This is a timeline of major known life events for Mary (Wolkowitz) Milgrom, wife to Henry and mother of Beatrice.

I recently received a copy of her death certificate from the New York City vital records archives, and it contained information regarding the names of her parents. Though I have not yet been able to verify actual parentage as documented here (the records are in Poland and I’ve not yet located the trail online), Mary’s father’s surname is Wolkowitz, and Mary herself is buried near a couple of Wolkowitzs that do fit into the approximate birth/death year range to make them possible relations.

Right now, I am using a working hypothesis that the Solomon Wolkowitz buried near her 5 years years after her death could potentially be her brother, and the 5 year old Jacob Wolkowitz could be either a nephew or very young cousin, based on death date. This burial information is courtesy of a BillionGraves+ search which shows not only individual gravesites and headstones, but also (for subscribers to the BG+ service) family plots and the names and headstones of those buried near the person of interest.

As I am able to verify or exclude these hypothesized relationships, I will be updating the timeline, names, and any additional information as necessary.

Mary’s parents as indicated on her death certificate:

• Father: Wolf Wolkowitz (born – Russia)
• Mother: Bella Cohen (born – Russia)