Charles L. Schoenfeld II (1858-aft1920)

Charles L. Schoenfeld II (1856-c1925) Book Keeper who Emigrated in 1872 from Germany (b. February 1858, Stadthagen, Lippe-Schaumburg, Lower Saxony, Germany - d. after 1920, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA)

Birth
Charles was the son of Charles L. Schoenfeld I (1825-?) who worked as a grocer; and Elise Piest Kuchan (1827-?). Charles and Elise were from Stadthagen, Lippe-Schaumburg, Germany and emigrated to the US in 1872.

Siblings
Louisa Schoenfeld (1854-?); Rudolph Schoenfeld (1860-?) who was working as a clerk in a store in 1880 and may have married Isabella Ritter and then was working as a salesman in a drug store in 1910; and Helen Schoenfeld (1862-?); Agnes Schoenfeld (1864-?). All the siblings were born in Germany.

Hoboken, New Jersey
The family was living in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1880 and Charles was working as a "salesman".

Emigration
He and his parents and siblings emigrated in 1872.

Marriage
On June 03, 1886 he married, Ada Lindauer (1868-c1895) aka Adeline Lindauer, in Manhattan. She was the daughter of Charles Frederick Lindauer (1836-1921) and Anna Augusta Kershaw (1841-1931).

Children
Lulu Schoenfeld (1886-?) who was born in February of 1886; Elsie Schoenfeld (1888-?) who was born on December 10, 1888; Ada B. Schoenfeld (1888) who was born on December 10, 1888 and was a twin of Elsie; and Edward Schoenfeld (1891-?) who was born in December of 1891. All the children were born in Hoboken.

Death of wife
Ada died between 1891 and 1900 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Her last child was born in 1891, and her husband was listed as a widow in 1900.

Hoboken, New Jersey
From 1900 to at least 1920 Charles was living in Hoboken, New Jersey. In 1920 Charles and Edward were living together at 1005 Garden Street in Hoboken. In 1930 his son Edward was still a lodger at 1005 Garden Street after his father's death.

Death
He appears in the 1920 Census rooming with his son Edward, and Edward appears in the 1930 Census alone at the same location, so Charles most likely died between 1920 and 1930 in Hoboken.

Burial
He is most likely buried in Hudson County, New Jersey.