Rebecca (Wasserzug) Konheim (1853 - 1948)

Born Jul 1853 in Russian Empire

Descendants

Died 14 Sep 1948 at age 95 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Biography

Perhaps born in Virbalis in (what is now) Lithuania^[1]. May have been named 'Rivkah' at that time and anglicized to Rebecca.

18 year old Rebecca Wasserzug emigrated to the United States, arriving on Dec 24, 1874 on the ship Westphalia. This record says she was born in 1856. A younger female relative is with her (Springe Wasserzug age 16) ^[2]

She married Solomon Konheim. (He may also have been from Virbalis.) For a time they lived in Baltimore Maryland.

Seen in the 1900 census they are living in Manhattan New York. Solomon works as a 'Tailor in Coats', teenage sons Morris and Jerome work as bookkeepers and three other sons are still at school. Rebecca's birthdate is shown as July 1856 and her emigration date as 1876 (husband's is 1870)^[3]

In 1915 Rebecca is shown to be 57 years old (and older than her husband), and born in Poland. The 1930 census shows a birthdate of 1853 and again says she was born in Poland.^[4]

Children may include: Gustav Aaron Konheim 1880–1932, Maurice Seelig Konheim 1882–1940, Jerome F Konheim 1884–1960, Sidney Konheim 1886–1951, Charles Konheim 1888–1958, Louis Konheim 1892–1955, as shown on FindaGrave^[5]

Her death record shows that her father's name was Morris Wasserzug.^[6]. She is buried in Glendale, Queens, New York, United States.^[7]. There was an obituary published in the New York Times[2]

Research Notes

Her son Charles' marriage record in 1910 shows her name to be Rebecca Moses yet her husband Solomon is still alive.^[8]

An unsourced Geni profile for Rebecca Wasserzug Konheim says her parents are Moses Selig Azriel Wasserzug and Devora Unknown. Sister of Chaia Sarah Wasserzug and Pesha Feiga (Fannie) Kramer, and half sister of Mary (Miriam) Natelson; David Wasserzug; Shprinze Wasserzug (shown to be with her when immigrating) and Leib (Louis) Wasserzug^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96029171/rebecca-konheim : accessed 31 May 2022), memorial page for Rebecca Wasserzug Konheim (30 Jun 1853–14 Sep 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96029171, citing Mount Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Dave M (contributor 46499754) .
2. ↑ "United States Russians to America Index, 1834-1897," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDHP-JBV : 29 December 2014), Rebecca Wasserzug, 24 Dec 1874; extracted by Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Center for Immigration Research; citing Immigration, New York, New York, New York, United States, Hamburg & Havre, 00033714, NARA NAID 566638 (National Archives at College Park, Maryland, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSJL-QFV : 26 January 2022), Rebecca Konheim in entry for Solomon Konheim, 1900.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7D6-9SZ : accessed 1 June 2022), Rebecca Konheim, Bronx (Districts 1-250), Bronx, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 170, sheet 25B, line 53, family 621, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1468; FHL microfilm 2,341,203.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96029171/rebecca-konheim : accessed 31 May 2022), memorial page for Rebecca Wasserzug Konheim (30 Jun 1853–14 Sep 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96029171, citing Mount Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Dave M (contributor 46499754) .
6. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WPV-96B : 13 May 2022), Rebecca Konheim, 1948.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96029171/rebecca-konheim : accessed 31 May 2022), memorial page for Rebecca Wasserzug Konheim (30 Jun 1853–14 Sep 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96029171, citing Mount Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Dave M (contributor 46499754) .
8. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24ZJ-TNP : 10 February 2018), Rebecca Moses in entry for Charles Konheim and Ray Wasserzug, 28 Dec 1910; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,504,082.
9. ↑ Geni Profile[1]

• Wikipedia for Virbalis (part of Lithuania again in 1918) was the site of mass slaughter of Jews in WW2[3]