Alexander & Simon Families - Person Sheet
Alexander & Simon Families - Person Sheet
NameBaruch “Barnat“ “Bernard“ STURZ [1740], [1741]
BirthJan 1830, Baros, Hungary [1742]
Birth1835 [1741]
Death6 Jan 1901, New York, New York, USA [1739]
BurialUnion Field Cemetery, 8211 Cypress Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11227
Alias/AKABarnet Sturz [1741]
FatherJoseph STURZ (-?)
Spouses
Birth1840, Krompach, Hungary [1745]
Death21 Jan 1905 [1746]
BurialUnion Field Cemetery, 8211 Cypress Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11227 [1747]
FatherAron LOWY
MotherResy LOWY* (*Married Name)
Marriage7 Apr 1858, Szanto, Hungary [1748]
ChildrenJoseph (1859-1904)
 Rose (1862-)
 Colman (~1865-)
 Morris (~1867-)
 Minnie (1867-1921)
 John (1868-)
 Max (1869-~1932)
 Fanny (~1874-1931)
 Herman (1877-1933)
 Henry (1878-1952)
Notes for Baruch “Barnat“ “Bernard“ STURZ
In Hungarian Birth Records [1749], Baruch Sturz and Klara Lowy listed as parents of:
- Joseph (b. 27 Apr 1859)
- Rezi (b. 9 May 1862)
- Johan (b. 28 Jan 1868)
This family lived in Krompach, Hungary. Births registered in Hunfalu, Tatra, Szepes, Hungary. (LDS 1739204, Item 7)

1869 Hungarian Census [357] lists the following family living in Krompach:
- Barnet Sturz, b. 1835
- Klara (Lowy) Sturz b. 1840
- Josef Sturz b. 1858
- Resi Sturz b. 1863
- Moses Sturz b. 1866
- Mildly Sturz b. 1867
- Mor Sturz b. 1869


1880 US Census lists living at 36 Clinton St., a Bernhard Stutz, age 46, teacher and his wife, Kate, age 36 and ten children (all born in Hungary) [1750]:
Joseph 21*
Rose 17*
Colman 15
Minnie 14
Morris 13
John 12*
Max 10
Fanny 6
Herman 4
Henry 2
- The three children marked with a * match the birth records found on www.jewishgen.org.


The U.S. City Directories, list a baker, Baruch Sturz, living at 166 Ridge, New York, NY in 1888. Is this the correct person? (www.ancestry.com)

A Baruch Sturz was naturalized Oct 3, 1892 in the Superior Court, New York County. He lived at 36 Clinton St. [1751]

1900 A Barach Sturz (b. Jan. 1830), wife Kate (b. Mar 1840) , and son Herman (b. May 18770 lived at 603 Fifth St., Manhattan, New York. All three had been born in Hungary and immigrated in 1878. Barach’s occupation is Rabbi. Of Kate’s eight children, five were still alive. [1752]

A Baruch Sturz died Jan 6, 1901 in New York at age 67. He was born in Hungary and had been in the U.S. for 29 (?) years. Father was Joseph Sturz and Mother was Hannah Sturz. He lived at 603 E. 5th St. Burial at Union Field Cemetery on Jan 7. [1753] (photo of this headstone from www.jewishdata.com)
Last Modified 8 Apr 2021Created 26 Apr 2021 by Miriam Alexander Baker