Morris the tailor & Frieda

Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron)Confirmed

חיים משה

Great-grandfather of the three sisters (mother’s side)

Born c.1856, Russian Poland · Died 23 Dec 1921, Manhattan

Burial: Mount Zion Cemetery, Maspeth: Govorow society, D6L-4-1-3

• A tailor, born about 1856–60; came to America in 1904.Confirmed1910 US census, Morris Shron householdDeath record of Morris Shron, 23 Dec 1921
• His arrival is likely the “Moische Schron”, 40, married, a shoemaker from Goworowo, who landed from the SS Rotterdam on 30 Aug 1904, going to his “brother A. Schron, 80½ Attorney St”. For: the year, the family’s town, and the Attorney Street address his daughters went to in 1907. Against: “shoemaker”, and an age young for a man born about 1856.LikelySS Rotterdam passenger list, arrived New York 30 Aug 1904
• In November 1907 two daughters, Chnike and Feige, came from Warsaw to their “father Moische Schron” on Attorney Street.LikelyEllis Island passenger list, arrived 7 Nov 1907, lines 25–26
• In the 1915 state census at no. 127 (Broome Street) with Freda, Benjamin, Clara, Bessie and Joseph.Confirmed1915 New York State census, Morris Shron household
• In the 1910 census in Manhattan’s 17th Ward, aged 50 (arrived 1904), with Frida and the children Lena, Fannie, Bennie, Sadie, Bessie and Joe; the page is now saved.Confirmed1910 US census, Morris Shron household
• In the 1920 census in Manhattan, aged 64, with Freda, Benny, Clara and Bessie; the page is now saved.Confirmed1920 US census, Morris Shron household
• Married about 1887. In 1910 Frieda had borne eight children, all living. All eight are now known, oldest first: Max, Abe, Fannie, Lena, Benjamin, Clara, Bessie (Beatrice) and Joseph; each has a record naming Morris and Frieda as parents.Confirmed1910 US census, Morris Shron householdMarriage of Max Shron and Minnie Yavitz, 13 Feb 1909Marriage of Abe Shron and Soffia (Sophie) Jawitz, 20 Jan 1912Marriage of Fannie Schron and Sigmund Okin, 10 Aug 1912Marriage of Lena Schron and Barney Woelkes, 16 Jul 1916Marriage of Benjamin Schron and Eva Simkowitz, 4 Mar 1923Marriage of Clara Schron and Ralph Kobac, 5 Feb 1921Religious marriage of Beatrice Schrom and Paul Goldstein, 31 Dec 1921Marriage of Joseph Schron and Bertha Goldstein, 24 Jan 1925
• Died 23 Dec 1921, aged 65; his death record names his parents Julius Shron and Esther Burr.ConfirmedDeath record of Morris Shron, 23 Dec 1921
• His Hebrew name, Chaim Moshe, comes from his son Benjamin’s and grandson Murray’s stones.ConfirmedGravestone of Benjamin SchronGravestone of Murray Schron
• Buried in the Govorow (Goworowo) society plot at Mount Zion.ConfirmedMount Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens: interment registerFind a Grave: Morris and Frieda Schron
• Possibly a past president of that society: its gate at Mount Zion (Sons of Aaron Solomon of Govorow) lists among the officers “Chaim Moshe b. Yoel, Ex-Pres” (ר' חיים משה בר יואל עקס פרעז). If this is Morris, his father Julius’s Hebrew name was possibly Yoel. The gate carries no surnames, so this is possibly him, not proven.PossibleGoworowo society gate, Mount Zion Cemetery: Sons of Aaron Solomon of Govorow

Father: Julius Shron · Mother: Esther Shron, née Burr · Spouse: Frieda (Freide) Schron, née Mandel or Chenick · Children: Benjamin (Eliezer Dov) Schron, Max Shron, Abe (Abraham) Shron, Lena Woelkes, née Schron, Fannie Okin, née Schron, Clara Kobac, née Schron, Bessie (Beatrice) Goldstein (Goldsteen), née Schron, Joseph Schron

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Frieda (Freide) Schron, née Mandel or ChenickConfirmed

Great-grandmother of the three sisters (mother’s side)

