Nine Generations - Person Page 10

1883	Birth	Benjamin Lax was born on 14 March 1883 in Biłgoraj, Poland. His birth name was Berisch Lachs.^1,2,3
1918	Physical Description	In 1918, at age 35y, his draft board described him as short with a medium build.
1918	Occupation	On 12 September 1918 Benjamin Lax was a tailor and garment worker in New York City.⁴
1888	Death of Parent	His father, Szlama Jankel Lax, died in 1888 in Janow Lubelski, Poland.
1888	Death of Parent	His mother, Brucha Laya Becher, died on 2 February 1888 in Biłgoraj, Poland.
About 1906	Marr-Partners	Benjamin Lax married Dora Fierman about 1906.⁵
1907	Birth of Child	His son, Joseph Szlojma Lax, was born on 4 October 1907 in Russia.
Before 1910	Residence	Benjamin Lax lived in Biłgoraj, Poland before 1910. Bilgoraj is 60 miles south of Lublin.⁶
1910	Immigration	He migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 13 February 1910 aboard the SS Martha Washington from Trieste. On page 2 of the ship's manifest, Max Bregel, his cousin, is listed as his American contact at 324 DeKalb Avenue in Brooklyn.⁷
1914	Birth of Child	His daughter, Helen Lax, was born on 2 March 1914 in New York City.
1915	Naturalization	He was naturalized in 1915.⁸
1915	Birth of Child	His son, Jack Isador Lax, was born on 2 October 1915 in New York City.
1918	Residence	Benjamin Lax lived at 1619 Washington Avenue in the Bronx on 12 September 1918.⁹
	Residence (family)	He and Dora Fierman lived at 1619 Washington Avenue in the Bronx from 1920 to 1925.^8,10
1920	Occupation	On 8 January 1920 Benjamin Lax was an operator in a cloak manufacturing house in New York.⁸
1920	Birth of Child	His daughter, Anne May Lax, was born on 9 August 1920 in New York City.
1930	Residence (family)	He and Dora Fierman lived at 1372 Ogden Avenue in the Bronx on 6 April 1930.¹¹
	Residence (family)	He and Dora Fierman lived at 171 Nelson Avenue in the Bronx from 1935 to 1940.¹²
	Residence (family)	He and Dora Fierman lived at 1227 Nelson Avenue in the Bronx from 1942 to 1964. On February 10, 2019, Linda Jacobs wrote, " 1227 Nelson Ave was where my grandparents lived for many years, where my dad grew up, on the corner of 168th and Nelson, across the street from the Noonan Plaza, kitty corner from Sacred Heart school and church. The other address was where my mom and her family lived on the lower east side, near Rivington Street."^13,14,15,16
1942	Physical Description	In 1942, at age 59y, his draft board described him as height 5' 3½", weight 145, complexion light, eyes brown, hair gray.¹³
1964	Death	He became a widower on the death of Dora Fierman on 11 February 1964 in New York City.¹⁷
1964	Marr-Partners	He married Kate Finkelstein in 1964 in the Bronx.¹⁸
1970	Death	He died on 19 February 1970 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida.^19,20,21
About 1970	Burial	He was buried about 21 February 1970 in Old Montefiore Cemetery in Saint Albans, Queens County, New York.²²
1971	Death of Spouse	His wife, Kate Finkelstein, died on 6 April 1971 in Los Angeles, California.

Citations

1920 Federal Census
Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Passenger Manifest, Berisch Lachs, SS Martha Washington, 13 Feb 1910, p.2
World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Benjimin Lax
1930 Fed'l Census
Passenger Manifest, Berisch Lachs
Passenger Manifest, Berisch Lachs, SS Martha Washington, 13 Feb 1910, Indexed on Enhanced Ellis Island as Berisch Lacho from Biclogoraj
1920 Federal Census, Bronx, New York, population schedule, Bronx, Enumeration District 152, sheet 13B, dwelling 17, family 253, National Archives micropublication T625-1133 (Benjamin Lax household).
World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Benjiman Lax
1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 55; Assembly District: 02; City: New York; County: Bronx; Page: 5
1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1468; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0161; Image: 379.0; FHL microfilm: 2341203
1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Benjamin Lax household
World War II Draft Registration Card, United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Benjamin Lax, Local Bd. 86, Bronx, NY
E-mail message, Linda Jacobs to RCJ, 10 Feb. 2019
1950 Fed'l Census, Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT
Personal knowledge of Robert Jacobs
Telephone Interview, Linda Lax & RCJ, 23 Dec. 2009, Linda remembers being pregnant with Michael when her grandmother died; in consequence she couldn't attend the funeral
New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1995 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Bronx Cert. #8124
Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Benjamin Lax
Telephone Interview, Linda Jacobs, 3/31/2008
Florida Death Index 1877-1998, Benjamin Lax, 19 Feb. 1970
Death Certificate, Florida cert #70-010081, Benjamin Lax, 19 Feb 1970

