Jennie (Glassman) Frimkess (1891 - 1971)

Born 1891 in Russian Empire

Wife of David Frimkess — married 9 Aug 1909 (to before 1940) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Died 31 May 1971 at about age 80 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Jennie was born in Zitomer, Russia, on 5 June 1887^[1][2][3][4] in Russia.^[5]

Jennie married David Frimkess on 9 August 1909 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.^[1] David was also from Russia. Together they had three sons, Louis (Lev), Meyer (Mier) and Norman, and daughter Anna (Annie) (1921), all in Canada.^[5] David immigrated to the US in 1923, and the family followed in 1924 and by 1930 they were living at 2728 Wabash Ave, Los Angeles^[5] Jennie and David both spoke Yiddish in their household.

At some point, David and Jennie separated, and are living in separate households in the 1940 census.^[6]

On March 17, 1942, Jennie became a naturalized United States citizen. Interestingly, her certificate lists her first name as Jennie and formerly as Jenny.^[7]

Jennie died a few days shy of her 84th birthday on 31 May 1971 in Culver City. She is interred at the Hollywood Forever cemetary, Laurel Section, Section 18, Row 5 In Front of Beth Olam Mausoleum, Southwest Area of Cemetery, in Hollywood, California.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} US Department of Labor, David Frimkess Petition for Citizenship, 27 June 1910
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find-a-Grave memorial for Jennie
3. ↑ Social Security Death Index
4. ↑ Note: the specific date listed in the SSDI and Find-a-Grave source appears to conflict with the 1930 census source. The census taker recorded Jennie's age in 1930 as 39 years, which would put her birth year in 1891, rather than four years earlier in 1887. Census data, however, is often in error.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} 1930 Census of Los Angeles County, sheet 7A
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89MT-XHDS?cc=2000219&wc=QZX5-Q18%3A790105301%2C796133301%2C800680101%2C800865001 : accessed 15 February 2021), California > Los Angeles > Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, Councilmanic District 9 > 60-681 Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles City Councilmanic District 9 (Tract 127 - part) in Assembly District 52 > image 9 of 32; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
7. ↑ "California, Southern District Court (Central) Naturalization Index, 1915-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXQS-D5F : 11 March 2018), Jennie Or Jenny Frimkess, 1942; citing Naturalization, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1525 (United States: National Archives and Records Service, Los Angeles Branch, 2016).