Isidor Morris

1874 - 1962  (87 years)

• Name	Isidor Morris
  Birth	14 Dec 1874	California   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1900	San Francisco, California   [4]
  	Shoe salesman
  	Age: 24
  Residence	1900	San Francisco, California   [4]
  	Address: 123 Fell Street San Francisco, California 94102 United States
  Occupation	21 Jan 1906	1123 Market Street, San Francisco, California   [5]
  	Moses and his son Isidor (Isa) are shown as the proprietors of Morris Bargain House
  Occupation	Abt 1917	San Francisco, California
  	Shown on draft card as a self-employed merchant.
  	Age: 43
  	Address: 2747 Mission Street San Francisco, Californai 94110 United States
  Residence	Abt 1917	San Francisco, California   [6]
  	Age: 43
  	Address: 3219 23rd Street San Francisco, California 94110 United States
  Social Security Number	11 Feb 1962	San Francisco, California
  	569-28-2900
  Death	11 Feb 1962	Oakland, California   [7]
  Notes	Wife's name (Martha) obtained from WW1 draft card. [6]
  Person ID	I513973279	Walsh - Wilson Family Tree | Craig
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2008

  
  

  Father	Moses Morris,   b. 22 May 1836, Lobsens (now Lobzenica), Poland d. 09 Feb 1936, 357 Fifteenth Avenue, San Francisco, California (Age 99 years)
  Mother	Sarah Dumka,   b. 1836, Lobsens (now Lobzenica), Poland d. 28 Jan 1916, San Francisco, California (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1862  [8]
  Documents		"Pair Married Fifty Years to Celebrate - Mr. and Mrs. Moses Morris, who were married half a century ago in Germany, and celebrate their golden wedding anniversary today." - San Francisco Call, 31 Mar 1912 - Page 22, Column 5 "Mr. and Mrs. Moses Morris of 3339 Twenty-fourth Street will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary today with a reception to their friends. They were married 50 years ago in Germany. After coming to the United States in 1866 Morris engaged in business at Stockton, but shortly afterward moved with his wife to Modesto, where he was in business for 35 years. At present he conducts a store in Mission Street. Three children and three grandchildren will join the couple today in observing their half-century of marital happiness. The children are: Mrs. L. Rehfeld of 808 Guerrero Street and Sam and Isa Morris, who are in business with their father."
  Headstones		Sarah and Moses Morris Grave - Salem Memorial Park, Colma, California
  Family ID	F505778151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Scholz
  Children	1. Sylvia Morris,   b. 06 Jan 1912, San Francisco, California d. 13 Aug 2005, Orinda, Contra Costa County, California (Age 93 years)
  Documents		Isidore [Israel?] Morris and Family - 1920 Census Report The 1920 United States Census report shows Israel Morris (age 45, proprietor - mercantile retail, born in United States), living with wife Martha (age 29, born in Russia [Prussia?], entered US in 1909, naturalised in 1910) and daughter Sylvia B. (age 8). Residence at 3219 23rd Street, San Francisco, California 94110. Year: 1920; Census Place: San Francisco Assembly District 25, San Francisco, California; Roll: T625_134; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 79; Image: 597.
  		Isa [Isidor] Morris and Family - 1930 United States Census The 1930 census shows Isa Morris (age 55, renting 2207 Curtis Street, Alameda, California for $29.00 per month, first married age 35, born in California, dry goods salesman) living with wife Martha (age 39, first married at age 20, born in Russia, naturalised 1905, a musician giving lessons) and daughter Sylvia (age 18, a stenographer at Nestles Food Co.). Year: 1930; Census Place: Berkeley, Alameda, California; Roll: 111; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 304; Image: 460.0.
  Family ID	F505778153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2008

  
  

  Family 2	Annie
  Family ID	F505778235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2008

