Individual Details

Actual birthdate is in question. In the 1920 Census in Chicago he claim s he was born in 1892. Ship arrival in 1907 list age as 11 (1896), Naturalization reads May 15, 1894, 1930 Cenus he claims he is 34 making it 1896. SS5 and death certificate read May 15, 1894 which is the date we are using. In rural Russia it was common for actual birthdates to be unknown. Most births and deaths were recorded as so many days after a certain holiday, and as days in Jewish calendar vs Julian calendar change yearly it is difficult to assure exact date.

Birth	15 May 1894	Polatsk, Vitebsk, Belarus
Immigration	26 Oct 1907	New York, New York, New York, United States
Census	16 Apr 1910	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Residence	1917	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Marriage	29 Jun 1919	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - Sophie Diamond
Census	1920	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Naturalization	28 Mar 1924	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Census	11 Apr 1930	South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States
Residence	1935	South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States
Census	16 Apr 1940	South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States
Residence	1942	South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States
Retirement	1961	South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States
Death	5 Dec 1984	Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States
Cremation	6 Dec 1984	Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, United States
Alt name		Robert Frank Garnitz

Spouse	Sophie Diamond (1891 - 1972)
Child	Richard Garnitz (1921 - 2005)

Father	Raphael Franz Garnitz (1862 - 1943)
Mother	Hoda Tiahow (1870 - 1960)

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