Alexander & Simon Families - Person Sheet
Alexander & Simon Families - Person Sheet
NameIsrael RAPHAEL [650], [758], [759], [760]
Birth23 Sep 1898, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, USA [761], [757], [762], [763]
Death11 Oct 1992 [650], [763]
BurialTemple Sinai Memorial Park, Pittsburgh, PA [650]
OccupationElectrical Contractor; 1934: Vice-president and Treasurer, Raphael Electric Company; 1940: Executive, Electrical Contractor; 1942: Brit Equipent Company [756], [762], [1444], [1452]
FatherRalph B. RAPHAEL (1856-1903)
MotherRachel SANDUSKY (1861-1918)
Spouses
Birth22 Jul 1908, Keysville, VA [650], [757]
Death29 Sep 1997 [650]
BurialTemple Sinai Memorial Park, Pittsburgh, PA [650]
FatherHarry FRIEDMAN
MotherAnna FRIEDMAN* (*Married Name)
Marriage26 Jan 1930, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA [764]
ChildrenRachel Louise (1930-2017)
Notes for Israel RAPHAEL
Birth Date:
Israel Raphael born Sept 1898 (mother's bible & 1900 census)
Israel Raphael born 1898 (oral history)
Israel Raphael born Sept 23, 1899 (Headstone & Delayed birth certificate PA #40620)
Israel Raphael 30 years old, on 1930 census taken May 4, 1930 (which implies born c. 1899)
Israel Raphael 11 yrs old on 1910 census (which implies born c. 1899)

Worked with: Brit Equipment in Ambridge, PA. This company made boats (Landing Ship Tanks) during WW II. (More information on file at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh.)

1930 At time of marriage, lived on Kamin St., Pittsburgh, PA. After wedding will live at Granade Apartments on Hobart St., Pittsburgh, PA

1938 lived at 5628 Hampstead Rd., Pittsburgh, PA [757]
Last Modified 27 Mar 2021Created 26 Apr 2021 by Miriam Alexander Baker