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THE DESCENDANTS OF AUGUST SPADER

Note: A Special Thank You to Mr. Elmer Engel, Treasurer of the Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, for sending me the Pastoral Records for the August Spader family.

SPADER/SPAEDER
Surname Origin and Meaning
German: occupational name for a spade maker or for someone who used a spade in his work, form an agent derivative of Middle High German, Middle Low German spade 'spade'.
SPADE: 1. German: variant of Sapthe, itself a variant of Spath. 2. Scottish: unexplained.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press.

Places of Origin: Germany, Russia, Nassau, Bavaria.
Ports of Departure: Liverpool England, Antwerp, Belgium, Hamburg, Germany and Le Havre, France, Hamburg, Germany, Le Havre, France, and other ports.

Source Notes: Ruth (Fruauf) Schultz
I checked a reference book that I have for the surname. The closest that I could come is Spater or Spaeter.
The family was in the village of Kamenka, Russia in 1798.

Surname Variations: SPEEDER, SPETER, VON SPEDER, SPAEDER, SPATER, SPAETER.

Note: I also located SPADER's from Russia, their spelling of surname was SPIEDER

Source: 1870-US Federal Census Records
1870 Passaic County, New Jersey
SPADER, AUGUSTA, 19, F, W, NJ, 7, 597
Muster Roll. Company H, 12th Virginia Cavalry
Spader, John, Rockingham.

Hamburg Passenger List, 1850-1934 - SPAEDER
HENRIETTE SPAEDER
Departure Date: 9 Nov 1912
Est. birth year: abt. 1877
Age year: 35 Gender: Female Martial Status: Married
Residence: Schirwindt Ethnicity/Nationality: Preuben
Ship Name: Rhenania
Shipping Line: Deutsche Ost-Afrika-Line, Hamburg
Ship Type: Dampfschiff, kein Auswandererschiff
Emigration: Reise
Accomodation: 3. Klasse
Ship Flag: Deutschland (Germany)
Port of Departure: Hamburg
Port of Arrival: Antwerpen; Afrika Volume 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 252
Page: 3006

IDA SPAEDER
Departure Date: 9 Nov 1912
Est. birth year: abt.1903
Age year: 9 Gender: Female
Residence: Schirwindt Ethnicity/Nationality: Preuben Ship Name: Rhenania
Shipping Line: Deutsche Ost-Afrika-Line, Hamburg
Ship Type: Dampfschiff, kein Auswandererschiff
Emigration: Reise
Accomodation: 3. Klasse
Ship Flag: Deutschland (Germany)
Port of Departure: Hamburg
Port of Arrival: Antwerpen; Afrika Volume 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 252
Page: 3006

SIEGFRIED SPAEDER
Departure Date: 9 Nov 1912
Est. birth year: abt.1899
Age year: 13 Gender: Male
Residence: Schirwindt Ethnicity/Nationality: Preuben
Ship Name: Rhenania
Shipping Line: Deutsche Ost-Afrika-Line, Hamburg
Ship Type: Dampfschiff, kein Auswandererschiff
Emigration: Reise Accomodation: 3. Klasse
Ship Flag: Deutschland (Germany)
Port of Departure: Hamburg
Port of Arrival: Antwerpen; Afrika Volume 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 252
Page: 3006

AUGUST SPAEDER
Est. birth year: abt.1877
Age: 20 Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Hamburg
Ship Name: Persia
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Line: 18 Microfilm
Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_673
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
IGI Individual Record familysearch.org
AUGUSTUS SPAEDER
Christening: 07 Dec 1864 Sankt Martinus Katholisch, Ensch, Rheinland, Preussen
Parents: Father: FRANCISCI SPAEDER Mother: WALBURGAE BECKER
Source Information: Batch No.: C982762
Dates: 1809-1873
Source Call No.: 0462710 Type: Film Printout Call No.: NONE Type:

First Generation


AUGUST SPADER
1858 GERMANY-1930 DETROIT, MICHIGAN.


Woodmere Cemetery, Wayne County, Detroit, Michigan.

