Nine Generations

Joshua Scott Westerfield

Male, #4076, Living

Relationships3rd cousin 1 time removed of Mollie Jean Edson
11th cousin 1 time removed of Kate Elizabeth Murphy Ristow
3rd cousin 8 times removed of President John Adams
4th cousin 1 time removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark
7th cousin 1 time removed of Erik Anderson



Parents



Charts and other referencesJenks Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:30:36

Scott Roger Westerfield

Male, #4077, Living






Charts and other referencesJenks Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:30:36

Roberta Leslie Wilson

Female, #4078, Living






Charts and other referencesJenks Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:30:36

Luther Josiah Jenks

Male, #4079, Deceased, b. 20 December 1841, d. 7 March 1903

Relationships2nd great-granduncle of Mollie Jean Edson
4th great-granduncle of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark
3rd cousin 4 times removed of Erik Anderson



Parents

Father*Luther Rice Jenks (1815-1890)
Mother*Roxa Evans (about 1822-1892)

Family 1: Emily Kniffen (1845-1881)

Daughter*Laura Jenks (about 1870-)
Daughter*Celia A. Jenks (about 1872-)
Son*Clarence Jenks (about 1876-)

Family 2: Laura Wheeler (1851-1897)

Son*Grover Jenks (1885-1910)
Son*Mark Ross Jenks (1891-1967)


Charts and other referencesJenks Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

Person SourceLuther Josiah Jenks had person sources.1
1841Birth nameHe was born on 20 December 1841 in New York.1
1850Residence (family)Horatio Newton ("Newt") Jenks, Luther Josiah Jenks, Robert Gilbert Jenks, Rosetta Jenks, and Solomon G. Jenks lived with Luther Rice Jenks and Roxa Evans in Fair Plain Township, Montcalm County, Michigan on 30 September 1850.2
From 1862 to 1865MilitaryLuther Josiah Jenks served in Company F, 1st Michigan Volunteer Cavalry from 1862 to 1865. Like his brother Horation, he fought at the Second Manassas. Led by George Custer, Company F was part of a successful cavalry charge.3
1863MarriageHe married Emily Kniffen in Montcalm County Michigan on 3 March 1863.4
About 1870Birth of ChildHis daughter, Laura Jenks, was born about 1870 in Michigan.
About 1872Birth of ChildHis daughter, Celia A. Jenks, was born about 1872 in Michigan.
About 1876Birth of ChildHis son, Clarence Jenks, was born about 1876 in Michigan.
1880OccupationOn 3 June 1880 Luther Josiah Jenks was a farmer in Pleasant Plains, Lake County, Michigan.5
1880Residence (family)He and Emily Kniffen lived in Pleasant Plains, Lake County, Michigan on 3 June 1880.6
1881Death of SpouseHis wife, Emily Kniffen, died on 1 May 1881 in Fair Plain Township, Montcalm County, Michigan.
1883MarriageHe married Laura Wheeler in Fair Plain Township, Montcalm County, Michigan on 22 April 1883.7
1885Birth of ChildHis son, Grover Jenks, was born in July 1885 in Fairplain, Montcalm County, Michigan.
1890Death of ParentHis father, Luther Rice Jenks, died on 21 April 1890 in Ferris Township, Montcalm County, Michigan.
1891Birth of ChildHis son, Mark Ross Jenks, was born on 16 May 1891 in Fenwick, Michigan.
1892Death of ParentHis mother, Roxa Evans, died on 27 April 1892 in Fair Plain Township, Montcalm County, Michigan.
1897Death of SpouseHis wife, Laura Wheeler, died on 18 January 1897 in Fair Plain Township, Montcalm County, Michigan.
1900ResidenceLuther Josiah Jenks lived in Fair Plain Township, Montcalm County, Michigan on 23 June 1900.8
About 1903BurialHe was buried about 7 March 1903 in Fairplains Cemetery in Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan.9
1903DeathHe died on 7 March 1903 in Fair Plain Township, Montcalm County, Michigan.1
Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:22:12

