Oscar Arthur Lindauer (1872-1948)

Oscar Arthur Lindauer (1872-1948) Real Estate Manager (b. December 23, 1872; Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA - d. before October 06, 1948; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA)

Parents
Son of John Jacob Lindauer (1840-1888), a cigar maker, and Nellie X (1853-1887).

Birth
December 23, 1872 in Manhattan, New York City, New York.

Siblings
His siblings include:
 * George Lindauer (1866-?) who may have moved to Bound Brook or Somerset, New Jersey according to the 1930 Census
 * Lottie Lindauer (1869-?) aka Charlotte Lindauer
 * Lulu Lindauer (1871-?) who was born in February 1871 in New York

Marriage
Arthur married Jennie Louise Courter (1879-1963) aka Jean Louise Courter in June of 1903. She was from Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.

Children
They had the following children:
 * John Howard Lindauer I (1905-1954) who worked as a radio engineer in 1930 and was later a television engineer for RCA
 * Florence Elizabeth Lindauer (1907-1967) who worked as a keypunch operator in a fire insurance company in 1930, and married Charles James Cull II (1903-1976)
 * Natalie Jean Lindauer (1910-1996) who married Alfred Richardson (1901-1953) and lived in Cincinnati, Ohio and died in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
 * Charles Frederick Lindauer II (1919-2006) who married Gloria X (1925- ) and later moved to Florida.

Jersey City
Arthur appears in the 1880 US Census under the name "Oscar Lindauner" in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. His father was working as a cigar maker. Oscar Arthur Lindauer also appears in the 1900-1930 US Census living in Jersey City. In 1900 he was living at 211 Pacific Avenue in Jersey City with his sister Lulu who wasn't married. In 1910 Oscar was living at 262 Communipaw Avenue. In 1900 through 1930 Oscar was working in real estate.

Men's Club of Lafayette Church, Jersey City
Oscar Arthur Lindauer was General Secretary of the Men's Club of Lafayette Church in Jersey City, New Jersey. This was recorded in "In Memoriam Elbert and Alice Hubbard, 1915". On June 8, 1915 they passed a resolution honoring the late Elbert Hubbard.

World War I draft
Oscar Arthur Lindauer registered for the draft on September 12, 1918. He was working as a clerk at the C. Howard Slater real estate agency at 305 Pacific Avenue in Jersey City. He was living with his wife, Jean Louise Courter at 8 Park Street in Jersey City. He had gray eyes, black hair, and was slender and of medium build.

New Jersey to Ohio
Arthur's real estate investments were worthless after the Stock Market Crash, and after 1930 he moved to Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio with his wife and possibly his children.

Death
He died around October 03, 1948 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.

Burial
He was buried on October 06, 1948 in Fairmount Cemetery at 620 Central Avenue in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.

Legacy
Oscar is named after his grandfather: Oscar Arthur Moritz Lindauer (1815-1866) who was born in Strasbourg, Alsace in France where the family spoke German.