Nine Generations

Michael William Mankouski, Jr.

M, #8201, Living



Parents


Relationships3rd cousin 1 time removed of Robert Cooper Jacobs
4th cousin 1 time removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

Charts and other referencesGlotzer: Glotzer, Grantz, Guterman, Garfinkiel, & Chomentowski Descendancy Chart

Last Edited4 November 2023 08:07:11

Jennie Mae Graham

F, #8202, Deceased, b. 26 May 1889, d. 15 August 1973



Family: Albert Roy Lewis (1884-1947)




Biographical Details

OccupationJennie Mae Graham was an assistant to the county assessor.
1889BirthShe was born on 26 May 1889 in Richardson, Lopez Island, Washington.1,2
1910Marr-PartnersShe married Albert Roy Lewis on 3 August 1910 in Richardson, San Juan County, Washington.
1916Residence (family)Albert Roy Lewis and she lived at 410 Sixth Avenue in Tacoma, Washington in 1916.3
1947Death of SpouseHer husband Albert Roy Lewis died on 8 March 1947 in Tacoma, Washington.
1973DeathShe died of pancreatic cancer on 15 August 1973 at Caldwell Health Center in Zenith, Washington.4
1973CremationShe was cremated on 20 August 1973 at Bleitz Crematory, 316 Florentia Street, in Seattle.4

Citations

  1. 1900 Federal Census, Place: Lopez, San Juan, Washington; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0192; FHL microfilm: 1241749, Date: 15 JUN 1900
  2. Newspaper, Obituary, Tacome News-Tribune 17 August 1973, p.6, Date: 17 AUG 1973
  3. City Directory, Tacoma, Washington, City Directory, 1916; U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
  4. Death Certificate, Washington St. Dep't of Social & Health Services, File #0018990, August 1973, Date: 15 AUG 1973
Last Edited5 August 2023 10:37:02

Janet Marilyn Davis

F, #8203, Deceased, b. 1 October 1933, d. 9 May 1953



Family: Alvin Sherman (1929-2002)



Charts and other referencesEisenberg Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

1933BirthJanet Marilyn Davis was born on 1 October 1933 in New York City.1
1951Marr-PartnersShe married Alvin Sherman on 1 December 1951 in New York City.
1953DeathShe died of an accident; the car in which she was riding was struck by a Pennsylvania R.R. train on 9 May 1953 in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
1953BurialShe was buried on 11 May 1953 in Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey. She is buried next to Ada Cohen Davis, her mother.
2002Death of SpouseHer husband Alvin Sherman died on 12 August 2002 in Sun City West, Maricopa County, Arizona.

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Sherman Family Tree, accesssed 20 January 2022
Last Edited4 November 2023 08:07:11

Paul Stein

M, #8204, Living



Family: Carol Gross




Last Edited23 February 2023 09:37:51

Mary Schneider

F, #8205, Deceased, b. 15 December 1901, d. 3 August 1995



Family: William ("Willy") Newman (1899-1994)




Biographical Details

1901BirthMary Schneider was born on 15 December 1901 in New Jersey.1,2
OccupationMary Schneider was a secretary at the Board of Education in New York. She also worked for Whittaker Chambers at some point.
1994Death of PartnerHer partner William ("Willy") Newman died on 14 October 1994.
1995DeathShe died on 3 August 1995 in New York, New York.3

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Newman Family Tree, accessed 30 Jan 2022
  2. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., SSN: 085-03-4695, Date: 14 OCT 1994
  3. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., SSN 125-03-7580, Date: 3 AUG 1995
Last Edited27 August 2023 13:07:55

Edward David Jaffe

M, #8206, Living



Parents

Father*Max Jaffe


Charts and other referencesKuperman Descendancy Chart

Last Edited4 November 2023 08:07:11

Max Jaffe

M, #8207, Living



Family:

Son*Edward David Jaffe+



Last Edited23 February 2023 09:37:51

Chaim Gekofsky1

M, #8208, Deceased, b. estimated 1855, d. before 1924



Family: Dvoire Kuperman (1858-1944)

Son*Aaron Gekofsky+ (1886-1931)
Son*Isadore ("Izzy") Gekofsky (1887-1953)
Daughter*Rose Gekofsky+ (about 1894-)


Charts and other referencesKuperman Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

NameChaim Gekofsky was also known as Hyman Gekofsky.
NameHe was also known as Unknown Suchowitzki.
Estimated 1855BirthHe was born estimated 1855 in Russia.2
Estimated 1885Marr-PartnersHe married Dvoire Kuperman estimated 1885.
1886Birth of ChildHis son Aaron Gekofsky was born on 19 June 1886 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1887Birth of ChildHis son Isadore ("Izzy") Gekofsky was born on 15 March 1887 in Pinsk, Belarus.
Estimated 1892Marr-PartnersChaim Gekofsky married Dvoire Kuperman estimated 1892.
About 1894Birth of ChildHis daughter Rose Gekofsky was born about 1894 in Poland.
Before 1924DeathHe died before 1924. The 1933 New York City directory shows Dvoire Kuperrman as widowed, as does her 1925 immigration manifest.3,4
1944Death of SpouseHis wife Dvoire Kuperman died on 23 November 1944.

