Individual Details
Ben Grodsky
(Aug 2, 1890 - Apr 20, 1939)
Events
| Birth | Aug 2, 1890 | Orana, Llithuania |  | ||
| Immigration | Mar 18, 1909 | New York, New York, United States |  | | |
| Marriage | Aug 2, 1923 | Cook County, Illinois, United States - Ethel Levin | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - Ethel Levin | | | |
| Naturalization | May 3, 1933 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Death | Apr 20, 1939 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Burial | Apr 21, 1939 | Tiphereith Zion Cong. (Lincoln St. Shule), Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Alt name | Berl Abram Grotzki |
Families
| Spouse | Ethel Levin (1897 - 1957) |
| Child | David Grodsky (1926 - 2000) |
| Child | Shirley Grodsky (1924 - 2012) |
Notes
Immigration
He arrived on the SS Samland which left Antwerp, Belgium on March 6, 1909. His name was Berl Abram Grotzki. He was a laborer having last lived in Vilna, Lithuania. His closest relative he left behind was his father. He had $2.50 and his passage had been paid by his sister.Census (family)
They were renting ($90/ mon), with their children, 2015 Division St. He was the proprietor of a fish store.Naturalization
He was naturalized in the US District Court of Northern Illinois.Endnotes
1. “Illinois, Northern District Petitions for Naturalization, 1906-1991", images, Familysearch.org, Benjamin Grodsky: Certificate of arrival as Berl Abram Grotzki :Declaration of Intention: July 18, 1927: Naturalization: May 3, 1933; Cook County > Petitions, 1925-1932, v. 541, no. 116051-116350 > images 556-560 of 1254 (accessed Apr 8 2015) [E-2151].
2. "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957", digital images, Ancestry.com, Berl Abram Grotzki: Arrival; Mar 18, 1909, SS Samland; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 1218; Line: 30; Page Number: 36 (accessed Apr 8 2015) [E-2154].
3. "Cook County Illinois Marriage Index", online index, Cook County Genealogy.com (http://www.cookcountygenealogy.com), Ben Gra[sic]dsky & Celia Levin: Aug 6, 1923 (accessed Mar 27 2015) [E-2143].
4. 1930 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Ben Goodsky [sic]; Chicago; Roll: 464; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 1115; Image: 201.0; FHL microfilm: 2340199 (accessed Apr 8 2015) [E-2153] .
5. "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 Grodsky: Naturalization: May 3, 1933: Petition 116185; US District Court Chicago, Ill (accessed Apr 8 2015) [E-2151].
6. “Illinois, Northern District Petitions for Naturalization, 1906-1991", images, Familysearch.org, Benjamin Grodsky: Certificate of arrival as Berl Abram Grotzki :Declaration of Intention: July 18, 1927: Naturalization: May 3, 1933; Cook County > Petitions, 1925-1932, v. 541, no. 116051-116350 > images 556-560 of 1254 (accessed Apr 8 2015) [E-2151].
7. Cook County Clerk, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1955-1994", online index, FamilySearch.org, Benjamin Grodsky: Death: Apr 29, 1939; Digital Folder Number: 4204816, Image Number: 2851, GS Film number:1953414, Reference ID: rn 12414 (accessed Apr 8 2015) [E-2152].
8. Cook County Clerk, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1955-1994", online index, FamilySearch.org, Benjamin Grodsky: Death: Apr 29, 1939; Digital Folder Number: 4204816, Image Number: 2851, GS Film number:1953414, Reference ID: rn 12414 (accessed Apr 8 2015) [E-2152].