Thank you for your message posting. Below are numerous details on BLOCH / RING / GROSS / KISH / BUGEN / TOWNSLEY.
Jonathen C. Townsley was the nephew of Leopold BUGEN and
listed as the informant on Leopold's death record. The address
listed fpr Jonathen was 2021 Ocean Blvd. #205 Santa Monica, CA in 1986.
Leopold BUGEN is a link to me thru Leopold RING, whose daughter was Helene Sady RING. Helene Sady married Benjamin BUGEN . . . .
Let's start with Leopold RING's parents: Herman RING and Helene (Leni) BLOCH . . .
Herman RING was born 1850 in Nowy Sacz or Grybow. His death record states: "he was from Sandez, now Nowy Sacz. Around 1870 Herman moved to Kenty near Biala (Bielsko) and from Kety he went to Bystra near Bielsko. Herman RING died in Bystra house number 8, on July 21, 1884 at age 34 and is buried in the Jewish cemetery in Bielsko-Aleksandrowice, grave number: F-VIII-2272.
On March 23, 1883 a son was born to Herman RING and Helene (Leni) BLOCH. The birth took place in Bystra, house number 8. The child was named Bernhard RING.
Helene BLOCH RING's father is docuemented as Baruch BLOCH on Herman's death record.
Children of HELENA (Leni) BLOCH and HERMAN RING we are aware of are:
2. i. LEOPOLD2 RING, b. December 17, 1875 (+/-), Bielsko- Biela, Poland; d. November 1916, body found on December 6th in South River, Middlesex County, NJ.
3. ii. CLEMENTINE OR CLEMINTINA RING, b. September 16, 1879, Manifests and Vital Records show 1875, 1879, 1880.;
d. June 06, 1928, Johnston, RI.
4. iii. JOHN JOSEPH RING, b. March 16, 1884 (+/-), Bielsko- Biela, Poland; d. September 07, 1965, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA.
iv. SALCA RING, d. April 13, 1881, Daughter of Herman RING.
Child of HELENA (Leni) BLOCH and ADOLPH RING is:
5. vi. FELIX MICHAEL2 K???, b. November 19, 1893, Fairfield, CT; d. February 23, 1983, Watertown, NY. (Felix is my grandfather.)
2. LEOPOLD2 RING (HELENA1 BLOCH) was born December 17, 1875 in Bielsko- Biela, Poland, and died November 1916. His body was found on December 6th in South River, Middlesex County, NJ. He married REGINA KISH 1900, daughter of SAMUEL KISH and HANNAH GROSS. She was born August 23, 1876 in Hungary, and died November 11, 1941 in New Jersey.
Notes for LEOPOLD RING:
1905 Federal Cenus Record from Middlesex County, South River Village, NJ
Leopold Ring
Male
White
Married
Date of birth 1876
Age 40
Occupation not filled in
Birth place - Austria Biela Belitz, Austria - now Bielsko Biala, Poland
Father - line through this space
Father's brithplace of birth - line through this space
Mother (maiden name) Helen Block (or Bloch)
Born Austria
Informant - Helen Ring
Address -, South River, NJ
Filed Dec 7, 1917
John Van Nordan, registrar
Died Nov. 17 , 1916
Examined by coroner, J.S. Hubbard? Dec 6, 1916
New Brunswick
Place of burial South River
(then a squiggle that could be a y with a big tail as a separate word)
Burial 7 Dec 1916
Undertaker - (?initial) Morgan, South River, NJ
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/e/n/Nancy-R-Ken...More About LEOPOLD RING:
Burial: December 07, 1916, Cemetery of South River Hebrew Association Congregation, Anshe Emeth of the Borough of South River, State of NJ
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/e/n/Nancy-R-Ken...Notes for REGINA KISH:
1905 Federal Cenus Record from South River Village, Middlesex County, NJ
Regina RING (wife of Leopold)
B: 8/1876
Age at last Birthday: 28
Place of Birth: Hungary
Place of Birth Father: Hungary
Place of Birth Mother: Hungary
Marital Status: Married
Number of Years in US: 15
Naturalization: Blank
Occupation: Housekeeper
Education: Read = Yes Write= Yes English = Yes
Death Certificate - State Department of Health, New Jersey
Warren County
Phillipsburg, 607 South Main St.
REGINA RING
607 South Main
Female White Widowed
Date of Death November 11, 1941
Husband of Leopold Ring
Date of Birth August 23, 1876
Age 65 yrs, 2 mos. 18 days
House Wife
Own Home
Birthplace Hungry
Father's name Kish, Silverman
Birthplace Hungry
Mother's maiden name Gross, Honey
Birthplace Hungry
Place of Burial South River, New Jersey
Funeral Director Frank S Johnson, Easton PA
Child of LEOPOLD RING and REGINA KISH is:
6. i. HELENE SADY3 RING, b. January 09, 1902, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, CT; d. March 15, 1996, Lawndale, CA.
6. HELENE SADY3 RING (LEOPOLD2, HELENA1 BLOCH) was born January 09, 1902 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, CT, and died March 15, 1996 in Lawndale, CA. She married BENJAMIN BUGEN Unknown. He was born in Russia, and died Aft. 1930 in unknown.
Notes for HELENE SADY RING:
1905 Federal Census Record from South River Village, Middlesex County, NJ
Helen RING)
B: 1/1902
Age at last Birthday: 3
Place of Birth: Connecticut
Place of Birth Father: Hungary
Place of Birth Mother: Hungary
Marital Status: Single
Number of Years in US: N/A
Naturalization: N/A
Occupation: N/A
Education: Read = Yes Write= Yes English =Yes
Notes for BENJAMIN BUGEN:
Lived on Main Street, Phillipsburg, NJ.
Owned grocery store.
More About BENJAMIN BUGEN:
Burial: Unknown, unknown
Children of HELENE RING and BENJAMIN BUGEN are:
i. LEOPOLD4 BUGEN, b. October 31, 1935; d. September 17, 1986, West Los Angeles, CA.
More About LEOPOLD BUGEN:
Burial: 1986, Live Oak Cemetery, Monrovia, CA
Cause of Death: Hodgkins Disease and Manic Depressive Disorder
Military service: Bet. 1957 - 1960, Veteran
Death Record =
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/e/n/Nancy-R-Ken...# 1986 death of Leopold Bugen (429 KB)
Contributed by David Sencer who is researching Bugen, Gross, Kish, Townsley surnames linked to this lineage. If you should have any information on the informant listed in this document,
(Jonathen C. Townsley - Nephew 2021 Ocean Blvd. #205 Santa Monica, CA) no matter what it is, please email me.
Social Security Record =
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/e/n/Nancy-R-Ken... ii. PHOEBE BUGEN, b. March 12, 1932, PA; d. March 18, 1945, PA.
iii. LEONA PHYLISS BUGEN, b. August 10, 1925; d. July 1986, Santa Monica, CA; m. CHARLES M. TOWNSLEY, Private; b. Private.
More About LEONA PHYLISS BUGEN:
Residence: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, CA
Social Security Number: Bef. 1951, 179-20-2240 - Applied and Received in PA
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/e/n/Nancy-R-Ken...1892 Portrait of Leopold, John and Leni RING:
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/e/n/Nancy-R-Ken...If you have any connection to those listed above, please let me know. The main web page that includes the majority of details our research has uncovered is at:
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/e/n/Nancy-R-Ken...Also, if the information above is used in your files and data, please credit Pat O'Toole, David Sencer and Nancy Ring Kendrick with the research. This has been a team effort of many, many years!
Thank you!
Nancy RING KENDRICK