Nine Generations

George Frederick Beck

George Frederick Beck
George F. Beck
Male, #3380, Deceased, b. 26 December 1893, d. 26 October 1982

Relationships1st cousin 2 times removed of Mollie Jean Edson
1st cousin 4 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Father*Lawrence Caspar Beck (1863-1935)
Mother*Mary Christina Moeller (1869-1972)

Family: Sue Beatrice Slusser (1894-1979)

Daughter*Katherine Mary Beck (1918-)
Daughter*Virginia Sue Beck (1922-2016)
Daughter*Shirley Anne Beck



Biographical Details

1893Birth nameGeorge Frederick Beck was born on 26 December 1893 in Alvord, Lyon County, Iowa.1
1916MarriageHe married Sue Beatrice Slusser in 1916.2
1918Birth of ChildHis daughter, Katherine Mary Beck, was born on 15 June 1918 in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington.
1922Birth of ChildHis daughter, Virginia Sue Beck, was born in 1922 in Ellensburg, Washington.
From 1925 to 1959OccupationFrom 1925 to 1959 George Frederick Beck was a geologist at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington.3
From 1927 to 1938AnecdoteFrom 1927 to 1938 Around 1927, highway workers noticed deposits of petrified wood, leading geologist George F. Beck to organize excavations. The Civilian Conservation Corps completed the excavation, built a small museum, and opened the park to the public in 1938.4
1927Birth of ChildHis daughter, Shirley Anne Beck, was born on 20 October 1927 in Ellensburg, Washington.
1935Death of ParentHis father, Lawrence Caspar Beck, died on 21 September 1935 in Marlin, Grant County, Washington.
1940ResidenceGeorge Frederick Beck lived at 106 East Eighth in Ellensburg, Washington on 9 April 1940.3
1972Death of ParentHis mother, Mary Christina Moeller, died on 12 January 1972 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.
1979Death of SpouseHis wife, Sue Beatrice Slusser, died on 13 October 1979 in Yakima.
1982DeathHe died on 26 October 1982 in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington.5
Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:22:12

Citations

  1. 1895 Iowa Census, George Beck
  2. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Ellensburg, Kittitas, Washington; Roll: 2506; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 844.0; FHL microfilm: 2342240.
  3. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: Ellensburg, Kittitas, Washington; Roll: T627_4349; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 19-9.
  4. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, URL: http://en.wikipedia.org, 'Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park,' accessed 11 February 2014
  5. Washington Death Index 1940-2014, SSN 535-22-5137

Sue Beatrice Slusser

Female, #3381, Deceased, b. 5 March 1894, d. 13 October 1979




Family: George Frederick Beck (1893-1982)

Daughter*Katherine Mary Beck (1918-)
Daughter*Virginia Sue Beck (1922-2016)
Daughter*Shirley Anne Beck



Biographical Details

NameSue Beatrice Slusser was also known as Susie Beck.1
OccupationSue Beatrice Slusser was a licensed practical nurse.
Person SourceShe had person sources.1
1894Birth nameShe was born on 5 March 1894 in Wisconsin.1
1916MarriageShe married George Frederick Beck in 1916.1
1918Birth of ChildHer daughter, Katherine Mary Beck, was born on 15 June 1918 in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington.
1922Birth of ChildHer daughter, Virginia Sue Beck, was born in 1922 in Ellensburg, Washington.
1927Birth of ChildHer daughter, Shirley Anne Beck, was born on 20 October 1927 in Ellensburg, Washington.
1940ResidenceSue Beatrice Slusser lived at 106 East Eighth in Ellensburg, Washington on 9 April 1940.2
1979DeathShe died of cardiac arrest on 13 October 1979 at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital in Yakima.3,4
1979BurialShe was buried on 15 October 1979 in Tahoma National Cemetery in Yakima.4
1982Death of SpouseHer husband, George Frederick Beck, died on 26 October 1982 in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington.
Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:22:12

