Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
Birth31 May 1887, Fort Worth, TX [54]
Burialaft 4 Dec 1968, 5950 Forest Lawn Dr, Los Angeles, CA
MemoMount Sinai Memorial Park; Section Moses Map 14 Lot 6686 space 3
OccupationProprietor, Scrap Metal Salvage (1950) [2089]
OccupationButcher in a Retail Meat Market (1940) [2090]
OccupationTaxi Driver in a Taxicab Company (1930) [2091]
OccupationOwn Truck in Transfer Company (1920) [2092]
OccupationDriver of Delivery Wagon (1917) [2086]
OccupationChauffeur, Self-Employed (1917) [54]
OccupationRetail Merchant, Jewelry (1910) [2093]
FlagsMITTMAN-1
FatherUnknown GENSS
MotherUnknown LEFFEL
Narrative
From David Nathan GENSS - LifeStory:
When David Nathan GENSS was born on May 31, 1888, in Fort Worth, Texas, his father, Hirsch, was 32, and his mother, Mollie, was 36. He married Fanny KAPLAN on June 28, 1914, in Seattle, Washington. They had two children during their marriage. He died on December 4, 1968, in Arcadia, California, at 80, and was buried in Los Angeles, California.
When David Nathan GENSS was born on May 31, 1888, in Fort Worth, Texas, his father, Hirsch, was 32, and his mother, Mollie, was 36. He married Fanny KAPLAN on June 28, 1914, in Seattle, Washington. They had two children during their marriage. He died on December 4, 1968, in Arcadia, California, at 80, and was buried in Los Angeles, California.
Obituaries
GENSS, Dave N., beloved husband of Fannie Genss, loving father of Ruth Larner and Hazel Donner; also survived by four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Service 2 p.m, Friday Mount Sinai Memorial Park Chapel.
Mount Sinai Mortuary.
Service 2 p.m, Friday Mount Sinai Memorial Park Chapel.
Mount Sinai Mortuary.
Spouses
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Fanny Kaplan Fox was born on July 17, 1897, in St. Louis, Missouri. Her birth occurred during a period of significant urban growth and industrial expansion in American cities. At the age of 16, on June 28, 1914, she married David Nathan Genss in Seattle, Washington, a burgeoning port city in the Pacific Northwest just before the outbreak of World War I. Throughout her early married life, Fanny maintained the household as a housewife, a common role for women of her generation.
The couple raised two daughters, Ruthabell and Hazel F. Their lives spanned a dynamic era of economic change in the United States, reflected in David Genss’s varied career. He worked as a driver for a delivery wagon and as a self-employed chauffeur in 1917, later as a retail jeweler in 1910, and then as a taxi driver by 1930. By 1940, he was a butcher at a retail meat market, and by 1950, he owned a scrap-metal salvage business. Fanny’s primary occupation remained housework, as noted in the 1940 census.
Fanny and David eventually settled in Southern California. She died in Arcadia, California, on March 26, 1976, at the age of 78. Her burial took place at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Los Angeles, indicating the family’s Jewish heritage. Her obituary noted her as the beloved wife of the late David Genss, cherished mother of Hazel Donner and Ruth Larner, and an adored grandmother and idolized great-grandmother to several children. She was also a loving sister to Louis and Helen Fox, Leo Fox, Esther Kolpack, Mike and Dawn Fox, and the late Milton Fox.
Fanny Kaplan Fox’s life, spanning from the late 19th century to the latter half of the 20th century, was rooted in her family. She navigated the social and economic shifts of her time as a homemaker, contributing to the establishment of her family across generations in American cities.
Fanny Kaplan Fox was born on July 17, 1897, in St. Louis, Missouri. Her birth occurred during a period of significant urban growth and industrial expansion in American cities. At the age of 16, on June 28, 1914, she married David Nathan Genss in Seattle, Washington, a burgeoning port city in the Pacific Northwest just before the outbreak of World War I. Throughout her early married life, Fanny maintained the household as a housewife, a common role for women of her generation.
The couple raised two daughters, Ruthabell and Hazel F. Their lives spanned a dynamic era of economic change in the United States, reflected in David Genss’s varied career. He worked as a driver for a delivery wagon and as a self-employed chauffeur in 1917, later as a retail jeweler in 1910, and then as a taxi driver by 1930. By 1940, he was a butcher at a retail meat market, and by 1950, he owned a scrap-metal salvage business. Fanny’s primary occupation remained housework, as noted in the 1940 census.
Fanny and David eventually settled in Southern California. She died in Arcadia, California, on March 26, 1976, at the age of 78. Her burial took place at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Los Angeles, indicating the family’s Jewish heritage. Her obituary noted her as the beloved wife of the late David Genss, cherished mother of Hazel Donner and Ruth Larner, and an adored grandmother and idolized great-grandmother to several children. She was also a loving sister to Louis and Helen Fox, Leo Fox, Esther Kolpack, Mike and Dawn Fox, and the late Milton Fox.
Fanny Kaplan Fox’s life, spanning from the late 19th century to the latter half of the 20th century, was rooted in her family. She navigated the social and economic shifts of her time as a homemaker, contributing to the establishment of her family across generations in American cities.
Obituaries
From 28 Mar 1976, 42 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com:
GENSS, Fannie, beloved wife of the late David Genss; cherished mother of Hazel Donner, Ruth and Jules Larner, adored grandmother of Marvin and Ilene Donner, Susan Donner, Douglas and Carol Larner, Jakki and Michael Sencer; idolized great-grandmother of Brian and Beth Donner; loving sister of Louis and Helen
Fox, Leo Fox, Esther Kolpack, Mike and Dawn Fox, and the late Milton Fox. She loved and was loved by all who knew her.
Service 2 p.m., Sunday at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Chapel. Mount Sinai Mortuary. The family prefers donations to your favorite charity.
GENSS, Fannie, beloved wife of the late David Genss; cherished mother of Hazel Donner, Ruth and Jules Larner, adored grandmother of Marvin and Ilene Donner, Susan Donner, Douglas and Carol Larner, Jakki and Michael Sencer; idolized great-grandmother of Brian and Beth Donner; loving sister of Louis and Helen
Fox, Leo Fox, Esther Kolpack, Mike and Dawn Fox, and the late Milton Fox. She loved and was loved by all who knew her.
Service 2 p.m., Sunday at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Chapel. Mount Sinai Mortuary. The family prefers donations to your favorite charity.
Marriage28 Jun 1914, Seattle, WA