Nine Generations

Rose M. Anton1,2

Female, #9726, Deceased, b. 15 July 1898, d. 14 September 1954




Family: Aaron Harry Gelfand (1894-1963)

Daughter*Anne Henrietta Gelfand (about 1927-2017)



Biographical Details

1898Birth nameRose M. Anton was born on 15 July 1898 in Slonim, Russia.3,2,4
1918MarriageShe married Aaron Harry Gelfand in Bridgeport, Connecticut on 23 June 1918.1
1921Naturalization (fam)Aaron Harry Gelfand and she were naturalized on 14 September 1921 at Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County, Connecticut.4
About 1927Birth of ChildHer daughter, Anne Henrietta Gelfand, was born about 1927 in Connecticut.
1940Residence (family)Aaron Harry Gelfand and Rose M. Anton lived at 60 Cleveland Avenue in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut on 5 April 1940.5
1954DeathShe died on 14 September 1954 in New York.6
1963Death of SpouseHer husband, Aaron Harry Gelfand, died on 30 October 1963 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Last Edited 24 August 2024 06:29:17

Citations

  1. Connecticut Marriage Index, https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/
  2. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Gelfand Family Tree, accessed Aug 23, 2024
  3. Newspaper, Bridgeport Post, p.57, Date: 15 SEP 1954
  4. Naturalization Petition, Court of Common Pleas, Fairfield, CT, Vol 28 p.216, Date: 16 MAY 1921
  5. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Bridgeport, E.D. 9-74, Sheet 4B, Date: 5 APR 1940
  6. Newspaper, Bridgeport Telegram p.37, Date: 14 SEP 1954

Lazar Polansky1

Male, #9727, Deceased




Family: Sara Silverman

Daughter*Beckie Polansky + (1894-)
Daughter*Dora Polansky (1901-)



Last Edited 26 August 2024 16:51:32

Citations

  1. 1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), Date: 1 JUN 1925

Dora Polansky

Female, #9728, Deceased, b. 1901




Parents




Biographical Details

OccupationDora Polansky was a dressmaker.1
1901Birth nameShe was born in 1901 in Russia.1
1925Residence (family)As a sister-in-law of Abraham Marcus and Beckie Polansky, she resided with them at 285 Division Ave. in Brooklyn, New York on 1 June 1925.1
Last Edited 26 August 2024 17:00:35

Citations

  1. 1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), Date: 1 JUN 1925

Sara Silverman

Female, #9729, Deceased




Family: Lazar Polansky

Daughter*Beckie Polansky + (1894-)
Daughter*Dora Polansky (1901-)



Last Edited 26 August 2024 16:52:08

Sylvia Zissels

Sylvia Zissells
Female, #9730, Deceased, b. 2 March 1924, d. 20 November 1991




Parents

Father*Jacob Zissels
Mother*Molly Siegel (1901-1964)

Family: Eugene Nelson (1922-2000)




Biographical Details

1924Birth nameSylvia Zissels was born on 2 March 1924 in Ukraine, Russia.1
1948OccupationIn July 1948 Sylvia Zissels was a teacher in New York City.1,2
1948MarriageShe married Eugene Nelson in Manhattan, New York on 25 July 1948.
1964Death of ParentHer mother, Molly Siegel, died on 17 January 1964.
1991DeathSylvia Zissels died on 20 November 1991 in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida.
2000Death of SpouseHer husband, Eugene Nelson, died on 17 March 2000 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Last Edited 21 June 2025 18:01:26

Citations

  1. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #21907, Date: 13 JUL 1948
  2. Marriage License, Manhattan Lic. # 21907, Date: 13 JUL 1948

Claire Richman

Female, #9731, Deceased, b. 24 December 1924




Parents

Father*Sidney Richman (1896-1973)

Family: Eugene Nelson (1922-2000)

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



Biographical Details

1924Birth nameClaire Richman was born on 24 December 1924 in New York City.1,2
1957Birth of ChildHer son, Michael Nelson, was born on 21 May 1957.
1953MarriageShe married Eugene Nelson in Brooklyn, New York in 1953.3
Estimated 1954Birth of ChildHer daughter, Esther Geri Nelson, was born estimated 3 July 1954 in New York City.
1973Death of ParentHer father, Sidney Richman, died on 17 October 1973.
2000Death of SpouseHer husband, Eugene Nelson, died on 17 March 2000 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Last Edited 21 June 2025 18:37:22

