Individual Details
Bennie Nagel
(Sep 3, 1889 - Oct 13, 1947)
Events
Families
| Spouse | Minnie Bloom (1892 - 1961) |
| Father | Max (Sholom Mordecai) Nagel (1869 - 1942) |
| Mother | Fannie Celia Moshontz (1869 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Esther (Big Ma) Nagel (1891 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Unnamed 1 Nagel (1898 - ) |
| Sibling | Unnamed 2 Nagel (1899 - ) |
| Sibling | Abe Nagel (1901 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Arthur Nagel (1903 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Pearl Nagel (1906 - 1982) |
Notes
Birth
The 1900 census states August 1889 as his date of birth; the 1910 census states 1899. His World War1 draft registration states September 3, 1886; the 1920 census states 1891; his World War 2 draft registration states September 8, 1891.Immigration
The 1900 and 1910 censuses give 1897 as the year of immigration. The 1930 census gives 1895.Census
He was living with his sister and parents at 82 Irving St. He was born in August 1889. He was attending school and had immigrated in 1897.Census
He was living with his parents, siblings, and uncle at 2318 E 38th St. He had immigrated in 1897 and was naturalized. He was a huckster on his own account.City Directory (Fam)
Source [E-1617] has city directory data from 1917 to 1943.Draft Reg
Ben Nagel's World War I (1918) draft registration card indicates he was born on September 3, 1886 in Ostroleka, Lomza, Russia; was an alien; and claimed a draft exemption for support of his wife and parents. He lived at 2639 E. 40th St. in Cleveland and was a peddler.Census (family)
They were living at 2626 E. 44th St. He was born about 1891 and she was born about 1893. He had immigrated in 1896 and she had immigrated in 1906. Their naturalization status was unknown. They both could speak English and read and write. He was a fruit peddlerCensus (family)
They were boarding at 1518 55th St. in Brooklyn. He had immigrated in 1895 and she in 1908. She was an alien and he had taken out naturalization papers. He was a clerk in a fruit store.Census (family)
They were renting ($22/mon) at 1042 Yale Ave. They were both naturalized. He had completed 4 years of grade school and she had completed 3 years. He was listed as the owner of amusement machines. The information was provided to the census taker by Max Silver who was their boarder and also owned amusement machines.Draft Reg
Ben Nagel's World War 2 (1942) draft registration card indicates he was born on September 8, 1891 in Poland. He lived at 10102 Adams in Cleveland. He owned a cigar store at 1118 E. 105th St.Obit
The following obit is from the October 14, 1947, Cleveland Press:"Ben Nagel of 854 E. 105, beloved husband of Minnie(nee Blum), two sisters and one brother, suddenly Oct. 13. Funeral services Wed., Oct. 15, at 2 p. m. at Lifshetz-Miller Funeral Home, 744 E. 105. Interment at Lansing Cemetery. Family at 11425 Durant Ave."
Endnotes
1. 1920 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Ben Negal[sic]: Cleveland Ward 12; Roll: T625_1364, Page: 9A; ED: 241; Image: 376 (reaccessed Jan 28 2015) [E-0460].
2. 1930 U.S. Census: New York, Kings County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Benjamin Nagel: Brooklyn; Roll: 1523; Page: 17A; ED: 1384; Image: 629.0; FHL microfilm: 2341258. [E-0449].
3. 1910 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Bennie Nagel: Cleveland Ward 14: Film T624-1170, ED: 203, Sheet 11B (reaccessed Jan 27 2015) [E-0435].
4. 1900 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com , Bennie Nagel: Cleveland Ward 16; Roll: 1254; Page: 21B; ED: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1241254 (reaccessed Jan 27 2015) [E-709B].
5. 1930 U.S. Census: New York, Kings County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Benjamin Nagel: Brooklyn; Roll: 1523; Page: 17A; ED: 1384; Image: 629.0; FHL microfilm: 2341258. [E-0449].
6. 1900 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com , Bennie Nagel: Cleveland Ward 16; Roll: 1254; Page: 21B; ED: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1241254 (reaccessed Jan 27 2015) [E-709B].
7. 1910 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Bennie Nagel: Cleveland Ward 14: Film T624-1170, ED 203, Sheet 11B (reaccessed Jan 27 2015) [E-0435].
