Sarah (Wolkowsky) Cohen (abt. 1859 - 1925)

Born about 16 Mar 1859 in Suwałki gubernia, Russian Empire

Wife of Nathan Benjamin (Kahan) Cohen — married about 1877 in Suwałki gubernia, Russian Empire

Descendants

Died 28 Jun 1925 at about age 66 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Sarah was born about 1857. She was the daughter of Hershel Wolkowsky and Sarah Unknown.^[1] She married Nathan Benjamin Cohen about 1877.^[2] They had six children, of whom five were living in 1910.^[3]

1. Ida^[4][5]
2. Rose^[6][7][8]
3. Louis
4. Dora^[9][10]
5. Mary^[11][12]
6. Gertrude^[13]

Sarah died in 1925.^[14]

Research Notes

Using earlier sources for DOB.

Sources

1. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQQ-BGBQ : 20 June 2020), Sarah Cohen, Des Moines (8th precinct of 3rd ward-3rd precinct of 4th ward), Des Moines (8th precinct of 3rd ward-3rd precinct of 4th ward), Polk, Iowa, United States; citing , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm . Name: Sarah Cohen; Age: 64; Birthplace: Russia; Marital status: Widowed; Father: Hershel Wolk; Father's birthplace: Russia; Mother: Sarah Wolk; Mother's birthplace: Russia; Parents' marriage place: Russia.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9LH-TWV : accessed 23 November 2020), Sarah Cohen in household of N B Cohen, Lee Township, Precinct 2 Des Moines city Ward 6, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 95, sheet 3A, family 46, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,454. Yers married: 23; number of children born/living: 6/6; immigration year: 1886
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG97-358 : accessed 23 November 2020), Sarah Cohen in household of N B Cohen, Des Moines Ward 6, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 152, sheet 3B, family 53, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 420; FHL microfilm 1,374,433. Marriage 1; years married: 29; number of children born/living: 6/5
4. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQQ-BGB7 : 20 June 2020), Ida Cohen, Des Moines (8th precinct of 3rd ward-3rd precinct of 4th ward), Des Moines (8th precinct of 3rd ward-3rd precinct of 4th ward), Polk, Iowa, United States; citing , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm. Father: Ben Cohen; Father's birthplace: Russia; Mother: Sarah Wolk; Mother's age: 64; Mother's birthplace: Russia; Parents' marriage place: Russia
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Name: Ida Cohen; Birth: 24 Aug 1880; Birth place: Des Moines, Iowa; Father: Benjiman [sic] Cohen; Mother: Sarah Wolk
6. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJF9-CSY : 3 September 2017), Sara Wolkowsky in entry for Sol Wolk and Rosa Cohen, 15 Aug 1905, Des Moines, Iowa, United States; citing reference p 289, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,014,489.
7. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQQ-BPN1 : 20 June 2020), Rose Wolk, Des Moines (8th precinct of 3rd ward-3rd precinct of 4th ward), Des Moines (8th precinct of 3rd ward-3rd precinct of 4th ward), Polk, Iowa, United States; citing , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm. Father: Ben Cohen; Father's birthplace: Russia; Mother: Sarah Wolk; Mother's birthplace: Russia; Parents' marriage place: Russia
8. ↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24D-GR7S : 18 March 2018), Sarah Wolk in entry for Rose Wolk, 07 Aug 1940, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #771201, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101821085. Mother's birthplace: Lithuania
9. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJN8-GT6 : 5 September 2017), Sarah Volk in entry for Paul V. Reilly and Dorothy Cohen, 12 May 1914, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States; citing reference pg 222, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,749,717.
10. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQQ-BGBW : 20 June 2020), Dorothy Reilly, Des Moines (8th precinct of 3rd ward-3rd precinct of 4th ward), Des Moines (8th precinct of 3rd ward-3rd precinct of 4th ward), Polk, Iowa, United States; citing , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm. Father: Ben Cohen; Father's birthplace: Russia; Mother: Sarah Wolk; Mother's age: 64; Mother's birthplace: Russia; Parents' marriage place: Russia
11. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQQ-K5QV : 20 June 2020), Mary Kronson, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing Polk, Iowa, United States, Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm. Father: Ben Cohen; Father's birthplace: Lithuania; Mother: Sarah Wolk; Mother's age: 68; Mother's birthplace: Lithuania; Parents' marriage place: Suwulk, Lithuania.
12. ↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q248-CP15 : 8 November 2017), Sarah Wolk in entry for Mary Kronson, 12 Jun 1925, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #776056, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101784589.
13. ↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q248-CP8W : 8 November 2017), Wolk in entry for Gertrude Cohen, 14 Dec 1923, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #773745, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101784589.
14. ↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q248-ZFGN : 8 November 2017), Sarah Cohen, 28 Jun 1925, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #776020, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101784589. Birth: 16 Mar 1859, age 66y 3m 12d; birthplace: Poland; death: 28 Jun 1925; death place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; widowed; father: Isaac Joseph Wolkowsky; informant: Sol Wolk

See also:

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDM7-S12 : accessed 24 November 2020), Sarah Cohen, Des Moines Ward 3, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing ED 121, sheet 9B, line 62, family 223, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 508; FHL microfilm 1,820,508. Marital status: widowed
• Find A Grave: Memorial #90050766