Clara (Halpern) Saffeir (abt. 1870)

Born about 1870 in Russian Empire

Wife of Meyer Horwitz — married 26 Mar 1934 in Bronx, Bronx, New York, United States

Died [date unknown] in New York, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Clara (Halpern) Saffeir migrated from the Russian Empire to United States.

Clara, shown as Ida in some records, was born about 1873 (see Notes) somewhere in the Russian Empire, most likely Odessa, Ukraine (see Notes).^[1] Her mother was Malka (Chelbin) Halpern.^[2]

She married Hyman Saffeir and they had three children (see Notes).

Clara, Hyman, and their first two children probably immigrated to the United States between about 1900 and about 1901, although they probably did not all travel together (see Notes).

In 1905 Herman (incorrectly shown as Sofis Heyman), Clara (shown as Ida Heyman), and their three children lived in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States. Herman's sister, Lizzie, her husband, Meyer Horwitz, their one year old daughter, Stella, lived there with them. Abraham Saffeir (shown as Abe Sofer), father of Herman and Lizzie, also lived with them.^[3]

In 1915 Clara and Herman lived in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States with their three children, Herman's father, Abraham, and a 23 year old boarder named Bert Pearl (probably should be Ben).^[4]

In 1920 Clara (shown as Ida) and her family still lived in Manhattan. Four boarders (Pessah Mattason, Abramowitz, Israel Resnikoff, and Lilly Resnikoff) now lived with them, but their daughter, Minnie, had married the previous boarder, Benjamin Pearl, and they no longer lived there.^[5]

In 1925 Clara (again shown as Ida), Herman, Harry, Isidor and Herman's father remained in Manhattan and Sara Cohen, a twenty year old shop-girl, also lived with them.^[6]

In 1930 Clara (shown with last name Saffer and age 51), now widowed, was head of the household that included her father-in-law (incorrectly identified as her father), Abraham Saffer (age 90), brother-in-law, Meyer Horwitz (a widower, age 52), and a 48 year old boarder named James Tinbio. All were listed as having been born in Russia^[7]

Clara (shown as Ida Safier) married her brother-in-law, Meyer Horwitz (shown as Horowitz) March 26, 1934 in the Bronx, Bronx, New York, United States.^[8]

Clara (shown as Ida Horowitz) died May 23, 1935 at her home at 1009 Prospect Ave., the Bronx, Bronx, New York, United States. She was buried May 24, 1935 in the Beth El Cemetery^[2] (see Notes).

Notes

Birth Date
Clara's birth date is only available as an approximate year and varies in different sources:

• about 1870 in 1920 census^[5] and 1925 census^[6]
• about 1871 in 1905 census^[3] and 1915 census^[4]
• about 1875 on immigration record^[1] that is not certain to be for her.
• about 1879 in 1930 census^[7] this record is not certain to be for her.

Birth Place
Clara's birth place is shown as Russia in most records, which is typical for people who immigrated (at least between the 1880's to before 1917) from any of the countries that were part of the Russian Empire. Clara is believed to be from Ukraine, most likely Odessa, Ukraine which is the birth place of her son, Harry.

Immigration
Clara's immigration date varies on different records:

• 1901 in 1915 census,^[4] 1920 census,^[5] and 1925 census^[6]
• 1905 from Russia in 1930 census^[7] a likely error because it was after her son Isidor's 1902 birth in New York

A ship manifest that is missing a first name shows a married female named Sapher who was born about 1875. Her nationality is shown as "Ruthenian, Hebrew", she departed from Hamburg, Germany aboard the SS Patricia and arrived in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States November 20, 1903.

The mention of "Ruthenian" suggests that she came from Zakarpattia, which was never a country. At the time, it identified a region inhabited by Ruthenians, a specific cultural group (sometimes called a race) that spanned parts of several countries, with the largest portion in the southwest corner of Ukraine.^[9] Currently, Zakarpattia is a province of Ukraine,^[10] although a United States immigrant identified as from Zakarpattia could have been a native of Ukraine, Lithuania, Galicia, or Poland.^[11]

Clara's son Harry was born in Odessa, Ukraine, which is far from the Zakarpattia region. In addition, Clara's son Isidor was born in New York, United States in 1902, which is before the November 20, 1903 arrival date in this record. It is believed Clara is not the person whose immigration is documented by this record.

Children
Clara's children were:

• Harry Saffeir, born January 16, 1893 in Odessa, Ukraine, Russian Empire, died May 29, 1973 in United States
• Minnie (Saffeir) Pearl, born June 15, 1893 in the Russian Empire, died August 1977 in the United States
• Isidor Saffeir, born September 16, 1902 in New York, United States, died December 29, 1990 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Death
There are several cemeteries named Beth El in and near the five boroughs of New York City. No record of Clara/Ida Horwitz/Horowitz has been found in any of them.

An online family tree indicates that Clara died June 5, 1948 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States^[12] and cites a death record as a source. The cited death record, however, is for a different person whose name is Clara Seifert. She was a widow and born about 1878, however that's where any similarity ends. Clara Seifer's parents were Abraham Seifer and Sylvia Zuckendel, both born in Austria, and her husband's name was Joseph.^[13]

Sources

^{[2] [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924, database, FamilySearch (6 December 2014), ... Sapher, 20 Nov 1903; citing departure port Hamburg, arrival port New York, ship name Patricia, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949, database, FamilySearch (20 March 2015), Ida Horowitz, 23 May 1935; citing Death, Bronx, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,156,202.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} New York State Census, 1905, database with images, FamilySearch (3 April 2016), Ida Heyman in household of Finius Walloch, Manhattan, A.D. 16, E.D. 01 Special, New York, New York; citing p. 41, line 17, county offices, New York.; FHL microfilm 1,433,091.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} New York State Census, 1915, database, FamilySearch (8 November 2014), Clara Saphier, New York, New York, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1915," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing p. 79, line 21, state population census schedules, 1915, New York State Archives, Albany.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 3 September 2017), Ida Saffeir in household of Hyman Saffeir, Manhattan Assembly District 17, New York, New York, United States; citing ED 1201, sheet 14A, line 33, family 260, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1217; FHL microfilm 1,821,217.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} New York State Census, 1925, database, FamilySearch (8 November 2014), Ida Saffier, New York, A.D. 17, E.D. 20, New York, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 3, line 39, New York State Archives, Albany.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 4 September 2017), Clara Saffer, Bronx (Districts 251-500), Bronx, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 350, sheet 16B, line 67, family 348, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1474; FHL microfilm 2,341,209.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Italian Genealogy Group, marriage between Meyer Horowitz and Ida Safier, (accessed September 8, 2017).
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Wikipedia, Ruthenians, (accessed September 7, 2017).
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} World News Research, Zakarpattia, (accessed September 6, 2017).
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Wikipedia, Ruthenia, (accessed September 7, 2017).
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Public Family Tree at Ancestry.com, page for Clara Halpern Saffier (Saphier), (accessed September 4, 2017). A paid subscription is required to see this information.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949, database, FamilySearch (20 March 2015), Clara Seifer, 05 Jun 1948; citing Death, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,168,268.