Abraham Alter Teperovitz. Died Feb 14, 1920

Hebrew date of death: כה שבט תרפא

Waldheim Cemetery Co.
Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois
Gate 58 - Anshe Ticktin
Tiktin 1 - Lot 226, grave 1
Latitude 41.860579, Longitude -87.817355

Came to America to send money back to his family in Tiktin, Poland. While he was here he was hit by a horse and buggy and was killed or maybe a produce truck. His wife and any kids were murdered by the Nazi's during the Holocaust.

1884 birth record No. 34 of Abram Szapsa Teperowicz
It happened in Tykocin city on August 15 / August 27, 1884 at 2.00 pm. Icko Herszko Sapsowicz Teperowicz, a stonemason, 38 years old, citizen of Tykocin city came to my office, together with accompanying: Icek Rozenblum, a shop-keeper, 66 years and Icek Gorszenfiter, an apprentice, 74 years, both living in Tykocin city and showed a male child and told that this child was born in Tykocin city on August 7 / August 19, this year at 8.00 pm and the mother was his wife Estera Ginda Abramowna Gerszkowna nee Baranowicz.
The child during a circumcision was given a name Abram Szapsa.
This act was read to the informing person and his witnesses, signed by me and the witnesses. Father of the child told, that he is illiterate.