Winfield A. Slutz

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      Sex: M

AKA: Abner Slutz ¹ Winfield Abner Slutz ² A. Winfield Slutze Winfield Stutze

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Individual Information

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          Birth: Feb 1871 - Mansfield, Richland county, Ohio 3 4
        Baptism: 
          Death: 12 Jan 1902 - New York, New York 5
         Burial: 12 Jan 1902 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania 5
 Cause of Death: 

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Events

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• He has conflicting birth information of Cal Mar 1870. ¹ In the 1870 Federal census which was taken in June of 1870, he was listed as being three months old which would make his date of birth to have been in March 1870.

• He appeared on the 1870 Federal census on 6 Jun 1870 in Mansfield, Richland county, Ohio. ¹ Abner Slutz was shown as being 3 months old and born in Ohio.

• He appeared on the 1880 Federal census on 16 Jun 1880 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga county, Ohio. ⁶ G. A. Slutz was shown as being 10 years old and born in Ohio. Both of his parents had been born in Ohio.

• He appeared on the 1900 Federal census on 4 Jun 1900 in New Rochelle, Westchester county, New York. ³ A. Winfield was shown as being 29 years old and born Feb. 1871 in Ohio. Both of his parents were also born in Ohio. He was employed as a salesman. He had been married for five years.

• He received medical attention for injuries from the train wreck on 8 Jan 1902 in New York, New York. ⁷ He was treated for a fractured right leg which was later amputated and for severe burns at the Flower Hospital.

• He was mentioned in an article in "The New York Tmes" published on 13 Jan 1902 in New York, New York. ⁸ "Winfield Slutze, who received a fractured right leg and dangerous scalds in the railroad disaster in the Park Avenue tunnel on Wednesday last, died early yesterday morning in the Flower Hospital, corner of East Sixty-third Street and Avenue A. His injured limb was amputated Saturday, and he could not survive the additional shock. Mr. Slutz, who was thirty-one years old, was a resident of New Rochelle, employed to this city as a salesman. He was married. His body was taken to Pittsburg (sic), Penn. yesterday for internment."

• His funeral was held in Jan 1902 in New Rochelle, Westchester county, New York. ⁹ "Winfield Slutze died on Sunday morning in Flower Hospital. Slutze was thirty-one years old and lived in this city on Columbus place. He sustained a fracture of the right leg and severe bruises and scalds. The right leg was amputated on Saturday, at which time the patient's condition was critical. He was unable to overcome the added shock of the operation."

"His body was taken late Sunday afternoon to Pittsburgh for burial. Mr. Slutze leaves a widow and two small children. He formerly lived in Cincinnati, where he was in the employ of the Standard Oil Co. He came to New York two years ago, and at the time of his death was a salesman for J. J. Crook & Co., manufacturers of tinfoil. He was the only son in a family of seven, he having six sisters."

• He had an estate probated in the Surrogate's Court on 8 Feb 1902 in White Plains, Westchester county, New York. ² The Letters of Administration assigned his wife Minerva C. Slutz with full power of attorney to administer his assets.

• He was mentioned in an article in "New Rochelle Pioneer" published on 17 Oct 1903 in New Rochelle, Westchester county, New York. ¹⁰ ESTATE OF WINFIELD A. SLUTZ
Notice to prove claims. In pursuance of an order of Hon. Theodore H. Silkman, Surrogate of the County of Westchester, Notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against Winfield A. Slutz, late of the City of New Rochelle, in said County, deceased, to present the same with the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber at her place of transacting business at the office of Hibbard, Pratt & McAlpin, No. 1 Nassau, corner Wall Street, City of New York, on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of April next.
Dated the fifth day of October 1903
Minerva C. Slutz, Administratrix

Hibbard, Pratt and McAlpin, Attorneys for Administratrix, No. 1 Nassau, corner Wall Street, Borough of Manhattan, New York City

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Parents

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         Father: Abner Slutz (Cal 1837-1894) 11 
         Mother: Sarah Jane Bull (Cal 1832-1882) 12 

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Minerva Cavan (Jul 1874 - 25 Sep 1962)
       Marriage: Abt 1895 3
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Louis Gordon Slutz (1896-1975)
                2. Lillian B. Slutz (1898-1955) 3

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Notes

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Burial Notes:

The death certificate issued in New York city did not identify the cemetery in which Winfield was buried.

General:

Winfield A. Slutz was one of 17 people who died resulting from injuries incurred from a train collision in the Park Avenue tunnel outside of Grand Central Station in New York City on January 8, 1902. For additional information concerning these people and their families, please visit the following web site:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/NewRoc1902/

1 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. (Ancestry.com. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.[ Original data: 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls.]), Year: 1870; Census Place: Mansfield Ward 2, Richland, Ohio; Roll M593_1261; Page: 153A; Image: 311; Family History Library Film: 552760. Repository: Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com/.

2 Surrogate's Court, Letters of Adminstration, 1901-1905, Liber Y, (Westchester County, State of New York), page 93. Repository: LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, htp://www.familysearch.org/, Call Number: Film # 0597563.

3 1900 Federal Census (Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. [Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.]), NARA Series T623, Roll: 1176; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 95. Repository: Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com/.

4 U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]. (Ancestry.com. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. [Original data: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906-March 31, 1925; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1490, 2740 rolls); General Records of the Department of State, Record Group 59; National Archives, Washington, D.C. ]), Passport application of his daughter, Lillian Beatrice Slutz, Issued 13 April 1923, No. 268663. Repository: Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com/.

5 Gustav Scholer, coroner, "State of New York Certificate and Record of Death" (Coroner's Office of the Borough of Manhattan), Certificate #1380. Repository: NYC Municipal Archives, D.O.R.I.S, 31 Chambers Street, New York, New York 10007, http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/about/archives.shtml.

6 1880 Federal Census (Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls.]), Year: 1880; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll 1006; Family History Film: 1255006; Page: 209A; Enumeration District: 23; Image: 0423. Repository: Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com/.

7 The New York Times (New York Times Publishing Co., New York, NY), January 12, 1902. Repository: New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, [Schwarzman Building], New York, New York, http://www.nypl.org/.

8 The New York Times (New York Times Publishing Co., New York, NY), dated January 13, 1902, page 5. Repository: New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, [Schwarzman Building], New York, New York, http://www.nypl.org/.

9 The New Rochelle Pioneer (New Rochelle, New York.), January 18, 1902. Repository: New Rochelle Public Library, 1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle, New York 10801, 914-632-7878 , http://www.nrpl.org/, Call Number: microfilm collection. Copies of some of this newspaper are also available on-line at Old Fulton Postcards web site.

10 The New Rochelle Pioneer (New Rochelle, New York.), Published October 17, 1903. Repository: New Rochelle Public Library, 1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle, New York 10801, 914-632-7878 , http://www.nrpl.org/, Call Number: microfilm collection. Copies of some of this newspaper are also available on-line at Old Fulton Postcards web site.

11 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. [Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls.]), Year: 1850; Census Place: Salt Creek, Holmes, Ohio; Roll M432_696; Page: 236A; Image: 311. Repository: Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com/.

12 Patricia Haynes [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,], e-mail, Wednesday, September 8, 2010, "Re: Slutz -- Winfield & Minerva".