 1833 - 1920 (86 years)
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| Name |
Benjamin Emanuel Van Straaten |
| Birth |
22 Jul 1833 |
Oosterhout, Holland  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Emigration |
02 Nov 1860 |
San Francisco, California |
| Naturalised 2 Nov 1860, Northern District of California. |
| Occupation |
1889-1890 |
San Francisco, California |
The 1889 and 1890 California Directories shows Benjamin E. Van Straaten as a sexton (or superintendent) at the Home of Peace Cemetery (Hebrew), between Eighteenth and Nineteenth, Dolores and Church.
San Francisco, California Directories, 1889-91 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. |
| Immigration |
15 Jul 1920 |
San Francisco, California [4] |
| Death certificate shows 67 years 6 months in United States = arrival Jan 1853. Shows 66 years 11 months in California = Aug 1853. |
| Death |
15 Jul 1920 |
San Francisco, California [5] |
| Burial |
Home of Peace Cemetery, Colma, California |
| Person ID |
I513973562 |
Walsh - Wilson Family Tree | Craig |
| Last Modified |
12 Oct 2008 |
| Family |
Hannah Asch, b. 07 Sep 1830, Prussia/Germany d. 09 Nov 1920, San Francisco, California (Age 90 years) |
| Children |
| + | 1. Sarah Van Straaten, b. 1863, San Francisco, California d. 1938 (Age 75 years) |
| + | 2. Gennie Sara Van Straaten, b. Jul 1860, New York |
| + | 3. Emanuel Van Straaten, b. 01 Jan 1866, California d. 19 Jan 1920, San Francisco, California (Age 54 years) |
| | 4. Isaac Van Straaten, b. 28 Feb 1860 d. 07 Nov 1874 (Age 14 years) |
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| Documents |
 | Benjamin Van Straaten and Family - 1880 United States Census
The 1880 census shows Benz [Benjamin] Van Straaten (age 46, born in Rotterdam, the Superintendent of Cemeteries) living with his wife Hannah (age 46, a housewife, born in Prussia) and daughters Gennie (age 23, born in New York) and Sarah (age 16, born in California) and son Emmanuel (age 14, born in California).
Year: 1880; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: T9_78; Family History Film: 1254078; Page: 367.1000; Enumeration District: 174; Image: 0011. |
| Family ID |
F505778277 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
10 Sep 2008 |
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| Photos |
 | Four Generations of San Franciscans
The two children are the twins, Monroe Morris and Irving Morris Jr. They are on their mother's lap, Rose Osterman Morris. Rose's twin sister Hazel is on the left of the photograph, her mother is behind her, and front left is Rose's father. The photograph is dated Mar 1917. |
| Documents
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| Benjamin Van Straaten and Family - 1880 United States Census
The 1880 census shows Benz [Benjamin] Van Straaten (age 46, born in Rotterdam, the Superintendent of Cemeteries) living with his wife Hannah (age 46, a housewife, born in Prussia) and daughters Gennie (age 23, born in New York) and Sarah (age 16, born in California) and son Emmanuel (age 14, born in California).
Year: 1880; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: T9_78; Family History Film: 1254078; Page: 367.1000; Enumeration District: 174; Image: 0011. |
 | Irving Morris and Family - 1920 United States Census
The 1920 census shows Irving Morris (age 35, a brush salesman) living with his wife Rose (age 29, born in New York), sons Monroe and Irving (age 5), and daughter Jeanne (age 3 1/2). Also shown is Ben VanStratten, age 86, born in Holland, identified as "grandfather." Living at 259 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, California 94117 (rented).
Year: 1920; Census Place: San Francisco Assembly District 26, San Francisco, California; Roll: T625_135; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 97; Image: 13. |
 | 1900 U.S. Census - Benjamin E. Van Straaten
The 1900 census shows Benjamin E. Van Stratten living at the City and County Hospital in San Francisco (Assembly District 33). He is shown as a day laborer/ward attendant. Date of birth Aug 1833, age 66, married 40 years. Immigration into U.S. in 1853, naturalised.
Year: 1900; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Page: 1B |
 | Benjamin E. Van Straaten - U.S. Naturalisation Record
Naturalised on 2 Nov 1860, Northern District of California, District Court.
U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995. Series T1220. |
 | 1860 Census - B. E. Van Straaten
The 1860 census shows B. E. Van Straaten, age 26, a drayman with a "personal estate" of $1,250. He was born in Holland.
Year: 1860; Census Place: San Francisco District 5, San Francisco, California; Roll: M653_67; Page: 522; Image: 523. |
 | Benjamin Emanuel Van Straaten Death Certificate - 15 Jul 1920
Death from hypostatic pneumonia. Died at home (912 Page Street) and buried at the Home of Peace. |
 | Benjamin Emanuel van Straten Birth Certificate - Born Oosterhaut, Holland - 22 July 1833
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| Sources |
- [S54] 1900 United States Federal Census, 1900 (Reliability: 2).
Year: 1900; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Page: 1B. Date of birth shown as Aug 1833
- [S56] California State Registrar, 15 Jul 1920, Local Register 1529 (Reliability: 3).
Date of birth as shown on death certificate: 13 Aug 1833. Age at death shown as 86 years 11 months 2 days. I have used the Tombstone Birthday Calculator and it confirms date of birth as 13 Aug 1833.
- [S4961] Regionaal Archief Tilburg, 22 Jul 1833, OTH_G_1833 - Birth Registry 1833 - Aktenummer 138 (Reliability: 3).
Ambtenaar van de burgerlijke stand Oosterhout. Birth certifiate shows date of birth as 22 Jul 1833.
- [S56] California State Registrar, 15 Jul 1920, Local Register 1529 (Reliability: 2).
- [S4898] California Death Index (Reliability: 3).
Via www.vitalsearch-ca.com - IDNO 605557
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