Brett MUROFF

Len — Laurie LIEBOWITZ. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1920, New Britain Ward 6, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
• Census: 1930, Bronx (Districts 501-750), Bronx, New York, USA
• Census: 1940, Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA

Benjamin — Ruth GROPPER. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Jewish Name: Shmuel Akivah
• Occupation: tailor, in women's apparel
• Immigration: 13 Mar 1905, Ellis Island, New York, New York

Notes:

His Yiddish name was Shmuel Akivah; his "nickname" was a shortened form, Kive (pronounced "Ki-veh"). In the US, his first name is spelled differently on different documents -- Karl/Carl, Karol, and Kive/Kiwe. The family name is also spelled differently on different documents -- Leibowitz, Liebowitz, and Lewowicz (pronounced Levovitch). According to Kive, the name was pronounced "Levovitch" or "Lebovitch" in Russian Yiddish -- a patronymic, meaning son of Lev or Leib ("Layb").

Immigration:
Emigrated from Russia via England. Boarded the SS New York in Southampton, England on March 4, 1905 and arrived at Ellis Island on March 13, 1905. The ship manifest lists him as a "butcher" (?) and says that he was going to join his brother, Max Leibowitz, 40 Canal Street, who paid for his passage.


Died:
1 Av 5716

Karl married Rebecca (Wichne Riba) MECHANIK Abt 1897, Russia. Rebecca (daughter of Zvi (Hirsch) MECHANIK) was born Abt 1871, Starobin, Belarus; died 17 Dec 1949, Bronx, New York; was buried 18 Dec 1949, Wellwood Cemetery, Pinelawn, Suffolk County, New York. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 7 Aug 1909, Ellis Island, New York, New York
• Census: 1910, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA

Notes:

Birth:
According to death certificate, her date of birth was 1871. Her Ellis Island ship record manifest, however, lists her as 34 in July 1909, which would result in a date of birth in 1874-75.

Died:
26 Kislev 5710

Notes:

Census:
Household split over two census pages: click to display Second Image.