Sunday, 1 June 2025

Isidore Glynn (1890 - 1935)

Isidore Glynn, also spelt Isadore, born Itzchok Glembofsky, is the brother-in-law of Esther Reizel Levin, my 2x great aunt. Glynn family HERE

Parents: Abraham Glembovsky and Minnie Goorin

Born: 7 August 1890 in Kamenitz, Grodno, Russian Empire, nowadays known as Kamyanyets, Belarus. His date of birth in his naturalization papers was 7 August 1890 but from his World War I draft registration onwards it is given as 7 August 1891. I have gone with 1890 as his sister was born on 23 July 1891

Hebrew name: Yitzhak son of Avraham

Siblings:

Immigration: Isidore arrived in New York, USA on 5 August 1908 from Bremen, Germany, aboard the Bulow. The Bulow did arrive in New York from Bremen on that date but I have bene unable to find Isidore's name on its passenger manifest

Occupation: A stone cutter, then a bedspring weaver, then a grocery store employee and finally a grocery / delicatessen store owner

Naturalization: Isidore became an American citizen on 9 June 1914

Isidore's Decleration of Intention to became an American citizen dated July 1911. He was living at 285 Broome Street, Manhattan, New York, USA. His height was 5 feet five inches, his weight was 175 pounds, he had brown hair and brown eyes and a dark complexion

Isidore's Petition for Naturalization dated 9 June 1914

World War I
1917 World War 1 draft registration card for Isidore Glynn. His address is given as 234 Henry Street, Manhattan, New York, USA. He is listed as tall with brown eyes and dark brown hair. 


He enlisted on 27 May 1918 as a private in the General Ordinance Superindentant Department at Hancock, Georgia and was discharged on 14 April 1919

Marriage 1
Tillie Scheinbaum on 22 November 1919 in Manhattan, New York, USA

Marriage certificate for Isidore and Tillie dated 29 November 1919

Children
  • Muriel O Glynn 1920 - 2019
  • Eugene David Glynn 1926 - 2007

Marriage 2
Following Tillie's death in 1926 Isidore married Frieda Hellman on 27 September 1927 in Manhattan, New York, USA

Marriage certificate for Isidore and Frieda dated 27 September 1927

Children
  • Robert Bernard Glynn 1929 - 2002

Census details
1910
Isidore is age 19 and a boarder living at 8a Henry Street in Manhattan, New York, USA. He is a stone setter and his native language is Yiddish


1915
In the 1915 New York Isidore is boarding at 234 Henry Street, Manhatta, New York, USA. He is age 23 and working making bed springs


1930
The family in the 1930 census (taken on 1 April 1930) is living at 228 Central Avenue Passaic, New Jersey, USA. They own their house which is valued at $10,000. Isidore is age 38 and a salesman in a grocery store. Frieda is age 37 and their children are Muriel age 9, Eugene age 4, and Robert age 5 months old


Travel to England
In 1914 after becomming an American citizen, Isidore travelled to England arriving in Liverpool on 22 June 1914 aboard the Maurentania and returning to New York aboard the Lusitania on 18 September 1914. His occupation is given as spring weaver

Isidore travelling to England in June 1914

Isidore returning to New York in September 1915 aboard the Lusitania. This ship was to be sunk by a German U-boat in May 1915

Electoral Register
A sample New York electoral register for Isidore Glynn in 1915. His occupation is listed as a spring weaver


Death
Isidore died early on October 12, 1935, from gunshot wounds received during a robbery of his delicatessen the previous evening, at age 44 / 45. He is buried at Riverside Cemetery, Saddle Brook, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA, plot Block J; Section 42

Tombstone for Isidore Glynn. "Beloved husband and father. Isadore Glynn died 12 October 1935 age 44 years"

Hebrew translation: Here lies Yitzhak son of Avraham, died 1st day Succot 5696

Death
Store Owner Killed As Bandit Gets $12 
Passaic (AP) Isadore Glynn, delicatessen proprietor, died early to-day at St. Mary's Hospital of two bullet wounds in the abdomen suffered when a quick-triggered bandit invaded his store. 

Before his death Glynn told police he attempted to grapple with the bandit and was shot at close range. The man fled with $12 taken from the cash register. 

Dr. Ernest Reeve, surgeon, out for his nightly stroll along Central Avenue, heard the shots and saw the bandit flee. He gave chase but the man disappeared. (Courier-News (Bridgewater, New Jersey), Saturday, October 12, 1935, page 4)

Place of Birth

Isidore was born in Kamenitz, Grodno, Russian Empire, nowadays known as Kamyanyets, Belarus

Kamyenyets or Kamyanyets (Belarusian: Камянец), is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Kamyenyets District.The town is located in the northwestern corner of Brest Region on the Lyasnaya River, about 40 kilometres north from Brest. The Leśna Prawa river flows through the town. In 2002, its population was approximately 9,000. The Jewish Population was 2,722 in 1897.

Jews likely settled in Kamyanyets in the 16th or early 17th century, during a time when many towns in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth welcomed Jewish settlers. By the 18th and 19th centuries, Kamyanyets had an organized Jewish community with a synagogue, schools, and various religious and social institutions. Jews played a significant role in the town's economy, often working as merchants, artisans, and traders. The Jewish population grew and established a vibrant community, including Hasidic influences. After World War I, the area became part of the Second Polish Republic. Despite growing antisemitism, the Jewish community in Kamyanyets remained active, with political and cultural organizations such as Zionist groups and Hebrew schools. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, and Kamyanyets was occupied shortly after. In 1942, most of the Jewish population of Kamyanyets was murdered during the Holocaust, either in local massacres or deportations to extermination camps. 

Residences

In July 1911 Isidore is listed as living at 285 Broome Street, Manhattan, New York, USA


In 1917 Isidore's address is given as 234 Henry Street, Manhattan, New York, USA


In the 1930 census the family is living at 228 Central Avenue, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
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