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Adolph ROFHEART

Adolph ROFHEART

Male 1870 - 1928  (57 years)

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  • Name Adolph ROFHEART  [1] 
    Born 4 Jul 1870  Vilnius City Municipality, Vilnius, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Arrival 1886  [1] 
    Arrival 1 Jul 1886  New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Arrival 1 Jul 1887  Age: 16, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1890  Name: Adolfh Rofheart Event Type: Census Event Date: 1890 Event Pla, Manhattan, New York Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    ce: New York, New York, United States Election district number: 45 Assembly district number: 15 Gender: Male Age: 23 Birth Year (Estimated): 1867 Page: Line Number: 9 Volume: Vo 
    Address 7 Oct 1890  249 West 29th Street, New York, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Naturalization 17 Jun 1896  Age: 25, 202 East Broadway, New York, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1900  New York City, Queens, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Address 1 Feb 1904  115 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1910  Age in 1910: 39; Age in 1910: 39; Marital Status: Married; Relation t, Brooklyn Ward 16, Kings, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    o 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  [5] 
    Residence 1 Jun 1915  Relation to Head of House: Head, New York, Kings, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Address 1917  977 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Rofheart Adolph Address Brooklyn 1917    		 Rofheart Adolph Address Brooklyn 1917
    Arrival New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1 Jun 1925  Age: 55; Relationship: Head, New York, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1 Jun 1925  New York, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Died 14 May 1928  The Hospital for Joint Diseases Age: 57, New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Adolph Rofheart    		 Adolph Rofheart
    Name Change / Sale of Business 12 Jul 1928  Filed in Albany, NYS Sec. of State: "A. Rofheart & Company, Brookly, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    n to Schmidt Furniture Corp.\" 
    Rofheart to Schmidt    		 Rofheart to Schmidt
    Residence Wilna, Russland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    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  [10] 
    Person ID I406  Rofheart-Jones Ancestry.com Current Tree
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2019 

