Nine Generations

Chaim Eisenberg

Parents

Biographical Details

Citations

1. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Sherman Family Tree (Ancestry on-line)
2. Jewish Heritage Research Group (Minsk), "Report on Genealogical Research of Aizenberg Family from Pinsk/Karlin", 15 August 2014, , to Robert Jacobs, p. 4
3. Passenger Manifest, SS Lituania arr NYC 2 Aug 1910
4. Jewish Heritage Research Group of Belarus (13B Daumana Street, 220002 Minsk, Belarus), "Report on Genealogical Research of Kuperman Family from Shtetl Pogost-Zarechny and Pinsk", March 22, 2014, to Robert Jacobs, Privately circulated, p.5,

   1893 Family list of Jews petty bourgeois- residents of shtetl Karlin of Pinsk vicinity, Fond 611, opis 7, delo 13, p. 226 overleaf-227

   ¹195 Mordukh son of Itzka Aizinberg, 61

   His wife Khana, 61

   His daughters: Asna - married

   Rokhlya- married

   Ita- married

   Genya- married

   Braina- married

   Beilya, 23

   His sons: Leizer, 26 Added: in 1888 was added to the reserve

   Khaim, 23 Added: in 1891 was drafted to the army

   Mordukh’s brother Shachno, died in 1871

   Shachno’s wife Mikhlya, 59

   Shchno’s sons: 1. Khaim, 39. Added: in 1875 was added to the reserve

   Khaim’s wife Leya, 34

   Khaim’s sons: Shachno, 12. Added: In 1902 didn’t report to the draft location

   Itzik born on November 1, 1887

   Iosel born on August 25, 1892

   Khaim’s daughters: Ester born on March 10, 1891

   Dvoira, born on November 13, 1894

   Gitlya, born on November 13, 1894

   Genya-Rokhlya, born on February 15, 1899

   2. Nekhemia, 31 years old. Added: in 1882 was added to the reserve

   Nekhemia’s wife Reizlya, 30

   Nekhemia’s son Shachno, 10

   Added: in 1904 will be drafted to the army.

   Nekhemia’s daughters: Khaya, born on Decemebr 20, 1889

   Ester, was born on July 15, 1891

   Sulka, was born on November 18, 1892

   Dvoira, was born on January 5, 1894

   Sura, was born on May 25, 1896

   3. Movsha, 25. Added: in 1889 was drafted to the army, in 1891 deserted.

5. 1920 Federal Census, New York, New York, population schedule, New York, Enumeration District 327, sheet 10B, dwelling 26, family 205, National Archives micropublication T625-1191 (Hyman Eisenberg household).
6. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p.
7. Jewish Heritage Research Group (Minsk), "Report on Genealogical Research of Aizenberg Family from Pinsk/Karlin", 15 August 2014, , to Robert Jacobs, p. 7; name found on Duma voters list
8. 1930 Fed'l Census, Bronx, New York, population schedule, Bronx, Enumeration District 3-355, sheet 15B, dwelling 30, family 343, National Archives micropublication T626-1474 (Joe Calamito household).
9. Telephone Interview, Anita Cooper Smith & RCJ, 24 March 2014
10. E-mail message, Monte Sherman to RCJ, 12 Feb 2012, Hyman died 02/06/1952; Fanny died 10/22/1944.
11. Burial Index, Mt. Judah Cemetery (Hyman Eisenberg), EISENBERG, HYMAN 1-U-052-R06 SHOCH TOV A'PINSK