AUGUST1 SPADER Age: 72 years, 1month, 22 days old.
was born September 1858 in Germany.
He died November 21, 1930, Wayne County, Detroit, Michigan.
Burial: Woodmere Cemetery Wayne County, Detroit, Michigan.
Religion: German Lutheran.
Year of Immigration: 1887
Residence: 1231 Lansing Street, Detroit, Michigan.

Sources: 1900, 1910, 1930 US Federal Census Records
Source: 1900 US Federal Census Records
Series: T623 Roll: 753 Page: 91

Source Notes: August Spader and August Fruehauf, (his brother in law), owned a blacksmith shop in downtown Detroit, Michigan.

Source: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: August Spader
Birth: Abt. 1850
Port of Departure: Hamburg, Germany
Arrival: 19 Nov 1887 - New York
Destination: New York
Place of Origin: Russia
Ship Name: Australia

SHIPS HISTORY
Source: The Ship List
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsAA.html
AUSTRALIA 1881
2,119 gross tons, length 297.9ft x beam 37.1ft, one funnel, two masts, iron hull, single screw, speed 10 knots, accommodation for 800-3rd class passengers. Built by C. Mitchell & Co, Walker-on-Tyne (engines by Blair & Co, Stockton), she was launched on 16th Apr.1881 for the Carr Line, Hamburg. Her maiden voyage from Hamburg to New York started 9th Jun.1881 and her last for this company on 9th May 1888. In May 1888 she was sold to Hamburg America Line and made three Hamburg - New York sailings between 3rd Jul.1888 and 9th Jan.1889. On 14th Jun.1889 she made one round voyage between Stettin and New York and commenced her final Hamburg - Baltimore sailing on 5th Feb.1896. On 26th Jan.1902 she stranded in the River Scheldt near Antwerp and broke in two. [North Atlantic Seaway, vol.1,p.394 by N.R.P.Bonsor]

Source: 1900 and 1910 US Federal Census Record.
August was 40 years of age on 1900 census.
Occupation: Wagon Maker and Blacksmith.

Source: 1930 - US Federal Census Record- April 7, 1930
Living with son in law Max Grunwald
Year of Immigration: 1887, Age: 29
Occupation: Carpenter, Auto Factory.
Married at age: 28

Occupation: Wagon Maker/Blacksmith.
Notes: August Spader and August Fruehauf owned and operated a blacksmith shop in downtown Detroit, Michigan.

Date of Burial: November 25, 1930.
Burial: Woodmere Cemetery, Wayne County, Detroit, Michigan.
Plot Section: N, Lot: 351
Inscription: HUSBAND
Record Source: Pastoral Records given by Mr. Elmer Engel, Treasurer of the Bethlehem Ev. Lutheran Church, 1450 Mc Kinstry, Detroit, Michigan 48209.

Notes: This MAT SPADER was a brother to AUGUST SPADER.
I also think their surname was originally spelled SPAEDER.

Source: IGI Individual Record FamilySearch-LDS
MAT SPADER
Father: John SPADER
Mother: Unknown
was born in Germany.
MAT married GUSTA SCHMEDLEREY, on November 16, 1901 in Wayne County, Detroit, Michigan.
GUSTA SCHMEDLEREY
Father: Michael SCHMEDLEREY
Mother: Unknown
was born in Germany.

Source: 1910 US Federal Census Record
State: Michigan Source Info.: Batch No. M017067

Source Notes: Graciously provided by Wendy Edmonds.

AUGUST married HENRIETTA M. FRUEHAUF, in 1886.
HENRIETTA was 23 years of age.
AUGUST was 28 years of age.
Source: 1930 US Federal Census Record.
Daughter of CHARLES FRUEHAUF and CHRISTINA SOPHIA HOFFMEYER.

Source: April 7, 1930 US Federal Census Record.
Living with son in-law MAX GRUNWALD
Year of Immigration: 1887, Age: 29
Occupation: Carpenter, Auto Factory.
Married at age: 28
Head: MAX GRUNWALD -Age: 30
was born abt.1900 Michigan.

