Alex Nick Seminoff was born in Salim, Kars, Russia and died in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, CA. He married Anna John Poppin on 26 Jan 1915 in San Francisco, CA. Their children were John, Nick, Elsie, Nick, William, and Nora. Nick died in Arizona in 1918 from influenza and Elsie died as an infant about 1922.
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SEMINOFF in Santa Rosa, Dec. 30, 1959, Alex N. Seminoff of Santa Rosa, loving father of John A. Seminoff, William A. Seminoff and Nora A. Mooradian, all of Santa Rosa; brother of James N. Seminoff of Vacaville and Pearl N. Shubin of Petaluma. Also survived by 13 grandchildren. A member of Jehovah's Witnesses.
A native of Russian, aged 62 years.
Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral service Saturday, Dec. 2,* 1960 at 11 A.M. from Welti Chapel of the Roses, with Ray D. Fox officiating.
Interment will follow at Santa Rosa Memorial Park.
*This is obviously an error and the service was January 2, 1960 but I have printed this verbatim with no corrections made.
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From the December 30, 1959 Press Democrat:
Alex Seminoff Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday for Alex N. Seminoff, 62-year-old retired carpenter, who died today of a heart attack at his home at 4319 Primrose Avenue.
Mr. Seminoff came to CA from his native Russian in 1913 and was employed by Eichler Homes, Inc. before his retirement. He had resided in the Santa Rosa area 26 years. Mr. Seminoff was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses.
He is survived by his sons, John A. Seminoff, William A. Seminoff, both of Santa Rosa, and a daughter, Nora A. Mooradian, Santa Rosa; a brother James N. Seminoff, Vacaville and a sister Pearl N. Shubin, Petaluma. He also leaves 13 grandchildren.
Services will be at the Welti Mortuary with Ray D. Fox officiating. Burial will follow at Santa Rosa Memorial Park.
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Telephone interview with Alex Seminoff's son, Bill Seminoff on 5/28/2000 and Nancy Ann [Poppin] Posey
Alex Seminoff's family
According to the article written in the 1959 Press Democrat, Alex resided in the Santa Rosa area for 26 years. Not only was he a carpenter during the peak seasons, he also worked at the Mead-Clark lumber Company during the off-peak times. When he was a teenager, he worked for the Union Iron Works in San Francisco and also the shipyards in San Francisco.
I asked his son, Bill Seminoff, how he would describe his father. Alex was six feet tall, of slender build and had a nice personality. He was a farmer and was dedicated to providing for his family. He was willing to help in any way he could. His actions reflected in his devotion to God and was an active member of Jehovah's Witness denomination.
Anna Poppin Seminoff was five feet tall and in Bill's words, she was stubby. Anna was a homebody, frugal, and loved to cook. She kept her home and her children clean and was very protective of them. During the Depression, the family was well fed. I asked Bill who was the boss in the family. He replied that even though Anna's voice had a lot of punch, Dad Alex was the boss.
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Phone interview with Alex Seminoff's daughter, Nora Ann Seminoff on 5/28/2000 and Nancy Ann [Poppin] Posey
I asked his daughter Nora about the family moving around a lot with the rest of the family. She indicated that Alex got tired of saving money and then having to spend it to move. In 1933 he and Anna talked about staying put in Santa Rosa. They purchased ten acres for $1200. The family has been there ever since.
I also asked if Anna talked about her trip from Russia. Nora said Anna would talk about her family all the time. Nora could recite verbatim what Anna had said, but now she cannot remember. Nora said her grandmother Alice Bogdanov was with child when they made the trip to America. Alice's brother Mihail (Michael Bogdanov) wanted Grandfather and his sister to wait until Alice was well. According to Nora, Mihail, settled on Potrero Hill and raised a family. She does not hear from that side of the family.
NOTE: To my father's knowledge, no relatives of Alice Bogdanov came to America. That is not to discount what Nora told me. More investigative work would have to be done to proof her statement.
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From Bob Dickerson's file:
Alex work for Eichler Homes of San Rafael, CA as a carpenter and retired. During the off season he was employed by Meade Clark on 3rd street in Santa Rosa, CA.
He owned and lived in his home on Primrose Ave, southwest of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA until his death in 1959.
