Moritz Toffler (abt. 1854 - 1932)

Born about 1854 in Péchiújfalu, Sarós, Hungary

Died 8 Aug 1932 at about age 78 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Morris Toffler has Jewish Roots.

See M. Toffler & Son for newspaper articles about the Toffler clothing store

Biography

1854 Born in Péchiújfalu (now Pečovská Nová Ves), Sarós, Hungary.^[1]

1869 Counted in the 1869 Hungarian Census.^[1]

1880 Immigrated to New York, USA with wife Marie/Mary (Friedman) (1856-1934) and daughter Jennie on the SS State of Nevada from Glasgow, Scotland, arriving in New York City on 24 May 1880.^[2] OR: On 10 Nov 1880 Moritz, his mother and father, and sister Resi left Hamburg bound for New York City on the Silesia, a ship of the Hamburg-Amerikanishe Packetfahrt-Actien Gesellschaft line.^[3] They arrived in New York 29 Nov 1880.^[4]

1881 Son Abe Toffler born on 27 Oct 1881 in Manhattan, New York.^[5][6]

1884 Son Maximillian (Max) Toffler born on 23 Sep 1884 in New York City.^[7] Max died a widower on 17 Mar 1967, in Dallas, Texas.^[8]

1885 Moved to Leavenworth, Kansas and opened a second-hand menswear store, which later became a men's furnishings and tailoring store on the south-west corner of 6th and Cherokee Streets. For the first few years the family lived above the store.

1891 Daughter Minnie (Minna) Toffler was born 1 Aug. Minnie died unmarried on 1 Nov 1957. She is buried in the Sons of Truth (Mt Zion) Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas.^[9]

1895 Daughter Ruth Toffler was born.^[10][11]

1896 Daughter Dorothy Beatrice Toffler was born 24 Dec 1896. Dorothy died unmarried, age 74, in Falkas, Texas, on 16 Jun 1970.^[12]

1900 The household lived at 309 Cherokee Street during the 1900 US census:

• Morris Toffler Head M 44 Hungary
• Mary Toffler Wife F 39 Hungary
• Jennie Toffler Daughter F 22 Hungary
• Abe Toffler Son M 18 New York
• Max Toffler Son M 16 New York
• Minnie Toffler Daughter F 13 Kansas
• Ruth Toffler Daughter F 7 Kansas
• Dorothy Toffler Daughter F 4 Kansas
• William Greenfield Boarder M 39 Illinois
• Joe Caffiety Boarder M 53 New York
• John Borris Boarder M 56 Missouri^[13]

1910 At the time of this census the family was living at 411 Pottawatomie Street, Leavenworth, Kansas.^[10]

1920 In 1920 the Tofflers lived at 414 Walnut, Leavenworth.^[11]

1930 The Tofflers were now living in Kansas City, Missouri.

• Maurice Toffler Head M 75 Hungary
• Mary Toffler Wife F 71 Hungary
• Minnie Toffler Daughter F 35 New York
• Dorothy Toffler Daughter F 28 Kansas
• Max Toffler Son M 38 New York^[14]

1932 Morris died in 1932 was buried in Leavenworth in the Sons of Truth (Mt. Zion) Cemetery there.^[15]

Death notice for Morris Toffler

Notes

Birth: 1854

Death: 1932; a Masonic emblem on his gravestone

Spouse: Mary Toffler (1856 - 1934)*

Children

Adolph Toffler (1881-

Jennie Toffler Goldberger (1880 - 1941)

Abraham Toffler (1881-1922)^[16][17]

Maximillian Toffler (1884-1967)

Minnie Toffler (1891 - 1957)

Ruth Toffler (1895-

Dorothy Beatrice (1896-1970)^[15]

See also: American Jewish Yearbook, September 23, 1911, to September 11, 1912, "Toffler, M., Leavenworth, Kas., elected member of Board of Education, May, 1911."

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1869 Hungarian Census, p. 372.
2. ↑ New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSK-KD3T : 15 April 2015), M Toffler, 1880; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Microfilm No.: K_1725. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
4. ↑ 1880; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 432; Line: 48; List Number: 1534. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
5. ↑ New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:271G-DQ4 : 20 March 2015), Morris Toffler in entry for Adolph Toffler, 27 Oct 1881; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 323371 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,166.
6. ↑ New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDT9-P4Y : 12 December 2014), Morris Toffler in entry for Adolph Toffler, 27 Oct 1881; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, USA, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,322,166.
7. ↑ New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WM7-XSS : 20 March 2015), Morris Toffler in entry for Max Toffler, 23 Sep 1884; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 408081 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,194.
8. ↑ Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3F9-574 : 5 December 2014), Morris Toffler in entry for Max Toffler, 17 Mar 1967; citing certificate number 15344, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,493.
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #54758515
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2CV-CY3 : accessed 1 December 2016), Ruth Toffler in household of Morris Toffler, Leavenworth Ward 1, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 94, sheet 5B, family 128, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 444; FHL microfilm 1,374,457.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF62-N9X : accessed 1 December 2016), Ruth Toffler in household of Morris Toffler, Leavenworth Ward 1, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 100, sheet 10A, line 15, family 257, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 537; FHL microfilm 1,820,537.
12. ↑ Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3DG-XLR : 5 December 2014), Morris Toffler in entry for Dorothy Beatrice Toffler, 16 Jun 1970; citing certificate number 40544, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,218,824.
13. ↑ United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMTB-KC3 : accessed 1 December 2016), Jennie Toffler in household of Morris Toffler, Precinct 1 Leavenworth city Ward 3, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 94, sheet 14A, family 310, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,486.
14. ↑ United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHF4-CVR : accessed 1 December 2016), Maurice Toffler, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 98, sheet 16A, line 5, family 300, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1196; FHL microfilm 2,340,931.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #54758324
16. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKB-FR5B : 13 December 2015), Abe Toffler, ; Burial, Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States of America, Sons of Truth Cemetery; citing record ID 54758459, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
17. ↑ United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K66X-MV9 : 12 December 2014), Abe Toffler, 1917-1918; citing Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,643,588.