Occupation: Carpenter
Wife: LILLIAN (SPADER) GRUNWALD-Age: 27
was born abt. 1903 Michigan.
Father's Name: August
Mother's Name: Helen
Daughter: ADELENE GRUNWALD-Age: 5
was born abt.1925 Michigan.
Residence: 1231Lansing Avenue, Wayne County, Michigan.
(Father in law) AUGUST SPADER-Age: 71
AUGUST married HELEN ? at age 28
(Mother in law) HELEN ? Age 50,
was born in Michigan.

CHARLES FRUEHAUF
Source: Ellis Island Passenger Record
First Name: Charles
Last Name: Fruehauf
Ethnicity:
Last Place of Residence: Chicago, Ill
Date of Arrival: Oct. 20, 1922
Age at Arrival: 57y Gender: M Martial Status: M
Ship of Travel: George Washington
Port of Departure: Bremen
Manifest Line Number: 0019

EMMA FRUEHAUF
Source: Ellis Island Passenger Record
First Name: Emma
Last Name: Fruehauf
Ethnicity:
Last Place of Residence: Chicago, Ill
Date of Arrival: Oct. 20, 1922
Age at Arrival: 47y Gender: F Martial Status: M
Ship of Travel: George Washington
Port of Departure: Bremen
Manifest Line Number: 0020

FRUEHAUF
Surname Origins and Meaning
German (Fruhauf): nickname for an early riser or an industrious person, from the phrase fruh auf 'up early'. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press.
Place of Origin: Saxony (Kingdom State), Polman.
Ports of Departure: Bremen, Germany and Antwerp, Belgium.

CHARLES1 FRUEHAUF
was born December 5, 1824 in Prussia
He died August 24, 1894 in Frazer, Michigan.
Occupation: 1870 Engineer.
Occupation: 1880 Farming and Engineer.
Burial: St. John Cemetery, Fraser, Michigan.

Source: 1860, 1870 and 1880 US Federal Census Record
Residence: Erin Township, Macomb County, Michigan.

CHARLES married CHRISTINA SOPHIA [Christine Susanna?] HOFFMEYER

HOFFMEYER
Surname Origins and Meaning
German (Hofmeyer): occupational name for the supervisor (see Meyer) of the manor farm on an estate, Middle High German hof. This surname is also found in Denmark.

HOFFMEYER
CHRISTINA "SOPHIA" [Christine Susanna?] HOFFMEYER
was born March 21, 1835 in Prussia.
She died November 5, 1919 in Michigan.
Burial: St. John Cemetery, Fraser, Michigan.

They had the following children:

2 M i.	FRED2 FRUEHAUF was born 1856 in Michigan. He died 1928 in Michigan. Burial: St. John Cemetery, Fraser, Michigan.
+ 3 M ii.	CHARLES2 FRUEHAUF was born September 1858 in Michigan.
+ 4 M iii.	EDWARD2 FRUEHAUF was born February 1861 in Fraser, Michigan.
+ 5 F iv.	HENRIETTA M.2 FRUEHAUF was born April 22, 1863 in Michigan. She died June 5, 1925 in Michigan. HENRIETTA married AUGUST SPADER. my great grandparents
6 M v.	WILLIAM2 FRUEHAUF was born Abt 1864/1865 in Michigan.
+ 7 M vi.	AUGUST CHARLES2 FRUEHAUF was born 1868 in Michigan. He died 1930.
8 F vii.	WILHELMINA (EMILIA)2 FRUEHAUF was born 1870 in Michigan.
9 M viii.	LOUIS2 FRUEHAUF was born Abt 1872 in Michigan.
10 M ix.	CARL HEINRICH GEORGE2 FRUEHAUF was born April 24, 1874 in Macomb County, Michigan.
11 M x.	PAUL2 FRUEHAUF was born abt.1878 in Michigan.

