Toplitz, M. S.

Plot Location	4B23
Surname	Toplitz
Given Name(s)	M. S. (Melville Samson)
Place of Birth	San Francisco, CA
Date of Birth (Eng)	November 30, 1872
Date of Birth (Heb)
Date of Death (Eng)	May 10, 1921
Date of Death (Heb)
Age at Death	48
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Father’s Name	Fabian Toplitz (b. 1831; d. 1910)
Mother’s Name	Rose Toplitz (d. 1875)
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Sex	M
Marital Status	S
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Other Family Data	Siblings: Belle Toplitz Banner (b. 1861; d. 1947), Jennie Toplitz Topley (b. 1864; d. 1939), Monroe Fabian Toplitz (b. 1866; d. 1927); Samson Toplitz (b. 1868; d. 1871) and George Toplitz (b. 1870; d. 1939)
Inscription (Eng)	THE INTERNAL ORGANS OF M.S. TOPLITZ 10 MAY 1921
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Historical	Died en route to HK. He was temporarily buried here and later his remains were repatriated. Reinterred in Plot B, Sec. 1, Lot 13, Row 3 at the Hills of Eternity Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo County, California. His father’s estate was valued at more than US$500,000 when he died, which was a huge sum in 1910.

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