Gardner Martin Edson

Gardner Edson

Parents

Biographical Details

	Aka	Gardner Martin Edson was also known as Martin Gardner Edson. Ed Edson, on his 1920 marriage certificate, enters his father's name as "Martin G. Edson," thus removing any doubt that the Martin Edson census and other records refer to Gardner M. Edson. Until 1856 all records refer to him that way. In 1854 he had lost both his first wife and his infant daughter within two days of one another. All records referring to him after 1856 render his name as "Gardner Martin Edson" or "Gardner M. Edson." Kansas and Missouri newspaper stories about him refer to him as "G.M. Edson." Like Superman and Clark Kent, Martin and Gardner are never seen together.1,2
1827	Birth	He was born on 29 July 1827 in New York.1
	Education	He studied at Beloit Seminary in Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin from 1849 to 1850. His name is found on a list of students at the Seminary; his residence is stated as Batavia, NY.3
1850	Occupation	On 2 August 1850 Gardner Martin Edson was a blacksmith in Beloit; the census-taker recorded his name as "Martin G. Edson."4
1852	Marr-Partners	He married Leonora Viola Tisdel on 30 June 1852 in Harlem, Stephenson County, Illinois.5
1853	Birth of Child	His daughter, Eva Edson, was born on 27 March 1853 in Illinois.
1854	Death	He became a widower on the death of Leonora Viola Tisdel on 23 July 1854 in Illinois.
1854	Death	He was bereaved by the death of Eva Edson on 25 July 1854 in Illinois.6
1856	Occupation	In 1856 Gardner Martin Edson was a blacksmith (name rendered as "Martin G. Edsen") and a member of the militia in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. According to the check marks on the census form, Edson was a member of the militia and had been a resident of the state for "0" years. He was then 29 years old.7
1859	Marr-Partners	He married Mary Ellen Gillespie on 10 March 1859 in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. "The first marriage in the township, tradition claims, was that of a man by the name of Edson who was united to Miss Gillespie, during the year 1859. They have since that event left the county." — 1884 History of Kossuth, Hancock and Winnebago Counties, Iowa. However, the original marriage record gives the location of the marriage as Cerro Gordo County.8,1,9,10,11
1860	Occupation	In 1860 Gardner Martin Edson was a farmer in Madison Township, Hancock County, Iowa. The Gillespies were the Edsons near neighbors.8
1860	Residence (family)	He and Mary Ellen Gillespie lived in Madison Township, Hancock County, Iowa on 20 July 1860.8
1860	Birth	His son, Edward Edson, was born in Elk Grove on 30 August 1860.12
1861	Birth of Child	His daughter, Jessie Edson, was born on 17 November 1861 in Madison Township, Hancock County, Iowa.
Before 1862	Arrest	A "G.M. Edson" was arrested for rape in Iowa before 17 May 1862. Bail was set at $1000. Nothing further has been learned, either about a trial or about dismissal of the charges.13
1863	Draft Registration	Gardner Martin Edson registered for the draft in June 1863 in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa. The form lists him as a blacksmith; his birthplace is given as New York.14
1863	Occupation	In June 1863 Gardner Martin Edson was a blacksmith in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa. His occupation is recorded as blacksmith by "Martin" in 1850 and 1856 and by "Gardner" in 1863.14
1865	Misc	He was assessed $5.83 on income related to the Graham Nodaway Company in November 1865.15
1865	Occupation	In November 1865 Gardner Martin Edson was a physician in Mound City, Holt County, Missouri.15
1866	Misc	He was assessed $3.45 on 1865 income related to Holt Company in May 1866.16
1866	Misc	His name appeared on a list "Registered Name — Continued, Denton Township" in the Holt County Sentinel on 30 November 1866.17
1870	Residence	He lived in Lewis Township, Holt County, Missouri on 7 June 1870.18
1870	Occupation	On 7 June 1870 Gardner Martin Edson was a dentist in Lewis Township, Holt County, Missouri.18
After 1870	Death of Parent	His father, [Unknown] Edson, died after 1870.
	Residence (family)	Gardner Martin Edson and Mary Ellen Gillespie lived in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas between 1871 and 1872. The Edson family settled briefly in Sabetha between 1871 and 1874, but long enough to help organize the library association. A note lists G. M. Edson: "Sabetha Library Association — In 1871, this association was organized, with S.W. Brooke, President; Emma Brady, Secretary. Its membership included, among others, J.T. Brady, G.M. Edson, Mr. and Mrs. Prof. Philbrook, H. Tarr, Samuel Slosson and D.L. Gebhart. About twenty books were donated and purchased as the nucleus to a library. Until 1879, no changes were made regarding the method of conducting the association. Its only income was the yearly fees and fines imposed. On January 1 of that year, the society was incorporated under the laws of the State, with a capital stock of $1,000, divided into shares of $10 each. The library, which occupied a part of Sherwood & Marshall’s drug store, consisted of 650 volumes in all departments of literature. Their use was free to its stockholders, but a yearly fee of $2.00 was charged to all others."19,20
About 1874	Anecdote (fam)	About 1874 The Edsons acquired land in Smith County, Kansas circa 1874.21
	Occupation	From 1875 to 1881 Gardner Martin Edson was a physician, coroner and farmer in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas.22,23,24
	Residence (family)	He and Mary Ellen Gillespie lived in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas from 1875 to 1881. In 1880 the town was also called Centre Township.22,24
1876	Anecdote	On 14 January 1876. the Smith County Pioneer reported that Gardner Edson had been injured during the previous week by being thrown from his buggy; by January 14 he had recovered sufficently "to be able to be up and about again."25
1879	Occupation	In November 1879 Gardner Martin Edson was an elected county coroner in Smith County, Kansas.26
1879	Elected	He was elected Coroner on 4 November 1879 in Smith County, Kansas.27
1880	Note	A Federal agricultural production census schedule for Centre Township showed that on Gardner Edson's farm of 170 acres, 70 acres were under cultivation and the remainder was unimproved or in woodlands or pasture. The value of the farm was reported to be $2500, of which livestock was valued at $500 and tools at $100.28,29
1881	Election	He was elected President of the County Agricultural Society on 12 April 1881 in Smith County, Kansas.30
1881	Death	He died of a suspected laudanum overdose on 20 October 1881 at the Kansas Central Hotel in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas, at age 54 years. According to the Kansas Free Press, he had been suffering from epilepsy for some years.31,12,32,33,34
About 1881	Burial	He was buried about 22 October 1881 in Fairview Cemetery in Smith County. His headstone is found in Block 1, Section B, Row 10. "Dr. Edson" is the only inscription on it.12,35,36,37
1935	Death of Spouse	His wife, Mary Ellen Gillespie, died on 29 January 1935 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.

