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Simkoff Family History & Genealogy

5 biographies and 4 photos with the Simkoff last name. Discover the family history, nationality, origin and common names of Simkoff family members.

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Thomas Simkoff
Timothy or Thomas Simkoff was one of the eldest of 7 children from the Simkoff family. The parents, Spiridian and Sophie came over from what was then called Galacia and what is now part of the Ukraine. Spiridian came over first and Sophie followed with 5 of the children and had 2 more in NY where they lived on the lower East Side. To my knowledge they had a pretty rough time of it and Spiridian , was politically active and lost his life along with one of his sons, Charlie at and early age. Thomas became the head of the family and did what he could, legal and not to keep everyone fed and clothed. He had a speakeasy in the 20;s, imported booze from Canada, played cards, bet on the ponies, and assorted ventures. he owned a couple of hotels and went though a few fortunes. Elsie was his 2nd wife and he adopted her daughter Mitzi. He was delighted to have 2 more daughters, yet would have loved to have had a son. He was quite the character.

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Thomas Simkoff
Timothy or Thomas Simkoff was one of the eldest of 7 children from the Simkoff family. The parents, Spiridian and Sophie came over from what was then called Galacia and what is now part of the Ukraine. Spiridian came over first and Sophie followed with 5 of the children and had 2 more in NY where they lived on the lower East Side. To my knowledge they had a pretty rough time of it and Spiridian , was politically active and lost his life along with one of his sons, Charlie at and early age. Thomas became the head of the family and did what he could, legal and not to keep everyone fed and clothed. He had a speakeasy in the 20;s, imported booze from Canada, played cards, bet on the ponies, and assorted ventures. he owned a couple of hotels and went though a few fortunes. Elsie was his 2nd wife and he adopted her daughter Mitzi. He was delighted to have 2 more daughters, yet would have loved to have had a son. He was quite the character.
Sanford A Simkoff of Beachwood, Cuyahoga County, OH was born on October 26, 1924, and died at age 75 years old on December 30, 1999.
Rose Simkoff of Beachwood, Cuyahoga County, OH was born on November 19, 1902, and died at age 86 years old on February 18, 1989.
William Simkoff of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA was born on December 13, 1905, and died at age 61 years old in July 1967.
Helene Simkoff of Europe was born on April 25, 1899, and died at age 86 years old in May 1985.

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Thomas Simkoff
Timothy or Thomas Simkoff was one of the eldest of 7 children from the Simkoff family. The parents, Spiridian and Sophie came over from what was then called Galacia and what is now part of the Ukraine. Spiridian came over first and Sophie followed with 5 of the children and had 2 more in NY where they lived on the lower East Side. To my knowledge they had a pretty rough time of it and Spiridian , was politically active and lost his life along with one of his sons, Charlie at and early age. Thomas became the head of the family and did what he could, legal and not to keep everyone fed and clothed. He had a speakeasy in the 20;s, imported booze from Canada, played cards, bet on the ponies, and assorted ventures. he owned a couple of hotels and went though a few fortunes. Elsie was his 2nd wife and he adopted her daughter Mitzi. He was delighted to have 2 more daughters, yet would have loved to have had a son. He was quite the character.
William Simkoff of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA was born on December 13, 1905, and died at age 61 years old in July 1967.
Helene Simkoff of Europe was born on April 25, 1899, and died at age 86 years old in May 1985.
Sanford A Simkoff of Beachwood, Cuyahoga County, OH was born on October 26, 1924, and died at age 75 years old on December 30, 1999.
Rose Simkoff of Beachwood, Cuyahoga County, OH was born on November 19, 1902, and died at age 86 years old on February 18, 1989.

Simkoff Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Simkoff family member is 76.0 years old according to our database of 5 people with the last name Simkoff that have a birth and death date listed.

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76.0 years

Oldest Simkoffs

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Rose Simkoff of Beachwood, Cuyahoga County, OH was born on November 19, 1902, and died at age 86 years old on February 18, 1989.
86 years
Helene Simkoff of Europe was born on April 25, 1899, and died at age 86 years old in May 1985.
86 years
Sanford A Simkoff of Beachwood, Cuyahoga County, OH was born on October 26, 1924, and died at age 75 years old on December 30, 1999.
75 years
Thomas Simkoff
Timothy or Thomas Simkoff was one of the eldest of 7 children from the Simkoff family. The parents, Spiridian and Sophie came over from what was then called Galacia and what is now part of the Ukraine. Spiridian came over first and Sophie followed with 5 of the children and had 2 more in NY where they lived on the lower East Side. To my knowledge they had a pretty rough time of it and Spiridian , was politically active and lost his life along with one of his sons, Charlie at and early age. Thomas became the head of the family and did what he could, legal and not to keep everyone fed and clothed. He had a speakeasy in the 20;s, imported booze from Canada, played cards, bet on the ponies, and assorted ventures. he owned a couple of hotels and went though a few fortunes. Elsie was his 2nd wife and he adopted her daughter Mitzi. He was delighted to have 2 more daughters, yet would have loved to have had a son. He was quite the character.
69 years
William Simkoff of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA was born on December 13, 1905, and died at age 61 years old in July 1967.
61 years
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