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    Person Info
  • Name: Bessie RUBENSTEIN
  • Sex: F
  • Birth: Abt 1897 in Minsk, Russia b
  • Death: 6 Oct 1931 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois d
  • Burial: 7 Oct 1931 in Bnai Reuain, Forest Park, Illinois u


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Gershon RUBENSTEIN Birth: Abt 1866 in Babraisk, Russia Death: 13 Jul 1947 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois
  • Mother:
  • Ashe BRESKIN Birth: Abt 1867 in Bobruisk, Belarus Death: 18 Jul 1929 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois

Family:
Marriage:
  • Jacob FISHER on 20 May 1919 at Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois .m1
  • Jacob FISHER Birth: 5 Jun 1893 in Warsaw, Poland Death: 21 Jan 1980 in Grant Hospital, Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois
Children:
  1. Sylvia FISHER Birth: 16 May 1920 in Grant Hospital, Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois Death: 24 Nov 2018 in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
  2. Frances FISHER Birth: 11 Sep 1921 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois Death: 4 Oct 1961 in Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois

Bibliography
  1. Census 1920, Illinois, Cook Co (Chicago), Chicago, ED794, p42. T625-322. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004964633 image 1119. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED794 42].
  2. Census 1930, Illinois, Cook Co, Chicago, ED885, p03. T626-455. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004950441 image 105. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1930 IL Cook Chicago ED885 03].
  3. Dratler, Beverly, #703 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Beverly Dratler 5/29/95].
  4. Stein, Billie, Descendants of GGGGrandfather Levin October 2004, private email 9/13/2004. Author address available on request. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Billie Stein 9/13/2004].
  5. State of Illinois, Department of Public Health, Death Certificate - Frances COHEN, October 4, 1961. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: COHEN Frances Death Certificate].
  6. Illinois Public Board of Health, Chicago Illinois Death Certificates, 1910-1945. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1992. 1931 #28000-30000 Film#1893072 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CookCoIL DeathCert 1931#[0-9]*].
  7. Cook Co IL, Cook County Marriage Index 1912-1942, Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2008. Available at ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2273 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CookCoIL MarrLic #827310].
  8. Dratler, Beverly Rubenstein, Descendents of Gershon and Osne Rubenstein, 1987. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Dratler RUBENSTEIN].
  9. Kelley, Linda, Berezkin genealogy, private email 7/26/2023. Author address: lkelley49 at gmail dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Linda Kelley 7/26/2023].
  10. Marshall, Jan, Chart of COHEN Relatives, 3/20/94 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Marshall COHEN].
  11. Bolotin, Sylvia, #17718 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Sylvia Bolotin 5/4/96].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
1891 [Ref: Billie Stein 9/13/2004]
1892, d. 1931 age 39 [Ref: CookCoIL DeathCert 1931#28129]
age 23 in 1920 [Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED794 42]
age 32 in 1930 [Ref: 1930 IL Cook Chicago ED885 03],
place:
[Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED794 42]
Poprisk, Russia [Ref: CookCoIL DeathCert 1931#28129]
Russia [Ref: 1930 IL Cook Chicago ED885 03, Beverly Dratler 5/29/95],
parents:
[Ref: CookCoIL DeathCert 1931#28129]
Gershon RUBENSTEIN & Osne ___ [Ref: Beverly Dratler 5/29/95, Dratler RUBENSTEIN]
___ RUBENSTEIN & Ashne BRESKIN [Ref: Linda Kelley 7/26/2023]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: CookCoIL DeathCert 1931#28129]
5 Oct or 6 Oct, when Sylvia age 10 [Ref: Sylvia Bolotin 5/4/96]
before 1937 [Ref: Beverly Dratler 5/29/95],
place:
[Ref: CookCoIL DeathCert 1931#28129]
Sources for burial Information
date:
[Ref: CookCoIL DeathCert 1931#28129],
place:
[Ref: CookCoIL DeathCert 1931#28129]
Sources with Information about marriage to Jacob FISHER
date:
[Ref: CookCoIL MarrLic #827310]
Jacob age 26, Bessie age 22, when married [Ref: 1930 IL Cook Chicago ED885 03]
married 12 years at time of death [Ref: CookCoIL DeathCert 1931#28129],
place:
[Ref: CookCoIL MarrLic #827310],
names:
[Ref: Dratler RUBENSTEIN]
Jacob FISHER & Bessie ___ [Ref: 1930 IL Cook Chicago ED885 03],
child:
[Ref: 1930 IL Cook Chicago ED885 03, COHEN Frances Death Certificate, Linda Kelley 7/26/2023, Marshall COHEN]
Research Notes:
1911: immigrated (lived in US 20 years at time of death) [Ref: CookCoIL DeathCert 1931#28129]