Born c.1866–72 · Died 23 Nov 1944, Manhattan

Burial: Mount Zion Cemetery, Maspeth: Govorow society, D6L-4-15

• Arrived 18 Jan 1910 on the Lapland from Warsaw, “Freide Schrom 38”, with her children.ConfirmedSS Lapland passenger list, arrived New York 18 Jan 1910
• Her maiden name is unsettled. Three children’s marriage records say Mandel (“Mondels” 1912, “Neda Mandel” 1916, “Frieda Mandel” 1921); Benjamin’s says “Schrock”; her own death record says Chenick, daughter of Mendel Chenick and Deborah Chiniak. “Mandel” may be her father’s first name, Mendel, turned into a surname.PossibleMarriage of Fannie Schron and Sigmund Okin, 10 Aug 1912Marriage of Lena Schron and Barney Woelkes, 16 Jul 1916Marriage of Clara Schron and Ralph Kobac, 5 Feb 1921Marriage of Benjamin Schron and Eva Simkowitz, 4 Mar 1923Death record of Frieda Schron, 23 Nov 1944
• New records point one way: her surname was likely a Chenick or Szenicki type of name, and “Mandel” likely came from her father’s first name, Mendel. Max’s 1909 marriage gives his mother as “Frieda Kshinok Mandels”, the only record with both forms together; Joseph’s 1925 marriage says “Frieda Schemitzky”; Abe’s 1912 marriage says “Freida Mendel”; Beatrice’s 1921 marriages say “Freida Mandel”. Her death record, now read from the image, names her father Mendel Chenick. She is still shown here as Mandel or Chenick.LikelyMarriage of Max Shron and Minnie Yavitz, 13 Feb 1909Marriage of Joseph Schron and Bertha Goldstein, 24 Jan 1925Marriage of Abe Shron and Soffia (Sophie) Jawitz, 20 Jan 1912Religious marriage of Beatrice Schrom and Paul Goldstein, 31 Dec 1921Death record of Frieda Schron, 23 Nov 1944
• In the 1915 state census, “Freda”, 46.Confirmed1915 New York State census, Morris Shron household
• Died 23 Nov 1944; buried in the Govorow plot at Mount Zion.ConfirmedDeath record of Frieda Schron, 23 Nov 1944Mount Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens: interment registerFind a Grave: Morris and Frieda Schron
• Her death certificate, now read in full: Frieda Schrom, 78, widow of Morris, of 32 Attorney Street, 35 years in New York; father Mendel Chenick, mother Deborah; her son Benjamin, of Ridge Street, gave the details; buried at Mount Zion on 24 Nov 1944.ConfirmedDeath record of Frieda Schron, 23 Nov 1944
• In the 1920 census as Freda, 50, in Morris’s household.Confirmed1920 US census, Morris Shron household
• Possibly the “Frayda Ester b. Menachem” (פריידא אסתר בר מנחם) listed among the members on the same society’s gate at Mount Zion: Menachem fits her father Mendel (Menachem Mendel). If so, her Hebrew name was possibly Frayda Ester. The gate carries no surnames.PossibleGoworowo society gate, Mount Zion Cemetery: Sons of Aaron Solomon of Govorow

Father: Mendel Chenick · Mother: Deborah Chiniak · Spouse: Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron) · Children: Benjamin (Eliezer Dov) Schron, Max Shron, Abe (Abraham) Shron, Lena Woelkes, née Schron, Fannie Okin, née Schron, Clara Kobac, née Schron, Bessie (Beatrice) Goldstein (Goldsteen), née Schron, Joseph Schron

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Julius ShronLikely

Great-great-grandfather of the three sisters (mother’s side)

• Named as Morris’s father on Morris’s 1921 death record (one source; informant unknown).LikelyDeath record of Morris Shron, 23 Dec 1921
• Possibly named for a Julek Szron of the Goworowo area, the grandfather named in the 1846 and 1851 marriage indexes.PossibleOlder Szrons of Goworowo
• His Hebrew name was possibly Yoel: the Goworowo society’s gate at Mount Zion lists a “Chaim Moshe b. Yoel, Ex-Pres”, possibly his son Morris. The gate carries no surnames.PossibleGoworowo society gate, Mount Zion Cemetery: Sons of Aaron Solomon of Govorow
• No New York arrival, marriage or death has been found for him or for Esther; they probably never left Poland.

Spouse: Esther Shron, née Burr · Children: Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron)

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Esther Shron, née BurrLikely

Great-great-grandmother of the three sisters (mother’s side)

• Named as Morris’s mother on his 1921 death record.LikelyDeath record of Morris Shron, 23 Dec 1921
• The 1907 passenger list of Chnike and Feige names their nearest relative as “mother Ester Schron” of Franciszkańska 29, Warsaw. That was possibly their grandmother Esther, alive in Warsaw in 1907; it may also be a clerk’s error.PossibleEllis Island passenger list, arrived 7 Nov 1907, lines 25–26

Spouse: Julius Shron · Children: Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron)

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Mendel ChenickLikely

Likely a great-great-grandfather of the three sisters (mother’s side)

• Named as Frieda’s father on her 1944 death record. Her maiden name is disputed (Mandel vs Chenick).PossibleDeath record of Frieda Schron, 23 Nov 1944
• Likely her father: the “Mandel”, “Mandels” and “Mendel” that her children’s records give as her surname fit his first name, Mendel, and the other forms (Kshinok, Schemitzky, Chiniak) fit his surname.LikelyMarriage of Max Shron and Minnie Yavitz, 13 Feb 1909Marriage of Abe Shron and Soffia (Sophie) Jawitz, 20 Jan 1912Marriage of Joseph Schron and Bertha Goldstein, 24 Jan 1925Death record of Frieda Schron, 23 Nov 1944

Spouse: Deborah Chiniak · Children: Frieda (Freide) Schron, née Mandel or Chenick, Harry Mandels

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Deborah ChiniakPossible

Possibly a great-great-grandmother of the three sisters (mother’s side)

• Named as Frieda’s mother on her 1944 death record.PossibleDeath record of Frieda Schron, 23 Nov 1944

Spouse: Mendel Chenick · Children: Frieda (Freide) Schron, née Mandel or Chenick, Harry Mandels

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Harry MandelsPossible

Possibly a brother of Frieda

• A witness, with Morris, at Max Shron’s 1909 wedding, using the same “Mandels” name as Frieda on that record. He was possibly Frieda’s brother; no New York marriage or death has been found for him.PossibleMarriage of Max Shron and Minnie Yavitz, 13 Feb 1909

Father: Mendel Chenick · Mother: Deborah Chiniak

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Max ShronConfirmed

Eldest son of Morris and Frieda; great-great-uncle of the three sisters

Born 15 or 17 Sep 1888, Warsaw · Died December 1965

• Married Minnie Yavitz (Jawitz) in Manhattan on 13 Feb 1909. The certificate names his parents Morris Shron and “Frieda Kshinok Mandels”; the witnesses were Morris Shron and Harry Mandels.ConfirmedMarriage of Max Shron and Minnie Yavitz, 13 Feb 1909
• Born in Warsaw on 15 Sep 1888 by his WWII draft card. He lived in the Bronx in the 1915, 1920, 1930, 1940 and 1950 censuses, and the Social Security index gives his death in December 1965.LikelyMax Shron’s later records
• His WWII draft card, now saved: Max Shron of 1809 Elder Avenue, the Bronx, born 15 Sep 1888 in Warsaw; contact Louis Shron. His employer, at 45 West 18th Street, was the same as his brother Abe’s.LikelyMax Shron’s later records
• In the 1920 census in the Bronx with Minnie (born in Austria) and their children Bennie, Louis and Dora; the page is now saved.Likely1920 US census, Max Shron household
• He and his brother Abe married two sisters, daughters of Mendel Jawitz and Fannie Katz.ConfirmedMarriage of Max Shron and Minnie Yavitz, 13 Feb 1909Marriage of Abe Shron and Soffia (Sophie) Jawitz, 20 Jan 1912
• His household is also indexed in the 1915 New York state census (Benjamin, Louis and Dora) and in the 1940 and 1950 censuses.LikelyMax Shron household: census index entries

Father: Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron) · Mother: Frieda (Freide) Schron, née Mandel or Chenick · Spouse: Minnie Shron, née Yavitz (Jawitz) · Children: Benjamin Shron (son of Max), Louis Shron, Doris (Dora) Cohen, née Shron, William Shron, Seymour Shron (son of Max)

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Minnie Shron, née Yavitz (Jawitz)Confirmed

Wife of Max Shron

• Married Max Shron on 13 Feb 1909; daughter of M. (Mendel) Yavitz and Fannie Katz. Sister of Sophie, who married Max’s brother Abe.ConfirmedMarriage of Max Shron and Minnie Yavitz, 13 Feb 1909

Father: Mendel Jawitz (Yavitz) · Mother: Fannie Jawitz, née Katz · Spouse: Max Shron · Children: Benjamin Shron (son of Max), Louis Shron, Doris (Dora) Cohen, née Shron, William Shron, Seymour Shron (son of Max)

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Mendel Jawitz (Yavitz)Confirmed

Father of Minnie and Sophie, who married the brothers Max and Abe Shron

• Named as the bride’s father on both the 1909 and the 1912 marriage certificates, and on Sophie’s 1939 death record.ConfirmedMarriage of Max Shron and Minnie Yavitz, 13 Feb 1909Marriage of Abe Shron and Soffia (Sophie) Jawitz, 20 Jan 1912Death of Sophie Shron, 25 Nov 1939

Spouse: Fannie Jawitz, née Katz · Children: Minnie Shron, née Yavitz (Jawitz), Sophie (Soffia) Shron, née Jawitz

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Fannie Jawitz, née KatzConfirmed

Mother of Minnie Shron

• Named as Minnie’s mother on her 1909 marriage certificate.ConfirmedMarriage of Max Shron and Minnie Yavitz, 13 Feb 1909

Spouse: Mendel Jawitz (Yavitz) · Children: Minnie Shron, née Yavitz (Jawitz)

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Benjamin Shron (son of Max)Likely

Son of Max and Minnie Shron

Living or possibly living: name and relation only

Father: Max Shron · Mother: Minnie Shron, née Yavitz (Jawitz)

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Louis ShronLikely

Son of Max and Minnie Shron

Born 9 Sep 1911 · Died 28 Sep 1993

• Likely died 28 Sep 1993: “SHRON, LOUIS was born 9 September 1911 … son of MAX SHRON (father) and MINNIE JAWITZ … died 28 September 1993” (Social Security index).LikelySocial Security index: Louis and Doris Shron, children of Max Shron and Minnie Jawitz
• Married Mollie Greenstein in the Bronx on 31 Oct 1937.LikelyMarriages of Max Shron’s children, 1937

Father: Max Shron · Mother: Minnie Shron, née Yavitz (Jawitz)

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Doris (Dora) Cohen, née ShronLikely

Daughter of Max and Minnie Shron

Born 10 Jun 1914 · Died 28 Dec 1991

• Likely died 28 Dec 1991: “SHRON, DORIS, also known as DORIS COHEN, was born 10 June 1914 … daughter of MAX SHRON (father) and MINNIE JAWITZ … died 28 December 1991” (Social Security index).LikelySocial Security index: Louis and Doris Shron, children of Max Shron and Minnie Jawitz
• Married William Wolf Cohen in the Bronx on 22 May 1937, which explains her married name.LikelyMarriages of Max Shron’s children, 1937

Father: Max Shron · Mother: Minnie Shron, née Yavitz (Jawitz)

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William ShronLikely

Son of Max and Minnie Shron

Living or possibly living: name and relation only

Father: Max Shron · Mother: Minnie Shron, née Yavitz (Jawitz)

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Seymour Shron (son of Max)Likely

Son of Max and Minnie Shron

Living or possibly living: name and relation only

Father: Max Shron · Mother: Minnie Shron, née Yavitz (Jawitz)

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Abe (Abraham) ShronConfirmed

