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Sex: Female
Born: abt 1915, Illinois
Father: Jacob Charles Knee - born 1893, Romania
Mother: Sadie Feurzeig - born 1891, Austria died 1984, United States
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1920; Place: Chicago Ward 35, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_355; Page: 10A; ED: 2221; Image: 1047 Marital Status: Single, Relation to Head of House: Daughter
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1930; Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 476; Page: 20A; ED: 1410; FHL microfilm: 2340211 Marital Status: Single, Relation to Head: Daughter
Sex: Female
Born: abt 1857, Austria
Died: 8 Apr 1935, Bremen, Cook, Illinois
Other Names:
Spouse:
Mandel Feurzeig - born 1850, Austria died 1890, Austria
Children:
NAME NOTE: first name shown as Ida S on 1910 census
EMIGRATION NOTE: left via Hamburg in Dec 1902, listed as Mutter (Mother) on passenger list
IMMIGRATION NOTE: Arrival 24 Dec 1902 New York, New York
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1910; Place: Chicago Ward 15, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_257; Page: 4B; ED: 0712; FHL microfilm: 1374270 Marital Status: Widowed, Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
EMIGRATION NOTE: According to family, she went back to Poland after being here earlier, and then returned in 1923. At that point, she left Cherbourg, France on 27 Oct 1923 per arrival list
IMMIGRATION NOTE: arrived New York City November 1923 per passenger list. Destination was Chicago, Illinois. Right half of the Passenger list is missing at ancestry.com.
Sex: Male
Born: abt 1850, Austria
Died: BET 1890-1893, Austria
Spouse:
Ida S Gastwirtz - born 1857, Austria died 1935, Illinois
Children:
DEATH NOTE: Died while wife was pregnant with daughter Sadie, but we are not positive whether Sadie was born 1890 or 1893, as her age varies in different records. So, he died around 1890-1893 in Europe.
Sex: Male
Born: unknown, Romania
Spouse:
Children:
Sex: Male
Born: 22 May 1881, Roman, Romania
Died: abt July 1957, United States
Buried: Jul 1957, Waldheim, Chicago, Illinois
Other Names:
Spouse:
Ethel Bass - born 1893, Illinois died 1963, Illinois
Married 3 Mar 1909
Children:
BIRTH NOTE: the 1940 census erroneously indicates he was born in Illinois, that is not true.
DEATH NOTE: obituary: Deceased Name: David L. Knee Chicago Tribune Historical Archive (IL) (Published as Chicago Tribune (IL)) - Tuesday, July 2, 1957 Edition: Chicago Tribune
IMMIGRATION NOTE: arrived 1900 per naturalization record and 1930 census, 1907 per 1920 census
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1920; Place: Chicago Ward 11, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_320; Page: 16A; ED: 661; Image: 107 Marital Status: Married, Relation to Head of House: Head
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1930; Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 455; Page: 2B; ED: 0884; Image: 51.0; FHL microfilm: 2340190 Marital Status: Married, Relation to Head of House: Head
Sex: Female
Born: 22 Jul 1895, Romania
Died: April 1976, Tucscon, Pima, Arizona
Buried: 1976, Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucscon, Pima, Arizona
Father: Aaron Mendel Knee - born 1851, Romania/Russia died 1911, United States
Mother: Dorothy Berger - born 1860, Russia
Spouse:
Isadore J Sternstein - born 1888, Russia died 1964, Arizona
Married 15 Sep 1914
Children:
BIRTH NOTE: some records show birth 1895, some 1893
NOTE: Sadie is Jacob Knee's sister, and it is very easy to add records about Jacob's wife to Sadie because his wife's name is also Sadie. One very simple way to tell whether the records belong to his wife Sadye vs. his sister Sadie is his wife was born in Austria/Hungary, and his sister Sadie was born in Romania.