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Sparrow Family Tree, accessed 22 June 2015
  2. 1850 Federal Census, Place: Fairplain, Montcalm, Michigan; Roll: 358; Page: 444A
  3. E-mail message, Skip Hickey to RCJ, 8 April 2017
  4. Marriage Certificate, Michigan, County Marriages, 1822-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Film # 001295520
  5. Michigan Deaths and Burials Database, amilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHGH-YJK : accessed 22 June 2015), Roxey Evans in entry for Luther J. Jenks, 07 Mar 1903; citing Fairplains, Montcalm, Michigan, reference v b p 213; FHL microfilm 1,295,524.
  6. 1850 Federal Census, Place: Pleasant Plains, Lake, Michigan; Roll: 589; Family History Film: 1254589; Page: 70C; Enumeration District: 154; Image: 0144
  7. Marriage Certificate, Ancestry.com. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Record #2259, Film 26
  8. 1900 Federal Census, Place: Fairplain, Montcalm, Michigan; Roll: 733; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1240733
  9. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial# 26568743

Eileen Lorraine Thornton

Female, #4080, Living




Family: Larry Dwain Keith (1940-2025)



Charts and other referencesJenks Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 15 June 2025 14:16:01

Claudette Kay Morris

Female, #4081, Deceased, b. 14 September 1935, d. 12 January 2016




Family: Larry Dwain Keith (1940-2025)



Charts and other referencesJenks Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

NameClaudette Kay Morris was also known as Claudette Kay Keith.1
Person SourceShe had person sources.1
1935Birth nameShe was born on 14 September 1935.2
1980MarriageShe married Larry Dwain Keith in Everett, Washington on 25 October 1980.1
1983DivorceLarry Dwain Keith and she were divorced on 21 November 1983 in Snohomish County, Washington.3
1986MarriageShe married Larry Dwain Keith in Snohomish County, Washington on 12 September 1986.4
2016DeathShe died on 12 January 2016 in Snohomish County, Washington.2
2025Death of SpouseHer husband, Larry Dwain Keith, died on 28 May 2025 in Everett, Washington.
Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:30:36

Citations

  1. Washington State Digital Archives, Auditor File number 8012184023, Snohomish County
  2. Washington State Digital Archives, Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2017, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov, accessed 12/15/2021.
  3. Divorce Certificate, Washington Cert. #3-24132 (Snohomish County), Date: 21 NOV 1983
  4. Washington State Digital Archives, Auditor File number 8609124012, Snohomish County

Cecily Jane Jacobs

Female, #4082, Living

RelationshipsGranddaughter of Robert Cooper Jacobs
Granddaughter of Mollie Jean Edson
Daughter of Kate Elizabeth Murphy Ristow
2nd cousin 2 times removed of Harry Maxim Lieber
5th cousin 2 times removed of Michael Edward Palmer
4th great-granddaughter of Mordechai Eisenberg
3rd cousin 9 times removed of President John Adams
28th great-granddaughter of Henry Plantagenet II, King of England,
2nd great-grandniece of Max Harry Lieberman
1st cousin 2 times removed of Boris Leber
1st cousin of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark
7th cousin 2 times removed of Erik Anderson



Parents



Charts and other referencesEdson Descendancy Chart; Eisenberg Descendancy Chart; Glotzer: Glotzer, Grantz, Guterman, Garfinkiel, & Chomentowski Descendancy Chart; Jankelewicz Descendancy Chart; Jenks Descendancy Chart; Kuperman Descendancy Chart; Leber/Lieberman Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 27 April 2025 16:36:04

Tali Leah Roth

Female, #4083, Living






Charts and other referencesJankelewicz Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:07:11

Phoenix Abe Jankie

Male, #4084, Living

Relationships3rd cousin 2 times removed of Robert Cooper Jacobs
3rd cousin 2 times removed of Boris Leber
5th cousin of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents



Charts and other referencesJankelewicz Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:07:11

Larry Byron McNeil

Male, #4085, Living

RelationshipsFather of Joshua David McNeil



Parents

Father*Byron Hall McNeil (1913-1992)
Mother*Priscilla Elizabeth Modisette (1920-2013)

Family 2: Anne Bartley (1944-2025)




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Wanda Gayle Stubblefield

Wanda Stubblefield McNeil
Female, #4086, Deceased, b. 13 July 1949, d. 26 May 2016

RelationshipsMother of Joshua David McNeil



Parents

Father*Ralph Glandon Stubblefield (1923-2007)
Mother*Ruby Alice Cook (1928-2007)



Biographical Details

MarriedWanda Gayle Stubblefield was also known as Wanda McNeil.1
Person SourceShe had person sources.2,3
1949Birth nameShe was born on 13 July 1949 in Granite City, Illinois.4
1950Residence (family)She lived with Ralph Glandon Stubblefield and Ruby Alice Cook at 2428 State St. in Granite City, Illinois on 25 April 1950.5
1971GraduationWanda Gayle Stubblefield graduated from Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, in 1971 with a bachelor's degree.4
1976GraduationShe graduated from Vanderbilt Law School in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, in 1976.4
1979Birth of ChildHer son, Joshua David McNeil, was born on 11 November 1979 in Los Angeles, California.
1983Birth of ChildHer daughter, Rachel Rebekah McNeil, was born on 31 March 1983 in Los Angeles, California.
2007Death of ParentHer mother, Ruby Alice Cook, died on 1 February 2007.
2007Death of ParentHer father, Ralph Glandon Stubblefield, died on 24 March 2007 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.
2016DeathWanda Gayle Stubblefield died on 26 May 2016 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.4
Last Edited 6 September 2025 07:14:12

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Nancy Greenberg to RCJ, 26 July 2015
  2. E-mail message, Nancy Greenberg to RCJ, 26 July 2015, Here are family names : father Larry McNeil now married to Ann Bartley (she is pretty interesting-
    Google her)
    Mother: Wanda McNeil (don't have Maiden name) now married to Jerry Branum
    Sister:Bekah McNeil now married to Mandy ------.
  3. Ancestry.com, California Birth Index, 1905 - 1995, State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
  4. Newspaper, Huntsville (AL) Times, May 29, 2016.
  5. 1950 Fed'l Census, Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Granite City, Madison, Illinois; Roll: 4832; Sheet Number: 19; Enumeration District: 60-142

Rachel Rebekah McNeil

Female, #4087, Living

RelationshipsSister of Joshua David McNeil



Parents




Last Edited 3 April 2023 05:56:11

Anne Bartley

Anne Bartley
Female, #4088, Deceased, b. 15 June 1944, d. 30 August 2025







Biographical Details

Person SourceAnne Bartley had person sources.1
1944Birth nameShe was born on 15 June 1944.1
2025DeathShe died of cancer on 30 August 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.2
Last Edited 13 October 2025 11:09:05

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Nancy Greenberg to RCJ, 26 July 2015, Here are family names : father Larry McNeil now married to Ann Bartley (she is pretty interesting-
    Google her)
    Mother: Wanda McNeil (don't have Maiden name) now married to Jerry Branum
    Sister:Bekah McNeil now married to Mandy ------.
  2. Obituary, San Francisco Chronicle, Date: FROM 6 OCT 2025 TO 12 OCT 2025

Jerome Scott Branum

Male, #4089, Living




Family: Wanda Gayle Stubblefield (1949-2016)




Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Mandy Rumboldt

Female, #4090, Living







Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Dora Gurney

Ann Samols and Dora Gurney Samols
Female, #4091, Deceased, b. 25 December 1898, d. 20 December 1964




Parents

Father*Szmul Gurnianski (1865-1942)
Mother*Anna Sanay

Family: Elias Samols (1892-1949)

Daughter*Ann Masha Samols (1934-2008)



Biographical Details

NameDora Gurney was also known as Dora Samols.1
NameShe was also known as Dorothy Gurney.2
Person SourceShe had person sources.3
1898Birth nameShe was born on 25 December 1898 in Poland.3,4
1921ImmigrationShe migrated in 1921.3
1925ResidenceShe lived at 1480-85 Hoe Avenue in the Bronx on 1 June 1925.3
1925OccupationOn 1 June 1925 Dora Gurney was a dressmaker in New York City.3
1930MarriageShe married Elias Samols on 23 December 1930 in the Bronx. The marriage was witnessed by Max Harry Lieberman.1
From 1930 to 1931Psgr List (fam)From 24 December 1930 to 4 January 1931 Elias Samols and Dora Gurney cruised aboard the SS California sailing from New York. This was their wedding trip.2
1930Residence (family)Elias Samols and she lived at 200 Marcy Place, Apt. 2B, in the Bronx on 24 December 1930.2
1934Birth of ChildHer daughter, Ann Masha Samols, was born on 12 January 1934 in New York City.
1940Residence (family)Elias Samols and Dora Gurney lived at 2766 Sedgewick Avenue in the Bronx on 5 April 1940.5
1942Death of ParentHer father, Szmul Gurnianski, died on 21 April 1942 in Bronx, New York.
1949Death of SpouseHer husband, Elias Samols, died on 4 July 1949 in Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont.
1964DeathShe died on 20 December 1964 in the Bronx.4,6,7
About 1964BurialShe was buried about 21 December 1964 in Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey.8
Last Edited 8 August 2023 18:29:25

