Alexander & Simon Families - Person Sheet
Alexander & Simon Families - Person Sheet
NameSelma WEISS [52]
Birth12 Mar 1883, Hungary [218]
Death5 Apr 1946 [219], [214], [217]
BurialMontefiore Cemetery, Long Island, New York [217]
FatherAaron WEISS
MotherFannie ZAHLER
Spouses
1Bernard ALEXANDER [212]
Birth22 Apr 1874, Kachau, Hungary [213]
Death31 Jan 1959, Hartford, Connecticut [214], [215]
BurialMontefiore Cemetery, Long Island, New York [216], [217]
FatherMarcus ALEXANDER (M. Hannah Lefkovitz) (1830-1892)
MotherHannah LEFKOWITZ (1831-1916)
Marriage29 Mar 1903, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA [52], [220]
ChildrenMordecai Lincoln (1904-1978)
 Stanley J. (1906-1976)
 Harold (1909-1938)
Notes for Selma WEISS
1903: Marriage license says she is 22 years old, which suggests birth in 1881

1910 Census says she immigrated in 1892.
1920 Census says she immigrated in 1889.

Selma owned a dress shop, Bernarde. On Dec. 18 & 19, 1927, Bernade Dress Shop advertised for salesladies [1787], but they filed for bankruptcy in 1942. [New York Times, Bankruptcy filings, April 8, 1942, pg. 32] [1788]
Last Modified 8 Jan 2021Created 26 Apr 2021 by Miriam Alexander Baker