Joshua Scott Westerfield
Male, #4076, Living
Parents
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15 March 2026 19:11:58 |
Scott Roger Westerfield
Male, #4077, Living
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Roberta Leslie Wilson
Female, #4078, Living
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Luther Josiah Jenks
Male, #4079, Deceased, b. 20 December 1841, d. 7 March 1903
Parents
Biographical Details
| 1841 | Birth name | Luther Josiah Jenks was born on 20 December 1841 in New York City.1 |
| 1850 | Residence (family) | Horatio Newton ("Newt") Jenks, Luther Josiah Jenks, Robert Gilbert Jenks, Rosetta G. Jenks, and Solomon G. Jenks lived with Luther Rice Jenks and Roxa Evans in Fairplains Township, Montcalm County, Michigan on 30 September 1850.2 |
| From 1862 to 1865 | Military | Luther 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 |
| 1863 | Marriage | He married Emily Kniffen in Montcalm County Michigan on 3 March 1863.4 |
| About 1870 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Laura Jenks, was born about 1870 in Michigan. |
| About 1872 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Celia A. Jenks, was born about 1872 in Michigan. |
| About 1876 | Birth of Child | His son, Clarence Jenks, was born about 1876 in Michigan. |
| 1880 | Occupation | On 3 June 1880 Luther Josiah Jenks was a farmer in Pleasant Plains, Lake County, Michigan.5 |
| 1880 | Residence (family) | He and Emily Kniffen lived in Pleasant Plains, Lake County, Michigan on 3 June 1880.6 |
| 1881 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Emily Kniffen, died on 1 May 1881 in Fairplains Township, Montcalm County, Michigan. |
| 1883 | Marriage | He married Laura Wheeler in Fairplains Township, Montcalm County, Michigan on 22 April 1883.7 |
| 1885 | Birth of Child | His son, Grover Jenks, was born in July 1885 in Fairplains Township, Montcalm County, Michigan. |
| 1890 | Death of Parent | His father, Luther Rice Jenks, died on 21 April 1890 in Ferris Township. |
| 1891 | Birth of Child | His son, Mark Ross Jenks, was born on 16 May 1891 in Fenwick, Michigan. |
| 1892 | Death of Parent | His mother, Roxa Evans, died on 27 April 1892 in Fairplains Township, Montcalm County, Michigan. |
| 1897 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Laura Wheeler, died on 18 January 1897 in Fairplains Township, Montcalm County, Michigan. |
| 1900 | Residence | Luther Josiah Jenks lived in Fairplains Township, Montcalm County, Michigan on 23 June 1900.8 |
| About 1903 | Burial | He was buried about 7 March 1903 in Fairplains Cemetery in Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan.9 |
| 1903 | Death | He died on 7 March 1903 in Fairplains Township.1 |
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Eileen Lorraine Thornton
Female, #4080, Living
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Claudette Kay Morris
Female, #4081, Deceased, b. 14 September 1935, d. 12 January 2016
Biographical Details
| Name | Claudette Kay Morris was also known as Claudette Kay Keith.1 |
| 1935 | Birth name | She was born on 14 September 1935.2 |
| 1980 | Marriage | She married Larry Dwain Keith in Everett, Snohomish County, Washington on 25 October 1980.1 |
| 1983 | Divorce | Larry Dwain Keith and she were divorced on 21 November 1983 in Snohomish County, Washington.3 |
| 1986 | Marriage | She married Larry Dwain Keith in Snohomish County, Washington on 12 September 1986. They remarried after having been divorced in 1983.4 |
| 2016 | Death | She died on 12 January 2016 in Snohomish County, Washington.2 |
| 2025 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Larry Dwain Keith, died on 28 May 2025 in Everett, Snohomish County, Washington. |
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Cecily Jane Jacobs
Female, #4082, Living
Parents
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Tali Leah Roth
Female, #4083, Living
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29 March 2026 13:55:24 |
Phoenix Abe Jankie
Male, #4084, Living
Parents
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4 November 2023 08:07:11 |
Larry Byron McNeil
Male, #4085, Living
Parents
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Wanda Gayle Stubblefield
Wanda Stubblefield McNeil
Female, #4086, Deceased, b. 13 July 1949, d. 26 May 2016
Parents
Biographical Details
| Married | Wanda Gayle Stubblefield was also known as Wanda McNeil.1 |
