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Isidore Bald’s photograph and signature on his 1936 declaration of intention.Isidore Bald’s declaration of intention, SDNY no. 383489, 24 Aug 1936: born Świrz; wife Bella born Rzeszów; married 20 Nov 1926. Cropped above the children’s lines.Isidore Bald’s petition for naturalization, SDNY no. 419846, 1942: dry-goods merchant at 432 East Houston Street, born Świrz 16 Jul 1903; Bella born Rzeszów 15 Jun 1903. Cropped above the children’s lines.1940 census, Manhattan ED 31-512, sheet 5A: Isidore and Bella Bald, proprietors in dry goods. Cropped to their two lines only.SS Mount Clinton, Hamburg to New York, September 1923: the head of the passenger list.Line 12: “Beila Wang”, 20, housemaid, last residence Wulka; her mother “Dudora Wang” still there.Sheet 2, line 12: going to her father Kalman Wank, 272 Rivington Street; born “Walka”.Isaac Bald’s petition for citizenship, SDNY no. 176343, 1931: merchant at 260 Rivington Street.Isak Bald’s declaration of intention, New York County no. 214394, 1920.Świrz register of deaths, 9 May 1898: Scheindel Freide, daughter of Eizyk Bald and Taube Oks.Świrz register of deaths, 11 Feb 1899: a stillborn son of Taube Oks and Eizyk Bald, house 260.SS Niagara, arrived New York 20 Sep 1920: Tillie (“Tanly”) Bald and her four children, Israel (Isidore) among them.The same list: nearest relative left behind, “brother” Jacob Bald of Świrz.Sheet 2: going to her husband “Erick” (Isaac) Bald, 247 Rivington Street.Tillie Bald’s petition for naturalization, SDNY no. 441505, 1943: born Świrz, 28 Aug 1875.Tillie Bald’s 1943 petition: arrival on the Niagara, 20 Sep 1920.Gravestone of Zisel (Sylvia) Bick, Beth David Cemetery: “daughter of haRav Moreinu haRav Yitzchak Eizik”. — Photo: David Wieder, Find a Grave memorial 249482903David Ax’s petition for naturalization, SDNY no. 5382, 1910: born Świrz, 25 Apr 1877.SS Main, Bremen to New York, March 1912: the head of the passenger list.Line 22: Kalman Wang, tailor, last residence Wulka; his wife Dwojre Wank left in Wulka.Sheet 2, line 22: in the US before, 1907–11; born Wulka, Galicia.Kalman Vank’s petition for naturalization, Supreme Court, New York County, no. 154658, 1923: wife Dora; children Bella and Sarah.SS Albert Ballin, January 1925, lines 4–5: Dwojre and Sara Wang from “Wulka pod[leśna]”; nearest relative cousin Samuel Weinstein of Stobierna.Sheet 2: going to husband and father Kalmann Wang, 242 Rivington Street; born Sokołów and Pogwizdów.Dora (Dwojra) Wank’s petition for naturalization, SDNY no. 337588, 1939: children Bella and Sarah.Gravestone of Kalman son of Reuven Wank, Mount Zion Cemetery, Dunajewer plot: died 9 Elul 5709. — Photo: David Wieder, Find a Grave memorial 146643386Gravestone of Benjamin Schron, Eliezer Dov son of Chaim Moshe, Mount Lebanon Cemetery: died 17 Cheshvan 5731. — Photo: David Wieder, Find a Grave memorial 99401473Gravestone of Eva Schron, Chava daughter of R’ Shimon, Mount Lebanon Cemetery: died 3 Cheshvan 5737. — Photo: David Wieder, Find a Grave memorial 99401474Gravestone of Murray Schron, Chaim Moshe son of Eliezer Dov, Mount Lebanon Cemetery: died 28 Adar I 5717. — Photo: David Wieder, Find a Grave memorial 994014751910 census, Manhattan ED 874, sheet 16B, lines 51–58: Morris Shron, tailor, and his household.1920 census, Manhattan ED 115, sheet 6B: “Tillie Simkowitch” and her daughter Freeda.Maków, 1911, death act 62: Malka Mindla Rykower, widow, 67, daughter of Boruch and Tauba Kerszenbaum.Maków, 1911, death act 30: Josek Gersz Kerszenbaum, 78, son of Boruch and Tauba.