Father | Julius David Jasper (1924-2000) |
Mother | Lois May Guterman (1929-2001) |
Relationships | 2nd cousin of Robert Cooper Jacobs 2nd great-grandson of Mordechai Eisenberg 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Theodore Edson Clark |
Charts and other references | Eisenberg Descendancy Chart; Kuperman Descendancy Chart |
Last Edited | 28 March 2022 13:38:53 |
Father | Julius David Jasper (1924-2000) |
Mother | Lois May Guterman (1929-2001) |
Relationships | 2nd cousin of Robert Cooper Jacobs 2nd great-grandson of Mordechai Eisenberg 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Theodore Edson Clark |
Charts and other references | Eisenberg Descendancy Chart; Kuperman Descendancy Chart |
Last Edited | 28 March 2022 13:38:53 |
Father | Julius David Jasper (1924-2000) |
Mother | Lois May Guterman (1929-2001) |
Relationships | 2nd cousin of Robert Cooper Jacobs 2nd great-granddaughter of Mordechai Eisenberg 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Theodore Edson Clark |
Charts and other references | Eisenberg Descendancy Chart; Kuperman Descendancy Chart |
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Father | Harold Irving Lepow (1918-1987) |
Mother | Lillian R. Lakin (1920-) |
Charts and other references | Eisenberg Descendancy Chart |
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Father | Albert Aferiat (1921-1984) |
Mother | Charlotte Geberer (1927-1970) |
Charts and other references | Eisenberg Descendancy Chart |
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Father | Herman Sapier (1915-1995) |
Mother | Lena Solomon (1918-1981) |
Charts and other references | Eisenberg Descendancy Chart |
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Father | Szlama Jankel Lax (1852-1888) |
Mother | Brucha Laya Becher (1853-1888) |
Son | Joseph Lax + (1907-1987) |
Daughter | Helen Lax + (1914-2014) |
Son | Jack Isador Lax + (1915-1990) |
Daughter | Anne Lax + (1920-2007) |
Relationships | Grandfather of Linda Lax |
Charts and other references | Lax Descendancy Chart |
1883 | Birth | Benjamin Lax was born on 14 March 1883 in Biłgoraj, Poland. His birth name was Berisch Lachs.1,2,3 |
1918 | Occupation | On 12 September 1918 Benjamin Lax was a tailor and garment worker in New York, New York.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 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, New York, 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, New York. |
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, New York. |
1918 | Residence | Benjamin Lax lived at 1619 Washington Avenue in Bronx, New York, on 12 September 1918.9 |
1920 | Occupation | On 8 January 1920 Benjamin Lax was an operator in a cloak manufacturing house in New York.8 |
1920 | Residence (family) | He and Dora Fierman lived at 1619 Washington Avenue in Bronx, New York, on 8 January 1920.8 |
1920 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Anne Lax, was born on 9 August 1920 in New York, New York. |
1930 | Residence (family) | He and Dora Fierman lived at 1372 Ogden Avenue in Bronx, New York, on 6 April 1930.10 |
Residence (family) | He and Dora Fierman lived at 171 Nelson Avenue in Bronx, New York, from 1935 to 1940.11 | |
1942 | Residence (family) | He and Dora Fierman lived at 1227 Nelson Avenue in Bronx, New York, on 27 April 1942. 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."12,13 |
1942 | Physical Description | He was described as height 5' 3½", weight 145, complexion light, eyes brown, hair gray on 27 April 1942 in Bronx, New York.12 |
1964 | Death | He became a widower on the death of Dora Fierman on 9 February 1964 in New York City.14 |
1964 | Marr-Partners | He married Kate Finkelstein in 1964 in Bronx, New York.15 |
1970 | Death | He died on 19 February 1970 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida.16,17,18 |
About 1970 | Burial | He was buried about 21 February 1970 in Old Montefiore Cemetery in Saint Albans, Queens County, New York.19 |
1971 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Kate Finkelstein, died on 6 April 1971 in Los Angeles, California. |
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Father | Joseph Szulim Fierman (estimated 1842-before 1918) |
Mother | Ruchla Hudes Dechter (1844-) |
Son | Joseph Lax + (1907-1987) |
Daughter | Helen Lax + (1914-2014) |
Son | Jack Isador Lax + (1915-1990) |
Daughter | Anne Lax + (1920-2007) |
Relationships | Grandmother of Linda Lax |
Charts and other references | Lax Descendancy Chart |
Married name | Dora Fierman was known as Dora Lax after her marriage. | |
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 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, New York, on 26 March 1913. |
1914 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Helen Lax, was born on 2 March 1914 in New York, New York. |
1915 | Naturalization | Dora Fierman was naturalized in New York, New York, in 1915.5 |
1915 | Birth of Child | Her son, Jack Isador Lax, was born on 2 October 1915 in New York, New York. |
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 |
1920 | Residence (family) | Benjamin Lax and she lived at 1619 Washington Avenue in Bronx, New York, on 8 January 1920.5 |
1920 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Anne Lax, was born on 9 August 1920 in New York, New York. |
1930 | Residence (family) | Benjamin Lax and Dora Fierman lived at 1372 Ogden Avenue in Bronx, New York, on 6 April 1930.7 |
Residence (family) | Benjamin Lax and she lived at 171 Nelson Avenue in Bronx, New York, from 1935 to 1940.8 | |
1942 | Residence (family) | Benjamin Lax and she lived at 1227 Nelson Avenue in Bronx, New York, on 27 April 1942. 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."9,10 |
1964 | Death | She died on 9 February 1964 in New York City.11 |
