Individual Details

Meyer Turkel Gomberg

(9 Aug 1895 - 23 May 1974)

Events

Birth9 Aug 1895According to his father's affidavit for Naturalization Petition - Kotelnya, Zhytomyr, Russia
Alt nameMeyer Turkel
Alt nameMeyer Gomberg
Immigration29 Aug 1911New York, New York, United States
Marriage4 May 1915Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - Sarah Levin
Occupation1917Cigar maker - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Residence5 Jun 19172065 Ogden Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Military5 Jun 1917WWI Draft - 2065 Ogden Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Residence19201920 Census - Evergreen Ave, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Naturalization9 Jun 1920Petition - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Civil1 Dec 1920Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Residence19301930 Census - West 14th Street, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Residence1935Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Residence19401940 Census - Lawndale Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Residence19501950 Census - 1232 Albion Avenue, Apt 2, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
ResidenceBef 1951Illinois, United States
Death23 May 1974Age: 80 - Arizona, United States
BurialAft 23 May 1974Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States

Families

SpouseSarah Levin (1893 - 1970)
ChildDr. Joseph Martin "Joe" Gomberg Dds (1916 - 2006)
ChildLillian Gomberg (1917 - 1992)
FatherNissel Turkel (1872 - 1954)
MotherMenia Minnie "Minnie" Gomberg (1875 - 1948)
SiblingPinkus "Philip" Turkel Gomberg (1899 - 1976)
SiblingCharna Charlotte "Charlotte" Turkel (1901 - 1999)

Notes

Military

Name: Meyer Turkel; Marital Status: Married; Birth Date: 1 Jun 1894; Birth Place: Russia; Street Address: 2065 Ogden Avenue; Residence Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; Draft Board: 41; Physical Build: Medium; Height: Short; Hair Color: Dark Brown; Eye Color: Blue

Residence

StreetAddress: Evergreen Ave; Age: 25; Occupation: Maner facturer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 881; HomeOwnership: Rented; Industry: Cigars; IsEmployed: Employer; LanguageSpoken: Yiddish; NaturalizationStatus: Papers Submitted; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head

Residence

StreetAddress: West 14th St; Age: 35; AttendedSchool: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; CityWard: 23rd; ClassofWorker: Wage or salary worker; EnumerationDistrict: 0833; HomeOwnership: Rented; IsEmployed: Yes; LanguageSpoken: Yiddish; LiveOnFarm: No; NaturalizationStatus: Un; OwnedRadio: Yes; RegistrationDistrict: 0833; ValueOfHome: 63.00; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head; Occupation: Laborer

Residence

StreetAddress: Lawndale Avenue; Age: 47; Occupation: Cigar Mgr; AttendedSchool: No; CityWard: 39; ClassofWorker: Working on own account; EmploymentCode: 1; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 103-2435; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 8th grade; HomeOwnership: Rented; HoursWorked: 40; Income: 0; IncomeOtherSources: Yes; IsEmployed: Yes; OwnsFarm: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; SeekingWork: No; ValueOfHome: 60; WeeksWorked: 52; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head

Residence

StreetAddress: Albion Avenue; Age: 55; Occupation: Sells Newpaper; ApartmentNumber: 2; Citizenship: Yes; ClassofWorker: Own Business; EnumerationDistrict: 103-4845; HoursWorked: 39; Industry: Owns Paper Stand; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Working; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; RelationToHead: Head; MaritalStatus: Married

Endnotes

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2. Ancestry.com, Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

3. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 15, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_324; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 881.

4. Ancestry.com, Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Petitions For Naturalization For the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950; NAI Number: M1285; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: Rg 85.

5. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0833; FHL microfilm: 2340187.

6. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00999; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 103-2435.

7. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00999; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 103-2435.

8. Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 1908; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 103-4845.

9. Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019), Arizona Daily Star; Publication Date: 24 May 1974; Publication Place: Tucson, Arizona, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/167000675/?article=1f076976-cef0-409c-91eb-ee3b0e627552&focus=0.35937676,0.88208956,0.4641793,0.976866&xid=3355.

10. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

11. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).