Augusta GIZEWSKI^[1]

1881 - 1970  (88 years)

• Name	Augusta GIZEWSKI
  Nickname	Gus, Gussie
  Birth	23 Dec 1881	Germany   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Emigration	Feb 1888	East Prussia, Germany   [3]
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  Immigration	5 Mar 1888	New York City, NY   [3, 4]
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  Naturalization	Before Apr 1930  [5]
  	According to the 1930 census, Gus was a naturalized United States citizen.
  Will	1 Dec 1965	White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle Co, DE   [6]
  	Gus' will appointed her niece M. Pauline Sharpe as executrix. She signed her will on 1 December 1965. Her signature was witnessed by Dorcas S. Pollitt and Samuel Handloff.
  Death	15 Oct 1970	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [6]
  	Gus died at Brandywine Springs Nursing Home in Wilmington, Delaware at 11:10am on 15 October 1970. She was 88 years old.
  probate	30 Oct 1970	New Castle Co, DE
  	Pauline Sharpe, as executrix of Gus' will, petitioned the New Castle County, Delaware Register of Wills for probate of the will on 30 October 1970. The petition was granted.
  Burial	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [2]
  	Her remains were interred next to those of her second husband, Jo Phillips, at Lombardy Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware.
  Person ID	I28677	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Friedrich Johan GIZEWSKI,   b. 25 Jun 1851, Gross Schmuckwalde, Osterode Kreis, East Prussia d. c.1887/1888 (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Charlotte SOBOTA,   b. 9 Oct 1855, Peterswalde, Osterode Kreis, East Prussia d. 5 Jan 1922, Rock Manor, New Castle Co, DE (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Before 1876
  Family ID	F1704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Fred Elmer BAUER,   b. 5 Aug 1879, Delaware d. 22 Jul 1920, Marshallton, New Castle Co, DE (Age 40 years)
  Notes	There were no children from this marriage.
  Family ID	F1673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Joseph Medford PHILLIPS,   b. 30 Apr 1888, Cheswold, Kent Co, DE d. 9 Aug 1957, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Between Jan 1920 - Apr 1930  [5, 7, 8]
  	The couple was married some time between April 1920, when Gus was enumerated with the last name of Bowers in the 1920 census, and April 1930, when she and Joe were enumerated as wife and husband in the 1930 census.
  Family ID	F1565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1900 US Census / Kemskie, August p. 1. 1619 East 14TH Street, Wilmington, DE
  		1900 US Census / Kemskie, August p. 2. 1619 East 14TH Street, Wilmington, DE
  		1920 US Census / Kemske, Charles E. Talley Road, Wilmington, DE.
  		1930 US Census / Phillips, Joseph M. Cooch's Bridge Road, New Castle Co, DE.

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: April 1910, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ

  
  

• Sources

  [S590] Paul Herman Gabriel baptism of 11 March 1899. [S4340] Joseph Phillips & Augusta Phillips grave stone inscription, Lombardy Cemetery, Wilmington, DE. [S3213] Norway-Heritage, online (http://www.norwayheritage.com/). Emigrant Ships: SS Circassia (1), Anchor Line. [S684] August Kemske, SS Circassia passenger list, 8 Mar 1888. [S776] 1930 US Census / Philips, Joseph M. [S574] Augusta Phillips, New Castle Co, DE will & petition for testamentary #057780 (1970). [S573] Emma Burrows, New Castle County, DE will & petition for testamentary no. 43535 (1962).. [S765] 1920 US Census / Kemske, Charles E.