Nine Generations

Joseph Levine

Male, #3251, Deceased, b. 1882

Relationships3rd cousin 2 times removed of Ellen Jane Bass
3rd cousin 3 times removed of Charles Bassey



Parents

Father*Jacob Levine (1858-1920)
Mother*Gussie Bassevitch (1859-1943)



Biographical Details

Person SourceJoseph Levine had person sources.1
1882Birth nameHe was born in 1882 in Russia.1
1891Immigration (fam)As children, Anna Rowena Levine, Joseph Levine, Lena Levine, and Louis G. Levine migrated with Jacob Levine and Gussie Bassevitch at Ellis Island to New York City in 1891.1
1894ImmigrationJuly 1894; Jacob Feinberg; New York City2
1900OccupationOn 2 June 1900 Joseph Levine was a cigar maker in New York City.1
1900Residence (family)Lena Levine, Louis G. Levine, Joseph Levine, Anna Rowena Levine, Morris ("Murray") Levine, and Theodore Abraham ("Abie") Levine lived with Jacob Levine and Gussie Bassevitch at 166 Essex Street in New York City on 2 June 1900.1
1901NaturalizationJoseph Levine was naturalized on 25 May 1901.3
1905OccupationIn 1905 Joseph Levine was a letter carrier in New York City.2,4
1920Death of ParentHis father, Jacob Levine, died on 15 October 1920 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
1943Death of ParentHis mother, Gussie Bassevitch, died on 9 January 1943 in New York City.
Last Edited 27 October 2025 06:20:45

Citations

  1. 1900 Federal Census, Place: Manhattan, New York; Roll: 1091; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0226; FHL microfilm: 1241091.
  2. Naturalization Index, NARA M1676. Alphabetical Index to Petitions for Naturalization of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1824-1941.Roll: 006 Naturalization Year: 1905
  3. Telephone Interview, Rachel Kovacs & RCJ, 10/27/2013
  4. 1905 NY Census, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: A.D. 19 E.D. 11; City: Brooklyn; County: Kings; Page: 78.

Morris ("Murray") Levine

Male, #3252, Deceased, b. March 1895

Relationships3rd cousin 2 times removed of Ellen Jane Bass
3rd cousin 3 times removed of Charles Bassey



Parents

Father*Jacob Levine (1858-1920)
Mother*Gussie Bassevitch (1859-1943)



Biographical Details

Person SourceMorris ("Murray") Levine had person sources.1
1895Birth nameHe was born in March 1895 in New York City.1
1900Residence (family)Lena Levine, Louis G. Levine, Joseph Levine, Anna Rowena Levine, Morris ("Murray") Levine, and Theodore Abraham ("Abie") Levine lived with Jacob Levine and Gussie Bassevitch at 166 Essex Street in New York City on 2 June 1900.1
1905Residence (family)Ida Levine, Morris ("Murray") Levine, and Theodore Abraham ("Abie") Levine lived with Jacob Levine and Gussie Bassevitch at 203 Siegel Street in Brooklyn, New York on 1 June 1905.2
1910OccupationOn 23 April 1910 Morris ("Murray") Levine was an errand boy in a clothing house in New York City.3
1910Residence (family)Anna Rowena Levine, Ida Levine, and he lived with Jacob Levine and Gussie Bassevitch at 228 East Sixth Street in New York City on 23 April 1910.3
1920ResidenceMorris ("Murray") Levine, as the child of Gussie Bassevitch, resided with her at 303 East Fifth Street in New York City.4
1920OccupationOn 8 January 1920 Morris ("Murray") Levine was a post office clerk in New York City.4
1920Death of ParentHis father, Jacob Levine, died on 15 October 1920 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
1943DeathMorris ("Murray") Levine was the informant for the death certificate of Gussie Bassevitch in New York City on 9 January 1943.5,6
Last Edited 3 April 2023 05:56:11

Citations

  1. 1900 Federal Census, Place: Manhattan, New York; Roll: 1091; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0226; FHL microfilm: 1241091.
  2. 1905 NY Census, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: A.D. 19 E.D. 11; City: Brooklyn; County: Kings; Page: 78.
  3. 1910 Federal Census, New York, NY. ED 907 Page 18A (Jacob Levine)
  4. 1920 Federal Census, Place: Manhattan Assembly District 8, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1200; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 637; Image: 364.
  5. Gravestone inscription, "Our beloved Mother GUSSIE LEVINE Died Jan. 9, 1943 Aged 82 years"
  6. Death Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #794, 9 Jan 1943 (Gussie Levine)

Theodore Abraham ("Abie") Levine

Abraham Levine, 1921
Found on application for seaman's protection certificate
Male, #3253, Deceased, b. 27 February 1899, d. October 1965

Relationships3rd cousin 2 times removed of Ellen Jane Bass
3rd cousin 3 times removed of Charles Bassey



Parents

Father*Jacob Levine (1858-1920)
Mother*Gussie Bassevitch (1859-1943)

Family: Betty Levine (1910-2003)

Son*Richard J. Levine (1939-2011)



Biographical Details

NicknameTheodore Abraham ("Abie") Levine was also known as Ted Levine.1
NameHe was also known as Theodore Abraham Levine.
Person SourceHe had person sources.2
1899Birth nameHe was born on 27 February 1899 at 133 Stanton Street in New York City.2,3,4
1900Residence (family)Lena Levine, Louis G. Levine, Joseph Levine, Anna Rowena Levine, Morris ("Murray") Levine, and Theodore Abraham ("Abie") Levine lived with Jacob Levine and Gussie Bassevitch at 166 Essex Street in New York City on 2 June 1900.2
1905Residence (family)Ida Levine, Morris ("Murray") Levine, and Theodore Abraham ("Abie") Levine lived with Jacob Levine and Gussie Bassevitch at 203 Siegel Street in Brooklyn, New York on 1 June 1905.5
1920OccupationIn January 1920 Theodore Abraham ("Abie") Levine was a post office clerk in New York City.6
1920ResidenceHe, as the child of Gussie Bassevitch, resided with her at 303 East Fifth Street in New York City.6
1920Death of ParentHis father, Jacob Levine, died on 15 October 1920 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
1930ResidenceTheodore Abraham ("Abie") Levine, as the child of Gussie Bassevitch, resided with her at 1053 Bryant Avenue in Bronx, New York.7
1935ResidenceHe lived in Brooklyn, New York in 1935.8
1937MarriageHe married Betty Levine at 601 West 117th Street in Manhattan, New York on 23 January 1937.9,10,11
1939Birth of ChildHis son, Richard J. Levine, was born on 12 November 1939 in New York City.
1940OccupationOn 3 April 1940 Theodore Abraham ("Abie") Levine was a postal clerk in New York City.8
1940Residence (family)He and Betty Levine lived at 2865 University Avenue in the Bronx on 3 April 1940.8
1943Death of ParentHis mother, Gussie Bassevitch, died on 9 January 1943 in New York City.
1965DeathHe died in October 1965.12
2003Death of SpouseHis wife, Betty Levine, died on 26 January 2003.
Last Edited 19 August 2024 16:38:17

