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• Name: Louis RUBENSTEIN
• Sex: M
• Birth: 14 Jul 1894 in Bobrojich, Russia ^b
• Death: Abt 14 Apr 1956 ^d


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:

• Beatrice GOLDSTEIN on After 1931 .^m1
  
• Beatrice GOLDSTEIN Birth: 27 Jul 1908 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois Death: 18 Apr 1999 in Highland Park, Lake Co, Illinois

Children:

1. Allan Burton RUBENSTEIN Birth: 25 Sep 1935 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois Death: Abt 2018
2. Living RUBENSTEIN

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

14 Jul, before 1903 [Ref: Beverly Dratler 5/29/95]

age 24 in Jan 1920 [Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED1108 12]

before 1 Jan 1895, enlisted age 24 7/12, discharge 5 Aug 1919 [Ref: RUBENSTEIN Louis Discharge Certificate],

place:

[Ref: Beverly Dratler 5/29/95, RUBENSTEIN Louis Discharge Certificate]

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

parents:

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

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

Sources for death Information

date:

14 Apr 1956 [Ref: Stacy Shellabarger 3/29/2009]

4 Apr 1956 [Ref: Beverly Dratler 12/27/2005]

9 months before Joe [Ref: Beverly Dratler 5/6/96]

abt Mar 1956 [Ref: Billie Stein 8/2/2005]

Sources with Information about marriage to Beatrice GOLDSTEIN

date:

second marriage of both [Ref: Beverly Dratler 4/2/2006],

names:

Louis RUBENSTEIN & Beatrice ___ [Ref: Beverly Dratler 5/29/95, Dratler RUBENSTEIN],

child:

[Ref: Beverly Dratler 5/29/95, Dratler RUBENSTEIN, Stacy Shellabarger 3/29/2009]

Research Notes:
1917: citizenship [Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED1108 11]

Aug 5 1919: US Army Honorable Discharge, Private in 871 Transportation Corps [Ref: RUBENSTEIN Louis Discharge Certificate]

1920: occupation: office work [Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED1108 11]

worked in a mattress factory [Ref: Beverly Dratler 5/6/96]

married twice; first wife was divorced under Jewish law after seven years because there were no children. [Ref: Beverly Dratler 4/2/2006]

----- Honorable Discharge from the United Stated Army
To All Whom it may Concern: This is to Certify that Louis Rubenstein, 2082097 Privatre 871 Transportation Corps, The United States Army, as a Testimonial of Honest and Faithful Service, is hereby Honorably Discharged from the military service of the United States by reason of Convenience of the Government, Demobilization of Organization, per Circular 106, W.D. 1918.
Said Louis Rubenstein was born in Bobroyish, in the State of Russia. When enlisted he was 24 7/12 years of age and by occupation a Clerk. He had Brown eyes, Brown haird, Fair complexion, and was 5 feet 4 inches in height.
Given under my hand at Camp Grant, Illinois this 5th day of August, one thousand nine hundred and Nineteen.
Wm Smith, Major Inf USA, Commanding Enlistment Record Name: Louis Rubenstein Grade: Private Enlisted: Feb 26, 1918, at Chicago, Ill. Serving in First enlistment period at date of discharge. Prior Service: None Noncommissioned officer: None Marksmanship, gunnor qualification or rating: None Horsemanship: Not mounted Battles, engagementes, expeditions: None. Served with A.E.F. Decorations, Badges: None Medals, Citations: None Knowledge of any vocation: Clerk Wounds received in service: None Physical condition when discharged: Good Typhoid prophylaxis completed: Mar 18-18 Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed: Mar 15-18 Married or sing;e" Single Character: Excellent Remarks" Entitled to travel pay to Chicago, Ill Saied from U.S.: June 7-18 Returned to U.S.: July 27-19 Absence without leave: None Signature of soldier: Louis Rubenstein Harrison M. Hutchings, Captain Infantry U.S.A., Commanding Remote Group [Ref: RUBENSTEIN Louis Discharge Certificate]



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



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