Ancestry of Howard Metzenbaum

compiled by Michael Hurdle


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Howard Metzenbaum should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.

This report is by Michael Hurdle. The contribution of the undersigned is that of HTML-izing Mr. Hurdle's report.





William Addams Reitwiesner

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Ancestry of Howard Metzenbaum
1 Howard Morton METZENBAUM was born 4 June 1917 (Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH) and died 12 March 2008 (Ft. Lauderdale, Broward, FL), US Senator from Ohio, 1974,1976-1995
Married 8 August 1946 to Shirley Turoff. Buried Mayfield Cemetery (Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH).
PARENTS
2 Charles I(sadore?) METZENBAUM was born 2 September 1884 (Ohio) and died 7 November 1961 (Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, OH). Buried Mayfield Cemetery (Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH).
m. 6 July 1911 (Cuyahoga County, OH).
3 Anna KLAFTER was born January 1885 (Zanesville, Muskingum, OH) and died 18 October 1964 (Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH). Buried Mayfield Cemetery (Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH).
GRANDPARENTS
4 Isadore METZENBAUM was born 15 September 1840 (Poland) and died 23 August 1894 (Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH). Buried Willet Street Cemetery (Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH).
m.
5 Mary SULZER was born September 1851 (France) and died 15 November 1930 (Cuyahoga County, OH). Buried Willet Street Cemetery (Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH).
6 Israel Schmuel KLAFTER was born April 1852 (Hungary) and died 25 November 1923 (Cuyahoga County, OH). Buried Lansing Street Cemetery (Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH).
m. circa 1870 (Hungary).
7 Rose CARITARA was born May 1852 (Hungary) and died 23 April 1918 (Cuyahoga County, OH).
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
12 Yitzchak Moishe KLAFTER was born circa 1825 (Hungary).
m.
13 Sarah Aa MINDELL was born circa 1826 (Hungary).
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EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS







Source: 1930 Census of Cuyahoga County, OH (Cleveland Dist 480)

8/13 Metzenbaum, Charles  Head           M W 46 Marr     @27   OH    Poland Alsace-Loraine
     Metzenbaum, Anna     Wife           F W 45 Marr     @26   OH    Czech  Czech
     Metzenbaum, Irvin    Son            M W 18 Single         OH    OH     OH
     Metzenbaum, Howard   Son            M W 12 Single         OH    OH     OH
     Klafter, Betty       Sister-in-Law  F W 50 Single         Czech Czech  Czech

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Source: 1930 Census of Cuyahoga County, OH (Cleveland Heights Dist 580)

655/725 Wise, Isadore     Head     M W 59 Marr    @23   OH     Ger    Ger
        Wise, Hattie      Wife     F W 54 Marr    @18   IN     Pol    France
        Metzenbaum, Mary  Mo-in-L  F W 79 Widowed       France France France

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Source: 1920 Census of Cuyahoga County, OH (Cleveland Ward 18, Dist 364)

/358 Metzenbaum, Charles  Head   M W 35 Married      OH   Prus-Pol France
     Metzenbaum, Anna     Wife   F W 34 Married      OH   Galicia  Galicia
     Metzenbaum, Irwin    Son    M W  8 Single       OH   OH       OH
     Metzenbaum, Howard   Son    M W  2 Single       OH   OH       OH
/359 Klafter, Israel      Head   M W 63 Widowed      Hung Hung     Hung     1887
     Klafter, Bettie      Dau    F W 37 Single       Hung Hung     Hung     1905
     Klafter, Lottie      Dau    F W 23 Single       OH   Hung     Hung

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Source: 1910 Census of Cuyahoga County, OH (Cleveland Ward 22, Dist 337)

15/18  Wise, Isadore P.        Head      M W 39 M1 16 yrs     OH Aust Ger
       Wise, Hattie            Wife      F W 34 M1 16 yrs     IN Pol  Ger
       Wise, Ruth F.           Dau       F W 14 Single        OH OH   IN
       Metzenbaum, Charles I.  Bro-in-L  M W 25 Single        OH Ger  Pol
       Metzenbaum, Arthur D.   Bro-in-L  M W 21 Single        OH Ger  Pol

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Source: 1910 Census of Cuyahoga County, OH (Cleveland Ward 15, Dist 236)

63/93  Klafter, Israel     Head  M W 54 M1 36 yrs    Hung Hung Hung   1878
       Klafter, Rosa       Wife  F W 59 M1 36 yrs    Hung Hung Hung   1882
       Klafter, Bertha     Dau   F W 34 Single       Hung Hung Hung   1882
       Klafter, Rebecca    Dau   F W 26 Single       OH   Hung Hung
       Klafter, Anna       Dau   F W 20 Single       OH   Hung Hung
       Klafter, Lottie E.  Dau   F W 20 Single       OH   Hung Hung

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Source: 1900 Census of Cuyahoga County, OH (Cleveland Dist 56)

301/429 Metzenbaum, Mary     Head  W F 48 Sep 1851  Widowed      Ger Ger Ger    1864
        Metzenbaum, Harry    Son   W M 22 Apr 1878  Single       IN  Pol Ger
        Metzenbaum, May      Dau   W F 17 Dec 1882  Single       OH  Pol Ger
        Metzenbaum, Charles  Son   W M 15 Sep 1884  Single       OH  Pol Ger
        Metzenbaum, Arthur   Son   W M 11 Mar 1889  Single       OH  Pol Ger
301/430 Weiss, Isidore       Head  W M 29 Jan 1871  Marr 5 yrs   OH  Ger Ger
        Weiss, Hattie        Wife  W F 24 Jun 1876  Marr 5 yrs   OH  Pol Ger
        Weiss, ???           Dau   W F  4 Nov 1895  Single       OH  OH  OH

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Source: 1900 Census of Muskingum County, OH (Zanesville Ward 5, Dist 72)

98/107 Klafter, Israel   Head   W M 48 Apr 1852 Marr 30 yrs   Hung Hung Hung    1877
       Klafter, Rosa     Wife   W F 48 May 1852 Marr 30 yrs   Hung Hung Hung    1881
       Klafter, Bertha   Dau    W F 23 Jan 1877 Single        Hung Hung Hung    1881
       Klafter, Rebecca  Dau    W F 17 May 1883 Single        OH   Hung Hung
       Klafter, Anna     Dau    W F 15 Jan 1885 Single        OH   Hung Hung
       Klafter, Lottie   Dau    W F 11 Apr 1889 Single        OH   Hung Hung

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Source: 1880 Census of Jefferson County, IN (Madison, Dist 126)

740/768 Metzenbaum, Isidore    W M 39 Head       Russ   Russ   Russ
        Metzenbaum, Mary       W F 28 Wife       France France France
        Metzenbaum, Alex?      W M  6 Son        IN     Russ   France
        Metzenbaum, Hattie     W F  4 Dau        IN     Russ   France
        Metzenbaum, Harry      W M  2 Son        IN     Russ   France

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CLEVELAND NECROLOGY FILE







17 Nov 1930
Mary Metzenbaum, aged 80 years, beloved mother of Mrs. I. P. Wise, Arthur D., 
Charles and May Metzenbaum. Burial at Willet Street Cemetery.


24 Jun 1918
Mrs. Rose Klafter, wife of Israel Klafter, and mother of Bertha and 
Lottie Klafter and Mrs. Louis A. Friedland and Mrs. Charles Metzenbaum.


25 Nov 1923
Israel Klafter, beloved husband of the late Rosa Klafter, beloved 
father of Betty Lottie, Mrs. L. A. Friedland, Mrs. Charles Metzenhamm, 
passed away at 2:15 pm Sunday. Burial at Lansing Street cemetery.


Isadore Metzenbaum, 15 Sep 1840 - 23 Aug 1894. United Jewish Cemetery 
(Cleveland, OH)







Cleveland Plain Dealer







8 Nov 1961
Charles I. Metzenbaum. Beloved husband of Anna (nee Klafter); 
dear father of Howard, M. and Irwyn P.; grandfather, brother of 
Arthur. Interment Mayfield Cemetery.


19 Oct 1964.
Anna K. Metzenbaum, beloved wife of Charles (deceased), dear 
mother of Howard M. and Irwyn P., grandmother, sister of Mrs. 
Rebecca Friedland, Mrs. Lottie Roth. Interment Mayfield Cemetery.







Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002







Charles I. Metzenbaum, d. 7 Nov 1961 (resident of Euclid, Cuyahoga County), 
d. Cleveland Heights (Cuyahoga County), age 77, married

Anna K. Metzenbaum, d. 18 Oct 1964, aged 79, resident of South Euclid, 
d. Cleveland, widowed

Irwyn P. Metzenbaum, b. 24 Mar 1912, died 8 Jan 2002 (Aurora, Portage, OH), 
mother's maiden name: Klafter

Israel Klafter, d. 25 Nov 1923 (Cuyahoga County, OH)

Betty Klafter, d. 9 Jun 1942 (Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH)

Rose Klafter, d. 23 Apr 1918 (Cuyahoga County, OH)

Mary Metzenbaum, d. 15 Nov 1930 (Cuyahoga County, OH)







Cuyahoga County, OH, Jewish Marriage Record Extracts, 1837-1934







Anna Klafter, age 26, b. Zanesville, OH, dau of Israel Klafter and Rose 
Caritara, married 6 Jun 1911 to Charles Metzenbaum, age 27, b. Cleveland, 
Cuyahoga, OH, merchant, son of Isidore Metzenbaum and Mary Sulzer

Arthur Metzenbaum, age 24, b. Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, secretary, son of 
Isidore Metzenbaum and Mary Sulzer, married 24 Dec 1913 to Belle Schneider







WWI Draft Registration Cards







Charles Metzenbaum, b. 2 Sep 1883, reg. Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, wholesale 
merchant, wife Anna Metzenbaum







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