Head Stone for Alex Nicklas Seminoff
Lawn Plaque: Alex N. Seminoff b. June 15 1897 d. Dec 30, 1959. (Bob Dickerson Notes)
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11/13/00 - Notes as told by Joe Gregory, Sr. to Greta Gregory regarding his family:
Alex and Anna Seminoff
Dad remembers Alex working in a lumber yard with brother James (Timafey). He moved in with Nell and Joe Gregory at the house on 25th and De Haro St., S.F., going to Santa Rosa on weekends and eventually marrying Anna (Possibly in San Francisco) and moving to Santa Rosa, CA. Their family broke from the Molokan church and became Jehovah's Witnesses. Anna also worked at Galland Laundry.
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Memory written by George John Poppin from his autobiography "Ach! Amerika"
Alex Nicholas Seminoff
Alex Nicholas Seminoff (Alexei Nikolaivich Seminishev) was born June 15, 1897 in Kars, Russia and died December 30, 1959 in Santa Rosa, California. He married Anna John Poppin (Anna Ivanovna Poppin) in San Francisco, California on January 26, 1915. (See the sketch in the Poppin section about Anna Poppin Seminoff.) He immigrated to America in 1913 with the rest of his family. When he was a teenager, he worked for the Union Iron Works in San Francisco and the shipyards in San Francisco. In addition, Alex worked in a lumberyard with his brother James (Timafay). Alex and his family migrated with the rest of the Poppin family to Potter Valley, Arizona and San Francisco.
About 1933 Alex got tired of saving money and then having to spend it to move, so he and Anna talked about staying put in Santa Rosa. They purchased ten acres for $1200. Alex's brother Timafay also owned a ranch in Santa Rosa. During this transition time, Alex moved in with his niece Nell and Joe Gregory at Timafay's house on 25th and DeHaro St., San Francisco and would go to Santa Rosa on the weekends.
His family broke from the Molokan church and became Jehovah's Witnesses.
Alex was six feet tall, of slender build and had a nice personality. He was a farmer and was dedicated to providing for his family. He was willing to help out in any way.
Alex resided in the Santa Rosa area for 26 years. He worked for Eichler Homes of San Rafael, California as a carpenter and retired. During the off-season Meade Clark employed him on 3rd street in Santa Rosa, California.
He owned and lived in his home on Primrose Ave, southwest of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California until his death in 1959.
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SEMINOFF in Santa Rosa, Dec. 30, 1959, Alex N. Seminoff of Santa Rosa, loving father of John A. Seminoff, William A. Seminoff and Nora A. Mooradian, all of Santa Rosa; brother of James N. Seminoff of Vacaville and Pearl N. Shubin of Petaluma. Also survived by 13 grandchildren. A member of Jehovah's Witnesses.
A native of Russian, aged 62 years.
Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral service Saturday, Dec. 2,* 1960 at 11 A.M. from Welti Chapel of the Roses, with Ray D. Fox officiating.
Interment will follow at Santa Rosa Memorial Park.
*This is obviously an error and the service was January 2, 1960 but I have printed this verbatim with no corrections made.
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From the December 30, 1959 Press Democrat:
Alex Seminoff Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday for Alex N. Seminoff, 62-year-old retired carpenter, who died today of a heart attack at his home at 4319 Primrose Avenue.
Mr. Seminoff came to CA from his native Russian in 1913 and was employed by Eichler Homes, Inc. before his retirement. He had resided in the Santa Rosa area 26 years. Mr. Seminoff was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses.
He is survived by his sons, John A. Seminoff, William A. Seminoff, both of Santa Rosa, and a daughter, Nora A. Mooradian, Santa Rosa; a brother James N. Seminoff, Vacaville and a sister Pearl N. Shubin, Petaluma. He also leaves 13 grandchildren.
Services will be at the Welti Mortuary with Ray D. Fox officiating. Burial will follow at Santa Rosa Memorial Park.
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Telephone interview with Alex Seminoff's son, Bill Seminoff on 5/28/2000 and Nancy Ann [Poppin] Posey
Alex Seminoff's family
According to the article written in the 1959 Press Democrat, Alex resided in the Santa Rosa area for 26 years. Not only was he a carpenter during the peak seasons, he also worked at the Mead-Clark lumber Company during the off-peak times. When he was a teenager, he worked for the Union Iron Works in San Francisco and also the shipyards in San Francisco.