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Michael Nelson to RCJ, Date: 6 SEP 2024
  2. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in...
  3. Marriage Certificate, Brooklyn Cert. #6555, Date: 1953

Morris Nelson1

Male, #9732, Deceased, b. 1861




Family: Sophie Rosall (1859-)

Son*Morris Sam Nelson + (1890-1963)



Biographical Details

1861Birth nameMorris Nelson was born in 1861 in Gothenburg, Sweden.2
1884MarriageHe married Sophie Rosall in Newburyport, Massachusetts on 5 February 1884.2
1890Birth of ChildHis son, Morris Sam Nelson, was born on 5 November 1890 in Minsk, Belarus.
Last Edited 21 June 2025 18:30:36

Citations

  1. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #15468 (Morris S. Nelson & Anna Levine)
  2. Find My Past, United States Marriages: Nelson & Rosall

Sophie Rosall1

Female, #9733, Deceased, b. 1859




Family: Morris Nelson (1861-)

Son*Morris Sam Nelson + (1890-1963)



Biographical Details

1859Birth nameSophie Rosall was born in 1859 in Gothenburg, Sweden.2
1884MarriageShe married Morris Nelson in Newburyport, Massachusetts on 5 February 1884.3
1890Birth of ChildHer son, Morris Sam Nelson, was born on 5 November 1890 in Minsk, Belarus.
Last Edited 21 June 2025 18:30:48

Citations

  1. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #15468 (Morris S. Nelson & Anna Levine)
  2. Find My Past, United States Marriages: Nelson & Rosall, Date: 21 JUN 2025
  3. Find My Past, United States Marriages: Nelson & Rosall

Stillborn Girl Brockbank

Female, #9734, Deceased, b. 28 January 1909, d. 28 January 1909




Parents

Father*George Gate Brockbank (1867-1931)
Mother*Luella Nicholson (1881-)



Biographical Details

1909Birth nameStillborn Girl Brockbank was born on 28 January 1909 at Rose City Sanitorium in Portland, Oregon.1
1909DeathShe was stillborn on 28 January 1909 at Rose City Sanitorium in Portland, Oregon at the age of 1 day.1
1931Death of ParentHer father, George Gate Brockbank, died on 10 July 1931 in Los Angeles, California.
Last Edited 25 March 2025 16:24:58

Citations

  1. Death Certificate, Portland, Cert. #9, Date: 28 JAN 1909

Esther Siegal

Female, #9735, Deceased, b. 7 January 1919, d. 7 December 1926




Parents

Father*Samuel Siegal (1888-1951)
Mother*Anna Berkowitz (about 1890-)



Biographical Details

1919Birth nameEsther Siegal was born on 7 January 1919 in New York City.1
1926DeathShe died of meningitis on 7 December 1926 at Jewish Hospital in Brooklyn, New York.2
1926BurialShe was buried on 7 December 1926 in United Hebrew Cemetery, 122 Arthur Kill Road, in Staten Island, New York.2
1951Death of ParentHer father, Samuel Siegal, died on 22 January 1951 in New York City.
Last Edited 6 October 2024 09:13:38

Citations

  1. 1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com)
  2. Death Certificate, Brooklyn Cert. #23966, Date: 7 DEC 1926

David Cohen1

Male, #9736, Deceased




Family: Esther Isaacs

Daughter*Mollie Cohen + (1922-)



Biographical Details

Birth nameDavid Cohen was born in Janina, Greece.1
1922Birth of ChildHis daughter, Mollie Cohen, was born on 10 October 1922 in Manhattan, New York.
Last Edited 16 September 2024 10:28:57

Citations

  1. Marriage Certificate, Brooklyn Cert. #15202, Date: 5 SEP 1942

Esther Isaacs

Female, #9737, Deceased




Family: David Cohen

Daughter*Mollie Cohen + (1922-)



Biographical Details

Birth nameEsther Isaacs was born in Janina, Greece.1
1922Birth of ChildHer daughter, Mollie Cohen, was born on 10 October 1922 in Manhattan, New York.
Last Edited 16 September 2024 10:29:47

Citations

  1. Marriage Certificate, Brooklyn Cert. #15202, Date: 5 SEP 1942

David Franklin Hyatt

Male, #9738, Deceased, b. about 1881, d. 1 November 1964




Family: Amanda Rowe (1884-1965)