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 15 August 2013, My uncle Teddy (not to be confused with Great Uncle Ted, who is the only surviving child of Anna (Cresel Runya was her Yiddish name) Levine Nelson and Morris Nelson, said he thinks my grandma Anna was quite young when Jacob Levine died. The Levine family lived on Orchard St. on the Lower East Side--he thinks about 300 or 325 Orchard. He does not know how the family survived financially after Jacob died.
  2. 1900 Federal Census, Place: Manhattan, New York; Roll: 1091; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0226; FHL microfilm: 1241091.
  3. New York City Department of Health, New York City Birth Index, 1878-1965, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017., New York, New York, U.S., Index to Birth Certificates, 1866-1909 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT USA: 2020.
  4. Birth Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #9558, Feb 27, 1899 (Abraham Levine)
  5. 1905 NY Census, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: A.D. 19 E.D. 11; City: Brooklyn; County: Kings; Page: 78.
  6. 1920 Federal Census, Place: Manhattan Assembly District 8, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1200; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 637; Image: 364.
  7. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, New York; Roll: 1475; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 373; Image: 453.0; FHL microfilm: 2341210.
  8. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Bronx, New York; Roll: T627_2493; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 3-1311.
  9. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 2 September 2013, we saw Abie Levine, the youngest, from time to time and got closer to him as he and his wife Betty, who was a former teacher from Pittsfield, Mass, aged.
  10. New York City Grooms Index, Cert. #11406, seen index only
  11. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Certs. 2641 & 7792, January 23 1937 (Theordore Abraham Levine & Bessie Levine)
  12. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Lena Levine

Female, #3254, Deceased, b. May 1879, d. about 1951

Relationships3rd cousin 2 times removed of Ellen Jane Bass
3rd cousin 3 times removed of Charles Bassey



Parents

Father*Jacob Levine (1858-1920)
Mother*Gussie Bassevitch (1859-1943)

Family: Jacob Feinberg (1877-1941)

Son*Leo Feinberg + (1902-about 1964)
Daughter*Bertha Feinberg + (1906-1949)
Son*Milton Feinberg (1909-1983)



Biographical Details

NameLena Levine was also known as Lena Feinberg.1,2
Person SourceShe had person sources.3
1879Birth nameShe was born in May 1879 in Russia.3
1891Immigration (fam)As children, Anna Rowena Levine, Joseph Levine, Lena Levine, and Louis G. Levine migrated with Jacob Levine and Gussie Bassevitch at Ellis Island to New York City in 1891.3
1900MarriageLena Levine married Jacob Feinberg in Manhattan, New York County, New York on 31 March 1900.1,4,5
1900OccupationOn 2 June 1900 Lena Levine was a cigar maker in New York City.3
1900Residence (family)She, Louis G. Levine, Joseph Levine, Anna Rowena Levine, Morris ("Murray") Levine, and Theodore Abraham ("Abie") Levine lived with Jacob Levine and Gussie Bassevitch at 166 Essex Street in New York City on 2 June 1900.3
1902Birth of ChildHer son, Leo Feinberg, was born on 20 August 1902 in New York City.
1906Birth of ChildHer daughter, Bertha Feinberg, was born on 2 June 1906 in Manhattan, New York County, New York.
1909Birth of ChildHer son, Milton Feinberg, was born on 23 April 1909 in New York City.
1910Residence (family)Jacob Feinberg and Lena Levine lived at 374 East Sixth Street in New York City on 23 April 1910. two houses down from Jacob and Gussie Levine.4
1920Residence (family)Jacob Feinberg and she lived at 1053 Bryant Avenue in the Bronx on 15 January 1920.2
1920Death of ParentHer father, Jacob Levine, died on 15 October 1920 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
1941Death of SpouseHer husband, Jacob Feinberg, died on 1 March 1941 in Miami, Florida.
1943Death of ParentHer mother, Gussie Bassevitch, died on 9 January 1943 in New York City.
1949Death of ChildHer daughter, Bertha Feinberg, died on 25 December 1949 in New York City.
About 1951DeathLena Levine died about 1951.6
Last Edited 3 April 2023 05:56:11

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 2 September 2013, Lena's name was Feinberg. She had two sons and a daughter. Her daughter died from some kind of cancer, I believe of the blood, but not sure, shortly after her daughter Francine Rothbart was born (I played with Francine as a child).
  2. 1920 Federal Census, Place: Bronx Assembly District 5, Bronx, New York; Roll: T625_1137; Page: 38A; Enumeration District: 283; Image: 737
  3. 1900 Federal Census, Place: Manhattan, New York; Roll: 1091; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0226; FHL microfilm: 1241091.
  4. 1910 Federal Census, Place: Manhattan Ward 17, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1032; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0907; FHL microfilm: 1375045.
  5. New York City Grooms Index, Cert. #5573 (Jacob Feinberg), two brides listed under same certificate number: Catherine Tonkins & "Lerua" Levine.
  6. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 7 Oct. 2014, This is taken from a redacted email from Ed Feinberg: Our grandfather Jacobdied at 60. Grandma Lena was I believe 75.Milton was in his 80's. my father (Leon?) was 61.

Anna Rowena Levine

Female, #3255, Deceased, b. December 1885, d. 4 October 1959

Relationships3rd cousin 2 times removed of Ellen Jane Bass
3rd cousin 3 times removed of Charles Bassey



Parents

Father*Jacob Levine (1858-1920)
Mother*Gussie Bassevitch (1859-1943)

Family: Morris Sam Nelson (1890-1963)

Daughter*Muriel Nelson (about 1916-1963)
Son*Eugene Nelson + (1922-2000)
Daughter*Susan Nelson + (1924-2009)
Son*Meyer Nelson (1925-1997)
Son*Stuart Nelson



Biographical Details

MarriedAnna Rowena Levine was also known as Anna Rowena Nelson.1
BirthShe was also known as Cresel Runya Levine.2
NameShe was also known as Rowena Levine.3
Person SourceShe had person sources.4,5
1885Birth nameShe was born in December 1885 in Russia.4,6
1891Immigration (fam)As children, Anna Rowena Levine, Joseph Levine, Lena Levine, and Louis G. Levine migrated with Jacob Levine and Gussie Bassevitch at Ellis Island to New York City in 1891.4
1900OccupationOn 2 June 1900 Anna Rowena Levine was a dry goods clerk in New York City.4
1900Residence (family)Lena Levine, Louis G. Levine, Joseph Levine, Anna Rowena Levine, Morris ("Murray") Levine, and Theodore Abraham ("Abie") Levine lived with Jacob Levine and Gussie Bassevitch at 166 Essex Street in New York City on 2 June 1900.4
1905OccupationOn 1 June 1905 Anna Rowena Levine was a bookkeeper in New York City.7
1905Residence (family)As adult children, Louis G. Levine and Anna Rowena Levine lived with Jacob Levine and Gussie Bassevitch at 203 Siegel Street in Brooklyn, New York on 1 June 1905.7
1910OccupationOn 23 April 1910 Anna Rowena Levine was a bookkeeper in a cloak and suit firm in New York City.8
1910Residence (family)She, Ida Levine, and Morris ("Murray") Levine lived with Jacob Levine and Gussie Bassevitch at 228 East Sixth Street in New York City on 23 April 1910.8
1915MarriageAnna Rowena Levine married Morris Sam Nelson in New York City on 27 June 1915.1,9
About 1916Birth of ChildHer daughter, Muriel Nelson, was born about November 1916 in New York City.
1920Residence (family)Morris Sam Nelson and Anna Rowena Levine lived at 233 East Fifth Street in New York City on 5 January 1920.10
1920Death of ParentHer father, Jacob Levine, died on 15 October 1920 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
1922Birth of ChildHer son, Eugene Nelson, was born on 6 July 1922 in New York City.
1924Birth of ChildHer daughter, Susan Nelson, was born on 5 February 1924 in New York City.
1925Residence (family)Morris Sam Nelson and Anna Rowena Levine lived at 1072 Wyatt Street in the Bronx in 1925.11
1925Birth of ChildHer son, Meyer Nelson, was born on 16 August 1925 in New York City.
1930Birth of ChildHer son, Stuart Nelson, was born in 1930 in New York City.
1940Residence (family)Morris Sam Nelson and she lived at 501 West 189th Street in New York City on 2 April 1940.3
1943Death of ParentHer mother, Gussie Bassevitch, died on 9 January 1943 in New York City.
1959DeathAnna Rowena Levine died on 4 October 1959 in New York City.12
About 1959BurialShe was buried about 5 October 1959 in Union Field Cemetery in Queens, New York.12,13
1963Death of SpouseHer husband, Morris Sam Nelson, died on 18 March 1963 in New York City.
Last Edited 27 October 2025 06:21:44