Świrz register of deaths, 23 Jul 1909: an unnamed daughter of Eizyk Bald and Taube Oks, one month old, house 28.Isak Bald’s declaration of intention, New York County no. 214394, 5 Mar 1920: peddler, born Galicia 1 Mar 1877, living at 94 Lewis Street; signed “Esik Bald”.Isaac Bald’s petition for citizenship, SDNY no. 176343, sworn 14 Jan 1931: his wife Tillie, their children’s birth dates, and his witnesses Jacob Altman and David Ax.Isaac Bald’s photograph, about 1930, on the copy of his declaration filed with his 1931 petition.Certificate of arrival filed with Isaac Bald’s petition: the Vaterland from Hamburg, New York, 5 Jul 1914.SS Niagara, Le Havre to New York, arrived 20 Sep 1920, list 16, lines 25–29: “Tanly” (Taube) Bald and her four children.Max Bald’s WWII draft card, 16 Oct 1940: born 5 Apr 1910 at “Shwiritch” (Świrz); contact his sister Mrs. Zisel Bick.Gravestone of Meir Chaim son of R’ Yitzchak Eizik Bald, Har HaMenuchot, Jerusalem: died 8 Shevat 5744 (12 Jan 1984). Contrast enhanced for reading. — Photo: N, Find a Grave memorial 286454961Isidore Bald’s WWII draft card, 15 Feb 1942: employer “Bald Dry Goods, 702 E. 5th St.”; contact Bella Bald.Świrz register of deaths, 6 Dec 1919: Szapsa Ochs, merchant of Świrz, ritual husband of Pesie Ochs, aged 75.Świrz register of deaths, January 1910: Nuta Oks, aged 93, son of Szapse and Taube Oks of Świrz.Świrz marriage book: Luser Ochs, son of David and Gittel Ochs, marries Chaje Warem, daughter of Schilem and Tyle.Świrz register of deaths, 11 Oct 1913: Chana Bald, born Grünwetter (readings uncertain), ritual wife of Aron Bald, aged 70.Sokołów births 1878, entry 112: “Dwore”, born 11 Nov 1878, daughter of Boruch Weinstein and Chane Chaje, “daughter of Feiwel & Malke Schlanger”.Sokołów births 1878, Blatt 43, entries 109–115: the whole page holding Dwore Weinstein’s birth.Sokołów marriages 1894, entry 1, 11 Jun 1894: Boruch Weinstein, a widower, son of Jakob and Pesla.Sokołów marriages 1901, entry 3: Samuel Hersch Weinstein, merchant of Medynia Głogowska, son of Mendel and Roisa.SS Rotterdam, arrived New York 30 Aug 1904, line 7: Moische Schron, 40, shoemaker, from Goworowo, going to his “brother A. Schron, 80½ Attorney St”.Ellis Island, 7 Nov 1907, lines 25–26: Chnike (16) and Feige (14) Schron from Warsaw; nearest relative “mother Ester Schron”, Franciszkańska 29, Warsaw.The same list, right-hand page, lines 25–26: going to their “father Moische Schron”, Attorney Street, New York.Marriage of Max Shron and Minnie Yavitz, Manhattan, 13 Feb 1909, certificate 3396: his mother “Frieda Kshinok Mandels”.Marriage of Abe Shron and Soffia Jawitz, Manhattan, 20 Jan 1912, certificate 2026: groom of 127 Broome Street.Marriage of Lena Shron, Manhattan, 16 Jul 1916, certificate 17005: the wedding at 127 Broome Street.Civil marriage of Beatrice Schron and Paul Goldstein, Manhattan, December 1921, certificate 11682.Marriage of Beatrice Schrom and Paul Goldstein, 31 Dec 1921, at home at 130 Broome Street, Manhattan, certificate 451.Marriage of Joseph Schron and Bertha Goldstein, Manhattan, 24 Jan 1925, certificate 5997: of 127 Broome Street; his mother “Frieda Schemitzky”.Death record of Abraham Shron, Manhattan, 1924, certificate 17509: of 127 Broome Street; father Joseph Shron.Death record of Frieda Schrom, Manhattan, 1944, certificate 24810: father Mendel Chenick, mother Deborah Chiniak.Death