Ida Straus
Rosalie Ida Straus (née Blun; February 6, 1849 – April 15, 1912) was a German-American homemaker and wife of the co-owner of the Macy's department store. She and her husband Isidor died on board the RMS Titanic.[1]
Ida Straus | |
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 Isidor and Ida Straus | |
| Born | Rosalie Ida Blun February 6, 1849 Worms, Germany |
| Died | April 15, 1912 (aged 63) RMS Titanic, Atlantic Ocean |
| Spouse(s) | Isidor Straus (1871–1912) |
| Children | Jesse Isidor Straus Clarence Elias Straus Percy Seldon Straus Sara (Straus) Hess Minnie (Straus) Weil Hebert Nathan Straus Vivian (Straus) Dixon |
| Relatives | King Princess (great-great-grandchild) |
Rosalie was born in 1849 in Worms, Germany to Nathan Blun and his wife Wilhelmine "Mindel" Freudenberg.
In 1871, Rosalie married Isidor Straus (1845–1912), a German-American businessman. She and Isidor had seven children.[2]
Isidor and Ida were last seen together on deck holding hands before a wave swept them both into the sea. Isidor’s body was recovered by the Mackay-Bennett and he was buried in New York’s Woodlawn Cemetery. Ida’s body was never recovered.
Ida Straus Media
Wedding Photo of the Straus', in 1871
106th Street memorial, Straus Park
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References
- ↑ "Ida Straus - Biography — JewAge". www.jewage.org. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ↑ Archives, The National. "Africa through a lens | The National Archives". www.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-10-26.