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Dora Fierman

Dora Fierman Lax

Female, #188, Deceased, b. 24 February 1882, d. 11 February 1964

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Parents

Father*	Joseph Szulim Fierman (estimated 1842-before 1918)
Mother*	Ruchla Hudes Dechter (1844-before 1918)

Family: Benjamin Lax (1883-1970)

Son*	Joseph Szlojma Lax + (1907-1987)
Daughter*	Helen Lax + (1914-2014)
Son*	Jack Isador Lax + (1915-1990)
Daughter*	Anne May Lax + (1920-2007)

Relationships

Grandmother of Linda Lax

Charts and other references

Lax Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

	Married	Dora Fierman was also known as Dora Lax.
	Birth	She was also known as Dwojra Fierman.
1882	Birth	She was born on 24 February 1882 in Biłgoraj, Poland.¹
About 1906	Marr-Partners	She married Benjamin Lax about 1906.²
1907	Birth of Child	Her son, Joseph Szlojma Lax, was born on 4 October 1907 in Russia.
1913	Residence	She lived in Biłgoraj, Poland in 1913. It's about 60 miles south of Lublin.³
1913	Immigration	She migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 26 March 1913 at 324 DeKalb Avenue in Brooklyn Nieuw Amsterdam from Rotterdam. Her son Joseph ("Schloime" on the manifest) accompanied her.^4,5
1914	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Helen Lax, was born on 2 March 1914 in New York City.
1915	Naturalization	Dora Fierman was naturalized in New York City in 1915.⁵
1915	Birth of Child	Her son, Jack Isador Lax, was born on 2 October 1915 in New York City.
Before 1918	Death of Parent	Her mother, Ruchla Hudes Dechter, died before 1918 in Poland.
Before 1918	Death of Parent	Her father, Joseph Szulim Fierman, died before 1918 in Poland.
1918	Residence	12 September 1918; Benjamin Lax; Bronx, New York⁶
	Residence (family)	Benjamin Lax and Dora Fierman lived at 1619 Washington Avenue in the Bronx from 1920 to 1925.^5,7
1920	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Anne May Lax, was born on 9 August 1920 in New York City.
1930	Residence (family)	Benjamin Lax and Dora Fierman lived at 1372 Ogden Avenue in the Bronx on 6 April 1930.⁸
	Residence (family)	Benjamin Lax and she lived at 171 Nelson Avenue in the Bronx from 1935 to 1940.⁹
	Residence (family)	Benjamin Lax and she lived at 1227 Nelson Avenue in the Bronx from 1942 to 1964. On February 10, 2019, Linda Jacobs wrote, " 1227 Nelson Ave was where my grandparents lived for many years, where my dad grew up, on the corner of 168th and Nelson, across the street from the Noonan Plaza, kitty corner from Sacred Heart school and church. The other address was where my mom and her family lived on the lower east side, near Rivington Street."^10,11,12,13
About 1964	Burial	She was buried about 10 February 1964 in Old Montefiore Cemetery in Saint Albans, Queens County, New York.¹⁴
1964	Death	She died on 11 February 1964 in New York City.¹⁵
1970	Death of Spouse	Her husband, Benjamin Lax, died on 19 February 1970 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Citations