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 8/15/2013, My uncle Teddy (not to be confused with Great Uncle Ted, who is the only surviving child of Anna (Cresel Runya was her Yiddish name) Levine Nelson and Morris Nelson, said he thinks my grandma Anna was quite young when Jacob Levine died. The Levine family lived on Orchard St. on the Lower East Side--he thinks about 300 or 325 Orchard.
  2. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 8/15/2013
  3. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, New York; Roll: T627_2674; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 31-2043.
  4. 1900 Federal Census, Place: Manhattan, New York; Roll: 1091; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0226; FHL microfilm: 1241091.
  5. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #15468, 27 June 1915 (Morris Nelson & Anna Levine)
  6. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #15468, 27 June 1915 (Morris S. Nelson & Anna Levine)
  7. 1905 NY Census, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: A.D. 19 E.D. 11; City: Brooklyn; County: Kings; Page: 78.
  8. 1910 Federal Census, New York, NY. ED 907 Page 18A (Jacob Levine)
  9. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #15468 (Morris S. Nelson & Anna Levine)
  10. 1920 Federal Census, Place: Manhattan Assembly District 8, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1200; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 636; Image: 308.
  11. 1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 24; Assembly District: 06; City: New York; County: Bronx; Page: 31.
  12. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 7/30/2017
  13. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #130409922

Ida Levine

Female, #3256, Deceased, b. 3 June 1892, d. 11 January 1974

Relationships3rd cousin 2 times removed of Ellen Jane Bass
3rd cousin 3 times removed of Charles Bassey



Parents

Father*Jacob Levine (1858-1920)
Mother*Gussie Bassevitch (1859-1943)

Family 1: Emil Stein (1882-1944)

Family 2: Aaron Harry Gelfand (1894-1963)




Biographical Details

MarriedIda Levine was also known as Ida Stein.1
MarriedShe was also known as Ida Gelfand.
Person SourceShe had person sources.2
1892Birth nameShe was born on 3 June 1892 in Nieswitz, Poland.2,3
1905Residence (family)She, Morris ("Murray") Levine, and Theodore Abraham ("Abie") Levine lived with Jacob Levine and Gussie Bassevitch at 203 Siegel Street in Brooklyn, New York on 1 June 1905.4
1910OccupationOn 23 April 1910 Ida Levine was a stenographer in a law firm in New York City.5
1910Residence (family)Anna Rowena Levine, Ida Levine, and Morris ("Murray") Levine lived with Jacob Levine and Gussie Bassevitch at 228 East Sixth Street in New York City on 23 April 1910.5
About 1915MarriageIda Levine married Emil Stein about 21 January 1915 at 960 Avenue St. John.6
1918Residence (family)Emil Stein and she lived at 1053 Bryant Avenue in the Bronx on 12 September 1918.
1920Death of ParentHer father, Jacob Levine, died on 15 October 1920 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
1930Residence (family)Emil Stein and she lived at 1053 Bryant Avenue in the Bronx on 4 April 1930.7
1940OccupationIn 1940 Ida Levine was a saleswoman in a specialty shop in New York City.8
1940Residence (family)Emil Stein and she lived at 81 West 170th Street in New York, New York on 5 April 1940.8,8
1943Death of ParentHer mother, Gussie Bassevitch, died on 9 January 1943 in New York City.
1944Death of SpouseHer husband, Emil Stein, died on 19 September 1944 in Queens, New York.
1955MarriageIda Levine married Aaron Harry Gelfand in Bridgeport, Connecticut on 26 June 1955.9
1963Death of SpouseHer husband, Aaron Harry Gelfand, died on 30 October 1963 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
1974DeathShe died on 11 January 1974.10
About 1974BurialShe was buried about 12 January 1974 in Union Field Cemetery in Queens, New York.11
Last Edited 20 August 2024 16:20:48

Citations

  1. New York City Brides Index, Bronx Cert. #409, 26 Jan 1915, seen index only
  2. 1900 Federal Census, Place: Manhattan, New York; Roll: 1091; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0226; FHL microfilm: 1241091.
  3. Naturalization Petition, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Petitions for Naturalization from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1897-1944; Series: M1972; Roll: 758, Petition #183359
  4. 1905 NY Census, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: A.D. 19 E.D. 11; City: Brooklyn; County: Kings; Page: 78.
  5. 1910 Federal Census, New York, NY. ED 907 Page 18A (Jacob Levine)
  6. Marriage Certificate, Bronx Cert. #409, Date: ABT 21 JAN 1915
  7. 1930 Fed'l Census, Bronx ED 3-373, Sheet 9B, Date: 4 APR 1930
  8. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Manhattan ED 31-2119, Sheet 5A, Date: 5 APR 1940
  9. Connecticut Marriage Index, https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/
  10. Tombstone Inscription, Union Field Cemetery, Queens, NY
  11. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 7/30/2017

Frederick A. Ihrig

Male, #3257, Deceased, b. September 1896

RelationshipsGranduncle of Earl Grant Adolphson



Parents

Father*Frederick Ihrig (1866-1945)
Mother*Davina Campbell Gunn (1872-1950)



Biographical Details

Person SourceFrederick A. Ihrig had person sources.1
1896Birth nameHe was born in September 1896 in Washington.1
1945Death of ParentHis father, Frederick Ihrig, died on 15 March 1945 in Seattle, Washington.
1950Death of ParentHis mother, Davina Campbell Gunn, died on 8 April 1950 in Seattle, Washington.
Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Citations

  1. 1900 Federal Census, Place: Seattle Ward 2, King, Washington; Roll: 1744; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1241744.

