Morris and Rebecca (Becky) (Pieniek) Sacks
Morris Sacks (b. Kovno 1869, d. St. Louis 1932)
Rebecca (Becky) Pieniek Sacks (b. Golub-Dobrzyn 1871, d. St. Louis 1946)
1890 Immigrated to U.S.
1892 Marriage in St. Louis
1940 Becky in St. Louis with Meisel Family
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Rebecca, or Becky, was the fourth child of David Eleazer and Rana Temera.
"Becky, the fourth child (of David Eleazer and Rana Temera), was married to Morris Sachs. They always resided in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a tailor. They had one daughter, namely, Jenny Sachs, who used to carry on correspondence with the Skop family in Cleveland, Ohio. For many years after WW2 nothing has been heard of Becky and we do not know the whereabouts of Jenny Sachs."
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"The Pieniek Roots" by David Joshua Pieniek and David Leon Skop, written in 1982.
Morris Sacks was born in Kovno and emigrated to America in 1885 at the age of 16. In 1892 he married Becky Pieniek in St. Louis, Missouri. Morris - Shlomo Moshe - was a Cohen. He worked as a tailor. They had five children: Esther, David, Eva, Meyer and Jules. (It is unclear who Jenny Sachs was.)
The 1940 St. Louis census has Becky, now widowed, living with her daughter Eva and Louis Meisel.
- Uri Ladell
Harry and Esther (Sacks) Sachs
Harry Sachs (b. c. 1890, d. 1975?)
Esther Sacks Sachs(b. St. Louis 1894, d. St. Louis 1968)
1921 Marriage in St. Louis
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Esther Sacks married Harry Sachs in 1921 in St. Louis. Harry was a cigar salesman. They had two children: Benjamin William and Rona. In 1935 Esther was living in Dallas, Texas. In 1940 Esther and her son were living with her sister Eva in St. Louis. Benjamin enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942 until 1946. Esther was divorced and working as a secretary at a clothing factory when she died.
- Uri Ladell
David Leslie Sacks
David Leslie Sacks (b. St. Louis 1896, d. Dallas, Texas 1971)
1917 Drafted to U.S. Military
David Leslie Sacks, probably named after mother's father, David Eleazer Pieniek, was born is St. Louis. He was drafted to the military during WWI. At the time he is listed as working as a stenographer. It is not known if he married.
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- Uri Ladell
Louis and Evalina (Eva) (Sacks) Meisel
Louis Meisel (b. Chicago, Illinois 1898, d. St. Louis, Missouri 1989)
Evalina (Eva) Sacks Meisel (b. St. Louis 1899, d. St. Louis, Missouri 1975)
Eva Sacks married Louis Meisel in 1923 in St. Louis. They had two children: Burton and Rona, named after her great grandmother, Rana. The 1940 census of St. Louis records that also living at the same address on Clemens Ave were Eva's widowed mother, Rebecca, Eva's sister Esther, and nephew Benjamin William.
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- Uri Ladell
Meyer and Welma Sacks
Meyer Sacks (b. St. Louis Missouri 1907, d. St. Louis, Missouri 1965)
Welma Sacks (b. New York c. 1910)
Meyer Sacks married Welma in St. Louis. They had three children: Maury, Richard and Robert. According to the 1950 census, Meyer worked in advertising.
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- Uri Ladell
Jules and Margaret Anna (Koirtyohann) Sacks
Jules Sacks (b. St. Louis Missouri 1911, d. St. Louis, Missouri 1986)
Margaret Anna Koirtyohann Sacks (b. New Point, Missouri 1918, Missouri 1995)
1950 Marriage
Jules Sacks married Margaret Anna Koirtyohann in St. Louis in 1950. They had one child, Norman Lewis.
- Uri Ladell
