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• Name: Jacob FISHER
• Sex: M
• Birth: 5 Jun 1893 in Warsaw, Poland ^b
• Death: 21 Jan 1980 in Grant Hospital, Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois ^d
• Burial: 23 Jan 1980 in Jewish Waldheim, Forest Park, Illinois ^u


Parents:

• Father:
  
• Morris FISHER Birth: Poland
Mother:

• Sadie FALT Birth: Poland

Family:
Marriage:

• Bessie RUBENSTEIN on 20 May 1919 at Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois .^m1
  
• Bessie RUBENSTEIN Birth: Abt 1897 in Minsk, Russia Death: 6 Oct 1931 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois

Children:

1. Sylvia FISHER Birth: 16 May 1920 in Grant Hospital, Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois Death: 24 Nov 2018 in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
2. Frances FISHER Birth: 11 Sep 1921 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois Death: 4 Oct 1961 in Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois

Marriage:

• Dora CHRISTENSEN on Before 1958 .^m2
  
• Dora CHRISTENSEN Birth: 24 Nov 1907 in Russia Death: Jul 1982 in La Grange, Cook Co, Illinois

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

[Ref: FISHER Jacob Death Certificate, SSA-SS5 FISHER Jacob, SSDI]

age 26 in 1920 [Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED794 42]

age 36 in 1930 [Ref: 1930 IL Cook Chicago ED885 03],

place:

[Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED794 42, SSA-SS5 FISHER Jacob, Sylvia Bolotin 5/4/96]

Poland [Ref: 1930 IL Cook Chicago ED885 03, FISHER Jacob Death Certificate],

parents:

[Ref: SSA-SS5 FISHER Jacob],

father:

Moutki FISHER [Ref: FISHER Jacob Death Certificate],

name:

Jacob Fisher (Jan 1920) [Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED794 42]

Jahec (in signature block) [Ref: SSA-SS5 FISHER Jacob]

Solomon Stockfish (May 1919) [Ref: CookCoIL MarrLic #827310]

Zalman Stokfisch (Jul 1914) [Ref: NARA-T844-107 Neckar 7/15/1914]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: FISHER Jacob Death Certificate]

Jan 1980 [Ref: SSDI]

Jan or Feb, 1970 something [Ref: Sylvia Bolotin 5/4/96]

shortly before 23 Jan 1980 [Ref: ChicagoIL SunTimes 1/23/1980],

place:

[Ref: ChicagoIL SunTimes 1/23/1980, FISHER Jacob Death Certificate]

Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois [Ref: SSDI, Sylvia Bolotin 5/4/96]

Sources for burial Information

date:

[Ref: ChicagoIL SunTimes 1/23/1980, FISHER Jacob Death Certificate],

place:

[Ref: ChicagoIL SunTimes 1/23/1980, FISHER Jacob Death Certificate]

Sources with Information about marriage to Bessie RUBENSTEIN

date:

[Ref: CookCoIL MarrLic #827310]

Jacob age 26, Bessie age 22, when married [Ref: 1930 IL Cook Chicago ED885 03]

married 12 years at time of death [Ref: CookCoIL DeathCert 1931#28129],

place:

[Ref: CookCoIL MarrLic #827310],

names:

[Ref: Dratler RUBENSTEIN]

Jacob FISHER & Bessie ___ [Ref: 1930 IL Cook Chicago ED885 03],

child:

[Ref: 1930 IL Cook Chicago ED885 03, COHEN Frances Death Certificate, Linda Kelley 7/26/2023, Marshall COHEN]

Sources with Information about marriage to Dora CHRISTENSEN

date:

before 17 Oct 1958, the date on SS-5 applicaiton [Ref: FISHER Dena SS5]

last marriage of Jacob [Ref: FISHER Jacob Death Certificate],

names:

Jacob FISHER & Dora SHARFMAN [Ref: FISHER Jacob Death Certificate]

Jacob FISHER & Dora ___ [Ref: ChicagoIL SunTimes 1/23/1980]

Research Notes:
15 Jul 1914: immigrated from Warsaw, Poland [Ref: NARA-T844-107 Neckar 7/15/1914]

1914: immigrated from Poland [Ref: 1930 IL Cook Chicago ED885 03]
1915: immigrated from Warsaw, Poland [Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED794 42]

1920: lived at 1129 Kedzic Ave, Chicago; foreman in Paper Book factory [Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED794 42]

worked for relatives in luggage business. for S Dresner, relative through grandmother [Ref: Rae Berman 5/5/96]

1930: lived at 1123 Kedzic Ave, Chicago; rented at $60/mo, occupation: leather washer [Ref: 1930 IL Cook Chicago ED885 03]

usual occupation given as Foreman, Luggage industry [Ref: FISHER Jacob Death Certificate]

liked to attend opera; every Sat night went to opera house in Chicago [Ref: Rae Berman 5/5/96]

residence at time of death: 2625 W Touhy, Chicago, IL [Ref: FISHER Jacob Death Certificate]