Polish Birth Record, FHL film #1860513 Akta 65 (Dwojra Fajerman), Birth registered July 9, 1886 of Dwojra FAJERMAN daughter of Josef Szoel FAJERMAN, worker, 48, and Ruchla Hudesa DECHTER, 42. Dwojra was born Feb 24, 1882
1930 Fed'l Census
Passenger Manifest
Passenger Manifest, SS Nieuw Amsterdam, 26 March 1913
1920 Federal Census, Bronx, New York, population schedule, Bronx, Enumeration District 152, sheet 13B, dwelling 17, family 253, National Archives micropublication T625-1133 (Benjamin Lax household).
World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Benjiman Lax
1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 55; Assembly District: 02; City: New York; County: Bronx; Page: 5
1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1468; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0161; Image: 379.0; FHL microfilm: 2341203
1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Benjamin Lax household
World War II Draft Registration Card, United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Benjamin Lax, Local Bd. 86, Bronx, NY
E-mail message, Linda Jacobs to RCJ, 10 Feb. 2019
1950 Fed'l Census, Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT
Personal knowledge of Robert Jacobs
Telephone Interview, Linda Lax & RCJ, 23 Dec. 2009
Telephone Interview, Linda Lax & RCJ, 23 Dec. 2009, Linda remembers being pregnant with Michael when her grandmother died; in consequence she couldn't attend the funeral

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Abraham Ewig

Male, #189, Deceased, b. 7 May 1878, d. 31 March 1929

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Parents

Father*	Hersch Ewig (1846-1881)
Mother*	Rifka Springer

Family: Anna Gutter (about 1878-1949)

Son*	Harry D. Ewig (1902-1965)
Daughter*	Jean Ewig + (1905-1991)
Daughter*	Rose Ewig + (1911-1998)
Daughter*	Doris Ethel Ewig + (1914-1997)
Daughter*	Gladys Ewig + (1918-2002)
Son*	Louis Ewig + (1919-2014)
Daughter*	Regina Ewig + (1921-2014)

Relationships

Grandfather of Linda Lax

Charts and other references

Ewig Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

1878	Birth	Abraham Ewig was born on 7 May 1878 in Rajtarowice, Ukraine.¹
1878	Circumcision	He was circumcised in Sambor, Poland on 14 May 1878.¹
	Occupation	Abraham Ewig was a tailor.^2,3
1881	Death of Parent	His father, Hersch Ewig, died on 3 May 1881 in Rajtarowice, Ukraine.
About 1902	Marr-Partners	Abraham Ewig married Anna Gutter about 1902.⁴
1902	Birth of Child	His son, Harry D. Ewig, was born on 6 March 1902 in Przemyśl, Poland.
1905	Birth of Child	His daughter, Jean Ewig, was born on 8 October 1905 in Przemyśl, Poland.
1908	Immigration	Abraham Ewig migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 14 March 1908 aboard the RMS Baltic from Liverpool.⁵
1911	Birth of Child	His daughter, Rose Ewig, was born on 29 October 1911 in New York City.
1914	Birth of Child	His daughter, Doris Ethel Ewig, was born on 25 May 1914 in New York City.
1915	Naturalization	He was naturalized in 1915.^3,6
1918	Birth of Child	His daughter, Gladys Ewig, was born on 26 July 1918 in New York City.
1918	Draft Registration	He registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in New York City.³
1918	Residence (family)	He and Anna Gutter lived at 194 Delancey Street in Brooklyn, New York on 12 September 1918.³
1919	Birth of Child	His son, Louis Ewig, was born on 15 September 1919 in Manhattan, New York Cit.
1921	Birth of Child	His daughter, Regina Ewig, was born on 25 September 1921 in New York City.
1925	Residence (family)	Abraham Ewig and Anna Gutter lived at 30 Goerck Street in New York City on 1 June 1925. Goerck Street no longer exists. It was on the Lower East Side in what is now called Soho.⁶
Before 1929	Residence	He lived at 123 Ludlow Street in Brooklyn, New York before 31 March 1929.²
1929	Death	He died of tuberculosis on 31 March 1929 at the Metropolitan Hospital in Manhattan.^7,2
1929	Burial	He was buried on 1 April 1929 in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Maspeth, Queens County, New York. The grave location is 39R, Przemysler Society-2.⁸
1949	Death of Spouse	His wife, Anna Gutter, died on 21 July 1949 in Brooklyn, New York.

