Nine Generations

Jeffrey Craig Brenner

Jeff Brenner en famille

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Lily Brenner

Lily Brenner on her nineteenth birthday

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Anna Gutter

Anna Gutter

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Biographical Details

	Birth	Anna Gutter was also known as Chana Gutter.1
	Married	She was also known as Anna Ewig.2
About 1878	Birth	She was born about 1878 in Przemyśl, Poland. I've used the approximate death date from her immigration manifest rather than from the death certificate which would have made her eight years younger.2,1,3
1887	Death of Parent	Her mother Mrs. Rose Hass died in 1887 in Sambor, Poland.
About 1902	Marr-Partners	Anna Gutter married Abraham Ewig about 1902.2
1902	Birth of Child	Her son Harry D. Ewig was born on 6 March 1902 in Przemyśl, Poland.
1905	Birth of Child	Her daughter Jean Ewig was born on 8 October 1905 in Przemyśl, Poland.
1910	Immigration	Anna Gutter migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 6 March 1910 They sailed aboard the SS President Lincoln which departed from Hamburg on February 18, 1910.2,4
1911	Birth of Child	Her daughter Rose Ewig was born on 29 October 1911 in New York City.
1914	Birth of Child	Her daughter Doris Ethel Ewig was born on 25 May 1914 in New York City.
1918	Birth of Child	Her daughter Gladys Ewig was born on 26 July 1918 in New York City.
1918	Residence (family)	Abraham Ewig and Anna Gutter lived at 194 Delancey Street in Brooklyn, New York on 12 September 1918.5
1919	Birth of Child	Her son Louis Ewig was born on 15 September 1919 in New York City.
1921	Birth of Child	Her 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
1929	Death of Spouse	Her husband Abraham Ewig died on 31 March 1929 in Manhattan, New York.
1930	Residence	She lived at 144 Norfolk Street in New York City on 4 April 1930.2
1940	Residence	She lived at 156 South Sixth Street in Brooklyn, New York with Louis Ewig on 10 April 1940.7
1949	Death	She died on 21 July 1949 at Brooklyn State Hospital in Brooklyn, New York.8,9,10
1949	Burial	She was buried on 22 July 1949 in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Maspeth, Queens County, New York. Her grave is at location 39R, Przemysler Society-2.8

Citations

1. Passenger Manifest, Merosh Ewig, SS President Grant, 18 Feb. 1910
2. 1930 Fed'l Census
3. Death Certificate, Anna Ewig Brooklyn Cert. #156-49-313679, filed 22 Jul 1949
4. Passenger Manifest, Chana Ewig, SS President Lincoln, arr NY 10 Mar 1910
5. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Ancestry on-line; Card Serial #2521
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. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Anna Ewig household
8. Mt. Zion Cemetery Interment Database, Anna Ewig, buried 22 July 1949
9. New York City Death Index, 1862—1965, Ancestry.com, FHL film #1324925, Death certificate is #13679
10. Death Certificate, Brooklyn Cert. #156-49-313679, filed 22 Jul 1949

