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Morris Schultz married to Bessie Krones (both from Russia)

Morris Schultz married to Bessie Krones (both from Russia)

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 6:13AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Schultz, Krones, Kroen
I am 16 years old and I am trying to research my genealogy on my father's side.

I have been able to find Morris Schultz in the 1940 (NY), 1930 (NJ), 1920 (NJ), 1910 (NJ) & 1900 (NY) censuses.

I have been able to also find his wife Bessie Krones Schultz in the 1940 (NY), 1930 (NJ), 1920 (NJ), 1910 (NJ) & 1900 (NY) censuses, but I think in the 1900 census that she is listed as Clara Kroen.

The censuses say that they both immigrated from Russia in 1897, they got married in 1904 and they both became naturalized citizens in 1912.

But I can't find them anywhere in the naturalization records or in the passenger lists for the boats that came to New York! I searched the Ellis Island database too and found nothing.

I am wondering if they had different last or even first names when they got on the boats from their homeland, because Schultz is German and they were both Russian Jews.

Where or what do I do next? My last source is the 1900 census.

Thank you :)

Re: Morris Schultz married to Bessie Krones (both from Russia)

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 3:47PM GMT
Classification: Query
I am certainly no expert in Jewish genealogy resources but here are a couple of tips.

1. Jews did use surnames untill mandated to do so by Napoleon in the late 1700s. They often adapted or adopted other surnames, whether Germanic, Polish or other and therefore Schutlz can certainly be a valid surname even if contrary to your family religion, ethnicity or origins.

2. I did find a Morris Schultz entering the States through Ellis Island in 1897. Since you did not provide an age, I cannot be certain he is the correct one. Use http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/ellisgold.html? to do the search. Set the surname search for "sounds like", insert given name as "exact" and the time frame from 1895 to 1900.

When you get your result, view the original entry rather than the extraction. It gives ethnicity as Russian but I am questioning the last place of residence. It almost seems like he may have been living in Ireland for the last decade. That will require further investigation.

Hope this helps you a little.

Jerry

Re: Morris Schultz married to Bessie Krones (both from Russia)

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 9:01AM GMT
Classification: Query
The scanned manifest says that Morris Schultz had been living in London, England for 11 years. Morris Schultz, Tailor, Russian was living at 30 Carburton Street, Marylebone on the 1891 Census together with wife Minnie, Russian, son Nathan, 6, daughter Rebecca aged 5 or 3 (not clear) both Russian, and Rosa aged 2 months born in Marylebone.

Re: Morris Schultz married to Bessie Krones (both from Russia)

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 9:11AM GMT
Classification: Query
ancestorsonboard lists one Morris Schultz, b. 1862 who travelled Liverpool-NY in 1899 on the Campania. there are 5 other Schultz entries, all born in 1864. You can get full details with a subscription or pay-as-you-go so it would be easy to check if one of these is your Morris Schultz.
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