Citations

  1. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Ellensburg, Kittitas, Washington; Roll: 2506; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 844.0; FHL microfilm: 2342240.
  2. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: Ellensburg, Kittitas, Washington; Roll: T627_4349; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 19-9.
  3. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Dawson Family Tree, accessed 7 July 2021, Date: 7 JUL 1921
  4. Death Certificate, Washingon Cert. #23346; local file no. 753, Date: 13 OCT 1979

Katherine Mary Beck

Katherine Beck, Ellensburg High School 1938
Female, #3382, Deceased, b. 15 June 1918

Relationships2nd cousin 1 time removed of Mollie Jean Edson
2nd cousin 3 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Father*George Frederick Beck (1893-1982)
Mother*Sue Beatrice Slusser (1894-1979)

Family: Robert Loren Havnaer (1915-1978)




Biographical Details

Person SourceKatherine Mary Beck had person sources.1
1918Birth nameShe was born on 15 June 1918 in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington.1,2
From 1941 to 1943OccupationFrom 1941 to 1943 Katherine Mary Beck was a high school teacher in Kittitas, Washington.
1943MilitaryShe served as a private in the Women's Army Corps on 6 March 1943. Her enlistment papers indicate that she was a teacher who had had four years of college.3
1948MarriageShe married Robert Loren Havnaer at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Yakima, Washington on 12 June 1948.4
1978Death of SpouseHer husband, Robert Loren Havnaer, died on 18 November 1978 in Yakima, Washington.
1979Death of ParentHer mother, Sue Beatrice Slusser, died on 13 October 1979 in Yakima.
1982Death of ParentHer father, George Frederick Beck, died on 26 October 1982 in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington.
Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:22:12

Citations

  1. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Ellensburg, Kittitas, Washington; Roll: 2506; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 844.0; FHL microfilm: 2342240.
  2. Washington Birth Index, 1891—1919, Image #1023
  3. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA
  4. Marriage Certificate, The Episcopal Diocese of Spokane Church Records, 1870-1947; Volume Number: 2

Virginia Sue Beck

Female, #3383, Deceased, b. 1922, d. 17 September 2016

Relationships2nd cousin 1 time removed of Mollie Jean Edson
2nd cousin 3 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Father*George Frederick Beck (1893-1982)
Mother*Sue Beatrice Slusser (1894-1979)

Family: Russel Michel (1912-2009)




Biographical Details

Person SourceVirginia Sue Beck had person sources.1
1922Birth nameShe was born in 1922 in Ellensburg, Washington.1,2
1979Death of ParentHer mother, Sue Beatrice Slusser, died on 13 October 1979 in Yakima.
1982Death of ParentHer father, George Frederick Beck, died on 26 October 1982 in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington.
2009Death of PartnerHer partner, Russel Michel, died in 2009 in Odessa, Washington.
2016DeathVirginia Sue Beck died on 17 September 2016 in Yakima County, Washington.2
Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:22:12

Citations

  1. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Ellensburg, Kittitas, Washington; Roll: 2506; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 844.0; FHL microfilm: 2342240.
  2. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Dawson Family Tree, accessed 7 July 2021, Date: 7 JUL 1921

Shirley Anne Beck

Female, #3384, Living

Relationships2nd cousin 1 time removed of Mollie Jean Edson
2nd cousin 3 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Father*George Frederick Beck (1893-1982)
Mother*Sue Beatrice Slusser (1894-1979)

Family: James Stuart ("Jim") Poage (1925-2016)




Last Edited 9 August 2025 17:26:06

Eileen Elber

Female, #3387, Living

Relationships3rd cousin of Robert Cooper Jacobs
3rd cousin of Boris Leber
3rd cousin 2 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Father*Leonard Elber (1925-2014)
Mother*Shirley Merlinsky (1926-2019)

Family: Stanley Irwin Leeds (1940-2014)

Daughter*Marci Leeds
Daughter*Lauri Leeds


Charts and other referencesJankelewicz Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:07:11

Joel Nathan Elber

Male, #3388, Living

Relationships3rd cousin of Robert Cooper Jacobs
3rd cousin of Boris Leber
3rd cousin 2 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Father*Leonard Elber (1925-2014)
Mother*Shirley Merlinsky (1926-2019)

Family 2: Shirley Kulik (1953-2020)



