Line by line
Family Timelines
Births, marriages, journeys and deaths for each family line, in date order — each with its label and the person it belongs to.
Bald side — their father’s family
2. Isidore & Bella
| 1903 | Isidore Bald born at Świrz; Bella Wank at Rzeszów; Eva Szymkowicz in the Maków district; Joseph Schron in Warsaw. Confirmed Isidore (Israel) Bald |
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| 1926 | Isidore Bald marries Bella Wank, 20 November, married by Rabbi Michel Leiter; the certificate names her mother Dora Weinstein. Freda Szymkowicz marries Isidor Galin. Confirmed Isidore (Israel) Bald |
| 1929 | Joseph Bald born, 25 February. Confirmed Joseph Bald |
| 1936 | Isidore Bald’s declaration of intention, with his photograph. Confirmed Isidore (Israel) Bald |
| 1940 | The Bald Drygoods Store at 432 East Houston Street, in the census and on Isidore’s draft card. Confirmed Isidore (Israel) Bald |
| 1942 | Isidore Bald’s second draft card names his employer: Bald Dry Goods, 702 East 5th Street. Confirmed Isidore (Israel) Bald |
| 1975 | Bella Bald dies (April). Likely Bella (Beila) Bald, née Wank (Wang) |
| 1982 | Isidore Bald dies (June). Likely Isidore (Israel) Bald |
3. Isaac (Yitzchak Eizik) & Tillie (Toba Miriam) of Świrz
| 1875 | Tillie (Toba Miriam) Ochs born at Świrz, 28 August. Confirmed Tillie (Toba Miriam, Taube) Bald, née Ochs |
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| 1877 | Isaac (Yitzchak Eizik) Bald born at Świrz; David Ax born there 25 April. Confirmed Isaac (Yitzchak Eizik, Eisig) Bald |
| 1896 | Isaac Bald and Tillie Ochs marry at Świrz, 24 June (by her papers). Benjamin Schron born in Warsaw (1896/97). Confirmed Isaac (Yitzchak Eizik, Eisig) Bald |
| 1898 | Scheindel Freide Bald dies at Świrz, 9 May. Dwojra and Chana Szymkowicz die in Maków. Confirmed Scheindel Freide Bald |
| 1909 | An unnamed daughter of Isaac and Tillie Bald dies at Świrz, 23 July, one month old. Confirmed A daughter of Isaac and Tillie (died before naming) |
| 1913 | Chana Bald, wife of Aron Bald, dies at Świrz, 11 October, aged 70; possibly a relative of Isaac. Possible Chana Bald, née Grünwetter (readings uncertain) |
| 1914 | Isaac Bald returns to New York on the Vaterland, 4–5 July. Confirmed Isaac (Yitzchak Eizik, Eisig) Bald |
| 1920 | Isaac Bald’s declaration of intention, 5 March. Confirmed Isaac (Yitzchak Eizik, Eisig) Bald |
| 1920 | Tillie Bald and four children arrive on the Niagara, 20 September. Eva Szymkowicz arrives. Confirmed Tillie (Toba Miriam, Taube) Bald, née Ochs |
| 1931 | Isaac Bald naturalized, 20 April. Confirmed Isaac (Yitzchak Eizik, Eisig) Bald |
| 1933 | Harry Bald marries Celia Wietschner in Manhattan, 18 June, married by Rabbi Chaim M. Bick. Confirmed Harry (Hersch, R’ Tzvi) Bald |
| 1939 | Isaac Bald dies, 20 November; his death certificate names his parents Pincus and Sylvia Bald. Sophie Shron, Abe’s wife, dies in Brooklyn, 25 November. Confirmed Isaac (Yitzchak Eizik, Eisig) Bald |
| 1945 | Isaac Bick, son of Sylvia (Zisel) and Rabbi Moshe Bick, is born, 30 April. Confirmed Isaac Bick |
| 1950 | Tillie Bald dies, 11 June. Confirmed Tillie (Toba Miriam, Taube) Bald, née Ochs |
| 1984 | Max (Meir Chaim) Bald dies, 12 January (8 Shevat 5744); buried on Har HaMenuchot, Jerusalem. Confirmed Max (Meir Chaim) Bald |
| 1986 | Harry Bald dies in Brooklyn (April), by the Social Security index. Likely Harry (Hersch, R’ Tzvi) Bald |
4. The Ochs family
| c. 1844 | Shapse (Szapsa) Ochs born, by his age at death in 1919. Likely Shapse (Shabsai, Szapsa) Ochs |
