Passenger Ship General Slocum caught fire and sank in the East River on Jun 15, 1904. More than 1000 passengers died, most of them German-Americans from "Little Germany" in Manhattan.
1905, age NN, ADDRESS
N.Y. State Census, 1905
[RECORD NOT YET FOUND]
1907, age 57, DIES.
N.Y.C. Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949
Name Andrew Abel
Event Type Death
Event Date 12 May 1907
Event Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24ZP-MV1 : 20 March 2015), Peter Abel in entry for Andreas Abel and Catharine Schreiber, 26 May 1867; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,544,027.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ8T-Q4K : 24 December 2015), Andrew Abel, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 128, sheet 515D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0848; FHL microfilm 1,254,848.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSF1-P3L : 6 March 2015), Andrew Abel, Borough of Brooklyn, Election District 7 New York City Ward 18, Kings, New York, United States; citing sheet 2A, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,055.
↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WFG-8M9 : 20 March 2015), Peter Abel in entry for Andrew Abel, 12 May 1907; citing Death, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,324,144.
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