Son of Morris and Frieda; great-great-uncle of the three sisters

Born 20 Jan 1890, Warsaw

• Married Soffia (Sophie) Jawitz on 20 Jan 1912 at Golden Star Hall, 81 Columbia Street, Manhattan: a tailor of 22, living at 127 Broome Street. The certificate names his parents “Mores Shron” and “Freida Mendel”.ConfirmedMarriage of Abe Shron and Soffia (Sophie) Jawitz, 20 Jan 1912
• Naturalized in the federal court in Brooklyn (declaration 1920, certificate 29 Jan 1925), born 20 Jan 1890 in Warsaw, wife Sophie; registered for the WWII draft in Brooklyn in 1942.LikelyAbe Shron’s naturalization and draft card
• His naturalization petition (EDNY 35624, 29 Jan 1925), now saved: Abe Shron, a tailor, born 20 Jan 1890 in Warsaw; he came by way of Antwerp and landed at New York on 23 Jun 1906 on the Vaderland; wife Sophie, born in Austria. His witness was Abraham Yawitz, a furrier.LikelyAbe Shron’s naturalization and draft card
• His WWI draft card (5 Jun 1917), now saved: Abie Shron of 98 Grand Street Extension, Brooklyn, born 20 Jan 1890 in Warsaw, a tailor, with a wife and child; signed.LikelyAbe Shron’s naturalization and draft card
• His WWII draft card: Abe Shron of 188 South 2nd Street, Brooklyn (Sophie’s address in 1939), born 23 Jan 1891 in Russia; contact Mrs Sophie Schron. His employer, at 45 West 18th Street, was the same as his brother Max’s.LikelyAbe Shron’s naturalization and draft card
• In the 1930 census in Brooklyn with Sophie and their sons Benjamin, Louis and Emanuel.Likely1930 US census, Abe Shron household
• Their son Benjamin was the informant on Sophie’s 1939 death record. He is possibly the Benjamin Shron, 13 Nov 1912 – 19 May 1961, buried at Mount Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale. He was 18 in the 1930 census, and Abe’s 1917 draft card shows one child; this fits but is not proven.PossibleDeath of Sophie Shron, 25 Nov 1939Find a Grave: Benjamin Shron (1912–1961)1930 US census, Abe Shron householdAbe Shron’s naturalization and draft card
• His Hebrew name was likely Shmuel Abba: his son Maurice’s stone reads “ben Shmuel Aba”, and a “Schmuel Abe Schron”, 17, is on the Red Star Line roll out of Antwerp in May–August 1906, which fits his naturalization papers.LikelyFind a Grave: Maurice and Rose ShronRed Star Line passenger roll, Antwerp, May–August 1906
• The “Emanuel” of the 1930 household is very probably his son Maurice (Moshe Mendel); the household also had an infant daughter, Ritta.Likely1930 US census, Abe Shron household1930 US census, Abe Shron household: Ritta

Father: Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron) · Mother: Frieda (Freide) Schron, née Mandel or Chenick · Spouse: Sophie (Soffia) Shron, née Jawitz · Children: Ritta Shron, Louis Shron (son of Abe), Maurice (Moshe Mendel) Shron

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Sophie (Soffia) Shron, née JawitzConfirmed

Wife of Abe Shron

Born c.1889, Austria · Died 25 Nov 1939, Brooklyn

Burial: Beth David Cemetery, Elmont NY

• Married Abe Shron on 20 Jan 1912, aged 23, born Austria, daughter of Mendel Jawitz. Sister of Minnie, who married Abe’s brother Max.ConfirmedMarriage of Abe Shron and Soffia (Sophie) Jawitz, 20 Jan 1912
• Died in Brooklyn on 25 Nov 1939; her death record names her father Mendel Jawitz, and her son Benjamin gave the details. Buried at Beth David Cemetery, Elmont.LikelyDeath of Sophie Shron, 25 Nov 1939
• Her death certificate, now saved (the medical section blanked): Sophie Shron, 49, of 188 South 2nd Street, Brooklyn, wife of Abe; father Mendel Jawitz (written “Jurvitz”); her son Benjamin Shron gave the details; buried at Beth David through Zion Memorial Chapel.LikelyDeath of Sophie Shron, 25 Nov 1939
• Her own naturalization petition (EDNY 123984, 1929), now saved: born 6 Apr 1892 in Austria (the town reads like “Buchs”); married Abe in New York on 20 Jan 1912; it lists their sons Bennie, Louis and Morris.LikelyPetition for naturalization of Sophie Shron, 1929

Father: Mendel Jawitz (Yavitz) · Spouse: Abe (Abraham) Shron · Children: Ritta Shron, Louis Shron (son of Abe), Maurice (Moshe Mendel) Shron

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Louis Shron (son of Abe)Confirmed

Son of Abe and Sophie Shron; grandson of Morris and Frieda

Born 9 Mar 1916, Manhattan · Died 6 Feb 2007

Burial: Star of David Memorial Gardens, North Lauderdale, Florida

• Born 9 Mar 1916 in Manhattan; died 6 Feb 2007. His Social Security application names his parents as Abraham Shron and Sophie Jawitz.ConfirmedSocial Security application index: Louis Shron, son of Abe
• Married Bertha Finkelstein in Brooklyn on 27 Feb 1937 (certificate 3378); the record names his parents Abraham and Sophie “Jowitz”.ConfirmedMarriage of Louis Shron and Bertha Finkelstein, 27 Feb 1937
• Buried at Star of David Memorial Gardens, North Lauderdale, Florida, sharing a memorial with Bertha.LikelyFind a Grave: Louis and Bertha Shron

Father: Abe (Abraham) Shron · Mother: Sophie (Soffia) Shron, née Jawitz · Spouse: Bertha Shron, née Finkelstein

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Bertha Shron, née FinkelsteinLikely

Wife of Louis Shron (son of Abe); sister of Rose, who married his brother Maurice

