Rebecca (Wichne Riba) MECHANIK

Abt 1871 - 1949  (~ 78 years)

• Name	Rebecca (Wichne Riba) MECHANIK
  Born	Abt 1871	Starobin, Belarus
  	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.
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	7 Aug 1909	Ellis Island, New York, New York
  		Ship Manifest for SS Campania, sailing from Liverpool 31 July 1909, arriving in New York 7 August 1909 [lines 12-17] Wichne (line 14) travelled with her 3 sons (Feiwel/Phil age 8, Leiser/Louis age 5, and Wolfe/William age 3) and her sister Hinde (line 12) and niece Ruchel. Last place of residence (and place of birth) is listed as Starobin, Russia (now Belarus). Manifest states that she was going to her husband, Kiwe Lewowicz, 40 Canal St., New York, NY. It also says that she was 5'2" with dark brown hair and grey eyes.
  Census	1910	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
  Died	17 Dec 1949	Bronx, New York
  	26 Kislev 5710
  Buried	18 Dec 1949	Wellwood Cemetery, Pinelawn, Suffolk County, New York
  		Karl & Rebecca Liebowitz's headstone Kehilath Temple Mason area (Block 35, Row 6, Grave 1) Plot: Block 35, Row 6, Grave 1
  Person ID	I1210	Our Family Tree | Liebowitz relatives
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	Zvi (Hirsch) MECHANIK,   d. Yes, date unknown, Minsk Gubernia, Belarus
  Family ID	F2243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Karl (Kive) LIEBOWITZ,   b. Abt 1867, Dubrovo, Minsk Gubernia, Belarus ,   d. 8 Jul 1956, New York, New York  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Married	Abt 1897	Russia
  Census	1910	Manhattan Ward 7, New York County, New York, USA
  	35 Market Street, New York, NY
  	Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 43 343 Kive Liebowitz Head White abt 1868 42 Married Russia Russia Russia 1905 44 343 Rebecca Liebowitz Wife Female White abt 1874 36 Married Russia Russia Russia 1909 45 343 Philip Liebowitz Son Male White abt 1900 10 Single Russia Russia Russia 1909 46 343 Louis Liebowitz Son Male White abt 1901 9 Single Russia Russia Russia 1909 47 343 William Liebowitz Son Male White abt 1904 6 Single Russia Russia Russia 1909  NARA Pub:  T624  Roll:  1007  Page:  20B  ED:  0054  Microfilm:  1375020  Enumerated:  23 Apr 1910   Transcript ID is  dbid=7884&iid=4449601_00111
  Census	1920	New Britain Ward 6, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
  	17 Oak St., New Britain, CT
  	Household split over two census pages: click to display Second Image.
  	Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 47 129 Carl Leibowitz Head Male White abt 1873 47 Married Russ-Poland Russia Yiddish 1905 Russia 48 129 Beccie Leibowitz Wife Female White abt 1876 44 Married Russ-Poland Russia Yiddish 1909 Russia 49 129 Philip Leibowitz Son Male White abt 1900 20 Single Russ-Poland Russia Yiddish 1909 Russia 50 129 Louis Leibowitz Son Male White abt 1902 18 Single Russ-Poland Russia Yiddish 1909 Russia 1 129 William Leibowitz Son Male White abt 1904 16 Single Russ-Poland Russia Russia 1909 None 2 129 Isidore Leibowitz Son Male White abt 1912 8 Single New York Russia Russia None 3 129 Benjamin Leibowitz Son Male White abt 1914 6 Single New York Russia Russia None  NARA Pub:  T625  Roll:  185  Page:  9A  ED:  177  Image:  1212  Enumerated:  3 Jan 1920   Transcript ID is  dbid=6061&iid=4294455-01212
  Census	1930	Bronx (Districts 501-750), Bronx County, New York, USA
  	871 East 178th St., Bronx, NY
  	Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 13 381 Kive Leibowitz Head Male White abt 1869 61 Married Russia Russia Russia 1905 Presser 14 381 Becky Leibowitz Wife Female White abt 1874 56 Married Russia Russia Russia 1920 [sic] 15 381 William Leibowitz Son Male White abt 1904 26 Single Russia Russia Russia 1920 [sic] Salesman 16 381 Isadore Leibowitz Son Male White abt 1911 19 Single New York Russia Russia Salesman 17 381 Benjamin Leibowitz Son Male White abt 1913 17 Single New York Russia Russia 18 381 Kalman Rapport Brother-in-law Male White abt 1875 55 Married Russia Russia Russia 1905 Carpenter 19 381 Anna Rapport Sister-in-law Female White abt 1877 53 Married Russia Russia Russia 1920 [sic] 20 381 Rose Rapport Daughter Female White abt 1908 22 Single Russia Russia Russia 1920 [sic] Saleslady 21 381 Isadore Rapport Son Male White abt 1910 20 Single New York Russia Russia Salesman  Roll:  1483  Page:  19A  ED:  0516  Microfilm:  2341218  Image:  309.0  Enumerated:  14 Apr 1930   Transcript ID is  dbid=6224&iid=4661153_00313
  Census	1940	Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
  	871 East 178th St. (Apt. 4), Bronx, NY
  	Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 48 162 Karl Liebowitz Head Male White abt 1873 67 Married Russia Presser 49 162 Beatrice Liebowitz Wife Female White abt 1876 64 Married Russia 50 162 William G Gordon [sic] Son Male White abt 1904 35 Single Russia Sales Promoter 51 162 Benjamin Liebowitz Son Male White abt 1913 27 Single New York Salesman  NARA Pub:  T627  Roll:  2490  Page:  8B  ED:  3-1189  Enumerated:  12 Apr 1940   Transcript ID is  dbid=2442&iid=m-t0627-02490-00477
  Children	+ 1. Phillip (Feiwel) LEIBOWITZ,   b. 18 Aug 1899, Starobin, Belarus ,   d. Oct 1975, Norfolk, Virginia  (Age 76 years) + 2. Louis (Leiser) LIEBOWITZ,   b. 15 Aug 1901, Russia ,   d. Jul 1967  (Age 65 years)   3. William (Wolfe) LIEBOWITZ,   b. 1904, Starobin, Belarus ,   d. 1942  (Age 38 years) + 4. Irving (Isidore) LIEBOWITZ,   b. 2 Apr 1911, New York, New York ,   d. 14 Mar 1988, Fair Lawn, New Jersey  (Age 76 years) + 5. Benjamin LIEBOWITZ,   b. 21 May 1913,   d. May 1976  (Age 62 years)
  Census Records » Slide Show		1910 US Federal Census -- Keva Liebowitz family in Manhattan, NY 35 Market Street, New York, NY
  		1920 US Federal Census -- Carl Leibowitz Family in New Britain, CT (page 1) 17 Oak Street, New Britain, CT
  		1920 US Federal Census -- Carl Leibowitz family in New Britain, CT (page 2) 17 Oak Street, New Britain, CT
  		1930 US Federal Census -- Leibowitz and Rappaport families in Bronx, NY 871 East 178th St., Bronx, NY
  		1940 US Federal Census -- Karl Liebowitz family in Bronx, NY 871 East 178th St. (Apt 4), Bronx, NY
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2015
  Family ID	F1850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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