KAPLAN, Elka^{[1, 2]}

1898 - 1976  (78 years)

• Name	KAPLAN, Elka  [3, 4]
  Birth	4 Jul 1898	Nieswicz, Poland   [5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Anna  [1]
  Immigration	14 Jan 1935	Bronx, New York, United States of America   [1]
  	“My last foreign residence was Nieswicz, Poland. I emigrated to the United States from Libau, Latvia. My lawful entry to the US was at New York, NY under the name Elka Kaplan on July 20, 1913, on the vessel Kurak. “
  Census	Apr 1940	1343 Boynton Ave, Bronx, New York, NY USA   [5]
  	1343 Boynton Ave / Anna Serklew / Wife / Female / White / Age 40 / Married / Attends School = No / Birthplace Russia-1343
  Death	25 Jul 1976	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA   [7, 8]
  Person ID	I5873	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	KAPLAN, Isaac
  Mother	Esther,   b. Abt 1875, Poland
  Family ID	F4126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SERKLEW, Herman,   b. 9 Jul 1897, Lozina, Markowa, Poland d. 13 Nov 1968, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	18 Feb 1922	New York, NY, USA   [9]
  Children	1. SERKLEW, Esther,   b. 2 Feb 1923, New York, NY, USA d. 1987 (Age 63 years)   2. SERKLEW, Ruth Rhoda,   b. 9 Dec 1926, New York, NY, USA d. 28 May 2021 (Age 94 years)   3. SERKLEW, Stanley
  Family ID	F4121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 Jul 1898 - Nieswicz, Poland Marriage - 18 Feb 1922 - New York, NY, USA Immigration - 14 Jan 1935 - Bronx, New York, United States of America Census - Apr 1940 - 1343 Boynton Ave, Bronx, New York, NY USA Death - 25 Jul 1976 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1760] Herman Serklew, New York, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1882-1944- (petition is for Anna Serklew). [S1767] Elka Raplan-New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957. [S1756] Herman Serklew. [S1760] Herman Serklew, New York, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1882-1944- (petition is for Anna Serklew), My last foreign residence was Nieswicz, Poland. I emigrated to the United States from Libau, Latvia. My lawful entry to the US was at New York, NY under the name Elka Kaplan on July 20, 1913, on the vessel Kurak. . [S1758] Stanley Serklew in the 1940 Census. [S1760] Herman Serklew, New York, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1882-1944- (petition is for Anna Serklew), I was born in: Nieswicz, Poland on July 4, 1898. -. [S1761] Anna Serklew-California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 . [S1762] Death Notice for Anna Serklew. [S1760] Herman Serklew, New York, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1882-1944- (petition is for Anna Serklew), We were married: February 18, 1922 at New York, NY.