Born 10 Feb 1917, Brooklyn · Died 23 Nov 1997

Burial: Star of David Memorial Gardens, North Lauderdale, Florida

• Born 10 Feb 1917 in Brooklyn; died 23 Nov 1997. Her Social Security record names her parents as Joseph Finkelstein and Celia Cohen.LikelySocial Security records: Abe Shron’s sons and daughters-in-law
• Married Louis Shron in 1937; she shares a memorial with him. Two Shron brothers married two Finkelstein sisters.LikelyMarriage of Louis Shron and Bertha Finkelstein, 27 Feb 1937Find a Grave: Louis and Bertha ShronSocial Security records: Abe Shron’s sons and daughters-in-law

Spouse: Louis Shron (son of Abe)

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Maurice (Moshe Mendel) ShronLikely

Son of Abe and Sophie Shron; grandson of Morris and Frieda

Born 19 May 1922, Brooklyn · Died 14 Apr 2012

• His stone reads “Moshe Mendel ben Shmuel Aba”: son of Shmuel Abba, which is Abe’s Hebrew name.LikelyFind a Grave: Maurice and Rose Shron
• Very probably the “Emanuel”, 8, of the 1930 census household (and the “Morris” of his mother’s 1929 petition).Likely1930 US census, Abe Shron householdPetition for naturalization of Sophie Shron, 1929
• Born 19 May 1922 in Brooklyn; died 14 Apr 2012.LikelySocial Security records: Abe Shron’s sons and daughters-in-law
• Registered for the WWII draft on 30 Jun 1942; his employer was Inter News Co.LikelyWWII draft card of Maurice Shron, 30 Jun 1942

Father: Abe (Abraham) Shron · Mother: Sophie (Soffia) Shron, née Jawitz · Spouse: Rose (Raizel) Shron, née Finkelstein

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Rose (Raizel) Shron, née FinkelsteinLikely

Wife of Maurice Shron; sister of Bertha, who married his brother Louis

Born 5 Aug 1925, Brooklyn · Died 4 Feb 2003

• Born 5 Aug 1925 in Brooklyn; died 4 Feb 2003. Her Social Security record names her parents as Joseph Finkelstein and Celia Cohen.LikelySocial Security records: Abe Shron’s sons and daughters-in-law
• Her stone reads “Raizel bas Yosef”.LikelyFind a Grave: Maurice and Rose Shron

Spouse: Maurice (Moshe Mendel) Shron

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Ritta ShronLikely

Daughter of Abe and Sophie Shron

Living or possibly living: name and relation only

Father: Abe (Abraham) Shron · Mother: Sophie (Soffia) Shron, née Jawitz

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Fannie Okin, née SchronConfirmed

Daughter of Morris and Frieda; great-great-aunt of the three sisters

Born 25 Dec 1895 (Social Security; other papers c.1891–95) · Died 31 Jan 1978

Burial: Montefiore Cemetery: Lemberger K.U.V. society, Block 85, Row 10R, grave 10, beside Sigmund

• Married Sigmund (Sigmi) Okin in Manhattan on 10 Aug 1912.ConfirmedMarriage of Fannie Schron and Sigmund Okin, 10 Aug 1912
• The certificate image, now saved: “Fannie Schror”, 21, of 127 Broome Street; Julius Silberman of 208 Eldridge Street officiated. Her age fits Chnike (16 in 1907), but the 1910 census gives Fannie 15, so the ages do not agree. (The Fannie in Abraham Shron’s 1900 household, born about 1873, is a different woman.)LikelyThe 1912 Schron–Okin certificate image1910 US census, Morris Shron household
• Likely one of the two daughters, Chnike and Feige, who came from Warsaw in November 1907 to their father; she was possibly Chnike, but which girl is which is not settled.LikelyEllis Island passenger list, arrived 7 Nov 1907, lines 25–26
• Fanny Okin, born 25 Dec 1895, died 31 Jan 1978, aged 82; buried at Montefiore, Lemberger K.U.V. society, Block 85, Row 10R, grave 10, beside Sigmund in grave 9. A birth in December 1895 fits her 1910 census age of 15 better than her 1912 marriage age of 21.LikelySocial Security records: the Okin familyFind a Grave: Sigmund Okin

Father: Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron) · Mother: Frieda (Freide) Schron, née Mandel or Chenick · Spouse: Sigmund (Sigmi) Okin · Children: Harold O’Kin, David Okin, Martin Okin, Murray Charles Okin, Beatrice (Betrice) Okin

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Sigmund (Sigmi) OkinConfirmed

Husband of Fannie Schron

Born 18 May 1888, Lemberg · Died 2 Mar 1951

Burial: Montefiore Cemetery: Lemberger K.U.V. society, Block 85, Row 10R, grave 9, beside Fannie

• Married Fannie Schron in Manhattan on 10 Aug 1912.ConfirmedMarriage of Fannie Schron and Sigmund Okin, 10 Aug 1912
• Born 18 May 1888 in Lemberg, son of Morris Litauer and Pesel Okin (Social Security application); his naturalization gives 25 May 1888.LikelySocial Security records: the Okin familyFind a Grave: Sigmund Okin
• Arrived 8 Aug 1907. Died 2 Mar 1951, aged 63; buried at Montefiore, Lemberger K.U.V. society, Block 85, Row 10R, grave 9. Fannie lies in grave 10.LikelyFind a Grave: Sigmund OkinSocial Security records: the Okin family

Spouse: Fannie Okin, née Schron · Children: Harold O’Kin, David Okin, Martin Okin, Murray Charles Okin, Beatrice (Betrice) Okin

