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| birth_place      = Baku (now Azerbajan)<ref>[[Nancy Robins]]'s paper with memorial dates of Reuben, Sarah, Nate</ref>
 
| death_date        = 1951<ref>http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/b/Edwin-G-Robinson/PDFODT6.pdf</ref>
 
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== Life in the Old Country ==
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== Early life ==
  
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According to Reuben's brother Eli's naturalization papers, Eli was born in the town of Sivenzian in the Russian Empire (present day Azerbaijan)<ref>[[:File:Eli robinson naturalization petition.png|petitioned for citizenship]]</ref>.  ([[User:Jim.lindstrom]]: I assume Eli was born in the same place.)  According to a paper [[Nancy Robins]] has, Reuben was born in Baku (now Azerbajan) in 1878.
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Reuben was born in 1878<ref>[[:File:Rubin rabinovich naturalization.png|Reuben's naturalization card]]</ref> in the town of Sivenzian in the Russian Empire, in present day Azerbaijan<ref>This is based partly on family oral history that says Reuben and his brothers were born in Azerbaijan, and partly on Reuben's brother Eli's [[:File:Eli robinson naturalization petition.png|naturalization papers]] which show he was born in Sivenzian</ref>.  His parents were [[Nathan Rabinovich]] and [[Esther Schulman]].
  
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[[Edwin Robinson]] recounts, "Father Nathan had sent Reuben to Vilna for rabbinical studies as this was the cultural center of eastern Europe.  Apparently Eli and another brother Moishe ended up there.  It is not known if Nathan (a rabbi) ever resided there."<ref>Rabinowich.doc</ref> ([[User:Jim.lindstrom]]: I assume Reuben moved to Vilus when he was around 18.) Alternatively: "Reuben and brother Eli came to Vilna from Baku around 1895 (and maybe others including his widowed mother– this is just my speculation)."<ref>[[Nancy Robins]]'s paper with memorial dates of Reuben, Sarah, Nate</ref>
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In the 1890s<ref>assumes that Nathan would have sent Reuben for rabbinical studies around the time he was 18</ref>, Nathan moved to Vilnius, in present day Lithuania, for rabbinical studies.  The exact timing and circumstances are fuzzy.  According to one account, "Father Nathan sent Reuben to Vilna (present day Vilnius, Lithuania) for rabbinical studies as this was the cultural center of eastern Europe.  Apparently Eli and another brother Moishe ended up there.  It is not known if Nathan (a rabbi) ever resided there."<ref>[[Edwin Robinson]]; Rabinowich.doc</ref>  Alternatively, "Reuben and brother Eli came to Vilna from Baku around 1895 (and maybe others including his widowed mother)."<ref>[[Nancy Robins]]'s paper with memorial dates of Reuben, Sarah, Nate</ref>
  
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Reuben married Sarah HaCohen in Vilna in 1898.  Reuben and Sarah have their first child, Nathan (Nussan) in 1899.<ref>[[Nancy Robins]]'s paper with memorial dates of Reuben, Sarah, Nate</ref>  According to Nancy, "One thing we know is that Reuben’s father was also named Nathan (Nussan).  In Jewish tradition, of course, children are named in honor of a dead relative.  So certainly Reuben’s (natural) father was dead by then, and fits with the possibility that Reuben’s mother had remarried."
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== Life in Vilna ==
  
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Before immigrating, Eli's last place of residence, in 1906, was Vilus (Vilna, Vilnius)<ref>[[:File:Virginia 1920 census robinsons.png]]</ref> in what is now Lithuania.  According to a 1897 census, Vilus had a total population of 154,500, out of which Jews constituted 64,000 (41% percent)<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius</ref>.
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In the span of several years, Reuben moved to Vilna, Nathan died, Reuben's mother and siblings joined him in Vilna (either coming with Reuben or following him soon thereafter), and Esther remaried [[Yehiel Beinush HaCohen]], a rabbi from in or near Vilna.  Yehiel had several children of his own, including [[Sarah Myrtle Caplan]].
  