I asked his son, Bill Seminoff, how he would describe his father. Alex was six feet tall, of slender build and had a nice personality. He was a farmer and was dedicated to providing for his family. He was willing to help in any way he could. His actions reflected in his devotion to God and was an active member of Jehovah's Witness denomination.
Anna Poppin Seminoff was five feet tall and in Bill's words, she was stubby. Anna was a homebody, frugal, and loved to cook. She kept her home and her children clean and was very protective of them. During the Depression, the family was well fed. I asked Bill who was the boss in the family. He replied that even though Anna's voice had a lot of punch, Dad Alex was the boss.
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Phone interview with Alex Seminoff's daughter, Nora Ann Seminoff on 5/28/2000 and Nancy Ann [Poppin] Posey
I asked his daughter Nora about the family moving around a lot with the rest of the family. She indicated that Alex got tired of saving money and then having to spend it to move. In 1933 he and Anna talked about staying put in Santa Rosa. They purchased ten acres for $1200. The family has been there ever since.
I also asked if Anna talked about her trip from Russia. Nora said Anna would talk about her family all the time. Nora could recite verbatim what Anna had said, but now she cannot remember. Nora said her grandmother Alice Bogdanov was with child when they made the trip to America. Alice's brother Mihail (Michael Bogdanov) wanted Grandfather and his sister to wait until Alice was well. According to Nora, Mihail, settled on Potrero Hill and raised a family. She does not hear from that side of the family.
NOTE: To my father's knowledge, no relatives of Alice Bogdanov came to America. That is not to discount what Nora told me. More investigative work would have to be done to proof her statement.
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From Bob Dickerson's file:
Alex work for Eichler Homes of San Rafael, CA as a carpenter and retired. During the off season he was employed by Meade Clark on 3rd street in Santa Rosa, CA.
He owned and lived in his home on Primrose Ave, southwest of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA until his death in 1959.
Head Stone for Alex Nicklas Seminoff
Lawn Plaque: Alex N. Seminoff b. June 15 1897 d. Dec 30, 1959. (Bob Dickerson Notes)
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11/13/00 - Notes as told by Joe Gregory, Sr. to Greta Gregory regarding his family:
Alex and Anna Seminoff
Dad remembers Alex working in a lumber yard with brother James (Timafey). He moved in with Nell and Joe Gregory at the house on 25th and De Haro St., S.F., going to Santa Rosa on weekends and eventually marrying Anna (Possibly in San Francisco) and moving to Santa Rosa, CA. Their family broke from the Molokan church and became Jehovah's Witnesses. Anna also worked at Galland Laundry.
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Memory written by George John Poppin from his autobiography "Ach! Amerika"
Alex Nicholas Seminoff
Alex Nicholas Seminoff (Alexei Nikolaivich Seminishev) was born June 15, 1897 in Kars, Russia and died December 30, 1959 in Santa Rosa, California. He married Anna John Poppin (Anna Ivanovna Poppin) in San Francisco, California on January 26, 1915. (See the sketch in the Poppin section about Anna Poppin Seminoff.) He immigrated to America in 1913 with the rest of his family. When he was a teenager, he worked for the Union Iron Works in San Francisco and the shipyards in San Francisco. In addition, Alex worked in a lumberyard with his brother James (Timafay). Alex and his family migrated with the rest of the Poppin family to Potter Valley, Arizona and San Francisco.
About 1933 Alex got tired of saving money and then having to spend it to move, so he and Anna talked about staying put in Santa Rosa. They purchased ten acres for $1200. Alex's brother Timafay also owned a ranch in Santa Rosa. During this transition time, Alex moved in with his niece Nell and Joe Gregory at Timafay's house on 25th and DeHaro St., San Francisco and would go to Santa Rosa on the weekends.
His family broke from the Molokan church and became Jehovah's Witnesses.
Alex was six feet tall, of slender build and had a nice personality. He was a farmer and was dedicated to providing for his family. He was willing to help out in any way.
Alex resided in the Santa Rosa area for 26 years. He worked for Eichler Homes of San Rafael, California as a carpenter and retired. During the off-season Meade Clark employed him on 3rd street in Santa Rosa, California.
He owned and lived in his home on Primrose Ave, southwest of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California until his death in 1959.
