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View Tree for August Anton PetrasAugust Anton Petras (b. January 02, 1892, d. 1953)

August Anton Petras was born January 02, 1892 in Hidegkut, Hungary, and died 1953 in 6909 W. Summerdale Chicago, IL. He married Meta G. Mathews on September 10, 1913, daughter of Arthur Claude Mathews and Sophia E. Plante.

 Includes NotesNotes for August Anton Petras:
Written info from granddaughter Christine Hoy Gardener:
He was born Anton Petras in Hidegkut, Hungary (The German name was Kaltenburn)
Jan 2, 1892
August might have been his middle name. In any case after 1914 and the trial he reversed the names & went by August Anthony Petras as on Shirley's birth certificate - 1917 Draft registration and Meta's divorce decree.
He is Anton on the Ship manifest and the written paper. He is Anthony in the newspaper articles of 1914. Meta called him Tony . Later people called him Gus.
He was a baker in Hungary and a machinist here at Whiting Foundry. There are variations on his birth date such as Jan. 3 1891. I believe he lied to make himself 18 when he was 17 at some point. and perhaps he was born on the 2nd and recorded on the 3rd. He says he was born in Vienna when he was born fairly near Vienna and Hungary was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire then. Little white lies - He was pretentious.
He joined a stepfather in Aurora in 1909 and left a stepsister Anna in Hidegkut - Kaltenburn * see ship's manifest, can't read the last name.

Meta divorced him April 8, 1921 They were married Sept 10, 1913. Shirley was adopted by Norman Seabold March 8, 1927 Tony6 died in Chicago, Il about 1953 or 4 and I believe it was a stroke.
Shirley inherited his house Ar 6909 W. Summerdale in Chicago where we lived. He died in that house. I believe he was about 62. I remember meeting him twice - once about 1949 when he came to the house. He and mom got in a fight and he left. He also showed up uninvited at her wedding. I met him again about 1953 in his house. He was sick perhaps a stroke. I was young and don't exactly remember.
I just saw the Ancestry.com mira code Index of 1910 you sent. Wrong person I think - August from Pa said he was 47 in 1910 and in 1909 Tony is joining a stepfather in Aurora with a half sister at home. I assumed Petras Senior was dead.

More About August Anton Petras:
Baptism: Hidegkut, Hungary God mother: Moisie Milosoik.
Divorced: April 08, 1921
Immigration: May 21, 1911, Ellis Island.
Military service: June 05, 1917, Registered for Draft -Cook, IL.

More About August Anton Petras and Meta G. Mathews:
Marriage: September 10, 1913

Children of August Anton Petras and Meta G. Mathews are:
  1. +Shirley Petras, b. April 15, 1918, Harvey, Illinois, d. February 14, 2005, Oshkiosh, Winnebago, Wisc..
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