Sex: Male
Born: 15 Dec 1890, Romania
Died: Sep 1978, California
Other Names:
Spouse:
Tessie Ginsburg - born 1894
Married 12 Jul 1915
IMMIGRATION NOTE: arrived 1900 at Hoboken, New Jersey per 1910 census and naturalization records
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1910; Place: Chicago Ward 20, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_263; Page: 8A; ED: 0883; FHL microfilm: 1374276 Marital Status: Single, Relation to Head of House: Son
Sex: Male
Born: 30 Oct 1886, Roman, Roumania
Other Names:
Spouse:
Rose -
IMMIGRATION NOTE: came by train via Montreal in Jul 1899 per naturalization records
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1910; Place: Chicago Ward 20, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_263; Page: 8A; ED: 0883; FHL microfilm: 1374276 Marital Status: Single, Relation to Head of House: Son
NATURALIZATION NOTE: submitted Petition 15 May 1941 in Chicago
Sex: Female
Born: abt 1893, Illinois
Died: 11 Apr 1963, Cook County, Illinois
Spouse:
David Louis Knee - born 1881, Romania died 1957, United States
Married 3 Mar 1909
Children:
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1920; Place: Chicago Ward 11, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_320; Page: 16A; ED: 661; Image: 107 Marital Status: Married, Relation to Head of House: Wife
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1930; Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 455; Page: 2B; ED: 0884; Image: 51.0; FHL microfilm: 2340190 Marital Status: Married, Relation to Head of House: Wife
Sex: Male
Born: 17 Dec 1912, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Other Names:
NAME NOTE: name on 1940 census
BIRTH NOTE: 1940 census shows born 1919, which is not true, it was 1912
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1920; Place: Chicago Ward 11, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_320; Page: 16A; ED: 661; Image: 107 Marital Status: Single, Relation to Head of House: Son
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1930; Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 455; Page: 2B; ED: 0884; Image: 51.0; FHL microfilm: 2340190 Marital Status: Single, Relation to Head of House: Son
Sex: Female
Born: abt 1911, Illinois
Father: David Louis Knee - born 1881, Romania died 1957, United States
Mother: Ethel Bass - born 1893, Illinois died 1963, Illinois
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1930; Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 455; Page: 2B; ED: 0884; Image: 51.0; FHL microfilm: 2340190 Marital Status: Single, Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Sex: Male
Born: 14 Aug 1909, Chicago, Illinois
Died: Jan 1995, Niles, Cook, Illinois
Father: David Louis Knee - born 1881, Romania died 1957, United States
Mother: Ethel Bass - born 1893, Illinois died 1963, Illinois
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1920; Place: Chicago Ward 11, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_320; Page: 16A; ED: 661; Image: 107 Marital Status: Single, Relation to Head of House: Son
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1930; Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 455; Page: 2B; ED: 0884; Image: 51.0; FHL microfilm: 2340190 Marital Status: Single, Relation to Head of House: Son
Sex: Male
Born: 25 Dec 1888, Russia
Died: Jan 1964, Arizona
Buried: 1964, Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Pima, Arizona
Other Names:
Spouse:
Sadie I Knee - born 1895, Romania died 1976, Arizona
Married 15 Sep 1914
Children:
BIRTH NOTE: 1930 census has birth 1888, 1940 census has 1890
IMMIGRATION NOTE: arrived about 1900 per 1930 census
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1930; Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 1A; ED: 1902; FHL microfilm: 2340229 Marital Status: Married, Relation to Head: Head
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1940; Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01013; Page: 4A; ED: 103-2914 Marital Status: Married, Relation to Head: Head
Sex: Male
Born: 20 Jun 1920, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Died: April 1970, Arizona
Buried: 1970, Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucscon, Pima, Arizona
Other Names:
Spouse:
Miriam Novack - born 1929, Illinois died 2014, Arizona
Married 6 Dec 1949
Children:
DEATH NOTE: ssdi: Name: Arron Sternstein SSN: BORN: 20 Jun 1920 Died: Apr 1970 State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1930; Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 1A; ED: 1902; FHL microfilm: 2340229 Marital Status: Single, Relation to Head: Son
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1940; Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01013; Page: 4A; ED: 103-2914 Marital Status: Single, Relation to Head: Son
Sex: Male
Born: 28 Feb 1925, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Died: 8 Aug 1997, Evergreen, Arizona
Buried: Aug 1997, Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Pima, Arizona
Other Names:
Spouse:
Sonia S Shindell - born 1927, Connecticut died 2004, Arizona
Married
Children:
DEATH NOTE: Seymour C. Sternstein: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Name: Seymour C. Sternstein State of Issue: Illinois Date of Birth: Saturday February 28, 1925 Date of Death: Friday August 08, 1997 Est. Age at Death: 72 years, 5 months, 11 days Confirmation: Verified Last known residence: City: Tucson County: Pima State: Arizona ZIP Code: 85712
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1930; Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 1A; ED: 1902; FHL microfilm: 2340229 Marital Status: Single, Relation to Head: Son
