Nantais Roots 1 (Notes and Sources)

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KELEHER, PATRICK JAMES (RADIGER) (b. 30 MAR 1920, d. 3 MAR 1997)

Note: BIR 0001
BAP 0080
DEA 0001
OBIT 0051
OBIT 0052

NOTE: SEE PHOTOS

Source: (Name)
Title: Baptism Certificate
Media: Church Record
Page: Issued May 9, 1983
Data:
Text: Baptised PATRICK JAMES RADIGER

Source: (Birth)
Title: Birth Certificate - original
Media: Official Document

Source: (Birth)
Title: Birth Certificate - certified copy
Media: Official Document

Note: My possession
Data:
Text: Record 7432, 1920. Submitted by father, John B. Radiger on June 4, 1920.

Source: (Death)
Title: Certificate of Death
Media: Official Document
Data:
Text: Original, issued by Wayne County, Michigan

Source: (Death)
Title: Funeral Card
Media: Card

Note: My library

Source: (Death)
Title: Newspaper Article
Media: Newspaper
Page: The Infant, Mar 9, 1997
Data:
Text: The church belletin printed an obit for him

Source: (Burial)
Title: Interment Record
Media: Other

Note: Cemetery Office
Data:
Text: Mt. Kelley cemetery office

Source: (Individual)
Title: Naturalization Certificate
Media: Official Document

Source: (Baptism)
Title: Certificate of Baptism
Media: Church Record
Page: Issued May 9, 1983 by St. Catherine Church
Data:
Text: No sponsors are listed. Officiant Rev. J.B. Fitzpatrick

Source: (Individual)
Title: Probate Court Record, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan - original
Media: Official Document

Source: Title: Military Records - Original
Media: Official Document

Note: My library

Source: (Individual)
Title: Letter - Certified. written by John Bernard Radiger
Media: Letter

Source: (Individual)
Title: Certified Letter by Frederick W. Love
Media: Letter

Event: Type: Name Change
Date: 15 MAY 1945
Place: To Patrick James Keleher

Naturalization: Date: 15 APR 1991
Place: Became a US citizen

Occupation: Date: BET 1952 AND 1982
Place: Insurance Co of North America Inspector

Occupation: Date: BEF 1942
Place: Elevator installer

Occupation: Date: 1951
Place: Grand Trunk Western RR-yard ckerk

Residence: Date: 1923
Place: To US

Religion: Place: Catholic

Reference: 7

Cause: Cancer

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NANTAIS, KATHLEEN MARIE (b. 28 OCT 1926, d. 14 AUG 2001)

Note: BIT 0002
BAP 0011
DEA 0002
OBIT 0053
OBIT 0054

NOTE: SEE PHOTOS

Source: (Name)
Title: Certificate of Baptism
Media: Church Record
Page: Issued March 26, 1993 by Saint Catherine Church
Data:
Text: Baptised KATHLEEN MARIE NANTAIS

Source: (Birth)
Title: Birth Certificate - original
Media: Official Document
Page: 582-172969

Source: (Birth)
Title: Birth Certificate - photocopy
Media: Official Document
Page: 29389

Source: (Death)
Title: Certificate of Death
Media: Official Document
Data:
Text: Original.

Source: (Death)
Title: Newspaper Article
Media: Newspaper
Page: Detroit Free Press, Aug 14, 2001
Data:
Text: Her Obit

Source: (Baptism)
Title: Certificate of Baptism
Media: Church Record
Page: Issued Mar 26, 1993 by Saint Catherine Church
Data:
Text: Sponsors: Carl Aeim & Georgina Nantais. Fr. J.M. Brokaw officiated.

Source: (Burial)
Title: Interment Record
Media: Other

Note: Cemetery Office
Data:
Text: Mt. Kelley cemetery office

Birth: 28 OCT 1926 at home, 3694 Maxwell, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Baptism: 31 OCT 1926 St. Catherine's, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Occupation: Place: Hudson's Department Store-Cash Office

Death: 14 AUG 2001 Henry Ford Village, Dearborn, Michigan

Burial: 18 AUG 2001 Mt. Kelly Cemetery, Dearborn, Michigan

Reference: 8

Cause: End Stage Alzheimers, inability to swallow.

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NANTAIS, MOSES-ALBERT (b. 30 DEC 1884, d. 3 APR 1954)

Note: DEA 0008
OBIT 0001

NOTE: SEE PHOTOS

Moses & Clara Nantais had 7 children that I am aware of.

Source: (Name)
Title: 1901 Census - Walkerville, Essex, Ontario
Publication: Ontario Genealogical Society
Media: Book

Source: (Death)
Title: Death Certificate - certified copy
Media: Official Document
Data:
Text: Certified copy, obtained April 18, 2001.

Source: (Individual)
Title: 1920 Census - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Media: Electronic

Note: online

Source: (Burial)
Title: Death Certificate - certified copy
Media: Official Document

Source: (Burial)
Title: Interment Record
Media: Other

Note: Cemetery Office
Page: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Data:
Text: Sec 22, Lot 496, Grave 9. Flat headstone. Mother/Clara M. Nantais/1889 - 1956

Birth: 30 DEC 1884 Pike's Creek, Essex, Ontario

Event: Type: Funeral Home
Date: 4 APR 1954
Place: Janisse Bros Funeral Home, 1646 Cadillac, Detroit, Michigan

Immigration: Date: 1911
Place: fr Canada to Michigan

Occupation: Place: Owned a Shoe Repair Shop in Windsor, Ontario

Occupation: Date: 1901
Place: Laborer

Occupation: Date: 23 JAN 1920
Place: Shoe Repair

Residence: Date: 1901
Place: Walkerville, Essex, Ontario

Address: 3694 Maxwell

Detroit
MI

USA

Death: 3 APR 1954 3694 Maxwell, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Burial: 7 APR 1954 Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Reference: 9

Cause: Heart attack

Census: Date: 1901
Place: Walkerville, Essex, Ontario:, age 16

Census: Date: 1920
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan: age 30

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GRONES, CLARA MARGARET (b. 10 JUL 1889, d. 29 FEB 1956)

Note: BAP 0002
DEA 0007

NOTE: SEE PHOTOS

Source: (Name)
Title: Certificate of Baptism
Media: Church Record
Page: Issued Nov 28, 1932 by St. Elizabeth Church
Data:
Text: Baptised ANNA MARGARET GRONES

Source: (Birth)
Title: Letter from her son
Media: Letter
Data:
Text: states that the birth date (June 10, 1889) shown on her baptismal certificate is incorrect. Her birth date is July 10, 1889

Source: (Death)
Title: Death Certificate
Media: Official Document
Data:
Text: Certified copy, obtained April 18, 2001

Source: (Burial)
Title: Interment Record
Media: Other

Note: Cemetery Office
Page: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Data:
Text: Sec 22, Lot 496, Grave 10. Flat headstone. Father/Albert M. Nantais/1884 - 1954

Source: (Baptism)
Title: Certificate of Baptism
Media: Church Record
Page: Issued 11/28/1932
Data:
Text: Baptised ANNA MARGARET GRONES. Sponsors: Anthony Schafer & Margaret Schafer. Rev. Anthony Svenssen officiated.

Source: (Individual)
Title: 1920 Census - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Media: Electronic

Note: online

Birth: 10 JUL 1889 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Baptism: 21 JUL 1889 St. Elizabeth Church, Detroit, MI

Death: 29 FEB 1956 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Burial: 3 MAR 1956 Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Reference: 10

Census: Date: 1920
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan: age 30

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Nantais, Melvin Albert (b. 21 SEP 1914, d. 21 JUL 1982)

Note: OBIT 0002

Source: (Name)
Title: Letter from her son
Media: Letter

Source: (Death)
Title: SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
Media: Electronic

Note: on line at several sites

Source: (Individual)
Title: 1920 Census - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Media: Electronic

Note: online

Birth: 21 SEP 1914 at home, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Occupation: Place: Accountant

Death: 21 JUL 1982 Roseville, MI

Burial: Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Michigan

Reference: 12

Census: Date: 1920
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan:- age 5

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Nantais, Donald Andrew (b. 31 MAY 1916, d. 2 JAN 2002)