Jessie Annabelle Ihrig

Female, #3258, Deceased, b. 6 October 1898, d. 13 March 1960

RelationshipsGrandaunt of Earl Grant Adolphson



Parents

Father*Frederick Ihrig (1866-1945)
Mother*Davina Campbell Gunn (1872-1950)



Biographical Details

Person SourceJessie Annabelle Ihrig had person sources.1
1898Birth nameShe was born on 6 October 1898 in Seattle, Washington.1,2
1945Death of ParentHer father, Frederick Ihrig, died on 15 March 1945 in Seattle, Washington.
1950Death of ParentHer mother, Davina Campbell Gunn, died on 8 April 1950 in Seattle, Washington.
1960DeathJessie Annabelle Ihrig died of bronchopneumonia on 13 March 1960 at King County Hospital in Seattle, Washington.2
1960BurialShe was buried on 16 March 1960 in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Seattle, Washington.2
Last Edited 21 September 2023 14:28:26

Citations

  1. 1900 Federal Census, Place: Seattle Ward 2, King, Washington; Roll: 1744; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1241744.
  2. Death Certificate, Washington Cert. #5231 (Annabell Eckford), Date: 13 MAR 1960

Morris Sam Nelson

Male, #3259, Deceased, b. 5 November 1890, d. 18 March 1963




Parents

Father*Morris Nelson (1861-)
Mother*Sophie Rosall (1859-)

Family: Anna Rowena Levine (1885-1959)

Daughter*Muriel Nelson (about 1916-1963)
Son*Eugene Nelson + (1922-2000)
Daughter*Susan Nelson + (1924-2009)
Son*Meyer Nelson (1925-1997)
Son*Stuart Nelson



Biographical Details

Person SourceMorris Sam Nelson had person sources.1
1890Birth nameHe was born on 5 November 1890 in Minsk, Belarus.1,2
1892ImmigrationHe migrated in New York City in 1892.3
From 1915 to 1920OccupationFrom 1915 to 1920 Morris Sam Nelson was an electrician in New York City.4,3
1915MarriageHe married Anna Rowena Levine in New York City on 27 June 1915.5,6
About 1916Birth of ChildHis daughter, Muriel Nelson, was born about November 1916 in New York City.
1917ResidenceHe lived at 205 Eldridge Street in New York City on 5 June 1917 The house number may have been 235; Eldridge Street is on the Lower East Side.2
1917Draft RegistrationHe registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 at Local Board 112 in New York City.2
1920Residence (family)He and Anna Rowena Levine lived at 233 East Fifth Street in New York City on 5 January 1920.3
1922Birth of ChildHis son, Eugene Nelson, was born on 6 July 1922 in New York City.
1924Birth of ChildHis daughter, Susan Nelson, was born on 5 February 1924 in New York City.
1925Residence (family)Morris Sam Nelson and Anna Rowena Levine lived at 1072 Wyatt Street in the Bronx in 1925.7
From 1925 to 1940OccupationFrom 1925 to 1940 Morris Sam Nelson was building contractor in New York City.7,8
1925Birth of ChildHis son, Meyer Nelson, was born on 16 August 1925 in New York City.
1930Birth of ChildHis son, Stuart Nelson, was born in 1930 in New York City.
1930OccupationIn April 1930 Morris Sam Nelson was an electrician.9
1930ResidenceHe lived at 1001 Bryant Avenue in the Bronx on 2 April 1930.9
1940Residence (family)He and Anna Rowena Levine lived at 501 West 189th Street in New York City on 2 April 1940.8
1959Death of SpouseHis wife, Anna Rowena Levine, died on 4 October 1959 in New York City.
1963DeathHe died on 18 March 1963 in New York City.10
About 1963BurialHe was buried about 19 March 1963 in Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, Nassau County, New York.10,11
1963Death of ChildHis daughter, Muriel Nelson, died on 15 May 1963 in New York City.
Last Edited 11 October 2024 17:05:45

Citations

  1. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #15468, 27 June 1915 (Morris S. Nelson & Anna Levine)
  2. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Registration State: New York; Registration County: New York; Roll: 1765895; Draft Board: 112.
  3. 1920 Federal Census, Place: Manhattan Assembly District 8, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1200; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 636; Image: 308.
  4. New York City Grooms Index, Manhattan Cert. #15468 (Morris S. Nelson & Anna Levine)
  5. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 8/15/2013, My uncle Teddy (not to be confused with Great Uncle Ted, who is the only surviving child of Anna (Cresel Runya was her Yiddish name) Levine Nelson and Morris Nelson, said he thinks my grandma Anna was quite young when Jacob Levine died. The Levine family lived on Orchard St. on the Lower East Side--he thinks about 300 or 325 Orchard.
  6. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #15468 (Morris S. Nelson & Anna Levine)
  7. 1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 24; Assembly District: 06; City: New York; County: Bronx; Page: 31.
  8. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, New York; Roll: T627_2674; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 31-2043.
  9. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1475; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 373; Image: 438.0; FHL microfilm: 2341210.
  10. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 7/30/2017
  11. E-mail message, Michael Nelson to RCJ (& others), Date: 10 OCT 2024

Mayer David Bassevitch

Male, #3260, Deceased, b. 1830

Relationships1st cousin 4 times removed of Ellen Jane Bass
1st cousin 5 times removed of Charles Bassey



Parents

Father*Srol Bassevitch (1811-)
Mother*Mrs. Rokhlya [Bassevitch] (1814-)

Family 1: Mrs. Genya [Bassevitch] (1832-)

Daughter*Gussie Bassevitch + (1859-1943)

Family 2: Mrs. Drosnya [Bassevitch] (1829-)

Daughter*Itka Bassevitch (1867-)
Daughter*Esther Bassevitch (1870-)



Biographical Details

OccupationMayer David Bassevitch was a Rabbi.1
Person SourceHe had person sources.2,1
1830Birth nameHe was born in 1830 in Pinsk, Belarus.3
MarriageHe married Mrs. Genya [Bassevitch] in Pinsk, Belarus.3
1859Birth of ChildHis daughter, Gussie Bassevitch, was born in August 1859 in Russia.
MarriageHe married Mrs. Drosnya [Bassevitch].3
1867Birth of ChildHis daughter, Itka Bassevitch, was born in 1867 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1870Birth of ChildHis daughter, Esther Bassevitch, was born in 1870 in Pinsk, Belarus.
Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 1 May 2014, I have shared what I know about Guta and also about her father Rabbi Mayer David Bassevitch of Pinsk.
  2. Death Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #794, 9 Jan 1943 (Gussie Levine)
  3. Jewish Heritage Research Group (13B Daumana St., 220002 Minsk, Belarus), Genealogical Research on Family Basevich from Pinsk, 2014., Privately circulated

Mrs. Genya [Bassevitch]

Female, #3261, Deceased, b. 1832




Family: Mayer David Bassevitch (1830-)

Daughter*Gussie Bassevitch + (1859-1943)



Biographical Details

NameMrs. Genya [Bassevitch] was also known as Gute Bassevitch.
Person SourceShe had person sources.1,2
1832Birth nameShe was born in 1832 in Russia.3
MarriageShe married Mayer David Bassevitch in Pinsk, Belarus.4
1859Birth of ChildHer daughter, Gussie Bassevitch, was born in August 1859 in Russia.
Last Edited 17 March 2023 13:40:08

Citations

  1. Death Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #794, 9 Jan 1943 (Gussie Levine)
  2. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 8 Sept. 2013, I noticed one small correction--Gute and Gussie are the same person.
  3. Jewish Heritage Research Group (13B Daumana St., 220002 Minsk, Belarus), Genealogical Research on Family Basevich from Pinsk, 2014., Privately circulated, p.1
  4. Jewish Heritage Research Group (13B Daumana St., 220002 Minsk, Belarus), Genealogical Research on Family Basevich from Pinsk, 2014., Privately circulated

Esther Bassevitch

Female, #3262, Deceased, b. 1870

Relationships2nd cousin 3 times removed of Ellen Jane Bass
2nd cousin 4 times removed of Charles Bassey



Parents




Biographical Details

NameEsther Bassevitch was also known as Esther Levine.1
Person SourceShe had person sources.1
1870Birth nameShe was born in 1870 in Pinsk, Belarus.2
MarriageShe married [Unknown] Levine in Russia.1
Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 17 Aug. 2013, In it, my mother mentions that two Bassevitch sisters married two Levine brothers- Gutta (Gussie) married Yitzchak Yaakov (Jacob) Levine, and apparently her sister Esther married his brother.
  2. Jewish Heritage Research Group (13B Daumana St., 220002 Minsk, Belarus), Genealogical Research on Family Basevich from Pinsk, 2014., Privately circulated

[Unknown] Levine

Male, #3263, Deceased




Family: Esther Bassevitch (1870-)




Biographical Details

Person Source[Unknown] Levine had person sources.1
MarriageHe married Esther Bassevitch in Russia.1
Last Edited 28 August 2024 07:11:52

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 17 Aug. 2013, In it, my mother mentions that two Bassevitch sisters married two Levine brothers- Gutta (Gussie) married Yitzchak Yaakov (Jacob) Levine, and apparently her sister Esther married his brother.