Citations

1. Edson Family Association & Edson Genealogical Association, The Edsonian, Brewer, Maine: Edson Family Association, 1947 ff
2. 1850 Federal Census, Rock County, Wisconsin population schedule, Beloit, sheet 406A, dwelling 441, family 487, National Archives micropublication M432-1005 (J.P. Houston household).
3. Yearbooks, Ancestry.com. U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original publlished July 24, 1850
4. 1850 Federal Census, Rock County, Wisconsin population schedule, Beloit, sheet 406A, dwelling 441, family 487, National Archives micropublication M432-1005 (J.P. Huston household).
5. Marriage Index, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, Vol. B, p.8, Lic. No. 309
6. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #74560161
7. 1856 Iowa State Census
8. 1860 Federal Census, Place: Madison, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: M653_323; Page: 609; Family History Library Film: 803323
9. Marriage Certificate, Iowa State Public Record Offices, 1834-1900 via Archives.com, Certificate copy apparently unavailable
10. Marriage Certificate, Cerro Gordo County marriage records, Vol. 1, p.6
11. History of Kossuth, Hancock and Winnebago Counties, Iowa, Springfield, Illinois: Union Publishing Co, 1884, 696
12. Edson Family Association & Edson Genealogical Association, The Edsonian, Brewer, Maine: Edson Family Association, 1947 ff, Vol. 52, #3, Fall, 2000, p.37
13. Newspaper, Muscatine (Iowa) Weekly Journal, 23 May 1862, p.4
14. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Original data:
    
    Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registrations, 1863-1865. NM-65, entry 172, 620 volumes. Records of the Provost Marshal General’s Bureau (Civil War), Record Group 110. National Archives, Washington D.C., Gardner M. Edson, Fifth Congressional District, Iowa
15. U.S., IRS Assessment Lists, Holt County, Missouri, District 4, Ancestry.com., Monthly and Special lists, November 1865
16. U.S., IRS Assessment Lists, Holt County, Missouri, District 4, Ancestry.com., District 4 Annual List
17. Newspaper, Holt County Sentinel, Oregon, Missouri, p.3
18. 1870 Federal Census
19. Mollie Edson, Verboden: The Musings of a Washington Pioneer in a Dutch Community, 1890-1944, Multimedia Master's Degree Project Central Washington University, 1999, Letter, Ed Edson to George Burr, 1 November 1940, "It was while we lived in Sabetha before we moved to Smith Co. I was 11 or 12 years old."
20. Online Record, http://cityofsabetha.com/Other Early Enterprises.html
21. Mollie Edson, Verboden: The Musings of a Washington Pioneer in a Dutch Community, 1890-1944, Multimedia Master's Degree Project Central Washington University, 1999, Letter, Ed Edson to George Burr, 19 Jan 1941, You asked about our old Smith County holdings. I don't know and don't believe I ever did know just how my paternal acquired title to it. As I remember, he bought someone's relinquishment to start with. I don't believe he homesteaded it so he must have, I suppose, taken it under the Pre-emtion [sic] Act.
22. 1875 Kansas State Census, G.M. Edson
23. 1850 Federal Census, Smith, Kansas; Archive Collection Number: T1130; Roll 35; Page: 19; Line: 5; Agriculture Schedule.
24. 1850 Federal Census, Smith County, Kansas population schedule, Centre Township, Enumeration District 310, sheet 19, dwelling 80, family 83, National Archives micropublication T9-397 (Gardner M. Edson household).
25. Newspaper, Smith County (KS) Pioneer, 14 January 1876., Date: 14 JAN 1876
26. William G. Cutler, 1883, William G. Cutler, 1883, History of Kansas, Chicago: A.T. Andreas,, Chicago: A.T. Andreas, Kansas Historical Society Website, Smith County Chapter.
27. Newspaper, Kansas Free Press Supplement, Date: 6 NOV 1879
28. 1850 Federal Census, Smith County, Kansas population schedule, Centre Township, Enumeration District 310, sheet 19, dwelling 80, family 83, National Archives micropublication T9-397 (Gardner Edson houshold).
29. 1880 Fed'l Census, , Agriculture, , ; ., Smith County, Kansas; Film T1130, Roll 35, Page 19, Line 5; Gardner Edson
30. Kansas Free Press, Smith Centre, Kansas, p.5, Date: 22 APR 1881
31. 1900 Federal Census, Edward Edson
32. Mollie Edson, Verboden: The Musings of a Washington Pioneer in a Dutch Community, 1890-1944, Multimedia Master's Degree Project Central Washington University, 1999, /miscellaneous/42-11-30 Ed Autobiography#1.tif
33. Smith County Kansas Pioneer, Smith Centre, Smith County, Kansas, ., Death's Doings.; October 28, 1881, Volume X, Number 2; p. 4, column 1, Filed as 0245.jpg in RCJ's Kansas papers directory.
34. Kansas Free Press, Smith Centre, Kansas, DIED—On October 20th, 1881, Dr. G.M. Edson; 28 October 1881, vol. 3, No. 5; p. 5, Col. 2
35. Smith County Kansas Pioneer, Smith Centre, Smith County, Kansas, ., Death's Doings; October 28, 1881, Volume X, Number 2; p. 4, column 1, Filed as 0245.jpg in RCJ's Kansas papers directory.
36. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #120616358
37. Sarah Steward Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Tombstone Inscriptions, Smith County, KS, Vol. 2: Center Township Fairview Cemetery, N.p.: Anundsen Publishing, 1989, p.26

