Isaac Eisner
Occupation: Grocery clerk
Born: 1860
Birthplace: Missouri
Died: 1909
Isaac Eisner was born in Missouri in 1860 to Charles S. Eisner, an immigrant from Fraustadt, Prussia, [1] and New York-born Rosetta Londoner, daughter of the German immigrant Herman Londoner. [2] Isaac’s father’s birthplace is today known as Wschowa and is located within the borders of modern day Poland. Herman was also the father of Wolfe, Julius, Moses, and Joseph Londoner, though he settled in Denver unlike his sons and their families who came to Leadville. [3] Isaac remained in Missouri for the first 20 years of his life, from 1860 until 1880, when he made his way to Leadville to join his extended family.
Leadville’s city directories first record Isaac’s presence in 1880, showing him working as a clerk for the Londoner family’s grocery named Londoner & Eckles, located on Oak Street. [4] In August 1882, the municipal court fined him for stealing a ship chronometer, a sextant, and jewelry from Captain Ed C. Sandall in the aftermath of a fire on Chestnut Street which occurred in 1881. [5] Despite these unsavory actions, Isaac remained in Leadville working directly under Moses through 1883. After this year, he is absent from city directories, censuses, and newspapers until 1891. [6] He returned to Leadville in that year and started working with Moses Londoner at his new business at 616 Harrison Avenue. [7] Though 1891 was the final year he appeared in Leadville’s city directories, he is found in a list of registered voters published in the May 6, 1893 edition of the Leadville Evening Chronicle. [8] Over the course of his years in the city, Isaac lived at the Londoner grocery on Oak Street, [9] at 214 East 3rd Street, [10] and at Moses Londoner’s 616 Harrison Avenue grocery. [11]
Isaac moved frequently after leaving Leadville, primarily throughout the Midwest although he briefly returned to Colorado in 1900. [12] He married Etta Marie Stocum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on September 12, 1893 [13] and they had one child, Marcia R. Eisner, a year later. [14] Isaac died on July 24, 1909 in Chicago. [15] He is buried at Maple Hill Cemetery in Hartford, Michigan [16] alongside Etta, who passed away in 1941. [17]
This image from the Carbonate Weekly Chronicle shows the Londoner & Eckles Groceries & Liquors store located on Oak Street, originally named Upper Chestnut Street. This business was owned by Moses Londoner, Wolfe Londoner, and Richard A. Eckles.
Courtesy of Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection.
Oak Street. Carbonate Weekly Chronicle. January 3, 1880. Page 9.
1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6604428/charles-s-eisner: accessed August 16, 2021), memorial page for Charles S Eisner (April 26, 1827 – January 26, 1875), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6604428; citing United Hebrew Cemetery, University City, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA, maintained by Patti Labell (contributor 46505135).
2 Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/131363556/rosetta-eisner: accessed August 8, 2021), memorial page for Rosetta Londoner Eisner (1843 – 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 131363556; citing Zion Gardens, Inc., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, maintained by Athanatos (contributor 46907585).
3 For more on the Londoner family, see: Matt Hulstine and Jeffrey P. Grant, Londoner (Leadville, CO: Temple Israel Foundation), 2020: http://www.jewishleadville.org/Londoner.html.
4 T. B. Corbett, W. C. Hoye and J. H. Ballenger, Corbett, Hoye & Co.’s First Annual City Directory of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business, Business Firms, Etc. in the City of Leadville, for 1880 (Leadville, CO: Democrat Printing Company, 1880), P140.
5 Bright Beams (Leadville, CO: Leadville Daily Herald), August 2, 1882, P4.
6 T. B. Corbett and J. H. Ballenger, Corbett & Ballenger’s Fourth Annual Leadville City Directory: Containing a Complete List of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business, Business Firms, Etc. in the City of Leadville, for 1883 (Leadville, CO: Corbett & Ballenger Publishers, 1883), P118.
7 J. H. Ballenger and W. H. Richards, Ballenger & Richards Twelfth Annual Leadville City Directory: Containing a Complete List of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business, Business Firms, Etc. in the City of Leadville, for 1891 (Leadville, CO: Ballenger & Richards, Publishers, 1891), P111.
8 A List of Registered Electors… (Leadville, CO: Leadville Evening Chronicle), May 6, 1893, P4.
9 T. B. Corbett and J. H. Ballenger, Corbett & Ballenger’s Second Annual Leadville City Directory: Containing a Complete List of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business, Business Firms, Etc. in the City of Leadville, for 1881 (Leadville, CO: Corbett & Ballenger Publishers, 1881), P124.
10 Corbett and Ballenger, 1883, P118.
11 Ballenger and Richards, 1891, P111.
12 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQMM-XW1: accessed August 8, 2021), Isaac Eisner, Precinct 2 Denver city Ward 9, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 66, sheet 7A, family 215, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972), FHL microfilm 1,240,119.
13 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., Marriages, 1838-1911, database with images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61720&h=54319&ssrc=pt&tid=172296669&pid=132245827862&usePUB=true: accessed August 8, 2021), marriage between Isaac Eisner and Marie Stocum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; citing Milwaukee Vital Records (Milwaukee: Milwaukee Public Library, n.d.), call number 929.3.