Citations

  1. Death Certificate, Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont; Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008; User Box Number: PR-01778; Roll Number: S-31218; Archive Number: M-2024123
  2. Passenger Manifest, SS California, arrived back in New York 4 Jan 1931
  3. 1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 42; Assembly District: 05; City: New York; County: Bronx; Page: 27
  4. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., SS# 104-20-6404
  5. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Bronx, New York; Roll: T627_2493; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 3-1313
  6. New York Times, New York, NY (July 31, 2006), Obituary, 21 Dec. 1964, SAMOLS—Dora, devoted wife of the late Elias, devoted mother of Meyer SameIs and Ann Grasser. Services today 10 A.M. Garlick's “Parkside,” Jerome Ave., near 170th St., Bronx. In lieu of flowers Please make contributions to the American Cancer Society.
  7. Death Index, New York, New York, U.S., Death Index, 1949-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017., Date: 2 JUL 2021
  8. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #206810619

Szmul Gurnianski

Szmul Gurnianski
Male, #4092, Deceased, b. 1865, d. 21 April 1942




Parents

Father*Chaim Gurnianski (1840-)
Mother*Chana Krant (-before 1930)

Family: Anna Sanay

Son*Benjamin Gurnianski + (1890-1938)
Son*Pimen Gurnianski
Daughter*Dora Gurney + (1898-1964)
Daughter*Ethel Gurnianski (1903-1967)
Daughter*Polina Gurnianski + (1909-about 1965)
Daughter*Gitla Gurnianski + (1913-1992)



Biographical Details

NameSzmul Gurnianski was also known as Samuel Gurney.1
Person SourceHe had person sources.2
1865Birth nameHe was born in 1865 in Bielsk Podlaski, Poland.2
MarriageHe married Anna Sanay.3
1890Birth of ChildHis son, Benjamin Gurnianski, was born in 1890.
1898Birth of ChildHis daughter, Dora Gurney, was born on 25 December 1898 in Poland.
1903Birth of ChildHis daughter, Ethel Gurnianski, was born in 1903.
1909Birth of ChildHis daughter, Polina Gurnianski, was born in 1909.
1913Birth of ChildHis daughter, Gitla Gurnianski, was born in 1913.
1929ImmigrationSzmul Gurnianski migrated to Ellis Island in New York on 9 November 1929

aboard the SS Berengaria from Southampton.2

Before 1930Death of ParentHis mother, Chana Krant, died before 1930 in Poland.
From 1930 to 1942OccupationFrom 1930 to 1942 Szmul Gurnianski was a house painter.4
1938Death of ChildHis son, Benjamin Gurnianski, died on 26 October 1938 in Smolensk, Russia.
1940Residence (family)As a parent, Szmul Gurnianski lived with Elias Samols and Dora Gurney at 2766 Sedgewick Avenue in the Bronx on 5 April 1940.1
1942DeathSzmul Gurnianski died of chronic cardiovascular disease on 21 April 1942 at Fordham Hospital in the Bronx.4
1942BurialHe was buried on 22 April 1942 in Mt. Hebron Cemetery in Flushing, Queens County, New York. Workmen's Circle Society, grave at location 75-O-Q-6-11. Inscription on the stone says ""Here is interred an honest and perfect man, Shmuel son of Chaim, who died on the 4th of Iyar 5702."4,5
Last Edited 5 August 2023 10:37:02