Charts and other referencesJankelewicz Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 8 October 2025 14:44:37

Moische Kalmanowicz

Male, #3390, Deceased




Parents

Father*Jankel Szmeterling Kalmanowicz (estimated 1845-1936)
Mother*Sara Mala Grossman (1845-1930)

Family: Mascha Feiwlowicz

Daughter*Ester Rachel Kalmanowicz + (1887-1942)



Biographical Details

Person SourceMoische Kalmanowicz had person sources.1
MarriageHe married Mascha Feiwlowicz.2
1887Birth of ChildHis daughter, Ester Rachel Kalmanowicz, was born on 25 March 1887.
Birth nameHe was born.
1930Death of ParentHis mother, Sara Mala Grossman, died on 30 November 1930 in Łódź, Poland.
1936Death of ParentHis father, Jankel Szmeterling Kalmanowicz, died on 4 March 1936 in Łódź, Poland.
Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Citations

  1. Kalmanowicz PDF
  2. Kalmanowicz PDF, sent by Shmuel Yaniv

Mascha Feiwlowicz

Female, #3391, Deceased




Family: Moische Kalmanowicz

Daughter*Ester Rachel Kalmanowicz + (1887-1942)



Biographical Details

NameMascha Feiwlowicz was also known as Mascha Kalmanowicz.1
Person SourceShe had person sources.1
MarriageShe married Moische Kalmanowicz.2
1887Birth of ChildHer daughter, Ester Rachel Kalmanowicz, was born on 25 March 1887.
Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Citations

  1. Kalmanowicz PDF
  2. Kalmanowicz PDF, sent by Shmuel Yaniv

Yetta Jacobs

Yetta Jacobs, 1936
Female, #3393, Deceased, b. 20 May 1905, d. 21 September 1973

RelationshipsGrandaunt of Robert Cooper Jacobs
Grandaunt of Boris Leber
2nd great-grandaunt of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Father*Szmul Jankelewicz (1854-1933)
Mother*Dvoira Rywka Berger (1871-1943)


Charts and other referencesJankelewicz Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

BirthYetta Jacobs was also known as Jetty Jankelewicz.1
Person SourceShe had person sources.1
1905Birth nameShe was born on 20 May 1905 in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland.1
1922OccupationIn 1922 Yetta Jacobs was a milliner; later a seamstress for the Jonathan Logan firm.1,2
1922ImmigrationShe migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 1 October 1922

aboard the SS Paris from Le Havre.1

1930ResidenceShe lived at 156 Vernon Avenue in Brooklyn, New York on 2 April 1930 She was boarding with the family of Harry Dremer.3
1930OccupationOn 2 April 1930 Yetta Jacobs was an operator in a dressmaking firm in New York City.3
1933Death of ParentHer father, Szmul Jankelewicz, died on 29 August 1933 in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland.
1942ResidenceShe lived at 222 East Tenth Street in New York City in 1942.1
1942NaturalizationShe was naturalized in New York City on 16 November 1942. certificate granted by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.1
1943Death of ParentHer mother, Dvoira Rywka Berger, died on 27 July 1943 in Łódź, Poland.
1950ResidenceYetta Jacobs lived at 213 East Tenth St. in New York City on 15 April 1950.4
1973ResidenceShe lived at 63 Avenue A in New York City in September 1973.5
1973DeathShe died on 21 September 1973 at Columbus Hospital in Manhattan.6,5
1973BurialShe was buried on 23 September 1973 in United Hebrew Cemetery in Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.5
Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:07:11

Citations

  1. Naturalization Petition, 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: 1364. Seen on Ancestry.com
  2. E-mail message, Linda Elber to RCJ, 1 March 2014, According to my father, Yetta was an excellent seamstress and worked for Jonathan Logan, a very upscale dress manufacturer.
  3. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Roll: 1503; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0323; Image: 828.0; FHL microfilm: 2341238. (Harry Dremer household)
  4. 1950 Fed'l Census, Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, New York, New York; Roll: 251; Sheet Number: 10; Enumeration District: 31-529
  5. Death Certificate, NYC Certificate #156-73-117788, 22 Sept. 1973
  6. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., SSN 109-05-9724