Citations

  1. Death Certificate, Pennsylvania Cert. #46702, 1953 (Isadore Gekofsky)
  2. Passenger Manifest, SS Pretoria arr NYC 6 Mar 1904
  3. Passenger Manifest, S.S. Belgenland, arr NY 18 July 1925 (Dvejra Zuchowicka), Date: 18 JUL 1925
  4. Marriage Certificate, Philadelphia County Cert. 26 Dec. 1924 (Issidore Gekofsky & Katie Esterlitz), Date: 26 DEC 1924
Last Edited4 November 2023 08:07:11

Dora Obrow

F, #8209, Deceased, b. 24 July 1884, d. 5 October 1984



Parents

Father*Eisk David Obrow (1852-before 1933)
Mother*Dvoire Kuperman (1858-1944)

Relationships1st cousin 2 times removed of Robert Cooper Jacobs
1st cousin 4 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

Charts and other referencesKuperman Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

1884BirthDora Obrow was born on 24 July 1884 in Poland.
1913ImmigrationShe migrated to Ellis Island in New York City from Bremen on 9 December 1913

She sailed aboard the SS Kaiser Wilhelm II.1

Before 1933Death of ParentHer father Eisk David Obrow died before 1933.
ResidenceShe was an adult child at the residence of Dvoire Kuperman from 1933 to 1935 in Bronx, New York.2
ResidenceDora Obrow was Dvoire Kuperman's adult child at 867 Crotona Park North from 1935 to 1940 in the Bronx.3
1940OccupationOn 11 April 1940 Dora Obrow was a machine operator for a dress contractor in New York City.
1944Death of ParentHer mother Dvoire Kuperman died on 23 November 1944.
1984DeathDora Obrow died on 5 October 1984 in Los Angeles, California.

Citations

  1. Passenger Manifest, S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm II manifest, Date: 9 DEC 1913
  2. City Directory, 1933 New York, New York City Directory, Date: 1933
  3. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Bronx, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02489; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 3-1158, Date: 11 APR 1940
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Claude Francis Karn

M, #8210, Deceased, b. 7 October 1901, d. 1 January 1973



Family: Hazel Audrey Emmett (1906-1990)



Charts and other referencesJenks Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

1901BirthClaude Francis Karn was born on 7 October 1901 in Marshall, South Dakota.1,2
1936OccupationIn 1936 Claude Francis Karn was a logger.1
1936Marr-PartnersHe married Hazel Audrey Emmett on 25 December 1936 in Silverton, Marion County, Oregon.1
1973DeathHe died on 1 January 1973 in Rockaway, Tillamook County, Oregon.2
1990Death of SpouseHis wife Hazel Audrey Emmett died on 16 August 1990 in Salem, Oregon.

Citations

  1. Oregon Marriages Database 1906 - 1920, Oregon Cert. #437, File Number 1947027, 1936
  2. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Cooley/Rutheford Tree, accessed 11 Feb. 2022
Last Edited4 November 2023 08:30:36

Paul Boyd Bailey, Jr.

M, #8211, Living






Last Edited4 November 2023 08:07:11

Geoffrey Ross White1

M, #8212, Living





Charts and other referencesKuperman Descendancy Chart

Citations

  1. Newspaper, Engagment announcement, Red Bank (NJ) Daily Register 10 Oct. 1976, p.59
Last Edited4 November 2023 08:07:11

Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

Theo in new backyard
M, #8213, Living



Parents


RelationshipsGrandson of Robert Cooper Jacobs
Grandson of Mollie Jenks Edson
12th cousin of Kate Elizabeth Murphy Ristow
2nd cousin 2 times removed of Harry Maxim Lieber
4th great-grandson of Mordechai Eisenberg
3rd cousin 9 times removed of President John Adams
Son of Thomas James Clark
1st cousin 2 times removed of Eric Stephen Leber
1st cousin 2 times removed of Boris Leber
2nd cousin of Nora Kathryn Langgaard

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 Edited8 December 2023 07:04:01

Jean de Pimont Grenelle1

M, #8214, Deceased, b. 1582, d. 24 February 1625



Family: Joan Grenelle Ruel (1590-1618)

Son*Matthew Grinnell+ (1602-1643)

Relationships10th great-grandfather of Mollie Jenks Edson
12th great-grandfather of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark


Biographical Details

1582BirthJean de Pimont Grenelle was born in 1582 in Pimont, Marne, France.
1602Birth of ChildHis son Matthew Grinnell was born in 1602 in Macon, Ain, Rhône-Alpes, France.
1618Death of PartnerHis partner Joan Grenelle Ruel died in 1618 in Newport, Rhode Island Colony.
1625DeathJean de Pimont Grenelle died on 24 February 1625 in Saone-et-Loire, Bourgogne, France.1

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Kathryn Ann Roberts Brown Family Tree accessed Feb 17, 2022, Date: 17 FEB 2022
Last Edited4 November 2023 08:22:12

Joan Grenelle Ruel

F, #8215, Deceased, b. 10 November 1590, d. 1618



Family: Jean de Pimont Grenelle (1582-1625)

Son*Matthew Grinnell+ (1602-1643)

Relationships10th great-grandmother of Mollie Jenks Edson
12th great-grandmother of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark


Biographical Details

OccupationJoan Grenelle Ruel was.
1590BirthShe was born on 10 November 1590 in La Fresnais, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France.1
1602Birth of ChildHer son Matthew Grinnell was born in 1602 in Macon, Ain, Rhône-Alpes, France.
1618DeathShe died in 1618 in Newport, Rhode Island Colony.1
1625Death of PartnerHer partner Jean de Pimont Grenelle died on 24 February 1625 in Saone-et-Loire, Bourgogne, France.

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Kathryn Ann Roberts Brown Family Tree accessed Feb 17, 2022, Date: 17 FEB 2022
Last Edited4 November 2023 08:22:12

Robert Ralph Potter

M, #8216, Deceased, b. 1566, d. 16 March 1631



Family:

Daughter*Rose French+ (1595-1673)

Relationships10th great-grandfather of Mollie Jenks Edson
12th great-grandfather of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark


Biographical Details

1566BirthRobert Ralph Potter was born in 1566 in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England.1
1595Birth of ChildHis daughter Rose French was born in 1595 in Lexden, Essex County, England.
1631DeathHe died on 16 March 1631 in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England.

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Kathryn Ann Roberts Brown Family Tree accessed Feb 17, 2022, Date: 17 FEB 2022
Last Edited4 November 2023 08:22:12

Allen Abraham Kofman

M, #8217, Deceased, b. 28 October 1918, d. 14 November 1976



Parents

Family: Estelle Gertrude Cohen (1919-2009)




Biographical Details

1918BirthAllen Abraham Kofman was born on 28 October 1918 in White Plains, New York.1,2
1940OccupationIn 1940 Allen Abraham Kofman was a shipper in New York City.2
1946Marr-PartnersHe married Estelle Gertrude Cohen on 7 September 1946 at 2676 Grand Concourse in the Bronx.2
1976DeathHe died on 14 November 1976 in Quincy, Massachusetts.3
2009Death of SpouseHis wife Estelle Gertrude Cohen died on 4 June 2009 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Citations

  1. World War II Draft Registration Card, Local Board 102, Winthrop, Suffold County, Massachusetts, Date: 16 OCT 1940
  2. Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #28486 (Allen Kofman & Estelle Cohen), Date: 7 SEP 1946
  3. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Mewmorial #118142866, Date: ABT 15 NOV 1976
Last Edited3 April 2023 05:56:11

Sidney Gans

M, #8218, Living



Family: Ruth Cohen (1923-2014)




Last Edited23 February 2023 09:37:51

Isadore ("Izzy") Gekofsky1

M, #8219, Deceased, b. 15 March 1887, d. 9 May 1953



Parents

Father*Chaim Gekofsky (estimated 1855-before 1924)
Mother*Dvoire Kuperman (1858-1944)

Family: Katherine ("Katie") Esterlitz (1893-1979)


Relationships1st cousin 2 times removed of Robert Cooper Jacobs
1st cousin 4 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

Charts and other referencesKuperman Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

NameIsadore ("Izzy") Gekofsky was also known as Israel Suchowitzky.
OccupationIsadore ("Izzy") Gekofsky was a marine guard & customs offical.2
1887BirthHe was born on 15 March 1887 in Pinsk, Belarus.3
1904ImmigrationHe migrated to New York on 6 March 1904 together with Samuel Obrow and Aaron Gekofsky

They sailed from Hamburg on 19 February 1904 aboard the SS Pretoria. The listed American contact was a cousin, Judel Girshowitz, 235 Broome Street. The Gekofskys are listed as Aaron and Israel Suchowitzky.4,5

