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Facts and Events
| Name |
Nathan Kovarsky |
| Immigrant Name |
Henry Nathan |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[5] |
14 Nov 1867 |
Vidzy, Novo-Aleksandrovsk, Kovna, Russia |
| Immigration[1] |
5 Jul 1885 |
New York City, New York, United States |
| Occupation[1] |
1890 |
New York City, New York, United Statesglazier |
| Naturalization[1] |
25 Jan 1890 |
New York City, New York, United States |
| Marriage |
3 Aug 1890 |
New York City, New York, United Statesto Rachel Gordon |
| Occupation[5] |
1900 |
New York, New York, United StatesGlazier |
| Residence[5] |
1900 |
New York, New York, United States813 Amsterdam Avenue |
| Occupation[2] |
1910 |
New York City, New York, United Statesreal estate broker |
| Residence[2] |
1910 |
New York, New York, United States206 W. 121st Street in Harlem |
| Death[3][6] |
9 Nov 1917 |
New York, New York, United States |
| Burial[3][6] |
11 Nov 1917 |
Maspeth, Queens, New York, United StatesVidzer Unt. Verein Benevolent Society section, Mt Zion Cemetery, as Henry Nathan |
One of seven children born to Karl Kovarsky and his first wife, name unknown (possibly Pauline), who died at age 30 ca. 1883 delivered of her eighth child who also died due to lack of a wet nurse. Siblings were first born boy who stayed in Russia (descendants disappeared in Holocaust), Henry who came to America as Henry Nathan, Sophie, Rose, Eva, Sam and Hyman who all took the surname Nathan when they followed Henry to America. --E. Elkind.
Jeff suggests that his name in Russia might have been Nokhim Kovarsky (or Nochim), changed to Nathan on immigration. Later he took Nathan as his surname. Jeff also suggests that he might have been named for Nokhim Malatzky (1778-1848), his mother Pauline’s grandfather.
My name is Jeff Malet (xxxxxxxxxx@aol.com) and I am related to Henry's mother Pauline Malatzky Kovarsky.
Henry Nahans name when he married Rachel Gordon on Aug 3 1890 was Nathan Kovarsky. So we know now that he simply transposed his surname into his new given name Nathan. In the 1900 census he is already "Henry Nathan".
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ancestry.com. U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project) [database on-line].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 1910 U.S. Federal Census via Familysearch.
Residence at 206 W. 121st Street is a 10-family apartment building that still stands today, in 2022. The family rented here. Occupants included Henry (age 41), wife Rachel (43), daughter Gussie (18), sons Abraham (17) and Allan (9), and servant Mary Golden (25, Hungarian). Children all born in New York. Henry's occupation is a real estate broker, on own account; son Abraham is a bookkeeper in a "clothing house".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vidzer Society Tour - Mt. Zion Cemetery (on Youtube).
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqHjrTeUR00
Henry Nathan's memorial appears at 1'10" in the video.
- Mt Zion Cemetery interment search.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 1900 Census (via Familysearch).
Residence at 813 Amsterdam Avenue has been demolished. Census shows 6 families in residence. It was likely to have been a 4-story, 6 families over ground floor stores mixed-use building. Occupants include Henry Nathan (age 32, born Nov 1867), wife Rachel (35, born Aug. 1864), daughter Gussie (9, born June 1890), son Abraham (9, born Nov. 1892), and servant Becky Malatski (20, born Jan. 1880). We note that Henry and Rachel were married on 3 Aug 1890, two months after their first child was born. Both Henry and Rachel are said to have immigrated in April 1886. Henry's occupation is glazier.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Findagrave.
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