NameSamuel H. “Simon” Weidenthal
BirthJun 1862, Cleveland, OH33
Death8 Sep 1916, San Francisco, CA21,16
BurialSan Francisco, CA16
Spouses
Birth4 Nov 1872, Australia33,34
Death27 Apr 1946, San Francisco, CA34,35
FatherJohn Bray
MotherJane Beilby (1836-)
Marriage26 Jul 1889, Roseville, CA34
Notes for Samuel H. “Simon” Weidenthal
MM 20 (Letter from Ruth Weidenthal) indicates that Sam's wife was named Adaline Levy.
Marriage reference, see also, Jewish Review & Observer (MM-88 & MM-130)
Samuel was apparently also known as Simon
1870 Cleveland, OH census: Abrah Widenthall (48) living in Ward 4 with: wife, Rebecca (44); children: Sarah (15); Jacob (14); Leopold (12); Rachel (10); Fannie (7); Simon (6) and Harry (3).
1880 Cleveland, OH census (Ancestry.com): Abraham Weidenthal (58) living in Dist. 9 with: wife, Beca (52); children: Sarah (35); Jacob (28); Leon (21); Rachel (20); Fannie (17); Simon (15); Harry (14) and Leah (9).
He married a gentle girl but never told his father she wasn't Jewish
In 1885 he was an electician in Cleveland (MM-76)
Moved to El Paso, TX in 1886 (MM-76)
1888 he went to Virginia City, NV to install an electric plant for the Comstoke mines. (MM-88)
Moved to San Francisco in 1893 where he opened an electric company and a movie theater called Edison Theater on Powell St. (MM-115 & MM-139)
The electric company named Weidenthal-Gosliner Electric Works kept the name until it closed in the 1970s. (MM-139)
Right after he married Alice they moved to Cleveland for about 3 yrs. (MM-139)
1892 They moved from Cleveland to San Francisco. (MM-139)
1900 Calif. Soundex census: S. H. Weidenthal born June 1862 Ohio living in San Francisco with: Erma born July 1889 Ohio & Milton born May 1894 Calif. (MM-50)
He became wealthy but lost everything in the 1906 earthquake, his
brothers loaned him money. (MM16)
Died of CO poisoning while working on his car (MM139)
Death recorded in Jewish Review & Observer Vol. 42 No. 38 p. 6 Col. 5. (MM-131)