, Long Island, NY. William stated his nearest relatives were his mother and his father, Wilhelm Riepe, in Osnabruck.
  Died	Nov 1957	, (Unknown Co.), New York, USA
  Person ID	I1302	Riepe Roots Database
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2007
  Father	August Riepe
  Mother	Wilhelmina Niebaum
  Family ID	F292	Group Sheet
  Family	Elizabeth Mangan,   b. 16 Jun 1912, , (Unknown Co.), New York, USA
  Married	Est 1930	, (Unknown Co.), New York, USA
  Children	> 1. William Anthony Riepe,   b. 6 Jun 1933, New York City,, New York, USA   2. Donald T. Riepe,   b. 5 Sep 1939, New York City,, New York, USA > 3. John Riepe,   b. 16 Jun 1941, New York City,, New York, USA > 4. Edward M. Riepe,   b. 31 Aug 1944, New York City,, New York, USA > 5. David Riepe,   b. 7 Feb 1947, New York City,, New York, USA   6. Jeanne Riepe,   b. 14 May 1949, New York City,, New York, USA   7. Linda Riepe,   b. 14 Aug 1951, New York City,, New York, USA
  Family ID	F512	Group Sheet

• Photos		Ship Image & Description - "S.S. Yorck" Status: Located. Steamship built in 1906 by F. Schichau Shipyard, Danzig, Germany for the Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd), for the Bremerhaven to New York service. 8,901gross tons, length 462 ft. x beam 57 ft., clipper bow, 1 funnel, 2 masts, iron construction, twin screw propulsion, steam quadruple expansion engines. Service speed of 14.5 knots. …
  Documents		WILHELM AUGUST HEINRICH RIEPE (#1302) Status: Located. SS Application (New York)
  		Passenger List - "S.S. Yorck" Status: Located. arrived Decmber 19, 1923, New York, NY
  		Passenger List - "RMS Laconia" Status: Located. arrived December 19, 1923, New York, NY
  		WILHELM AUGUST HEINRICH RIEPE (#1302) Petition for Naturalization (New York)

• Notes	William appears in the 1930 New York Census (4/23), St. Albans Township, 4th Ward, New York City, Queens Co., living with his cousin and his family. William is listed as being age 22 years, and single. Occupation: butcher, meats. Census information indicates William was born in Germany and immigrated to the U.S. in 1924. William's SS# 087-28-6995 (issued: New York).

• Sources

  [S481] SS App, Social Security Application. [S522] IMM - Ellis Island, immigration record.