EFRAIM KASLE and FAIGA GITTEL KAMINSKY

Faiga Gittel Kaminsky, who was born in Russia about 1861, was the sister of Rachel Kaminsky and Tevye Kaminsky. You can find out more about the Kaminsky family by clicking here. Feige married Efraim Kazel, who was born in Russian Poland about 1861 and who was a son of Samuel Kozoil or Kozel.

The Kasle family knew their patriarch, Efraim, as Chaim Kasle, but, according to the 1920 United States Census records in Toledo, Ohio, Efraim also went by the name Henry Kasle when he immigrated to the United States about 1913.

Efraim, Feige, and their children came to the United States bits and pieces at a time as money became available. And, because of World War I, Feige and the youngest children were not able to join Efraim in Toledo until after the war was over, arriving about 1921. Feige was then also able to reunite with her sister Rachel Kaminsky Tennebaum, and you can see a picture of the two sisters by clicking here.

According to the Ohio Death Index records, Fannie Kasle passed away on December 31, 1929, and Hyman Kasle passed away on January 4, 1929.

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The Kasle Children

Samuel Kasle's WWI Draft Card says he was born in Osova, Wolin, Russia on January 8, 1887. He immigrated to the United States about 1906 and, by the time of the 1910 Census, he was a "wholesale junk dealer" living in Monroe, Michigan. He worked hard to earn enough money to bring the rest of his family to the United States from Russia, and his scrap metal and iron business was a success. Samuel Kasle married Hannah Tuschman, who was born on August 2, 1893, in June 1911. They had five children, in Toledo, Ohio, who married and had children: Phyllis, Shirrel, Travis, Louise, and Irwin. Sam Kasle passed away in December 1965, and his wife Hannah Kasle passed away in February 1968.

Jacob Kasle was born in Russia on January 15, 1891. According to the 1920 US Census, he came to the United States in 1908, and was working as a "junk dealer" at that time. He married his first wife, Jennie, somewhere between 1910 and 1912, and they had five children, after which Jacob and Jennie were divorced. Jake Kasle then married Rachel Neifeld, who was born on September 25, 1893, in 1921, and had three more children. Most of Jake Kasle's children married and have had children. Jacob Kasle passed away in February 1987, and his wife Rae Kasle passed away in November 1978.

Joseph Kasle was born on April 1, 1893, in a Polish village near Mitsk, in a village with a name sounding like Mits'k'yitty, or Mitskai-itty, and married Rebecca Baer about 1918. They had two sons, both of whom married and had children. Joe worked with his brother Sam in setting up scrap metal businesses and helping the rest of the family to immigrate to the United States, and was a major benefactor in the Jewish community in Toledo. Joseph's wife, Rebecca Kasle, passed away in 1964, and Joe Kasle passed away on October 29, 2000 at the age of 107.

Abraham Kasle was born in Russia on March 18, 1895 and married Pearl Silverstein, who was born on Jan 14, 1897, about 1914. They had four children, two born in Michigan and two born in Ohio, each of whom married and had children. Abraham Kasle passed away in Highland Park, Michigan in July 1969, and his wife Pearl Kasle passed away in Southfield, Michigan in July 1982.

Bella Blanche Kasle was born in 1903, and passed away in 1988 in Detroit. She had married Oscar Sakols, who was born about 1897 in Ohio, in 1926. They had one child before Oscar Sakols passed away in 1931. Their son Edward Sakols was born on June 14, 1928, and passed away on December 1, 2000.

Dorothy Kasle was born in Russia on December 27, 1899 and married Joseph Pollens. They had three children, each of whom also married and have had families. Joseph Pollens passed away on November 11, 1975, and Dorothy Pollens passed away on May 26, 1989, both in Southfield, Michigan.

Louis Kasle was born on December 10, 1909 and immigrated to the United States in 1921 with his mother and two sisters. Louis was an accomplished businessman and an important figure in supporting Jewish causes. He married and had five children, and passed away on February 17, 2001.

SOURCES

1. Interviews with family members
2. United States Federal Census Records for 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930, available online (by subscription and at Public Libraries) at Ancestry.com and at Public Libraries through the Heritage Quest Census database.
3. World War I Draft Registration Cards, available online at http://landing.ancestry.com/military/titles.aspx?html=ww1draft by subscription, and occasionally for free from Ancestry.Com's special offers
4. World War II Draft Registration Cards, available online at http://landing.ancestry.com/military/titles.aspx?html=ww2draft by subscription, and occasionally for free from Ancestry.Com's special offers
5. Ohio Death Index records for 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002, available by subscription to Ancestry.com and online for free from some public libraries
6. Social Security Death Index, available online at http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com
7. Death certificates for Hyman Kasle and Fannie Kasle
8. Obituary for Joe Kasle in The Toledo Blade, October 31, 2000
9. Obituary for Louis Kasle in The Flint Journal, February 20, 2001
10. Pedigree Chart created by Steven and Daniel Oppenheimer

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