Citations

  1. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Bronx, New York; Roll: T627_2493; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 3-1313
  2. Passenger Manifest, SS Berengaria, arrived New York City 9 Nov. 1929
  3. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 9 August 2015
  4. Death Certificate, Bronx Cert. #4041, 21 April 1942 (Samuel Gurney)
  5. Cemetery Interment Index, http://www.mounthebroncemetery.com, accessed 9 Sept. 2015

Gitla Gurnianski

Gitla Gurnianski ca 1930
Female, #4093, Deceased, b. 1913, d. 1992




Parents

Father*Szmul Gurnianski (1865-1942)
Mother*Anna Sanay

Family: Ivan Vologodsky (1907-1958)

Daughter*Anna Vologodskaya +
Daughter*Galina Vologodskaya +



Biographical Details

MarriedGitla Gurnianski was also known as Gitla Vologodsky.1
Person SourceShe had person sources.2
1913Birth nameShe was born in 1913.1
1929ResidenceShe lived at 6 Kazimierowska in Bielsk Podlaski, Poland in 1929.2
MarriageShe married Ivan Vologodsky.1
1935Birth of ChildHer daughter, Anna Vologodskaya, was born in 1935 in Electrostal, Russia.
1939Birth of ChildHer daughter, Galina Vologodskaya, was born in 1939 in Kolchugino, Russia.
1942Death of ParentHer father, Szmul Gurnianski, died on 21 April 1942 in Bronx, New York.
1958Death of SpouseHer husband, Ivan Vologodsky, died in 1958.
1992DeathGitla Gurnianski died in 1992.3
Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 9 August 2015, Gitla(Gitel) was born in 1913. She is my grandmother.
    Gitel get married Ivan Vologodsky. They had 2 daughters.
    Anna ( my mother)
    Galina
  2. Passenger Manifest, SS Berengaria, arrived New York City 9 Nov. 1929
  3. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 13 Aug 2015

Elias Samols

Male, #4094, Deceased, b. 27 April 1892, d. 4 July 1949




Parents

Father*Abraham Samolski
Mother*Sarah Lubinsky (estimated 1857-)

Family 1: Dora Semiaticki (1884-1924)

Son*Meyer Samols (1912-1986)

Family 2: Dora Gurney (1898-1964)

Daughter*Ann Masha Samols (1934-2008)



Biographical Details

Person SourceElias Samols had person sources.1
1892Birth nameHe was born on 27 April 1892 in Bielsk, Poland.1,2
1910Immigration (fam)He and Dora Semiaticki migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 27 August 1910.3
1912MarriageHe married Dora Semiaticki in Brooklyn, New York on 18 May 1912.4
1912Birth of ChildHis son, Meyer Samols, was born on 5 December 1912 in New York City.
1918Naturalization (fam)Elias Samols and Dora Semiaticki were naturalized in 1918 at Bronx County Supreme Court in Bronx, New York.5,6
From 1920 to 1940OccupationFrom 1920 to 1940 Elias Samols was a newspaper proof reader & compositor.7,8,4
1924DeathHe became a widower on the death of Dora Semiaticki on 20 October 1924 in New York City.9
1930MarriageHe married Dora Gurney on 23 December 1930 in the Bronx. The marriage was witnessed by Max Harry Lieberman.1
From 1930 to 1931Psgr List (fam)From 24 December 1930 to 4 January 1931 Elias Samols and Dora Gurney cruised aboard the SS California sailing from New York. This was their wedding trip.6
1930Residence (family)He and Dora Gurney lived at 200 Marcy Place, Apt. 2B, in the Bronx on 24 December 1930.6
1934Birth of ChildHis daughter, Ann Masha Samols, was born on 12 January 1934 in New York City.
1940Residence (family)He and Dora Gurney lived at 2766 Sedgewick Avenue in the Bronx on 5 April 1940.7
1942Draft RegistrationHe registered for the draft on 27 April 1942 at Local Board #121, 2424 Jerome Avenue, in the Bronx. His signature on this card matches the signature on the 1930 marriage certificate.2
1949DeathHe died of arteriosclerosis on 4 July 1949 in Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont.1
About 1949BurialHe was buried about 6 July 1949 in Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey.10
1964Death of SpouseHis wife, Dora Gurney, died on 20 December 1964 in Bronx, New York.
Last Edited 8 August 2023 18:30:26