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1940; Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01013; Page: 4A; ED: 103-2914 Marital Status: Single, Relation to Head: Son
Sex: Female
Born: abt 1894
Spouse:
Maurice Knee - born 1890, Romania died 1978, California
Married 12 Jul 1915
Sex: Female
Spouse:
Joseph Solomon Knee - born 1886, Roumania
Sex: Female
Born: abt 1888, Austria
Other Names:
Spouse:
Samuel M Weiss - born 1885, Russia
Children:
EMIGRATION NOTE: departed Hamburg 4 December 1902
IMMIGRATION NOTE: arrived New York, New York 24 Dec 1902
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1910; Place: Chicago Ward 15, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_257; Page: 4B; ED: 0712; FHL microfilm: 1374270 Marital Status: Married, Relation to Head of House: Wife
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1920; Place: Chicago Ward 27, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_338; Page: 6B; ED: 1606 Relation to Head: Wife, Residence Marital Status: Married
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1930; Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 496; Page: 8B; ED: 1946; FHL microfilm: 2340231 Marital Status: Married, Relation to Head: Wife
Sex: Male
Born: unknown, Austria/Galicia
Spouse:
Children:
Sex: Female
Born: abt 1909, Illinois
Father: Samuel M Weiss - born 1885, Russia
Mother: Mary Feurzeig - born 1888, Austria
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1920; Place: Chicago Ward 27, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_338; Page: 6B; ED: 1606 Relation to Head: Daughter, Residence Marital Status: Single
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1930; Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 496; Page: 8B; ED: 1946; FHL microfilm: 2340231 Marital Status: Married, Relation to Head: Daughter
Sex: Female
Born: 14 Aug 1917, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Died: March 2016
Buried: Mar 2016, Shalom Memorial Park, Arlington Heights, Illinois
Father: Samuel M Weiss - born 1885, Russia
Mother: Mary Feurzeig - born 1888, Austria
Spouse:
David Robbins - born 1910, Poland died 1991
Married 26 Jan 1937
Children:
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1920; Place: Chicago Ward 27, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_338; Page: 6B; ED: 1606 Relation to Head: Daughter, Residence Marital Status: Single
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1930; Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 496; Page: 8B; ED: 1946; FHL microfilm: 2340231 Marital Status: Single, Relation to Head: Daughter
Sex: Female
Born: 25 Jun 1910, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Father: Samuel M Weiss - born 1885, Russia
Mother: Mary Feurzeig - born 1888, Austria
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1920; Place: Chicago Ward 27, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_338; Page: 6B; ED: 1606 Relation to Head: Daughter, Residence Marital Status: Single
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1930; Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 496; Page: 8B; ED: 1946; FHL microfilm: 2340231 Marital Status: Single, Relation to Head: Daughter
Sex: Male
Born: abt 1885, Russia
Spouse:
Mary Feurzeig - born 1888, Austria
Children:
IMMIGRATION NOTE: arrived 1901 per 1920 census or 1902 per 1930 census
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1920; Place: Chicago Ward 27, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_338; Page: 6B; ED: 1606 Relation to Head: Head, Residence Marital Status: Married
RESIDENCE NOTE: Census: 1930; Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 496; Page: 8B; ED: 1946; FHL microfilm: 2340231 Marital Status: Married, Relation to Head: Head
Sex: Male
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Spouse:
Lillyan A Sternstein - born 1917, Illinois died 1983, Arizona
Married 21 Jun 1940
Sex: Female
Born: 20 Feb 1929, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Died: 21 Mar 2014, Arizona
Spouse:
Aaron Fred Sternstein - born 1920, Illinois died 1970, Arizona
Married 6 Dec 1949
Children:
NAME NOTE: maiden name from findagrave
Sex: Female
Born: 1927, North Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Died: 10 Jul 2004, Tucscon, Pima, Arizona
Buried: Jul 2004, Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Pima, Arizona
Other Names:
Spouse:
Seymour Charles Sternstein - born 1925, Illinois died 1997, Arizona
Married
Children:
DEATH NOTE: obituary in Tucson Citizen on Jul 13, 2004 can be found at findagrave, Memorial Number at FindAGrave is 126871212
Sex: Female
Born: 4 Oct 1917, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Died: Oct 1983, Tucson, Pima, Arizona
Other Names:
Spouse:
Irving D Kaplan - born died
Married 21 Jun 1940
DEATH NOTE: ssdi: Name: Lillyan Kaplan SSN: Last Residence: 85710 Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA BORN: 4 Oct 1917 Died: Oct 1983 State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)
Sex: Male
Father: Seymour Charles Sternstein - born 1925, Illinois died 1997, Arizona
Mother: Sonia S Shindell - born 1927, Connecticut died 2004, Arizona
Sex: Male
Father: Seymour Charles Sternstein - born 1925, Illinois died 1997, Arizona
Mother: Sonia S Shindell - born 1927, Connecticut died 2004, Arizona
Spouse:
Living (84) LIVING -
Married
Sex: Female
Spouse:
Living (2) Sternstein -
Married
Sex: Female
Born: 27 Dec 1954, Tucson, Pima, Arizona
Died: 23 Aug 2015, Tucson, Pima, Arizona
Buried: Aug 2015, Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Pima, Arizona.