record of Shimon Simkowitz, Manhattan, 1927, certificate 11218: born 1 Apr 1862; burial at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.Warsaw district V marriages 1894, entry 228: Chaim-Boruch Rakower, son of Nachman-Lejb and Malka-Mindla, of Maków.Warsaw district IV deaths 1878, entry 609: a Nachman Lejb Rakower of Maków, son of Abram and Ita, leaving a widow Fejga.Gate of the Sons of Aaron Solomon of Govorow (the Goworowo society), Mount Zion Cemetery, Maspeth: the officers’ panel. One line reads ר' חיים משה בר יואל עקס פרעז, “Chaim Moshe son of Yoel, ex-president”: possibly Morris (Chaim Moshe) Shron. The gate carries no surnames.The same gate: the members’ panel. One line reads פריידא אסתר בר מנחם, “Frayda Ester daughter of Menachem”: possibly Frieda Schron. The gate carries no surnames.Marriage certificate of Isidore Bald and Bella Wank, Manhattan, 20 Nov 1926, certificate 34117. Isidore, 23, of 134 Columbia Street, son of Isaac Bald and Taybe M. Ochs; Bella, 20, of 242 Rivington Street, daughter of Kalmen Wank and Dora Weinstein. Married by Rabbi Michel Leiter.Death certificate of Isaac Bald, Bronx, 20 Nov 1939, certificate 10542: of 924 East 169th Street, a peddler of dry goods; father Pincus Bald, mother Sylvia (surname hard to read); details given by his son Harry; burial at Mount Zion. The medical section is blanked out.Death certificate of Elkuny (Elkunah) Ochs, Tillie’s brother, Manhattan, 20 Jan 1920, certificate 2053: a carpenter of 124 Goerck Street, born 20 Jul 1886 in Austria; father Shapse Ochs, mother Frieda Schleider. The medical section is blanked out.Marriage certificate of Harry Bald and Celia Wietschner, Manhattan, 18 Jun 1933, certificate 12810: Harry, 25, son of Isaac Bald and Tobe Ochs. Married by Rabbi Chaim M. Bick.Marriage certificate of Samuel Fisch and Sarah Wang (Wank), Bella’s sister, Manhattan, 8 Nov 1930, certificate 27032: Sarah, 22, of 242 Rivington Street, daughter of Kalmen and Dora Weinstein.Gate of the First Congregation Dunajewer society (Dunajewer Kranken Unt. Verein), Mount Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, path 14 left, Gate Road: the plot where Kalman Wank lies. Officers’ names on the gate include Mayer Gottlieb and Isidor Gottlieb.1920 US census, Manhattan, lines 72–76: Morris Shron, 64, with Freda, 50, Benny, 22, Clara, 20, and Bessie, 18.Benjamin Schron’s WWII draft registration card, 15 Feb 1942: 32 Ridge Street, born 15 Mar 1897 in Warsaw, contact Eva A. Schron, with his signature.Marriage certificate of Benjamin Schron and Eva Simkowitz, Manhattan, 4 Mar 1923, certificate 6205: Benjamin, 25, a newsdealer of 130 Broome Street; Eva, 18, of 183 Clinton Street; both born in Warsaw.The same certificate, page 2: the signatures, Rabbi Fishel Newman of 184 Henry Street, and the witnesses Abram Bromberg and S. Blum.Eva Schron’s petition for naturalization, SDNY no. 279571, 21 Aug 1936: born 15 Jan 1903 in Maków; arrived 20 Dec 1920 on the Nieuw Amsterdam as Chawa Szymkowicz; witness Joseph Schron, her brother-in-law. The children’s lines are blanked.Eva Schron’s oath of allegiance, 2 Feb 1937, certificate 4138752, with her signature.Marriage certificate of Clara Schron and Ralph (Desralia) Kobac, Manhattan, 5 Feb 1921, certificate 4710: Clara, 21, of 150 Broome Street. Married by Rabbi Jacob Eskolsky.Marriage certificate of “Fannie Schror” and Sigmund Okin, Manhattan, 10 Aug 1912, certificate 18640: Fannie, 21, of 127 Broome Street; Julius Silberman