Abraham Wexler

Male, #3264, Deceased, b. 14 September 1880, d. 27 July 1942

RelationshipsGranduncle of Robert Martin Greenberg



Parents

Father*Benjamin Wexler (1850-between 1900 and 1910)
Mother*Jennie Goldstein (1850-)

Family: Harriet ("Hattie") Franklin (1879-1972)

Son*Bertram Wexler (1910-1976)
Daughter*Elinore Wexler (1913-1941)



Biographical Details

Person SourceAbraham Wexler had person sources.1
1880Birth nameHe was born on 14 September 1880 in Iași, Romania.2,3
1887Immigration (fam)As a child, Abraham Wexler migrated with Benjamin Wexler and Jennie Goldstein to New York City on 8 March 1887.2
1900OccupationAbraham Wexler was a drugstore clerk, co-worker of Samuel Wexler on 13 June 1900 in New York.1
1900Residence (family)As adult children, Samuel Wexler and Abraham Wexler lived with Benjamin Wexler and Jennie Goldstein at 16 East Seventh Street in New York City on 13 June 1900.4
Between 1900 and 1910Death of ParentHis father, Benjamin Wexler, died between 1900 and 1910.
1903NaturalizationAbraham Wexler was naturalized at U.S. District Court in New York City on 20 May 1903.5
1909MarriageHe witnessed the marriage of Alfred Franklin and Rose Gumpel and signed the marriage certificate at 145 East 97th St. in New York, New York, on 21 February 1909. The wedding took place in Rose Gumpel's home.6
1910MarriageAbraham Wexler married Harriet ("Hattie") Franklin at 236 East 79th Street in New York City on 23 January 1910.7
1910Birth of ChildHis son, Bertram Wexler, was born on 16 December 1910 in New York City.
1913Birth of ChildHis daughter, Elinore Wexler, was born on 14 June 1913 in New York City.
From 1918 to 1920OccupationFrom 1918 to 1920 Abraham Wexler was a pharmacist at 1650 Madison Avenue in New York, New York.8,9
1918Draft RegistrationHe registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 at Division 16 Local Board, 31 West 110th St., in New York, New York.9
From 1918 to 1920Residence (family)He and Harriet ("Hattie") Franklin lived at 145 West 111 Street in New York City from 12 September 1918 to 12 February 1920.8,9
1930ResidenceHe was a son-in-law at Residence of Rose Kahn on 16 April 1930 in New York, New York.10
1941DeathHe was the informant for the death certificate of Elinore Wexler in New York City on 22 July 1941.11
1942Residence (family)He and Harriet ("Hattie") Franklin lived at 319 St. Johns Place in Brooklyn, New York on 25 April 1942.12
1942Draft RegistrationHe registered for the draft on 25 April 1942 at Local Board 179 in Brooklyn, New York.3
1942DeathHe died of post-operative peritonitis on 27 July 1942 at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital in Brooklyn, New York.13,14
About 1942BurialHe was buried about 28 July 1942 in Plot 1-B-4-137-1, Mount Carmel Cemetery, in Glendale, Queens County, New York.15
1972Death of SpouseHis wife, Harriet ("Hattie") Franklin, died on 17 May 1972.
Last Edited 31 August 2023 14:48:09

Citations

  1. 1900 Federal Census, Place: Manhattan, New York; Roll: 1091; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0235; FHL microfilm: 1241091.(Samuel Wexler)
  2. Naturalization Index, Ancestry.com. New York, Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
  3. World War II Draft Registration Card, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. (Abraham Wexler)
  4. 1900 Federal Census, Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: 1091; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0235; FHL microfilm: 1241091
  5. Naturalization Petition, Ancestry.com. New York, Naturalization Petitions, 1794-1906 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. (Abraham Wexler)
  6. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert #3881 (Alfred Franklin & Rose Gumpel), Date: 21 FEB 1909
  7. New York City Grooms Index, Manhattan Marriage Cert. #2223, seen index only
  8. 1920 Federal Census, Manhattan Assembly District 17, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1217; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 1218; Image: 959Year: 1920; (Abraham Wexler family).
  9. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005., Date: 12 SEP 1918
  10. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0786; FHL microfilm: 2341305, Date: 16 APR 1930
  11. Death Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #15388, July 22, 1941 (Elinore Wexler)
  12. World War II Draft Registration Card, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2010. (Abraham Wexler)
  13. New York City Death Index, 1862—1965, Ancestry.com, Brooklyn Cert. #14377, Date: 27 JUL 1942
  14. Death Certificate, Brooklyn Cert. #14377, July 27, 1942 (Abraham Wexler)
  15. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #96173688, Date: 17 MAY 2021

Harriet ("Hattie") Franklin

Female, #3265, Deceased, b. 30 September 1879, d. 17 May 1972




Parents

Father*Louis Bernard Franklin (1847-1920)
Mother*Rose Kahn (1852-1934)

Family: Abraham Wexler (1880-1942)

Son*Bertram Wexler (1910-1976)
Daughter*Elinore Wexler (1913-1941)



Biographical Details

MarriedHarriet ("Hattie") Franklin was also known as Hattie Wexler.1
Person SourceShe had person sources.2
1879Birth nameShe was born on 30 September 1879 in New York City.3,4
1910MarriageShe married Abraham Wexler at 236 East 79th Street in New York City on 23 January 1910.5
1910Birth of ChildHer son, Bertram Wexler, was born on 16 December 1910 in New York City.
1913Birth of ChildHer daughter, Elinore Wexler, was born on 14 June 1913 in New York City.
From 1918 to 1920Residence (family)Abraham Wexler and Harriet ("Hattie") Franklin lived at 145 West 111 Street in New York City from 12 September 1918 to 12 February 1920.3,6
1920Death of ParentHer father, Louis Bernard Franklin, died on 7 December 1920 in New York, New York.
1930ResidenceShe was an adult child at the residence of Rose Kahn on 16 April 1930 in New York, New York.7
1934Death of ParentHer mother, Rose Kahn, died on 11 February 1934 in New York, New York.
1941Death of ChildHer daughter, Elinore Wexler, died on 22 July 1941 in New York City.
1942Residence (family)Abraham Wexler and Harriet ("Hattie") Franklin lived at 319 St. Johns Place in Brooklyn, New York on 25 April 1942.8
1942Death of SpouseHer husband, Abraham Wexler, died on 27 July 1942 in Brooklyn, New York.
1950ResidenceShe lived at 319 St. John's Place in Brooklyn, New York with Bella Franklin, Elias Franklin, Bertram Wexler, and May Franklin on 2 April 1950.9
1972DeathHarriet ("Hattie") Franklin died on 17 May 1972.10
About 1972BurialShe was buried about 18 May 1972 in Plot 1-B-4-137-2, Mount Carmel Cemetery, in Glendale, Queens County, New York.
Last Edited 20 July 2024 08:45:00

