Allen Schweitzer (1886 - 1980)

Born 25 Nov 1886 in New York, New York.

Ancestors

Husband of Mary A (Getzoff) Schweitzer — married 6 Apr 1917 in Manhattan, New York City, New York

Died 28 Jan 1980 at age 93 in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

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Biography

Allen Schweitzer was born in New York in 1886, son of Harry Schweitzer and Annie Davis. Allen and his older brother, like others in the family started in the poultry business and even founded their own company, "Schweitzer Bros," in 1912 and set up shop in Brooklyn. He later had his own grocery business in East Orange, New Jersey, for a number of years, but by 1930 he is listed as a "Poultry salesman, wholesale house." In 1942 Allen was working as a salesman for his cousin, Nathan Schweitzer's poultry and meat business in New York. Allen celebrated his 90th birthday in New York in November 1976. He passed away in 1980.

Sources

• United States Census, 1900, New York, New York City, Borough of Manhattan, Ward 12, Enumeration Dist. 519, 92nd St. p. 7, family 134.
• New York State Census, 1915, New York City, Borough of Manhattan, Assembly Dist. 21, 7th Ave. p. 37.
• U. S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives, Washington, DC. Digital image at FamilySearch.org.
• United States Census ,1930, New Jersey, Essex County, East Orange, Ward 5, p. 5A, family #118.
• United States Census, 1940, New Jersey, Essex County, East Orange, Ward 5, p.1, visitation 18.
• U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942-1944, at Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com.https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1002/2wwii_2371606-3407?pid=8778855&treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=EVG18051&_phstart=successSource
• Social Security Death Index 1935-2014.
• Tombstone inscription, Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, NY. Find A Grave: Memorial #99503741. No photograph of the stone.