AUGUST ZIOCK, Sr., was my great grandfather.   He was born  28 August 1842 in Hattingen, Westfalen, Germany & was the son of Heinrich Ziock & Sophie Wilhelmina Schaefer.  He was christened Carl August Ziock on 19 September 1842 but went by the name August.  He came to the United States with his parents, Heinrich & Elisabeth Ziock & two of his sisters, Mathilde & Emilie in 1858 aboard the ship New York which had sailed from Bremen.  They arrived at New York City on 30 August 1858 and then proceeded on to St. Louis, Missouri where August's brother, William, had already settled.  August and his brother William were merchants and eventually had their own store.  At some point in their partnership they became estranged & it is said that they never spoke again.  William moved the family business to Rockford, Illinois & August stayed in St. Louis.

 In 1868 in St. Louis August married ELISE SCHROBECK & they became the parents of 7 children. Elise was the daughter of Caroline WILKE   and Edward SCHROBECK.  German was spoken in August's household & didn't matter what was going on or what company was there every night at 8:00 p.m. August Sr. would say, "Gute nacht" & go upstairs to bed.  In 1910 August & Elise were listed as 67 & 60 years old & their children, Henry & Bertha, age 34 & 33, were living with them. August's occupation is listed as book keeper at a ?poultry office? & Henry's occupation is listed as a bill clerk at a hardware store. August (Sr.) died of senile debility & acute bronchitis at his home at 1017 Rutger, St. Louis on 7 May 1921 and is buried in New Pickers Cemetery.   Although August Sr. was apparently Lutheran my father (August Theodore Ziock) told me that he remembered seeing August Sr. wearing a "beanie" (yamulke?) occasionally.  I don't know of any other religions doing this except the Jewish.

1858 - August - clerk - r 273 1/2 s. 5th Street

1859 - August - clk. 229 Broadway

1860 - August - clerk - r 273 1/2 s. 5hth Street

1861 - 1865 - During the Civil War  August paid a substitute to serve in his place.

1864 - August (H. Ziock & Son) bds. 273 1/2 s. 5th

1868 - August married Elise Schrobeck

1871 - Lily Ziock was born

1872 - Bertha was born

1873 - August Ziock (William Ziock & Co.) r. 1017 Autumn

1874 - Clara was born

1876 - August Jr.* was born

1879 - Theodore was born

1880 - Henry E. was born

1882:
ZIOCK, August (William Ziock & Co.) r. 1017 Autumn
ZIOCK, William - (William & August Ziock), hosiery & fancy goods, whol., 411 Washington

 

1883:
Ziock, August - (A. Ziock & Co.), r. 1017 Autumn
ZIOCK, A. & Co. - (August Ziock), hosiery, fancey goods & yarns, 411 Washington av.
Ziock, William - special A. Ziock & Co., r. 1817 Papin
Ziock, William H. - clk. A. Ziock & Co., r. 1817 Papin

 

1884:
ZIOCK, AUGUST - hosiery, fancy goods & yarns, 411 Washington av., r. 1017 Autumn
Ziock, William - with August Ziock, r. 1817 Papin
Ziock, William H. - salesman, A. Ziock, r. 1817 Papin
 

 

1885:
ZIOCK, AUGUST - hosiery, fancy goods & yarns, 411 Washington av. r. 1017 Autumn
Ziock, William - with August Ziock, r. 1817 Papin

 

1886:
Ziock, August - (August Ziock & Co.) r. 1017 Autumn
ZIOCK, AUGUST & CO. - (August Ziock & Frederick W. Heuser) hosiery, 106 & 108 N. 6th

 

1887:
Ziock, August (August Ziock & Co.) r. 1017 Autumn
ZIOCK, AUGUST & CO. - (August Ziock & Frederick W. Heuser) Hosiery, 106 & 108 N.th 6th

 

1888:
Hosiery & Gloves
(wholesale)
ZIOCK AUGUST & CO.
106 & 108 N. 6th

Ziock, August (August Ziock & Co.) r. 1017 Autumn
ZIOCK, August & Co. (August Ziock & Frederick W. Heuser) Hosiery, 106 & 108 N. 6th

1890:
Zwick, August (August Ziock & Co.) r. 1017 Autumn
Ziock, August & Co. - (August Ziock & Frederick W. Heuser) Hosiery, 106 & 108 N. 6th
 

1895:
Ziock, August - r. 1017 Rutger
 

1901:
Ziock, August - clk. r. 1017 Rutger
 

1902:
Ziock, August - bkpr. Schneider Granite Co. r. 1017 Rutger
 

1903:
Ziock, August - com mer r. 1017 Rutger
 

1904:
Ziock, August - bkpr r. 1017 Rutger
 

1905:
Ziock, August - cashier Consumers Brewing Co. r. 1017 Rutger
 

1906:
Ziock, August - cashier Consumers Brewing Co. r. 1017 Rutger
 

1907:
Ziock, August - cashier Consumers Brewing Co. r. 1017 Rutger
 

1908:
Ziock, August - bkpr Franzs L. Bruns r 1017 Rutger

 

1909:
Ziock, August - bkpr r 1017 Rutger
 

Children of Elise Schrobeck & August Ziock are:

EMMA ZIOCK daughter of Elise Shcrobeck & August Ziock,Sr., died in infancy in St. Louis, Missouri on the 24th of June 1869.

LILY ZIOCK was born in 1871& was the daughter of Elise Schrobeck & August Ziock, Sr.  Lily never married & died 26 January 1899.  She is buried in New Pickers Cemetery, St. Louis.

BERTHA ZIOCK was born 1872.  Never married.  Worked at 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

CLARA ZIOCK was born 20 March 1874 in St. Louis.  She, along with her sister, Bertha, was a worker at one of the boothes at the St. Louis 1904 Worlds Fair.  2 June 1909 she married ADOLPH BERGDORF.  Clara died in childbirth 20 November 1910 & is buried in Concordia Cemetery.   Children of Clara Ziock & Adolph Bergdorf: Adolph C.- B: 20 Nov. 1910  D: 6 Apr. 1911 at the age of four months.

AUGUST ZIOCK JR.* -  B: 1876 married Esther Horrocks 1901 D: 1950

THEODORE ZIOCK was born in 1879  Theodore was first married to Birdie Doliva of Little Rock, Arkansas 15 June 1904.  They were later divorced.  On 30 March 1910 in St. Louis he married Meta Cramme & they had 2 children."

 

 

 

HENRY E. ZIOCK was born 1880 in St. Louis.  He was the son of August,Sr. & Elise Schrobeck.  Henry never married.  He died in 1918 from injuries he received in a car wreck at Grand & Shaw Ave. in St. Louis.  He is buried in New Pickers Cemetery in St. Louis.

 

Elise Schrobeck Ziock wife of August Ziock Sr.
Born: Germany, died in St. Louis, Missouri

Photographed By:  Horst Lerner in Hattingen, Germany - Thank you Horst!