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Harold Jimmy Cohen

Male 1908 - 1978  (70 years)


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  • Name Harold Jimmy Cohen 
    Born 1908  Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1978  Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4263  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Family Rita Herzenberg,   b. 28 Oct 1923, , , , United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1995  (Age 71 years) 
    Married Abt 1950 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F2022  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. Website of Peter Bruce Herzenberg of London, England (since relocated to South Africa). Website is no longer functioning as of 7 Aug 2007. Copies of much of his data from the website in my possession. He indicates references by codes, which pertain to the original source and file held in his database, which I have not seen. I have no key to the sources except HL is Leonardo Herzenberg, HG is Gail Herzenberg, PC is probably Piltene Cemetery records, LA is probably Latvian Archives, FA is probably Aleksandrs Feigmanis (Latvian researcher hired by Harold Hodes), and YL is Len Yodaiken (Israeli researcher hired by Harold Hodes); however, he lists the main researchers and their contributions in a lengthy report which I include in full in the notes of the earliest Herzenberg of this database. In regards to this individual:
      CR notes Harold (Jimmy) Cohen b. 1908 at Newcastle, UK, d. 1978 at Jo'burg, SA. Two Children:
      Steven Ronald, b. 26 Mar 1956; Glenda b. 28 Dec 1957.

      2. Email dated 12 Apr 2010 from Lucille Maitino, granddau. of Rudolf Herzenberg
      "Rudolf and Cecelia were married in 1912 in Johannesburg. I have a wedding picture, or I think it was an engagement pic. I know my granparents are buried outside Johannesburg but am not sure of the name.
      I was only aware of three children. Theresa 1913-2007, Milton 1916-1968? and Rita 1923-1995?.
      My Uncle Miltie married Florence (?). They have 4 children:
      a. Rudolf Herzenberg b.1942 - married Roberta Schwartz and has two kids (live in NY I think)
      b. Cheryl b. 1944 - married Paul Ide, no children (live in Connecticut I think)>
      c. Corinne b. 1948 (the one I'm in contact with) - married Arthur Herbst, have two children, Jared and Matthew (all live around Atlanta, Georgia).
      d. Howard b. 1952? married Adele (?) and have two children, Josh and Michelle (all live in NY).
      Rita married Jimmy Cohen in Johannesburg around 1950? and they have two children:
      a. Glenda b. 1953? married Michael Gelgor and one son, David and they all live around Dallas, Texas
      [Concerning Rudolf's grandfather:] The only other child of Elazer I know of was Daniel. Daniel and Isaac were brothers. Isaac was Rudolf's father and Isaac was the one that married Theresa Bernitz. Daniel did not marry a Bernitz. I only knew of Rudolf's mother, father and brother. I found Elazer and Amalie on the Internet."

      3. Len Yodaiken in his paid research report "The Herzenbergs of Piltene and Liepaja Latvia," 1 Jan 2000, shows two children born to Harold and Rita Cohen: Stephen Ronald Cohen, b. 1953, and Glenda Cohen, b. 1957.

      BIRTH:
      1. Ancestry.com's "England and Wales FreeBMD Birth Index reports the following who may be this individual"
      Harold Cohen, b. 2nd qtr. 1908 at Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, per vol. 10b, p. 31.