8. "Vital Records for Cuyahoga County, Ohio, including marriages, 1810-1941, and index, 1810-1988, and auditor’s tax duplicate, 1819-1869", microfilm, Western Reserve Historical Society Library, Cleveland, Ohio, Bennie Nagel & Minnie Bloom: Marriage Cert: #75146 [E-0774].
9. "US. Cuyahoga County, Ohio Jewish Marriage Record Extracts, 1837-1934" database, Ancestry.com; Records extracted from the Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Marriage Application and Return volumes, Cuyahoga County Archives, Bennie Nagel & Minnie Bloom: Marriage Cert: #75146 [E-0774].
10. "Ohio County Marriage Records, 1790-1950", digital images, FamilySearch.org; {data from county courthouses}, Ben Nagel & Minnie Bloom: Marriage: Sep 3 1911; Cuyahoga > Marriage records 1911 vol 79 > image 98 of 303 (accessed Jan 28 2015) [E-1987]..
11. "U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989", database on-line, Ancestry.com, Benj. Nagel: 1911; Cleveland, Ohio (accessed Jan 23 2013) [E-1405].
12. "U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989", database on-line, Ancestry.com, Nagel: Cleveland, Ohio: 1890-1943 (reaccessed Jan 28 2015) [E-1617].
13. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital image, Ancestry.com, Ben Nagel: Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Cuyahoga; Roll: 1831771; Draft Board: 09 (reaccessed Sep 23 2018) [E-2402].
14. 1920 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Ben Negal [sic]: Cleveland Ward 12; Roll: T625_1364, Page: 9A; ED: 241; Image: 376 (reaccessed Jan 28 2015) [E-0460].
15. 1920 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Ben Negdel [sic]; Cleveland Ward 12; Roll: T625_1364; Page: 7A; ED: 241(accessed Oct 24 2018) [E-2418].
16. 1930 U.S. Census: New York, Kings County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Benjamin Nagel: Brooklyn; Roll: 1523; Page: 17A; ED: 1384; Image: 629.0; FHL microfilm: 2341258. [E-0449].
17. 1940 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, digital images, Ancestry.com, Ben Nogel [sic]: Cleveland Ward 24; Roll: T627_3227; ED: 92-603, Sheet 7B, Dwelling 154 (accessed Jul 29 20112) [E-1298].
18. "U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", digital image, Ancestry.com; citing Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration, Benjamin Nagel: Roll: WWII_2251772; Local board: Cuyahoga, Ohio [E-0977].
19. Gravestone at Lansing Cemetery; Cleveland, Ohio, Benjamin Nagel [E-0490].
20. "Cleveland Necrology File", database, Cleveland Public Library, includes: The Cleveland Plain Dealer (1850-1975), The Cleveland Herald (1833, 1847-1848, 1876, 1878-1879) & The Cleveland Press (1941-1975) , Ben Nagel: Obit: Oct 14, 1947: Cleveland Press (reaccessed Jan 28 2015) [E-0760].
21. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line] Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, Ben Nagel (accessed Jul 12 2017) [E-2122].
22. "Cleveland Necrology File", database, Cleveland Public Library, includes: The Cleveland Plain Dealer (1850-1975), The Cleveland Herald (1833, 1847-1848, 1876, 1878-1879) & The Cleveland Press (1941-1975) , Ben Nagel: Obit: Oct 14, 1947: Cleveland Press (reaccessed Jan 28 2015) [E-0760].
23. "JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry", online database, Jewishgen.org, Ben Nagel: Lansing Ave Cemetery; Cleveland, Ohio (accessed Aug 19 2014) [E-1536].
24. Findagrave, online database, (www.Findagrave.com), Ben Nagel: Death: Oct 13,1947 (accessed Jan 28 2015) [E-1987].
25. "Cleveland Necrology File", database, Cleveland Public Library, includes: The Cleveland Plain Dealer (1850-1975), The Cleveland Herald (1833, 1847-1848, 1876, 1878-1879) & The Cleveland Press (1941-1975) , Ben Nagel: Obit: Oct 14, 1947: Cleveland Press (reaccessed Jan 28 2015) [E-0760].
26. Gravestone at Lansing Cemetery; Cleveland, Ohio, Benjamin Nagel [E-0490].