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| 1887 | Freide Oks, daughter of Nute and Heni Malke, dies at Świrz, 13 September, aged 35; possibly Tillie’s mother. Possible Freide (Frieda) Ochs, née Schleider |
| 1898 | Scheindel Oks, daughter of Szapse and Taube Oks, dies at Świrz in April, aged 85; possibly a relative of Tillie. Possible Scheindel Oks |
| 1908 | A “Frieda Ox” is buried in the Mestretyn plot at Mount Zion, 28 June; possibly Tillie’s mother Frieda. Possible Freide (Frieda) Ochs, née Schleider |
| 1910 | Nuta Oks, son of Szapse and Taube Oks, dies at Świrz in January, aged 93; possibly a relative of Tillie. Possible Nuta Oks |
| 1919 | Szapsa (Shapse) Ochs, merchant, dies at Świrz, 6 December, aged 75: likely Tillie’s father. Likely Shapse (Shabsai, Szapsa) Ochs |
| 1920 | Elkunah (Elkuny) Ochs, Tillie’s brother, dies in Manhattan, 20 January; his death certificate names their parents Shapse Ochs and Frieda Schleider. Confirmed Elkunah (Elkuny) Ochs |
| 1920 | Pesche Oks, Shapse’s later wife, dies at Świrz; possibly Tillie’s stepmother. Possible Pesche (Pesie) Ochs, née Oks |
5. Kalman bar Reuven Wank & Dwojra Weinstein
| 1876 | Kalman Wank born at Wólka Podleśna. Confirmed Kalman (Kalmen) Wank (Wang), son of Reuven |
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| 1878 | Dwojra (Dwore) Weinstein born at Sokołów: 28 September by her petition, 11 November by the register page, now read, which names her parents Boruch Weinstein and Chane Chaje, daughter of Feiwel and Malke Schlanger. Likely Dwojra (Dora) Wank, née Weinstein |
| 1899 | Kalman Wank marries Dwojra Weinstein, 1 June. A stillborn son of Isaac and Tillie, 11 February, Świrz. Confirmed Kalman (Kalmen) Wank (Wang), son of Reuven |
| 1907 | Isaac Bald and Kalman Wank each make a first crossing to New York. Confirmed Kalman (Kalmen) Wank (Wang), son of Reuven |
| 1912 | Kalman Wank arrives on the SS Main, 17 March. Confirmed Kalman (Kalmen) Wank (Wang), son of Reuven |
| 1924 | Kalman Wank naturalized, 14 March; Bella becomes a citizen with him. Murray Schron born, 1 March. Confirmed Kalman (Kalmen) Wank (Wang), son of Reuven |
| 1930 | Sarah Wank (Wang), Bella’s sister, marries Samuel Fisch in Manhattan, 8 November. Confirmed Sarah (Sara) Fish, née Wank |
| 1949 | Kalman Wank dies, 9 Elul 5709 (3 September). Confirmed Kalman (Kalmen) Wank (Wang), son of Reuven |
6. Weinsteins & Schlangers of Sokołów
| 1848 | Pinchas Schlanger born at Sokołów to Feiwel and Malke Schlanger; possibly a brother of Chane Chaje. Possible Pinchas Schlanger |
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| 1894 | Boruch Weinstein, a widower of about 55, marries Dwojra Goldfarb at Sokołów; his first wife Chane Chaje has died. Likely Boruch Weinstein of Sokołów |
| 1901 | Samuel Hersch Weinstein of Medynia Głogowska marries at Sokołów; possibly Dora’s cousin. Possible Samuel Hersch Weinstein |
| 1902 | Sara Weinstein born at Sokołów, 9 August: likely Dora’s half-sister. Likely Sara Weinstein |
Schron side — their mother’s family
7. Benjamin & Eva Schron
| 1918 | Benjamin Schron naturalized, 17 December. Confirmed Benjamin (Eliezer Dov) Schron |
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| 1920 | Eva (Chawa Szymkowicz) lands at New York from Rotterdam on the Nieuw Amsterdam, 20 December. Confirmed Eva (Chava) Schron, née Szymkowicz (Simkowitz) |
| 1923 | Benjamin Schron marries Eva Simkowitz, 4 March. Bella Wank arrives on the Mount Clinton, 18 September. Confirmed Benjamin (Eliezer Dov) Schron |
| 1936 | Eva Schron petitions for naturalization, 21 August; her witness is her brother-in-law Joseph Schron. Oath 2 February 1937. Confirmed Eva (Chava) Schron, née Szymkowicz (Simkowitz) |
