Zolman Abrams (1928 - 1978)

Born 22 Aug 1928 in Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died 25 Mar 1978 at age 49 in Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Irving (see Notes) was born August 22, 1928 in Pennsylvania, United States.^[1] His parents were Daniel Abrams and Lillian (Adelson) Abrams.^[2]

It is not known why Irving is not listed on his parents 1930 census record,^[3] however the 1940 census shows him living in Forty Fort, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States with his mother, two younger siblings, and a maid.^[2]

Irving and Betty Ohringer applied for a marriage license March 19, 1946 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States^[4] and were married May 2, 1946 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.^[5]

There are two records documenting Irving's enlistment in the United States Army in 1946:

• Irving Abrams' enlistment record dated March 8, 1946 shows his birthplace as New York, his status as "single without dependents", his civilian occupation as "Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal workers" and his assigned serial number as 13212480 .^[6]
• Zolman I Abrams' enlistment record dated July 26, 1946 shows his birthplace as Pennsylvania, his status as "single with dependents" (although he is known to have been married then), and his assigned serial number as 13243934.^[1]

Despite the differences, both enlistments occurred in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, were for the Panama Canal Department, show the same birth date and education level (1 year of college). In addition, both show "Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge" as Source Reference (is it possible that he enlisted, was discharged three months later, and enlisted again using the different first name?").

Irving was living in Lackawanna, Pennsylvania when he died^[7] March 25, 1978. He was buried in the Dalton Jewish Cemetery in Dalton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States.^[8]

Notes

First Name
Practically all records show his first name as Irving, however there are a few exceptions:

• Zolman, seen on one Army enlistment record^[1] may have been his original first name. More evidence for this is that his paternal grandfather's original first name was Zolman and he, too, was known later as Irving.^[9]
• Charles - Although the 1940 census^[2] shows his first name as Charles, this is most likely an error.

Sources

^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, database, FamilySearch (5 December 2014), Zolman I Abrams, enlisted 26 Jul 1946, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} United States Cen,sus, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 27 April 2017), Lillian Abrams, Ward 2, Forty Fort, Forty Fort Borough, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 40-61, sheet 10A, line 18, family 207, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3551.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 27 April 2017), Lillian Abrams in household of Daniel Abrams, Kingston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 110, sheet 1B, line 63, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2069; FHL microfilm 2,341,803.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (24 June 2016), Irving Abrams and Betty Ohringer, 1946.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (: 24 June 2016), Irving Abrams and Betty Ohringer, 1946.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, database, FamilySearch (5 December 2014), Irving Abrams, enlisted 08 Mar 1946, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (19 May 2014), Irving Abrams, Mar 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #92567191 for Irving Abrams, (accessed June 15, 2017).
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1}

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