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Adolph Rofheart

Adolph Rofheart

Male 1870 - 1928  (57 years)

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  • Name Adolph Rofheart  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    Born 04 Jul 1870  Vilnius City Municipality, Vilnius, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15
    Gender Male 
    Arrival 1886  [1
    Arrival 01 Jul 1886  New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 13
    Arrival 01 Jul 1887  New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 15
    Age: 16 
    Address 07 Oct 1890  New York, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    249 West 29th Street 
    Arrival New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Naturalization 17 Jun 1896  202 East Broadway, New York, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Age: 25 
    Residence 1900  New York City, Queens, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1910  Brooklyn Ward 16, Kings, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Age in 1910: 39; Age in 1910: 39; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1912  93 2nd Avenue, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence 01 Jun 1915  New York, Kings, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 01 Jun 1925  New York, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 01 Jun 1925  New York, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Age: 55; Relationship: Head 
    Died 14 May 1928  New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    • The Hospital for Joint Diseases Age: 57
    Adolph Rofheart
    Adolph Rofheart
    Name Change / Sale of Business 12 Jul 1928  Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Filed in Albany, NYS Sec. of State: "A. Rofheart & Company, Brooklyn to Schmidt Furniture Corp.\" 
    Rofheart to Schmidt
    Rofheart to Schmidt
    Residence Wilna, Russland Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Residence New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Glendale, Queens County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I406  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 1 Jennie (Sheina) Zaretsky,   b. Dec 1870, Vilna, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1948, Nanuet, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Married 07 Oct 1890  New York, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 16
    Adolph Jennie Marriage Certificate
    Adolph Jennie Marriage Certificate
    Children 
     1. Esther (Ekka) Rofheart,   b. 19 Jun 1908, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1987, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  [natural]
     2. Bertha Bernice (Bessie) Rofheart,   b. 02 Feb 1904, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Mar 1996, Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)  [natural]
     3. Lizzie Rofheart,   b. 08 Apr 1891, New York, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1894, New York, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)  [natural]
     4. Samuel Rofheart,   b. 27 Oct 1895, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1896, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     5. Ruth (Rudy) Rofheart,   b. 15 Aug 1894, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Mar 1990, Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)  [natural]
     6. William Adolph Rofheart,   b. 13 Jun 1892, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1971, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  [natural]
     7. Henry Adolph Rofheart,   b. 22 Feb 1902, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1941, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)  [natural]
     8. Robert B Rofheart,   b. 05 Mar 1897, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1975, Pompano Beach, Broward, Florida, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Married 07 Nov 1890  Manhattan, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F2712  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Bob's Men's Wear
    Bob's Men's Wear
    Adolph, Jenny & family
    Adolph, Jenny & family
    Adolph Rofheart
    Adolph Rofheart
    Rofes Vilna Census 1875 - 3
    Rofes Vilna Census 1875 - 3
    DNA Match
    DNA Match
    Adolph Rofheart
    Adolph Rofheart
    1908 Creditors
    1908 Creditors
    Incorporation 1921
    Incorporation 1921
    Newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 9 Oct 1927 - Page 18 Rofheart Furniture 1927
    Newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 9 Oct 1927 - Page 18 Rofheart Furniture 1927
    Rofheart Furniture Display Ad
    Rofheart Furniture Display Ad
    Adolph Jennie Marriage Certificate
    Adolph Jennie Marriage Certificate
    Rofheart and Berlen
    Rofheart and Berlen
    Adolph Naturalization Application
    Adolph Naturalization Application
    Rofheart Furniture Sign
    Rofheart Furniture Sign
    Rofheart to Schmidt
    Rofheart to Schmidt

  • Sources 
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      Birth date: 4 Jul 1870
      Birth place: Russia
      Residence date:
      Residence place: New York
      Arrival date: 1886
      Arrival place:

    2. [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: Brooklyn Ward 16, Kings, New York; Roll: T624_964; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0334; Image: 808; FHL microfilm: 1374977.
      Birth date: 1871
      Birth place: Russia
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Brooklyn Ward 16, Kings, New York
      Arrival date: 1887
      Arrival place:

    3. [S102] New York, State Census, 1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - State population census schedules, 1925. Albany, New York: New York State Archives.Original data: State population census schedules, 1925. Albany, New York: New York S;).
      Birth date: abt 1870
      Birth place: Russia
      Residence date: 1 June 1925
      Residence place: New York, Queens, New York, United States

    4. [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: Queens Ward 5, Queens, New York; Roll: T623_1150; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 688; FHL microfilm: 1241150.
      Birth date: Jul 1869
      Birth place: Russia
      Marriage date: 1889
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: New York City, Queens, New York
      Arrival date: 1887
      Arrival place:

    5. [S101] New York, State Census, 1915, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - State population census schedules, 1915. Albany, New York: New York State Archives.Original data: State population census schedules, 1915. Albany, New York: New York S;).
      Birth date: abt 1870
      Birth place: Russia
      Residence date: 1 June 1915
      Residence place: New York, Kings, New York, United States

    6. [S102] New York, State Census, 1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - State population census schedules, 1925. Albany, New York: New York State Archives.Original data: State population census schedules, 1925. Albany, New York: New York S;).
      Birth date: abt 1871
      Birth place: Russia
      Residence date: 1 June 1925
      Residence place: New York, Queens, New York, United States

    7. [S162] New York, Naturalization Petitions, 1794-1906, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).

    8. [S109] New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

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    13. [S198] New York, Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).

    14. [S163] Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934, Staatsarchiv Hamburg, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - Staatsarchiv Hamburg, Bestand: 373-7 I, VIII (Auswanderungsamt I). Mikrofilmrollen K 1701 - K 2008, S 17363 - S 17383, 13116 - 13183.Original data: Staatsarchiv Hamburg,;), Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 058 C; Seite: 636.

    15. [S99] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, R;), Year: 1887; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 509; Line: 54; List Number: 822.

    16. [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: Queens Ward 5, Queens, New York; Roll: T623_1150; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 688; FHL microfilm: 1241150.
      Birth date: Dec 1870
      Birth place: Russia
      Marriage date: 1889
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: New York City, Queens, New York
      Arrival date: 1887
      Arrival place: