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PORTNOI Shirley

Female 1908 - 1947  (39 years)


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  • Name PORTNOI Shirley  [1
    Born 1908  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Died 1947  Brooklyn, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I0519  Zherdin family Tree | Leib Zherdin branch
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2006 

    Father PORTNOI Hershel,   b. 1870, Preili, Latgale, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1963, The Bronx-Lebanon Hospital, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Mother ZHERDIN Rebecca,   b. About 1873, Preili, Latgale, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1960, Brooklyn, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 87 years) 
    Married Probably Between 1890-1893  Probably Minsk, Belarus Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The 1920 US Census displayed under documents below shows the following:-

      Harry PORTNOI, head of household, age 49 arrived in US in 1903 and Naturalised in 1917, occupation a shoemaker with his own business.

      Rebecca, his wife, age 46, arrived in US in 1906, not working.
      Isidore, son, age 25, arrived in US in 1906 with his own trucking business.
      Ray (presumably Rachel) age 22,arrived in US in 1906 book-keeper in a gown business.
      Ida, daughter, age 20, arrived in US in 1906 working in a millinary factory.
      Alex (presumably Albert) age 18, arrived in US 1906 a shipping clerk in shoe factory.
      Sarah(presumably Shirley) age 12 born New York.
      In the adjoining property lived Charles and Sadie GREENBERG with their 4 year old daughter Florence. Sadie was Harry and Rebecca's eldest daughter age 23 who married Charles in 1913 when she was aged 16/17.
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    • The 1940 United States Federal Census shows, living at 110 Kosciusko Street, AD6, Kings, New York, USA:-
      Harry PORTNOI, age 69
      Rebecca PORTNOI, age 67, birth c. 1873, wife
      Shirley PORTNOI, age 28, daughter

    Married:
    • the Latvian state Archive suggested that the marriage took place in Minsk. The Belarus Archive say that there are no surviving records for that period.
    Documents
    Zherdin family ZR 494
    Zherdin family ZR 494
    Riwe PORTNOI manifest for SS Cedric arriving at Ellis Island 22 July 1906.
    Family ID F055  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family LEVY Leon 
    Married Abt 1943  [2
    Children 
     1. LEVY Barry
    Family ID F117  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Zherdin family PS 519
    Zherdin family PS 519
    Shirley PORTNOI 1920 USA Federal Census

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] E-mail, 22 Sep 2002 From Bruce Goldsmith.

    2. [S12167] Ev Jacobson to Sandra Kutner Mar 2004.


  

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