Descendants of John William Behren
 

Generation No. 1

1.  JOHN WILLIAM1 BEHREN was born in Germany.  He married LOUISE UHLMAN.  She was born in Germany.

Notes for JOHN WILLIAM BEHREN:
Alternate spellings for this surname abound in the various notes. Behren, LeBehret, Boheir, LaBoeheir are all possibilities just as good as LaBohert.
 

 
Children of JOHN BEHREN and LOUISE UHLMAN are:
2. i. LOUISA2 BOHEIR.
 ii. UNKNOWN BOHEIR, b. Bef. 1876.
3. iii. MARY LUCY BEHREN, b. March 27, 1876, Luxemburg, Luxemburg; d. December 07, 1947, Seat Pleasant, Prince George's Co., MD.
 

Generation No. 2

2.  LOUISA2 BOHEIR (JOHN WILLIAM1 BEHREN)  She married UNKNOWN SUMMERFIELD.
 
Child of LOUISA BOHEIR and UNKNOWN SUMMERFIELD is:
 i. KERMIT3 SUMMERFIELD.
 

3.  MARY LUCY2 BEHREN (JOHN WILLIAM1) was born March 27, 1876 in Luxemburg, Luxemburg, and died December 07, 1947 in Seat Pleasant, Prince George's Co., MD.  She married FABIAN ADAM AUGUSTINE April 17, 1893 in Camden, New Jersey, son of JOHN AGOSTON and THERESA PAULICS.  He was born February 20, 1871 in Polony, Austria/Hungary, and died January 08, 1958 in Seat Pleasant, Prince George's Co., MD.

Notes for MARY LUCY BEHREN:
LaBehert or La Boehert
Lived at 6723 Roosevelt Ave., Seat Pleasant
Lee Funeral Home
Came to this county as young girl and settled in Wilmington Del.

survived by a sister, Mrs. Louise Crowell, Drexell, PA

Mary Lucy Boheir was born March 27, 1876 in Germany she died Dec 7, 1947 in Seat Pleasant, Prince George's Co., MD from Coronary Occlusion caused by cardiovascular renal disease.

She came to USA when she was sixteen, around 1892.

Note from Myrle Augustine Carden - "Some say Mary's middle name was Louise, but she had a sister named Louisa, so how could her name be Louise? She married Fabian Adam Augustine as Lucy."

Photograph of her gravestone shows "Mary L. Augustine". Was the L for Louise, Lucy or LaBoheir?

Mary's death certificate shows Louise Parks as the informant and that the informant had the same address as Mary, 6723 Roosevelt Ave, Seat Pleasant. She died at 2:35 AM on 12/7/47. Death certificate is hand written. Fabian and Mary's daughter Louise married a man named Parks so it is fairly safe to assume she was the informant.

Alternate spellings for this surname abound in the various notes. Behren, LeBehret, LaBoeheir are all possibilities just as good as LaBohert or Boheir.
 
 

Notes for FABIAN ADAM AUGUSTINE:
Fabian Adam Augustine, was born in a little village, Polony, Austria Hungary, 20 February, 1870. He came to the U. S. sometime in the late 1880's, and was for some time in Pots-town, Pa. Some time in the early 1890's he came to Philadelphia, Pa. There he met Mary Lucy Boeheir, who was born in Germany 27 March 1876. She came to the U. S. when only 16 years old to her brother, who owned a large farm on the outskirts of Philadelphia, Pa.
They were married, 17 April, 1893, and stayed in Camden, N.J.  Marriage took place in Camden, NJ.  Justice of the Peace Frank S. Jones,  Witnessess were Wm T. G. Young of Camden and Jas McCormick of Camden, NJ.

John William Augustine was born 26 July 1894 in Camden, N.J.    Fabian Leo Augustine, also was born in Camden, N.J., 13 August 1896.

Fabian Adam Augustine evi-dently went to Washington, D. C. to work as a boot and shoemaker, on Pennsylvania Avenue between 2nd and 3rd Streets, where the Standard oil Co. building is located. This must have been some time before 1898, as Louise Roselee Augustine was born 17 January 1899, lst & K St., N.W.

Fabian Petitioned for Citizenship on Sept. 29th, 1914.
Fabian was Naturalized as a citizen of the United States of America March 4, 1916 by Judge Fillmore Beall in the Circuit Court of Prince George's, Maryland

He was issued a Past Port by the Department of State March 13, 1922 in Washington.
Fabian Augustine visited his homeland and then made the return trip home from Europe in 1922.  He was 51 and left from Cherbourg, France and came home on the Olympia.
 

Fabian Adam Augustine was born 20 Feb 1871 in Polony, Austria/Hungary and died 8 Jan 1958 in Seat Pleasant, Prince George's Co., MD of acute caronary occlusion.

NOTES:
Fabian Adam Augustine came to the USA in the late 1880's. Arrived in Philadelphia, PA. When he earned enough money he sent for the next family member to come to the USA. He was a shoemaker. Lived at 6723 Roosevelt Ave., Seat Pleasant, MD, at time of death. His wife, Mary Boheir came to the USA when she was sixteen, around 1892.