Citations

Polish Birth Record, Polish State Archives, Sambor Metrycal records, Page 33, Akta 130, Covers at least Sambor & Rajtarowice
Death Certificate, Manhattan Cert.#9732, March 31, 1929
World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Ancestry on-line; Card Serial #2521
1930 Fed'l Census
Passenger Manifest, Abraham Ewig, SS Baltic, 5 March 1908
1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 06; Assembly District: 04; City: New York; County: New York; Page: 65
Personal Interview, Linda Jacobs & RCJ, 20 September 2008
Death Certificate, Manhattan Death Cert.#9732, March 31, 1929

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Alan Spencer Lax

Male, #191, Living

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Parents

Father*	Jack Isador Lax (1915-1990)
Mother*	Gladys Ewig (1918-2002)

Family: Vera Casrol Carpentieri (1942-2020)

Adopted Daughter*

Elizabeth Anne ("Liz") Lax +

Relationships

Brother of Linda Lax

Charts and other references

Ewig Descendancy Chart; Lax Descendancy Chart

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Rochelle Lax

Female, #192, Living

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Parents

Father*	Jack Isador Lax (1915-1990)
Mother*	Gladys Ewig (1918-2002)

Family: Francis Joseph Dominic Marino, III,

Daughter*

Andrea Elizabeth Marino +

Relationships

Sister of Linda Lax

Charts and other references

Ewig Descendancy Chart; Lax Descendancy Chart

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3 April 2023 05:56:11

David Joseph Lax

Male, #193, Living

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Parents

Father*	Jack Isador Lax (1915-1990)
Mother*	Gladys Ewig (1918-2002)

Family: Sandra Weinstein

Daughter*	Rachel L. Lax +
Son*	Mark Lax +

Relationships

Brother of Linda Lax

Charts and other references

Ewig Descendancy Chart; Lax Descendancy Chart

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1 October 2023 20:49:24

Francis Joseph Dominic Marino, III

Male, #194, Living

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Family: Rochelle Lax

Daughter*

Andrea Elizabeth Marino +

Charts and other references

Ewig Descendancy Chart; Lax Descendancy Chart

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8 October 2023 15:31:26

Angela Carmela Capobianco

Female, #195, Deceased, b. 2 September 1952, d. 13 July 2001

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Family: Steven Almas (1952-2005)

Son*	Peter M. Almas

Charts and other references

Eisenberg Descendancy Chart; Glotzer: Glotzer, Grantz, Guterman, Garfinkiel, & Chomentowski Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

	Name	Angela Carmela Capobianco was also known as Angela Almas.¹
	Occupation	Angela Carmela Capobianco was a nurse.²
1952	Birth	She was born on 2 September 1952.
	Marr-Partners	She married Steven Almas.
1978	Birth of Child	Her son, Peter M. Almas, was born on 12 March 1978.
Before 1989	Divorce	Steven Almas and she were divorced before 1989.¹
2001	Death	She died on 13 July 2001 in Glen Cove, New York.³
About 2001	Burial	She was buried about 14 July 2001 in Holy Rood Cemetery, Plot 10-GG-13, in Westbury, New York.^4,5
2005	Death of Spouse	Her former husband, Steven Almas, died on 14 March 2005 in New York.

Citations

Telephone Interview, Irene Almas & RCJ, 28 Oct 2010
Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p., p. 18
Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., SSN: 113-44-6250
Newspaper, Obituary, Newsday (Suffolk Edition), 16 July 2001 p.26
Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #169828845

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Peter M. Almas

Male, #196, Living

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Parents

Father*	Steven Almas (1952-2005)
Mother*	Angela Carmela Capobianco (1952-2001)

Relationships

1st cousin 2 times removed of Robert Cooper Jacobs
3rd great-grandson of Mordechai Eisenberg
3rd cousin of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

Charts and other references

Eisenberg Descendancy Chart; Glotzer: Glotzer, Grantz, Guterman, Garfinkiel, & Chomentowski Descendancy Chart

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4 November 2023 08:07:11

Jerome Schiff

Male, #197, Deceased, b. 4 August 1923, d. 4 August 1983

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Parents

Father*	Morris Schiff (1882-1949)
Mother*	Tillie Cooper (1892-1973)

Relationships

1st cousin 1 time removed of Robert Cooper Jacobs
Great-grandson of Mordechai Eisenberg
1st cousin 3 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