Alex Nick Seminoff was born in Salim, Kars, Russia and died in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, CA. He married Anna John Poppin on 26 Jan 1915 in San Francisco, CA. Their children were John, Nick, Elsie, Nick, William, and Nora. Nick died in Arizona in 1918 from influenza and Elsie died as an infant about 1922.
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SEMINOFF in Santa Rosa, Dec. 30, 1959, Alex N. Seminoff of Santa Rosa, loving father of John A. Seminoff, William A. Seminoff and Nora A. Mooradian, all of Santa Rosa; brother of James N. Seminoff of Vacaville and Pearl N. Shubin of Petaluma. Also survived by 13 grandchildren. A member of Jehovah's Witnesses.
A native of Russian, aged 62 years.
Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral service Saturday, Dec. 2,* 1960 at 11 A.M. from Welti Chapel of the Roses, with Ray D. Fox officiating.
Interment will follow at Santa Rosa Memorial Park.
*This is obviously an error and the service was January 2, 1960 but I have printed this verbatim with no corrections made.
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From the December 30, 1959 Press Democrat:
Alex Seminoff Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday for Alex N. Seminoff, 62-year-old retired carpenter, who died today of a heart attack at his home at 4319 Primrose Avenue.
Mr. Seminoff came to CA from his native Russian in 1913 and was employed by Eichler Homes, Inc. before his retirement. He had resided in the Santa Rosa area 26 years. Mr. Seminoff was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses.
He is survived by his sons, John A. Seminoff, William A. Seminoff, both of Santa Rosa, and a daughter, Nora A. Mooradian, Santa Rosa; a brother James N. Seminoff, Vacaville and a sister Pearl N. Shubin, Petaluma. He also leaves 13 grandchildren.
Services will be at the Welti Mortuary with Ray D. Fox officiating. Burial will follow at Santa Rosa Memorial Park.
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Telephone interview with Alex Seminoff's son, Bill Seminoff on 5/28/2000 and Nancy Ann [Poppin] Posey
Alex Seminoff's family
According to the article written in the 1959 Press Democrat, Alex resided in the Santa Rosa area for 26 years. Not only was he a carpenter during the peak seasons, he also worked at the Mead-Clark lumber Company during the off-peak times. When he was a teenager, he worked for the Union Iron Works in San Francisco and also the shipyards in San Francisco.
I asked his son, Bill Seminoff, how he would describe his father. Alex was six feet tall, of slender build and had a nice personality. He was a farmer and was dedicated to providing for his family. He was willing to help in any way he could. His actions reflected in his devotion to God and was an active member of Jehovah's Witness denomination.
Anna Poppin Seminoff was five feet tall and in Bill's words, she was stubby. Anna was a homebody, frugal, and loved to cook. She kept her home and her children clean and was very protective of them. During the Depression, the family was well fed. I asked Bill who was the boss in the family. He replied that even though Anna's voice had a lot of punch, Dad Alex was the boss.
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Phone interview with Alex Seminoff's daughter, Nora Ann Seminoff on 5/28/2000 and Nancy Ann [Poppin] Posey
I asked his daughter Nora about the family moving around a lot with the rest of the family. She indicated that Alex got tired of saving money and then having to spend it to move. In 1933 he and Anna talked about staying put in Santa Rosa. They purchased ten acres for $1200. The family has been there ever since.
I also asked if Anna talked about her trip from Russia. Nora said Anna would talk about her family all the time. Nora could recite verbatim what Anna had said, but now she cannot remember. Nora said her grandmother Alice Bogdanov was with child when they made the trip to America. Alice's brother Mihail (Michael Bogdanov) wanted Grandfather and his sister to wait until Alice was well. According to Nora, Mihail, settled on Potrero Hill and raised a family. She does not hear from that side of the family.
NOTE: To my father's knowledge, no relatives of Alice Bogdanov came to America. That is not to discount what Nora told me. More investigative work would have to be done to proof her statement.
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From Bob Dickerson's file:
Alex work for Eichler Homes of San Rafael, CA as a carpenter and retired. During the off season he was employed by Meade Clark on 3rd street in Santa Rosa, CA.
He owned and lived in his home on Primrose Ave, southwest of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA until his death in 1959.
