Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameJoseph Egel
Birth13 Mar 1882, Austria
Death31 Mar 1937, Manhattan, New York City, NY
Burial1 Apr 1937, Mt Zion Cem, Maspeth, Queens Co, NY
MemoLemberger Kranken Unt. Verein / Path 11 Left, Gate 9
OccupationSmoke pipe maker, Insurance agent
Misc. Notes
Hebrew name - Chaim Yosef b Isser
Immigrated in 1901
His NY death record shows Mar 31, while the JOWBR lists 1 Apr.
Spouses
Birth26 May 1884, Austria
Death22 Oct 1959, Manhattan, New York City, NY
BurialMt Hebron Cem, Flushing, Queens Co, NY
MemoIndependent Lemberger Ladies Aid Society / Block 67, Ref 3, Sec C, Line 9, Grave 11
OccupationServant, Insurance Agent
Misc. Notes
Dau of Samuel and Gittel Mund, with Hebrew name - Sheindil b Shmuel Aharon
Social Security record lists her birth as 26 May 1889, while her JOWBR and headstone shows 28 May 1884
Jennie is listed in 1910 as wife (26, POL) of Joseph Egel, married 10 yrs, having immigrated in 1902. It says they had 1 child, none of whom were living, could read & write, and was naturalized.
Listed as wife of Joseph Egel, Brooklyn in 1925 at age 35; with her mother Gertie Mund (65, Austria) as a boarder.
In 1930, she (46, POL) is listed with husband Joseph Egel (48, POL) running an Insurance company. It says she was first married at age 17, immigrated in 1902 and naturalized. Living with them was her widowed mother, Gertie Mund (77, POL).
Jennie Egel is listed as head of household, and Insurance agent (56, Austria), widowed and naturalized in 1940, with a lodger Anna Cohan (70, RUS) also widowed.
She is listed as Jennie Egel, born May 1894 on her marriage record to Nathan Blank, which also lists her parents. The marriage license was obtained on June 10th 1942, and they were married in October.
Nathan had died before she is listed in the 1950 census as Jennie Egel (65, AUS) a widowed Insurance broker living alone.
Marriage1900, Austria
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