Individual Details
Ida Szmulson
(1848 - Dec 30, 1938)
Events
| Birth | 1848 | Mariampol, Lithuania |  | ||
| Marriage | 1867 | Mariampol, Lithuania - Jacob Smith | | ||
| Immigration | Sep 13, 1904 | New York, New York, United States |  | | |
| Census (family) | 1910 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - Jacob Smith | | | |
| Census (family) | 1920 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - Jacob Smith | | | |
| Census (family) | 1930 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - Jacob Smith | | | |
| Death | Dec 30, 1938 | Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois | | | |
| Burial | Jan 2, 1939 | Machziki Hadas Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Miscnote | | |
Families
| Spouse | Jacob Smith (1844 - 1933) |
| Child | Benjamin Smith (1870 - 1946) |
| Child | Bessie Smith (1871 - 1937) |
| Child | Dora Smith (1871 - 1944) |
| Child | Yetta Dena Smith (1874 - 1965) |
| Child | Isadore S. Smith (1877 - 1946) |
| Child | David L. Smith (1883 - 1954) |
| Child | Ethel Smith (1885 - 1960) |
| Father | Benjamin Szmulson (1823 - 1867) |
| Mother | Sora z Izreal Unknown Maiden Name (1823 - ) |
Notes
Immigration
On September 13, 1904, the SS Noordam arrived at New York with Chaie Schmidt, age 56, from Mariampol with her daughter {J?]udel age 19. They were headed to Max Cohen in New York City.Census (family)
In 1910 they rented a house at 1336 Union in Chicago. Jacob Smith was not naturalized by 1910. He could read and write English. Ida could not. Her spoken language was Yiddish. His occupation was a Rabbi. She bore 7 children of which 7 were still living.Census (family)
According to the 1920 census Jacob and Ida were living with their daughter Ethel and son in law Sam Mendelovitz (Megdal) in Chicago. Jacob was born in 1845 and Ida in 1849. They had both immigrated in 1900 and could speak English.Census (family)
They were living with their son in law Sam Medaovitz [sic] at 1609 South Hamlin. They both were aliens.Death
She died after 4 months in the Cook County Infirmary. Her residence was listed as 1405 S. Avers Ave. According to the hospital records she was born in Lithuania. Her mother and father (Names not known) were born in Lithuania.Burial
She is buried next to her husband, Jacob Smith.Miscnote
The following is from a letter to EHI from Jody Fishencord in 1986:"My Grandmother, Ethel Hannah Isaacson Heckman died July 26, 1983 at the age of 81. When she was in her late 70's I tried to find out information on her family, but she could not remember much. She said that Harris Isaacson was a Russian Jew with straight blonde hair. She said he came from Russia when he was 15 and another time she said Harris was 10. He took a job as a dry goods salesman. Bessie Schmidt had black curly hair; her father was a Hebrew teacher in Germany [Prussia]. My grandma also said that Bessie's Moms brother was a doctor in a big hospital in Germany."
Germany is most likely Prussia and probably Koenigsberg. Sarah Isaacson Roller said that he was an "eye" doctor.
Endnotes
1. "Mariampol, Lithuania, Vital Birth Records", online index, JRI-Poland, (http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/index.htm), Birth of Benjamin Smith (indexed as Benjamin Szmit) Year: 1870, Act 58, Index 58 [E-0359].
2. Death Certificates, State of Illinois, Dept of Public Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Ida Smith, Dec 30, 1938 [E-0024E].
3. "Mariampol, Lithuania, Vital Birth Records", online index, JRI-Poland, (http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/index.htm), 1848: Birth: Chaja Szmulson [z Benjamin]: Akt 90, Index 126 (accessed Jul 27 2011) [E-1172].
4. "Mariampol Lithuania, Vital Marriage Records", Extracts, Landsmen Quarterly Publication of the Suwalki-Lomza Interest Group for Jewish Genealogy, {abstracted in Vol 19, No. 1-2, page 82, Jul 2009) 1867: Akt 18; marriage of Chaja Szmuelson & Jankel Icho Zelcman [E-1169].
5. "Mariampol, Lithuania, Vital Marriage Records", online index, JRI-Poland, (http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/index.htm), 1867: Marriage: Estra Szmulson & Jankel Zelcman: Akt 18, Index 25 (accessed Jul 27 2011) [E-1172].
6. "Mariampol Lithuania, Vital Marriage Records", Extracts, Landsmen Quarterly Publication of the Suwalki-Lomza Interest Group for Jewish Genealogy, {abstracted in Vol 19, No. 1-2, page 82, Jul 2009) 1867: Akt 18; marriage of Chaja Szmuelson & Jankel Icho Zelcman [E-1169].
7. "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957", digital images, Ancestry.com, Chaie Schmidt: {detainee list} Year: 1904; SS Noordam; Microfilm Serial: T715,1897-1957; Microfilm Roll 0493; Line: 9; Page Number: 114. (accessed Apr 22 2009) [E-0969].
8. "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957", digital images, Ancestry.com, Chaie Schmidt: SS Noordam: Sep,13 1904; citing Microfilm Roll: T715_493 Page Number: 82 Line: 24 [E-0969].
9. 1910 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Jake [sic] Smith; Film T624-250, ED 510, Sheet 21 (accessed July 23, 1984) [E-0723].
10. 1920 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Jacob Smith: Chicago Ward 19; Roll: T625_330; Page: 16B; ED: 1104; Image: 646 [E-0413].
11. 1930 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Jacob Smithz [sic]: Chicago: Film T626-454, ED: 874, Sheet 5B (accessed Feb 23 2003) [E-0425].
12. Death Certificates, State of Illinois, Dept of Public Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Ida Smith, Dec 30, 1938 [-0024E].
13. Death Certificates, State of Illinois, Dept of Public Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Ida Smith, Dec 30, 1938 [E-0024E].
14. Letter: Jody Heckman Fishencord to Emil H. Isaacson: March 6, 1986.
15. Emil H. Isaacson, Interview with Sarah Isaacson Roller Cohen; San Diego, California.