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - Moses and his son Isidor (Isa) are shown as the proprietors of Morris Bargain House - 21 Jan 1906 - 1123 Market Street, San Francisco, California  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1880 United States Census - Moses Morris and Family in Modesto, California The 1880 census report shows Moses Morris (age 44, a saloonkeeper) living with his wife Sarah (age 41, a housekeeper), and his children Eva (age 11), Isidor (age 5), and Samuel (age 3). The report shows Moses and Sarah born in Bromberg, Germany (now Bydgoszcz, Poland). According to Google Earth, it is 57km from Bydgoszcz to Lobzenica, Poland. These seem to be the right people as the ages and names all agree with later census reports.
  		1900 United States Census - Moses Morris and Family The 1900 census shows Moses Morris (born May 1836 and a landlord) living with his wife Sarah (born Jan 1837). They have been married for 38 years, and entered the US in 1865. Moses is naturalised. Their children are Isidor (born Dec 1875, a shoe salesman) and Samuel (born Apr 1877, a furniture salesman). They are living at 123 Fell Street, San Francisco.
  		1910 United States Census - Moses Morris and Family The 1910 census shows Moses Morris (age 74, married for 47 years, a merchant - clothing), living with his wife Sarah (age 73), and sons Isidor (age 35) and Samuel (age 32). In San Francisco Assembly District 35. Roll: T624_98; Page: 9B; Enumeration Distric: 128; Image 690.
  		Isidor Morris - WW1 Draft Card
  		"Dies On Eve Of 100th Year" - San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Feb 1936 Moses Morris died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lesser Rehfeld (357 Fifteenth Avenue, San Francisco). Moses said, on his 99th birthday, "You are never old until you wish to die." He passed away in his sleep. Mr. Morris arrived in San Francisco on 9 Nov 1866 and was a "prominent figure in the city's business life. He was the oldest surving member of Hope Lodge, B'nai B'rith, of Stockton. He served in the German cavalry in 1859. Survived by his daughter, two sons (Samuel and Isa Morris), and three grandchildren.
  		"Stolen Goods Recovered" - Article from San Francisco Call newspaper, 21 Jan 1906 Moses Morris and his son Isidor Morris, the proprietors of Morris Bargain House at 1123 Market Street, are arrested for allegedly fencing stolen goods -- including 22 1/2 sides of bacon. Less than three months later the earthquake would hit San Francisco.
  		Isidore [Israel?] Morris and Family - 1920 Census Report The 1920 United States Census report shows Israel Morris (age 45, proprietor - mercantile retail, born in United States), living with wife Martha (age 29, born in Russia [Prussia?], entered US in 1909, naturalised in 1910) and daughter Sylvia B. (age 8). Residence at 3219 23rd Street, San Francisco, California 94110. Year: 1920; Census Place: San Francisco Assembly District 25, San Francisco, California; Roll: T625_134; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 79; Image: 597.
  		Isa [Isidor] Morris Obituary - Oakland Tribune - 12 Feb 1962 - Page E31, Column 8 "MORRIS, Isa. In Oakland February 11 1962, beloved husband of the late Annie Morris; devoted father of Mrs. Sylvia Catterton; loving brother of Eva Rehfeld; beloved uncle of Rosella Rehfeld and Florence Cutler. [...] Interment Salem Memorial Park."
  		Obituary of Sarah [Dumka] Morris - San Francisco Chronicle - 29 Jan 1916 - Page 6, Column 8 "In this city, January 28, Sara, dearly beloved wife of Moses Morris, devoted mother of Isidore and Samuel Morris and Mrs. Eva Rehfeld, and grandmother of Rosella and Flossie Rehfeld ans Sylvia Morris, a native of Lobsen, Prussia, Germany, aged 79 years. (Modesto, Cal. papers please copy.) [...] Interment Salem Cemetery by automobile."
  		Eva Morris Rehfeld Obituary - San Francisco Examiner - 18 Oct 1964 - Section IV, Page 12, Column 6 "In this city, Oct 17, 1964, Eva Rehfeld, beloved wife of the late Lesser Rehfield [sic]; devoted mother of Rosella Rehfeld and Florence Cutler; loving grandmother of Gloria Estelita; loving great-grandmother of Russell and Lee Estelita; sister of the late Isa and Sam Morris. [...] Interment, Salem Memorial Park."
  		Isa [Isidor] Morris and Family - 1930 United States Census The 1930 census shows Isa Morris (age 55, renting 2207 Curtis Street, Alameda, California for $29.00 per month, first married age 35, born in California, dry goods salesman) living with wife Martha (age 39, first married at age 20, born in Russia, naturalised 1905, a musician giving lessons) and daughter Sylvia (age 18, a stenographer at Nestles Food Co.). Year: 1930; Census Place: Berkeley, Alameda, California; Roll: 111; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 304; Image: 460.0.
  		"Pair Married Fifty Years to Celebrate - Mr. and Mrs. Moses Morris, who were married half a century ago in Germany, and celebrate their golden wedding anniversary today." - San Francisco Call, 31 Mar 1912 - Page 22, Column 5 "Mr. and Mrs. Moses Morris of 3339 Twenty-fourth Street will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary today with a reception to their friends. They were married 50 years ago in Germany. After coming to the United States in 1866 Morris engaged in business at Stockton, but shortly afterward moved with his wife to Modesto, where he was in business for 35 years. At present he conducts a store in Mission Street. Three children and three grandchildren will join the couple today in observing their half-century of marital happiness. The children are: Mrs. L. Rehfeld of 808 Guerrero Street and Sam and Isa Morris, who are in business with their father."
  		Moses Morris Obituary - 11 Feb 1936 - Page 3 "Moses Morris, 99, Dies in Sleep - SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 11 - Three months before his 100th birthday, Moses Morris, retired San Joaquin Valley and San Francisco business man, died last night in his sleep, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. Rehfeld, 357 15th Avenue. "Morris was born in Germany in 1836. At the age of 30 he came to California and settled in Modesto and later in Stockton, where he was active in fraternal affairs. He later moved to San Francisco, where he was active in business until he reached the age of 90. "He is survived by his daughter, two sons, Isadore and Samuel Morris; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held today at 10 a.m. from Halsted-Dierks & Company."

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] 1900 United States Federal Census, San Francisco, Roll: T623.103; Page 12A; Enumeration District: 144 (Reliability: 2). Census records show date of birth as DEC 1875 [S4923] WW1 Draft Registration Cards, Registration Location: San Francisco County, California; Roll: 1544242; Draft Board: 5. (Reliability: 3). Draft registration card, signed by Isidor Morris, shows date of birth as 14 Dec 1874. [S4898] California Death Index (Reliability: 3). [S54] 1900 United States Federal Census, San Francisco, Roll: T623.103; Page 12A; Enumeration District: 144 (Reliability: 2). [S2] San Francisco Call Newspaper, 21 Jan 1906, 40 (Reliability: 3). [S4923] WW1 Draft Registration Cards, Registration Location: San Francisco County, California; Roll: 1544242; Draft Board: 5. (Reliability: 3). [S4940] Nancy S. Peterson, California Genealogical Society. Obituary names wife as late Annie, daughter Sylvia Catterton [S2] San Francisco Call Newspaper, 31 Mar 1912, Page 22, Column 5 (Reliability: 3). Newspaper article in 31 Mar 1912 issue says, "Mr. and Mrs. Morris of 3339 24th Street will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary today [...]. They were married 50 years ago in Germany."