Dror N. Nir

Dror Nir

Joseph S. Shor

Yossie Shor

Benjamin Nir

Benjamin Nir

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Jennifer Nir

Jenny Nir

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Gabriella Nir

Gabriella Nir

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Yitzchak Shor

Yitzchak Shor

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Tamara Shor

Tamara Shor

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Ayelet Shor

Ayelet Shor

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Alon Shor

Alon Shor

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Jack Hall Owens

Eugenia Harkless

Eugenia Harkless & Jack Jacobs

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Samuel Leonard Pardue

Jessie Edson

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Biographical Details

	Married	Jessie Edson was also known as Jessie White.
1861	Birth	She was born on 17 November 1861 in Madison Township, Hancock County, Iowa. The Edson Family History states her birthdate as 17 November 1861.1,2,3
1870	Residence	She lived in Lewis Township, Holt County, Missouri on 7 June 1870.4
	Residence	She lived in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas between 1871 and 1872.5
	Residence	She lived in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas from 1875 to 1880. In 1880 the town was also known as Centre Township.6,7
1876	Anecdote	On 4 July 1876 represented the Goddess of Liberty at Smith County's centennial celebration of American independence.8
1880	Occupation	In 1880 Jessie Edson was a schoolteacher in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas.9
1881	Death	She was saddened by the death of Gardner Martin Edson on 20 October 1881 at Kansas Central Hotel in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas.10,11,12,13,14
About 1882	Adoption	She adopted a daughter, Edith, about 1882 in Smith County, Kansas.
1882	Birth of Child	Her daughter Edith Steele was born on 1 July 1882 in Smith County, Kansas.
About 1882	Note (fam)	Henry Anson White and Jessie Edson adopted Edith Steele, the daughter of Margaret Maria Gillespie and Charles Steele. Charles Steele died in the same year that Edith was born. Unable to support her, her mother allowed the Whites to adopt her. Edith Steele died in childhood.
1883	Marr-Partners	Jessie Edson married Henry Anson White on 14 February 1883 in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas.11
1883	Residence (family)	Henry Anson White and she lived in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington in 1883.1
1889	Residence (family)	Henry Anson White and she lived in Whatcom County, Washington on 1 April 1889.15
1891	Death of Child	Her daughter Edith Steele died on 18 November 1891 in Whatcom County, Washington.
	Separation	Henry Anson White and Jessie Edson were separated or divorced between 1899 and 1902. She is listed twice in the 1900 census: at home in Whatcom County with Henry White and in California, visiting her aunt Sarah Emily Gillespie Keeler.
1900	Anecdote	On 2 June 1900. Jessie Edson White was visiting her aunt, Sarah Gillespie, in California when the 1900 census was taken.16
1905	Death	She died on 18 May 1905 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.3
About 1905	Burial	She was buried about 19 May 1905 in Plot D178E of the Lynden Cemetery in Whatcom County, Washington. Her headstone is shared with Edith Steele (1882 - 1891), the girl she and Henry White adopted in 1882.3
1935	Death of Parent	Her mother Mary Ellen Gillespie died on 29 January 1935 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
1938	Death of Spouse	Her husband Henry Anson White died on 2 May 1938 in Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington.

Citations

1. Edson Genealogical Association, Edson, Family History and Genealogy, Volume III (Edson Genealogical Association), Gardner Martin Edson entry
2. 1900 Federal Census
3. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #6661151
4. 1870 Federal Census
5. 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."
6. 1875 Kansas State Census, G.M. Edson
7. 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).
8. Mrs. William Hawes, The History of Smith Centre, Kansas, 1871-1971, 1st ed., 1971; Online: digital images, Allen County Public Library, The Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/historyofsmithce00hawe), Accessed; 19 September 2017; 45
9. 1880 Federal Census, NARA film T9-0397, via Find My Past
10. 1900 Federal Census, Edward Edson
11. Edson Family Association & Edson Genealogical Association, The Edsonian, Brewer, Maine: Edson Family Association, 1947 ff, Vol. 52, #3, Fall, 2000, p.37
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, /miscellaneous/42-11-30 Ed Autobiography#1.tif
13. 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.
14. 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
15. Washington State and Territorial Census, 1857 - 1892, Washington. Washington Territorial Census Rolls, 1857-1892. Olympia, Washington: Washington State Archives. Roll: V228_18
16. 1900 Federal Census, Jessie E. Edson

