Morris (Maishe) (Meilach) May^{[1, 2]}

1907 - 1977  (69 years)

• Name	Morris (Maishe) (Meilach) May  [1]
  Born	4 Jun 1907	Glazmanka (Gostini), Latvia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	10010
  Died	22 May 1977	Birmingham, AL   [1]
  Buried	25 May 1977	Birmingham, AL   [1]
  Person ID	I10010	aojd
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2011

  
  

  Father	Scheitze (Isiah Isaac) Meilach,   b. Abt 1869, , , , Latvia ,   d. Abt 1908, Glazmanka (Gostini), Latvia  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Family ID	F3591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  NAME: Maishe, called Morris, Meilach. Changed name to May when came to the U.S. [Source: Family Tree drawn up by Ben Grusin and daughter, Celia, in Jan 1977.] BIRTH: Jun 1907. Mosus Meilach, born in Glazmanka, Latvia. [Source: Ship's Manifest 1923, see Immigration below.]BIRTH: 4 Jun 1905. Morris May born in Glazmanka, Latvia. [Source: Social Security Application.] FAMILY NOTES: Abt 1908. Maishe was about 3 years old when his father died. [Source: taped interview with Celia Grusin Danenberg, March 1977.] IMMIGRATION: 7 Aug 1923. Mosus [Maishe] Meilach, 16y 2mo, scholar, with sister Beila Meilach, age 19yr, 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. 4ft 8in, dark complexion, dark hair, brown eyes. Released to HIA (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 his sister, Beila, on the S.S. Washington to Castle Gardens, New York. [Actually on the S.S. Polonia to Ellis Island.]. 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.] SOCIAL SECURITY APPLICATION: 3 Dec 1936. Morris May. 31 years old, born 4 Jun 1905, in Gostini [Glazmanka], Latvia. Residence: 1524 N 11th Ave, Birmingham, AL. Employer: J. Jaffe Auto Parts Co, 1519 N 8th Ave, Birmingham, AL. Applied in Alabama. Social Security #418-05-4782. [Source: 3 Dec 1936 Social Security Application.] DEATH: 22 May 1977, Birmingham, AL. Never married. [Source: Phyllis Grusin Weinstein, Oct 1998.] BURIAL: 25 May 1977. Buried in Knesseth-Beth-El Cemetery in Birmingham, AL. Old Section, Lot 068, Grave 1. [Source: Jewish Cemetery Project, Jewishgen web site and email from AL cemetery coordinator, Fred Ward, Oct 2000.] [1]

  
  

• Sources

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