As mentioned previously, the 1930 U.S. Census lists Lee Helene Jewel as a widower, which leads us to suspect that her husband, Martin D. Jewel, died sometime between the 1920 and 1930 censuses. I happen to know that many NYC death indexes are available online but, for those who don't, a quick search of Google for "NYC death records" will bring up a few good pages, including the Italian Genealogical Group's NYC death indexes. Here we find a few death records which may apply to our family:
- Jewel, Martin D 46 y Nov 26 1925 28422 Manhattan (fits our estimated death year between 1920 and 1930)
- Jewel, Julius 83 y May 23 1939 12068 Manhattan (possibly Martin's father - he was still living in 1930)
- Jewel, Johanna 93 y Apr 11 1939 8675 Manhattan (possibly Martin's mother - she was still living in 1930)
Incidentally, Steve Morse has a great One Step Search Page for New York City Death Indexes which searches records from both the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group.