David Christopher Holmes

David Holmes

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Biographical Details

	Note	According to the 1910 federal census, his mother and father were born in England.
1873	Birth	David Christopher Holmes was born on 24 January 1873 in Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa.1,2,3,4,5,6,7
1885	Residence (family)	George Henry Holmes, Sarah A. Holmes, Mary M. Holmes, David Christopher Holmes, Robert James Holmes, Pheabe Holmes, and Elizabeth Holmes lived with Henry Holmes and Mary Jane Garret in Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa in 1885.8
1888	Death of Parent	His mother Mary Jane Garret died on 20 October 1888 in Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa.
	Occupation	From 1896 to 1900 David Christopher Holmes was a barber in Alvord, Lyon County, Iowa.3,9,10,6
1896	Marr-Partners	He married Lillie Beck on 10 July 1896 in Alvord, Lyon County, Iowa.3,11,6
1898	Birth of Child	His daughter Leona Holmes was born on 15 September 1898 in Iowa.
1900	Residence (family)	He and Lillie Beck lived in Alvord, Iowa on 5 June 1900.3
1902	Birth of Child	His daughter Iva Holmes was born on 29 July 1902 in Spokane, Washington.
1904	Birth of Child	His daughter Verna Holmes was born on 4 December 1904 in Odessa, Washington.
1910	Occupation	In 1910 David Christopher Holmes was a house carpenter in Iowa.9
	Residence (family)	He and Lillie Beck lived in Odessa, Washington from 1910 to 1920.9,12,1
1910	Birth of Child	His daughter Elvira Holmes was born on 18 February 1910 in Odessa, Washington.
1914	Death of Parent	His father Henry Holmes died on 13 February 1914 in Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa.
1915	Death of Child	His daughter Iva Holmes died on 3 December 1915 in Odessa, Washington.
	Occupation	From 1918 to 1920 David Christopher Holmes was a county game warden in Odessa, Washington.1,4
1930	Residence	He lived in Opportunity, Spokane County, Washington in 1930.2
1930	Occupation	In 1930 David Christopher Holmes was a house carpenter.2
1944	Death	He was the informant for the death certificate of Lillie Beck in Opportunity, Spokane County, Washington, on 27 June 1944. The Washington death certificate spells her first name as "Lily."13
1946	Marr-Partners	He married Catherine Leese on 15 March 1946 at Unitarian Church in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington. The marriage was witnessed by Raymond Thomas Bigelow.14
1955	Residence	David Christopher Holmes lived at 8816 Eighth Ave., N.E., in Seattle, Washington in 1955.10
1955	Death	He died of a cerebral hemorrage on 13 June 1955 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, Washington.15,10,16
1955	Cremation	He was cremated on 15 June 1955 at Butterworth Chapel in Seattle.17
1963	Death of Spouse	His wife Catherine Leese died on 12 January 1963 in Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Washington.
	Note	A newspaper obituary said he has a "sister in the East;" she is unknown so far.

Citations

1. 1920 Federal Census
2. 1930 Fed'l Census
3. 1900 Federal Census
4. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Lincoln County, Washington; Roll: 1991655; Draft Board: 0.
5. Newspaper, Obituary, Seattle Daily Times, 14 June 1955, provides city of birth
6. Marriage Certificate, Lyon County Register of Marriages, Vol. 2, p.65
7. 1885 Iowa Census, David Holmes
8. 1885 Iowa Census, Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 (Ancestry On-line)
9. 1910 Federal Census
10. Newspaper, Obituary, Seattle Daily Times, 14 June 1955
11. Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992, David Holmes & Lillie Beck, Family Search on-line, source film 1434690
12. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, David Christopher Holmes
13. Death Certificate, Washington Cert. #339 (Lily Holmes), Date: 27 JUL 1944
14. Marriage Certificate, King County Marriage Certificate Series A #123951, filed 21 March 1946
15. Telephone Interview, Janet-JeanEdson & RCJ, 19 July 2009
16. Washington State Digital Archives, Washington Death Certificate #11008, Date: 13 JUN 1955
17. Newspaper, Obituary, Seattle Daily Times, 14 June 1955

Lillie Beck

Lillie Beck Holmes

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Biographical Details

Citations

1. 1900 Federal Census
2. Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992, David Holmes & Lillie Beck, Family Search on-line, source film 1434690
3. Marriage Certificate, Lyon County Register of Marriages, Vol. 2, p.65; David C. Holmes and Lillie Beck
4. 1885 Iowa Census
5. Marriage Certificate, Lyon County Register of Marriages, Vol. 2, p.65
6. 1910 Federal Census
7. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, David Christopher Holmes
8. 1920 Federal Census
9. Marriage Certificate, Database: Spokane County Marriage Records. ONLINE. 2006. Source: Spokane County Marriage Certificates, Book A, 1880-1887; Marriage Returns, 1891-1907, and Marriage Certificates, 1887-1974. Washington State Archives, Eastern Regional Branch.
10. Death Certificate, Washington Cert. #339 (Lily Holmes), Date: 27 JUL 1944