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Harold O’KinConfirmed

Son of Sigmund and Fannie Okin; grandson of Morris and Frieda

Died 30 Oct 1917, Manhattan

• Died in Manhattan on 30 Oct 1917, aged about 4. The death record names his parents Sigmund O’Kin and “Fanny Shran”.ConfirmedDeath of Harold O’Kin, 30 Oct 1917

Father: Sigmund (Sigmi) Okin · Mother: Fannie Okin, née Schron

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David OkinLikely

Son of Sigmund and Fannie Okin; grandson of Morris and Frieda

Born about 1917, New York

• In the 1930 census in the Bronx, a son of Segmund and Fanny Okin, born in New York about 1917.Likely1930 US census, Sigmund Okin household

Father: Sigmund (Sigmi) Okin · Mother: Fannie Okin, née Schron

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Martin OkinConfirmed

Son of Sigmund and Fannie Okin; grandson of Morris and Frieda

Born 23 Aug 1920, Brooklyn · Died 24 Jun 2000

• Born 23 Aug 1920 in Brooklyn; died 24 Jun 2000. His Social Security record names his parents as Sigmund Okin and Fannie Shron.ConfirmedSocial Security records: the Okin family
• In the 1930 Bronx household.Confirmed1930 US census, Sigmund Okin household

Father: Sigmund (Sigmi) Okin · Mother: Fannie Okin, née Schron

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Murray Charles OkinConfirmed

Son of Sigmund and Fannie Okin; grandson of Morris and Frieda

Born 17 Jun 1923, Brooklyn · Died 18 Sep 2004

• Born 17 Jun 1923 in Brooklyn; died 18 Sep 2004. His Social Security application names his parents as Sigmund Okin and Fanny Schron.ConfirmedSocial Security application index: Murray Charles OkinSocial Security records: the Okin family

Father: Sigmund (Sigmi) Okin · Mother: Fannie Okin, née Schron

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Beatrice (Betrice) OkinLikely

Daughter of Sigmund and Fannie Okin

Living or possibly living: name and relation only

Father: Sigmund (Sigmi) Okin · Mother: Fannie Okin, née Schron

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Lena Woelkes, née SchronConfirmed

Daughter of Morris and Frieda; great-great-aunt of the three sisters

Born 27 May 1891, Warsaw (1954 naturalization; her 1916 marriage age points to about 1893) · Died September 1972

Burial: Mount Golda Cemetery (Equality), Row F, grave 118, beside Barnett

• Married Barney Woelkes in Manhattan on 16 Jul 1916, aged 23, at 127 Broome Street, where she lived.ConfirmedMarriage of Lena Schron and Barney Woelkes, 16 Jul 1916
• Likely one of the two daughters, Chnike (16) and Feige (14), who came from Warsaw in November 1907 to their father; her age in 1916 possibly makes her Feige.LikelyEllis Island passenger list, arrived 7 Nov 1907, lines 25–26Marriage of Lena Schron and Barney Woelkes, 16 Jul 1916
• Naturalized in 1954 as Lena Wolkis, born 27 May 1891 in Warsaw (certificate 510348).ConfirmedNaturalization of Lena Wolkis
• Died in September 1972; buried at Mount Golda (Equality), Row F, grave 118, beside her husband Barnett.LikelySocial Security records: the Wolkis familyFind a Grave: Barnett and Lena Wolkis, Mount Golda

Father: Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron) · Mother: Frieda (Freide) Schron, née Mandel or Chenick · Spouse: Barnett (Barney) Wolkis (Woelkes) · Children: Anne Fronstin, née Wolkis, Milton Harold Wolkis, Jeanette Rose Tillman, née Wolkis, Herbert M. (Meyer) Wolkis, Richard Philip Wolkis

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Barnett (Barney) Wolkis (Woelkes)Confirmed

Husband of Lena Schron

Born uncertain: the records disagree · Died 8 Nov 1947, Brooklyn

Burial: Mount Golda Cemetery (Equality), Row F, grave 117, beside Lena

• Married Lena Schron in Manhattan on 16 Jul 1916 (as Barney Woelkes).ConfirmedMarriage of Lena Schron and Barney Woelkes, 16 Jul 1916
• Died 8 Nov 1947 in Brooklyn (death certificate 21942); buried at Mount Golda, Row F, grave 117. Lena lies beside him in grave 118.ConfirmedFind a Grave: Barnett and Lena Wolkis, Mount Golda
• His birth is uncertain and is not settled here: his grave listing gives 15 Dec 1877 in Russia; his death record (age 60) points to about 1887; one index gives 1 Jul 1887 in Brooklyn, a Social Security line 1 Jul 1892 in New York.PossibleFind a Grave: Barnett and Lena Wolkis, Mount GoldaFamilySearch index: Barney Wolkis, born 1 Jul 1887Social Security records: the Wolkis family
• His parents are possibly Morris Wolkis and Jeanette R. Soodack (Social Security line) or Herman Meyer Wolkis and Jeanette Rose Futterman (an index). His children Jeanette Rose and Herbert Meyer possibly carry their names. Unresolved.PossibleSocial Security records: the Wolkis familyFamilySearch index: Barney Wolkis, born 1 Jul 1887

Spouse: Lena Woelkes, née Schron · Children: Anne Fronstin, née Wolkis, Milton Harold Wolkis, Jeanette Rose Tillman, née Wolkis, Herbert M. (Meyer) Wolkis, Richard Philip Wolkis

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Anne Fronstin, née WolkisLikely

