Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
NameJoseph SESKIND [211], [431], [432]
BirthApr 1863, Russia [8], [433]
Immigration1885 [433] Age: 21
Death10 Oct 1921, Chicago, IL Age: 58
Burialaft 10 Oct 1921, 1400 Des Plaines Ave, Forest Park, IL [8]
MemoJewish Waldheim Cemetery; Memorial ID, 127125706
OccupationCigar Maker (1900) [433]
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FatherLouis SESKIND (~1843-)
MotherBlume UNKNOWN (~1852-1929)
Spouses
BirthJun 1864, Russia [434], [435]
Immigration1880 [435] Age: 15
Death16 Feb 1954, Chicago, IL Age: 89
Burial17 Feb 1954, 1400 Des Plaines Ave, Forest Park, IL [436]
MemoJewish Waldheim Cemetery, Independent Order Western Star (IWSO), Gate 18
OccupationKeeping House (1950) [437]
FlagsMITTMAN-1
Obituaries
From 17 Feb 1954, 20 - Chicago Tribune at Newspapers.com:

SESKIND — Bertha Seskind of 2024 E. 72d Street, beloved wife of the late Joseph, dear
Mother of Lena Klipp, Dorothy Lewitz, Alice Anschultz, Harry, Phil, Matthew, and the late Bessie Glasser, 20 grandchildren, and 23 great-grandchildren. Services Wednesday, 2 p.m., at chapel, 6935 Stony Island avenue. Interment I. W. S. 0. cemetery, Waldheim. Please omit flowers.

IWSO stands for Independent Order Western Star, a Jewish fraternal organization formed between 1840 and 1920.
Marriage1887, New York, NY
ChildrenLena (1888-1979)
 Rebecca (1889-1950)
 Dorothy (1896-<1964)
 Harry Homer (1898-1957)
 Alice (1899-1982)
 Philip (1900-1973)
 Matthew C (1902-1961)
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