+4 HENRIETTA M.2 FRUEHAUF (CHARLES1) Age: 62 years, 1month, 14 days old.
Father: Charles FRUEHAUF
Mother: Christine "Susanna" HOFFMYER
was born April 22, 1863 in Michigan.
She died June 5, 1925 in Michigan.
Religion: Lutheran.
Date of Burial: June 8, 1925.
Burial: Woodmere Cemetery Wayne County, Detroit, Michigan.
Plot: Section N
Inscription: WIFE I HAVE FOUND THE SHORE OF EVERLASTING REST
Section: N Lot: 351
Next to his wife: HENRIETTA SPADER
Also next to her is there son: ARTHUR A. SPADER.
Inscription: OUR SON


Woodmere Cemetery Detroit Wayne County Michigan.

They had the following children:

+ 1 F ii. CLARA AUGUSTA2 SPADER
was born September 12, 1887 in Wayne County, Michigan.
Baptized: At Zion Lutheran Church.
Religion: Lutheran.
Confirmed: March 31, 1901, at Bethlehem.
She died April 29, 1961 in Michigan.
CLARA married MATHIAS "MATT" KUSAK, JR.

2 M iii. ARTHUR ADOLF2 SPADER Age: 22
was born August 20, 1889 in Wayne County, Michigan.
Baptized: September 22, 1889, at Bethlehem.
Religion: Lutheran.
Confirmed: April 5, 1903, at Bethlehem.
He died October 10, 1911 in Wayne County, Michigan.
Burial: Woodmere Cemetery, Wayne County, Detroit, Michigan.
Plot: Section N
Inscription: OUR SON

+ 3 F i. LULA EMMA2 SPADER
was born December 11, 1891 in Wayne County, Michigan.
Baptized: January 24, 1892, at Bethlehem.
Religion: Lutheran.
Confirmed: April 8, 1906, at Bethlehem.
She died 1926 in Wayne County, Michigan.
LULA married GEORGE PARKNOWITZ

4 F iv. IDA HENRIETTA2 SPADER
was born August 15, 1895 in Wayne County, Michigan.
Baptized: October 6, 1895, at Bethlehem.
Religion: Lutheran.
Christened on October 6, 1895 in Bethlehem Ev. Lutheran Church. Confirmed on April 4, 1909 in Bethlehem Ev. Lutheran Church.
She died July 1976 in Lincoln Park, Wayne County, Michigan.
IDA married JOHN (JACK) HUSTLER
Note: they had no children.
Source Notes: Dale Hustler, Canada.

Note: AUGUST SPADER married (2) HELEN ?
+ 5 F v. LILLIAN2 SPADER
was born abt.1903 in Wayne County, Michigan.
LILLIAN married MAX GRUNWALD
Source: 1930 US Federal Census Record

6 F vi. (HENRIETTE) JETTE EDNA2 SPADER Age: 6 months old
was born October 7, 1906 in Wayne County, Michigan.
Baptized: November 25, 1906 at Bethlehem.
She died April 17, 1907 in Michigan.
Date of Burial: April 20, 1907.

---Descendants of Clara Augusta Spader

Second Generation

+ 1 CLARA AUGUSTA2 SPADER (AUGUST1)
Father: August SPADER
Mother: Henrietta FRUEHAUF
was born September 12, 1887 in Wayne County, Michigan
Christened: in Zion Lutheran Church.
She died April 29, 1961 in Wayne County, Wyandotte, Michigan.
Religion: Lutheran.
Confirmed: March 31, 1901 in Bethlehem Ev. Lutheran Church.

CLARA married MATHIAS "MATT" KUSAK, JR.

MATT KOSAK
Source: 1910 US Federal Census Record
Residence: 1910- Detroit Ward 18, Wayne County, Michigan

Source: 1930 US Federal Census Record
Residence: 1930-Detroit Ward 18, Wayne County, Michigan.

Source: Index Record
Residence: 17288 Keystone St. Wayne County, Detroit, Michigan.
Hamtramck, Michigan.

Surname Place of Origin: Hungary, Preussen, Kano, Bohemia, Mahren, Germany and Austria.

KUSAK
Surname Place of Origin: Hungary, Preussen, Kano, Bohemia, Mahren, Germany and Austria.

MATHIAS1 KOSAK/KUSAK, I
was born ?
He died in 1919.

