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Rosalie Ida Straus (née Blün; February 6, 1849 – April 15, 1912) was a German-American homemaker and wife of Isidor Straus, U.S. Congressman and co-owner of the Macy's department store. She and her husband died during the sinking of the Titanic .
Jesse Straus was born in Manhattan on June 25, 1872, as the eldest son of the German immigrants Isidor Straus (1845–1912) and Ida Straus (1849–1912), both of whom died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Isidor was co-owner of the department store R.H. Macy & Co., along with his uncle Nathan Straus.
Isidor Straus (February 6, 1845 – April 15, 1912) was a Bavarian-born American businessman, politician and co-owner of Macy's department store with his brother Nathan.He also served for just over a year as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of New York. [2]
Hess was married to Sara Straus, daughter of Ida and Isidor Straus.They had three children. [8] He continued to work despite warnings by his doctor about his hypertension.He collapsed in his car and died after speaking at a graduation ceremony on 5 December 1933. [9]
Ida reportedly gave Ellen her fur coat as she boarded a lifeboat, and the two died as the Titanic sank into the ocean. Isidor’s body was later recovered and buried in New York’s Woodlawn ...
The Straus family is a prominent American business and philanthropic family Pages in category "Straus family" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
Ida Straus; Isidor Straus – owner of Macy's Department Store, Democratic member of the 53rd Congress of the United States, victim of the sinking of the RMS Titanic; William Lafayette Strong, Mayor of New York City; William Matheus Sullivan, prominent New York City lawyer and patron of music; Karl Struss
1800s-The store was founded in 1865 in Brooklyn, New York, as Wechsler & Abraham by Joseph Wechsler and Abraham Abraham.In 1893, the Straus family (including Isidor Straus and Nathan Straus), who acquired a general partnership with Macy's department stores in 1888, bought out Joseph Wechsler's interest in Wechsler & Abraham and changed the store's name to Abraham & Straus.