Mary Ellen Gillespie

Mary Ellen Gillespie

Parents

Biographical Details

	Married	Mary Ellen Gillespie was also known as Mary Ellen Edson.
1838	Birth	She was born on 27 March 1838 in Ohio.1
1840	Residence	She lived in Jackson, Wayne County, Ohio in 1840.2
1850	Residence	She lived in Guilford, Medina County, Ohio on 4 October 1850.3
1856	Residence	She lived in Taylor Township, Benton County, Iowa in 1856.4
1859	Marr-Partners	She married Gardner Martin Edson on 10 March 1859 in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. "The first marriage in the township, tradition claims, was that of a man by the name of Edson who was united to Miss Gillespie, during the year 1859. They have since that event left the county." — 1884 History of Kossuth, Hancock and Winnebago Counties, Iowa. However, the original marriage record gives the location of the marriage as Cerro Gordo County.5,6,7,8,9
1860	Residence (family)	Gardner Martin Edson and she lived in Madison Township, Hancock County, Iowa on 20 July 1860.5
1860	Birth	Her son, Edward Edson, was born in Elk Grove on 30 August 1860.10
1861	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Jessie Edson, was born on 17 November 1861 in Madison Township, Hancock County, Iowa.
1870	Residence	Mary Ellen Gillespie lived in Lewis Township, Holt County, Missouri on 7 June 1870.11
	Residence (family)	Gardner Martin Edson and she lived in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas between 1871 and 1872. The Edson family settled briefly in Sabetha between 1871 and 1874, but long enough to help organize the library association. A note lists G. M. Edson: "Sabetha Library Association — In 1871, this association was organized, with S.W. Brooke, President; Emma Brady, Secretary. Its membership included, among others, J.T. Brady, G.M. Edson, Mr. and Mrs. Prof. Philbrook, H. Tarr, Samuel Slosson and D.L. Gebhart. About twenty books were donated and purchased as the nucleus to a library. Until 1879, no changes were made regarding the method of conducting the association. Its only income was the yearly fees and fines imposed. On January 1 of that year, the society was incorporated under the laws of the State, with a capital stock of $1,000, divided into shares of $10 each. The library, which occupied a part of Sherwood & Marshall’s drug store, consisted of 650 volumes in all departments of literature. Their use was free to its stockholders, but a yearly fee of $2.00 was charged to all others."12,13
About 1874	Anecdote (fam)	About 1874 The Edsons acquired land in Smith County, Kansas circa 1874.14
	Residence (family)	Gardner Martin Edson and she lived in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas from 1875 to 1881. In 1880 the town was also called Centre Township.15,16
1881	Death	She was widowed by the death of Gardner Martin Edson on 20 October 1881 at Kansas Central Hotel in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas.17,10,18,19,20
	Possessions	From 1882 to 1886 Mary Ellen Gillespie possessed the family land holdings in Smith County, Kansas. Her brother-in-law, David Clark, was given a power of attorney and managed the sales for her.14
1885	Residence	She lived in Saratoga Precinct, Holt County, Nebraska with Charles George Gillespie, Jr., on 22 June 1885. she was keeping house for her father, both temporarily away from their spouses.21
1889	Residence	She lived in Whatcom County, Washington in 1889.22
	Residence	She lived in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington from 1889 to 1900.23,22
1903	Death of Parent	Her father, Charles George Gillespie, Jr., died on 9 September 1903 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
1904	Death of Parent	Her mother, Maria Lutz, died on 10 December 1904 in Anderson, Shasta, California.
1905	Death of Child	Her daughter, Jessie Edson, died on 18 May 1905 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
	Residence	Mary Ellen Gillespie lived at 228 East 76th Street in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon from 21 April 1910 to 1871. with her sister, Theresa Gillespie Mitchel,She was listed as the widow of Martin Edson.24,25
1920	Residence	She lived at 1601 I Street in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington on 3 January 1920.26
1930	Residence	She lived in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington on 11 April 1930.27,28
1935	Death	She died of coronary thrombosis on 29 January 1935 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.28,10
About 1935	Burial	She was buried about 30 January 1935 in Lynden Cemetery in Lynden, Washington.29