1913: immigrated [Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED794 42, 1930 IL Cook Chicago ED885 03]

Mar 18 1931: surgery for cancer of uterus [Ref: CookCoIL DeathCert 1931#28129]

died at 10:00am, Oct 6 1931. cause of death Carcinoma of Uterus and tubes; died at 526 Belden Ave, Chicago; name given as Bessie Stockfish alias Bessie Fisher; address 1123 S Sacramento Blvd [Ref: CookCoIL DeathCert 1931#28129]

Beverly RUBENSTEIN named after Bessie; therefore Bessie died before Beverly was born [Ref: Beverly Dratler 5/29/95]

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State of Illinois, Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records 1. Place of Death: County of Cook, Chicago 2. Full name: Bessie Stockfish alias Bessie Fisher 2a. Address: 1123 S Sacremento Blvd 3. Sex: Female 4. Color or Race: White 5. Single, Married: Married
Wife of: Jake 6. Date of Birth: unknown 1892 7. Age: About 39 8. Trade, profession: Housewife 9. Industry: own home 10. Date last worked: June 1931 11. Years in this occupation: 12 years 12. Birthplace: Poprosk, Russia 13. Father name: Gerry Rubenstein 14. Father birthplace: Poprosk, Russia 15. Mother maiden name: Anna Breskin 16. Mother birthplace: Poprosk, Russia 17. Informant: William D Rubenstein, 2201 N Halsted St 18. Place of Burial: Brai Ression, Forest Park, Cook Co, IL 19. Date: Oct 7, 1931 20. Undertaker: Joseph B Luer, 1306 S Crawford 21. Date of death> Oct 6, 1931 22. I hereby certify that I attended deceased from March 4, 1931 to Oct 6, 1931. I last saw here alive on Oct 6, 1931. deadh is said to have occurred on the date stated above at 10a.
The principal cause of death and related causes of importance were as follows: Carcinoma of uteris and tubes. Other contributory causes of importance: Metastasis to left pleura 23. Was an operation performed: yes. 3/12/1931
For what cause or injury Carcinoma of uterus
Autopsy: no 24. Signed: E W Fisch... (illegible), 30 N Michigan, Oct 6, 1931. [Ref: CookCoIL DeathCert 1931#28129]



Pedigree of Bessie RUBENSTEIN
          /-----Samuel RUBENSTEIN
 /-----Gershon RUBENSTEIN
|        |         /-----(Unk) LEVIN
|         \-----Libby LEVIN
Bessie RUBENSTEIN
|                           /-----Nason BERESKIN
|                  /-----Naftali Zvie BERESKIN
|         /-----Nathan BERESKIN
|        |        |         /-----David WISSOTZKY
|        |         \-----Freyda WISSOTZKY
 \-----Ashe BRESKIN
         |                  /-----Itska WEINSHENKER
         |         /-----Antzel WEINSHENKER
          \-----Celia WEINSHENKER
                   \-----Leya



Descendants of Bessie RUBENSTEIN
1. Bessie RUBENSTEIN m. Jacob FISHER
m. Jacob FISHER father: Morris FISHER mother: Sadie FALT

2nd generation

2. Sylvia FISHER m. Joseph George BOLOTIN
m. Joseph George BOLOTIN father: Jacob BOLOTIN mother: Sadie (BOLOTIN)
3. Frances FISHER m. Norman COHEN
m. Norman COHEN father: Abraham Jacob COHEN mother: Blanch BAIM

3rd generation

4. Living BOLOTIN m. Living LEVIN
m. Living LEVIN father: Living LEVIN mother: Living (LEVIN)
5. Living BOLOTIN m. Living FINE
m. Living FINE father: Living FINE mother: Living (FINE)
6. Living COHEN m. Living SACKHEIM
m. Living SACKHEIM father: George SACKHEIM mother: Esther FEINSTEIN
7. Living COHEN m. Living MARSHALL
m. Living MARSHALL father: Harry Hadlin Jr MARSHALL mother: Marilyn June MOORE

4th generation

8. Living BOLOTIN m. Living CHERRY
m. Living CHERRY
9. Living BOLOTIN m. Living RYBAK
m. Living RYBAK father: Living RYBAK mother: Living (RYBAK)
10. Living FINE m. Living SWANSON
m. Living SWANSON father: Living SWANSON mother: Living (SWANSON)
11. Living FINE m. Living GLACER
m. Living GLACER father: Bernard GLACER mother: Jo-Anne GOLD
13. Living COHEN m. Living BROADDUS
m. Living BROADDUS father: Living BROADDUS mother: Living MILLER
14. Living COHEN m. Living ERWIN
m. Living ERWIN father: Living ERWIN mother: Living McCARTY
16. Living MARSHALL m. Living LESLIE
m. Living LESLIE father: Ronald Carl LESLIE mother: Living CELLMAN