    Father Leyzer Wulf ROFES,   b. 1817, Vilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 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. 1901 (Speculative), 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 7 Oct 1890  New York, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Adolph Jennie Marriage Certificate    		 Adolph Jennie Marriage Certificate
    Children 
     1. 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]
     2. Ruth (Rudy) ROFHEART,   b. 15 Aug 1894, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1990, Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)  [natural]
     3. Robert B ROFHEART,   b. 5 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]
     4. 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]
     5. Bertha Bernice (Bessie) ROFHEART,   b. 2 Feb 1904, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1996, Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)  [natural]
     6. 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]
     7. Samuel ROFHEART,   b. 27 Oct 1895, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1896, Age: 8/12, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     8. Lisa Lizzie ROFHEART,   b. 8 Apr 1891, New York, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1894, Age: 3, New York, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)  [natural]
    Photos
    1900 United States Federal Census    		1900 United States Federal Census
    Year: 1900; Census Place: Queens Ward 5, Queens, New York; Roll: T623_1150; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 688; FHL microfilm: 1241150.
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2019 
    Family ID F159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Married 7 Nov 1890  Manhattan, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2019 
    Family ID F2712  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - ce: New York, New York, United States Election district number: 45 Assembly district number: 15 Gender: Male Age: 23 Birth Year (Estimated): 1867 Page: Line Number: 9 Volume: Vo - 1890 - Name: Adolfh Rofheart Event Type: Census Event Date: 1890 Event Pla, Manhattan, New York Co., New York, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    New York, State Census, 1925    		New York, State Census, 1925
    1910 United States Federal Census    		1910 United States Federal Census
    Year: 1910; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 16, Kings, New York; Roll: T624_964; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0334; Image: 808; FHL microfilm: 1374977.
    New York, State Census, 1915    		New York, State Census, 1915
    1900 United States Federal Census    		1900 United States Federal Census
    Year: 1900; Census Place: Queens Ward 5, Queens, New York; Roll: T623_1150; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 688; FHL microfilm: 1241150.
    New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957    		New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
    Year: 1887; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 509; Line: 54; List Number: 822
    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989    		U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    New York, Naturalization Petitions, 1794-1906    		New York, Naturalization Petitions, 1794-1906
    New York, Naturalization Petitions, 1794-1906    		New York, Naturalization Petitions, 1794-1906
    Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934    		Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934
    Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 058 C; Seite: 636
    New York, State Census, 1925    		New York, State Census, 1925
    U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project)    		U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project)
    New York, Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989    		New York, Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989
    Adolph Rofheart    		Adolph Rofheart
    Bob's Men's Wear    		Bob's Men's Wear
    Adolph, Jenny & family    		Adolph, Jenny & family
    Adolph & Jenny and Ruth, Robert & Will.
    Rofes Vilna Census 1875 - 3    		Rofes Vilna Census 1875 - 3
    DNA Match    		DNA Match
    Mahriana Rofheart matches with ckwiener
    Adolph Rofheart    		Adolph Rofheart
    1908 Creditors    		1908 Creditors
    Published in Men's Wear magazine, Vol. 25, No.1, May 6, 1908 A Rofheart, Brooklyn, Furnishings is offering creditors 20 cents on the dollar.
    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
    March 21, 1896 Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide, Volume 57
    Adolph Naturalization Application    		Adolph Naturalization Application
    Rofheart Furniture Sign    		Rofheart Furniture Sign
    Photo by P. L. Sperr: Schermerhorn Street, north side, east from Boerum Place to Smith Street, across site for new Central Courts Building. Rofheart Furniture was on the West side of Smith, between Schermerhorn and Livingston, where the Transit Authority is now.
    Rofheart to Schmidt    		Rofheart to Schmidt
    Israel Ufland Passenger Arrival    		Israel Ufland Passenger Arrival
    1885 Conscript List Vilna Rofes    		1885 Conscript List Vilna Rofes
    Israel Ufland WW1 Draft Card    		Israel Ufland WW1 Draft Card

    Documents
    Rofheart Furniture leases Building for assembly    		Rofheart Furniture leases Building for assembly
    Rofheart Adolph Address Brooklyn 1917    		Rofheart Adolph Address Brooklyn 1917
    Rofheart Furniture 46-48 Smith Street    		Rofheart Furniture 46-48 Smith Street
    Rofheart Furniture, a business started by my Great Grandfather Adolph Rofheart in the late 1890s operated in "downtown" Brooklyn at 46 & 48 Smith Street - shown here in 1940, (about ten years after the business closed).
    Rofheart Furniture Sign 1940    		Rofheart Furniture Sign 1940
    This is the famous Rofheart Furniture sign, visible from the Manhattan Bridge off-ramp. By 1940 Rofheart Furniture was closed - and by the early 1960s the entire block was razed.

  • Sources 
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      Birth date: 4 Jul 1870
      Birth place: Russia
      Residence date:
      Residence place: New York
      Arrival date: 1886
      Arrival place:
      U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project)      		 U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project)


    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:
      1910 United States Federal Census      		 1910 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 16, Kings, New York; Roll: T624_964; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0334; Image: 808; FHL microfilm: 1374977.


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


    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:
      1900 United States Federal Census      		 1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Queens Ward 5, Queens, New York; Roll: T623_1150; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 688; FHL microfilm: 1241150.


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      U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989      		 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989


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      Birth date: abt 1870
      Birth place: Russia
      Residence date: 1 June 1915
      Residence place: New York, Kings, New York, United States
      New York, State Census, 1915      		 New York, State Census, 1915


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      Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934      		 Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934
      Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 058 C; Seite: 636


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      Birth date: abt 1870
      Birth place: Russia
      Residence date: 1 June 1925
      Residence place: New York, Queens, New York, United States
      New York, State Census, 1925      		 New York, State Census, 1925


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