Head Stone for Alex Nicklas Seminoff
Lawn Plaque: Alex N. Seminoff b. June 15 1897 d. Dec 30, 1959. (Bob Dickerson Notes)
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11/13/00 - Notes as told by Joe Gregory, Sr. to Greta Gregory regarding his family:
Alex and Anna Seminoff
Dad remembers Alex working in a lumber yard with brother James (Timafey). He moved in with Nell and Joe Gregory at the house on 25th and De Haro St., S.F., going to Santa Rosa on weekends and eventually marrying Anna (Possibly in San Francisco) and moving to Santa Rosa, CA. Their family broke from the Molokan church and became Jehovah's Witnesses. Anna also worked at Galland Laundry.
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Memory written by George John Poppin from his autobiography "Ach! Amerika"
Alex Nicholas Seminoff
Alex Nicholas Seminoff (Alexei Nikolaivich Seminishev) was born June 15, 1897 in Kars, Russia and died December 30, 1959 in Santa Rosa, California. He married Anna John Poppin (Anna Ivanovna Poppin) in San Francisco, California on January 26, 1915. (See the sketch in the Poppin section about Anna Poppin Seminoff.) He immigrated to America in 1913 with the rest of his family. When he was a teenager, he worked for the Union Iron Works in San Francisco and the shipyards in San Francisco. In addition, Alex worked in a lumberyard with his brother James (Timafay). Alex and his family migrated with the rest of the Poppin family to Potter Valley, Arizona and San Francisco.
About 1933 Alex got tired of saving money and then having to spend it to move, so he and Anna talked about staying put in Santa Rosa. They purchased ten acres for $1200. Alex's brother Timafay also owned a ranch in Santa Rosa. During this transition time, Alex moved in with his niece Nell and Joe Gregory at Timafay's house on 25th and DeHaro St., San Francisco and would go to Santa Rosa on the weekends.
His family broke from the Molokan church and became Jehovah's Witnesses.
Alex was six feet tall, of slender build and had a nice personality. He was a farmer and was dedicated to providing for his family. He was willing to help out in any way.
Alex resided in the Santa Rosa area for 26 years. He worked for Eichler Homes of San Rafael, California as a carpenter and retired. During the off-season Meade Clark employed him on 3rd street in Santa Rosa, California.
He owned and lived in his home on Primrose Ave, southwest of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California until his death in 1959.
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SEMINOFF in Santa Rosa, Dec. 30, 1959, Alex N. Seminoff of Santa Rosa, loving father of John A. Seminoff, William A. Seminoff and Nora A. Mooradian, all of Santa Rosa; brother of James N. Seminoff of Vacaville and Pearl N. Shubin of Petaluma. Also survived by 13 grandchildren. A member of Jehovah's Witnesses.
A native of Russian, aged 62 years.
Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral service Saturday, Dec. 2,* 1960 at 11 A.M. from Welti Chapel of the Roses, with Ray D. Fox officiating.
Interment will follow at Santa Rosa Memorial Park.
*This is obviously an error and the service was January 2, 1960 but I have printed this verbatim with no corrections made.
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From the December 30, 1959 Press Democrat:
Alex Seminoff Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday for Alex N. Seminoff, 62-year-old retired carpenter, who died today of a heart attack at his home at 4319 Primrose Avenue.
Mr. Seminoff came to CA from his native Russian in 1913 and was employed by Eichler Homes, Inc. before his retirement. He had resided in the Santa Rosa area 26 years. Mr. Seminoff was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses.
He is survived by his sons, John A. Seminoff, William A. Seminoff, both of Santa Rosa, and a daughter, Nora A. Mooradian, Santa Rosa; a brother James N. Seminoff, Vacaville and a sister Pearl N. Shubin, Petaluma. He also leaves 13 grandchildren.
Services will be at the Welti Mortuary with Ray D. Fox officiating. Burial will follow at Santa Rosa Memorial Park.
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Telephone interview with Alex Seminoff's son, Bill Seminoff on 5/28/2000 and Nancy Ann [Poppin] Posey
Alex Seminoff's family
According to the article written in the 1959 Press Democrat, Alex resided in the Santa Rosa area for 26 years. Not only was he a carpenter during the peak seasons, he also worked at the Mead-Clark lumber Company during the off-peak times. When he was a teenager, he worked for the Union Iron Works in San Francisco and also the shipyards in San Francisco.