Citations

1. One World Tree, Lawson Family Tree
2. 1840 Federal Census, (Charles Gillespie)
3. 1850 Federal Census, Place: Guilford, Medina, Ohio; Roll: 709; Page: 290A
4. 1856 Iowa State Census
5. 1860 Federal Census, Place: Madison, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: M653_323; Page: 609; Family History Library Film: 803323
6. Edson Family Association & Edson Genealogical Association, The Edsonian, Brewer, Maine: Edson Family Association, 1947 ff
7. Marriage Certificate, Iowa State Public Record Offices, 1834-1900 via Archives.com, Certificate copy apparently unavailable
8. Marriage Certificate, Cerro Gordo County marriage records, Vol. 1, p.6
9. History of Kossuth, Hancock and Winnebago Counties, Iowa, Springfield, Illinois: Union Publishing Co, 1884, 696
10. Edson Family Association & Edson Genealogical Association, The Edsonian, Brewer, Maine: Edson Family Association, 1947 ff, Vol. 52, #3, Fall, 2000, p.37
11. 1870 Federal Census
12. Mollie Edson, Verboden: The Musings of a Washington Pioneer in a Dutch Community, 1890-1944, Multimedia Master's Degree Project Central Washington University, 1999, Letter, Ed Edson to George Burr, 1 November 1940, "It was while we lived in Sabetha before we moved to Smith Co. I was 11 or 12 years old."
13. Online Record, http://cityofsabetha.com/Other Early Enterprises.html
14. Mollie Edson, Verboden: The Musings of a Washington Pioneer in a Dutch Community, 1890-1944, Multimedia Master's Degree Project Central Washington University, 1999, Letter, Ed Edson to George Burr, 19 Jan 1941, You asked about our old Smith County holdings. I don't know and don't believe I ever did know just how my paternal acquired title to it. As I remember, he bought someone's relinquishment to start with. I don't believe he homesteaded it so he must have, I suppose, taken it under the Pre-emtion [sic] Act.
15. 1875 Kansas State Census, G.M. Edson
16. 1850 Federal Census, Smith County, Kansas population schedule, Centre Township, Enumeration District 310, sheet 19, dwelling 80, family 83, National Archives micropublication T9-397 (Gardner M. Edson household).
17. 1900 Federal Census, Edward Edson
18. Mollie Edson, Verboden: The Musings of a Washington Pioneer in a Dutch Community, 1890-1944, Multimedia Master's Degree Project Central Washington University, 1999, /miscellaneous/42-11-30 Ed Autobiography#1.tif
19. Smith County Kansas Pioneer, Smith Centre, Smith County, Kansas, ., Death's Doings.; October 28, 1881, Volume X, Number 2; p. 4, column 1, Filed as 0245.jpg in RCJ's Kansas papers directory.
20. Kansas Free Press, Smith Centre, Kansas, DIED—On October 20th, 1881, Dr. G.M. Edson; 28 October 1881, vol. 3, No. 5; p. 5, Col. 2
21. 1885 Nebraska Census, 1885 Nebraska State Census, Holt County, Saratoga Township, p. 17; National Archives and Records Administration, M352., Edson misspelled as Edsen
22. Washington State and Territorial Census, 1857 - 1892, Washington. Washington Territorial Census Rolls, 1857-1892. Olympia, Washington:
23. 1900 Federal Census
24. 1910 Federal Census, Ellen G. Edson
25. City Directory, 1911 Portland City Directory. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
26. 1920 Federal Census, Ellen Edson
27. 1930 Fed'l Census, Ellen Edson
28. Rootsweb, Lawson Family Tree
29. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #6661150

Julius David Jasper

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Biographical Details

Citations

1. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
2. E-mail message, Gabriel Jasper to RCJ, 31 July 2009
3. World War II Draft Registration Card, Max Jasper
4. BIRLS death list, Julius D. Jasper
5. NY State Marriage Indexes, 1881-1967, Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017., Date: 11 JUN 1950
6. New York Times, New York, NY (July 31, 2006), Obituary, 12/6/2000
7. New York Jewish News, Obituary, Date: 6 DEC 2000
8. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
9. Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014, Accessed on Ancestry.com, 19 Feb 2019; no certficate number

