Dumes.Net
A website dedicated to the family of Chaim and Sadie Silk Dumes from Viski, Latvia
Dumes.Net
At the top of the tree are brothers Chaim (A), Jossel-Leib (B) and Schender (C). Each generation adds a letter; the letter represents your birth order, A for the 1st, B for the 2nd, etc.
So Sarah, first child of Chaim, is AA. Her husband, Jacob Kaplan, is Aa, the lower-case a indicating that he married into the Dumes family.
I've also used the lower-case letter for my two step-sons to indicate a non-bloodline Dumes relationship.
Becky's father
Chaim Dumes
b. 30 Nov 1859
d. 30 Jan 1905
Becky's mother
Scheina-Freida Nowoselok
b. 04 Jul 1861
d. 06 Aug 1933
Born as Riva-Toiba, Rebecca traveled by herself from Viski, arriving at Ellis Island on March 2, 1908. Her immigration information is here
As of Feb 1928:
height: 5' 1.5"
width: 120 pounds
hair: light brown
eyes: blue
Rebecca applied for citizenship on Feb 29, 1928 and she received her naturalization April 12, 1932.
Cause of death was listed as: virus pneumonia - generalized arteriosclerosis.
My dad (Stan Dumes) had the date of marriage for Rebecca Dumes and Abe Lieberman as April 25, 1913. However, I have a photocopy of their marriage certificate which gives the date as Feb 27th, 1913, so I guess I need to go with that! BAD 11/10/03