14 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQMM-X49: accessed August 8, 2021), Marcia Eisner in household of Isaac Eisner, Precinct 2 Denver city Ward 9, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 66, sheet 7A, family 215, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972), FHL microfilm 1,240,119.
15 Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Deaths Index, 1878-1922, database with images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2552&h=149494&ssrc=pt&tid=172296669&pid=132245827862&usePUB=true: accessed August 8, 2021), death index for Isaac Eisner, Chicago, Illinois, USA; citing Illinois, Cook County Deaths 1878-1922 (Chicago: Illinois Department of Public Health, n.d.).
16 Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/53385178/isaac-eisner: accessed August 8, 2021), memorial page for Isaac Eisner (1860 – 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53385178; citing Maple Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA, maintained by ambs (contributor 46814643).
17 Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/53385221/etta-marie-eisner: accessed August 8, 2021), memorial page for Etta Marie Stocum Eisner (1868 – 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53385221; citing Maple Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA, maintained by ambs (contributor 46814643).
Bibliography
Ballenger, J. H. and W. H. Richards. Ballenger & Richards Twelfth Annual Leadville City Directory: Containing a Complete List of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business, Business Firms, Etc. in the City of Leadville, for 1891. Leadville, CO: Ballenger & Richards, Publishers, 1891.
Bright Beams. Leadville, CO: Leadville Daily Herald. August 2, 1882.
Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Deaths Index, 1878-1922. Database with images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2552&h=149494&ssrc=pt&tid=172296669&pid=132245827862&usePUB=true: accessed August 8, 2021). Death index for Isaac Eisner, Chicago, Illinois, USA; citing Illinois, Cook County Deaths 1878-1922. Chicago: Illinois Department of Public Health, n.d.
Corbett, T. B., W. C. Hoye and J. H. Ballenger. Corbett, Hoye & Co.’s First Annual City Directory of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business, Business Firms, Etc. in the City of Leadville, for 1880. Leadville, CO: Democrat Printing Company, 1880.
Corbett, T. B. and J. H. Ballenger. Corbett & Ballenger’s Second Annual Leadville City Directory: Containing a Complete List of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business, Business Firms, Etc. in the City of Leadville, for 1881. Leadville, CO: Corbett & Ballenger, Publishers, 1881.
Corbett, T. B. and J. H. Ballenger. Corbett & Ballenger’s Fourth Annual Leadville City Directory: Containing a Complete List of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business, Business Firms, Etc. in the City of Leadville, for 1883. Leadville, CO: Corbett & Ballenger, Publishers, 1883.
Find a Grave. Database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/131363556/rosetta-eisner: accessed August 8, 2021). Memorial page for Rosetta Londoner Eisner (1843 – 1906). Find a Grave Memorial ID 131363556; citing Zion Gardens, Inc., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Maintained by Athanatos (contributor 46907585).
Find a Grave. Database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/53385178/isaac-eisner: accessed August 8, 2021). Memorial page for Isaac Eisner (1860 – 1909). Find a Grave Memorial ID 53385178; citing Maple Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA. Maintained by ambs (contributor 46814643).
Find a Grave. Database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/53385221/etta-marie-eisner: accessed August 8, 2021). Memorial page for Etta Marie Stocum Eisner (1868 – 1941). Find a Grave Memorial ID 53385221; citing Maple Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA. Maintained by ambs (contributor 46814643).
Find a Grave. Database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6604428/charles-s-eisner: accessed August 16, 2021). Memorial page for Charles S Eisner (April 26, 1827 – January 26, 1875). Find a Grave Memorial ID 6604428; citing United Hebrew Cemetery, University City, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA. Maintained by Patti Labell (contributor 46505135).
Hulstine, Matt and Jeffrey P. Grant. Londoner. Leadville, CO: Temple Israel Foundation, 2020: http://www.jewishleadville.org/Londoner.html.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., Marriages, 1838-1911. Database with images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61720&h=54319&ssrc=pt&tid=172296669&pid=132245827862&usePUB=true: accessed August 8, 2021). Marriage between Isaac Eisner and Marie Stocum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; citing Milwaukee Vital Records. Milwaukee: Milwaukee Public Library, n.d. Call number 929.3.
Oak Street. Leadville, CO: Carbonate Weekly Chronicle. January 3, 1880.
"United States Census, 1900." Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQMM-XW1: accessed August 8, 2021). Isaac Eisner, Precinct 2 Denver city Ward 9, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 66, sheet 7A, family 215, NARA microfilm publication T623. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972. FHL microfilm 1,240,119.
"United States Census, 1900." Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQMM-X49: accessed August 8, 2021). Marcia Eisner in household of Isaac Eisner, Precinct 2 Denver city Ward 9, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 66, sheet 7A, family 215, NARA microfilm publication T623. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972. FHL microfilm 1,240,119.
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AUTHOR: Quinn Whittington
CONTRIBUTOR: Trevor Mark
EDITOR: William Korn
SOURCE: Jewish Surnames/Eisner
PUBLISHED BY: Temple Israel Foundation. Leadville, CO; USA. 2021
STABLE URL: http://www.jewishleadville.org/eisner.html