Steven Mark Jasper

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Richard Warren Jasper

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Barbara Ann Jasper

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Nancy B. Lepow

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Stuart Aferiat

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Millie Sapier

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Benjamin Lax

Benjamin Lax

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Biographical Details

1883	Birth	Benjamin Lax was born on 14 March 1883 in Biłgoraj, Poland. His birth name was Berisch Lachs.1,2,3
1918	Physical Description	In 1918, at age 35 years, his draft board described him as short with a medium build.
1918	Occupation	On 12 September 1918 Benjamin Lax was a tailor and garment worker in New York City.4
1888	Death of Parent	His father, Szlama Jankel Lax, died in 1888 in Janow Lubelski, Poland.
1888	Death of Parent	His mother, Brucha Laya Becher, died on 2 February 1888 in Biłgoraj, Poland.
About 1906	Marr-Partners	Benjamin Lax married Dora Fierman about 1906.5
1907	Birth of Child	His son, Joseph Szlojma Lax, was born on 4 October 1907 in Russia.
Before 1910	Residence	Benjamin Lax lived in Biłgoraj, Poland before 1910. Bilgoraj is 60 miles south of Lublin.6
1910	Immigration	He migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 13 February 1910 aboard the SS Martha Washington from Trieste. On page 2 of the ship's manifest, Max Bregel, his cousin, is listed as his American contact at 324 DeKalb Avenue in Brooklyn.7
1914	Birth of Child	His daughter, Helen Lax, was born on 2 March 1914 in New York City.
1915	Naturalization	He was naturalized in 1915.8
1915	Birth of Child	His son, Jack Isador Lax, was born on 2 October 1915 in New York City.
1918	Residence	Benjamin Lax lived at 1619 Washington Avenue in the Bronx on 12 September 1918.9
	Residence (family)	He and Dora Fierman lived at 1619 Washington Avenue in the Bronx from 1920 to 1925.8,10
1920	Occupation	On 8 January 1920 Benjamin Lax was an operator in a cloak manufacturing house in New York.8
1920	Birth of Child	His daughter, Anne May Lax, was born on 9 August 1920 in New York City.
1930	Residence (family)	He and Dora Fierman lived at 1372 Ogden Avenue in the Bronx on 6 April 1930.11
	Residence (family)	He and Dora Fierman lived at 171 Nelson Avenue in the Bronx from 1935 to 1940.12
	Residence (family)	He and Dora Fierman lived at 1227 Nelson Avenue in the Bronx from 1942 to 1964. On February 10, 2019, Linda Jacobs wrote, " 1227 Nelson Ave was where my grandparents lived for many years, where my dad grew up, on the corner of 168th and Nelson, across the street from the Noonan Plaza, kitty corner from Sacred Heart school and church. The other address was where my mom and her family lived on the lower east side, near Rivington Street."13,14,15,16
1942	Physical Description	In 1942, at age 59 years, his draft board described him as height 5' 3½", weight 145, complexion light, eyes brown, hair gray.13
1964	Death	He became a widower on the death of Dora Fierman on 11 February 1964 in New York City.17
1964	Marr-Partners	He married Kate Finkelstein in 1964 in the Bronx.18
1970	Death	He died on 19 February 1970 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida.19,20,21
About 1970	Burial	He was buried about 21 February 1970 in Old Montefiore Cemetery in Saint Albans, Queens County, New York.22
1971	Death of Spouse	His wife, Kate Finkelstein, died on 6 April 1971 in Los Angeles, California.

Citations

1. 1920 Federal Census
2. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
3. Passenger Manifest, Berisch Lachs, SS Martha Washington, 13 Feb 1910, p.2
4. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Benjimin Lax
5. 1930 Fed'l Census
6. Passenger Manifest, Berisch Lachs
7. Passenger Manifest, Berisch Lachs, SS Martha Washington, 13 Feb 1910, Indexed on Enhanced Ellis Island as Berisch Lacho from Biclogoraj
8. 1920 Federal Census, Bronx, New York, population schedule, Bronx, Enumeration District 152, sheet 13B, dwelling 17, family 253, National Archives micropublication T625-1133 (Benjamin Lax household).
9. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Benjiman Lax
10. 1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 55; Assembly District: 02; City: New York; County: Bronx; Page: 5
11. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1468; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0161; Image: 379.0; FHL microfilm: 2341203
12. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Benjamin Lax household
13. World War II Draft Registration Card, United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Benjamin Lax, Local Bd. 86, Bronx, NY
14. E-mail message, Linda Jacobs to RCJ, 10 Feb. 2019
15. 1950 Fed'l Census, Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT
16. Personal knowledge of Robert Jacobs
17. Telephone Interview, Linda Lax & RCJ, 23 Dec. 2009, Linda remembers being pregnant with Michael when her grandmother died; in consequence she couldn't attend the funeral
18. New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1995 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Bronx Cert. #8124
19. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Benjamin Lax
20. Telephone Interview, Linda Jacobs, 3/31/2008
21. Florida Death Index 1877-1998, Benjamin Lax, 19 Feb. 1970
22. Death Certificate, Florida cert #70-010081, Benjamin Lax, 19 Feb 1970