Citations

  1. World War II Draft Registration Card, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. (Abraham Wexler)
  2. New York City Grooms Index, Manhattan Marriage Cert. #2223
  3. 1920 Federal Census, Manhattan Assembly District 17, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1217; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 1218; Image: 959Year: 1920; (Abraham Wexler family).
  4. Death Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #15388, July 22, 1941 (Elinore Wexler)
  5. New York City Grooms Index, Manhattan Marriage Cert. #2223, seen index only
  6. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005., Date: 12 SEP 1918
  7. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0786; FHL microfilm: 2341305, Date: 16 APR 1930
  8. World War II Draft Registration Card, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2010. (Abraham Wexler)
  9. 1950 Fed'l Census, Brooklyn, N.Y., E.D. No. 24-1457, Sheet #3, Date: 2 APR 1950
  10. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #96176539, Date: 17 MAY 2021

Aaron Harry Gelfand

Male, #3266, Deceased, b. 5 July 1894, d. 30 October 1963




Family 1: Rose M. Anton (1898-1954)

Daughter*Anne Henrietta Gelfand (about 1927-2017)

Family 2: Ida Levine (1892-1974)




Biographical Details

Person SourceAaron Harry Gelfand had person sources.1
1894Birth nameHe was born on 5 July 1894 in Minsk, Russia.2
1912ImmigrationHe migrated to Ellis Island in New York, New York, from Rotterdam on 26 March 1912

aboard the S.S. Urainium.

1918MarriageHe married Rose M. Anton in Bridgeport, Connecticut on 23 June 1918.3
1921Naturalization (fam)He and Rose M. Anton were naturalized on 14 September 1921 at Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County, Connecticut.4
About 1927Birth of ChildHis daughter, Anne Henrietta Gelfand, was born about 1927 in Connecticut.
OccupationAaron Harry Gelfand was a department store owner and manager in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. He ran the Gelfand Deparmtnet Store for more than fifty years.5
1940Residence (family)He and Rose M. Anton lived at 60 Cleveland Avenue in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut on 5 April 1940.6
1954Death of SpouseHis wife, Rose M. Anton, died on 14 September 1954 in New York.
1955MarriageHe married Ida Levine in Bridgeport, Connecticut on 26 June 1955.3
1963DeathHe died on 30 October 1963 at Park City Hospital in Bridgeport, Connecticut.2,5
1963BurialHe was buried on 31 October 1963 in Hebrew Sick Benefit Cemetery in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.5
1974Death of SpouseHis wife, Ida Levine, died on 11 January 1974.
Last Edited 24 August 2024 06:39:28

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 24 Aug. 2013, Ida was my great aunt--my grandmother Anna Nelson's younger sister.
  2. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Gelfand Family Tree, accessed Aug 23, 2024
  3. Connecticut Marriage Index, https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/
  4. Naturalization Petition, Court of Common Pleas, Fairfield, CT, Vol 28 p.216, Date: 16 MAY 1921
  5. Newspaper, Obituary, Bridgeport Post, p.39, Date: 31 OCT 1963
  6. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Bridgeport, E.D. 9-74, Sheet 4B, Date: 5 APR 1940

Bluma Rose Jacobs

Female, #3268, Deceased, b. 28 September 1909, d. 30 April 1990




Parents

Father*Benjamin Jacobs (1878-1934)
Mother*Anne Ethel ("Annie") Shapiro (1886-1963)

Family: Marcus Bassevitch (1905-1993)




Biographical Details

MarriedBluma Rose Jacobs was also known as Bluma Rose Bassevitch.1
Person SourceShe had person sources.1,2
1909Birth nameShe was born on 28 September 1909 in Norfolk, Virginia.3
1910Residence (family)She, Leonard William Jacobs, and Robert Samuel Jacobs lived with Benjamin Jacobs and Anne Ethel ("Annie") Shapiro at 444 Chapell Street in Norfolk, Virginia on 21 April 1910.4
1920Residence (family)As adult children, Bluma Rose Jacobs, Leonard William Jacobs, and Robert Samuel Jacobs lived with Benjamin Jacobs and Anne Ethel ("Annie") Shapiro at 817 Maury Place in Norfolk, Virginia in 1920.5
1929EducationBluma Rose Jacobs studied at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York in 1929.6
1930Residence (family)As adult children, Bluma Rose Jacobs and Robert Samuel Jacobs lived with Benjamin Jacobs and Anne Ethel ("Annie") Shapiro at 749 Maury Place in Norfolk, Virginia on 9 April 1930.7
Between 1933 and 1935MarriageBluma Rose Jacobs married Marcus Bassevitch between 1933 and 1935.1,8
1934Death of ParentHer father, Benjamin Jacobs, died on 5 April 1934 in Washington, D.C..
From 1935 to 1940Residence (family)Marcus Bassevitch and she lived at 22 Evergreen Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut from 1935 to 1940.9
1940OccupationOn 8 April 1940 Bluma Rose Jacobs was advertising copywriter in Hartford, Connecticut.9
1953Residence (family)Marcus Bassevitch and she lived in West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut in 1953. Marcus and Bluma had this house, designed by Robert Carroll May, built for them in 1953.10
1963Death of ParentHer mother, Anne Ethel ("Annie") Shapiro, died on 11 December 1963 in Washington, D.C..
1990DeathBluma Rose Jacobs died on 30 April 1990 in West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.11
1993Death of SpouseHer husband, Marcus Bassevitch, died on 12 January 1993 in West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.
Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:07:11

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Michael Palmer to RCJ, 27 August 2013
  2. Connecticut Death Index, 1949 - 2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2003., Connecticut Department of Health [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2003. File #09601
  3. Passenger Manifest, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943. Micropublication T843. RG085. 454 rolls. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  4. 1910 Federal Census, Place: Norfolk Ward 4, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T624_1637; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1375650
  5. 1920 Federal Census, Place: Norfolk Madison Ward, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1902; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 111; Image: 432
  6. Lafayette High School, 1961, Ancestry.com. U.S. School Yearbooks [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. The Cornellian, 1929
  7. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Norfolk, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: 2470; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0050; Image: 895.0; FHL microfilm: 2342204
  8. Passenger Manifest, Year: 1933; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 5324; Line: 3; Page Number: 41
  9. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T627_538; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 10-151.
  10. E-mail message, Michael Palmer to RCJ, 10/18/2013,

    Just found this "Bassevitch House" in West Hartford. It was built for Marcus & Bluma. http://www.craigholmes.net/RCM/bassevitch.pdf

  11. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., SSDI, #046-03-2540

Muriel Nelson

Female, #3269, Deceased, b. about November 1916, d. 15 May 1963

Relationships4th cousin 1 time removed of Ellen Jane Bass
4th cousin 2 times removed of Charles Bassey



Parents

Father*Morris Sam Nelson (1890-1963)
Mother*Anna Rowena Levine (1885-1959)