| 1942 | Benjamin Schron registers for the WWII draft at 32 Ridge Street, 15 February. Confirmed Benjamin (Eliezer Dov) Schron |
| 1957 | Murray Schron dies, 1 March. Confirmed Murray (Chaim Moshe) Schron |
| 1970 | Benjamin Schron dies, 16 November. Confirmed Benjamin (Eliezer Dov) Schron |
| 1976 | Eva Schron dies, 27 October. Confirmed Eva (Chava) Schron, née Szymkowicz (Simkowitz) |
8. Morris the tailor & Frieda
| c. 1856 | Morris (Chaim Moshe) Shron born. Confirmed Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron) |
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| c. 1887 | Morris and Frieda Schron marry. Confirmed Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron) |
| 1888 | Max Shron, Morris and Frieda’s eldest son, born in Warsaw, September. Confirmed Max Shron |
| 1890 | Abe (Abraham) Shron born in Warsaw, 20 January. Confirmed Abe (Abraham) Shron |
| 1898 | Abraham Shron arrives in America (1900 census). Possible Abraham Shron |
| 1904 | Morris Shron arrives in New York (by the 1910 census). Confirmed Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron) |
| 1904 | “Moische Schron”, a shoemaker from Goworowo, lands from the SS Rotterdam on 30 August, going to his brother A. Schron on Attorney Street: likely Morris. Likely Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron) |
| 1906 | Abe Shron lands at New York from Antwerp on the Vaderland, 23 June. Likely Abe (Abraham) Shron |
| 1906 | “Schmuel Abe Schron”, 17, is on the Red Star Line roll out of Antwerp (May–August): likely Abe, whose son Maurice’s stone names his father Shmuel Aba. Likely Abe (Abraham) Shron |
| 1907 | Chnike (16) and Feige (14) Schron arrive from Warsaw, 7 November, going to their father Moische Schron on Attorney Street; likely Fannie and Lena. Likely Fannie Okin, née Schron |
| 1909 | Max Shron marries Minnie Yavitz in Manhattan, 13 February. Confirmed Max Shron |
| 1910 | Frieda Schron and the children arrive on the Lapland, 18 January. Abram Szymkowicz dies. Confirmed Frieda (Freide) Schron, née Mandel or Chenick |
| 1911 | Louis Shron, son of Max and Minnie, born 9 September (Social Security index). Likely Louis Shron |
| 1912 | Abe Shron marries Sophie Jawitz, Minnie’s sister, 20 January. Confirmed Abe (Abraham) Shron |
| 1912 | The Goworowo society at Mount Zion, the Sons of Aaron Solomon of Govorow, is established. Its gate possibly names Morris (“Chaim Moshe b. Yoel, Ex-Pres”) and Frieda (“Frayda Ester b. Menachem”); it carries no surnames. Possible Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron) |
| 1914 | Doris (Dora) Shron, daughter of Max and Minnie, born 10 June (Social Security index). Likely Doris (Dora) Cohen, née Shron |
| 1915 | The state census finds Morris and Freda Shron at no. 127 (Broome Street) with four of their children. Confirmed Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron) |
| 1915 | Anne Wolkis, Lena and Barnett’s daughter, is born in Boston, 28 March. Likely Anne Fronstin, née Wolkis |
| 1916 | Louis Shron, Abe and Sophie’s son, is born in Manhattan, 9 March. Confirmed Louis Shron (son of Abe) |
| 1917 | Harold O’Kin, son of Sigmund and Fannie Okin, dies in Manhattan aged about 4, 30 October. Confirmed Harold O’Kin |
| 1920 | Morris Shron’s household counted in Manhattan: Freda, Benny, Clara and Bessie. Confirmed Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron) |
| 1921 | Beatrice (Bessie) Schron marries Paul Goldstein: at the Municipal Building on 10 December and at home, 130 Broome Street, on 31 December. Confirmed Bessie (Beatrice) Goldstein (Goldsteen), née Schron |