Citations

  1. Death Certificate, Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont; Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008; User Box Number: PR-01778; Roll Number: S-31218; Archive Number: M-2024123
  2. World War II Draft Registration Card, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147, Date: 27 APR 1842
  3. Passenger Manifest, SS Noordam, arr NYC ca August 27, 1910
  4. Marriage Certificate, Brooklyn Certificate #5993, 18 May 1912 (Dora Semiaticky & Elias Samolsky), Seen index only
  5. 1920 Federal Census, Place: Bronx Assembly District 3, Bronx, New York; Roll: T625_1135; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 214
  6. Passenger Manifest, SS California, arrived back in New York 4 Jan 1931
  7. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Bronx, New York; Roll: T627_2493; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 3-1313
  8. 1920 Federal Census
  9. Death Certificate, Manhattan certificate #25486, 20 Oct. 1924 (Dora Samols)
  10. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #206810620

Abraham Samolski

Male, #4095, Deceased




Family: Sarah Lubinsky (estimated 1857-)

Son*Elias Samols + (1892-1949)



Biographical Details

Person SourceAbraham Samolski had person sources.1
Estimated 1882MarriageHe married Sarah Lubinsky estimated 1882.1
1892Birth of ChildHis son, Elias Samols, was born on 27 April 1892 in Bielsk, Poland.
Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Citations

  1. Death Certificate, Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont; Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008; User Box Number: PR-01778; Roll Number: S-31218; Archive Number: M-2024123

Sarah Lubinsky

Female, #4096, Deceased, b. estimated 1857




Family: Abraham Samolski

Son*Elias Samols + (1892-1949)



Biographical Details

MarriedSarah Lubinsky was also known as Ann Samols.1
NameShe was also known as Sarah Zyker.
Person SourceShe had person sources.1
Estimated 1857Birth nameShe was born estimated 1857.
Estimated 1882MarriageShe married Abraham Samolski estimated 1882.1
1892Birth of ChildHer son, Elias Samols, was born on 27 April 1892 in Bielsk, Poland.
Last Edited 8 August 2023 18:43:01

Citations

  1. Death Certificate, Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont; Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008; User Box Number: PR-01778; Roll Number: S-31218; Archive Number: M-2024123

Ann Masha Samols

Ann Samols at Music & Art
Female, #4097, Deceased, b. 12 January 1934, d. 27 November 2008




Parents

Father*Elias Samols (1892-1949)
Mother*Dora Gurney (1898-1964)

Family 1: Ion Gresser (1928-2019)

Family 2: Paul Sperry (1934-2024)




Biographical Details

NameAnn Masha Samols was also known as Ann Masha Gresser.1
MarriedShe was also known as Ann Sperry.
Person SourceShe had person sources.2,1
1934Birth nameShe was born on 12 January 1934 in New York City.2,3
1940Residence (family)She lived with Elias Samols and Dora Gurney at 2766 Sedgewick Avenue in the Bronx on 5 April 1940.2
1949Death of ParentHer father, Elias Samols, died on 4 July 1949 in Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont.
1951EducationAnn Masha Samols studied at the High School of Music and Art in New York City in 1951.4
1959MarriageShe married Ion Gresser at 1130 Park Avenue in New York City on 28 August 1959.1
1960ResidenceShe lived at 1130 Park Avenue in New York City on 15 September 1960.
1960Psgr ListHer name was found on the passenger list of TWA flight 8754 on 15 September 1960 in New York City.3
From 1960 to 1965Residence (family)Ion Gresser and she lived in Boston, Massachusetts from 1960 to 1965.5
1963OccupationIn 1963 Ann Masha Samols was a sculptor in Boston, Massachusetts.6
1964Death of ParentHer mother, Dora Gurney, died on 20 December 1964 in Bronx, New York.
1969MarriageAnn Masha Samols married Paul Sperry in Manhattan, New York County, New York in 1969.
2008DeathShe died on 27 November 2008.7
2019Death of SpouseHer husband, Ion Gresser, died on 9 April 2019 in New York.
2024Death of SpouseHer husband, Paul Sperry, died on 13 June 2024 in Manhattan, New York.
Last Edited 10 August 2023 08:05:28