Family: James E. ("Jimmy") Rogers (1916-1997)




Biographical Details

MarriedMuriel Nelson was also known as Muriel Rogers.
Person SourceShe had person sources.1
About 1916Birth nameShe was born about November 1916 in New York City.1
1920Residence (family)She lived with Morris Sam Nelson and Anna Rowena Levine at 233 East Fifth Street in New York City on 5 January 1920.1
1925Residence (family)Muriel Nelson, Eugene Nelson, and Susan Nelson lived with Morris Sam Nelson and Anna Rowena Levine at 1072 Wyatt Street in the Bronx in 1925.2
1930ResidenceMuriel Nelson, as the child of Morris Sam Nelson, resided with him at 1001 Bryant Avenue in Bronx, New York.3
1938MarriageShe married James E. ("Jimmy") Rogers at 905 E. 15th St. in Brooklyn, New York on 3 June 1938.4
1940Residence (family)She, Eugene Nelson, Susan Nelson, and Meyer Nelson lived with Morris Sam Nelson and Anna Rowena Levine at 501 West 189th Street in New York City on 2 April 1940.5
OccupationMuriel Nelson was a social worker.6
1959Death of ParentHer mother, Anna Rowena Levine, died on 4 October 1959 in New York City.
1963Death of ParentHer father, Morris Sam Nelson, died on 18 March 1963 in New York City.
1963DeathMuriel Nelson died on 15 May 1963 in New York City.7,8
1963BurialShe was buried in 1963 in Union Field Cemetery in Queens, New York.9
1997Death of SpouseHer husband, James E. ("Jimmy") Rogers, died on 15 March 1997.
Last Edited 3 April 2023 05:56:11

Citations

  1. 1920 Federal Census, Place: Manhattan Assembly District 8, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1200; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 636; Image: 308.
  2. 1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 24; Assembly District: 06; City: New York; County: Bronx; Page: 31.
  3. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1475; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 373; Image: 438.0; FHL microfilm: 2341210.
  4. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #10022 (James Frankel & Muriel Nelson), Date: 3 JUN 1938
  5. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, New York; Roll: T627_2674; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 31-2043.
  6. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 8 Sep. 2013,

    two of my mother's brothers had four children each --Stuart (Teddy, the only survivor, had 4 sons. Eugene (Buddy) had three daughters and a son. Guta (Gussie) Levine groomed Buddy for the rabbinate. He was a Hebrew teacher and scholar on the side, and he dropped out of a rabbinical program to help support the family when my grandfather Morris Nelson had a heart attack. He was always religious, like Guta, who wore a sheitel (wig) in New York when it wasn't cool to do so. Brothers Teddy and Mayer became engineers--engineer; he worMayer helped design the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel; Teddy worked in industry and then for the Army Corps of Engineers. Muriel was a social worker and worked at the U.N. before it had a permanent home in Manhattan. My mother Susie majored in business administration.

  7. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #128638129
  8. Death Certificate, Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Death Index, 1949-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
  9. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 7/30/2017

Eugene Nelson

Eugene Nelson, Yeshiva University 1943
Male, #3270, Deceased, b. 6 July 1922, d. 17 March 2000

Relationships4th cousin 1 time removed of Ellen Jane Bass
4th cousin 2 times removed of Charles Bassey



Parents

Father*Morris Sam Nelson (1890-1963)
Mother*Anna Rowena Levine (1885-1959)

Family 1: Sylvia Zissels (1924-1991)

Family 2: Claire Richman (1924-)

Son*Michael Nelson (1957-2021)
Daughter*Esther Geri Nelson



Biographical Details

NicknameEugene Nelson was also known as Buddy Nelson.1
Person SourceHe had person sources.2
1922Birth nameHe was born on 6 July 1922 in New York City.2
1925Residence (family)Muriel Nelson, he, and Susan Nelson lived with Morris Sam Nelson and Anna Rowena Levine at 1072 Wyatt Street in the Bronx in 1925.2
1930ResidenceEugene Nelson, as the child of Morris Sam Nelson, resided with him at 1001 Bryant Avenue in Bronx, New York.3
1940Residence (family)Muriel Nelson, Eugene Nelson, Susan Nelson, and Meyer Nelson lived with Morris Sam Nelson and Anna Rowena Levine at 501 West 189th Street in New York City on 2 April 1940.4
1942Draft RegistrationEugene Nelson registered for the draft on 30 June 1942 at Local Board 169, 1582 48th Street, in Brooklyn, New York.5
1943GraduationHe graduated from Yeshiva University in New York City in 1943 with a bachelor's degree.6
1957Birth of ChildHis son, Michael Nelson, was born on 21 May 1957.
1948OccupationIn 1948 Eugene Nelson was a teacher in New York City.7
1948MarriageHe married Sylvia Zissels in Manhattan, New York on 25 July 1948.
1953MarriageHe married Claire Richman in Brooklyn, New York in 1953.8
Estimated 1954Birth of ChildHis daughter, Esther Geri Nelson, was born estimated 3 July 1954 in New York City.
1959Death of ParentHis mother, Anna Rowena Levine, died on 4 October 1959 in New York City.
1963Death of ParentHis father, Morris Sam Nelson, died on 18 March 1963 in New York City.
1991Death of SpouseHis wife, Sylvia Zissels, died on 20 November 1991 in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida.
2000DeathEugene Nelson died on 17 March 2000 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.9,10
About 2000BurialHe was buried about 20 March 2000 in New Montefiore Cemetery in West Babylon, Suffolk County, New York.11
Last Edited 6 September 2025 06:49:24

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 8 Sep. 2013,

    two of my mother's brothers had four children each --Stuart (Teddy, the only survivor, had 4 sons. Eugene (Buddy) had three daughters and a son. Guta (Gussie) Levine groomed Buddy for the rabbinate. He was a Hebrew teacher and scholar on the side, and he dropped out of a rabbinical program to help support the family when my grandfather Morris Nelson had a heart attack. He was always religious, like Guta, who wore a sheitel (wig) in New York when it wasn't cool to do so. Brothers Teddy and Mayer became engineers--Mayer helped design the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel; Teddy worked in industry and then for the Army Corps of Engineers. Muriel was a social worker and worked at the U.N. before it had a permanent home in Manhattan. My mother Susie majored in business administration.