---------- Manifest of Alien Passengers, Neckar, 7/15/1914: (written above his entry) 2213 Chicago 11-128602 Dales(?) 67/3602 5/27/36
2. Name in Full: Family name: Stokfisch
Name in Full: Given name: Zalman
3. Age: 21 yr
4. Sex: M
5. Married or Single: blank
6. Occupation: Tailor
7. Able to read/write: yes/yes
8. Nationality: Russia
9. Race: Hebrew 10. Last Residence: Russia, Warshaw 11. Nearest relative in old country: father, Stokfisch M, Warshaw 13. Destination: IL, Chicago 14. Have ticket: blank 15. By whom was passage paid: 94195 br i l (brother-in-law) 16. In possession of $50, or amount if less: zero 17. Ever before in United States: blank 18. Whether going to join a relative or friend: br i l Edelstein Selmen
1143 N 14th(?) Chicago Ill 25. Height: 5 ft 1 in 26. Complexion: fair 27. Color of hair/eyes: black/brown 29. Place of birth: Russia, Warshaw [Ref: NARA-T844-107 Neckar 7/15/1914]

SS-5 Application for Social Security Account Number:
1.Name: Jacob Fisher
2.Address: 6643 Newgard Ave
3.PostOffice: Chilcago, Ill
4.Business-name: The Gladstone Case Mfg Co
5.Business-address: 511 S Sangamon St.
6.Age: 43
7.Date-of-birth: June 5 1893
8.Place-of-birth: Warsaw, Poland
9.Father-name: Morris Fisher
10.Mother-name: Sadie Falt
11.Sex: M
12.Color: White
13.Reg#-US-EmploymentService: none
14.Applied-before: none
15.Date: blank [Ref: SSA-SS5 FISHER Jacob]

Death Certificate, State of Illinois, File Number C-601596:
1.Deceased name: Jacob Fisher
2.Sex: Male
3.Date of Death: January 21, 1980
4a.Race: White
4b. Origin or Descent: Polish
5a.Age last birthday: 86
6.Date of Birth: June 5, 1893 (Note: typed value June 6, 1883, corrected)
7a.County of Death: Cook
7b.City, Town, Twp: Chicago
7c.Hospital: Grant Hospital of Chicago
7d.If Hosp...: Inpatient
8.State of Birth: Poland
9.Citizen of what Country: Poland
10.Married: Married
11.Name of Surviving Spouse: Dora Sharfman
12.Social-Security Number: 326-05-7838
13a.Usual Occupation: Foreman
13b.Kind of Business or Industry: Luggage
13c.US War Veteran: No
14a.Residence: 2625 W. Touhy
14b.City: Chicago
14c.Inside City: yes
14d.County: Cook
14e.State: IL
15.Father: Moutki Fisher
16.Mother: Unobtainable
17a.Informant: Marie Meravy
17b.Relationship: Hospital Records
17c.Mailing Address: 550 W. Webster, Chicago, IL 60614
18.Death was caused by:
(a) Immediate cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage; interval 1 week
(b) Due to: Cerebral arteriosclerosis
19a.Autopsy: no
21a.Attended from: Jan 3, 1980
21b.to: Jan 21, 1980
21c.Last saw him/her alive on: Jan 20, 1980
21d.Hour of death: 2:00 p.m.
22a.Signature: Peter S Mayer M.D.
22b.Date: January 22, 1980
22c.Name and address: Peter S. Mayer, M.D., 111 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60602
22d.License Number: 36-28995
24a.Burial/Cremation/Removal: Burial
24b.Cemetery: Jewish Waldheim
24c.Location: Forest Park, Illinois
24d.Date: Jan 23, 1980
25a.Funeral Home: Original Weinstein & Sons 3019 Peterson Chicago, IL 60659
25b.Funeral Director Signature: F. E. Weinstein
25c.Funeral Directors Illinois License Number: 4929
26a.Local Registrars Signature: Harry Msiel, M.D.
26b.Date received: Jan 22 1980 [Ref: FISHER Jacob Death Certificate]

Newspaper Obituary, Chicago Sun-Times, 23 Jan 1980: FISHER
Jacob Fisher, beloved husband of Dora, loving father of Sylvia (Joseph) Bolotin and the late Francis Cohen, dearest grandfather of Lana (Dr. Arnold) Fine of Miami Beach, janellyn (William) Marshall, Barry (Barbara) Bolotin and Dr. Bruce (Susan) Cohen, great-grandfather of Gregg, Dana, Jennifer and Laurence. Services Wednesday, 11am., at Original Weinstein and Sons Chapel, 3019 W. Peterson Ave. Interment Warsaw Benevolent Society Cemetery, Jewish Waldheim. Chapel visitation at time of service only. Information 561-1890. [Ref: ChicagoIL SunTimes 1/23/1980]



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 /-----Morris FISHER
Jacob FISHER
 \-----Sadie FALT



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