Note: OBIT 0055
OBIT 0056

NOTE: SEE PHOTOS

Source: (Name)
Title: Letter from Donald Nantais
Media: Letter

Source: (Death)
Title: Newspaper Article
Media: Newspaper
Page: Detroit News, Jan 3, 2002

Source: (Individual)
Title: Attended Funeral
Media: Other

Source: (Individual)
Title: Newspaper Article
Media: Newspaper

Source: (Individual)
Title: 1920 Census - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Media: Electronic

Note: online

Birth: 31 MAY 1916 Home, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Event: Type: Funeral Home
Date: 6 JAN 2002
Place: Kaul Funeral Home, 27830 Gratiot Avenue, Roseville

Event: Type: Funeral Mass
Date: 7 JAN 2002
Place: St. Angela Church, Roseville, Michigan

Occupation: Place: Salesman

Address: 18410 Marquette

Roseville
MI
48066

Phone: 810-777-4349

Death: 2 JAN 2002 hospital

Burial: 7 JAN 2002 Resurrection Cemetery, Roseville, Michigan

Reference: 13

Census: Date: 1920
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan: age 3 7/12

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Crowley, Thomas Sylvester (b. 30 JAN 1913, d. 10 MAR 1992)

Note: NOTE: SEE PHOTOS

Source: (Social Security Number)
Title: SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
Media: Electronic

Note: on line at several sites

Source: (Individual)
Title: 1930 Census - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Media: Census

Note: online

Birth: 30 JAN 1913 New York

Residence: Date: 1930
Place: 3443 Sheridan Ave, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Death: 10 MAR 1992 Roseville, MI

Reference: 17

Census: Date: 1930
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan: age 17

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GRONES, PAUL (b. BET 1842 AND 1843, d. BEF 1943)

Note: NOTE: SEE PHOTOS

Mr & Mrs Grones immigrated from Coblenz, Germany in the 1860s.
Her maiden name was Schlich.
The death certificate for Clara (daughter) spells the last name as Schlict.

On the 1920 census, Paul states that both his parents were from Prussia and spoke German.

Source: (Birth)
Title: 1920 Census - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Media: Electronic

Note: online
Data:
Text: Clara's 1920 census shows both her parents as being born in Germany

Source: (Birth)
Title: 1920 Census - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Media: Electronic

Note: online
Data:
Text: Paul states he was born in Prussia. Approximate birth date taken from age on 1920 census

Source: (Birth)
Title: 1880 Census - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Media: Census

Note: online
Page: LDS 1254614
Data:
Text: page 11, E.D. 315

Source: (Death)
Title: Assume died before 100 years old
Media: Other

Source: (Individual)
Title: 1920 Census - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Media: Electronic

Note: online

Source: (Individual)
Title: 1880 Census - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Media: Census

Note: online

Birth: BET 1842 AND 1843 Prussia/Germany

Occupation: Date: 1880
Place: Shoe Maker

Residence: Date: 1920
Place: 492 Manistique, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Death: BEF 1943

Reference: 74

Census: Date: 1920
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan: age 77

Census: Date: 1880
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; age 38

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Halpern, Josef (b. 23 AUG 1910, d. 13 OCT 1985)

Note: Josef spent 44 months in the concentration camps during WW II. He was at Auschwicz and possibly at Bergen Belson. Joseph never talked much about his time in the camps. He did mention that he had false documents and went by the name of Rudy (no one remembers what the last name was). We also know that the Nazis cut his ear off and then sewed it back on to see if he would be able to hear again. He never did hear again out of that ear.

In 1948 Ilona met Josef through the introduction of her Aunt Anna Torok (aunt went weekly to jail to deliver food & clothing). When Josef was released the Aunt introduced them
In 1948, when Josef & Ilona were married, Josef lived at:
Budapest VI, Liszt Ferenc, Ter 3

In 1950, Josef resided in Camp Hallein, Salzburg, Austria, where George was born.

2/11/1951 Josef, Ilona and George arrived by ship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and became landed immigrants.

