Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameJacob Joseph (Yakov Yoseph) Schiller
Birth1862, Belarus, Russia
Immigration3 Nov 1923, New York
Census1 Jun 1925, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY
MemoED#11, Dist 4, pg 43
Census25 Apr 1930, Lebanon, New London Co, CT
MemoED#17, pg 7
Death20 Oct 1937, Bronx, New York City, NY
Burial21 Oct 1937, Mt Judah Cem, Ridgewood, Queens Co, NY
MotherHannah L. Stasinsky (1840-1914)
Misc. Notes
Also known as Jacob Schiller (in 1930 census)
Was living in Warsaw, Poland with wife Minnie and daughters Luba and Molka on June 25, 1923
When Lily (Luba) and Mildred (Molka) arrive in the US on November 3, 1923, Yonkel-Yosef's place of residence is listed as Lubszo (Lubcha, Любча), which is northeast of Novogrodek (Navahrudak, Навагрудак).
Jacob and Minnie are listed in the 1925 Brooklyn census, both (66, RUS), in the US 1 month, and recorded between the Usdansky and Carter families.
Jacob (68, RUS) and Minnie (68, RUS) were living in Lebanon, CT in 1930, married at age 21 yrs and having immigrated in 1925. They were listed with dau Rebecca (36, RUS) and husband Isaac Usdansky (57, RUS) married 11 yrs and son Howard (2yr 11mo, NY).
Listed as age 80 on death record (b. 1857)?
In addition to their 6 children who immigrated, two more were still in Europe with their kids, dau Baska and son Fieval, both of whom never came to the US and were killed in WWII.
Spouses
Birth1861, Poland
Death1 Jan 1939, Bronx, New York City, NY
Burial2 Jan 1939, Mt Judah Cem, Ridgewood, Queens Co, NY
Misc. Notes
Listed as age 86 on her death record (b. 1853) which lists her parents as Morris Siminovitz and Sarah ______
Marriage1882, Russia
ChildrenSolomon (1879-1949)
 Anna (Chana) (1886-1957)
 Rebecca (Rivka) (1890-1987)
 Jenny (Hinda Genia) (1897-1985)
 Mildred (Molka) (1901-1979)
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