LIFE

Werner SUESSE (sic) (4y)
SS "BAYERN"
dep.: Hamburg, .... 1923
arr.: New York, 22 Dec 1923
last place of residence: Leipzig, GERMANY





In 1882 worked on Siemens deep sea thermometer
Suess, Werner: Mechanician Coast and Geodetic Survey Office in charge of fitting up Observatory at Los Angeles, Ca., p. 44; services in measurement of Yolo Base, p. 48-49; concluding observations at Observatory University of Wisconsin, p. 56.
Appendix No. 1882 - 18. Pp. 451-457. John R. Bartlett and Werner Suess. Report on the Siemens electrical deep-sea thermometer. Test of thermometer on the U.S. Coast Survey steamer BLAKE, with tables of results obtained at different depths and under different conditions and a description of the apparatus. [Oceanography; Instrumentation.] (source: Report of the Superintendent of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Showing the Progress of the Work During the Fiscal Year ending with June, 1882 (Washington Printing Office 1883))

Music on Record, p. 19:
"Werner Suess ................. He has been a lifelong inspiration to me."
electrician, instrumentmaker, surveyor

After Thanksgiving 1887 he joined Emile Berliner in his lab (in Washington) as an assistant to perfect the device that was still only experimental. Suess helped make an improved device with the reproducer mounted on a pivot arm that Berliner used in a public lecture and demostration at the Franklin Institute May 16, 1888.

May 6,1890 Werner Suess Patent #427,279 (source: The Patent History of the Phonograph by Allen Koenigsberg)

1900 CENSUS (Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, 14 June 1900):
Wuerner SUESS (78y) electrician
Justina (48y)
= Wilhimina RATH/ROTH (sister-in-law) divorced (RATH/ROTH was her ex-husband's surname) (b. 28 Aug 1847, ..... - d. 16 Aug 1922, .....)

1910 CENSUS (Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, .... 1910):
Justine D. SUESS (55y = 58y) widowed

1920 CENSUS (Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, .... 1920):
Justine SUESS (68y)

1930 Census (Spauldings District Marlboro Pike, Prince George's County, Maryland, .... 1930):
Henry MASKE, head, age 50, divorced, age at first married 20, b. MD, both parents b. Germany, farmer
= Albert MASKE, brother, age 38, divorced, age at first marriage 23, b. MD, both parents b. Germany, farmer
= William MASKE, boarder, age 74, married, age of first marriage 27, b. Germany, both parents b. Germany, immigrated 1887, naturalized, laborer
= Justina WEBER, sister, married, age at first marriage 19, b. MD, both parents b. MD (this is an error...earlier record said parents both born Ger. same as her brothers)
= Justina SUESS, aunt, age 78, married, age at first marriage 19, b. Germany, both parents b. Germany, immigrated 1867, naturalized, no occupation

1900 CENSUS ((Washington DC, 14 June 1900):
Nellie V. [COMER] SUESS (29y / b. .. Dec 1870, ......., Virginia) widowed [widow of Otto L. SUESS, 1863 - 1898]
- Anthony W. (10y / b. .. Apr 1890, Washington DC) father born in Maryland
- Helen E. (8y / b. .. Dec 1891, Washington DC) father born in Maryland
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1910 CENSUS (Washington DC, .... 1900):
Nellie V. SUESS (39y)
- Anthony (20y)
- Helen E. (18y)
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1920 CENSUS (Washington DC, .... 1900):
Anthony SUESS (29y)
Emily SUESS (29y)
- Charlotte (6y)
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1930 CENSUS (Washington DC, .... 1900):
Nellie V. SUESS