Josef became a Canadian citizen 6/27/1956 (cost $2.00). Dept of Citizenship & Immigration, Montreal, Quebec, Canada receipt #36933. He lived at:
3095 Linton Ave, Apartment 6, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Birth: 23 AUG 1910 Oporzece, Poland

Event: Type: Citizenship
Date: 27 JUN 1956
Place: Canadian

Immigration: Date: 11 FEB 1951
Place: By Ship to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Residence: Date: 1950
Place: Camp Hallein, Salzburg, Austria

Residence: Date: 1948
Place: Budapest, Hungary

Residence: Date: 1951
Place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Death: 13 OCT 1985 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Burial: 15 OCT 1985 Hebrew Sick Cemetery, de La Savane, Montreal, Quebec

Reference: 78

Cause: Heart attack

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Steiner, Ilona Bela (b. 13 SEP 1914, d. 19 JAN 1992)

Note: Ilona was not arrested in the sweep for Jews because she had a non-jewish step father and she also spoke fluent German.

In 1948, when Josef & Ilona were married, Ilona lived at:
Budapest VII, Badach Imre Ut 8 (Ut=St)

In 1950, Ilona & Josef resided at Camp Hallein, Salzburg, Austria where George was born.

2/11/1951 Josef, Ilona and George arrived by ship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and became landed immigrants.

Ilona became a Canadian citizen 2/13/1956 (cost $10.00). Dept of Citizenship & Immigration, Montreal, Quebec, Canada receipt #31642. She lived at:
2054 Van Horne Ave, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Birth: 13 SEP 1914 Budapest, Hungary

Immigration: Date: 11 FEB 1951
Place: Shp to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Occupation: Date: 1948
Place: Dance Teacher in Budapest, Hungary

Occupation: Date: BEF 1948
Place: Physio Therapist in Budapest, Hungary

Occupation: Date: BET 1948 AND 1949
Place: Translator in Paris, France

Occupation: Date: BET 1949 AND 1950
Place: Translator in Israel

Residence: Date: BEF 1948
Place: Budapest, Hungary

Residence: Date: BET 1948 AND 1949
Place: Paris, France

Residence: Date: BET 1949 AND 1950
Place: Israel

Residence: Date: 1950
Place: Camp Hallein, Salzburg, Austria

Residence: Date: 1951
Place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Death: 19 JAN 1992 Daytona Beach, FL

Burial: 21 JAN 1992 Hebrew Sick Cemetery, de La Savane, Montreal, Quebec

Reference: 79

Cause: Heart attack

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Kavanaugh, Lottie (b. AFT 1906, d. BEF AUG 2002)

Source: (Death)
Title: Newspaper Article
Media: Newspaper
Page: Windsor Star; Aug 26, 2002
Data:
Text: Doris Langlois, her sister, Obit states that Lottie is deceased.

Birth: AFT 1906

Death: BEF AUG 2002

Reference: 84

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Sacks, Phil (b. , d. ?)

Reference: 85

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Sacks?, Estelle (b. , d. ?)

Reference: 86

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Halpern, Abraham (b. 7 JUL 1907, d. 21 MAY 1992)

Note: Abraham had false documents in the name of Alexander Smidoda. He was rounded up with the Jews and spent WW II in the concentration camps. He continued to use the false name for the rest of his life, never going back to Halpern.

Abraham had his burial plot in Israel long before he met Rosa. Rosa is not buried with him because her children refused to let her be buried in his plot since she wasn't "legally" his wife.

His son Alexander was born out of wedlock; but the paternity was acknowledged in document Roll #8/1974 in Germany.

Birth: 7 JUL 1907 Oporjecz, Poland

Event: Type: Assumed Name
Date: ABT 1940
Place: to: Alexander Smidoda

Residence: Date: AFT 1945
Place: Wiesbaden, Germany

Death: 21 MAY 1992 Wiesbaden, Germany

Burial: AFT 22 MAY 1992 Israel

Reference: 87

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Halpern, Moses (b. , d. 13 NOV 1960)

Birth: Oporjecz, Poland

Death: 13 NOV 1960 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Burial: Hebrew Cemetery, de La Savane, Montreal, Quebec

Reference: 88

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Rosa, (b. 10 JUN 1929, d. 19 JUL 1989)

Note: Rosa married in a religious ceremony, at a point when she had grown children from her first marriage. Religious ceremonies are not legally recognized in Germany; therefore she was not "legally" married to him.

Rosa is not buried with him because her children refused to let her be buried in his plot since she wasn't "legally" his wife.