Dora Fierman

Dora Fierman Lax

Parents

Biographical Details

	Married	Dora Fierman was also known as Dora Lax.
	Birth	She was also known as Dwojra Fierman.
1882	Birth	She was born on 24 February 1882 in Biłgoraj, Poland.1
About 1906	Marr-Partners	She married Benjamin Lax about 1906.2
1907	Birth of Child	Her son, Joseph Szlojma Lax, was born on 4 October 1907 in Russia.
1913	Residence	She lived in Biłgoraj, Poland in 1913. It's about 60 miles south of Lublin.3
1913	Immigration	She migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 26 March 1913 at 324 DeKalb Avenue in Brooklyn Nieuw Amsterdam from Rotterdam. Her son Joseph ("Schloime" on the manifest) accompanied her.4,5
1914	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Helen Lax, was born on 2 March 1914 in New York City.
1915	Naturalization	Dora Fierman was naturalized in New York City in 1915.5
1915	Birth of Child	Her son, Jack Isador Lax, was born on 2 October 1915 in New York City.
Before 1918	Death of Parent	Her mother, Ruchla Hudes Dechter, died before 1918 in Poland.
Before 1918	Death of Parent	Her father, Joseph Szulim Fierman, died before 1918 in Poland.
1918	Residence	12 September 1918; Benjamin Lax; Bronx, New York6
	Residence (family)	Benjamin Lax and Dora Fierman lived at 1619 Washington Avenue in the Bronx from 1920 to 1925.5,7
1920	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Anne May Lax, was born on 9 August 1920 in New York City.
1930	Residence (family)	Benjamin Lax and Dora Fierman lived at 1372 Ogden Avenue in the Bronx on 6 April 1930.8
	Residence (family)	Benjamin Lax and she lived at 171 Nelson Avenue in the Bronx from 1935 to 1940.9
	Residence (family)	Benjamin Lax and she lived at 1227 Nelson Avenue in the Bronx from 1942 to 1964. On February 10, 2019, Linda Jacobs wrote, " 1227 Nelson Ave was where my grandparents lived for many years, where my dad grew up, on the corner of 168th and Nelson, across the street from the Noonan Plaza, kitty corner from Sacred Heart school and church. The other address was where my mom and her family lived on the lower east side, near Rivington Street."10,11,12,13
About 1964	Burial	She was buried about 10 February 1964 in Old Montefiore Cemetery in Saint Albans, Queens County, New York.14
1964	Death	She died on 11 February 1964 in New York City.15
1970	Death of Spouse	Her husband, Benjamin Lax, died on 19 February 1970 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Citations

1. Polish Birth Record, FHL film #1860513 Akta 65 (Dwojra Fajerman), Birth registered July 9, 1886 of Dwojra FAJERMAN daughter of Josef Szoel FAJERMAN, worker, 48, and Ruchla Hudesa DECHTER, 42. Dwojra was born Feb 24, 1882
2. 1930 Fed'l Census
3. Passenger Manifest
4. Passenger Manifest, SS Nieuw Amsterdam, 26 March 1913
5. 1920 Federal Census, Bronx, New York, population schedule, Bronx, Enumeration District 152, sheet 13B, dwelling 17, family 253, National Archives micropublication T625-1133 (Benjamin Lax household).
6. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Benjiman Lax
7. 1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 55; Assembly District: 02; City: New York; County: Bronx; Page: 5
8. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1468; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0161; Image: 379.0; FHL microfilm: 2341203
9. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Benjamin Lax household
10. World War II Draft Registration Card, United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Benjamin Lax, Local Bd. 86, Bronx, NY
11. E-mail message, Linda Jacobs to RCJ, 10 Feb. 2019
12. 1950 Fed'l Census, Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT
13. Personal knowledge of Robert Jacobs
14. Telephone Interview, Linda Lax & RCJ, 23 Dec. 2009
15. Telephone Interview, Linda Lax & RCJ, 23 Dec. 2009, Linda remembers being pregnant with Michael when her grandmother died; in consequence she couldn't attend the funeral

