Morris is buried in the Grove Street Cemetery in Newark New Jersey.
Based on census information, Marilyn believes Morris was born in February or April 1871.
Morris emigrated to the United States in 1900.
Death date is from gravestone.
Marilyn believes Morris was killed by a train on his way home to a Passover seder. According to the story, Lena never held a family seder again.
All of Morris' first-born grandchildren have names that start with "M", for Morris.
Gravestone text according to translation by Michael Laric, friend of Marilyn
The meaning of Klonimous Kalman means "Good Name", or in Hebrew "Shem Tov". This name is still given in Hebrew to individuals. The origin is Greek. "Kalos" means "good" and "Onyma" means "name".
There is a Morris Greenfield listed in the 1900 census of Brooklyn New York, this is probably not the same Morris. The Morris of the 1900 census was listed as a carpenter, born Poland Russia, immigrated in 1899.
The 1910 census lists Morris as a retailer of fixtures. Address was 25 Prince Street, Newark, NJ. The same address was listed in the 1915 census.
Morris' parents were born in Russia. The only information about his father's name is from Morris' gravestone. Morris' mother's name is unknown.
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