Person:Samuel Elkind (1)

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Samuel Elkind
b.21 Sep 1882 Minsk, Russia
d.11 Apr 1940 New York City, New York, United States
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  1. Samuel Elkind1882 - 1940
  2. Louis ElkindEst 1884 -
  3. William Elkind1886 - 1951
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m. 22 Sep 1907
  1. Pauline Elkind1908 - 1978
  2. Morton Digby Elkind1917 - 2010
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Name Samuel Elkind
Gender Male
Birth[1][8][9] 21 Sep 1882 Minsk, Russia
Emigration[9] 23 Apr 1904 Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, NetherlandsOn the ship Potsdam
Immigration[8][9] 4 May 1904 New York, New York, United StatesOn the Potsdam from Rotterdam
Marriage 22 Sep 1907 New York City, New York, United Statesto Eva Kovarsky
Occupation[5] 1910 New York, New York, United StatesPainter
Residence[5] 1910 New York, New York, United States310 West 120th Street
Occupation[8] 17 Apr 1911 New York, New York, United StatesPainter
Residence[8] 17 Apr 1911 New York, New York, United States310 W. 120th Street
Occupation[9] 22 Nov 1915 New York, New York, United StatesPainter
Residence[9] 22 Nov 1915 New York, New York, United States1970 Seventh Avenue
Naturalization[3] 21 Feb 1916 New York City, New York, United States
Occupation[1] 12 Sep 1918 New York, New York, United StatesPainter
Residence[1] 12 Sep 1920 New York, New York, United States1970 Seventh Avenue
Occupation[7] 1925 New York, New York, United StatesPainter
Residence 1925 New York, New York, United States1970 7th Avenue
with Eva Kovarsky
Occupation[6] 8 Aug 1930 New York, New York, United States260 Lenox Avenue, corner 123rd Street
Residence[10] 1 Feb 1934 Bronx, New York, United States1184 Cromwell Ave.
Residence[4] 1937 1491 Macombs Rd., Bronx, NY
Death[2] 11 Apr 1940 New York City, New York, United States
Burial[10] 12 Apr 1940 Westchester Hills Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY

Son of Abraham, grandson of Mordecai, one of seven (?) children including brothers Willie and Louie and a single sister, Fruma/Freda.

Immigrated to United States ca. 1904. Left Russia to avoid service in the czar's army (per his son Morton Elkind). According to family legend, he was so poor on arrival that he closed the holes in his shoes with newspaper.

Was an apartment painter, then in real estate. Married youngest sister of Henry Nathan: Eva Kovarsky/Reve Nathan after Henry Nathan took him on in his painting business. (Henry was born Kovarsky, but took middle name as his surname when left Russia and his siblings who followed did the same). Became a naturalized citizen ca. 1916.

Sam become very successful in the 1920s; he owned a number of buildings and had a chauffeur and a personal bootlegger, according to his son, but he lost a lot in the depression. Sam died after brief respiratory illness, shortly before the discovery of penicillin which might have saved him, again according to his son.

More family legends: o Spent his time devising practical jokes and playing poker

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Registration State: New York; Registration County: New York; Roll: 1786973; Draft Board: 169., in Ancestry.com. U.S. World War I draft registration cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line].

    Image of form includes name and address of his wife, Eva Elkind.

  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, New York Death Index, 1862-1948.
  3. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York County Supreme Court Naturalization Petition Index, 1907-1924 [database online]
    v. 217, p. 230.
  4. ↑ Personal papers.

    Samuel's address is listed on son Morton's college transcript, class of 1937, New York University at University Heights

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5ZD-367, in "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch.

    Census indicates 10 families in residence at 310 West 120th Street. Presumably it was s 5-story walkup tenement. The building has been demolished. Sam's brother-in-law Hyman lived with him at this time.

  6. ↑ Letterhead.

    Letter to Jennie Nathan found among personal papers of his son, Morton Elkind. Letterhead reads: "Sam Elkind / Painting and General Contracting / 260 Lenox Avenue (cor. 123rd Street)

  7. ↑ 1925 NY State Census.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Declaration of Intention [for naturalization]
    17 Apr 1911.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Petition for Naturalization
    22 Nov 1915.

    Witnesses:
    Jacob Cohen, Paint Dealer
    William Cohen, Paint Manufacturer

  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173690907/samuel-elkind, in Findagrave.
  11.   Personal papers.

    Personal papers of his son Morton Elkind

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