| 1949 | Birth name | She was born on 13 July 1949 in Granite City, Illinois.2 |
| 1950 | Residence (family) | She lived with Ralph Glandon Stubblefield and Ruby Alice Cook at 2428 State St. in Granite City, Illinois on 25 April 1950.3 |
| 1971 | Graduation | Wanda Gayle Stubblefield graduated from Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, in 1971 with a bachelor's degree.2 |
| 1976 | Graduation | She graduated from Vanderbilt Law School in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, in 1976.2 |
| 1979 | Birth of Child | Her son, Joshua David McNeil, was born on 11 November 1979 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. |
| 1983 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Rachel Rebekah McNeil, was born on 31 March 1983 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. |
| 2007 | Death of Parent | Her mother, Ruby Alice Cook, died on 1 February 2007. |
| 2007 | Death of Parent | Her father, Ralph Glandon Stubblefield, died on 24 March 2007 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. |
| 2016 | Death | Wanda Gayle Stubblefield died on 26 May 2016 in Nashville.2 |
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Rachel Rebekah McNeil
Female, #4087, Living
Parents
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15 March 2026 19:02:33 |
Anne Bartley
Anne Bartley
Female, #4088, Deceased, b. 15 June 1944, d. 30 August 2025
Biographical Details
| 1944 | Birth name | Anne Bartley was born on 15 June 1944.1 |
| 2025 | Death | She died of cancer on 30 August 2025 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.2 |
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Jerome Scott Branum
Male, #4089, Living
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Mandy Rumboldt
Female, #4090, Living
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Dora Gurney
Ann Samols and Dora Gurney Samols
Female, #4091, Deceased, b. 25 December 1898, d. 20 December 1964
Parents
Biographical Details
| Name | Dora Gurney was also known as Dora Samols.1 |
| Name | She was also known as Dorothy Gurney.2 |
| 1898 | Birth name | She was born on 25 December 1898 in Poland.3,4 |
| 1921 | Immigration | She migrated in 1921.3 |
| 1925 | Residence | She lived at 1480-85 Hoe Avenue in the Bronx on 1 June 1925.3 |
| 1925 | Occupation | On 1 June 1925 Dora Gurney was a dressmaker in New York City.3 |
| 1930 | Death of Parent | Her mother, Anna Sanay Krant, died in 1930 in Poland. |
| 1930 | Marriage | Dora Gurney married Elias Samols on 23 December 1930 in the Bronx. The marriage was witnessed by Max Harry Lieberman.1,5 |
| From 1930 to 1931 | Psgr List (fam) | From 24 December 1930 to 4 January 1931 Elias Samols and Dora Gurney cruised aboard the SS California sailing from New York City. This was their wedding trip.2 |
| 1930 | Residence (family) | Elias Samols and she lived at 200 Marcy Place, Apt. 2B, in the Bronx on 24 December 1930.2 |
| 1934 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Ann Masha Samols, was born on 12 January 1934 in New York City. |
| 1940 | Residence (family) | Elias Samols and Dora Gurney lived at 2766 Sedgewick Avenue in the Bronx on 5 April 1940.6 |
| 1942 | Death of Parent | Her father, Szmul Gurnianski, died on 21 April 1942 in Bronx, Bronx County, New York. |
| 1949 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Elias Samols, died on 4 July 1949 in Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont. |
| 1964 | Death | She died on 20 December 1964 in the Bronx.4,7,8 |
| About 1964 | Burial | She was buried about 21 December 1964 in Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey.9 |
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Szmul Gurnianski
Szmul Gurnianski
Male, #4092, Deceased, b. 1865, d. 21 April 1942
Parents
Biographical Details
| Name | Szmul Gurnianski was also known as Samuel Gurney.1 |
| 1865 | Birth name | He was born in 1865 in Bielsk Podlaski, Poland.2 |
| Marriage | He married Anna Sanay Krant.3 |
| 1890 | Birth of Child | His son, Benjamin Gurnianski, was born in 1890. |
| 1898 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Dora Gurney, was born on 25 December 1898 in Poland. |
| 1903 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Ethel Gurnianski, was born in 1903. |
| 1909 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Polina Gurnianski, was born in 1909 in Russia. |