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== Biography ==
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For unknown reasons, Sarah and Reuben were forced to marry, even though Sarah had a boyfriend at the time.  Sarah was extremely unhappy about this.  Reuben and Sarah married in Vilna in 1898.  A year later, in 1899, they had their first child, Nathan (Nussan).<ref>[[Nancy Robins]]'s paper with memorial dates of Reuben, Sarah, Nate</ref>  According to Nancy, "One thing we know is that Reuben’s father was also named Nathan (Nussan).  In Jewish tradition, of course, children are named in honor of a dead relative.  So certainly Reuben’s (natural) father was dead by then.  Likewise, Reuben and Sarah's third child, Esther, was born in 1907;  we can assume this means Reuben's mother, Esther, was the child's namesake and was dead by 1907.
  
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Reuben's parents were [[Nathan Rabinovich]] and [[Esther Schulman]].  Nathan and Esther were each other's 2nd marriages, and each had kids from the first marriage.  Reuben's wife [[Sarah Myrtle Caplan]] was his step-sister. (Presumably, Reuben, Moishe, Eli and Dora, who kept the Rabinovich name were children of Nathan, and Sarah was a child of Esther.) For unknown reasons, Sarah and Reuben were forced to marry, even though Sarah had a boyfriend at the time. Sarah was extremely unhappy about this. After raising eight kids together, Sarah and Reuben separated.  Sarah's two daughters (Rose and Esther, neither of whom ever married) took Sarah to Washington, D.C., with them when they went there to find work.  (Esther became extremely paranoid and had many cats.)
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== Life in The United States ==
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Reuben immigrated to the US, arriving at the port of New York March 13, 1905.<ref>[[:File:Rubin rabinovich naturalization.png]]</ref>  A year later, Sarah (presumably with the children) immigrated as well.  By 1910, we find Reuben and Sarah, in their early thirties, living in Chicago with their children.  Reuben was a plumber.
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By 1920, Reuben (age 40) and Sarah (age 43) live in Chicago with their children Nathan (age 21), Rose (age 14), Esther (age 12), Hyman (age 10), Bertha (age 8), Ben (age 5), Sam (age 3), and Alexander (age 4 months)<ref>[[:File:1920 census rabinovich.png|1920 Federal Census]]</ref>.
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After raising eight kids together, Sarah and Reuben separated.  Sarah's two daughters (Rose and Esther, neither of whom ever married) took Sarah to Washington, D.C., with them when they went there to find work.  (Esther became extremely paranoid and had many cats.)
  
 
== Historical Records ==
 
== Historical Records ==

Revision as of 11:51, 7 April 2011

Reuben Rabinovich
Born September 24, 1878(1878-09-24)[1]
Baku (now Azerbajan)[2]
Died 1951[3]
Illinois
Resting place Oakridge Jewish Cemetery, Hillside, IL[4]
Residence Azerbaijan (1878–c. 1896) «Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.–Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Azerbaijan to Reuben Rabinovich" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/Reuben_Rabinovich)
Vilnus, Russian Empire (c. 1896–1905) «Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.–Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Vilnus, Russian Empire to Reuben Rabinovich" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/Reuben_Rabinovich)
Chicago (1905) «Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Chicago to Reuben Rabinovich" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/Reuben_Rabinovich)
Spouse Sarah Myrtle Caplan[5]
Children Nathan E. Rabinovich
Rose Rabinovich
Esther Rabinovich
Hyman Rabinovich
Bertha Rabinovich
Ben Rabinovich
Samuel Isaac Rabinovich
Alexander Aaron Rabinovich
Parents Nathan Rabinovich
Esther Schulman[6]
Relatives Moishe Rabinovich (Brother)
Eli Rabinovich (Brother)
Dora Rabinovich (Sister)[7]

Early life

Reuben was born in 1878[8] in the town of Sivenzian in the Russian Empire, in present day Azerbaijan[9]. His parents were Nathan Rabinovich and Esther Schulman.