Daughter of Barnett and Lena Wolkis; granddaughter of Morris and Frieda

Born 28 Mar 1915, Boston · Died 13 Jun 1992

• Born 28 Mar 1915 in Boston; died 13 Jun 1992. Her Social Security record names her parents as Barnett Wolkis and Lena Schron. Her birth falls before her parents’ 1916 marriage.LikelySocial Security records: the Wolkis family
• Married Charles Fronstin; their daughter Susan is possibly living (name and relation only).LikelySocial Security records: the Wolkis family

Father: Barnett (Barney) Wolkis (Woelkes) · Mother: Lena Woelkes, née Schron

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Milton Harold WolkisLikely

Son of Barnett and Lena Wolkis; grandson of Morris and Frieda

Born 24 Jan 1917, Brooklyn · Died 8 Jun 1990

• Born 24 Jan 1917 in Brooklyn; died 8 Jun 1990. His Social Security record names his parents as Barnette Wolkis and Lena Schron.LikelySocial Security records: the Wolkis family

Father: Barnett (Barney) Wolkis (Woelkes) · Mother: Lena Woelkes, née Schron

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Jeanette Rose Tillman, née WolkisLikely

Daughter of Barnett and Lena Wolkis; granddaughter of Morris and Frieda

Born 24 Oct 1919, Brooklyn · Died 9 Jul 2000

• Born 24 Oct 1919 in Brooklyn; died 9 Jul 2000. Her Social Security record names her parents as Barnett and Lena Schron.LikelySocial Security records: the Wolkis family

Father: Barnett (Barney) Wolkis (Woelkes) · Mother: Lena Woelkes, née Schron

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Herbert M. (Meyer) WolkisLikely

Son of Barnett and Lena Wolkis; grandson of Morris and Frieda

Born 28 Jan 1923 · Died 29 Sep 2011

• Born 28 Jan 1923; served in the Army 1943–46; died 29 Sep 2011.LikelySocial Security records: the Wolkis family
• His Social Security lines give no parents. The link rests on the rare surname in Brooklyn, his place among the siblings, and his names, which echo Barnett’s parents.LikelySocial Security records: the Wolkis family

Father: Barnett (Barney) Wolkis (Woelkes) · Mother: Lena Woelkes, née Schron

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Richard Philip WolkisLikely

Son of Barnett and Lena Wolkis; grandson of Morris and Frieda

Born 27 Jun 1929, Brooklyn · Died 11 Sep 2006

• Born 27 Jun 1929 in Brooklyn; died 11 Sep 2006. His Social Security record names his parents as Barnett Wolkis and Lena “Shorn”.LikelySocial Security records: the Wolkis family

Father: Barnett (Barney) Wolkis (Woelkes) · Mother: Lena Woelkes, née Schron

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Clara Kobac, née SchronConfirmed

Daughter of Morris and Frieda; great-great-aunt of the three sisters

Born c.1900

• Married Ralph Kobac in Manhattan on 5 Feb 1921. The certificate, now saved: Clara Schron, 21, of 150 Broome Street; the groom, Desralia (Ralph) Kobac, was a post-office clerk; Rabbi Jacob Eskolsky married them.ConfirmedMarriage of Clara Schron and Ralph Kobac, 5 Feb 1921
• In the 1920 census as Clara, 20, in her father’s household.Confirmed1920 US census, Morris Shron household
• Probably the “Sadie” of the 1910 census.Likely1910 US census, Morris Shron household

Father: Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron) · Mother: Frieda (Freide) Schron, née Mandel or Chenick

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Bessie (Beatrice) Goldstein (Goldsteen), née SchronConfirmed

Daughter of Morris and Frieda; great-great-aunt of the three sisters

Born c.1901–02, Warsaw

• Married Paul Goldstein twice in December 1921: a civil wedding at the Municipal Building on 10 Dec, and a religious one at home, 130 Broome Street, on 31 Dec, by Rev. Sam Kaplan. The certificate names her parents Morris and Freida Mandel, so she is now Confirmed.ConfirmedCivil marriage of Beatrice Schron and Paul Goldstein, 10 Dec 1921Religious marriage of Beatrice Schrom and Paul Goldstein, 31 Dec 1921
• The groom, Paul Goldstein, 21, a cutter of 135 Broome Street, was born in New York, son of Israel Goldstein and Lena Jacobs.ConfirmedReligious marriage of Beatrice Schrom and Paul Goldstein, 31 Dec 1921
• In the 1915 state census as Bessie, 13.Confirmed1915 New York State census, Morris Shron household
• In the 1920 census as Bessie, 18, in her father’s household.Confirmed1920 US census, Morris Shron household

Father: Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron) · Mother: Frieda (Freide) Schron, née Mandel or Chenick

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Benjamin (Eliezer Dov) SchronConfirmed

אליעזר דוב בן חיים משה

Grandfather of the three sisters (mother’s side)

Born 1896/1897, Warsaw · Died 16 Nov 1970 (17 Cheshvan 5731)

Burial: Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale: Makowa of Poland society, R-22-15-5