Donata S. Heumann

Female, #3394, Living




Family: Neil Freddie Elber (1953-2006)

Daughter*Samantha Elber
Daughter*Jessica Elber
Son*Jared Elber


Charts and other referencesJankelewicz Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:07:11

Samantha Elber

Female, #3395, Living

Relationships3rd cousin 1 time removed of Robert Cooper Jacobs
3rd cousin 1 time removed of Boris Leber
4th cousin 1 time removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Father*Neil Freddie Elber (1953-2006)
Mother*Donata S. Heumann


Charts and other referencesJankelewicz Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:07:11

Jared Elber

Male, #3396, Living

Relationships3rd cousin 1 time removed of Robert Cooper Jacobs
3rd cousin 1 time removed of Boris Leber
4th cousin 1 time removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Father*Neil Freddie Elber (1953-2006)
Mother*Donata S. Heumann


Charts and other referencesJankelewicz Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:07:11

Jessica Elber

Female, #3397, Living

Relationships3rd cousin 1 time removed of Robert Cooper Jacobs
3rd cousin 1 time removed of Boris Leber
4th cousin 1 time removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Father*Neil Freddie Elber (1953-2006)
Mother*Donata S. Heumann


Charts and other referencesJankelewicz Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:07:11

Harry Gewisgold

Male, #3398, Deceased, b. 31 January 1904, d. 21 September 1978




Parents

Father*Morris Gewisgold (1875-1954)
Mother*Fanny Goldstein (about 1881-1951)

Family: Lena Nechal Perkol (1901-1953)

Son*Herman Abraham Gewisgold + (1929-1989)
Daughter*Frieda Gewisgold + (1931-2025)



Biographical Details

NameHarry Gewisgold was also known as Herzl Gewisgold.1
Person SourceHe had person sources.2
1904Birth nameHe was born on 31 January 1904 in Warsaw, Poland.3,4
1928MarriageHe married Lena Nechal Perkol at Synagogue, 860 Willoughby Avenue, in Brooklyn, New York on 19 February 1928.5,6,7
1929Birth of ChildHis son, Herman Abraham Gewisgold, was born on 14 March 1929 in Brooklyn, New York.
1931Birth of ChildHis daughter, Frieda Gewisgold, was born on 27 June 1931 in Brooklyn, New York.
From 1935 to 1950Residence (family)Harry Gewisgold and Lena Nechal Perkol lived at 111 Lee Avenue in Brooklyn, New York from 1935 to 1950.8,9
From 1940 to 1950OccupationFrom 1940 to 1950 Harry Gewisgold was a carpenter in Brooklyn, New York.8,10
1950Residence (family)He and Lena Nechal Perkol lived at 111 Lee Ave., Apt. 6E, in Brooklyn, New York on 9 April 1950.10
1951Death of ParentHis mother, Fanny Goldstein, died on 9 February 1951 in New York, New York.
1953Death of SpouseHis wife, Lena Nechal Perkol, died on 16 November 1953 in Brooklyn, New York.
1954Death of ParentHis father, Morris Gewisgold, died on 18 June 1954 in Naugatuck, New Haven County, Connecticut.
1978DeathHarry Gewisgold died on 21 September 1978 in the Bronx.3,11
Last Edited 20 July 2025 08:20:30

Citations

  1. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: T627_2561; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 24-578. (Gewisgold family)
  2. E-mail message, Linda Elber to RCJ 1 Mar 2014, My parents married in 1950 and divorced 2004, her mother was Leja Necha Perkal and father Herzl Gewisgold)
  3. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Number: 092-09-6262; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951.
  4. World War II Draft Registration Card, Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
  5. E-mail message, Linda Elber to RCJ 1 Mar 2014
  6. Marriage Index, Ancestry.com. New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
  7. Marriage Certificate, Broroklyn cert. #3147, 19 Feb. 1928 (Harry Gewisgold & Lena Perkal)
  8. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: T627_2561; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 24-578
  9. E-mail message, Linda Elber to RCJ, 7 Sept. 2016
  10. 1950 Fed'l Census, Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 1798; Sheet Number: 76; Enumeration District: 24-509
  11. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #151734655