officiating. Her age here does not agree with the 1910 census.Marriage certificate of Freda Simkowitz and Isidor Galin, Manhattan, 7 Jan 1926, certificate 5008: Freda, 22, of 183 Clinton Street; parents Samuel and Lillie (Rakower).Death certificate of Toba R. (Tauba) Simkowitch, Manhattan, 13 Dec 1937, certificate 26532: of 26 Suffolk Street, a widow; father Nachmon Loeb Rakower, mother Malka Kirshenbaum; details given by her brother Hyman Rakower. The medical section is blanked out.Abe Shron’s petition for naturalization, EDNY no. 35624, 29 Jan 1925: a tailor, born 20 Jan 1890 in Warsaw; arrived 23 Jun 1906 on the Vaderland from Antwerp; wife Sophie; witness Abraham Yawitz. One child’s line is blanked.“Abie” Shron’s WWI draft registration card, 5 Jun 1917: 98 Grand Street Extension, Brooklyn, born 20 Jan 1890 in Warsaw, a tailor; signed.Abe Shron’s WWII draft registration card: 188 South 2nd Street, Brooklyn, born 23 Jan 1891 in Russia, contact Mrs Sophie Schron; employer at 45 West 18th Street, as on his brother Max’s card.1930 US census, Brooklyn: Abe and Sophie Shron with Benjamin, Louis and Emanuel. Other households on the page are blanked.Sophie Shron’s petition for naturalization, EDNY no. 123984, 1929: born 6 Apr 1892 in Austria; married Abe Shron 20 Jan 1912 in New York; sons Bennie, Louis and Morris.Death certificate of Sophie Shron, Brooklyn, 25 Nov 1939, certificate 23579: aged 49, of 188 South 2nd Street, wife of Abe; father Mendel Jawitz; details given by her son Benjamin; burial at Beth David. The medical section is blanked out.Max Shron’s WWII draft registration card: 1809 Elder Avenue, the Bronx, born 15 Sep 1888 in Warsaw, contact Louis Shron; employer at 45 West 18th Street, as on his brother Abe’s card.1920 US census, the Bronx: Max Shron, 31, and Minnie, 31, with their children Bennie, Louis and Dora. One child’s age is blanked.Death certificate of Sarah Breine Shron, Brooklyn, 21 Oct 1944, certificate 20534: aged 86, widow of Abraham; father Zalva Bressler, mother Ida; burial at Mount Zion. The medical section is blanked out.1900 US census, Manhattan ED 274, lines 21–23: Abraham Shron, born May 1855, arrived 1898; his wife “Brina”; their daughter Fannie, a ladies’ tailor.1905 New York State census, Manhattan AD 12, ED 15, Jackson Street: Abram Shron, a tailor, and Sarha.Ostrów Mazowiecka Jewish marriages 1846, act 29: Mendel Szron, 21, a tanner born in Czerwin, son of “Chaim Julkowicz and Judyta Jakubówna”, labourers of Goworowo, marries Chana Szylc of Jelonki. The record is read in the original; any link to Morris is only possible.Ostrów Mazowiecka Jewish marriages 1851, act 23: Chana Szrom, 18, born in Czerwin, daughter of “Chaim Jakubowicz and Judyta Julkówna”, labourers of Goworowo, marries Szymcha Czarka of Ostrów. Any link to Morris is only possible.Sokołów Jewish births 1900–1911, entry 62: Sara, born 9 Aug 1902 at house 584, daughter of Boruch Weinstein, merchant, and Dwojra, daughter of Salomon and Sara Goldfarb. Likely a half-sister of Dora (Dwojra) Wank.

Left out on purpose: census pages that show the ages of living family members (the 1950 Bald household and the 1940 Schron household; the 1940 Bald household is cropped to Isidore and Bella’s lines), and one death certificate that is not shown here. Headstone photos: David Wieder, Find a Grave volunteer, and, for Max Bald’s stone in Jerusalem, the Find a Grave contributor N; credited on each. Death records are shown only above the medical section.