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• Name: Gershon RUBENSTEIN
• Sex: M
• Birth: Abt 1866 in Babraisk, Russia ^b
• Death: 13 Jul 1947 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois ^d
• Burial: 14 Jul 1947 in Bnei Revin, Forest Park, Cook Co, Illinois ^u


Parents:

• Father:
  
• Samuel RUBENSTEIN Birth: 1840 in Glusk, Russia
Mother:

• Libby LEVIN Birth: Glusk, Russia

Family:
Marriage:

• Ashe BRESKIN at Babraisk, Russia .^m1
  
• Ashe BRESKIN Birth: Abt 1867 in Bobruisk, Belarus Death: 18 Jul 1929 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois

Children:

1. Harry RUBENSTEIN Birth: Abt 1890 in Russia Death: 1950 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois
2. Lena RUBENSTEIN Birth: 1 Jul 1891 in Bobruisk, Russia Death: Dec 1982 in Miami, Florida
3. Louis RUBENSTEIN Birth: 14 Jul 1894 in Bobrojich, Russia Death: Abt 14 Apr 1956
4. Bessie RUBENSTEIN Birth: Abt 1897 in Minsk, Russia Death: 6 Oct 1931 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois
5. William David RUBENSTEIN Birth: 25 Sep 1898 in Bobruisk, Belarus Death: Abt 12 Jan 1954 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois
6. Joseph RUBENSTEIN Birth: Abt 1902 in Russia Death: 7 Dec 1956
7. Fanny RUBENSTEIN Birth: Abt 1903 in Russia Death: 1970
8. Libby RUBENSTEIN Birth: Abt 1905 in Russia
9. Nathan RUBENSTEIN Birth: 7 Mar 1907 in Minsk, Russia Death: Jan 1962 in Los Angeles, California

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

1870 [Ref: Billie Stein 9/13/2004]

age 50 in 1920 [Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED1108 11]

age 64 in 1930 [Ref: 1930 IL Cook Chicago ED885 03]

age abt 80 in 1947 [Ref: RUBENSTEIN Gershon Death Certificate],

place:

[Ref: Beverly Dratler 6/11/94, RUBENSTEIN Gershon Death Certificate]

Russia [Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED1108 11, 1930 IL Cook Chicago ED885 03],

parents:

___ RUBENSTEIN & sister of Ronya, wife of Dov Wolf LEVIN [Ref: Billie Stein 8/12/2002],

name:

Gary [Ref: ROSBY Lena SS5]

Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information

place:

Poprosk, Russia [Ref: CookCoIL DeathCert 1931#28129]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: RUBENSTEIN Gershon Death Certificate],

place:

[Ref: RUBENSTEIN Gershon Death Certificate]

Sources for burial Information

date:

[Ref: RUBENSTEIN Gershon Death Certificate],

place:

[Ref: RUBENSTEIN Gershon Death Certificate]

Sources with Information about marriage to Ashe BRESKIN

place:

[Ref: Beverly Dratler 6/11/94],

names:

[Ref: Gail Rubenstein 10/1/2010]

Gary RUBENSTEIN & Osna BRESKIN [Ref: ROSBY Lena SS5]

Gershon RUBENSTEIN & Osne ___ [Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED1108 11, 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED1108 12, Beverly Dratler 5/29/95, Beverly Dratler 6/11/94, Dratler RUBENSTEIN]

___ RUBENSTEIN & Ashne BRESKIN [Ref: Linda Kelley 7/26/2023],

child:

[Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED1108 12, Beverly Dratler 5/29/95, CookCoIL DeathCert 1931#28129, Dratler RUBENSTEIN, Linda Kelley 7/26/2023, ROSBY Lena SS5]

Research Notes:
from "Minsk Pinsk Babraisk", an area of Russia of three nearby towns. Minsk is largest (pop 1961 550K), Pinsk (1961 pop 39K), in Byelurissia [Ref: Earl Rubenstein 5/3/96]

1911: immigrated from Russia [Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED1108 11]
1912: immigrated from Russia [Ref: 1930 IL Cook Chicago ED885 03]

Gershon came to USA to escape army, age <21 yrs. Osne followed later. [Ref: Beverly Dratler 6/11/94]

Family immigrated in two groups: first Gershon, with Leana and Harry. Second Osne with rest of children. [Ref: Beverly Dratler 5/29/95]

had two brothers, one emigrated to USA and stayed in New York; other stayed in Europe [Ref: Earl Rubenstein 5/3/96]

well educated, an elder in Russia, local judge [Ref: Beverly Dratler 5/29/95]

1920: lived at 928 Marshfield Ave. emigrated 1911, occupation: mattress maker [Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED1108 11]

1930: living at 1123 (street not marked), Chicago, Cook Co, IL. Living with daughter Fanny and Morris WILSON [Ref: 1930 IL Cook Chicago ED885 03]

---------- Death Certificate, State of Illinois, Dist #3104, Reg No 21406:
1.Residence: 3210 W Carmen, Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois
2.Name: Gershon Rubetstein
3.Veteran: no; Social Security: no
4.Sex: Male
5.Color: White
6.Widowed; Name of wife: Sarah (handwritten, not typed like rest of form)
7.Birth date: Unknown
8.Age: abt 80
9.Birthplace: Bobruisk, Russia
10.Usual occupation: Retired, unknown
11.Industry: for himself
12.Father's name: Samuel Rubenstein
13.Birthplace: Glush, Russia
14.Mother's name: Libby Levin
15.Birthplace: Glusk, Russia
16.Informant: Hospital records, Estelle Maycher
17.Place of Burial: Bnei Rybin, Forest Park, Cook Co, Illinois, Jul 14 1947
18.Funeral director: Meyer Laurer, Palmer Lauer Inc, 4225 Roosevelt Rd
19.List No: 46B/107
20.Date of death: July 13, 1947, 7:45p.m.
21. I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from June 5 to July 13 1947 that I last saw him alive on July 13 1947, and that death occurred on the date and hour stated above. Immediate cause of death: Pulmonary Edema, Duration 1 day, Associated diseases: Broncho Pneumonia, 5 days. Other conditions: Carcinoma of Stomach, duration 6 months.
22.Operation: yes, June 15, 1947, Carcinoma of Stomach. Autopsy: no
23.Disease related to occupation: no
24.Signed: Samuel Kaplan, M.D. 3508 Roosevelt Rd. Dated Jul 13, 1947 [Ref: RUBENSTEIN Gershon Death Certificate]



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 /-----Samuel RUBENSTEIN
Gershon RUBENSTEIN
|         /-----(Unk) LEVIN
 \-----Libby LEVIN



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