About 1964 | Burial | She was buried about 10 February 1964 in Old Montefiore Cemetery in Saint Albans, Queens County, New York.12 |
1970 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Benjamin Lax, died on 19 February 1970 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida. |
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Father | Hersch Ewig (1846-1881) |
Mother | Rifka Springer |
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 |
1878 | Birth | Abraham Ewig was born on 7 May 1878 in Rajtarowice, Ukraine.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, New York. |
1914 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Doris Ethel Ewig, was born on 25 May 1914 in New York, New York. |
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, New York.3 |
1918 | Residence (family) | He and Anna Gutter lived at 194 Delancey Street in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on 12 September 1918.3 |
1919 | Birth of Child | His son, Louis Ewig, was born on 15 September 1919 in New York, New York. |
1921 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Regina Ewig, was born on 25 September 1921 in New York, New York. |
1925 | Residence (family) | Abraham Ewig and Anna Gutter lived at 30 Goerck Street in New York, New York, 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, Kings County, 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. |
Last Edited | 30 July 2022 14:23:04 |
Father | Jack Isador Lax (1915-1990) |
Mother | Gladys Ewig (1918-2002) |
Adopted Daughter | Elizabeth Anne ("Liz") Lax |
Relationships | Brother of Linda Lax |
Charts and other references | Ewig Descendancy Chart; Lax Descendancy Chart |
Last Edited | 28 March 2022 14:04:49 |
Father | Jack Isador Lax (1915-1990) |
Mother | Gladys Ewig (1918-2002) |
Daughter | Andrea Elizabeth Marino + |
Relationships | Sister of Linda Lax |
Charts and other references | Ewig Descendancy Chart; Lax Descendancy Chart |
Last Edited | 28 March 2022 14:04:49 |
Father | Jack Isador Lax (1915-1990) |
Mother | Gladys Ewig (1918-2002) |
Daughter | Rachel L. Lax + |
Son | Mark Lax + |
Relationships | Brother of Linda Lax |
Charts and other references | Ewig Descendancy Chart; Lax Descendancy Chart |
Last Edited | 28 March 2022 14:04:49 |
Daughter | Andrea Elizabeth Marino + |
Charts and other references | Ewig Descendancy Chart; Lax Descendancy Chart |
Last Edited | 28 March 2022 14:04:49 |
Son | Peter M. Almas |
Charts and other references | Eisenberg Descendancy Chart; Glotzer: Glotzer, Grantz, Guterman, Garfinkiel, & Chomentowski Descendancy Chart |
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 in Glen Cove, New York.4 |
2005 | Death of Spouse | Her former husband, Steven Almas, died on 14 March 2005 in New York. |
Last Edited | 30 June 2022 11:29:53 |
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 Clark |
Charts and other references | Eisenberg Descendancy Chart; Glotzer: Glotzer, Grantz, Guterman, Garfinkiel, & Chomentowski Descendancy Chart |
Last Edited | 28 March 2022 13:38:53 |
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 Clark |
Charts and other references | Eisenberg Descendancy Chart; Kuperman Descendancy Chart |
1923 | Birth | Jerome Schiff was born on 4 August 1923 in the Bronx. |
1930 | Residence (family) | As children, 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) | As children, Jerome Schiff, Bernard C. Schiff, and Morton Cooper Schiff lived with Morris Schiff and Tillie Cooper at 71 Elliott Avenue in Yonkers, Westchester County, 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, New York. |
1983 | Death | Jerome Schiff died on 4 August 1983.3 |
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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 Clark |
Charts and other references | Eisenberg Descendancy Chart; Kuperman Descendancy Chart |
1919 | Birth | Ruth Schiff was born on 2 January 1919 in the Bronx.1,2 |
1930 | Residence (family) | As children, 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 |
Education | Ruth Schiff studied at Yonkers High School in Yonkers, Westchester County, 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, New York. |
2014 | Death | Ruth Schiff died on 26 June 2014.8 |
Last Edited | 6 December 2022 08:43:37 |
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 Clark |
Charts and other references | Eisenberg Descendancy Chart; Kuperman Descendancy Chart |
1927 | Birth | Bernard C. Schiff was born on 25 June 1927 in Yonkers, New York.1,2,3 |
1930 | Residence (family) | As children, 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) | As children, Jerome Schiff, Bernard C. Schiff, and Morton Cooper Schiff lived with Morris Schiff and Tillie Cooper at 71 Elliott Avenue in Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, on 20 August 1935.4 |
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, New York. |
2020 | Death | Bernard C. Schiff died in 2020.5 |
Last Edited | 28 March 2022 13:38:53 |
Father | Morris Schiff (1882-1949) |
Mother | Tillie Cooper (1892-1973) |
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 Clark |
Charts and other references | Eisenberg Descendancy Chart; Kuperman Descendancy Chart |
Occupation | Morton Cooper Schiff was. | |
1921 | Birth | He was born on 8 February 1921 in the Bronx.1,2 |
1930 | Residence (family) | As children, 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) | As children, Jerome Schiff, Bernard C. Schiff, and Morton Cooper Schiff lived with Morris Schiff and Tillie Cooper at 71 Elliott Avenue in Yonkers, Westchester County, 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, New York. |
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, New York. |
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 |
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