Individual Details
Ben Lederman
(Jan 10, 1884 - Nov 29, 1954)
Events
| Birth | Jan 10, 1884 |  | |||
| Immigration | Nov 25, 1910 | New York, New York, United States |  | | |
| Draft Reg | Jun 5, 1917 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Draft Reg | Sep 5, 1918 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Naturalization | Apr 16, 1920 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Marriage | Abt, 1923 | Goldie Isaacson | |||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - Goldie Isaacson | | | |
| Census (family) | 1940 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - Goldie Isaacson | | | |
| Death | Nov 29, 1954 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Obit | Nov 30, 1954 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Burial | Nov 30, 1954 | Waldheim Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Goldie Isaacson (1895 - 1983) |
| Child | Harold Lederman (1924 - 2019) |
| Child | Leo Lederman (1929 - 2007) |
| Father | Abraham Lederman (1855 - ) |
| Mother | Beile Unknown Maiden Name (1857 - ) |
| Sibling | Tilie Lederman (1893 - ) |
| Sibling | Zellie Lederman (1895 - ) |
Notes
Immigration
He had sailed on board the SS Mauritania from Liverpool, England, on November 19, 1910. His parents, brother and sister were with him. They were detained for two days because of his father's medical condition.Draft Reg
On June 5, 1917, he registered for the World War I draft.Naturalization
He had filed his Declaration of Intention on November 27, 1915.Census (family)
In 1930 they owned a multifamily house at 3158 Potomac Ave. worth $22,000. There was a renter who paid $52.00 per month. Ben was a tailor in a tailor shop. He had immigrated in 1910 and was naturalized. His father, Abraham, lived with them.Census (family)
They lived at 923 N. Leavitt. He was a tailor in a pressing shop. She was a clerk in a pressing shop.Obit
The following obit appeared in the November 30, 1954, Chicago Tribune:"Ben Lederman, 923 N. Leavitt street, beloved husband of Goldie, nee Isaacson; devoted father of Harold and Leo, fond brother of Dave of New York, Tillie Berg, and Gertrude of California. Funeral Tuesday, Nov. 30, 12 noon, at chapel, 2235 W. Division street. Member of Atereth Zion Community synagogue and Slavititcher-Domachover Verein."
Endnotes
1. Gravestone photograph; Files of Emil H. Isaacson, Ben Lederman; Picture of Gravestone Waldheim Cemetery [E-0472].
2. "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957", digital images, Ancestry.com, Ben Lederman: SS Mauretania, Nov 25, 1910; Roll T715_1599; Page 66, Line 2 [E-0419].
3. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital image, Ancestry.com, Benjamin Lederman, Reg: Jun 5, 1917: Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Cook; Roll:1493552; Draft Board: 34 (accessed Aug 25 2018) [E- 2384].
4. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital image, Ancestry.com, Ben Lederman, Reg: Sep 12,1918; Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Cook; Roll:1493552; Draft Board:34 (accessed (Aug 25 2018) [E-2384].
5. Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Archives, "Cook County Naturalization Declarations of Intention", online database, {http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/) , Benjamin Lederman: Dec. of Int.: Nov 27, 1915; (accessed Feb 5 2015) [E-2013].
6. "U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992", database on-line, Ancestry.com. National Archives and Records Administration(NARA); Washington, D.C.; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service, Benjamin Lederman: Naturalization; Apr 6, 1920; Court District: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa (accessed Feb 5 2015) [E-2013].
7. 1930 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Goldie Lederman: Chicago; Roll: 468; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 1200; Image: 25.0; (accessed Feb 22 2003) [E-0417].
8. 1940 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Ben Lederman: Chicago, Ward 26, Roll T627_974, ED 103-1679, Sheet 7A (accessed Aug 7 2012) [E-1337].
9. "Chicago Tribune Historical Archive", database, (www.infoweb.newsbank.com), Nov 30, 1954 [E-0955].
10. Gravestone photograph; Files of Emil H. Isaacson, Ben Lederman; Picture of Gravestone Waldheim Cemetery [E-0472].
11. "Chicago Tribune Historical Archive", database, (www.infoweb.newsbank.com), Ben Lederman Obit; Nov 30, 1954 (reaccessed Feb 5 2015) [E-0955].
12. Gravestone photograph; Files of Emil H. Isaacson, Ben Lederman; Picture of Gravestone Waldheim Cemetery [E-0472].