Charts and other references

Eisenberg Descendancy Chart; Kuperman Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

1923	Birth	Jerome Schiff was born on 4 August 1923 in the Bronx.
1930	Residence (family)	Bernard C. Schiff, Jerome Schiff, Morton Cooper Schiff, and Ruth Schiff lived with Morris Schiff and Tillie Cooper at 71 Elliot Avenue in Yonkers, New York on 10 April 1930.¹
1935	Residence (family)	Jerome Schiff, Bernard C. Schiff, and Morton Cooper Schiff lived with Morris Schiff and Tillie Cooper at 71 Elliott Avenue in Yonkers, New York on 20 August 1935.²
1949	Death of Parent	His father, Morris Schiff, died on 15 June 1949.
1973	Death of Parent	His mother, Tillie Cooper, died in March 1973 in New York City.
1983	Death	Jerome Schiff died on 4 August 1983.³

Citations

1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Yonkers, Westchester, New York; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2341401 (Morris Schiff et al)
Naturalization Petition, Bennie Guterman, #249518, Southern District of New York, 8/20/1935
Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Jerome Schiff. 4 Aug. given for both birth and death

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4 November 2023 08:07:11

Ruth Schiff

Ruth Schiff in June 2005

Female, #198, Deceased, b. 2 January 1919, d. 26 June 2014

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Parents

Father*	Morris Schiff (1882-1949)
Mother*	Tillie Cooper (1892-1973)

Relationships

1st cousin 1 time removed of Robert Cooper Jacobs
Great-granddaughter of Mordechai Eisenberg
1st cousin 3 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

Charts and other references

Eisenberg Descendancy Chart; Kuperman Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

1919	Birth	Ruth Schiff was born on 2 January 1919 in the Bronx.^1,2
1930	Residence (family)	Bernard C. Schiff, Jerome Schiff, Morton Cooper Schiff, and she lived with Morris Schiff and Tillie Cooper at 71 Elliot Avenue in Yonkers, New York on 10 April 1930.³
	Education	Ruth Schiff studied at Yonkers High School in Yonkers, New York.⁴
	Occupation	Ruth Schiff was a worked in publishing.⁵
1946	Psgr List	Her name was found on the passenger list of Pan American Airways Flight 430 on 23 November 1946 in Miami, Florida. The flight originated in Havana.⁶
1949	Death of Parent	Her father, Morris Schiff, died on 15 June 1949.
1951	Psgr List	She cruised to Nassau and Bermuda and returned to New York aboard the SS Queen of Bermuda on 3 February 1951.⁷
1973	Death of Parent	Her mother, Tillie Cooper, died in March 1973 in New York City.
2014	Death	Ruth Schiff died on 26 June 2014.⁸

Citations

Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
Telephone Interview, Ruth Schiff & RCJ, 3 Feb 2011
1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Yonkers, Westchester, New York; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2341401 (Morris Schiff et al)
Lafayette High School, 1961, Yonkers High School, Blackboard, 1937, p.80
Telephone Interview, Ruth Schiff & RCJ, 30 Oct. 2010
Passenger Manifest, Pan American Airways Flight 430, 23 November 1946
Passenger Manifest, SS Queen of Bermuda, arr NYC 2/3/1951
Personal Interview, Leslie E. Schiff & RCJ, 22 May 2021, Date: 22 MAY 2021

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Bernard C. Schiff

Bernard Schiff, 1996 or 1997

Male, #199, Deceased, b. 25 June 1927, d. 3 December 2019

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Parents

Father*	Morris Schiff (1882-1949)
Mother*	Tillie Cooper (1892-1973)

Relationships

1st cousin 1 time removed of Robert Cooper Jacobs
Great-grandson of Mordechai Eisenberg
1st cousin 3 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

Charts and other references

Eisenberg Descendancy Chart; Kuperman Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