Biographical Details

About 1881Birth nameDavid Franklin Hyatt was born about 1881.1
1903MarriageHe married Amanda Rowe in Missaukee County, Michigan on 26 August 1903.1
1964DeathHe died on 1 November 1964 in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.2
1965Death of SpouseHis wife, Amanda Rowe, died on 8 December 1965 in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
Last Edited 17 September 2024 15:24:32

Citations

  1. Marriage Index, Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, p.377, Date: 26 AUG 1903
  2. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Marilyn Cole Family Tree, Date: 17 SEP 2024

Elsie Rubespierre

Female, #9740, Deceased, b. 14 July 1909, d. 8 November 2009




Parents

Father*Bernard Rubespierre (about 1874-before 1930)
Mother*Emma Grossman (1883-1972)

Family 1: Louis Benjamin (about 1910-1959)

Family 2: Meyer David Dubb (1898-1976)




Biographical Details

1909Birth nameElsie Rubespierre was born on 14 July 1909 at 22 West 100th Street in New York, New York.1
Before 1930Death of ParentHer father, Bernard Rubespierre, died before 1930.
From 1930 to 1940OccupationFrom 1930 to 1940 Elsie Rubespierre was a department store buyer.2,3
1930ResidenceShe was an adult child at the residence of Emma Grossman on 5 April 1930 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.
1934MarriageElsie Rubespierre married Louis Benjamin in Manhattan, New York on 31 December 1934.4
1940Residence (family)Louis Benjamin and she lived at 2737 Devonshire Place NW, Apt. 308, in Washiington, D.C. in 1940.3
1959Death of SpouseHer husband, Louis Benjamin, died on 12 May 1959 in Paris, France.
After 1960MarriageShe married Meyer David Dubb after 1960.
1972Death of ParentHer mother, Emma Grossman, died in September 1972.
1976Death of SpouseHer husband, Meyer David Dubb, died on 4 August 1976 in Washington, D.C..
2009DeathElsie Rubespierre died on 8 November 2009 in Chevy Chase, D.C.5
About 2009BurialShe was buried about 20 November 2009 in Arlington National Cemetery, Sec 2, Site 4955-ALH, in Arlington, Virginia.5
Last Edited 26 September 2024 10:40:13

Citations

  1. Birth Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #34904; Elsie Rubespierre, Date: 14 JUL 1909
  2. 1930 Fed'l Census, Rochester, NY; ED 28-83, Sheet #5A, Date: 5 APR 1930
  3. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Washington, DC, ED 1-285 Sheet 3-A, Date: 4 APR 1940
  4. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #692 (1935), Date: 31 DEC 1934
  5. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #49175623, Date: ABT 10 NOV 2009

Robert Zielsky

Male, #9741, Deceased, b. March 1860, d. November 1889







Biographical Details

1860Birth nameRobert Zielsky was born in March 1860 in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
1885MarriageHe married Mathilde Bertha Wilhelmine Redlin in Codington, South Dakota on 20 March 1885.
1889DeathHe died in November 1889 in Codington, South Dakota.
1944Death of SpouseHis wife, Mathilde Bertha Wilhelmine Redlin, died on 15 October 1944 in Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota.
Last Edited 23 September 2024 10:57:49

Ludwig Johann Redlin

Male, #9742, Deceased, b. 1819, d. 1877

Relationships3rd great-grandfather of Erik Anderson






Biographical Details

1819Birth nameLudwig Johann Redlin was born in 1819.
1867Birth of ChildHis daughter, Mathilde Bertha Wilhelmine Redlin, was born on 22 December 1867 in Franzfelde, Germany.
1877DeathHe died in 1877.
Last Edited 23 September 2024 11:00:53

Augusta Sophie Dorothea Wilhelmina Kell

Female, #9743, Deceased, b. 1822

Relationships3rd great-grandmother of Erik Anderson



Family: Ludwig Johann Redlin (1819-1877)

Daughter*Mathilde Bertha Wilhelmine Redlin + (1867-1944)



Biographical Details

1822Birth nameAugusta Sophie Dorothea Wilhelmina Kell was born in 1822.
1867Birth of ChildHer daughter, Mathilde Bertha Wilhelmine Redlin, was born on 22 December 1867 in Franzfelde, Germany.
1877Death of PartnerHer partner, Ludwig Johann Redlin, died in 1877.
Last Edited 23 September 2024 11:01:34

John C. Pharr1

Male, #9744, Living




Family: Yohyon Chang




Last Edited 10 November 2025 14:11:17

Citations

  1. Personal Interview, Madeleine Jacobs, Date: 23 SEP 2024

Martha Kay Anderson

Female, #9745, Living

Relationships7th cousin of Mollie Jean Edson
7th cousin 2 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark
Sister of Erik Anderson



