 1905 - 1982 (76 years)
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| Name |
Beila (Meilach) May [1] |
| Born |
3 May 1905 |
Glazmanka (Gostini), Latvia  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Reference Number |
10003 |
| Died |
20 Jan 1982 |
Birmingham, AL [1] |
| Buried |
22 Jan 1982 |
Birmingham, AL [1] |
| Person ID |
I10003 |
aojd |
| Last Modified |
11 Nov 2011 |
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| Notes |
- BIRTH: 3 May 1905. Beila Meilach, born in Glazmanka, Latvia. [Source: Eugene Feigelson note of Oct 1998; and Memoirs of Beilah Feigelson, Birmingham Public Library, transcription of a taped interview 29 Jun 1980, Call #CenLH Sou F335 .J5 F44 1980.] SCHOOL: Went to school in Plavanas, Latvia, a town about 5 miles away. Later, when the Russians took over Latvia from the Germans, there were no schools nearby, so Beila went to a Russian school in Riga, and, later, a Gymnasia there. [Source: Memoirs of Beilah Feigelson, Birmingham Public Library, transcription of a taped interview 29 Jun 1980, Call #CenLH Sou F335 .J5 F44 1980.] FAMILY STORY: Baila wanted to study to be a dentist and knew she could not do it in Latvia, so her uncle, Gerson May, and her brother, Leon, paid for her and her younger brother, Mashie, to come to Alabama. [Source: Memoirs of Beilah Feigelson, Birmingham Public Library, transcription of a taped interview 29 Jun 1980, Call #CenLH Sou F335 .J5 F44 1980.] IMMIGRATION: 7 Aug 1923. Beila Meilach, age 19yr, scholar, with brother, Mosus [Mashie], age 16yr 2mo, scholar, arrived in New York having sailed on the steamer, SS Polonia, steerage class, from Libau (now called Liepaja; SE of Riga), Latvia, on 25 Jul 1923. Last residence and birthplace was Glasmanka; nationality, Latvian; race, Hebrew. Final destination: Sipsey, AL to Uncle Benny Grusin. Passage paid by Uncle. Never before in U.S. 5ft 6in, dark complexion, dark hair, brown eyes. Released to HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society). [Source: Ships Passenger List, Group 5, List 5, www.ellisislandrecords.org, frame 0854 & 0853.] IMMIGRATION: Immigrated to the U.S. Came with her younger brother, Mashie, on the S.S. Washington to Castle Gardens, New York [actually on the S.S. Polonia to Ellis Island]. The ship took two weeks to reach New York. HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) picked them up. Her older brother, Leon, met them and they took the train to Birmingham, Alabama. [Source: Memoirs of Beilah Feigelson, Birmingham Public Library, transcription of a taped interview 29 Jun 1980, Call #CenLH Sou F335 .J5 F44 1980.] MARRIAGE: 30 June 1925. Philip Feigelson and Bertha [Beila] May, in Birmingham, AL. Philip Feigelson, 21 years old. Bertha May, 20 years old. Marriage Bond cosigner: B. Grusin. Performed by Rabbi Solomon Katz. [Source: Alabama Marriage Records, Vol 100, Pg/Cert #108, LDS #1064584, Item #2.]MARRIAGE: Philip Feigelson and Beila May were married in the home of Beila's uncle and aunt, Gerson and Fannie May, on 14th St, Birmingham. [Source: Eugene Feigelson note of Oct 1998; and Memoirs of Beilah Feigelson, Birmingham Public Library, transcription of a taped interview 29 Jun 1980, Call #CenLH Sou F335 .J5 F44 1980.] FAMILY NOTES: For their honeymoon, they went to New York and then Boston (where Philip had grown up). [Source: Memoirs of Beilah Feigelson, Birmingham Public Library, transcription of a taped interview 29 Jun 1980, Call #CenLH Sou F335 .J5 F44 1980.] CENSUS: 1930, AL: Bertha Feigelson, 23 years old, born in Latvia. Married when she was 19 and her husband 20 years old. Residence: no address given, Empire Township, Walker Co, AL. Immigrated to US in 1923. Living with husband, Phillip, and son, Harvey. [Note: Also see brother-in-law, Morris Feigelson and his family living in same house.] [Source: 5 Apr 1930 Census: Reel T626-53, ED 25, Sheet 7A, Lines 7-9, Spvr District 1, Precinct 16, pg 24; ancestry.com image 13.] DEATH: 20 Jan 1982, in Birmingham, AL. [Source: Phyllis Grusin Weinstein, Oct 1998, and Eugene Feigelson notes of Oct 1998.] DEATH: Jan 1982, Beila Feigelson, died in Birmingham, Jefferson, AL 35210. Born 3 May 1905. Applied for Social Security #422-54-3452 in Alabama. Last residence, Birmingham, AL 35210. [Source: Social Security Death Index.] [1]
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