| 1913 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Gitla Gurnianski, was born in 1913. |
| 1929 | Immigration | Szmul Gurnianski migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 9 November 1929
aboard the SS Berengaria from Southampton.2
 |
| Before 1930 | Death of Parent | His mother, Chana Krant, died before 1930 in Poland. |
| 1930 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Anna Sanay Krant, died in 1930 in Poland. |
| From 1930 to 1942 | Occupation | From 1930 to 1942 Szmul Gurnianski was a house painter.4 |
| 1938 | Death of Child | His son, Benjamin Gurnianski, died on 26 October 1938 in Smolensk, Russia. |
| 1940 | Residence (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 |
| 1942 | Death | Szmul Gurnianski died of chronic cardiovascular disease on 21 April 1942 at Fordham Hospital in the Bronx.4 |
| 1942 | Burial | He 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 |
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Gitla Gurnianski
Gitla Gurnianski ca 1930
Female, #4093, Deceased, b. 1913, d. 1992
Parents
Biographical Details
| Married | Gitla Gurnianski was also known as Gitla Vologodsky.1 |
| 1913 | Birth name | She was born in 1913.1 |
| 1929 | Residence | She lived at 6 Kazimierowska in Bielsk Podlaski, Poland in 1929.2 |
| 1930 | Death of Parent | Her mother, Anna Sanay Krant, died in 1930 in Poland. |
| Marriage | Gitla Gurnianski married Ivan Vologodsky.1 |
| 1935 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Anna Vologodskaya, was born in 1935 in Electrostal, Russia. |
| 1939 | Birth of Child | Her daughter, Galina Vologodskaya, was born in 1939 in Kolchugino, Russia. |
| 1942 | Death of Parent | Her father, Szmul Gurnianski, died on 21 April 1942 in Bronx, Bronx County, New York. |
| 1958 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Ivan Vologodsky, died in 1958. |
| 1992 | Death | Gitla Gurnianski died in 1992.3 |
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Elias Samols
Male, #4094, Deceased, b. 27 April 1892, d. 4 July 1949
Parents
Biographical Details
| 1892 | Birth name | Elias Samols was born on 27 April 1892 in Bielsk, Silesia, Poland.1,2 |
| 1910 | Immigration (fam) | He and Sara Semiaticki migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 27 August 1910.3 |
| 1912 | Marriage | He married Sara Semiaticki in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York on 18 May 1912.4 |
| 1912 | Birth of Child | His son, Meyer Samols, was born on 5 December 1912 in New York City. |
| 1918 | Naturalization (fam) | Elias Samols and Sara Semiaticki were naturalized in 1918 at Bronx County Supreme Court in Bronx, Bronx County, New York.5,6 |
| From 1920 to 1940 | Occupation | From 1920 to 1940 Elias Samols was a newspaper proof reader & compositor.7,8,9 |
| 1924 | Death | He became a widower on the death of Sara Semiaticki on 20 October 1924 in New York City.10 |
| 1930 | Marriage | He married Dora Gurney on 23 December 1930 in the Bronx. The marriage was witnessed by Max Harry Lieberman.1,11 |
| From 1930 to 1931 | Psgr List (fam) | From 24 December 1930 to 4 January 1931 Elias Samols and Dora Gurney cruised aboard the SS California sailing from New York City. This was their wedding trip.6 |
| 1930 | Residence (family) | He and Dora Gurney lived at 200 Marcy Place, Apt. 2B, in the Bronx on 24 December 1930.6 |
| 1934 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Ann Masha Samols, was born on 12 January 1934 in New York City. |
| 1940 | Residence (family) | He and Dora Gurney lived at 2766 Sedgewick Avenue in the Bronx on 5 April 1940.7 |
| 1942 | Draft Registration | He 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 |
| 1949 | Death | He died of arteriosclerosis on 4 July 1949 in Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont.1 |
| About 1949 | Burial | He was buried about 6 July 1949 in Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey.12 |
| 1964 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Dora Gurney, died on 20 December 1964 in Bronx. |
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Abraham Samolski
Male, #4095, Deceased
Biographical Details
| Estimated 1882 | Marriage | Abraham Samolski married Sarah Zyker estimated 1882.1 |
| 1892 | Birth of Child | His son, Elias Samols, was born on 27 April 1892 in Bielsk, Silesia, Poland. |
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Sarah Zyker1
