August Theis

1885 - 1960  (75 years)

• Name	August Theis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	5 Feb 1885	Bavaria, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	21 Aug 1910	New York, USA   [1, 2]
  	Departed Rotterdam, Netherlands aboard SS Nieuw Amsterdam
  		Ship-SS Nieuw Amsterdam SS Nieuw Amsterdam was a ship built in Belfast by Harland and Wolff. It was launched in 1905 and on April 7, 1906, made its first voyage to New York from Rotterdam. The Nieuw Amsterdam was fitted with sails, but they were never deployed; it was the first quadruple expansion powered ship of the Holland America Line. In 1914, the ship brought…
  Military Service	1914	Bavaria, Germany   [4]
  	WWI - 17 bayer. Infanterie-Regiment (Germersheim) I Ersatz-Bataillon
  		Military Insignia-Bayern 17th Infantry 17th Bavarian Infantry Regiment (Germersheim), the regimental badge Association for the 50th anniversary of the regiment and reunion 1928
  Census	1920	Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA   [2]
  	Richmond Assembly District 1
  Death	9 Oct 1960	New York, New York, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I12240	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Anna Maria 'Marie' Braun,   b. 14 Mar 1875, Honau, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 9 Nov 1923, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	1915	Manhattan, Kings, New York, USA   [6, 7, 8]
  	Shortly after the death of Frederich
  Family ID	F4354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Feb 1885 - Bavaria, Germany Immigration - Departed Rotterdam, Netherlands aboard SS Nieuw Amsterdam - 21 Aug 1910 - New York, USA Military Service - WWI - 17 bayer. Infanterie-Regiment (Germersheim) I Ersatz-Bataillon - 1914 - Bavaria, Germany Marriage - 1915 - Manhattan, Kings, New York, USA Census - Richmond Assembly District 1 - 1920 - Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA Death - 9 Oct 1960 - New York, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Insignia-Bayern 17th Infantry 17th Bavarian Infantry Regiment (Germersheim), the regimental badge Association for the 50th anniversary of the regiment and reunion 1928

  
  

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  Ship-SS Nieuw Amsterdam SS Nieuw Amsterdam was a ship built in Belfast by Harland and Wolff. It was launched in 1905 and on April 7, 1906, made its first voyage to New York from Rotterdam. The Nieuw Amsterdam was fitted with sails, but they were never deployed; it was the first quadruple expansion powered ship of the Holland America Line. In 1914, the ship brought…

  
  

• Sources

  [S615] Ancestry.com, New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1910; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_1537; Line: 29; List number: . New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Database online. Year: 1910; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_1537; Line: 29; List number: . [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Richmond Assembly District 1, Richmond, New York; Roll: T625_1238; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 1574; Image: . 1920 United States Federal Census Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Richmond Assembly District 1, Richmond, New York; Roll: T625_1238; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 1574; Image: . [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. [S1199] Ancestry.com, Bavaria, Germany, WWI Personnel Rosters, 1914-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv; Mnchen; Abteilung IV Kriegsarchiv. Kriegstammrollen, 1914-1918; Volume: 6744. Kriegsstammrolle. Bavaria, Germany, WWI Personnel Rosters, 1914-1918 Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv; Mnchen; Abteilung IV Kriegsarchiv. Kriegstammrollen, 1914-1918; Volume: 6744. Kriegsstammrolle [S1200] Ancestry.com, New York, New York, Death Index, 1949-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;). New York, New York, Death Index, 1949-1965 [S7468] Find a Grave: BRAUN Anna Thieis 1876-1923, THIEIS Anna Maria Braun Gebhardt 1876-1923. Wife of Frederick Gebhardt https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223629734/anna-maria-theis [S7468] Find a Grave: BRAUN Anna Thieis 1876-1923, Anna Maria Braun Gebhardt Theis. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223629734/anna-maria-theis [S12] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2022;). https://gw.geneanet.org/verosz?n=braun&oc=1&p=anna+maria