  2. 1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 24; Assembly District: 06; City: New York; County: Bronx; Page: 31.
  3. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1475; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 373; Image: 438.0; FHL microfilm: 2341210.
  4. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, New York; Roll: T627_2674; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 31-2043.
  5. World War II Draft Registration Card, Local Board 169, Brooklyn NY, Date: 30 JUN 1942
  6. Yearbooks, Yeshiva University, 1943. Ancestry.com. U.S. School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  7. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #21907, Date: 13 JUL 1948
  8. Marriage Certificate, Brooklyn Cert. #6555, Date: 1953
  9. U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com database on-line., SSN 088-20-5609, Date: 17 MAR 2000
  10. Newspaper, Obituary South Florida Sun Sentinel, p.23, Date: 21 MAR 2000
  11. E-mail message, Michael Nelson to RCJ (& others), Date: 10 OCT 2024

Susan Nelson

Susan Nelson Glasser
Female, #3271, Deceased, b. 5 February 1924, d. 1 November 2009

Relationships4th cousin 1 time removed of Ellen Jane Bass
4th cousin 2 times removed of Charles Bassey



Parents

Father*Morris Sam Nelson (1890-1963)
Mother*Anna Rowena Levine (1885-1959)



Biographical Details

MarriedSusan Nelson was also known as Susan Glasser.1
Person SourceShe had person sources.2
1924Birth nameShe was born on 5 February 1924 in New York City.3,4
1925Residence (family)Muriel Nelson, Eugene Nelson, and Susan Nelson lived with Morris Sam Nelson and Anna Rowena Levine at 1072 Wyatt Street in the Bronx in 1925.2
1930ResidenceSusan Nelson, as the child of Morris Sam Nelson, resided with him at 1001 Bryant Avenue in Bronx, New York.5
1940Residence (family)Muriel Nelson, Eugene Nelson, Susan Nelson, and Meyer Nelson lived with Morris Sam Nelson and Anna Rowena Levine at 501 West 189th Street in New York City on 2 April 1940.6
1949MarriageSusan Nelson married Paul Glasser at the Manhattan Plaza in Brooklyn, New York on 5 February 1949.1,7,8
1950Birth of ChildHer daughter, Rachel Sharon Glasser, was born on 25 November 1950.
1956Birth of ChildHer daughter, Claudia Jane Glasser, was born on 17 July 1956.
1959Birth of ChildHer daughter, Peggy Elizabeth Glasser, was born on 27 February 1959.
1959Death of ParentHer mother, Anna Rowena Levine, died on 4 October 1959 in New York City.
1963Death of ParentHer father, Morris Sam Nelson, died on 18 March 1963 in New York City.
2008Death of SpouseHer husband, Paul Glasser, died on 11 July 2008 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida.
2009DeathSusan Nelson died on 1 November 2009.1,4
Last Edited 3 April 2023 05:56:11

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Glasser family tree
  2. 1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 24; Assembly District: 06; City: New York; County: Bronx; Page: 31.
  3. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 7 Sep 2013, My father (Paul) was born January 24, 1923, my mother (nee Susan Nelson) was born in February, 1925. I (Randy Sharon-1950) have two sisters, Claudia Jane and Peggy Elizabeth. Claudia never married, Peggy was married and has two children.
  4. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  5. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1475; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 373; Image: 438.0; FHL microfilm: 2341210.
  6. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, New York; Roll: T627_2674; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 31-2043.
  7. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 3 Sept. 2013, My mother was Susan Nelson. She married Paul Glasser in 1949.
  8. New York City, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Brooklyn License #1924, issued 1 Feb 1949 (Paul Glasser & Susan Nelson

Meyer Nelson

Male, #3272, Deceased, b. 16 August 1925, d. 8 September 1997

Relationships4th cousin 1 time removed of Ellen Jane Bass
4th cousin 2 times removed of Charles Bassey



Parents

Father*Morris Sam Nelson (1890-1963)
Mother*Anna Rowena Levine (1885-1959)



Biographical Details

Person SourceMeyer Nelson had person sources.1
1925Birth nameHe was born on 16 August 1925 in New York City.1,2
1930ResidenceHe, as the child of Morris Sam Nelson, resided with him at 1001 Bryant Avenue in Bronx, New York.3
1940Residence (family)Muriel Nelson, Eugene Nelson, Susan Nelson, and Meyer Nelson lived with Morris Sam Nelson and Anna Rowena Levine at 501 West 189th Street in New York City on 2 April 1940.1
From 1942 to 1946MilitaryMeyer Nelson served during World War II from 8 October 1942 to 15 August 1946. He was listed as a casualty.4
OccupationMeyer Nelson was an engineer; he helped design the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel in New York City.5
1959Death of ParentHis mother, Anna Rowena Levine, died on 4 October 1959 in New York City.
1963Death of ParentHis father, Morris Sam Nelson, died on 18 March 1963 in New York City.
1990ResidenceMeyer Nelson lived at 3000 Ocean Parkway #2u in Brooklyn, New York in 1990.6
1997DeathHe died on 8 September 1997. He probably died in New York City.2
About 1997BurialHe was buried about 9 September 1997 in Union Field Cemetery in Queens, New York.7
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Citations

  1. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, New York; Roll: T627_2674; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 31-2043.
  2. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., #087-18-4222
  3. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1475; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 373; Image: 438.0; FHL microfilm: 2341210.
  4. BIRLS Death File, Ancestry.com, Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
  5. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 8 Sep. 2013,

    two of my mother's brothers had four children each --Stuart (Teddy, the only survivor, had 4 sons. Eugene (Buddy) had three daughters and a son. Guta (Gussie) Levine groomed Buddy for the rabbinate. He was a Hebrew teacher and scholar on the side, and he dropped out of a rabbinical program to help support the family when my grandfather Morris Nelson had a heart attack. He was always religious, like Guta, who wore a sheitel (wig) in New York when it wasn't cool to do so. Brothers Teddy and Mayer became engineers--engineer; he worMayer helped design the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel; Teddy worked in industry and then for the Army Corps of Engineers. Muriel was a social worker and worked at the U.N. before it had a permanent home in Manhattan. My mother Susie majored in business administration.

  6. U.S. Public Records Index, Birth information may be included for those residents born primarily between 1900 and 1990. The original sources are not available., Volume 1 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  7. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 7/30/2017

Stuart Nelson

Male, #3273, Living

Relationships4th cousin 1 time removed of Ellen Jane Bass
4th cousin 2 times removed of Charles Bassey



Parents

Father*Morris Sam Nelson (1890-1963)
Mother*Anna Rowena Levine (1885-1959)



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Paul Glasser

Paul Glasser
Male, #3274, Deceased, b. 24 January 1923, d. 11 July 2008




Parents




Biographical Details

BirthPaul Glasser was also known as Pinkus Glasser.1
Person SourceHe had person sources.1
1923Birth nameHe was born on 24 January 1923 in Brooklyn, New York.1,2
1949OccupationIn 1949 Paul Glasser was a locksmith in New York City.3
1949MarriageHe married Susan Nelson at the Manhattan Plaza in Brooklyn, New York on 5 February 1949.1,4,3
1950Birth of ChildHis daughter, Rachel Sharon Glasser, was born on 25 November 1950.
1956Birth of ChildHis daughter, Claudia Jane Glasser, was born on 17 July 1956.
1959Birth of ChildHis daughter, Peggy Elizabeth Glasser, was born on 27 February 1959.
2008DeathHe died on 11 July 2008 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida.1,2
About 2008BurialHe was buried about 12 July 2008 in Mt. Hebron Cemetery in Flushing, Queens County, New York. location 112-23-723-2.5
2009Death of SpouseHis wife, Susan Nelson, died on 1 November 2009.
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Citations

  1. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Glasser family tree
  2. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  3. New York City, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Brooklyn License #1924, issued 1 Feb 1949 (Paul Glasser & Susan Nelson
  4. E-mail message, Rachel Kovacs to RCJ, 3 Sept. 2013, My mother was Susan Nelson. She married Paul Glasser in 1949.
  5. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #77653735

Guy Barron

Male, #3275, Living

Relationships5th cousin of Robert Cooper Jacobs
2nd cousin of Michael Edward Palmer
5th cousin 3 times removed of Ellen Jane Bass
5th cousin 4 times removed of Charles Bassey
5th cousin 2 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Father*Samuel Brooks Barron (1903-1999)
Mother*Florence Bassevitch (1902-1999)



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