Magaziners of Humenne

Updated 6/5/2009

	William Edward Magaziner William Edward Magaziner (born Wulf; also known as Wilhelm) was born on September 23, 1881.1 He went to college, became a physician, and served as family doctor for much of the family.2 William came to America on the Hermann in June 1887 with his parents, Henry and Celia, and siblings Anna and Nellie. In 1921, William married Jane Ward.3 They had three sons: William Ward Magaziner, Robert Henry Magaziner and Daniel Edward Magaziner.4 Tragically, William fell into a persistent vegetative state after an anesthetic mistake during a routine operation.5 This unfortunate event inspired William's son Robert, a medical resident at the time, to pursue a career as an anesthesiologist.6 William died on July 13, 1956 at the age of 74.7
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Footnotes

1. According to the Humenne Jewish birth registry. United States census and other records tend to give his date of birth as 1882, but the birth registry is the most reliable source. Birth registry gives his name as Wulf. The family's immigration record gives his name as Wilh.

2. According to correspondence with various family members, including a Rosenbluth, who noted that he was also a family doctor for the Rosenbluths.

3. According to the Philadelphia Marriage Index. Note that the 1930 census record for William and Jane to be wildly inaccurate, providing incorrect dates for marriage, incorrect ages for the children, incorrect places of birth, etc., so it cannot be relied upon for any useful information. The census record is, nevertheless, clearly for the right family, because first names all match, the surname is close enough (Magasinser), and the address, 908 N. Franklin Street in Philadelphia, is where William and much of the family had been living since at least 1906, when Sadie was married there.

4. According to correspondence with a family member. These children appear in the 1930 census record, though as discussed in fn3, their personal information in that census record is wildly inaccurate.

5. According to correspondence with a family member.

6. According to correspondence with a family member.

7. According to a 1957 court opinion resolving issues related to his estate.

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