| 1921 | Morris Shron dies, 23 December. Confirmed Morris (Moische, Chaim Moshe) Shron (Schron) |
| 1924 | Abraham Shron, possibly Morris’s kinsman, dies at 127 Broome Street, 29 June. Possible Abraham Shron |
| 1925 | Joseph Schron marries Bertha Goldstein, 24 January. Dwojra and Sara Wank arrive on the Albert Ballin. Confirmed Joseph Schron |
| 1937 | Louis Shron, Abe’s son, marries Bertha Finkelstein in Brooklyn, 27 February. Confirmed Louis Shron (son of Abe) |
| 1944 | Sarah Breine Shron, Abraham’s widow, dies in Brooklyn, 21 October; buried in the Govorow plot. Likely Sarah Breine Shron, née Bressler |
| 1944 | Frieda Schron dies, 23 November. Confirmed Frieda (Freide) Schron, née Mandel or Chenick |
| 1947 | Barnett Wolkis, Lena’s husband, dies in Brooklyn, 8 November; buried at Mount Golda. Confirmed Barnett (Barney) Wolkis (Woelkes) |
| 1951 | Sigmund Okin, Fannie’s husband, dies, 2 March; buried at Montefiore with the Lemberger society. Likely Sigmund (Sigmi) Okin |
| 1965 | Max Shron dies (December, index). Likely Max Shron |
| 1991 | Doris (Dora) Cohen, née Shron, Max’s daughter, dies 28 December (Social Security index). Likely Doris (Dora) Cohen, née Shron |
| 1993 | Louis Shron, Max’s son, dies 28 September (Social Security index). Likely Louis Shron |
9. Szymek the shoemaker of Bazar & Tauba Ryfka
| c. 1826 | Abram Szymkowicz born (he died in 1910 aged about 84). Likely Abram Szymkowicz of Bazar |
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| 1862 | Szymek (Shimon) Szymkowicz born, 1 April, by his death certificate. Confirmed Szymek (Szymon, Shimon, Samuel) Szymkowicz |
| 1927 | Szymek (Shimon) Simkowitz dies at 171 Broome Street, 30 April; buried at Mt. Lebanon, 1 May. Confirmed Szymek (Szymon, Shimon, Samuel) Szymkowicz |
| 1937 | Tauba Ryfka Szymkowicz dies, 13 December. Confirmed Tauba Ryfka (Toba Rivka, Tillie) Szymkowicz, née Rakower |
10. The Rakowers & Kerszenbaums of Maków
| c. 1833 | Josek Gersz Kerszenbaum born, son of Boruch and Tauba. Likely Josek Gersz Kerszenbaum |
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| c. 1844 | Malka Mindla Kerszenbaum born. Confirmed Malka Mindla Rakower (Rykower), née Kerszenbaum |
| 1874 | Chaim Boruch (Hyman) Rakower born at Maków. Likely Chaim Boruch (Hyman) Rakower |
| 1878 | A Nachman Lejb Rakower of Maków dies in Warsaw, leaving a widow Fejga; he was possibly a cousin, and probably not Tauba’s father. Possible Nachman Lejb Rakower |
| 1894 | Chaim Boruch Rakower marries in Warsaw, July; his parents Nachman Lejb and Malka Mindla are not written as deceased. Confirmed Chaim Boruch (Hyman) Rakower |
| 1911 | Malka Mindla Rakower and Josek Gersz Kerszenbaum die at Maków. Tauba Szymkowicz comes to America. Confirmed Malka Mindla Rakower (Rykower), née Kerszenbaum |
| 1929 | Fay Rakower, Hyman’s daughter, marries Nathan Idleberg in Brooklyn, 19 January. Confirmed Fay (Fannie) Idleberg, née Rakower |
| 1935 | Louis Rakower, Hyman’s son, a bookbinder of 17, dies in Manhattan, 30 November. Confirmed Louis Rakower |
11. Goworowo roots
| 1825 | Mendel Szron born at Czerwin, near Goworowo; possibly kin of Morris. Possible Mendel Szron |
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| 1846 | Mendel Szron of Goworowo marries Chana Szylc at Ostrów Mazowiecka, 11/23 December (original act read); possibly kin of Morris. Possible Mendel Szron |
| 1846 | Mendel Szron marries Chana Szylc in the Goworowo area; the index names his grandfather Julek. Possibly kin of Morris. Possible Mendel Szron |
| 1851 | Chana Szrom of Goworowo marries Szymcha Czarka at Ostrów Mazowiecka, 10/22 December (original act read); possibly kin of Morris. Possible Chana Szrom (Szron) |