I asked his son, Bill Seminoff, how he would describe his father. Alex was six feet tall, of slender build and had a nice personality. He was a farmer and was dedicated to providing for his family. He was willing to help in any way he could. His actions reflected in his devotion to God and was an active member of Jehovah's Witness denomination.
Anna Poppin Seminoff was five feet tall and in Bill's words, she was stubby. Anna was a homebody, frugal, and loved to cook. She kept her home and her children clean and was very protective of them. During the Depression, the family was well fed. I asked Bill who was the boss in the family. He replied that even though Anna's voice had a lot of punch, Dad Alex was the boss.
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Phone interview with Alex Seminoff's daughter, Nora Ann Seminoff on 5/28/2000 and Nancy Ann [Poppin] Posey
I asked his daughter Nora about the family moving around a lot with the rest of the family. She indicated that Alex got tired of saving money and then having to spend it to move. In 1933 he and Anna talked about staying put in Santa Rosa. They purchased ten acres for $1200. The family has been there ever since.
I also asked if Anna talked about her trip from Russia. Nora said Anna would talk about her family all the time. Nora could recite verbatim what Anna had said, but now she cannot remember. Nora said her grandmother Alice Bogdanov was with child when they made the trip to America. Alice's brother Mihail (Michael Bogdanov) wanted Grandfather and his sister to wait until Alice was well. According to Nora, Mihail, settled on Potrero Hill and raised a family. She does not hear from that side of the family.
NOTE: To my father's knowledge, no relatives of Alice Bogdanov came to America. That is not to discount what Nora told me. More investigative work would have to be done to proof her statement.
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From Bob Dickerson's file:
Alex work for Eichler Homes of San Rafael, CA as a carpenter and retired. During the off season he was employed by Meade Clark on 3rd street in Santa Rosa, CA.
He owned and lived in his home on Primrose Ave, southwest of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA until his death in 1959.
Head Stone for Alex Nicklas Seminoff
Lawn Plaque: Alex N. Seminoff b. June 15 1897 d. Dec 30, 1959. (Bob Dickerson Notes)
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11/13/00 - Notes as told by Joe Gregory, Sr. to Greta Gregory regarding his family:
Alex and Anna Seminoff
Dad remembers Alex working in a lumber yard with brother James (Timafey). He moved in with Nell and Joe Gregory at the house on 25th and De Haro St., S.F., going to Santa Rosa on weekends and eventually marrying Anna (Possibly in San Francisco) and moving to Santa Rosa, CA. Their family broke from the Molokan church and became Jehovah's Witnesses. Anna also worked at Galland Laundry.
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Memory written by George John Poppin from his autobiography "Ach! Amerika"
Alex Nicholas Seminoff
Alex Nicholas Seminoff (Alexei Nikolaivich Seminishev) was born June 15, 1897 in Kars, Russia and died December 30, 1959 in Santa Rosa, California. He married Anna John Poppin (Anna Ivanovna Poppin) in San Francisco, California on January 26, 1915. (See the sketch in the Poppin section about Anna Poppin Seminoff.) He immigrated to America in 1913 with the rest of his family. When he was a teenager, he worked for the Union Iron Works in San Francisco and the shipyards in San Francisco. In addition, Alex worked in a lumberyard with his brother James (Timafay). Alex and his family migrated with the rest of the Poppin family to Potter Valley, Arizona and San Francisco.
About 1933 Alex got tired of saving money and then having to spend it to move, so he and Anna talked about staying put in Santa Rosa. They purchased ten acres for $1200. Alex's brother Timafay also owned a ranch in Santa Rosa. During this transition time, Alex moved in with his niece Nell and Joe Gregory at Timafay's house on 25th and DeHaro St., San Francisco and would go to Santa Rosa on the weekends.
His family broke from the Molokan church and became Jehovah's Witnesses.
Alex was six feet tall, of slender build and had a nice personality. He was a farmer and was dedicated to providing for his family. He was willing to help out in any way.
Alex resided in the Santa Rosa area for 26 years. He worked for Eichler Homes of San Rafael, California as a carpenter and retired. During the off-season Meade Clark employed him on 3rd street in Santa Rosa, California.
He owned and lived in his home on Primrose Ave, southwest of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California until his death in 1959.
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