Max Tesser (abt. 1917)

Born about 1917 in Wałki, Tarnów, Kraków, Poland

Ancestors

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Biography

Max / Meilech Tesser was born about 1917, in Walki, Tarnow, Poland, the son of Abraham Tesser and Gertrude Schwartz. ^[1]

He sailed from Danzig, Poland, and arrived 4 Oct 1927 in New York City, age 10 (vs. Morris age 15?, with his mother Gitel, and siblings Sam 19, Beile & Rywka 16, Moses 10. ^{[2] [3]}

In 1930 census, he is living in Brooklyn, age 13?, with father Abraham, mother Gertrude, and siblings David, Louis, Sam, Bella, Ruth, Max, Morris. ^{[4] [5]}

In 1940 census, he is living in Brooklyn, age 24, with father Abraham, mother Gertrude, and sibling Ruth. ^{[6] [7]}

He was married in Brooklyn, New York, to Ruth Wyszegrod, having obtained license on 17 Nov 1945. ^{[8] [9]}

Sources

1. ↑ see death records, below
2. ↑ New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, on Ancestry.com, Meilich Tesse, age 15, birth abt 1912, Walki, Poland, departure Danzig, Poland, destination New York, arrival 4 Oct 1927
3. ↑ "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXG9-HJK : 12 March 2018), Meilech Tesse, 1927; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census, on Ancestry.com, Max Tesser, age 16, birth abt 1914 Poland, home Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4JX-86N : accessed 11 September 2019), Max Tesser in household of Abraham Tesser, Brooklyn (Districts 0001-0250), Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 211, sheet 24B, line 85, family 499, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1519; FHL microfilm 2,341,254.
6. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census, on Ancestry.com, Max Tesser, age 26, birth abt 1914 Poland, home Kings, New York, USA
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ1K-VMP : 28 July 2019), Max Tesser in household of Abraham Tesser, Assembly District 2, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-387, sheet 3B, line 46, family 62, 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, roll 2556.
8. ↑ New York, New York, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-1995, on Ancestry.com, Max Tesser & Ruth Wyszegrod, license 17 Nov 1945, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
9. ↑ not available on FamilySearch