Samuel Mordecai Reuben & Gertrude Tilsen
Samuel Mordecai (Shelomo Mordekhai) Reuben was born in or near Zakharyevka (today's Franzivka, near Tiraspol) on 15 August 1892 to Yehuda Lev Reuben "Louis" & Mirel Chaplik.
Gertrude (Gitel) Tilsen was born on or about 26 December 1898 in or near Winograd to Hirshel & Haya Tilsen.
Sam & Gertrude married on 4 February 1923 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (see their wedding photo). Sam died on 18 November 1963 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Gert died on 18 February 1976 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Pictured at right (left to right): Samuel, Louis & Karl Reuben, in North Dakota, 1914. Click on image for enlargement.
These are the children of Samuel M. Reuben & Gertrude Tilsen.
- Morton Zane, born 17 July 1925, in Milwaukee, WI
- Donald L., born 30 November 1926
- Liatris Belle, born 7 January 1938, in Milwaukee, WI
Explore a Reuben Family Tree (PDF: 74K/12 pages)
Explore a Tilsen Family Tree (PDF: 93K/12 pages)
Samuel Reuben's Headstone
Gertrude Tilsen's Headstone
For more information contact Jon-Jay Tilsen at jjtilsen@beki.org
