Hyman Smith

1885 - 1961  (75 years)

• Name	Hyman Smith  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	15 Jul 1885	Kovno Gubernia, Russian Empire   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Apr 1961	Tyler County, Texas   [1]
  Burial	Ahavath Achim Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County, Texas
  Notes	His Texas Death Certificate showed he was a retired merchant, and listed his place of birth as Lithuania. Father was shown as Solomon Smith, and for this mother, there was "no record" of her maiden name. The informant was his wife. Kovno was a governorate of Russia, and is known as Kaunas, the second largest city in present day Lithuania. Prior to the Second World War, Kaunas, like many cities in eastern Europe, had a significant Jewish population. According to the Russian census of 1897, Jews numbered 25,500, 35.3% of the total of 73,500. The population was recorded as 25.8% Russian, 22.7% Polish, 6.6% Lithuanian. They established numerous schuls and synagogues, and were important for centuries to the culture and business of the city. The 1920 Texas census shows he and both his parents as born in Russia, and his year of immigration as 1902, and that he became a naturalized citizen of the U.S. in 1907. His occupation was listed as merchant, dry good store. The 1930 census showed Hyman born in Lativa, and Betty born in Poland, with both sons incorrectly shown as born in Texas. He was shown as a retail merchant of Dry Goods, and Betty was a sales lady at their store. The home they lived in was valued at $5,000.
  Person ID	I47241	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Shlomo "Solomon Smith" Savilevics,   b. Bef 1850, Kovno Gubernia, Russian Empire d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Etta "Yetta" Devorah Romm,   b. Abt 1849, Kovno Gubernia, Russian Empire d. Aft 1930, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland (Age ~ 82 years)
  Marriage	Daugher Rachel was a member of the B'nai Abraham and Yehuda Laib Family Society membership and its associated family tree revolves around a woman named Rella Krok, who was born about 1833. Her father, Laibe Krok, was born in 1800. Laibe and his wife Rachel Krok lived in the tiny hamlet of Tselkay / Celkiai, just south of Rokisik / Roki?kis, a town in an area which today is in the northeastern part of the Republic of Lithuania. In the 1800s, the area was first in the Vilna Gubernya (province) and then in the Kovno Gubernya of the Russian Empire As U.S. census records and vital records related to this family shown places of birth as both Russia, Latvia, or Lithuania, it is assumed Savilevics/Smith family also originated in the Kovno Gubernia area of the Russian empire before their emigration to the United States, likely in Kupiskis, known in Yiddish as Kupishok, was home to 1,444 Jews before World War II. Today no Jews live in Kupiskis. Phil Shapiro wrote, in reference to the 1897 Rokiskis All-Russian Census that the census list, on page 4, shows a three-person household of Abram and Rella Abramovicz and Zavel Zavelevicz residing on Komaiskaya Street (Kamai Street). The Bnai Abraham and Yehuda Laib Family Society (BAYL), which was founded in Baltimore in 1901, consists of the descendants of the first and second husbands of Rella Krok, the daughter of Laibe Krok. The 1897 census identifies Rella as the daughter of "Leiba," age 64 and married to Abram Abramovicz, whose age is given as 63. According to the BAYL family tradition, Rella's second husband, who was known in the United States as Abraham Abramson, was said to have been a rabbi in Rokiskis for 25 years before coming to America. This appears to be consistent with the translation of the occupation given for Abram in the census of one who "makes Jewish symbolics." The third member of the household, "Zavel Zavelevicz," age 22, appears to be a grandson of Rella. The census states that Zavel was a capmaker who was born in Kupiskis and was the son of "Shloma." Rella's oldest daughter from her first marriage (to Yehuda Laib Romm) was Etta-Devara Romm. Etta-Devara married Shlomo Savilevics and lived in Kupiskis. At least one of Etta's children -- my grandmother Zlata Savilevics (Celia Smith Shapiro) -- often told the family that as a child she frequently stayed with her grandmother Rella. https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Rokiskis/census.htm
  Family ID	F14112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Betty Katz,   b. 15 Apr 1890, Russian Empire d. 30 Aug 1975, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1910
  Children	1. Israel Smith,   b. 24 Mar 1911, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland d. 7 Sep 2011, Tyler, Smith County, Texas (Age 100 years)   2. Solomon "Sol" Smith,   b. 28 Aug 1913, Baltimore County, Maryland d. 18 Mar 2006, Austin, Travis County, Texas (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F14113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Jul 1885 - Kovno Gubernia, Russian Empire Death - 18 Apr 1961 - Tyler County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1696] Ancestry.com - Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database online]. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Year: 1920; Census Place: Tyler Ward 3, Smith, Texas; Roll: T625_1845; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 82 (Reliability: 3). [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Year: 1930; Census Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342124 (Reliability: 3). [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Year: 1920; Census Place: Tyler Ward 3, Smith, Texas; Roll: T625_1845; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 82, shown as born ca 1882, Russia (Reliability: 3).