1927	Birth	Bernard C. Schiff was born on 25 June 1927 in Yonkers, New York.^1,2,3
1930	Residence (family)	He, Jerome Schiff, Morton Cooper Schiff, and Ruth Schiff lived with Morris Schiff and Tillie Cooper at 71 Elliot Avenue in Yonkers, New York on 10 April 1930.³
1935	Residence (family)	Jerome Schiff, Bernard C. Schiff, and Morton Cooper Schiff lived with Morris Schiff and Tillie Cooper at 71 Elliott Avenue in Yonkers, New York on 20 August 1935.⁴
1945	Military	Bernard C. Schiff served as a private in military intelligence on 10 September 1945 in the U.S. Army in New York City.⁵
1949	Death of Parent	His father, Morris Schiff, died on 15 June 1949.
1973	Death of Parent	His mother, Tillie Cooper, died in March 1973 in New York City.
2019	Death	Bernard C. Schiff died on 3 December 2019 in Miami Beach, Florida.^6,7

Citations

Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
Telephone Interview, Ruth Schiff & RCJ, 3 Feb 2011
1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Yonkers, Westchester, New York; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2341401 (Morris Schiff et al)
Naturalization Petition, Bennie Guterman, #249518, Southern District of New York, 8/20/1935
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Number: 15268; Reel: 37
Personal Interview, Leslie E. Schiff & RCJ, 22 May 2021, Date: 22 MAY 2021
Cemetery Interment Index, Ancestry.com. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA, accessed August 3, 2023

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4 November 2023 08:07:11

Morton Cooper Schiff

Morton Schiff HS yearbook photo

Male, #200, Deceased, b. 8 February 1921, d. 19 May 1989

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Parents

Father*	Morris Schiff (1882-1949)
Mother*	Tillie Cooper (1892-1973)

Family: Shirley Werner (1925-1977)

Daughter*	Leslie Ellen Schiff
Son*	Michael Dov Schiff

Relationships

1st cousin 1 time removed of Robert Cooper Jacobs
Great-grandson of Mordechai Eisenberg
1st cousin 3 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

Charts and other references

Eisenberg Descendancy Chart; Kuperman Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

	Occupation	Morton Cooper Schiff was.
1921	Birth	He was born on 8 February 1921 in the Bronx.^1,2
1930	Residence (family)	Bernard C. Schiff, Jerome Schiff, Morton Cooper Schiff, and Ruth Schiff lived with Morris Schiff and Tillie Cooper at 71 Elliot Avenue in Yonkers, New York on 10 April 1930.³
1935	Residence (family)	Jerome Schiff, Bernard C. Schiff, and Morton Cooper Schiff lived with Morris Schiff and Tillie Cooper at 71 Elliott Avenue in Yonkers, New York on 20 August 1935.⁴
1942	Military	Morton Cooper Schiff served in the Army as a private, having joined on 12 August 1942 at Fort Jay, Governors Island, in New York City.⁵
1944	Award	He was awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters in France in 1944. He navigated a C-47 troop carrier over Cherbourg on D-Day and and later in the airborne invasion of Holland.⁶
1948	Marriage Licence	He and Shirley Werner obtained a licence to marry on 9 January 1948 in Manhattan, New York.⁷
1948	Marr-Partners	He married Shirley Werner on 25 January 1948.¹
1948	Birth of Child	His daughter, Leslie Ellen Schiff, was born on 23 October 1948 in New York City.
1949	Death of Parent	His father, Morris Schiff, died on 15 June 1949.
1951	Birth of Child	His son, Michael Dov Schiff, was born on 11 June 1951 in Brooklyn, New York.
1973	Death of Parent	His mother, Tillie Cooper, died in March 1973 in New York City.
1977	Death of Spouse	His wife, Shirley Werner, died on 11 July 1977 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida.
1989	Death	Morton Cooper Schiff died on 19 May 1989 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida.^8,9
1989	Burial	He was buried on 22 May 1989 in Lakeside Memorial Park in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida.¹⁰

Citations

Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., SSN 107-05-9312
1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Yonkers, Westchester, New York; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2341401 (Morris Schiff et al)
Naturalization Petition, Bennie Guterman, #249518, Southern District of New York, 8/20/1935
NARA, WW II Enlistee database, Serial #32426923; found on World Vital Records.com.
Newspaper, Yonkers Herald Statesman 18 January 1945 p.4, Date: 18 JAN 1945
Marriage Index, New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Manhattan; Volume Number: 1; License #654
Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Florida Death Index 1877-1998
Newspaper, Morton Schiff obituary, Miami Herald, 21 May 1989, p.4B

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