Hilda Warner Notes

Date: 1992 to 1992
Location: [unknown]
Surnames/tags: Warner, Oken, Levin, Gold, Porriss, Hozid, Tzudiker,

This is a set of nine pages hand written by Hilda WARNER nee Levin. This were sent Rozanne GOLD circa 1992. Not all 9 pages will be posted as the later pages contain information about living people.

This is a transcription of nine scanned photocopy of hand written pages of notes from Lena OKEN's daughter. My corrections are in [ ].

Transcription of page 01 Harris ( Harris Oken (1859-1922) )was a very stern father - he immediately saw that Esther ( Esther (Oken) Tzudiker (1888-1973) ) and Lattie[ Lottie] ( Lottie (Oken) Gold (1890-1964) ) went to work. I know that Esther was in a sewing ([unreadable] sweat shop no doubt). Lottie I don't recall what my mom told me - Lena ( Lena Oken (1893-1990) ) went to work as an apprentice to a milliner and eventually rose to job of making the models' hats. Huge large wide ones of velvet, myline [?], (whatever that fabric was) silk, decarated [decorated] - and at night went to school, graduated (I still have her picture with her prized diploma). Don't know about the education of Esther and Lottie. At 22 Harris he forced my mother into her marriage - 3rd time she saw my beloved brillient studious gentle person was under the" chupa". It had been arranged by a cousin of my father's who lived with Harris and Chana Tava. Yes their home of 4 rooms was open house - whenever an immigrant arrived in Boston the came to Okens. Often 2 of the girls slept in the kitchen on chairs or crosswise in bed. Oh yes, they shared a toilet in the hall with other families- don't know how many.

Transcription page 02 Harris (Hershel?) Oken married Chana Tova Parous. They had 4 sons and 4 daughters. 1 daughter died as child from ? 1 son fell out of a window 2 sons must have had dipithoira [diphtheria] / pneumonia brown hair [side note, not sure if correct description] Esther - born about 1887 or 88 jet black " [side note, not sure if correct description] Lottie - born about 1890 or 91 blonde then auburn " [side note, not sure if correct description] Lena - born about 1893 My mom always said there was about 2 - 1/2 yrs [years] difference Harris immigrated to Boston and later sent for Chana Tava and the3 girls in 1901 - my mother Lena always said she was 8 yrs old when they arrived in America. Harris was a painter - but not just an ordinary house painter - he did frescoe work in mansions, churches. He always wore a fur lined coat and hat and resembled King George V (thik think George V is barred [bearded]). Had a full lustrous black beard. He died in Boston about 1920 or 21 from smoking probably had 1 lung. Chana Tova remarried a Hartford man Mr. ? Porriss - she died of cancer of esophagus in 1929 - was buried in Hrfd [Hartford?]. due by persuasion of my mother but shortly there after was reinterred and buried in Boston.

Transcription page 03 Lena married Bernard David Levin of Hartford June 25, 1914 in Roxbury. Hilda Doris Levin was born April 14, 1915 Leonard Lewis Levin " May 29, 1920 My mother died May 2, 1990 in Buffalo at age 97. had been legally blind for 20 years. My father died on Dec 7, 1943 - 2 - 1/2 wks after a prostate operation - then they didn't get patients out of bed immediately after surgury( as they discovered during WW 2). so the operation was successful but the patient died of ann embolism of the lung . his death took place only 4 days after the birth of my son on Dec 3. They had to wait 4 days before Lenny could get back to Hartford as he was in the Air Corps and so immediately after the funeral the Rabbi and Lenny and2 relations came to the hospital for the" bris" and naming of my son - Barry David Warner.

Oh. I forgot I married Edward Ezra Warner in Hartford on Jan 19, 1941 and Leslie was one of Ed's ushers. Andrea Tiobe (named after "Bobbe" Chana Tova) was born Sept 19, 1947 Ed and I celebrated our 50th in Houston in 1991 Jan. Ed's birthday is Jan 8, 1909 - 83 young. Oh, how could I forget my brother

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Transcription page 05 [editor note: this is a partial transcription as data on living people is part of the image] Esther married ? [no first name] Hozid. Mildred was born of that union. Esther and Hozid divorced. Esther later married a widower with 3 daughters. Abe Tzudikan [Tzudeker] was an unsucessful insurance agent. He and Esther were very much in love and they had a son Harvey. As the 2 Harveys grew into adulthood we called Harvey Gold because he was taller "Big Harvey" and Harvey T. slightly shorter "Little Harvey". Esther led a bitter life financially- had cooking - baking and table spreads were magnificent. (Raising 3 girls was no picnic. Celia Bello must be over 80. Klaymon Ruth [Ruth Klaymon] died a few years ago and Eunice married Herman (Sonny) Werner who died about 1-1/2 - 2 years ago. he Manchester Knitting Mills in Manchester, NH wealthy. [editor note: remainder of transcription not posted due to living people]

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Transcription page 07 Uncle "Itzik" (in English??) Oken lived in Lowell. Married a woman (her 2nd) - - Travis & had 2 or 3 children by then from her 1st marriage. They all had "guedi" - Edith married to an attorney Sidney Rindler. Page 3 OKEN Family Notes - Hilda WARNER Rindler 255 North Rd, 2/190 Chelsmford, MA 01824. They have 4 children - 1 girl, 3 sons. Their daughter "Revi" (Enlish name?) is widowed, has 2 daughters - 1 divorced, 1 single - Amy. Revi & Amy line in Brookline, but not together. Don't have her address. Uncle was a clone of Harris. Wore same style fur line coat, also a painter with same full Van Dyke beard. Guedir Sid celebrated their 50th Dec [?] 52 or 53 years for them [this does not make sense as a statement]

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Transcription page 05 [editor note: this is a partial transcription as data on living people is part of the image] 1 Chana Tova Poraus sp Harris Oken : They had 4 girls and 4 boys - 2 died of pneumonia 1 fell out of a window ??; sp Reuben Poriss - Parriss 2 Esther sp Hozid [spouse #1] 3 Mildrid Horzid [break in transcription due to living people] [Side Notes this page: ] Grally [originially?] from Lithuania [not sure if this refers to Abe Tzudiken or to Bernard Levin, was written on other side of their entries] village in city Haiscesolk [spelling unsure], Vilna Page 6 OKEN Family Notes - Hilda WARNER (Lativa now) [actually Lithuania] [not sure if this refers to Abe Tzudiken or to Bernard Levin, was written on other side of their entries] [Second set of side notes this page: ] They too came to Boston about 1901 Esther 13 - 14 brown Lottie 10 - 11 black hair Lena 8 or 9 yrs blonde had a Van-Dyke beard like King George ditto his brother, Itzick. Yuedi Renies' father Harris came 1st heard then the famiily. he was an interior house painter - fancy fresco type work