Kitzes, Louis

Abt 1908 - 1934  (~ 26 years)

• Name	Kitzes, Louis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Born	Abt 1908	Russia   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	27 May 1913	New York, New York, USA   [3, 10]
  Immigration	27 May 1913	New York, New York, New York, USA   [10, 12, 13]
  Arrival	1914  [9]
  Departure	Libau, Latvia   [3]
  Name	Srul Kitzes  [10]
  Residence	1920	Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA   [9]
  	Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Died	16 Jun 1934	Yosemite Valley, Mariposa, California, USA   [1, 2, 14, 15, 16]
  	Cause: Mountain climbing accident
  Buried	Eternal Home Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo, California, USA   [2, 17, 18]
  Person ID	I18749	Our Family | Descendents of Ze'ev Wolf Kitzes (I8926, I18, I1390)
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Kitzes, David Abraham,   b. Abt 1869, Dzhurin, Vinnyts'ka, Ukraine ,   d. 21 Dec 1931, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Dorman, Bertha,   b. Abt 1869, Russia ,   d. 30 Nov 1951, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Abt 1888	Ukraine   [19]
  Family ID	F6708	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  YOUTH POSES FOR PICTURE, FALLS, DIES YOSEMITE, Cal., June 16.- (UP)-A desire to have his picture taken on the brink of Nevada Falls, a sc enic 594-foot water fall in the Yosemite national park, cost Louis Kitze s, 24-yearold San Francisco garmet worker, his life today. Kitzes, barefooted, his feet emerged in the turbulent, whitecapped strea m, suddenly slipped or was wept away by the strong current, accordi ng to J. Levy, San Francisco, friend of Kitzes. Nevada State Journal, 6/16/1934 YOUTH POSES FOR PICTURE, FALLS, DIES YOSEMITE, Cal., June 16.- (UP)- A desire to have his picture taken on the brink of Nevada Falls, a scenic 594-foot water fall in the Yosemite national park, cost Louis Kitzes, 24-yearold San Francisco garmet worker, his life today. Kitzes, barefooted, his feet emerged in the turbulent, whitecapped stream, suddenly slipped or was wept away by the strong current, according to J. Levy, San Francisco, friend of Kitzes. Nevada State Journal, 6/16/1934 YOUTH POSES FOR PICTURE, FALLS, DIES YOSEMITE, Cal., June 16.- (UP)- A desire to have his picture taken on the brink of Nevada Falls, a scenic 594-foot water fall in the Yosemite national park, cost Louis Kitzes, 24-yearold San Francisco garmet worker, his life today. Kitzes, barefooted, his feet emerged in the turbulent, whitecapped stream, suddenly slipped or was wept away by the strong current, according to J. Levy, San Francisco, friend of Kitzes. Nevada State Journal, 6/16/1934 YOUTH POSES FOR PICTURE, FALLS, DIES YOSEMITE, Cal., June 16.- (UP)- A desire to have his picture taken on the brink of Nevada Falls, a scenic 594-foot water fall in the Yosemite national park, cost Louis Kitzes, 24-yearold San Francisco garmet worker, his life today. Kitzes, barefooted, his feet emerged in the turbulent, whitecapped stream, suddenly slipped or was wept away by the strong current, according to J. Levy, San Francisco, friend of Kitzes. Nevada State Journal, 6/16/1934 YOUTH POSES FOR PICTURE, FALLS, DIES YOSEMITE, Cal., June 16.- (UP)- A desire to have his picture taken on the brink of Nevada Falls, a scenic 594-foot water fall in the Yosemite national park, cost Louis Kitzes, 24-yearold San Francisco garmet worker, his life today. Kitzes, barefooted, his feet emerged in the turbulent, whitecapped stream, suddenly slipped or was wept away by the strong current, according to J. Levy, San Francisco, friend of Kitzes. Nevada State Journal, 6/16/1934 YOUTH POSES FOR PICTURE, FALLS, DIES YOSEMITE, Cal., June 16.- (UP)- A desire to have his picture taken on the brink of Nevada Falls, a scenic 594-foot water fall in the Yosemite national park, cost Louis Kitzes, 24-yearold San Francisco garmet worker, his life today. Kitzes, barefooted, his feet emerged in the turbulent, whitecapped stream, suddenly slipped or was wept away by the strong current, according to J. Levy, San Francisco, friend of Kitzes. Nevada State Journal, 6/16/1934 YOUTH POSES FOR PICTURE, FALLS, DIES YOSEMITE, Cal., June 16.- (UP)- A desire to have his picture taken on the brink of Nevada Falls, a scenic 594-foot water fall in the Yosemite national park, cost Louis Kitzes, 24-yearold San Francisco garmet worker, his life today. Kitzes, barefooted, his feet emerged in the turbulent, whitecapped stream, suddenly slipped or was wept away by the strong current, according to J. Levy, San Francisco, friend of Kitzes. Nevada State Journal, 6/16/1934

  
  

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