In the 1890s[10], Nathan moved to Vilnius, in present day Lithuania, for rabbinical studies. The exact timing and circumstances are fuzzy. According to one account, "Father Nathan sent Reuben to Vilna (present day Vilnius, Lithuania) for rabbinical studies as this was the cultural center of eastern Europe. Apparently Eli and another brother Moishe ended up there. It is not known if Nathan (a rabbi) ever resided there."[11] Alternatively, "Reuben and brother Eli came to Vilna from Baku around 1895 (and maybe others including his widowed mother)."[12]

Life in Vilna

In the span of several years, Reuben moved to Vilna, Nathan died, Reuben's mother and siblings joined him in Vilna (either coming with Reuben or following him soon thereafter), and Esther remaried Yehiel Beinush HaCohen, a rabbi from in or near Vilna. Yehiel had several children of his own, including Sarah Myrtle Caplan.

For unknown reasons, Sarah and Reuben were forced to marry, even though Sarah had a boyfriend at the time. Sarah was extremely unhappy about this. Reuben and Sarah married in Vilna in 1898. A year later, in 1899, they had their first child, Nathan (Nussan).[13] According to Nancy, "One thing we know is that Reuben’s father was also named Nathan (Nussan). In Jewish tradition, of course, children are named in honor of a dead relative. So certainly Reuben’s (natural) father was dead by then. Likewise, Reuben and Sarah's third child, Esther, was born in 1907; we can assume this means Reuben's mother, Esther, was the child's namesake and was dead by 1907.

Life in The United States

Reuben immigrated to the US, arriving at the port of New York March 13, 1905.[14] A year later, Sarah (presumably with the children) immigrated as well. By 1910, we find Reuben and Sarah, in their early thirties, living in Chicago with their children. Reuben was a plumber.

By 1920, Reuben (age 40) and Sarah (age 43) live in Chicago with their children Nathan (age 21), Rose (age 14), Esther (age 12), Hyman (age 10), Bertha (age 8), Ben (age 5), Sam (age 3), and Alexander (age 4 months)[15].

After raising eight kids together, Sarah and Reuben separated. Sarah's two daughters (Rose and Esther, neither of whom ever married) took Sarah to Washington, D.C., with them when they went there to find work. (Esther became extremely paranoid and had many cats.)

Historical Records

  • Reuben immigrated from Russia to the US, arriving at the port of New York on 3/13/1905.[16]
  • Sarah immigrated from Russia to the US in 1906[17][18]
  • Reuben (age 32) and Sarah (age 34) live in Chicago with their children, Walter (age 10), Rose (age 5), Esther (age 3), and Hyman (age 10 months) in the 1910 Federal Census. Reuben is listed as a plumber. In this census, Reuben is listed as speaking English, but Sarah is listed as Yiddish-speaking.
  • In 1912, Reuben was naturalized, at age 32. At this point he lives at 1247 W. 12th Street, Chicago.
  • In 1917 or 1918, Reuben registered for the WWI draft
  • Reuben (age 40) and Sarah (age 43) live in Chicago with their children Nathan (age 21), Rose (age 14), Esther (age 12), Hyman (age 10), Bertha (age 8), Ben (age 5), Sam (age 3), and Alexander (age 4 months) in the 1920 Federal Census
  • In 1942, Reuben registered for the WWII draft. Reuben's address is 7512 N. Rogers Ave., and he lists his son Ben as a contact, living at 1228 W. Kinze. His employer is listed as "Robbins Co."

