Harry Sachs (1895 - 1939)

Born 28 Apr 1895 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Kate Gertrude (Benjamin) Sachs — married 5 Nov 1925 in Cook County, Illinois, USA

Died 4 Dec 1939 at age 44 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Harry Sachs has Jewish Roots.

Biography

Harry Sachs was born in 1895 in Chicago, Illinois. He died 04 Dec 1939 in Chicago, and was buried the next day in O. B. A. (Order Brith Abraham) Cemetery, part of Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois.^[1][2][3]Conflicting source gives birth date as 23 May 1895^[4]

1910 Household:^[5]

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Jacob Sachs Head M 43 Russia

Tillie Sachs Wife F 37 Russia

Harry Sachs^[6]Son M 15 Illinois

Hymen Sachs Son M 13 Illinois

Ida Sachs Daughter F 9 Illinois

05 Jun 1917: WW1 Draft Registration. Harry was 22 years old and living at 1637 S. Millard Avenue, Chicago, Illinois at the time. He worked as a clerk for the Illinois Central Railroad and was single. He was of medium height with brown hair and brown eyes.^[7]

17 Apr 1919: Harry served in the US military and may have been discharged in St Louis, Missouri on this date.^[8]

5 Nov 1925: Harry married Kate Gertrude Benjamin in Cook County, Illinois, USA.^[9]

28 Jun 1927: Son Gerald Boyd Sachs was born. This source confirms Harry's wife Kate's middle name as Gertrude.^[10]

4 Dec 1939: Harry Sachs died. At the time of his death he was a salesman and lived at 612 Patterson, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.^[8][1]

Research Notes

Harry's remains are not at Waldheim Cemetery. They were disinterred. Contact cemetery to find out date of disinterrment.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MK-STPD : 17 May 2016), Harry Sachs, 04 Dec 1939; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/cp-waldheim-cemetery-societies.htm
3. ↑ Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3HZ-N86 : 27 December 2014), Tillie Hurwitz in entry for Harry Sacks, 04 Dec 1939; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,953,493.
4. ↑ Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7MP-YMV : 26 December 2014), Tillie Hurwitz in entry for Hary Sax, 23 May 1895; citing 325 - No. 16216, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,287,741.
5. ↑ United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKZC-BYV : accessed 27 December 2016), Harry Sachs in household of Jacob Sachs, Chicago Ward 20, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 891, sheet 1A, family 10, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 263; FHL microfilm 1,374,276.
6. ↑ Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7MP-YMN : 26 December 2014), Hary Sax, 23 May 1895; citing 325 - No. 16216, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,287,741.
7. ↑ United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K68Y-2KK : 12 December 2014), Harry Sachs, 1917-1918; citing Chicago City no 82, Illinois, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,503,992.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQ8M-S2N2 : 8 August 2019), Harry Sachs, 17 Apr 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
9. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21J-GGWK : 28 November 2018), Harry Sachs and Kate Benjamin, 05 Nov 1925; citing Marriage, Cook, Illinois, United States, citing Cook County Clerk. Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 102022061.
10. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMW-NCCR : 18 May 2016), Harry Sachs in entry for Gerald Boyd Sachs, 28 Jun 1927; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 29534, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .