Szlama Hillel (Cherniak) Shernick Jr. (1875 - 1945)

Born 1 Dec 1875 in Selets, Mogilev Uyezd, Mogilev Guberniya, Russian Empire

Ancestors

Husband of Miniche Leiba (Kaufman) Shernick — married about 1894 in Ontario, Canada

Died 29 Aug 1945 at age 69 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Shmuel Hillel Czernichowsky, aka Samuel Harry Schernick Junior was born in 1875. He was the son of Tzvi Hersh Czernichow, aka Samuel Cherniack and Tzirl Orechkin.

For many years, while living in Toronto, Samuel just called himself "Harry Shernick." He was one of four Cherniack brothers who changed their last name to Schwartz when they first arrived in America.

According to Dr. Ruskin:

"Nathan’s four brothers came to Windsor with Nathan’s help. Samuel, Jacob and David changed their name to Schwartz upon reaching Windsor (the German/Yiddish equivalent of the Russian translation of Cherniak). In 1908 Nathan’s sister Minka and her husband Hillel Croll came to Windsor with three children including David Croll, future Mayor of Windsor and Cabinet member in the Canadian government.

Sources

Hillel Chernak arrives at Liverpool 7 Feb 1905

Hillel Chernak in the UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960

• Name: Hillel Chernak
• Arrival Age: 32
• Birth Date: abt 1873
• Port of Departure: New York, New York, USA
• Arrival Date: 4 Feb 1905
• Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England
• Ship Name: Campania
• Official Number: 102086

Source Citation The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 241; Item: 117

Source Information Ancestry.com. UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.

Original data: Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). Series BT26, 1,472 pieces.

Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archives gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to the National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU.

1906 Kansas City City Directory Listing

Henry Schornick in the U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

• Name Henry Schornick
• Gender Male
• Spouse Mary E Schornick
• Publication Title Kansas City, Missouri, City Directory, 1906

Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information.

1907 Brother Hersch Czernjak Arrives Philadelphia aboard S.S. Merion

Hersch Czernjak Migration • Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1883-1945

• Name Hersch Czernjak
• Sex Male
• Age 36
• Event Type Immigration
• Event Date 1907
• Event Place Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Birth Year (Estimated) 1871
• Birthplace Russia
• Ship Name Merion

Cite This Record "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1883-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23QL-F45 : 2 March 2021), Hersch Czernjak, 1907; citing Immigration, NARA microfilm publication T840 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,402,555.

Origin: Mogilew Destination: Scranton, PA

08 December 1907 Birth of daughter Eva Shernick in New Liskeard, Nipissing, Ontario

Source: Ontario Births, 1869 - 1910

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9H-Q83P

Harry Shernick mentioned in the record of Eva Shernick

• Name Harry Shernick
• Gender Male
• Wife Mary Haufman
• Daughter Eva Shernick

Other information in the record of Eva Shernick from Ontario Births

• Name Eva Shernick
• Event Type Birth
• Event Date 08 Dec 1907
• Event Place New Liskeard, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
• Registration Date 1908
• Gender Female
• Father's Name Harry Shernick
• Mother's Name Mary Haufman

Citing this Record

"Ontario Births, 1869-1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9H-Q83P : accessed 9 December 2015), Harry Shernick in entry for Eva Shernick, 1907.

Ontario Births, 1869-1910 Reference ID 032453 GS Film Number 2358406 Digital Folder Number 4529929 Image Number 01146

1910 U.S. Census [South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana]

• Harry immigrated from Russia to the United States in 1904, according to the 1910 U.S. Census for Southbend, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Harry Shernick in the 1910 United States Federal Census

• Name: Harry Shernick
• Age in 1910: 35
• Birth Year: abt 1875
• Birthplace: Russia
• Home in 1910: South Bend Ward 7, Saint Joseph, Indiana
• Street: Kendell St
• House Number: 1714
• Race: White
• Gender: Male
• Immigration Year: 1904

• Relation to Head of House: Head
• Marital Status: Married
• Spouse's Name: Sarah Shernick
• Father's Birthplace: Russia
• Mother's Birthplace: Russia
• Native Tongue: English
• Occupation: Harnessmaker
• Industry: Wagon Factory
• Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
• Home Owned or Rented: Own
• Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
• Farm or House: House
• Naturalization Status: Papers
• Able to Read: Yes
• Able to Write: Yes
• Years Married: 7
• Out of Work: N
• Number of weeks out of work: 0
• Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:

• Harry Shernick 35 [b. 1875]
• Sarah Shernick 27 [b. 1883]
• Jakob Shernick 7 [b. 1903]
• Gethel Shernick 4 [b. 1906]
• Fech Shernick 1 [1 10/12]

Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: South Bend Ward 7, Saint Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T624_378; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0193; FHL microfilm: 1374391

Source Information

Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.

