Miscellaneous Family

The Known OTHERS Family Histories

as compiled by Lawrence D. Weisberg

August 1997

This page has been set-up as a waystation for the other surnames that appear in my family tree. Beyond the information contained in the major family histories this is all the information I have on these miscellaneous surnames. They are related to the major families color coded as follows: BERLIN, GORDON, KRASNEY, and WEINER. For ease in searching, these are listed in alphabetical order.

BAGOON: A one-time entry in the 1910 U.S. Census, state of Pennsylvania, city of Philadelphia, living at 1026 S. Leithgow Street as of April 23, 1910. Benjamin Bagoon is listed as a brother-in-law to Arron GORODETSKY and his wife, Delia (nee Sager). Benjamin Bagoon is Russian born, 33-years old, married, and he is a pants presser. He immigrated in 1907 and listed as being able to neither read nor write.

DIMERETZ: Sonya Dimeretz [my great-grandmother] was born in Kiev, Russia on March 6, 1888 or 1890. She married Haskel BERLYAND in Russia. They had one child, Louis, on November 5, 1909, before fleeing Russia for Canada in 1913. Once in the United States in 1914, they had a second child, Nathan, in 1914. By 1920, her name was changed to Sarah BERLIN.

HOROWITZ: Bessie Horowitz [my great-great-grandmother] married Israel Siegel in Russia, sometime in the mid-late 1800's. They had at least one child, Sophie Siegel, born in Russia, March 1874. Sophie immigrated to the United States in 1891. She married Samuel KRISSNAW during the latter-half of 1895 or the earlier-half of 1896.

REEDNICK: Leon Reednick married Sylvia ZIEFFERT, daughter of Adolph Zieffert and Dorothy KRASNEY.

ROSE: Samuel Rose was born on March 15, 1889 and married Carrie Weiner, daughter of Abraham and Annie WEINER [my great-great-grandparents]. Samuel Rose died on May 7, 1981.

SAGER: Delia or Dinya Sager [my great-grandmother] was born in either Russia or Poland in 1877. She married Arron GORODETSKY in 1895 in Russia. They had four sons, before coming to the United States in 1906.

SALOMICH: Or possibly TALOMICH. A one-time entry in the 1910 U.S. Census, state of Pennsylvania, city of Philadelphia, living at 1026 S. Leithgow Street as of April 23, 1910. Mike Salomich is listed as a brother-in-law to Arron GORODETSKY and his wife, Delia (nee Sager). Mike Salomich is Russian born, 32-years old, married, and he is a house carpenter. He immigrated in 1907 and listed as being able to neither read nor write.

SIEGEL: [2 entries]

Israel Siegel [my great-great-grandfather] married Bessie Horowitz in Russia, sometime in the mid-late 1800's. They had at least one child, Sophie Siegel, born in Russia, March 1874.

Sophie Siegel [my great-grandmother] was born in Russia, March 1874. Sophie immigrated to the United States in 1891. She married Samuel KRISSNAW during the latter-half of 1895 or the earlier-half of 1896.

SWOTES: Edward Swotes married Gertrude Weiner (born June 19, 1897), daughter of Abraham and Annie WEINER [my great-great-grandparents]. They had at least one son, Alan.

TALOMICH: Or possibly SALOMICH. A one-time entry in the 1910 U.S. Census, state of Pennsylvania, city of Philadelphia, living at 1026 S. Leithgow Street as of April 23, 1910. Mike Talomich is listed as a brother-in-law to Arron GORODETSKY and his wife, Delia (nee Sager). Mike Talomich is Russian born, 32-years old, married, and he is a house carpenter. He immigrated in 1907 and listed as being able to neither read nor write.

YANKELEVNA: Surka Yankelevna [my great-great-grandmother] was born during the latter-half of 1832 or the earlier-half of 1833. Surka married Jankel Itzek-BIRSCHMIT in Russia during the latter-half of the 1800's.

ZIEFFERT: Adolph Zieffert was born on November 20, 1892. He married Dorothy Krasney (born January 1897), daughter of Samuel and Sophie KRISSNAW or KRASNEY [my great-grandparents]. They had three children: Sylvia, Bernice, and Bud (not his given name). Adolph Zieffert died in April 1971.

This site last updated on January 16, 1998

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