~ Family History

Izrail had three children (Naftali Hertz, Zeev Wolf, Feiga)

I am a 1st cousin 4x removed to Zevi Hirsch Ben Ze'ev Wolf Dainow (1832 - March 6, 1877). He was know as the "the Maggid of Slutsk", "the Polish Maggid" or "the Russian Maggid". Was well known as a preacher of the Jewish Enlightenment - Haskala. Who had settled in London in 1876. He was the son of Zeev Wolf and Minnie Leah.

Naftali Hertz was born in 1806, the son of Izrail. He had five children with Tsipa and one child with Yehuda Bayenov (Iedleh, Pesy, Reizel, Mosheh and Yisroel). He died on April 25, 1887, having lived a long life of 81 years.

Yisroel was born, the son of Tsipa and Naftali. He had two sons and one daughter with Cheshia Golda (Philip, Naftoli, Reizil). He died on October 25, 1919.

Philip was born in 1866, the son of Cheshia and Yisroel. He had two sons and one daughter with Chasha Bayla Svadell between 1893 and 1905 (Joseph, Max and Tillie). He died on March 14, 1944, at the age of 78.

He traveled to America twice. Phillip left Slutsk and traveled on the ship Gallia with 31 other passengers arriving on February 02,1890. (1) He lived with Hessel Ratner in New York City. He did not like the big city, climate or food. He missed the religious community he had in the shtel. So he returned to his home town. Before returning to the U.S. they had 3 more children. A daughter Tillie (Tziporah 1893 - 1968), Max (Morduch 1903-1963) and Joseph (Geoalie 1905 - 1973). Just before World War I, he came back to America through the Galveston plan (2). He was chaperoning his daughter Tillie & Sam Ratner (Schlioma Ratner, son of Hessel, 1894 - 1982). They left on June 11,1914 from the Port at Emiden (Germany?). They arrived on July 6,1914 aboard the steamship Chemnitz (3) with 180 other Jewish immigrants at a port located in Galveston, Texas. (4) They spent all their money to get to their assigned destination, Sioux City, Iowa. Tillie and Sam were married on October 25, 1914. One of his sons Joseph arrived at Ellis Island on November 02,1923 aboard the Majestic. Phillip was brought to Chicago in 1939 or 1940 by his sons.

Phillip had a sister Razal ( - 1908) in Slutsk. And a brother (Nafotli 1872-1948) who followed a 1st cousin of their father Yisrael to England in 1903 or 1904. He emigrated with his wife Dora (Devorah (1874-1948) and several small children . His brother was a Cantor (Chasen) in a large London Synagogue.

Max was born on August 23, 1903, in Russia, the son of Chasha and Philip. He married Beatrice Olbinsky on July 1, 1928. They had two children during their marriage (Iris ad Norman). He died on January 29, 1963, at the age of 59. Max left Slutsk after the Russian Revolution and headed west for Danzig, West Prussia, Prussia, Germany (Poland). He lived there for a year or so until his father in Sioux City, Iowa had made arrangements. He was to either come to America or South Africa as there were relatives there also. His father sent him papers to come to America arriving on June 02,1922 aboard the Susquehanna through Ellis Island. He was a cabinetmaker.

Norman was born on October 20, 1930, in Illinois, his father, Max, was 27 and his mother, Beatrice, was 25. He married Rosalyn on February 27, 1955. They had two children during their marriage (Harold and Sheldon). He died on February 26, 1995, at the age of 64.

I have traced 3 other branches spanning across the USA, England, Australia, South Africa and Canada.

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The information was collected from various sources. Accuracy is questionable. 

Footnotes:

(1) From Index of 1890 New York Immigrants from Austria, Poland, and Galicia Compiled by Dr. Howard M. Relles at JewishGen.

This index contains only those 1890 New York immigrants who responded "Austria", "Poland", or "Galicia" to the question: "What is your country of citizenship?" It is important to note that the first two of these answers could have more that one meaning each. In the latter part of the 18th century, Poland was divided up and taken over by the three great surrounding powers: Austria, Russia, and Prussia (Germany). After the completion of this division in 1795, there was officially no longer a country named Poland. However, as can be seen on these 1890 ship’s records, many people still responded that their country of citizenship was Poland. Interestingly, these responders were probably 3-4 generations later than their ancestors who had been alive when Poland’s breakup was completed 95 years earlier.

(2) Because of the concentration of immigrant Jews in New York City and rising anti-Semitism in Russia, Jewish leaders such as financier Jacob Schiff and the English writer Israel Zangwill felt the Jews should enter the United States through a port other than New York. Because of his knowledge of the railroads, Schiff proposed Galveston, which had good rail connections to points throughout the Midwest. He raised funds for the Galveston project including $500,000 from his own pocket.

(3) The voyage of Chemnitz to Galveston also stop at New York on June 26, 1914 and at Philadelphia on June 28, 1914. From CIMO - Cimorelli Immigration Manifests Online

(4) Galveston: Ellis Island Of The West; Bernard Marinbach; page 177