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Bessie HACKMAN

Female 1880 - 1965


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  • Born  6 Aug 1880  Kovno, Lithuania (Russia) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender  Female 
    Died  14 Jul 1965 
    Buried  Ahavath Achim Cong. Cem., Forest Hills, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I188  Johnson Hindin Tree
    Last Modified  30 Jul 2016 

    Father  Jacob HACKMAN (ACKERMAN OR HACHT),   b. Abt 1854, Austria-Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1914, Duquesne, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Esther ADLER,   b. 1858, Austria-Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1924, Rankin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F360  Group Sheet

    Family  Joseph CHARAPP,   b. 3 Mar 1879, Neterpince, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1957 
    Married  22 Jun 1902  [3
    Children 
     1. Helen CHARAPP,   b. 4 Oct 1908, Rankin, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1982, Biloxi, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Celia CHARAPP,   b. 1903, Rankin, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1956, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Sarah Jane CHARAPP,   b. 6 Nov 1906, Rankin, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1992, Woodbridge, Prince William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F63  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • According to Harvey Hindin, Bessie worked as a cigar roller in Duquesne, PA. She met her husband Joseph when he came into the cigar store to buy cigars. She is remembered as being a mean-looking person. Mel Hindin remembers her as a very domineering person.

      According to the Passport Application filed by Jozef Charapp on March 23, 1925, Bessie was born on August 6, 1880. According to the same Passport Application, Jozef and Bessie were married on June 22, 1902.

      The following death notice was published in the The (Pittsburgh) Jewish Chronicle on July 23, 1965 (Tammuz 23, 5725) and was availailable online at The Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project of Carnegie Mellon University:

      CHARAPP—Bessie Charapp of No. ; Miller St., Rankin, Pa. died July 14. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ben (Sarah) Hindin and Mrs. Philip (Helen) Caplan, both of Pgh. Also six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services were held at Burton L. Hirsch Chapel. Interment Ahavath Achim Cemetery, Forest Hills.

      The following obituary was published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on July 15, 1965:

      Charapp

      On Wednesday, July 14, 1965, Bessie, beloved wife of the late Joseph Charapp; mother of Mrs. Ben (Sarah) Hindin, Mrs. Philip (Helen) Caplan and the late Celia Jacobson; also 12 great-grandchildren. Friends received at the BURTON L. HIRSCH CHAPEL, 2704 Murray Ave., Sq. Hill (opp. Morrowfield Apts.), where services will be held on Friday, at 11 a.m. Interment Ahavath-Achim Cemetery, Forest Hills.

  • Sources 
    1. [S13] According to the the Application for Marriage Lice.

    2. [S709] Passport Application filed by Jozef Charapp on March 23, 1925.

    3. [S708] U.S. Passport Application filed by Jozef Charapp on March 23, 1925.