Parents




Last Edited 29 July 2025 07:00:46

Maxwell Rubespierre

Male, #9746, Deceased, b. 7 August 1916, d. 8 September 2003




Parents

Father*Bernard Rubespierre (about 1874-before 1930)
Mother*Emma Grossman (1883-1972)



Biographical Details

1916Birth nameMaxwell Rubespierre was born on 7 August 1916 in Manhattan, New York.1,2
Before 1930Death of ParentHis father, Bernard Rubespierre, died before 1930.
1930ResidenceMaxwell Rubespierre, as the child of Emma Grossman, resided with her at 627 Park Avenue in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.
1972Death of ParentHis mother, Emma Grossman, died in September 1972.
2003DeathHe died on 8 September 2003 in New York, New York.2
Last Edited 26 September 2024 09:06:17

Citations

  1. 1930 Fed'l Census, Rochester, NY; ED 28-83, Sheet #5A, Date: 5 APR 1930
  2. U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com database on-line., SSN: 062-09-6573, Date: 8 SEP 2003

Sarah Rubespierre

Female, #9747, Deceased, b. 21 June 1914, d. 21 June 1914




Parents

Father*Bernard Rubespierre (about 1874-before 1930)
Mother*Emma Grossman (1883-1972)



Biographical Details

1914Birth nameSarah Rubespierre was born on 21 June 1914 in New York, New York.
1914DeathShe died on 21 June 1914 in New York, New York.
Before 1930Death of ParentHer father, Bernard Rubespierre, died before 1930.
1972Death of ParentHer mother, Emma Grossman, died in September 1972.
Last Edited 26 September 2024 08:59:00

Louis Benjamin

Male, #9748, Deceased, b. about 1910, d. 12 May 1959




Parents

Family: Elsie Rubespierre (1909-2009)




Biographical Details

About 1910Birth nameLouis Benjamin was born about 1910 in New York City.1
1934MarriageHe married Elsie Rubespierre in Manhattan, New York on 31 December 1934.1
1940OccupationIn 1940 Louis Benjamin was a chemist and chemical warefare specialist at Internal Revenue Service in Washington D.C.
1940Residence (family)He and Elsie Rubespierre lived at 2737 Devonshire Place NW, Apt. 308, in Washiington, D.C. in 1940.2
1959DeathHe died of a heart attack on 12 May 1959 in Paris, France.3
2009Death of SpouseHis wife, Elsie Rubespierre, died on 8 November 2009 in Chevy Chase, D.C..
Last Edited 26 November 2025 13:50:46

Citations

  1. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #692 (1935), Date: 31 DEC 1934
  2. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Washington, DC, ED 1-285 Sheet 3-A, Date: 4 APR 1940
  3. Obituary, Washington (DC) Evening Star, p.22, Date: 14 MAY 1959

Meyer David Dubb

Male, #9749, Deceased, b. 10 March 1898, d. 4 August 1976




Family: Elsie Rubespierre (1909-2009)




Biographical Details

Note.
1898Birth nameMeyer David Dubb was born on 10 March 1898 in Russia.1
After 1960MarriageHe married Elsie Rubespierre after 1960.
1976DeathHe died on 4 August 1976 in Washington, D.C.1
2009Death of SpouseHis wife, Elsie Rubespierre, died on 8 November 2009 in Chevy Chase, D.C..
Last Edited 17 May 2025 10:56:16

Citations

  1. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., SSN 577-03-1351

Martha Mae Grimmett

Female, #9750, Deceased, b. 5 June 1909, d. 5 May 1999




Family: Opal Raymond Robertson (1911-1999)




Biographical Details

NameMartha Mae Grimmett was also known as Martha M. Grimmett.
1909Birth nameShe was born on 5 June 1909 in Norman, Oklahoma.1
1979MarriageShe married Opal Raymond Robertson on 7 March 1979.2
1999Death of SpouseHer husband, Opal Raymond Robertson, died on 18 March 1999 in Butte, California.
1999DeathShe died on 5 May 1999 in Gridley, Butte County, California.
About 1999BurialShe was buried about 7 May 1999 in Old Oroville Cemetery in Oroville, California.1
Last Edited 26 September 2024 14:09:31

Citations

  1. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #65385137, Date: ABT 7 MAY 1999
  2. Marriage Index, California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1960-1985Mas, Date: 7 MAR 1979