Most documents show his name as Emanuel Katz, sometimes nicknamed Mike. Although his death certificate shows his birthdate as 22 September 1882 (which comports with 1920 census), his 1942 United States draft registration as "Michael Emanuel Katz" indicates he was born 23 September 1883 (which comports with 1930 census) in "Kovno, Russia". Kovno was the capital of the Kovno Governorate, a governorate (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, from 1843 to 1915. Kaunas, previously known in English as Kovno, at the beginning of the 21st century is the second-largest city in Lithuania.
1900 US census shows 16 year old Mike as a tailor.
1910 US census shows Emanuel as manager of sewing machines.
1915 NY census shows Mike at a cigar store.
1920 US census shows Manuel as a wholesale confectionary merchant.
1930 US census shows Emanuel working as an insurance agent.
1940 US census shows Emanuel as an insurance agent.
1950 US census shows Mike unable to work; he died in 1957.
He and his wife Rose (nee Korostoff) continued to use the surname Katz, although by 1940 their son and two daughters had assumed the surname Kaye. Their eldest daughter Henrietta "Henny" Kaye became an accomplished actress. Their middle son Irving Allan Kaye attended Michigan State College and became a chemist, then by 1950 was an Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Their youngest daughter Florence Kaye (1921–2006) married Sidney Gittleman (1920–2004) in 1951 and raised a family. Florence's obituary mentions "many nieces and nephews".
1900 US census shows 16 year old Mike as a tailor.
1910 US census shows Emanuel as manager of sewing machines.
1915 NY census shows Mike at a cigar store.
1920 US census shows Manuel as a wholesale confectionary merchant.
1930 US census shows Emanuel working as an insurance agent.
1940 US census shows Emanuel as an insurance agent.
1950 US census shows Mike unable to work; he died in 1957.
He and his wife Rose (nee Korostoff) continued to use the surname Katz, although by 1940 their son and two daughters had assumed the surname Kaye. Their eldest daughter Henrietta "Henny" Kaye became an accomplished actress. Their middle son Irving Allan Kaye attended Michigan State College and became a chemist, then by 1950 was an Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Their youngest daughter Florence Kaye (1921–2006) married Sidney Gittleman (1920–2004) in 1951 and raised a family. Florence's obituary mentions "many nieces and nephews".
Most documents show his name as Emanuel Katz, sometimes nicknamed Mike. Although his death certificate shows his birthdate as 22 September 1882 (which comports with 1920 census), his 1942 United States draft registration as "Michael Emanuel Katz" indicates he was born 23 September 1883 (which comports with 1930 census) in "Kovno, Russia". Kovno was the capital of the Kovno Governorate, a governorate (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, from 1843 to 1915. Kaunas, previously known in English as Kovno, at the beginning of the 21st century is the second-largest city in Lithuania.
1900 US census shows 16 year old Mike as a tailor.
1910 US census shows Emanuel as manager of sewing machines.
1915 NY census shows Mike at a cigar store.
1920 US census shows Manuel as a wholesale confectionary merchant.
1930 US census shows Emanuel working as an insurance agent.
1940 US census shows Emanuel as an insurance agent.
1950 US census shows Mike unable to work; he died in 1957.
He and his wife Rose (nee Korostoff) continued to use the surname Katz, although by 1940 their son and two daughters had assumed the surname Kaye. Their eldest daughter Henrietta "Henny" Kaye became an accomplished actress. Their middle son Irving Allan Kaye attended Michigan State College and became a chemist, then by 1950 was an Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Their youngest daughter Florence Kaye (1921–2006) married Sidney Gittleman (1920–2004) in 1951 and raised a family. Florence's obituary mentions "many nieces and nephews".
1900 US census shows 16 year old Mike as a tailor.
1910 US census shows Emanuel as manager of sewing machines.
1915 NY census shows Mike at a cigar store.
1920 US census shows Manuel as a wholesale confectionary merchant.
1930 US census shows Emanuel working as an insurance agent.
1940 US census shows Emanuel as an insurance agent.
1950 US census shows Mike unable to work; he died in 1957.
He and his wife Rose (nee Korostoff) continued to use the surname Katz, although by 1940 their son and two daughters had assumed the surname Kaye. Their eldest daughter Henrietta "Henny" Kaye became an accomplished actress. Their middle son Irving Allan Kaye attended Michigan State College and became a chemist, then by 1950 was an Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Their youngest daughter Florence Kaye (1921–2006) married Sidney Gittleman (1920–2004) in 1951 and raised a family. Florence's obituary mentions "many nieces and nephews".
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