William August Lederer
b. 5 April 1878
- Father: John Louis Lederer b. circa November 1847
- Mother: Grace Hyatt b. circa March 1850, d. 20 April 1910
- William August Lederer was born on 5 April 1878 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York.
- John Louis Lederer and Grace Hyatt appeared in the New York state census of 16 February 1892 in Buffalo, New York. Other members of the household included William August Lederer, John Henry Lederer, Grace A. Lederer, Cora M. Lederer, Gilbert Elmer Louis Lederer, Annette Lederer, Charles E. H. Lederer and Richard Lederer.
- The following appeared on 21 April 1910 in the Buffalo Courier: [Died] April 20, 1910, Grace Lederer, wife of John L. Lederer and mother of John, Grace, William, Cora, Gilbert, Annette, Charles and Arthur Lederer; aged 61 years. Funeral from her residence, No. 1567 Niagara Street, Friday afternoon, April 22d, at 2 o'clock, and from St. Mark's Episcopal Church at 2:30 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend.
- William August Lederer registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Hudson County, New Jersey, while living at 766 Park Avenue in Weehawken, and employed there as a railroad conductor by West Shore Railroad. He claimed his father John Lederer as his nearest relative, but with "No Knowledge" of his address.
- William August Lederer registered for the draft in 1942 in New York while living with his brother Charles sister Mrs. Cora Rumbold at 418 West 40th Street in New York City, and employed as a yard conductor by New York Central Railroad, Weehawken, New Jersey.
- Last Edited: 18 Jun 2013