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Adolph Silverman was born in the small town of Zeil, Germany, Jan 10, 1858 to Regina Schloss and Uriah Salomon Silbermann. He was one of thirteen children. He came to New York 27 Sept, 1873, at the age of 15, on the ship SS Hansa. He married Fredericka Dinkelspiel in 1894 in San Francisco and opened the store “Golden Gate Cloak and Suit House” in 1897 on Market Street which burned to the ground following the earthquake in 1906. He rebuilt the business. He and Frieda had two children, Alice and Harold. They had a troubled marriage. Frieda died in 1914 of typhus. In November of 1925, Adolph was a patient at the St. Joseph’s Sanatorium in Albuquerque, NM and Alice was there with him. Adolph died in 1942 of myocarditis and nephritis due to arteriosclerosis.
Addresses of the Silverman Household
1890:
610 Hyde St. in SF
1900:
1123 Laguna St. SF
1910:
2906 Jackson St.
1920:
2426 Buchannan St. SF
1930:
2426 Buchannan St. SF
1940:
404 Jackson St. SF
Addresses of his store
“Golden Gate Cloak and Suit House”:
1230-1232 Market St. in 1897
building burned in 1906 after earthquake – rebuilt by 1907
1062 Market St. in 1912
1062 Market St. in 1922
867 Market in SF, in 1925
16th and Broadway in Oakland, in 1925
INTERESTING NOTE:
On the 25th Anniversary of the Store he says in the SF Bulletin: “25 years ago “a quarter of a century” – the founders of this business opened the Golden Gate Cloak & Suit House at 1060 Market Street. With a firm faith in the future of San Francisco and a broad vision, this store was built. Very early in the history of this store we began a partnership with the buying public – a partnership that had for its principles – Fair dealing – Betterment in store keeping_ Conscientious merchandising efforts – The best obtainable merchandise at the fairest possible prices. “
The trouble is that in 1897 he opened the store at 1230 Market Street?????
Servants in the Silverman Household
1900:
Annie McFarland – cook
Mary Golich – nurse
1910:
Jennie Lundsberg
1920:
Katherine Moran
Mary Girhin?
1930:
Amalia Manning
Ellen F. Chambers
1940:
Francis O’Brien
Transcription of above document:
Certification of Vital Record
State of California
Department of Heath Services
S416
42-083424 3498 District No. 3801
Registrar’s No. 9035
1. Full Name: Adolph Silverman
2. Place of Death: City and County of San Francisco
2210 Jackson Street
Length of stay in this community: 60 years
in California: 60 years
3. Veteran?: None
Social Security No.: None
Usual residence of deceased: California, San Francisco County, San Francisco, 2210 Jackson Street
131A26 B
4. Sex: Male
5. Color or Race: White
6. Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced: Widower
Name of Wife: Frida Silverman
Age of Wife if Alive: blank
7. Birthdate of Deceased: January 10, 1858
8. Age: 84 years, 11 mos., 14 days
9. Birthplace: Ziel, Bavaria
10. Usual Occupation: Retired Merchant
11. Industry or Business: Clothing
12. Father’s Name: Sol Silverman
13. Father’s birthplace: Germany
14. Mother’s Maiden Name: Unknown
15. Mother’s birthplace: Unknown
16. Informant: Harold Silverman
address: 493 Parker Ave.
17. Burial on 12-27-42 at Home of Peace
18. Embalmer’s signature: M.V. Wolff
License No. 2129
Funeral director: Halsted and Co.
Address: 1123 Sutter St.
signature of Funeral Director: ????
19. Filed: Dec 24 1942
signed by registrar: ???
20: Date of death: December 27? 1942 Hour 7 minute 45
21. Medical Certificate: I hereby certify, that I attended the deceased from 1919 to Dec 24 1942; that I last saw him alive on Dec 24, 19142 and that death occurred on the date and hour stated above.
Immediate cause of death: Myocarditis, Nephrosis due to Artero -sclerosis
Autopsy: none
22. Coroner’s certificate: none
23. signed by Jacob Schwarz, M.D.
at 450 Heller? St. 12/26/42
