Hi STARNAMMINHEE
This is the 1920 & 1930 US Census family Jorose found in Indexes:
1920: New York State, New York County & CityManhattan Assembly District 5
West 53rd Street - Nr 534
Enumerated a HAYWOOD:
Head: James HAYWOOD age 39, b England, English parents.
Wife: Cathine (sic) HAYWOOD age 38, b Kansas, Newyork father, Kentucky mother.
Spn: James R age 6 b New York
Dau: Helen age 4 b New York
Dau: Mary B age 4 b New York
Son: Robert age 2 yrs & 6mth, b New York
Son: Frederick age 2mths b New York
This Census stated:
James emigrated to the US in 1904 and is an Alien (not naturalised).
His occupation is Waiter - Restaurant.
His home is Rented (again appears to be an apartment type abode)
In the column's next to Catherine's entry it says "1X" for year emigrated to US, and "Al" in Naturalisation column - I don't know what this means ......her entry is at the top of a new page, while James is at the bottom of the previous.
1930: New York State, New York County & CityManhattan (Districts 251-500)
West 48th Street - Nr 504.
Head: James HAYWARD age 49, b England, English parents.
Wife: Catherine HAYWARD age 50, b Kansas, Father: New York, mother: Kentucky.
Son: James age 16 (18?) b New York, English father, Kansas Mother
Dau: helen age 14, b New York, English father, Kansas Mother
Mary age 14, b New York, English father, Kansas Mother
Robert age 13, b New York, English father, Kansas Mother
Frederick age 11, b New York, English father, Kansas Mother
Jestina age 8, b New York, English father, Kansas Mother
This Census stated:
James emigrated to the US in 1895 and is Naturalised.
His occupation is Waiter - Restaurant.
He rents his home for $30 a month (this home appears to be one of 10 households in a apartment? building at 504 West 48th).
He is not a veteran of US Military or naval forces.
They were married when each was 30 years old (so approx 1910/1911 according to ages in 1930).
Son James is I think 16, but looks like enumerator has first written 18, then overwritten the 8 with a heavier-handed 6.
You have said Justine's sister, Helen D ZIFFER of Arizona had a twin named Mary B (whom I believe is probably Mary Beatrice) - so I can only imagine this Census family has to be yours. I have to wonder why Helen doesn't appear though on any of the ship list or Census with a middle initial (D) as some of the other children do with their middle initials at least once!
As you can see, it says the mother Katherine is Kansas Born of a New York father & a Kentucky mother. All the children are stated as US born in New York. And James apparently came to the US initially in 1895 or 1904! And perhaps became naturalised between 1920 and 1930. This means he could be on the 1900 and or 1910 Census also.. I'm still looking
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You have the 1915 birth & 2005 death details of Helen D ZIFFER from the Social Security Index.
Perhaps you can find Helen's obit - which appeared in The Arizona Republic paper:
http://mesarfhc.org/ZIFFER, HELEN D. age 89
Arizona Republic Section: B ,Page 9,
Edition Date: 19-Jul-2005
Some Obit lookup offers are here:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/volaz.htmlThere are mentions of Helen on this site:
http://studentmedia.vpsa.asu.edu/webarchives/bulldog/950531/bd053195.htmlAnother site with a broken link, says in it's "Google" index:
Helen has been a hospice volunteer since 1988 and is considered an expert in caring for AIDSpatients
Regarding: Census Catherine born Kansas of USA born parents - perhaps the German heritage came in via immigrant grandparents. In the 1930 & 1920, I did notice on the Census pages they were on, that there were a high number of German, Polish, Czhec born people - as if they were living in an area of
Manhattan known to be an "European" quarter? So how certain are you of "Katherine Quackenbush was German" - what was the source for this ?
On this site:
http://www.italiangen.org/NYCDeathSearch.aspYou will find the Death reference for James HAYWARD in Manhattan 1930 as mentioned by Jorose.
Hayward James A age 49 y
Date: Apr 30 1930 (date of cert issue??)
Cert Nr: 11366 Manhattan On the same site, is a Manhattan marriage reference - which could match the Census James who stated in 1930 he had been married first at age 30 (ie approx 1910/1911):
Hayward James
Date of marriage: Mar 26 1910 Manhattan
Cert Nr: 6849 Frustratingly, the site (a wonderful find!) has not yet completed the index for the Manhattan Brides, so I can't cross reference to see who he may have married. However, the date 1910 would fit the Census couple as a marriage preceding the birth of son James R HAWYARD.
I hope this helps some!
Cheers
AMBLY