1915Marr-PartnersIsadore ("Izzy") Gekofsky witnessed the marriage of Samuel Obrow and Jeanette Horowitz and signed the marriage certificate in Bronx, New York, on 10 January 1915.6
1917Draft RegistrationIsadore ("Izzy") Gekofsky registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 at Divison 8 Local Board, 1012 Buttonwood St., in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.7
1917ResidenceHe lived at 720 Cottonhill Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 5 June 1917.7
Before 1924Death of ParentHis father Chaim Gekofsky died before 1924.
1924Marr-PartnersIsadore ("Izzy") Gekofsky married Katherine ("Katie") Esterlitz on 26 December 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This was Katie's second mariage, the first having been dissolved on Dec. 16, 1918.8,9
1942Draft RegistrationHe registered for the draft on 27 April 1942 at Local Board 17, 93 S. 13th Street, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.10
1942Residence (family)He and Katherine ("Katie") Esterlitz lived at 880 North 21st Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 27 April 1942.10
1944Death of ParentHis mother Dvoire Kuperman died on 23 November 1944.
1953Residence (family)He and Katherine ("Katie") Esterlitz lived at 1722 Conlyn Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1953.1
1953DeathHe died of colon cancer on 9 May 1953 at Green Acres Convalescent Home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1
1953BurialHe was buried on 11 May 1953 in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery in Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.1
1979Death of SpouseHis wife Katherine ("Katie") Esterlitz died on 2 February 1979.

Citations

  1. Death Certificate, Pennsylvania Cert. #46702, 1953 (Isadore Gekofsky)
  2. E-mail message, Susan Obrow to RCJ, 15 March 2022
  3. World War II Draft Registration Card, Pittsburg, PA Local Board #17, April 27, 1942, Date: 27 APR 1942
  4. Hamburg Emigration records, Staatsarchiv Hamburg, Bestand: 373-7 I, VIII (Auswanderungsamt I). Mikrofilmrollen K_1782, p.222
  5. Passenger Manifest, SS Pretoria arr NYC 6 Mar 1904
  6. Marriage Certificate, Bronx Cert. #208 (Samuel Obrow)
  7. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81V4-8HB?cc=1968530&wc=9F8X-PTL%3A928312701%2C929009401 : 26 August 2019), Pennsylvania > Philadelphia City no 8; Bilensky, Vincent-O > image 2914 of 7721; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)., Date: 5 JUN 1917
  8. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Goodman-Goldfine Family Tree, accessed 19 February 2022, Date: 19 FEB 2022
  9. Marriage Certificate, Philadelphia County Cert. 26 Dec. 1924 (Issidore Gekofsky & Katie Esterlitz), Date: 26 DEC 1924
  10. World War II Draft Registration Card, Local Board No. 17, Pittsburg, PA via Ancestry.com, Date: 27 APR 1942
Last Edited4 November 2023 08:07:11

Katherine ("Katie") Esterlitz1

F, #8220, Deceased, b. 5 July 1893, d. 2 February 1979



Parents

Father*Louis Esterlitz (about 1867-1955)
Mother*Mary Zidelman (about 1871-1949)

Family: Isadore ("Izzy") Gekofsky (1887-1953)




Biographical Details

NameKatherine ("Katie") Esterlitz was also known as Katie Gekofsky.
1893BirthShe was born on 5 July 1893 in Russia.2,3
1910Residence (family)She lived with Louis Esterlitz and Mary Zidelman at 762 South Third Street, rear entrance, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 29 April 1910. Six additional Esterlitz children (other than Katherine) lived with them in 1910.4
1924Marr-PartnersKatherine ("Katie") Esterlitz married Isadore ("Izzy") Gekofsky on 26 December 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This was Katie's second mariage, the first having been dissolved on Dec. 16, 1918.2,3
1942Residence (family)Isadore ("Izzy") Gekofsky and she lived at 880 North 21st Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 27 April 1942.5
1949Death of ParentHer mother Mary Zidelman died on 7 February 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1953Residence (family)Isadore ("Izzy") Gekofsky and Katherine ("Katie") Esterlitz lived at 1722 Conlyn Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1953.1
1953DeathShe was the informant for the death certificate of Isadore ("Izzy") Gekofsky in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 9 May 1953.1
1955Death of ParentHer father Louis Esterlitz died on 8 May 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1979DeathShe died on 2 February 1979.

Citations

  1. Death Certificate, Pennsylvania Cert. #46702, 1953 (Isadore Gekofsky)
  2. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Goodman-Goldfine Family Tree, accessed 19 February 2022, Date: 19 FEB 2022
  3. Marriage Certificate, Philadelphia County Cert. 26 Dec. 1924 (Issidore Gekofsky & Katie Esterlitz), Date: 26 DEC 1924
  4. 1910 Federal Census, Place: Philadelphia Ward 3, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1387; Page: 34B; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1375400
  5. World War II Draft Registration Card, Local Board No. 17, Pittsburg, PA via Ancestry.com, Date: 27 APR 1942
Last Edited4 November 2023 08:07:11