MATHIAS married (1) NARIETTA SPADER
MATHIAS married (2) WILHELMINE ZIMMERMANN

SPADER
NARIETTA SPADER

MATHIAS and NARIETTA SPADER had the following children:

M i. MATHIAS "MATT" KUSAK, II
was born in 1883 in Russia; Poland.
He died in 1966, in Wayne County, Michigan
MATHIAS married CLARA AUGUSTA SPADER

M ii. GEORGE KUSAK
was born 1885 in Russia; Poland.
He died in 1968.
GEORGE married ANNA KIBOT

MATHIAS "MATT" KUSAK, II
Father: Mathias KOSAK/KUSAK, I
Mother: Narietta SPADER
He died in 1966, in Wayne County, Michigan

Source: 1910 US Federal Census Record
Residence in 1910: Detroit Ward 18, Wayne County, Michigan

Source: 1930 US Federal Census Record
Residence in 1930:in Detroit Ward 18, Wayne County, Michigan.

MATHIAS "MATT" KUSAK, II and CLARA AUGUSTA SPADER had the following children:

+ 10 F i. EDITH3 KUSAK
was born 1915 in Wayne County, Wyandotte, Michigan.
EDITH married ? BECK

+ 11 F ii. HATTIE3 KUSAK
was born September 21, 1923 in Wayne County, Wyandotte, Michigan.
She died February 13, 1976 in Wayne County, Wyandotte, Michigan
HATTIE married (1) ? PATTEN
HATTIE married (2) DALE HENSON

+ 10 EDITH3 KUSAK (CLARA2 SPADER, AUGUST1)
Father: Mathias KUSAK, II
Mother: Clara Augusta SPADER
Born 1915 in Wayne County, Wyandotte, Michigan.

EDITH married ? BECK


+ 11 HATTIE3 KUSAK (CLARA2 SPADER, AUGUST1)
Father: Mathias KUSAK, II
Mother: Clara Augusta SPADER
was born September 3, 1923 in Wayne County, Wyandotte, Michigan.
She died February 13, 1976 in Wayne County, Wyandotte, Michigan.

Residence: Riverbank, Wayne County, Wyandotte, Michigan.
Occupation: Beautician.

Notes: Hattie was my father's first cousin, but I knew her as "Aunt Hattie" I remember her great laughter. We drove to Toledo to visit with her sister one afternoon while I was visiting them in Michigan. Hattie was a beautician. She had her own beauty shop behind their house. I can remember we took a camping trip one summer, Hattie, her husband Dale and their two daughters Susie and Gale. I met Dennis "Denny", his wife and children. And her other son Russell "Russ".We all went swimming in her pool that afternoon.

HATTIE married (1) ? PATTEN

PATTEN
? PATTEN


HATTIE married (2) DALE HENSON

HENSON
DALE HENSON
was born September 17, 1923 in Michigan.
He died February 18, 1996 in Whittemore, Iosco, Michigan.


KUSAK
GEORGE KUSAK
Father: Mathias KUSAK
Mother: Narietta SPADER
was born 1885 in Russia; Poland.
He died in 1968.
Immigration: 1903.

Source: 1910-1920-1930 US Federal Census Records
Residence: Detroit Ward 18, Wayne County, Michigan.

Source: 1920 US Federal Census Record
Detroit Ward 18, Wayne County, Michigan
34 years abt.1886
Birthplace: Russia; Poland
Head
Spouse's name: Anna
Father's birth place: Russia; Poland
Mother's birth place: Russia; Poland
Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own
Year of Immigration: 1903
Able to read: Yes Able to write: Yes Image 119
Household Members:
George Kusak-34
Anna Kusak-32
Walter F. Kusak-8
Hattie M. Kusak-7
Hilda E. Kusak-5
Gladys V. Kusak-2 yrs. 5 mos.
Edna M. Kusak
Leonard G. Kusak

GEORGE married ANNA KIBOT, on October 22, 1910 in Wayne County, Detroit, Michigan.

KIBOT
ANNA KIBOT
Father: John KIBOT
Mother: Emilie ?
was born abt. 1888 in Russia; Poland.