• Born in Warsaw: 6 Mar 1896 on his 1918 petition, 15 Mar 1897 on his WWII draft card.ConfirmedBenjamin Schron’s own papers
• Arrived 18 Jan 1910 on the Lapland as “Leiser Schrom” with his mother Freide and his brothers and sisters.ConfirmedSS Lapland passenger list, arrived New York 18 Jan 1910
• Married Eva Simkowitz in Manhattan on 4 Mar 1923. The certificate, now saved: Benjamin, 25, a newsdealer of 130 Broome Street; Eva, 18, of 183 Clinton Street; both born in Warsaw. Rabbi Fishel Newman of 184 Henry Street married them; the witnesses were Abram Bromberg and S. Blum.ConfirmedMarriage of Benjamin Schron and Eva Simkowitz, 4 Mar 1923
• In the 1920 census as Benny, 22, in his father Morris’s household.Confirmed1920 US census, Morris Shron household
• Naturalized on 17 Dec 1918 (certificate 921845), as Eva’s 1936 petition records.ConfirmedNaturalization of Eva Schron, 1936–37
• Registered for the WWII draft on 15 Feb 1942: Benjamin Schron of 32 Ridge Street, born 15 Mar 1897 in Warsaw, a peddler; contact Eva A. Schron. The card carries his signature.ConfirmedWWII draft registration card of Benjamin Schron, 15 Feb 1942
• His gravestone gives his Hebrew name, Eliezer Dov son of Chaim Moshe; died 17 Cheshvan 5731.ConfirmedGravestone of Benjamin SchronMount Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens: interment register

Father: Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron) · Mother: Frieda (Freide) Schron, née Mandel or Chenick · Spouse: Eva (Chava) Schron, née Szymkowicz (Simkowitz) · Children: Dorothy Schron (Mrs Bald), Murray (Chaim Moshe) Schron, Albert Schron, Seymour Schron, Ruby (Rubin) Schron

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Joseph SchronConfirmed

Son of Morris and Frieda; great-great-uncle of the three sisters

Born 15 Aug 1903, Warsaw

• In his father’s 1910 and 1920 households; naturalized 1926; married Bertha Goldstein in 1925 and lived in Brooklyn in 1930. A 1976 death is a lead not yet checked.ConfirmedJoseph Schron1910 US census, Morris Shron household
• In 1936 he was the witness on his sister-in-law Eva’s naturalization petition, as Joseph Schron of Brooklyn, her brother-in-law.ConfirmedNaturalization of Eva Schron, 1936–37
• Married at the Municipal Building on 24 Jan 1925: Joseph, 23, a chauffeur of 127 Broome Street; his mother is written “Frieda Schemitzky”. The bride, Bertha Goldstein, 20, of 86 Ludlow Street, was a daughter of Louis Goldstein and Lilly Bloom.ConfirmedMarriage of Joseph Schron and Bertha Goldstein, 24 Jan 1925

Father: Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron) · Mother: Frieda (Freide) Schron, née Mandel or Chenick

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Abraham ShronPossible

Possibly a kinsman of Morris (a brother, brother-in-law or cousin)

Born c.1854 · Died 29 Jun 1924, Manhattan

Burial: Mount Zion Cemetery: Govorow society, D6L-4-1-6, two graves from Morris

• A tailor like Morris; his death record names his father Joseph Shron. Buried in the same row as Morris in the Govorow plot.ConfirmedAbraham Shron, tailorMount Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens: interment register
• Possibly Morris’s brother: in 1904 “Moische Schron” of Goworowo went to his “brother A. Schron, 80½ Attorney St”, and Abraham’s death certificate gives his home as 127 Broome Street, the same building where Abe Shron lived in 1912, Morris’s household was counted in 1915, Lena married in 1916 and Joseph lived in 1925. But the records do not give the two men the same father: Abraham’s names Joseph, Morris’s names Julius, and the Goworowo gate possibly gives Morris’s father as Yoel. So the 1904 “brother” may mean a brother-in-law or a cousin. Downgraded from Likely to Possible on 26 Oct 2026, until a stone or a passenger list settles it.PossibleSS Rotterdam passenger list, arrived New York 30 Aug 1904Abraham Shron, tailorMarriage of Abe Shron and Soffia (Sophie) Jawitz, 20 Jan 19121915 New York State census, Morris Shron householdMarriage of Lena Schron and Barney Woelkes, 16 Jul 1916Marriage of Joseph Schron and Bertha Goldstein, 24 Jan 1925Death record of Morris Shron, 23 Dec 1921Goworowo society gate, Mount Zion Cemetery: Sons of Aaron Solomon of Govorow
• The death record gives him about 25 years in the US and burial at Mount Zion on 30 Jun 1924.ConfirmedAbraham Shron, tailor
• In the 1900 census in Manhattan: Abraham Shron, born May 1855, arrived 1898, with his wife “Brina” (Breine), born 1858, and their daughter Fannie, born about 1873, a ladies’ tailor. This Fannie is Abraham’s daughter, not Morris’s Fannie.Likely1900 US census, Abraham Shron household
• In the 1905 New York state census on Jackson Street, Manhattan: Abram Shron, a tailor, and Sarha. Morris came in 1904 to his “brother A. Schron”, which makes this couple fit, but only possibly.Likely1905 New York State census, Abram and Sarha Shron

Spouse: Sarah Breine Shron, née Bressler

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Sarah Breine Shron, née BresslerPossible

Wife of Abraham Shron

Born c.1858 · Died 21 Oct 1944, Brooklyn

Burial: Mount Zion Cemetery: Govorow society plot

• Daughter of Zalva Bressler and Ida; also in the Govorow plot.ConfirmedAbraham Shron, tailor
• Her death certificate, now saved (the medical section blanked): Sarah Breine Shron, 86, of Brooklyn, widow of Abraham, born in Russia; father Zalva Bressler, mother Ida; a son-in-law gave the details; buried at Mount Zion on 22 Oct 1944. She is the Sarah Shron of the Govorow plot (Find a Grave 118996649).LikelyDeath certificate of Sarah Breine Shron, 21 Oct 1944
• Likely the “Brina” of Abraham’s 1900 household and the “Sarha” of 1905.Likely1900 US census, Abraham Shron household1905 New York State census, Abram and Sarha Shron

Spouse: Abraham Shron

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