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ERNEST F. RIEPE[1, 2, 3, 4]  1862 -

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• Birth	May 1862	,,, Prussia/Germany
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	23 Sep 1884	New York City,, New York, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  	Ernest immigrated to America on the ship "S.S. Edam". Departed from Bremen, Germany and arrived in New York, NY on September 23, 1884.
  Person ID	I1315	Riepe Roots Database
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2006
  Father	William Riepe
  Mother	Therese Kaune
  Married	,,, Prussia/Germany
  Family ID	F1366	Group Sheet
  Family	Kate Hoffman,   b. Mar 1870, , Schnectady Co., New York, USA ,   d. 1909, New York City,, New York, USA
  Married	6 Apr 1890	Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA   [1]
  	NY Marriage Certificate #2413. Specific source: Marriage Registers, Extracts from Manhattan (1869-1880) and Brooklyn (1895-1897).
  Children	> 1. Frederick William Riepe,   b. 28 Feb 1891, New York City,, New York, USA ,   d. Jan 1966   2. Clara Riepe,   b. Jun 1892, New York City,, New York, USA   3. Anna Riepe,   b. 2 Aug 1893, New York City,, New York, USA
  Family ID	F295	Group Sheet

• Photos		Ship Image & Description - "S.S. Edam" Status: Located. Steamship built in 1883 by Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij, Fijenoord (Rotterdam), Netherlands for the Holland America line. 3,130 tons, length 328.1 ft. x beam 41.3 ft., 1 funnel, 2 masts, steel construction, single screw propulsion. Service Speed: 10-12 knots. Accommodations: 50 passengers in 1st class, and 424 in 3rd class (steerage). …
  Documents		ERNEST F. RIEPE (#1315) Status: Located. Petition for Naturalization (New York)
  		Passenger List - "S.S. Edam" Status: Located. arrived September 23, 1884, New York, NY

• Notes

  Ernest appears in the 1900 New York Census (6/9), Burrough of Manhattan, NYC, living with his wife, Kate, and their children, Fred, Clara, and Annie. Kate's brother, Frederick Hoffman was also living with this family. Ernest is listed as being age 38 years. Occupation: bartender. Census information indicates Ernest immigrated to the U.S. in 1880, he and Kate had been married for 10 years, and that Kate was the mother of 3 children, all living at the time of the census. Ernest appears in the 1910 New York Census (4/22), Burrough of Queens, NYC, living with his children, Fred, Clara, and Annie. Ernest is listed as being age 50 years, and widowed. Occupation: salesman, retail liquors. Ernest appears in the 1920 New York Census (6/9), Ridgewood, Queens, NYC, living with his daughter, Clara, and her family. Ernest is listed as being age 58 years, and widowed. Occupation: grocer, own store. Ernest appears in the 1930 New York Census (4/3), Queens, NYC, living with his daughter, Clara, and her family. Ernest is listed as being age 67 years, and married (should be widowed). Occupation: watchman, department store.

• Sources

  [S478] NY City Marriages 1600s-1800s, marriage record. [S521] IMM - New York Ship Lists 1820-1957, immigration record. [S529] IMM - CD Germans to America, 1875-1888, immigration record. [S531] IMM - Castle Garden, immigration record.