Descendants[19]

3 Reuben RABINOVICH b: 1878 d: 1951
... +Sarah (Muttele) Myrtle CAPLAN b: 1875 d: 1962
........ 3 Nathan E. ROBINS b: 1899 d: August 21, 1967
............ +Ida E. EPSTEIN b: 1907 d: March 12, 1995
................ 4 Seymour ROBINS b: Private
.................... +Darryl JACKSON b: Private
......................... 5 Gail ROBINS b: Private
............................. +Allen MUERCHKE b: Private
................................. 6 Allison MUERCHKE b: Private
................................. 6 Brian MUERCHKE b: Private
......................... 5 James ROBINS b: Private
............................. +Kathy ? b: Private
................................. 6 Rachel ROBINS b: Private
................................. 6 Rebecca ROBINS b: Private
......................... 5 Richard ROBINS b: Private
............................. +Lori ? b: Private
................................. 6 Dana ROBINS b: Private
................................. 6 Joel ROBINS b: Private
................................. 6 Daniel ROBINS b: Private
......................... 5 Matthew ROBINS b: Private
............................. +Janet ? b: Private
................................. 6 Michelle ROBINS b: Private
................................. 6 Joshua ROBINS b: Private
......................... 5 David ROBINS b: 1960 d: 1997
............................. +SUE b: Private
................................. 6 Mark ROBINS b: Private
................................. 6 Chris ROBINS b: Private
................................. 6 Jennifer ROBINS b: Private
................ 4 Bertram ROBINS b: Private
.................... +Joan SCHREIBER b: Private
......................... 5 Deborah ROBINS b: Private
............................. +Gerald BARBER b: Private
................................. 6 Sarah ROBINS-BARBER b: Private
................................. 6 Amanda ROBINS-BARBER b: Private
......................... *2nd Husband of Deborah ROBINS:
............................. +Peter Rex ASHLOCK b: Private
......................... 5 Laura ROBINS b: Private
............................. +Zvanko OLEAR b: Private
................ *2nd Wife of Bertram ROBINS:
.................... +Jane MATTINGLY b: Private
......................... 5 Eden ROBINS b: Private
................ 4 Myrna Gay ROBINS b: Private
.................... +Allen Howard NEIMS b: Private
......................... 5 Daniel Mark NEIMS b: Private
............................. +Shanna ROBINSON b: Private
................................. 6 Evan Robin NEIMS b: Private
................................. 6 Avery Morris NEIMS b: Private
......................... 5 Susan Roberta NEIMS b: Private
............................. +Troy Joseph GRECO b: Private
................................. 6 Amelia Claire GRECO b: Private
................................. 6 Sophie Rose GRECO b: Private
................................. 6 Hannah Ruth GRECO b: Private
......................... 5 Nancy Elizabeth NEIMS b: Private
............................. +Robert Miles PARKS b: Private
................................. 6 Nathan Robert PARKS b: Private
................................. 6 Rachel Elizabeth PARKS b: Private
........ 3 Baby Boy (?Schmuel) ROBINS b: 1903 d: Unknown
........ 3 Rose ROBBINS b: March 13, 1905 d: January 1994
........ 3 Esther Mollie ROBBINS b: 1907 d: 1993
........ 3 Hyman ROBINS b: June 02, 1909 d: September 1984
............ +Marian BROOKSTEIN b: Private
................ 4 Raelaine ROBINS b: Private
.................... +Paul RADNITZ b: Private
......................... 5 Cynthia Lynne RADNITZ b: Private
............................. +Darren Lawrence BERGSTEIN b: Private
................................. 6 Darcy Heather BERGSTEIN b: Private
......................... 5 Sharon Joyce RADNITZ b: Private
............................. +Robert Steven CHUDNOW b: Private
................................. 6 Sabrina Hillary CHUDNOW b: Private
................................. 6 Elijah Ross CHUDNOW b: Private
........ 3 Bertha ROBINS b: Private
............ +Louis ZARA b: August 02, 1910 d: October 05, 2001
................ 4 Paul ZARA b: October 01, 1931 d: July 25, 2001
.................... +Leah SATTLER b: Private
......................... 5 Scott SLUTSKY b: Private
......................... 5 Vicki SLUTSKY b: Private
......................... 5 Greg SLUTSKY b: Private
................ *2nd Wife of Paul ZARA:
.................... +Carol Lee MARTIN b: Private
......................... 5 Susan ZARA b: Private
............................. +Jeremy ANDERSON b: Private
................................. 6 Dylan ANDERSON b: Private
................................. 6 Evyn ANDERSON b: Private
......................... 5 Kate ZARA b: Private
......................... 5 Jack ZARA b: Private
................ 4 Philip ZARA b: Private
.................... +Diane CAMIS b: Private
......................... 5 Valerie Jeanne ZARA b: Private
............................. +Craig Robert KLEINMAN b: Private
................................. 6 Holly Ann KLEINMAN b: Private
................................. 6 Jennifer Elizabeth KLEINMAN b: Private
..................................... +Joseph TYLER b: Private
......................... 5 Kathleen Maria ZARA b: Private
............................. +P. MONTOYA b: Private
................................. 6 Christopher Lee MONTOYA b: Private
................................. 6 Courtney Marie MONTOYA b: Private
................ 4 Daniel ZARA b: Private
.................... +Barbara ROSS b: May 14, 1935 d: July 15, 2002
......................... 5 Michael ZARA b: Private
......................... 5 Joseph ZARA b: Private
........ 3 Benjamin ROBINS b: October 05, 1914 d: July 01, 1990
............ +Rochelle Genevieve MINKUS b: February 18, 1917 d: March 27, 2004
................ 4 Karen Tobi ROBINS b: Private
.................... +Morton FELDBERG b: Private
......................... 5 Steven Michael FELDBERG b: Private
............................. +Janice Kay HOLLIS b: Private
................................. 6 Alyson Kay FELDBERG b: Private
................................. 6 Zachariah Allen FELDBERG b: Private
......................... 5 Jonathan Lee FELDBERG b: Private
................ 4 Nancy ROBINS b: Private
.................... +Eugene Howard BERNSTEIN b: Private
......................... 5 Joshua Andrew BERNSTEIN b: Private
......................... 5 Jennifer Robins BERNSTEIN b: Private
........ 3 Samuel Isaac ROBINS b: June 01, 1916 d: April 24, 1992
............ +June Leona TIKULSKI b: Private
................ 4 Martin Bel ROBINS b: Private
.................... +Elizabeth Bangs EATON b: Private
........ 3 Alexander Aaron ROBBINS b: Private
............ +Frances GREEN b: April 29, 1917 d: June 16, 2004
................ 4 Harriet Beth ROBBINS b: Private
.................... +Fred OST b: Private
......................... 5 Carrie Melissa OST b: Private
......................... 5 Mitchell Ethan OST b: Private
......................... 5 Jessica Caitlin OST b: Private
................ 4 Ralph Joel ROBBINS b: Private
.................... +Cynthia RICH b: Private
......................... 5 Jacy ROBBINS b: Private
......................... 5 Rory ROBBINS b: Private

