Florence Zwerling was the daughter of Mary Peskin (1888-1976) and Nathan Zwerling (1884-1970).
She married in 1963 Peter van Dresser. [She had been his companion since about 1949.]
She was born October 29, 1919; died December 27, 1978; buried next to Peter in a grave marked with a Star of David at Ghost Ranch Cemetery, near Abiquiu, Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico; last residence Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Peter and Florence supported themselves by running a coffee house in El Rito, a small town in northern New Mexico, while building one of the first solar houses in the West in 1958.
Florence had a son Steven from a previous marriage.
Steven van Dresser attended St. John's College and lives in Japan.
She was listed in the 1920 US Census in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, with parents and siblings as:
Nathan Zwerling, head, 46, b. Austria, m. age 22, im. 1901, Fur Manufacturer; Mary Zwerling, wife, 41, b. Russia, m. age 18, im. 1893; Edith Zwerling, dau, 22, b. NY, Office Stenographer; Louis Zwerling, son, 20, b. NY; Arthur Zwerling, son, 15, b. NY; *Florence Zwerling, dau, 10, b. NY; John Zwerling, son, 8, b. NY; Lillian Zwerling, 7, b. NJ; and Rose Peskin, mother, 63, widow, b. Russia, im. 1893.
Nathan Zwerling married at age 22, b. ca 1884, in Manhatten, New York, New York, June 30, 1906, Mary Peskin, age 20, b. ca 1886.
Nathan registered for the World War I Draft as Nathaniel Zwerling, age 34, b. Jan 1, 1884, employed by Globe Sash & Door Co., NY, NY; nearest relative Mary Zwerling; address of both 3813 15th St, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY.
Nathan and Mary were listed in the 1930 US Census in Manhattan, New York, New York, as: Nathan Zwerling, head, 55, b. Austria, Window Manufacturer; Mary Zwerling, wife, 52, b. Latvia; both living in the same place in 1935.
Nathan registered for the World War II Draft as Nathan Zwerling, age 57, b. Dec 25, 1884, in Austria; self-employed; business address 728 East 136th St., NY, NY; relative Mary Zwerling; residence of both 110 West 86th St., NY, NY.
From LDS Family Search and Information and E-mails from findagrave contributors Valerie Kooyker, [email protected], George T. Huggins, [email protected], and Linda Smiley (49801668).
She married in 1963 Peter van Dresser. [She had been his companion since about 1949.]
She was born October 29, 1919; died December 27, 1978; buried next to Peter in a grave marked with a Star of David at Ghost Ranch Cemetery, near Abiquiu, Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico; last residence Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Peter and Florence supported themselves by running a coffee house in El Rito, a small town in northern New Mexico, while building one of the first solar houses in the West in 1958.
Florence had a son Steven from a previous marriage.
Steven van Dresser attended St. John's College and lives in Japan.
She was listed in the 1920 US Census in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, with parents and siblings as:
Nathan Zwerling, head, 46, b. Austria, m. age 22, im. 1901, Fur Manufacturer; Mary Zwerling, wife, 41, b. Russia, m. age 18, im. 1893; Edith Zwerling, dau, 22, b. NY, Office Stenographer; Louis Zwerling, son, 20, b. NY; Arthur Zwerling, son, 15, b. NY; *Florence Zwerling, dau, 10, b. NY; John Zwerling, son, 8, b. NY; Lillian Zwerling, 7, b. NJ; and Rose Peskin, mother, 63, widow, b. Russia, im. 1893.
Nathan Zwerling married at age 22, b. ca 1884, in Manhatten, New York, New York, June 30, 1906, Mary Peskin, age 20, b. ca 1886.
Nathan registered for the World War I Draft as Nathaniel Zwerling, age 34, b. Jan 1, 1884, employed by Globe Sash & Door Co., NY, NY; nearest relative Mary Zwerling; address of both 3813 15th St, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY.
Nathan and Mary were listed in the 1930 US Census in Manhattan, New York, New York, as: Nathan Zwerling, head, 55, b. Austria, Window Manufacturer; Mary Zwerling, wife, 52, b. Latvia; both living in the same place in 1935.
Nathan registered for the World War II Draft as Nathan Zwerling, age 57, b. Dec 25, 1884, in Austria; self-employed; business address 728 East 136th St., NY, NY; relative Mary Zwerling; residence of both 110 West 86th St., NY, NY.
From LDS Family Search and Information and E-mails from findagrave contributors Valerie Kooyker, [email protected], George T. Huggins, [email protected], and Linda Smiley (49801668).