    Note from Theresa Myrle Augustine, Dec 3, 1985: "People who have lived many generations in this country do not remember a time when their surname was any different than it is now. But people who came to this country, after there was an immigration service with bureaucrats checking them into the country, sometimes suffered a name change because the bureaucrats could not spell their names or understand them when they tried to speak English. Also many immigrants wanted to leave the 'old country' behind them and be Americans and took names tha were more Anglicized. I don't really know what the case was with my ancestors, but both sides suffered name changes.

    "My grandmother Augustine's maiden name was also in dispute, my father always said it was LaBoheir, but my uncle said it was Barrette. I believe they must have been French and the 'La' was dropped after they came to this country. We have found the marriage license for Fabian Adam Augustine and Lucy Boheir, Mary's middle name was Lucy. I think she must have thought Lucy was frivolous because I don't remember ever hearing her referred to as anything other than Mary."

    Another note form Theresa Myrle Augustine from late 1985: "This is another case of difference of opinion not only of surname but of given name. Some say Mary's middle name was Louise, but she had a sister named Louisa, so how could her name be Louise? She married Fabian Adam Augustine as Lucy. I do not know if she had other brothers and sisters. In any case Louisa married a man named Summerfield and had one son named Kermit ." Mary Boheir's address is shown as 6723 Roosevelt Ave, Seat Pleasant, MD at the time of her death.

    Information from Fabian Adam Augustine's death certificate:
Died Jan 8, 1958
Address 6723 Roosevelt Ave
Seat Pleaseant, Prince George Co., MD
Lived 45 years in this town
Self Employed Shoemaker
Born in Hungary
Citizen of USA
Father John Augustine
Mother Teresa Elizabeth Palitz
He was never in US armed forces and had no Social Security Number
Information was provided by Francis G. Augustine, 3610 26th N. E. District of Columbia
Cause of death was acute coronary occlusion (1 hour before death) brought on by cardiac decompensation (two weeks before death) brought on by coronary arteriosclerosis (two months before death).
"I certify that I attended the deceased from Dec 22, 1957 to Jan 8, 1958, that I last saw the deceased alive on Dec 27, 1957, and that death occured at 8:25 (ureadable squiggle) from the causes and on the date stated above."
signed by Vincent J. DiFrancesco, 2436 L'Enfant Sq, SE, Wash, DC
Buried Cedar Hill cemetery 1/11/58 in Suitland, MD.
Registerd Jan 13, 1958

    Stray hand written note in Myrle Augustine Carden's stuff has Fabian Adam's Birthday as Feb 2, 1870

Information form his passport issued March 13, 1922.
Place of Birth: Hungary
Date of Birth: Feb 20, 1871
5 foot, 2 inches tall, high forehead, hazel eyes, straight nose, moustache, medium chin, grey hair, medium complexion, oval face.
Occupation Shoemaker.
His residence is shown as Seat Pleasant, MD, USA.
There are several stamps from foriegn countries including France. Guessing it looks like he went to Hungary in April and returned in July 1922.

Contributed by Thor Carden - 1997
 
 

 
Children of MARY BEHREN and FABIAN AUGUSTINE are:
 i. JOHN WILLIAM3 AUGUSTINE, b. July 26, 1894, Camden, Camden Co., NJ; d. July 03, 1979, Maryland; m. ROSA BARKANDA, September 29, 1915; b. May 04, 1898, Budapest, Hungary; d. June 12, 1991, Maryland.
 ii. FABIAN LEO AUGUSTINE, b. August 13, 1896, Camden Co. NJ; d. April 29, 1966; m. FRANCES GERTRUDE DEAVERS; d. November 02, 1965.
 iii. LOUISE ROSELEE AUGUSTINE, b. January 17, 1899, Washington, DC; d. March 27, 1961; m. (1) LUTHER DOVE; m. (2) MORGAN J. PARKS; d. Aft. 1945; m. (3) JOSEPH MILES.

Notes for LUTHER DOVE:
Fabian Arthur Dove & Marie Eleanor Dove were apparently given into the care of their father after a difficult custody battle following the divorce of their parents. We would love to make contact with them again. Also, it is thought that they may have their mother's doll collection of which we would like to have photographs.

 iv. FRANCIS GEORGE AUGUSTINE, b. December 04, 1903, Washington, DC; d. November 06, 1975; m. NELLIE R. RITCHIE; b. January 27, 1906, Ritchie MD.; d. October 19, 1970.

Notes for NELLIE R. RITCHIE:
Lived at 233 Golden Beach, Mechanicsville, MD.
grandchildren were:
Mark F.
Lisa L.
Matthew F.
Mary A. Augustine

Funeral at Nalley Funeral Home, 3200 Rhode Island Ave. at Eastern Ave. NE

 v. GERARD JOHN AUGUSTINE, b. June 12, 1906, Washington, DC; d. November 21, 1967; m. ERNA WHITE; b. April 19, 1906; d. February 16, 1984, Southern Maryland Hosp.

Notes for GERARD JOHN AUGUSTINE:
Famly legend has it that Gerard was a professional baseball player until the owner of the team overheard him complaining about something after which he was promptly fired. Played for St. Louis Cardinals?
 

Notes for ERNA WHITE:
She is buried with in a few feet of Fabian Adam and Mary L. Augustine.
Undertaker is Kalas.
The owner of the lot is Erna Augustine and Barbara and Wesley B. Lane.