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.
Adolph came to New York on 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.
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 – As listed in the federal census.
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
Certification of Vital Record State of CA
Department of Heath Services S416
42-083424 3498 District No. 3801
Registrar’s No. 9035
This would have been the view that Adolph had while traveling to work around 1897 when he opened Golden Gate Cloak & Suit House at 1230-1232 Market Street.