Female, #4096, Deceased, b. estimated 1857
Biographical Details
| Married | Sarah Zyker was also known as Ann Samols.2 |
| Name | She was also known as Sarah Zyker. |
| Estimated 1857 | Birth name | She was born estimated 1857. |
| Estimated 1882 | Marriage | She married Abraham Samolski estimated 1882.2 |
| 1892 | Birth of Child | Her son, Elias Samols, was born on 27 April 1892 in Bielsk, Silesia, Poland. |
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Ann Masha Samols
Ann Samols at Music & Art
Female, #4097, Deceased, b. 12 January 1934, d. 27 November 2008
Parents
Biographical Details
| Name | Ann Masha Samols was also known as Ann Masha Gresser.1 |
| Married | She was also known as Ann Sperry. |
| 1934 | Birth name | She was born on 12 January 1934 in New York City.2,3 |
| 1940 | Residence (family) | She lived with Elias Samols and Dora Gurney at 2766 Sedgewick Avenue in the Bronx on 5 April 1940.2 |
| 1949 | Death of Parent | Her father, Elias Samols, died on 4 July 1949 in Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont. |
| 1951 | Education | Ann Masha Samols studied at the High School of Music and Art in New York City in 1951.4 |
| 1959 | Marriage | She married Ion Gresser at 1130 Park Avenue in New York City on 28 August 1959.1 |
| 1960 | Residence | She lived at 1130 Park Avenue in New York City on 15 September 1960. |
| 1960 | Psgr List | Her name was found on the passenger list of TWA flight 8754 on 15 September 1960 in New York City.3 |
| From 1960 to 1965 | Residence (family) | Ion Gresser and she lived in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts from 1960 to 1965.5 |
| 1963 | Occupation | In 1963 Ann Masha Samols was a sculptor in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.6 |
| 1964 | Death of Parent | Her mother, Dora Gurney, died on 20 December 1964 in Bronx. |
| 1969 | Marriage | Ann Masha Samols married Paul Sperry in Manhattan, New York County, New York in 1969. |
| 2008 | Death | She died on 27 November 2008.7 |
| 2019 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Ion Gresser, died on 9 April 2019 in New York City. |
| 2024 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Paul Sperry, died on 13 June 2024 in Manhattan, New York County, New York. |
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Chana Krant
Female, #4098, Deceased, d. before 1930
Biographical Details
| Name | Chana Krant was also known as Hannah Gurnianski.1 |
| Birth name | She was born in Russia. |
| 1864 | Birth of Child | Her son, Isaac Louis ("Ike") Gurnianski, was born in April 1864 in Białystok, Poland. |
| 1865 | Birth of Child | Her son, Szmul Gurnianski, was born in 1865 in Bielsk Podlaski, Poland. |
| 1923 | Death of Child | Her son, Isaac Louis ("Ike") Gurnianski, died on 7 April 1923 in Newark. |
| Before 1930 | Death | She died before 1930 in Poland.2,3 |
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Ion Gresser
Ion Gresser
Male, #4099, Deceased, b. 25 October 1928, d. 9 April 2019
Biographical Details
| 1928 | Birth name | Ion Gresser was born on 25 October 1928 in New York City.1,2 |
| 1959 | Marriage | He married Ann Masha Samols at 1130 Park Avenue in New York City on 28 August 1959.3 |
| From 1960 to 1965 | Residence (family) | He and Ann Masha Samols lived in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts from 1960 to 1965.4 |
| 2008 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Ann Masha Samols, died on 27 November 2008. |
| 2019 | Death | He died on 9 April 2019 in New York City. |
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Benjamin Gurnianski
Male, #4100, Deceased, b. 1890, d. 26 October 1938
Parents
Biographical Details
| Marriage | Benjamin Gurnianski married Bronislava Bogatzkaya.1 |
| 1890 | Birth name | He was born in 1890.2 |
| 1930 | Death of Parent | His mother, Anna Sanay Krant, died in 1930 in Poland. |
| 1931 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Lilya Gurnianski, was born in 1931 in Electrostal, Russia. |
| 1938 | Death | He died on 26 October 1938 in Smolensk, Russia. shot by the KGB, rehabilitated in 1957.3 |
| 1942 | Death of Parent | His father, Szmul Gurnianski, died on 21 April 1942 in Bronx, Bronx County, New York. |
| About 1943 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Bronislava Bogatzkaya, died about 1943 in Smolensk, Russia. |
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