Individual Details
Harry (Osher) Moshontz
(Jan 14, 1877 - Jul 1, 1967)
Events
| Birth | Jan 14, 1877 | Piatnica, Poland |  | ||
| City Directories | From 1894 to 1924 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States |  | | |
| Marriage | Dec 3, 1899 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - Esther Rosenfeld | | ||
| Census (family) | 1900 | Esther Rosenfeld | | | |
| Census (family) | 1910 | Esther Rosenfeld | | | |
| Draft Reg | Sep 12, 1918 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Census (family) | 1920 | Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - Esther Rosenfeld | | | |
| Census (family) | 1930 | Esther Rosenfeld | | | |
| Draft Reg | Apr 27, 1942 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Death | Jul 1, 1967 | Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Obit | Jul 2, 1967 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Burial | Mayfield Cemetery, Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Esther Rosenfeld (1880 - 1972) |
| Child | Leon H Moshontz (1901 - 1984) |
| Child | Jeanette Moshontz (1903 - 2011) |
| Father | Jacob Moshontz (1848 - 1915) |
| Mother | Rachel (Rose) Gortzick (1849 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Chaiya Feiga Moshontz (1870 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Meyer Moshontz (1872 - 1936) |
| Sibling | William (Wolf) Moshontz (1875 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Judka Moshontz (1880 - 1889) |
| Sibling | Sora Yenta Moshontz (1882 - ) |
Notes
City Directories
A spreadsheet of Moshontz city directory entries in Cleveland from 1894 to 1924 is available in [E-0937].Census (family)
They were renting at 173 Greenwood. He was a tailor. He had immigrated in 1890 and was naturalized.Census (family)
They were renting 2564 E 43rd St. with their children. He was a foreman in a cloak factory.Draft Reg
He registered for the draft on September 12, 1918. He was living at 9909 Somerset. He was a designer at Moshontz Brothers on 1120 W. 9th. He stated that his birthday was December 10, 1878.Census (family)
They were living with their children at 3441 Altemont St which they owned subject to a mortgage. He was a dress designer and had been naturalized in 1896. She had been naturalized in 1897.Census (family)
They were living at 10301 Empire which they owned and was worth $7000. He was a manufacturer at a dress company. They owned a radio.Draft Reg
He registered for the World War 2 draft on April 27, 1942. He was living at 10303 Empire Ave. He was self-employed at 1220 W. 6th St.Obit
The following obit appeared July 2, 1967, in the Cleveland Plain Dealer:"Harry Moshontz, beloved husband of Esther, father of Mrs. Jeannette Silber and Leon Moshontz of Miami, Fla., grandfather of two, great-grandfather of six. Family of Joseph Silber residence, 18115 Shaker Blvd. Services at Cleveland Temple Memorial, Euclid at E. 90th St., Sunday, July 2, at 11 a.m. Interment Mayfield Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers."
Endnotes
1. 1900 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com , Film 1253 ED 55 SD 19 Sheet 15.
2. "Civil registration of Jewish births, marriages and deaths for Lomza" (Lomza, Bialystok, Poland) FHC Library Microfilm, 1882 Delayed Birth of Osher Moshontz, Film 1618507, Act 35 [E-0214A].
3. 1900 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com , Harry Moshavtz [sic]; Cleveland Ward 15; Roll: T623_1253; Page: 15A; ED: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1241253 (reaccessed Jan 25 2015) [E-0501].
4. "Cleveland City Directories", Library of Congress, Washington, DC, Moshontz, 1894-1911 [E-0707A].
5. "Cleveland, Ohio City Directories", database, Fold3.com, Moshontz: 1894 to 1924: Excel Spreadsheet by Emil h. Isaacson [E-0937].
6. "Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973", database on-line, Ancestry.com; Original records: "Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810–1973", Microfilm publication, 20 rolls. Reels 12–27, 107–110., Harry Moshontz & Esther Rosenfield: Marriage: Dec 3, 1899; Volume: Vol 48-49; Page: 449; Year Range: 1898 Sep-1899 Dec (accessed Jan 25 2015) [E-1969].
7. 1900 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com , Harry Moshavtz [sic] Cleveland Ward 15; Roll: T623_1253; Page: 15A; ED: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1241253 (reaccessed Jan 25 2015) [E-0501].
8. 1910 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Harry Moshontz: Cleveland Ward 15: Roll: T624_1171; Page: 3A; ED: 0228; FHL microfilm: 1375184 (reaccessed Jan 25 2015) [E-0442].
9. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital image, Ancestry.com, Harry Moshontz: Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Cuyahoga; Roll: 1831941; Draft Board: 17 (reaccessed Jan 25 2015) [E-0965].
10. 1920 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Harry Moshontz: Cleveland Heights; Roll: T625_1374; Page: 7A; ED: 525; Image: 316 (reaccessed Jan 25 2015) [E-0440].
11. 1930 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Harry Moshontz: Cleveland; Roll: 1773; Page: 3B; ED: 0438; Image: 163.0; FHL microfilm: 2341507 (reaccessed Jan 25 205) [E-0418].
12. "U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", digital image, Ancestry.com; citing Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration, Harry Moshontz: Ohio: Birth: Dec 10, 1878 (accessed Jan 25 2015) [E-1969].
13. 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., Harry Moshontz: Death; Jul 1 1967: Cert No 51395; Vol no 18920 (accessed Jan 25 2015) [E-1969].
14. Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index", online database, Ancestry.com, Harry Moshontz: Death; July 1967 [E-0149].
15. Obituary in Cleveland, Ohio Necrology File, Western Reserve Historical Society Library, Harry Moshontz: Obit: Jul 2, 1967 (accessed Jan 25 2015) [E-0765].
16. "JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry", online database, Jewishgen.org, Harry Moshontz: Burial: Jul 2 1967 (accessed Jan 25 1015) [E-1969].
17. Obituary in Cleveland, Ohio Necrology File, Western Reserve Historical Society Library, Harry Moshontz: Obit: Jul 2, 1967 (accessed Jan 25 2015) [E-0765].