H Czernichow family arrive 3 Jan 1912 aboard S.S. Vaderland

Minie Czernichow in the New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957

• Name Minie Czernichow
• Gender Female
• Ethnicity/ Nationality Hebrew
• Marital Status Married
• Age 38
• Birth Date abt 1874
• Birth Place Russia
• Other Birth Place Kosowe
• Last Known Residence Kosowe, Russia
• Departure Port Antwerp, Belgium
• Arrival Date 3 Jan 1912
• Arrival Port New York, New York, USA
• Residence Place Russia
• Final Destination Newark, New York
• Height 4 Feet, 10 Inches
• Hair Color Brown
• Eye Color Green
• Complexion Fair
• Person in Old Country R Senkswitzky
• Person in Old Country Relationship Aunt
• Person in Old Country Residence Kosowe Grodno
• Person in US H Czernichow
• Person in US Relationship Husband
• Spouse H Czernichow
• Ship Name Vaderland

Israel Czernichaw in the New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957

• Name Israel Czernichaw
• Gender Male
• Ethnicity/ Nationality Hebrew
• Marital Status Married
• Age 9
• Birth Date abt 1903
• Birth Place Russia
• Other Birth Place Kosowe
• Last Known Residence Kosowe, Russia
• Departure Port Antwerp, Belgium
• Arrival Date 3 Jan 1912
• Arrival Port New York, New York, USA
• Residence Place Russia
• Final Destination Newark, New York
• Person in Old Country R Senkswitzky
• Person in Old Country Relationship Aunt
• Person in Old Country Residence Kosowe Grodno
• Person in US H Czernichow
• Person in US Relationship Father
• Father H Czernichow
• Ship Name Vaderland

Source Citation The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at and Departing from Ogdensburg, New York, 5/27/1948 - 11/28/1972; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715, 1897-1957

Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

27 May 1913 H. Czerniak arrives Ft. William, Ontario aboard S.S. LaPlata

H. Czerniak in the Rotterdam, Netherlands, Passenger Lists of the Holland-America Line, 1900-1969

• Name H. Czerniak
• Departure Date 27 mei 1913 (27 May 1913)
• Departure Place Hamburg
• Departure Ship La Plata (Europa - Noord-Amerika)
• Arrival Place Fort William, Ontario

Source Code 318-04.1134 Source Description Register Van Passagegelden, Lijn Naar Canada: 1913, Mei Deel 2, 01-05-1913 T/M 31-05-1913

Note: A Bing map of Ft. William, Thunderbay shows its location northeast of Duluth, Minnesota

Albert Shernik listed in 1914 City Directory for Buffalo

Albert Shernik in the U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

• Name Albert Shernik
• Gender Male
• Spouse Minnie Shernik
• Publication Title Buffalo, New York, City Directory, 1914

Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information.

20 June 1914 Marriage of daughter Rivka (Beckie Mildred) Shernick

Beckie Mildred Shernick in the Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1940

• Name Beckie Mildred Shernick
• Gender Male
• Age 19
• Birth Date abt 1895
• Birth Place Nickolife Russia
• Marriage Date 20 Jun 1914
• Marriage Place York, Ontario, Canada
• Spouse Sam Ferman
• Father Henry Shernick
• Mother Mary Kauffman

Source Citation Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 295

Source Information Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada). Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Original data:

Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto

A full list of sources can be found here.

Description This database is an index to approximately 3.3 million marriages recorded in Ontario, Canada between 1826 and 1940.

1915 New York State Census

Sam Chernich in the New York, U.S., State Census, 1915

• Name Sam Chernich
• Birth Year abt 1875
• Birth Place Russia
• Age 40
• Gender Male
• Residence Place New York, Kings
• Relationship Head
• Color or Race White
• Number of years in US 5
• Assembly District 23
• House Number 41
• Line Number 19
• Page number 40

Household Members:

• Sam Chernich 40 Head
• Gussie Chernich 39 Wife
• Harry Chernich 18 Son
• Ladie Chernich 16 Daughter
• Bertha Chernich 13 Daughter

Source Citation New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 39; Assembly District: 23; City: New York; County: Kings; Page: 40

Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Original data: State population census schedules, 1915. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.

4 Jan 1916 Death Record [New York]

Sam Chernack in the New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Death Index, 1862-1948

• Name: Sam Chernack
• Age: 40
• Birth Year: abt 1876
• Death Date: 4 Jan 1916
• Death Place: Kings, New York, USA
• Certificate Number: 369

Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Death Index, 1862-1948 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Original data: Index to New York City Deaths 1862-1948. Indices prepared by the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group, and used with permission of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives.

New York City Department of Records Description This index is your first step to death records from New York City, Kings County (Brooklyn), Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, and Richmond County (Staten Island).

14 July 1917 Marriage of daughter Sarah

Sarah Schernick in the Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938

• Name: Sarah Schernick
• Age: 19
• Birth Year: abt 1898
• Birth Place: Rosya
• Marriage Date: 14 Jul 1917
• Marriage Place: York, Ontario, Canada
• Father: Hillel Schernick Schernick
• Mother: Miniche Schernick
• Spouse: Arnold Hundert

Source Information Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada). Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Original data:

Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto

1918 Private H. Cherniak returns to Newfoundland

Private H Cherniak in the Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935

• Name: Private H Cherniak
• Departure Port: Liverpool, England
• Arrival Date: 1 Dec 1918
• Arrival Port: St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
• Vessel: Scandinavian

Source Information Ancestry.com. Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.

Original data:

Passenger Lists, 1865–1935. Microfilm Publications T-479 to T-520, T-4689 to T-4874, T-14700 to T-14938, C-4511 to C-4542. Library and Archives Canada, n.d. RG 76-C. Department of Employment and Immigration fonds. Library and Archives Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

1921 Canada Census shows Henry Shernick, wife Mary, daughters Rose and Eva Shernick

Henry Sherneck in the 1921 Census of Canada

• Name Henry Sherneck
• Gender Male
• Racial or Tribal Origin Hebrew
• Nationality Canadian
• Marital Status Married
• Age 52
• Birth Year abt 1869
• Birth Place Russia
• Year of Immigration 1906
• Year of Naturalization 1911
• Residence Date 1 Jun 1921
• House Number 235
• Parish 532 Dundas St
• Residence Street or Township 532 Dundas St
• Residence City, Town or Village Toronto Ward 4
• Residence District Toronto West
• Residence Province or Territory Ontario
• Residence Country Canada
• Relation to Head of House Head
• Spouse's Name Mary Sherneck
• Father Birth Place Russia
• Mother Birth Place Russia
• Can Speak English? No
• Can Speak French? No
• Other Language Jewish
• Religion Hebrew
• Can Read? Yes
• Can Write? Yes
• Months at School B9-00
• Employment Type 4
• Nature of Work None B
• Municipality Ward 4
• Enumeration District 134
• Sub-District Ward 4
• Sub-District Number 5
• Home Owned or Rented Rented
• Monthly Rental 40
• Class of House Semi-Detached House
• Materials of Construction Plastered with Lime Mortar
• Number of Rooms 4
• Enumerator Samuel R Bockner
• District Description Polling Subdivision no. 44 and 45
• Line Number 45
• Family Number 356

Household Members (Name):

• Henry Sherneck 52 Head
• Mary Sherneck 52 Wife
• Rose Sherneck 19 Daughter
• Eva Sherneck 13 Daughter

Source Citation Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 92; Census Place: Toronto Ward 4, Toronto West, Ontario; Page Number: 35

Source Information Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.

Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds.

24 Feb 1937 Death of Harry Chernick at York, Ontario

Harry Chernick in the Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1949

• Name Harry Chernick
• Gender Male
• Age 71
• Birth Date abt 1866
• Birth Place Russia
• Death Date 24 Feb 1937
• Death Place York, Ontario, Canada
• Father Nathan Chernick
• Mother Zelba Chernick

Source Citation Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: Ms935; Series: 577

Source Information Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1949 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Original data:

Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Deaths, 1869-1948 (MS 935, reels 1-694), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Ontario Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947. MS 944, reels 1-11. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Archives of Ontario. Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records, 1858-1930. MS 940, reels 5-10, 16, 21, 26-27. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Death listed in Waterbury Connecticut Directory

Harry Chirniak in the U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

• Name Harry Chirniak
• Death Date 22 Apr 1937

Publication Title Waterbury, Connecticut, City Directory, 1922 The facts in this collection were found using artificial intelligence technology and may contain errors.

Mentioned in 1941 Obituary of brother Nathan

N. Cherniak in the Canada, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

• Name N. Cherniak
• Gender Male
• Marriage Date 1934
• Residence Place Windsor
• Death Date Abt 1941
• Obituary Date 19 May 1941
• Obituary Place Windsor, Ontario, Canada
• Newspaper Title The Windsor Star

Spouse Esther Rogin Children:

1. Harry M.
2. Archie Cherniak
3. Max Wunder

Siblings:

1. Hillel Croll
2. Samuel Schwartz
3. Jacob Schwartz
4. David Schwartz
5. Came Schwartz
6. I. M. Cher-Toiak
7. Meyer Cherniak

Source Citation The Windsor Star; Publication Date: 19 May 1941; Publication Place: Windsor, Ontario, Canada; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/501140432/?article=88dfa756-c91a-4e45-a428-d95fa80025d7&focus=0.017729063,0.024