Morris KNOBEL8,9

also known as Mojzesz KNOBEL7

19th Sep 18812,3 - 18th Sep 19641

Life History

19th Sep 1881	Born in Lemberg, Lwow, Galicia, Austria.2,3
10th Aug 1890	Immigrated to NY, NY, NY, USA.4,5,3
26th Jun 1908	Naturalized in U.S. District Court, Southern District of NY, NY, NY, NY, USA.5,3
5th Dec 1909	Married Jennie Gertrude BECK in NY, NY, NY, USA.12
27th Feb 1911	Birth of daughter Miriam Hannah KNOBEL in NY, USA
7th Jun 1914	Birth of daughter Elaine Millicent KNOBEL in NY, USA.5
27th Feb 1918	Birth of son Melvin B. KNOBEL in NY, USA.11
31st Oct 1953	Death of daughter Elaine Millicent KNOBEL in Nyack, Rockland, NY, USA.10
26th Dec 1953	Death of Jennie Gertrude BECK in Brooklyn, Kings, NY, USA
18th Sep 1964	Died in Mount Sinai Hospital, 1 East 100th St, NY, NY, NY, USA.1
20th Sep 1964	Buried in Mount Judah Cemetery, 81-14 Cypress Ave, Ridgewood, Queens, NY, USA.6

Other facts

Social Security number 120-12-3412.1

Notes

Morris's occupation was listed in his naturalization papers as a cloak maker and in the 1910 Census as a manufacturer of suits.

According to the 1920 Census, Morris' address was 940 Simpson Street, Bronx, New York. Both he and his parents were born in Austria and spoke German. His occupation was listed as salesman.

In the 1930 Census, Morris' address was listed as 1036 East 8th Street. He was shown as owning his own house, with a value of $2,000. His occupation was listed as a manufacturer of coats.

His death notice listed his occupation as coowner of Federal Associates, merchandise brokers.

According to Karyn Micheals, Morris had a successful business and made very good money. Morris and his family had servants - at least cleaning girl and chauffeur - until 1929. He was the first manufacturer to make coats and suits in half sizes.13,14,15,5,3

Sources

1. Social Security Death Index, Url: http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
- RootsWeb.com
2. World War I Draft Registration Cards at Ancestry.com, Url: http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?dbid=6482&htx=List&ti=0&r=0
- NY-1753939-1680
3. Morris Knobel, Naturalization Papers, Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Record Number: Petition No. 239, Vol. 126B, Page 683
- 26 Jun 1908
4. 1910 Federal Census, Census Type: Federal
- National Archives Records Association, 1930
5. Emails dated 9-06 through -- from Karyn Michaels, Recipient: Paul Auerbach, Author's Addr: ty0708aol.com
- Various, 9-06 through --
6. Mount Judah Cemetery, Record Type: Headstone, Name Of Person: Morris Knobel, Location: Ridgewood, Queens, NY
7. Jewish Record Indexing-Poland on JewishGen
8. 1920 Federal Census, Census Type: U.S. Census, Place: United States
- National Archives, 1920
- Volume 133, ED 277, Sheet 2, Line 12, National Archives Film No. 1137
9. 1930 Federal Census, Census Type: Federal, Place: United States
- National Archives, 1930
- ED 1323, Page 3B, Line 78, National Archives Microfilm, Roll T626_1498, I
10. Emails dated 9-3-06, 9-7-06 & 7-10-12 from Patty Goldman, Recipient: Paul Auerbach, Author's Addr: RandPGoldmanaol.com
- 9-3-06, 9-7-06 & 7-10-12
11. Mount Judah Cemetery, Record Type: Headstone, Name Of Person: Melvin Knobel, Location: Ridgewood, Queens, NY
12. Knobel-Beck, Marriage Certificate, Record Type: Marriage Certificate, Bride's Name: Jennie Gertrude Beck, Groom's Name: Morris Knobel, Record Number: 8709
- 5 Dec 1909
13. 1910 Federal Census, Census Type: Federal
- National Archives Records Association, 1930
- ED 1550, Sheet 17B, T624, Roll 1001, Page 117
14. 1920 Federal Census, Census Type: U.S. Census, Place: United States
- National Archives, 1920
15. 1930 Federal Census, Census Type: Federal, Place: United States
- National Archives, 1930