Eva (Cohen) Adelson (1893 - 1977)

Born 22 Jan 1893 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

Died 20 Jun 1977 at age 84 in Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Eva was born January 22, 1893 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States.^[1] Her parents were Charles Cowan/Cohen/Cohn and Dora (Levine) Cohen.

Eva, who had a sister, Ester (possibly Esther, later known as Estelle) two years older and another sister, Sophie, two years younger. Their father died in 1895, the same year Sophie was born.^[2] Eva's mother lived at 127 or 129 Monroe Street (in Manhattan?) when she placed Eva and Sophie in the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, Manhattan, New York, New York about 1903.^[3] Eva and Sophie returned to their mother and new stepfather in 1907. It is not known whether Eva was legally adopted by her stepfather, but she assumed his last name, Eisenberg.^[2]

Eva married Samuel Adelson October 10, 1928 in the Bronx, Bronx, New York, United States.^[4]

In 1930 Eva and Samuel lived in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States.^[5] Nothing is known about their children, other than that they did have children.^[6]

Eva, who suffered from heart disease and high blood pressure, had a fatal heart attack^[2] June 20, 1977^[6] in Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States.^[2] She was buried in the Anshei Emmes Cemetery in Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. She and Samuel share a headstone, with "Beloved Wife and Mother" inscribed beneath her name.^[6]

Sources

^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Italiangen, Birth record for Eva Cohen, (accessed April 28, 2017).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} ancestry.com, online family tree record for Eva Cohen, paid subscription required, (accessed April 24, 2017). A more reliable source for this information is required.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} New York State Census, 1905, database with images, FamilySearch (26 November 2014), Eva Cohen, Manhattan, A.D. 23, E.D. 23, New York, New York; citing p. 47, line 2, county offices, New York.; FHL microfilm 1,433,099.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Italiangen, Marriage record for Sam Adelson and Eva Eisenberg, (accessed April 28, 2017).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 26 April 2017), Samuel Adelson, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 233, sheet 21B, line 65, family 439, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2072; FHL microfilm 2,341,806.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Find a Grave, memorial for Eva Cohen Eisenberg Adelson, (accessed April 26, 2017).

See also:

• United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Eva Adelson, Jun 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).