Lena Nechal Perkol

Female, #3399, Deceased, b. 1901, d. 16 November 1953




Parents

Father*Morris Perkol
Mother*Ida Surok

Family: Harry Gewisgold (1904-1978)

Son*Herman Abraham Gewisgold + (1929-1989)
Daughter*Frieda Gewisgold + (1931-2025)



Biographical Details

NameLena Nechal Perkol was also known as Leja Nechal Gewisgold.1
NameShe was also known as Lena Gewisgold.2
Person SourceShe had person sources.3
1901Birth nameShe was born in 1901 in Lomza, Poland.4,5
1921ImmigrationShe migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 16 January 1921

aboard the SS Gothland from Danzig.4

1928MarriageShe married Harry Gewisgold at Synagogue, 860 Willoughby Avenue, in Brooklyn, New York on 19 February 1928.1,6,5
1929Birth of ChildHer son, Herman Abraham Gewisgold, was born on 14 March 1929 in Brooklyn, New York.
1931Birth of ChildHer daughter, Frieda Gewisgold, was born on 27 June 1931 in Brooklyn, New York.
From 1935 to 1950Residence (family)Harry Gewisgold and Lena Nechal Perkol lived at 111 Lee Avenue in Brooklyn, New York from 1935 to 1950.7,8
1950OccupationIn April 1950 Lena Nechal Perkol was a house dress operator.9
1950Residence (family)Harry Gewisgold and she lived at 111 Lee Ave., Apt. 6E, in Brooklyn, New York on 9 April 1950.9
1953DeathShe died on 16 November 1953 in Brooklyn, New York.
1978Death of SpouseHer husband, Harry Gewisgold, died on 21 September 1978 in Bronx, New York.
Last Edited 20 July 2025 08:02:50

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Linda Elber to RCJ 1 Mar 2014
  2. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: T627_2561; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 24-578. (Gewisgold family)
  3. E-mail message, Linda Elber to RCJ 1 Mar 2014, My parents married in 1950 and divorced 2004, her mother was Leja Necha Perkal and father Herzl Gewisgold)
  4. Passenger Manifest, New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.1921; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715; Microfilm Roll: 2910; Line: 2; Page Number: 53.
  5. Marriage Certificate, Broroklyn cert. #3147, 19 Feb. 1928 (Harry Gewisgold & Lena Perkal)
  6. Marriage Index, Ancestry.com. New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
  7. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: T627_2561; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 24-578
  8. E-mail message, Linda Elber to RCJ, 7 Sept. 2016
  9. 1950 Fed'l Census, Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 1798; Sheet Number: 76; Enumeration District: 24-509

Pinkhus Glotzer

Male, #3400, Deceased




Family: Golda-Brayna Kreynin

Daughter*Shoshana Kreynin + (1892-1931)



Biographical Details

Person SourcePinkhus Glotzer had person sources.1
1892Birth of ChildHis daughter, Shoshana Kreynin, was born in 1892 in Pinsk, Belarus.
MarriageHe married Golda-Brayna Kreynin.2
Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Citations

  1. Polish Death Record, 1923-1939 Death & Birth Register for Pinsk Jewish Community Fond 917, Opis 1 Delo 5 p. 39 overleaf, ¹37. On April 1 (14 Nisan), 1931 Sosha daughter of Pinkhus and Golda-Brayna Glotser, nee Kreynin, Itshok son of Khonon’s wife died at the age of 39 in Pinsk. She died of cardiac failure and was buried at Pinsk Jewish cemetery. (translation from Polish).
  2. Polish Death Record, 1923-1939 Death & Birth Register for Pinsk Jewish Community Fond 917, Opis 1 Delo 5 p. 39 overleaf (Sosha Kreynin), Date: 1 APR 1931, No. 37. On April 1 (14 Nisan), 1931 Sosha daughter of Pinkhus and Golda-Brayna Glotser, nee Kreynin, Itshok son of Khonon’s wife died at the age of 39 in Pinsk. She died of cardiac failure and was buried at Pinsk Jewish cemetery. (translation from Polish).