Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameSarah (Syd) Altman 
Birth16 May 1912, Manhattan, New York City, NY
Census1 Jun 1915, Manhattan, New York City, NY
MemoED#52, Assy Dist 22, pg 67
Census6 Jan 1920, Manhattan, New York City, NY
Memoroll#1200, pg 9
Census1 Jun 1925, Manhattan, New York City, NY
MemoED#5, Assy Dist 8, pg 11
Census11 Apr 1930, Manhattan, New York City, NY
Memoroll#1556, pg 7
Census2 Apr 1940, Manhattan, New York City, NY
Memoroll#2638, pg 1
Death7 Mar 2008, Tucson, Pima Co, AZ
OccupationBookkeeper
FatherMax (Mechel) Altman (1889-1975)
MotherAnn (Hinde) Blank (1889-1943)
Misc. Notes
Born Sarah Altman, but went by Sarah Gordon most of her life before being married.
Her step-father’s naturalization records list her birth in 17 May 1911, and her age varies among census records.
She stayed with her mother after their divorce, and was listed in census records as Sarah Gordon.
Listed as age 2 in the 1915 NY state census, with her newly remarried mother and step-father Samuel Gordon.
The 1920 census lists her as age 7, born in New York, apparently before their marriage.
Sarah is listed as age 13 in the 1925 census, with her parents and two half-brothers, on 3rd Street.
In 1930 Sarah (18, NY) is with her parents and working as a bookkeeper for an Insurance company.
In 1940 she is still living with her parents (23, NY) with a high school education, working as a typist for an Insurance companry.
Funeral handled by Bring's Broadway Chapel
Her step-father’s naturalization records list her birth in 17 May 1911, and her age varies among census records.
She stayed with her mother after their divorce, and was listed in census records as Sarah Gordon.
Listed as age 2 in the 1915 NY state census, with her newly remarried mother and step-father Samuel Gordon.
The 1920 census lists her as age 7, born in New York, apparently before their marriage.
Sarah is listed as age 13 in the 1925 census, with her parents and two half-brothers, on 3rd Street.
In 1930 Sarah (18, NY) is with her parents and working as a bookkeeper for an Insurance company.
In 1940 she is still living with her parents (23, NY) with a high school education, working as a typist for an Insurance companry.
Funeral handled by Bring's Broadway Chapel
Spouses
Birth11 Mar 1910, Volochisk, Russia
Death23 Jan 2000, Tucson, Pima Co, AZ
BurialMontefiore Cem, Springfield Gardens, Queens Co, NY
Memo293/N 8 012L. 3 FIRST WOLOCHISKER B.A.
FatherMichel Gitnick (1883-1958)
MotherRose Trauber (1891-1933)
Misc. Notes
The family immigrated to New York on 24 Sept 1913, aboard the Bremen from Bremen, with Rose’s parents, and coming to join her brother Joseph in New York. Their name appeas to be Gutnik on the manifest.
Son of Michil Gitnick (15 Mar 1883-25 Mar 1953) and Rose Trauber (1891-1933), and was listed with them and his maternal grandparents in 1920.
He obtained his citizenship thru his father’s natualization on 22 Mar 1924.
Living with his parents in the Bronx in 1930 at the age of 20. He had a younger sister Jean (23 Nov 1922-20 Dec 2015) age 7.
The family is listed in the 1940 Bronx census, after his mother’s death in 1933, with his father having remarried Yetta Cohen in 1936.
He is listed with his father. iiving in San Francisco when he registered for the WWII draft.
After his death, he was buried in New York with his parents.
Son of Michil Gitnick (15 Mar 1883-25 Mar 1953) and Rose Trauber (1891-1933), and was listed with them and his maternal grandparents in 1920.
He obtained his citizenship thru his father’s natualization on 22 Mar 1924.
Living with his parents in the Bronx in 1930 at the age of 20. He had a younger sister Jean (23 Nov 1922-20 Dec 2015) age 7.
The family is listed in the 1940 Bronx census, after his mother’s death in 1933, with his father having remarried Yetta Cohen in 1936.
He is listed with his father. iiving in San Francisco when he registered for the WWII draft.
After his death, he was buried in New York with his parents.
Marriage31 Jan 1958, Manhattan, New York City, NY