Citations

  1. New York Times, New York, NY (July 31, 2006), Wedding notice, Ann Samols & Ion Gresser, 8.28.1959
  2. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Bronx, New York; Roll: T627_2493; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 3-1313
  3. Passenger Manifest, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving at New York, New York.; NAI Number: 2848504; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A3998; NARA Roll Number: 389
  4. Yearbooks, "Senior Student," H.S. of Music and Art, 1951, Date: 1951
  5. City Directory, Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
  6. Newspaper, Boston Globe, May 25 1963 p.5
  7. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Chana Krant

Female, #4098, Deceased, d. before 1930




Family: Chaim Gurnianski (1840-)

Son*Pinchus Gurnianski + (-about 1943)
Son*Isaac Louis ("Ike") Gurnianski + (1864-1923)
Son*Szmul Gurnianski + (1865-1942)



Biographical Details

NameChana Krant was also known as Hannah Gurnianski.1
Birth nameShe was born in Russia.
Person SourceShe had person sources.2,3
1864Birth of ChildHer son, Isaac Louis ("Ike") Gurnianski, was born in April 1864 in Bialystok, Poland.
1865Birth of ChildHer son, Szmul Gurnianski, was born in 1865 in Bielsk Podlaski, Poland.
1923Death of ChildHer son, Isaac Louis ("Ike") Gurnianski, died on 7 April 1923 in Newark, New Jersey.
Before 1930DeathShe died before 1930 in Poland.4,3
Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 9 August 2015
  2. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 14 August 2015
  3. Death Certificate, Bronx Cert. #4041, 21 April 1942 (Samuel Gurney)
  4. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 9 August 2015, Dora father's name is Szmul Gurniansky and mother's name Hava (or closed). They had 3 sons and 4 daughters. Hava died in Bielsk and Dora invited father to her in Bronx NY.

Ion Gresser

Ion Gresser
Male, #4099, Deceased, b. 25 October 1928, d. 9 April 2019




Family: Ann Masha Samols (1934-2008)




Biographical Details

Person SourceIon Gresser had person sources.1
1928Birth nameHe was born on 25 October 1928 in New York City.2,3
1959MarriageHe married Ann Masha Samols at 1130 Park Avenue in New York City on 28 August 1959.1
From 1960 to 1965Residence (family)He and Ann Masha Samols lived in Boston, Massachusetts from 1960 to 1965.4
2008Death of SpouseHis wife, Ann Masha Samols, died on 27 November 2008.
2019DeathHe died on 9 April 2019 in New York.
Last Edited 13 June 2025 20:19:15

Citations

  1. New York Times, New York, NY (July 31, 2006), Wedding notice, Ann Samols & Ion Gresser, 8.28.1959
  2. Passenger Manifest, Ile de France, arr NYC 13 Sept. 1951
  3. 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., "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KJK6-B7J : accessed 11 August 2015), Ian Gresser, Residence, New York, New York, United States
  4. City Directory, Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Benjamin Gurnianski

Male, #4100, Deceased, b. 1890, d. 26 October 1938




Parents

Father*Szmul Gurnianski (1865-1942)
Mother*Anna Sanay

Family: Bronislava Bogatzkaya (about 1903-about 1943)

Daughter*Lilya Gurnianski (1931-about 1943)



Biographical Details

MarriageBenjamin Gurnianski married Bronislava Bogatzkaya.1
Person SourceHe had person sources.2
1890Birth nameHe was born in 1890.2
1931Birth of ChildHis daughter, Lilya Gurnianski, was born in 1931 in Electrostal, Russia.
1938DeathHe died on 26 October 1938 in Smolensk, Russia. shot by the KGB, rehabilitated in 1957.3
1942Death of ParentHis father, Szmul Gurnianski, died on 21 April 1942 in Bronx, New York.
About 1943Death of SpouseHis wife, Bronislava Bogatzkaya, died about 1943 in Smolensk, Russia.
Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 9 August 2015, His wife Bronislava and daughter Lilia, 12 years old were killed in Holocaust.
  2. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 9 August 2015, Benjamin (1890-1938) was shoot KGB in October, 26,1938. Smolensk, Russia.
  3. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 13 August 2015, Benjamin Gurniansky 1880-1938
    Was born in 1880 in Bielsk, Poland.
    d. 1938, Smolensk, Russia (was killed KGB Oct.26, 1938) Rehabilitation in 1957.