Other Names:
Spouse:
Living (85) LIVING -
Married
Children:
Sex: Male
Spouse:
Debra Sue Sternstein - born 1954, Arizona died 2015, Arizona
Married
Children:
Sex: Female
Father: Living (85) LIVING -
Mother: Debra Sue Sternstein - born 1954, Arizona died 2015, Arizona
Spouse:
Living (88) LIVING -
Married
Sex: Male
Father: Living (85) LIVING -
Mother: Debra Sue Sternstein - born 1954, Arizona died 2015, Arizona
Sex: Male
Father: Living (85) LIVING -
Mother: Debra Sue Sternstein - born 1954, Arizona died 2015, Arizona
Sex: Male
Born: 11 Mar 1942, Chicago, Illinois
Died: Mar 2011, Illinois
Buried: Mar 2011, Shalom Memorial Park
Spouse 1:
Living (2) Knee -
Married
Children:
Spouse 2:
Living (98) LIVING -
Married
Sex: Female
Spouse:
Living (3) Knee -
Married
Sex: Female
Father: Carl Einar Nelson - born 1933, Illinois died 2004, Illinois
Mother: Arlene Joyce Maro - born 1938, Illinois died 2003, Illinois
Sex: Female
Father: Gerald Sheldon Goldberg - born 1942, Illinois died 2011, Illinois
Mother: Living (2) Knee -
Sex: Male
Father: Gerald Sheldon Goldberg - born 1942, Illinois died 2011, Illinois
Mother: Living (2) Knee -
Sex: Female
Spouse:
Living (98) Living -
Married
Sex: Male
Father: Living (8) LIVING -
Mother: Living Jacobson -
Sex: Male
Father: Jacob Spencer - born
Mother: Maxine Friedlander - born 1909, Illinois died 1997, California
Sex: Female
Father: Jacob Spencer - born
Mother: Maxine Friedlander - born 1909, Illinois died 1997, California
Sex: Male
Spouse:
Living (135) Living -
Married
Sex: Male
Born: 14 Dec 1910, Poland
Died: 7 Oct 1991
Spouse:
Mildred Weiss - born 1917, Illinois died 2016
Married 26 Jan 1937
Children:
Sex: Male
Father: David Robbins - born 1910, Poland died 1991
Mother: Mildred Weiss - born 1917, Illinois died 2016
Spouse:
Living (91) LIVING -
Married
Sex: Female
Spouse:
Howard C. Weinzimmer - born 1946 died 2012
Married
Sex: Male
Born: abt 1870, Russia/Poland
Died: 8 Jul 1938, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Other Names:
Spouse:
Rose Feldberg - born 1873, Poland died 1953, Illinois
Married abt 1890
Children:
NAME NOTE: actual name in U.S.A.
DEATH NOTE: Illinois Deaths: WEINZIMMER MYER M/W UNK 6018862 1938-07-08 COOK CHICAGO 38-07-10
NOTE: see our Weinzimmer Families family tree at Rootsweb worldconnect for information about his siblings and ancestors.
Sex: Male
Born: 01/15/1892, St. Louis, Missouri
Died: 10/10/1946, Chicago, IL
Other Names:
Spouse:
Bessie Rose Berger - born 1892, New Jersey died 1980, IL
Married
Children:
BIRTH NOTE: 1900 census shows birth Feb 1892 Ohio which is a mistake. Mother indicates she had 6 children, 6 living in 1900, and Samuel was the oldest male. Birth on census being off or a little discrepant is a common occurence, especially with immigrant Jews who may have been thinking of the Hebrew rather than Gregorian Calendar.
DEATH NOTE: Ill death index: WEINZIMMER SAM M/W UNK 0028906 1946-10-10 COOK CHICAGO obit Date: October 11, 1946 Edition: Chicago Tribune
NOTE: WWI Draft: (6/15/1917) Tall, Med Build, Dark brown eyes and hair One toe each foot crippled, has wife and child 6/5/1917 Living 926 Wallen, Chicago, Ill., Salesman United Cigar Dealers
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