Herman was the son of German immigrants. He finished schooling at grade 8.
In 1918 Herman's draft registration finds his nearest relative his mother (see below), and that he was employed as a knitter in the American Knitting Co., Honesdale. He is described as being of medium height and medium weight, and having brown eyes and brown hair.
While the 1920 U.S. Census shows Herman as widowed at 35 and residing with his widowed mother, subsequent Censuses say he was single and his death certificate that he was never married.
In 1930 he was living in Brooklyn, New York, where he was an assistant foreman for Edison Electric.
In 1940-42 he was still in Brooklyn, where he worked as a mechanic for Consolidated Edison.
At 65 Herman retired from electrical maintenance and sometime afterward moved back home to Honesdale.
In 1918 Herman's draft registration finds his nearest relative his mother (see below), and that he was employed as a knitter in the American Knitting Co., Honesdale. He is described as being of medium height and medium weight, and having brown eyes and brown hair.
While the 1920 U.S. Census shows Herman as widowed at 35 and residing with his widowed mother, subsequent Censuses say he was single and his death certificate that he was never married.
In 1930 he was living in Brooklyn, New York, where he was an assistant foreman for Edison Electric.
In 1940-42 he was still in Brooklyn, where he worked as a mechanic for Consolidated Edison.
At 65 Herman retired from electrical maintenance and sometime afterward moved back home to Honesdale.
Herman was the son of German immigrants. He finished schooling at grade 8.
In 1918 Herman's draft registration finds his nearest relative his mother (see below), and that he was employed as a knitter in the American Knitting Co., Honesdale. He is described as being of medium height and medium weight, and having brown eyes and brown hair.
While the 1920 U.S. Census shows Herman as widowed at 35 and residing with his widowed mother, subsequent Censuses say he was single and his death certificate that he was never married.
In 1930 he was living in Brooklyn, New York, where he was an assistant foreman for Edison Electric.
In 1940-42 he was still in Brooklyn, where he worked as a mechanic for Consolidated Edison.
At 65 Herman retired from electrical maintenance and sometime afterward moved back home to Honesdale.
In 1918 Herman's draft registration finds his nearest relative his mother (see below), and that he was employed as a knitter in the American Knitting Co., Honesdale. He is described as being of medium height and medium weight, and having brown eyes and brown hair.
While the 1920 U.S. Census shows Herman as widowed at 35 and residing with his widowed mother, subsequent Censuses say he was single and his death certificate that he was never married.
In 1930 he was living in Brooklyn, New York, where he was an assistant foreman for Edison Electric.
In 1940-42 he was still in Brooklyn, where he worked as a mechanic for Consolidated Edison.
At 65 Herman retired from electrical maintenance and sometime afterward moved back home to Honesdale.
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