REICH, August Edward

1871 - 1953  (82 years)

• Name	REICH, August Edward
  Born	1 Mar 1871	Fabianki, Lipno, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Jun 1953	New York
  Buried	12 Jun 1953	West Seneca, Erie Co., New York
  	Section K Lot 306E Grave 5
  Person ID	I551	Reich
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	REICH, Karol,   b. Abt 1840, Fabianki, Lipno, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	MANTEJ, Karolina,   b. 21 Feb 1845, Ryszewek, Lipno, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LEICHNITZ, Pauline,   b. Abt 22 Sep 1873, Leg Witoswszyn Stewken, South of Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland ,   d. 21 May 1960, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Married	26 Mar 1893	St. Matthew's United Church of Christ at 5289 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg 14075 (716-649-1532) (formerly in South Buffalo), Erie Co., New York   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	August Reich came to the United States with his brother Carl in 1890 or 1891. Carl did not like the cold weather of Buffalo, New York, so after one winter, he moved to southern California where he ran a successful moving company. Family lore says one of Carl's descendent is a layer from San Franciso with about five children. Someone who introduced date growing in the U.S. ... his wife married a cousin Reich. Carl did have one son Andrew, who married a lady who owned an orange grove and warehouse in Indio, CA. August was a carpenter by trade and secured a job in Buffalo, N.Y., at a lumber company working for a Mr. Havenstein. Mr. Havenstein invited him to vote with him even before August became a citizen! (This wasn't too unusual in those days.) August became a U.S. citizen on 7 April, 1900, in the State of New York, county of Erie, City of Buffalo. August used to make his children wood toy boxes. Pauline Leichnitz was one of four daughters. Her father was in the German navy, living in Stewken, West Prussia, right along the border of Russia. Stewken is a small village just south of Thorn, along the Weichsel river, under the civil juristiction of Podgorz. Today, Thorn is called Turin, and the Weichsel River is called the Wista, and this part of West Prussia is in the heart of Poland! Pauline's father apparently abandoned his family and his wife Caroline. The four girls were sent to live with different people so their mother could work to support them. Pauline went to live with farmers, and she was put in charge of tending the geese. When Pauline was 19, she travelled with a 53 year old woman called Anne Lusc or Lux, from Stewken to Grimsby, an eastern port in England, leaving on 9 February, 1891. From ports like Grimsby and Hull, it was customary at that time to take a train across England to Liverpool. Pauline took a steamer called Aurania, one of the Cunard Line, from Liverpool and Queenstown to New York, arriving on 23 February, 1891. The journey took two weeks. Pauline settled in Buffalo, New York, and worked as a housemaid for Mr. Havenstein. August and Pauline married in Mr. Havenstein's front parlor two years later in 1883. Mr. Havenstein gave August the lumber to build his first house in the Hickory Woods section of South Buffalo, before the industrialization of that area. The 1900 census shows this family living at 97 Mystic Street. The 1920 census shows this family living at 207 Beacon Street, and having a border: Emile Schlak. At some time between 1900 and 1920, they lived at 1612 Triangle Street (later renamed to South Park Avenue). Their house in 1930 had four huge bedrooms upstairs. August was never in the U.S. military. Any German immigrant, considered "lundsmen" or countrymen, would come and stay at the Reich household in Buffalo. Paula would have to pack lunches, and August spent Sunday writing letters for the men. A saying "immer gehts slimmer" ... "always gets worse", was heard. At some time, Pauline's other three sisters, Anna, Augusta, and Minnie, and her mother Caroline, also moved to the United States, and also lived in Buffalo, New York. Caroline married a second time to a Adolph Schmidt, and is buried in St. Matthew's Cemetery. It is believed that August Reich's mother was French, and named Caroline Monte or Monti. According to family lore, after the mother died, August and his brother Carl immigrated to the U.S., and their father remarried. The second family wanted to come to the U.S. Pauline could read and write German, but not English. According to Jeanette Tober, she helped start St. John's Evangelical Church on Good Avenue by collecting dimes. She celebrated her birthday in September, and died about May, 1960. Both August and Pauline are buried at St. Mathew's Cemetery, which is in a small town called Gardenville, just outside of Buffalo.
  Children	1. REICH, Emma,   b. 16 Jul 1893, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York ,   d. 1 Nov 1953, New York  (Age 60 years)   2. REICH, Robert (Bob),   b. 26 Apr 1895, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York ,   d. 18 Dec 1956, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  (Age 61 years)   3. REICH, Bertha (Tootzie),   b. 7 Feb 1897, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York ,   d. 24 Dec 1975, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  (Age 78 years)   4. REICH, August (Sonny),   b. 7 Sep 1899, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York ,   d. 9 Feb 1968, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  (Age 68 years)   5. REICH, Carl (Charlie),   b. 7 Mar 1903, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York ,   d. 21 Apr 1986, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie Co., Florida  (Age 83 years)   6. REICH, Edward,   b. 9 Nov 1905, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York ,   d. 26 Apr 1992, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  (Age 86 years)   7. REICH, Julius Herbert (Herbert),   b. 1 Jan 1912, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York ,   d. 25 Nov 1990, San Bernardino, San Bernardino Co., California  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2012
  Family ID	F416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S497] Marriage License for August Reich and Pauline Leichnitz, Copy at Buffalo Library (Reliability: 3). [S497] Marriage License for August Reich and Pauline Leichnitz, the records of St Matthew's Church in Hamburg, NY (formerly located in South Buffalo) (Reliability: 3). [S588] Census US 1900 Federal, (Series: T623), Buffalo Ward 5,? Erie,? New York; Roll ? T623_ 1025;?Page:? 18B; Enumeration?District:? 46. (Reliability: 3). [S590] Census US 1910 Federal, (Series: T624), Buffalo Ward 4,? Erie,? New York; Roll ? T624_941; Page:? 11A; Enumeration?District:? 38; Image:? 898. (Reliability: 3). [S516] Census US 1920 Federal, (Series: T625), Buffalo Ward 4,? Erie,? New York; Roll ? T625_1100; Page:? 10A; Enumeration?District:? 39; Image:? 374. (Reliability: 3). [S492] Census US 1930 Federal, Buffalo,? Erie,? New York; Roll ? 1422; Page:? 13A; Enumeration?District:? 9; Image:? 330.0. (Reliability: 3).