Harry Sahl (1891 - 1973)

Born Aug 1891 in New York, United States

Husband of Dorothy (Schwartz) Sahl — married 10 Oct 1925 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 14 Sep 1973 at age 82 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Biography

Harry Sahl has Jewish Roots.

Exact date of birth is uncertain, with multiple records claiming 24 Aug, & others claiming 30 Aug.

Parents are given as David Sahl & Mina Horowitz on marriage record; no other record found for them as of 26 Oct 2021.

He married Margaret Annette Kunsmiller on August 6, 1919 in Aurora, Denver, Colorado.^[1]

Described as coming from an immigrant family on New York City's Lower East Side; wanted to be a playwright in youth, later owned a tobacco shop in Canada, then worked for the US federal government before becoming the secretary for the local fire department in South Gate, California.

Timeline

• grammar school, Stamford Connecticut ^[2]
• ~1917- Columbia University, NY^[2]
• 3 Dec 1917 (Enlistment) WWI^[3]
• 6 Aug 1919 marriage to
• 25 Aug 1919 (Discharge)
• ~1919 - University of Southern California ^[2]
• ~1920- Occidental College, Los Angeles ^[2]
• 1920 - writer, 2204 S Hoover, Los Angeles; Marjorie K Sahl also present in home.
• ~1921-1925 Denver University ^[2]
• ~1925-1931 Canada^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
   citing no. 72716, State Archives, Denver; FHL microfilm 1,690,130.
   FamilySearch Record: KNQ2-JDT (accessed 29 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GB2X-QSR
   Margaret Annette Kunsmiller marriage to Harry Sahl on 6 Aug 1919 in Aurora, Denver, Colorado, United States.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} 1949 article: "Newspapers.com"
   South Gate Daily Press-Tribune 28 Nov 1949, page 1
   Newspapers Clip: 115365185 (accessed 28 December 2022)
3. ↑ BIRLS file

• "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8ND-6P6 : 9 March 2021), Harry Sahl and Dorothy Schwartz, 10 Oct 1925; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,525.

• "California, Los Angeles County, North Hollywood, Pierce Brothers Memorial Park Cemetery, Memorial Tablets, 1943-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7BC7-BHW2 : 24 August 2019), Harry Sahl, .

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3LH-JP8 : 11 January 2021), Harry Sahl, Sep 1973; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGRR-C6YH : 1 March 2021), Harry Sahl, 1973.

• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQZ5-K12M : 26 October 2019), Harry Sahl, 25 Aug 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZFW-J1C : 23 February 2021), Harry Sahl, 1917-1918.

• "California, Los Angeles Passenger Lists, 1907-1948," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZQZ-YF2 : 13 March 2018), Harry Sahl, 1940; citing Immigration, ship name Monterey, NARA microfilm publication M1764 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 102; FHL microfilm 1,734,706.

• "Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists, 1900-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9Z-TC89 : 8 March 2021), Harry Sahl, 1940; citing Ship Lurline, NARA microfilm publication A3422 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• “Meet Your Firemen: Harry Sahl.” South Gate Daily Press-Tribune, 28 Nov. 1949, p. 1, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87831598/meet-your-firemen-harry-sahl/. Accessed 27 Oct. 2021.