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Matilda (Matka Chaya) Rofheart (Rofes)

Matilda (Matka Chaya) Rofheart (Rofes)

Female 1854 - 1922  (~ 68 years)

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  • Name Matilda (Matka Chaya) Rofheart (Rofes)  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Born Jan 1854  Vilnius, Vilnius City Municipality, Vilnius, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9] 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 15 May 1858  Vilnius Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Relation to Head of House: Grandchild 
    Arrival 1882  [4] 
    Arrival 1882  [4] 
    Arrival 1883  [5] 
    Address 30 May 1885  825 Biddle St, St Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    News Death    		 News Death
    Arrival 1886  [3] 
    Residence 1887  St Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1889  St Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1890  St. Louis, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1897  St Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1899  St Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1900  St Louis Ward 3, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Age: 46; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1901  St Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1902  St Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1903  St Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1904  St Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1905  St Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1906  St Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1908  St Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Midwife 
    Matilda Schuyler Midwife    		 Matilda Schuyler Midwife
    Residence 1910  St Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Age in 1910: 53; Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1917  St Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    MIDWIFE 
    Schuyler 1917 Midwife Directory    		 Schuyler 1917 Midwife Directory
    Residence 1920  Nashville Ward 22, Davidson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Age: 64; Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law 
    Residence 1922  Nashville, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died 08 Nov 1922  Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Mathilda Schuyler Obit    		 Mathilda Schuyler Obit
    Buried 09 Nov 1922  Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Person ID I1379  Rofheart - Jones Family Tree too...
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2018 

    Father Leyzer Wulf Rofes,   b. 1817, Vilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Oct 1890, Vilna, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Basa PRUDZANSKY,   b. 1835, Vilna, Vilniaus, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Vilna, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F434  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Benjamin Skyler,   b. 1835, Ponevezh, Panevezio, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1921, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 28 Jun 1870  Vilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Dora Rochelle Schuyler (Skyler),   b. 03 Apr 1877, Panevezys, Kaunas, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1960, St. Louis, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [natural]
     2. John (Nekhemia) Skyler,   b. 23 Mar 1874, Vilna, Vilniaus, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Aug 1888, St Louis, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 14 years)  [natural]
     3. Mary Sarah Skyler,   b. 30 May 1885, St Louis Co, , Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1976, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)  [natural]
     4. Anna (Khana) Skyler,   b. 01 Jun 1881, Vilna, Vilniaus, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1964, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F447  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    Mathilda Schuyler Obit    		Mathilda Schuyler Obit
    Mary Birth Certificate    		Mary Birth Certificate
    News Death    		News Death
    John Skylar - Coroner's Inquest    		John Skylar - Coroner's Inquest
    Matilda Schuyler Midwife    		Matilda Schuyler Midwife
    IMG_1673    		IMG_1673
    MissouriBirthRecords18511910_373855188-001    		MissouriBirthRecords18511910_373855188-001
    Inquest held at Coroner    		Inquest held at Coroner
    9 Nov 1922, Page 16 - at Newspapers.com    		9 Nov 1922, Page 16 - at Newspapers.com
    IMG_1668    		IMG_1668
    IMG_1675    		IMG_1675
    IMG_1671    		IMG_1671
    Schuyler 1917 Midwife Directory    		Schuyler 1917 Midwife Directory

  • Sources 
    1. [S302] St. Louis, Missouri Directories, 1889-1890, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).

    2. [S55] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta), Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory titl;).

    3. [S3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: St Louis Ward 3, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: 890; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1240890.

    4. [S10] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was;), Year: 1910; Census Place: St Louis Ward 15, Saint Louis City, Missouri; Roll: T624_818; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0243; FHL microfilm: 1374831.

    5. [S52] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Nashville Ward 22, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1735; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 87; Image: 463.

    6. [S303] Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910, (Name: Ancestry.com. Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.;).

    7. [S68] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

    8. [S226] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - "Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874–1955." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled re;).

    9. [S6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    10. [S151] Lithuania, LitvakSIG Census & Family Lists from Various Districts, 1795-1900, LitvakSIG, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).

    11. [S304] GenealogyBank.com, St. Louis Republic, (Name: NewsBank; Date: 9 August 1888;), Vol. LXXXI Issue: 21243 Section: Part One Page:8., Mortuary Notice, Thursday August 9, 1888 Paper: St. Louis Republic, Vol: LXXXI, Issue:21243, Section:Part One, Page:8.
      A BOY DROWNED
      Johnnie Skyler, a boy 15 years of age, residing with his parents at 825 Biddle Street, was swiming in the river at the foot of Carr street yesterday when he was seized with cramps and drowned. Several peoplesaw the boy trying to reach the shore, but his strength failed him and before assistance arrived he disappeared. The body of a boy was found at the foot of Soulard street yesterday afternoon and it is thought to be that of young Skyler. The remains were removed to the morgue.