Abraham Ewig

Parents

Biographical Details

1878	Birth	Abraham Ewig was born on 7 May 1878 in Rajtarowice, Ukraine.1
1878	Circumcision	He was circumcised in Sambor, Poland on 14 May 1878.1
	Occupation	Abraham Ewig was a tailor.2,3
1881	Death of Parent	His father, Hersch Ewig, died on 3 May 1881 in Rajtarowice, Ukraine.
About 1902	Marr-Partners	Abraham Ewig married Anna Gutter about 1902.4
1902	Birth of Child	His son, Harry D. Ewig, was born on 6 March 1902 in Przemyśl, Poland.
1905	Birth of Child	His daughter, Jean Ewig, was born on 8 October 1905 in Przemyśl, Poland.
1908	Immigration	Abraham Ewig migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 14 March 1908 aboard the RMS Baltic from Liverpool.5
1911	Birth of Child	His daughter, Rose Ewig, was born on 29 October 1911 in New York City.
1914	Birth of Child	His daughter, Doris Ethel Ewig, was born on 25 May 1914 in New York City.
1915	Naturalization	He was naturalized in 1915.3,6
1918	Birth of Child	His daughter, Gladys Ewig, was born on 26 July 1918 in New York City.
1918	Draft Registration	He registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in New York City.3
1918	Residence (family)	He and Anna Gutter lived at 194 Delancey Street in Brooklyn, New York on 12 September 1918.3
1919	Birth of Child	His son, Louis Ewig, was born on 15 September 1919 in Manhattan, New York Cit.
1921	Birth of Child	His daughter, Regina Ewig, was born on 25 September 1921 in New York City.
1925	Residence (family)	Abraham Ewig and Anna Gutter lived at 30 Goerck Street in New York City on 1 June 1925. Goerck Street no longer exists. It was on the Lower East Side in what is now called Soho.6
Before 1929	Residence	He lived at 123 Ludlow Street in Brooklyn, New York before 31 March 1929.2
1929	Death	He died of tuberculosis on 31 March 1929 at the Metropolitan Hospital in Manhattan.7,2
1929	Burial	He was buried on 1 April 1929 in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Maspeth, Queens County, New York. The grave location is 39R, Przemysler Society-2.8
1949	Death of Spouse	His wife, Anna Gutter, died on 21 July 1949 in Brooklyn, New York.

Citations

1. Polish Birth Record, Polish State Archives, Sambor Metrycal records, Page 33, Akta 130, Covers at least Sambor & Rajtarowice
2. Death Certificate, Manhattan Cert.#9732, March 31, 1929
3. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Ancestry on-line; Card Serial #2521
4. 1930 Fed'l Census
5. Passenger Manifest, Abraham Ewig, SS Baltic, 5 March 1908
6. 1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 06; Assembly District: 04; City: New York; County: New York; Page: 65
7. Personal Interview, Linda Jacobs & RCJ, 20 September 2008
8. Death Certificate, Manhattan Death Cert.#9732, March 31, 1929

Alan Spencer Lax

Parents

Rochelle Lax

Parents

David Joseph Lax

Parents

Francis Joseph Dominic Marino, III

Angela Carmela Capobianco

Biographical Details

Citations

1. Telephone Interview, Irene Almas & RCJ, 28 Oct 2010
2. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p., p. 18
3. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., SSN: 113-44-6250
4. Newspaper, Obituary, Newsday (Suffolk Edition), 16 July 2001 p.26
5. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #169828845

Peter M. Almas

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Jerome Schiff

Parents

Biographical Details

Citations

1. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Yonkers, Westchester, New York; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2341401 (Morris Schiff et al)
2. Naturalization Petition, Bennie Guterman, #249518, Southern District of New York, 8/20/1935
3. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Jerome Schiff. 4 Aug. given for both birth and death

Ruth Schiff

Ruth Schiff in June 2005

Parents

Biographical Details

Citations

1. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
2. Telephone Interview, Ruth Schiff & RCJ, 3 Feb 2011
3. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Yonkers, Westchester, New York; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2341401 (Morris Schiff et al)
4. Lafayette High School, 1961, Yonkers High School, Blackboard, 1937, p.80
5. Telephone Interview, Ruth Schiff & RCJ, 30 Oct. 2010
6. Passenger Manifest, Pan American Airways Flight 430, 23 November 1946
7. Passenger Manifest, SS Queen of Bermuda, arr NYC 2/3/1951
8. Personal Interview, Leslie E. Schiff & RCJ, 22 May 2021, Date: 22 MAY 2021

Bernard C. Schiff

Bernard Schiff, 1996 or 1997

Parents

Biographical Details

Citations

1. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
2. Telephone Interview, Ruth Schiff & RCJ, 3 Feb 2011
3. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Yonkers, Westchester, New York; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2341401 (Morris Schiff et al)
4. Naturalization Petition, Bennie Guterman, #249518, Southern District of New York, 8/20/1935
5. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Number: 15268; Reel: 37
6. Personal Interview, Leslie E. Schiff & RCJ, 22 May 2021, Date: 22 MAY 2021
7. Cemetery Interment Index, Ancestry.com. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA, accessed August 3, 2023

Morton Cooper Schiff

Morton Schiff HS yearbook photo

Parents

Biographical Details

Citations

1. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
2. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., SSN 107-05-9312
3. 1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Yonkers, Westchester, New York; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2341401 (Morris Schiff et al)
4. Naturalization Petition, Bennie Guterman, #249518, Southern District of New York, 8/20/1935
5. NARA, WW II Enlistee database, Serial #32426923; found on World Vital Records.com.
6. Newspaper, Yonkers Herald Statesman 18 January 1945 p.4, Date: 18 JAN 1945
7. Marriage Index, New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Manhattan; Volume Number: 1; License #654
8. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
9. Florida Death Index 1877-1998
10. Newspaper, Morton Schiff obituary, Miami Herald, 21 May 1989, p.4B