Individual Details
Pearl Moshontz
(Abt, 1885 - May 4, 1964)
Events
| Birth | Abt, 1885 | Zabiele, Poland |  |  | |
| Marriage | 1901 | Krasnosielc, Poland - Abraham Chaim Mushkatel | | ||
| Immigration | Aug 20, 1920 | NYC on SS Rotterdam | | | |
| Census | 1930 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Census | 1940 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Death | May 4, 1964 | Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Burial | May 6, 1964 | Mt. Olive Cemetery, Solon, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Obit | May 6, 1964 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Obit | Jun 11, 1964 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Abraham Chaim Mushkatel (1882 - 1924) |
| Child | Rose Mushkatel (1902 - 1980) |
| Child | Ethel Mushkatel (1902 - 1979) |
| Child | Ben Mushkatel (1904 - 1991) |
| Child | Molly Mushkatel (1908 - 1986) |
| Child | Anna Mushkatel (1910 - 1975) |
| Child | Clarence Mushkatel (1906 - 1985) |
| Father | Ruben Moshontz (1865 - 1923) |
| Mother | Anna Laya Gross ( - 1920) |
| Sibling | Esther Moshontz (1895 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Evelyn Moshontz (1901 - 1961) |
Notes
Birth
There are discrepancies about her age. The Passenger Manifest lists her year of birth as 1881. Her death certificate gives 1885. The 1930 census gives 1884/1885.Immigration
According to the Passenger list of the SS Rotterdam which arrived in New York City on August 20, 1920 (having left Rotterdam on August 10), Perla Muszkatel was married and 39 years old. She could not read nor write. Her last residence was Krasnocielc, Poland and her destination was her husband Mushkatel at 60090 Outhwaithe Ave Cleveland, Ohio. Her nearest relative in Poland was Rubi Mosiondz of Zabiela, Poland. She had a fair complexion, brown hair and brown eyes; she was born in Zabiela, Poland. She was five feet one inch tall and had more than $50.Census
She was renting ($40/mon) 10105 Adams Ave with her children. They owned a radio and she was an alien. She had married at age 14. She could speak English and could a read and write. Her native language was Polish.Census
She was living at 10407 with her daughter Anna Spike and her family. She had been naturalized.Obit
The following obit appeared in the May 6, 1964, Cleveland Plain Dealer:"Pearl Mushkatel, widow of the late Abraham, beloved mother of Bennie and Clarence Mushkatel, Mrs. Rose Roffeld of Miami, Fla., Mrs. Ethel Cohen, Mrs. Mollie Okin and Mrs. Ann Spike, loving grandmother and great-grandmother, dear sister of Mrs. Esther Gray. Services at Berkowitz-Kumin, Inc., Memorial Chapel. 1985 So. Taylor Rd., Cleveland Heights, Wednesday, May 6, at 1 p. m. Family at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Spike, 3581 Grosvenor Rd., Cleveland Heights. Suggested contributions to the Sinai Synagogue Memorial Fund."
Obit
Her obit also appeared in the June 11, 1964, Cleveland Jewish News.Endnotes
1. "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957", digital images, Ancestry.com, Perla Muszkatel: SS Rotterdam: Aug 20, 1920, Roll T715_2817, Page 210, Line 11 [E-0309].
2. "Krasnosielc Vital Records Index", online database, JRI-Poland, All Poland Database (http://www.jewishgen.org), Marriage: Abram Chaim Muszkat & Perla Mosiondz: 1901, Akta 13 (accessed Oct 1 2014) [E-1732].
3. "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957", digital images, Ancestry.com, Perla Muszkatel: SS Rotterdam: Aug 20, 1920, Roll T715_2817, Page 210, Line 11 [E-0309].
4. 1930 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Pearl Mushkatel: Cleveland: Film: T626 - 1771, ED: 440, Sheet No 19A. Image 296 [E-0428].
5. 1940 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, digital images, Ancestry.com, Pearl Mushkatel: Cleveland Ward 24: Roll 627_3227, ED: 92-603, Sheet No. 6B, Dwelling No. 137 (Jul 29 2012) [E-1301].
6. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002; Ohio Death Index", database, www.ancestry.com", Ohio. Division of Vital Statistics. "Death Certificates and index, December 20, 1908-December 31, 1953", State Archives Series 3094, Ohio Historical Society, Ohio. Ohio Department of Health. "Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2002", Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus, OH, USA., Pearl Mushkatel: May 4 1964: Certificate 33521; Volume 17668 [E-0335].
7. "Cleveland Jewish News Obituary Database", database, Jewishgen.org, Pearl Mushkatel: Obit: June 11, 1964, Cleveland Jewish News [E-0283].
8. "JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry", online database, Jewishgen.org, Pearl Mushkatel; May 6 1964, Ohio [E-1748].
9. "Cleveland Necrology File", database, Cleveland Public Library, includes: The Cleveland Plain Dealer (1850-1975), The Cleveland Herald (1833, 1847-1848, 1876, 1878-1879) & The Cleveland Press (1941-1975) , Pearl Mushkatel: Obit: May 6 1964; Cleveland Plain Dealer [E-0769].
10. "Cleveland Jewish News Obituary Database", database, Jewishgen.org, Pearl Mushkatel: Obit: June 11, 1964, Cleveland Jewish News [E-0283].