Leon Getz

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Leon Getz of Schenectady was born in in Bulostock, Russia in 1898, and served as a private during World War I (New York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service). The World War I draft registration cards shown he was born January 1, 1898, and was a student living in Schenectady when he registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, his nearest relative was his mother, Rose Getz, living with him at 842 Lincoln in Schenectady. Leon died in November 1983 in Miami, Florida

The 1915 New York State census lists the family of Chas and Rose Getz, ages 40 and 38, with children Leon (17), Albert (11) and Jeanet (4). residents os Schenectady, NY.

Family/Spouse: Hattie Friedman. Hattie (daughter of Isadore "Isaac" Friedman and Lena ???) was born about 1899 in Schenectady County, New York; died about 1950 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York; was buried in Beth Israel Lower Cemetery, Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Arlene Getz was born on 20 Aug 1929 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York; died on 4 Jun 2018 in Silver Springs, Montgomery County, Maryland.

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In 1910, Charles and Rosie, along with sons Leo and Albert, were living on Carrie Street in Schenectady, New York. He was working as a Tailor at a tailor shop. Both parents were shown as born in Russia, as was their eldest son, Leo, and their mother tongue was listed as Yiddish. The date of immigration for all three was 1902, and Charles was shown as a naturalized citizen.This was the same occupation shown in 1920 and 1930, as he and his family remainted in Schenectady. The 1930 census has Russia crossed out as place of birth, and instead showsn Bulstark, Poland.*

Charles's date of emigration was shown as 1902, and Rose's as 1904. In 1940 Charles was widowed, and living with his son and daughter-in-law, Albert and Grace, in Schenectady. His place of birth was instead listed as Poland.

*Belostock, Russia is the same city as Bialystok, Poland (called Byalistock in yiddish), and is the largest city on northeastern Poland. It is 108.8 miles NE of Warsaw. At the end of the nineteenth century, the majority of the city's population was Jewish. According to Russian census of 1897, out of the total population of 66,000, Jews constituted 41,900 (so around 63% percent).[19] This heritage can be seen on the Jewish Heritage Trail in Bialystok.[20] The Bialystok pogrom occurred between 1896 and 1906 in the city. During the pogrom between 81 and 88 people were killed, and about 80 people were wounded

Charles + Rose Gurkin. Rose was born about 1876 in Belostok, Grodno Gubernia, Russian Empire; died about 1938 in Schenectady County, New York; was buried in Workmens Circle Cemetery, Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Vermont Marriage License of her daughter, Jeanetter Getz to Efrem Bernard Neisuler shows that she was a daughter of Charles GETZ and Rose GURKIN.