Alexander & Simon Families - Person Sheet
Alexander & Simon Families - Person Sheet
NameRose STURZ 
Death27 Apr 1957, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [50]
Obituary29 Apr 1957, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA [1758]
Alias/AKARosi
FatherYahile “Michel” “Michael” “Mihaly” “Issac” STURZ (1844-1903)
MotherSarah GOLDSTEIN (1850-1940)
Spouses
Burial4 Apr 1954, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [46]
FatherAvraham Yehuda ALEXANDER (~1848-1891)
MotherLena TEITELBAUM (~1851-1902)
ChildrenArthur (Died as Child) (1901-1903)
Morton (Died as Child) (1902-~1906)
Lillian (1904-1976)
Esther (1906-1990)
Howard Robert (1908-1989)
Marvin (1910-2004)
Benjamin Laurence (1912-1990)
Helen (1914-1971)
Sidney Stuart (1916-2005)
Notes for Rose STURZ
Some family lore says that Rose was born in New Town Hungary Tizsite, near Ofalu, Hungary. Other family lore says she was born at Rozgony. This may be Rozgony, Province of Abauj, Austria/Hungary. Rozhanovce, Slovakia is the present name for this town. It is 2-3 miles east of Presov and 5-10 miles SSE of Opina/Ofalu. Alternately, this may be Roskovany, Felso Tarcza, Saros, Hungary that is now Rozkovany, Sabinov, Slovakia.
1910 US Census says that of her 5 children, 3 are alive and lists them as Lillian, Esther, and Howard. [1759]
1910 U.S. Census says that Rose Sturz Alexander immigrated in 1890, but the 1930 census says she came in 1887. Family lore says she arrived in November 1887. [1759]
From interview of Arthur Alexander (son of Regina & Ignatz Alexander) by Ira Alexander:
“Rose Alexander's father, Yahiel Sturz, was what is called a Melamed (Hebrew) teacher on the lower East side of New York City. One of the pupils of Mr. Sturz was Henry Alexander. One day while he was up to Regina Alexander's home tutoring Henry he suggested to Regina that it wouldn't be a bad idea if his daughter, Rose, who was then single and Isidore would get together. Regina passed the suggestion on to Isidore with the result of their subsequent marriage.”
According to Arthur Alexander (son of Howard & Sylvia), Isidor Alexander and Rose Sturz met in the cigar maker's hall.
Family lore is that she became a citizen in April 1900 when Women's Suffrage was granted. (But the 19th amendment was not passed by the state of Pennsylvania until 24 Jun 1919 and was not adopted nationally until 1920.)
According to information on death certificate supplied by Dr. Benjamin L. Alexander of State College, PA., Rose’s father was Abraham Sturz, but this contradicts family lore. Perhaps Ben was confusing his material grandfather, Yahiel Sturz, with his paternal grandfather, Avraham Alexander.
1910 US Census says that of her 5 children, 3 are alive and lists them as Lillian, Esther, and Howard. [1759]
1910 U.S. Census says that Rose Sturz Alexander immigrated in 1890, but the 1930 census says she came in 1887. Family lore says she arrived in November 1887. [1759]
From interview of Arthur Alexander (son of Regina & Ignatz Alexander) by Ira Alexander:
“Rose Alexander's father, Yahiel Sturz, was what is called a Melamed (Hebrew) teacher on the lower East side of New York City. One of the pupils of Mr. Sturz was Henry Alexander. One day while he was up to Regina Alexander's home tutoring Henry he suggested to Regina that it wouldn't be a bad idea if his daughter, Rose, who was then single and Isidore would get together. Regina passed the suggestion on to Isidore with the result of their subsequent marriage.”
According to Arthur Alexander (son of Howard & Sylvia), Isidor Alexander and Rose Sturz met in the cigar maker's hall.
Family lore is that she became a citizen in April 1900 when Women's Suffrage was granted. (But the 19th amendment was not passed by the state of Pennsylvania until 24 Jun 1919 and was not adopted nationally until 1920.)
According to information on death certificate supplied by Dr. Benjamin L. Alexander of State College, PA., Rose’s father was Abraham Sturz, but this contradicts family lore. Perhaps Ben was confusing his material grandfather, Yahiel Sturz, with his paternal grandfather, Avraham Alexander.