Notes

  1. ↑ Reuben's naturalization card
  2. ↑ Nancy Robins's paper with memorial dates of Reuben, Sarah, Nate
  3. ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/b/Edwin-G-Robinson/PDFODT6.pdf
  4. ↑ Email from Karen Robins on 2/22/2011
  5. ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/b/Edwin-G-Robinson/PDFODT6.pdf
  6. ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/b/Edwin-G-Robinson/PDFODT6.pdf
  7. ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/b/Edwin-G-Robinson/PDFODT6.pdf
  8. ↑ Reuben's naturalization card
  9. ↑ This is based partly on family oral history that says Reuben and his brothers were born in Azerbaijan, and partly on Reuben's brother Eli's naturalization papers which show he was born in Sivenzian
  10. ↑ assumes that Nathan would have sent Reuben for rabbinical studies around the time he was 18
  11. ↑ Edwin Robinson; Rabinowich.doc
  12. ↑ Nancy Robins's paper with memorial dates of Reuben, Sarah, Nate
  13. ↑ Nancy Robins's paper with memorial dates of Reuben, Sarah, Nate
  14. ↑ File:Rubin rabinovich naturalization.png
  15. ↑ 1920 Federal Census
  16. ↑ File:Rubin rabinovich naturalization.png
  17. ↑ 1920 Federal Census
  18. ↑ 1910 Federal Census
  19. ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/b/Edwin-G-Robinson/PDFODT6.pdf
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