Florence Zwerling was the daughter of Mary Peskin (1888-1976) and Nathan Zwerling (1884-1970).
She married in 1963 Peter van Dresser. [She had been his companion since about 1949.]
She was born October 29, 1919; died December 27, 1978; buried next to Peter in a grave marked with a Star of David at Ghost Ranch Cemetery, near Abiquiu, Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico; last residence Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Peter and Florence supported themselves by running a coffee house in El Rito, a small town in northern New Mexico, while building one of the first solar houses in the West in 1958.
Florence had a son Steven from a previous marriage.
Steven van Dresser attended St. John's College and lives in Japan.
She was listed in the 1920 US Census in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, with parents and siblings as:
Nathan Zwerling, head, 46, b. Austria, m. age 22, im. 1901, Fur Manufacturer; Mary Zwerling, wife, 41, b. Russia, m. age 18, im. 1893; Edith Zwerling, dau, 22, b. NY, Office Stenographer; Louis Zwerling, son, 20, b. NY; Arthur Zwerling, son, 15, b. NY; *Florence Zwerling, dau, 10, b. NY; John Zwerling, son, 8, b. NY; Lillian Zwerling, 7, b. NJ; and Rose Peskin, mother, 63, widow, b. Russia, im. 1893.
Nathan Zwerling married at age 22, b. ca 1884, in Manhatten, New York, New York, June 30, 1906, Mary Peskin, age 20, b. ca 1886.
Nathan registered for the World War I Draft as Nathaniel Zwerling, age 34, b. Jan 1, 1884, employed by Globe Sash & Door Co., NY, NY; nearest relative Mary Zwerling; address of both 3813 15th St, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY.
Nathan and Mary were listed in the 1930 US Census in Manhattan, New York, New York, as: Nathan Zwerling, head, 55, b. Austria, Window Manufacturer; Mary Zwerling, wife, 52, b. Latvia; both living in the same place in 1935.
Nathan registered for the World War II Draft as Nathan Zwerling, age 57, b. Dec 25, 1884, in Austria; self-employed; business address 728 East 136th St., NY, NY; relative Mary Zwerling; residence of both 110 West 86th St., NY, NY.
From LDS Family Search and Information and E-mails from findagrave contributors Valerie Kooyker, [email protected], George T. Huggins, [email protected], and Linda Smiley (49801668).
She married in 1963 Peter van Dresser. [She had been his companion since about 1949.]
She was born October 29, 1919; died December 27, 1978; buried next to Peter in a grave marked with a Star of David at Ghost Ranch Cemetery, near Abiquiu, Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico; last residence Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Peter and Florence supported themselves by running a coffee house in El Rito, a small town in northern New Mexico, while building one of the first solar houses in the West in 1958.
Florence had a son Steven from a previous marriage.
Steven van Dresser attended St. John's College and lives in Japan.
She was listed in the 1920 US Census in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, with parents and siblings as:
Nathan Zwerling, head, 46, b. Austria, m. age 22, im. 1901, Fur Manufacturer; Mary Zwerling, wife, 41, b. Russia, m. age 18, im. 1893; Edith Zwerling, dau, 22, b. NY, Office Stenographer; Louis Zwerling, son, 20, b. NY; Arthur Zwerling, son, 15, b. NY; *Florence Zwerling, dau, 10, b. NY; John Zwerling, son, 8, b. NY; Lillian Zwerling, 7, b. NJ; and Rose Peskin, mother, 63, widow, b. Russia, im. 1893.
Nathan Zwerling married at age 22, b. ca 1884, in Manhatten, New York, New York, June 30, 1906, Mary Peskin, age 20, b. ca 1886.
Nathan registered for the World War I Draft as Nathaniel Zwerling, age 34, b. Jan 1, 1884, employed by Globe Sash & Door Co., NY, NY; nearest relative Mary Zwerling; address of both 3813 15th St, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY.
Nathan and Mary were listed in the 1930 US Census in Manhattan, New York, New York, as: Nathan Zwerling, head, 55, b. Austria, Window Manufacturer; Mary Zwerling, wife, 52, b. Latvia; both living in the same place in 1935.
Nathan registered for the World War II Draft as Nathan Zwerling, age 57, b. Dec 25, 1884, in Austria; self-employed; business address 728 East 136th St., NY, NY; relative Mary Zwerling; residence of both 110 West 86th St., NY, NY.
From LDS Family Search and Information and E-mails from findagrave contributors Valerie Kooyker, [email protected], George T. Huggins, [email protected], and Linda Smiley (49801668).
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