Miniche Leiba (Kaufman) Shernick (abt. 1875)

Born about 1875 in Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Szlama Hillel (Cherniak) Shernick Jr. — married about 1894 in Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Born 1875, the year after her parents were married, Miniche "Minnie" Kaufman was the daughter of Menno Kaufman and Lydia (Wildfang) Kaufman of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Sometimes calling herself Mary, she appears at age 6 on the 1881 Canada Census at Walkerton, Ontario, along with her parents and her paternal grandmother, Mary Kaufman, age 71 (born 1810).

Mary appears to have married to Heinrich Albert Czernichow (aka Gedalje Avram Czerniak), an immigrant from Ukraine, at a young age, perhaps 16. Efforts to find them on the 1891 census for Canada have not been successful. They seem to have returned to Ukraine shortly after their marriage, which may explain Mary's absence from the Canada Census in 1891.

SOURCES

• S.S. Vaderland - Wikipedia

1881 Census of Canada [Walkerton, Bruce South, Ontario]

See Wikipedia: Walkerton, Ontario.

Mary Kaufman in the 1881 Census of Canada

• Name Mary Kaufman
• Gender Female
• Age 6
• Birth Year 1875
• Birthplace Ontario
• Religion Methodist Church of Canada
• Nationality German
• Province Ontario
• District Number 176
• District Bruce South
• Sub-District Number I
• Subdistrict Walkerton

Household Members:

• Mervin Kaufman 29 [Menno or Menne Kaufman]
• Lydia Kaufman 26
• Mary Kaufman 6
• Mary Kaufman 71

Source Citation Year: 1881; Census Place: Walkerton, Bruce South, Ontario; Roll: C_13275; Page: 26; Family No: 123

Source Information Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

1881 Canada Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.

Images reproduced by courtesy of Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.

10 Jan 1897 Mange Kauffman returns from England

Mange Kaufman in the Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935

• Name Mange Kaufman
• Gender Male
• Arrival Age 22
• Birth Year abt 1875
• Departure Port Liverpool, England
• Arrival Date 10 Jan 1897
• Arrival Port Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and Portland, Maine, USA
• Vessel Labrador

Source Citation Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: C-4517

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.

8 June 1902 Minicha Kaufman arrives Philadelphia aboard S.S. Noordland

Minicha Kaufman in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Immigration Records, Special Boards of Inquiry, 1893-1909

• Name Minicha Kaufman
• Birth Year abt 1876
• Arrival Date 8 Jun 1902
• Arrival Age 26
• Ship Name Noordland
• Nativity/Origin Russian
• Series Title Records of the Special Boards of Inquiry in District No. 4 (Philadelphia), compiled 08/28/1893-11/16/1909
• Record Group Title Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004
• Record Group Number Record Group 85
• ARC Identifier 4483061
• Archive Roll 8
• Volume Volume 22 May 12, 1902 - Sep 3, 1902

Source Information Ancestry.com. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Immigration Records, Special Boards of Inquiry, 1893-1909 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.

Original data:

Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization. Records of the Special Boards of Inquiry, District No. 4 (Philadelphia), Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1893–1909. Microfilm Series M1500, 18 rolls. NAID: 567441. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787–2004. Record group 85. National Archives at Philadelphia, PA.

3 Jan 1912 Minnie Czernichow arrives New York 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

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.

Original data:

Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C.

Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957. Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls. NAI: 300346. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives at Washington, D.C.

1914 Buffalo City Directory: Minnie Shernik and husband Albert Shernik

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

• Name: Minnie Shernik
• Gender: Female
• Residence Year: 1914
• Street Address: 37 Jones
• Residence Place: Buffalo, New York, USA
• Spouse: Albert 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.

29 July 1918 Marie Kauffman Naturalized as U.S. Citizen

Marie Kauffman in the Texas, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1852-1991

• Name Marie Kauffman [Mary Alexandra]
• Declaration Age 44
• Birth Date abt 1874
• Record Type Naturalization
• Departure Place Havre, France
• Arrival Place Galveston, Texas, USA
• Declaration Date 29 Jul 1918
• Declaration Place San Antonio, Texas, USA
• Court District Western District of Texas
• Declaration Number 2430

Source Citation The National Archives At Fort Worth; Forth Worth, TX; Declarations of Intention For Citizenship, 1906-1974; NAI Number: 585133; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: 21

Source Information Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1852-1991 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Original data:

Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; The National Archives at Fort Worth, TX.

Many Russians and Ukrainians immigrated to the United States through the port of Galveston, Texas. See the Wikipedia article Galveston Movement.

1919 Marriage of Manche Kauffman to Sam [Cherniak] Schwartz

Mr Sam Schwartz in the U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current

• Name: Mr Sam Schwartz
• Gender: Male
• Residence Place: Clarks-Dale
• Residence Place 2: Clarks Dale
• Marriage Date: 4 May 1919
• Marriage Place: 219 Hamlin Place
• Spouse: Manche Kaufmann

Source Citation The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 29/ Apr/ 1919; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/596501627/?article=f7613538-2741-492d-80a0-604e0d868fbf&focus=0.1644647,0.32970464,0.297168,0.48492342&xid=3398

Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2020.

1920 U.S. Census [Bronx, New York]

Toby Shernock United States Census, 1920

• Name: Toby Shernock
• Event Type: Census
• Event Date: 1920
• Event Place: Bronx Assembly District 8, Bronx, New York, United States
• Gender: Female
• Age: 50
• Marital Status: Married
• Race: White
• Race (Original): White
• Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
• Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1870
• Birthplace: Russia
• Immigration Year: 1889
• Father's Birthplace: Russia
• Mother's Birthplace: Russia
• Sheet Letter: B
• Sheet Number: 7

Household

• Abraham Shernock Head Male 48 Russia
• Toby Shernock Wife Female 50 Russia
• Anna Shernock Daughter Female 24 Russia
• Rebecca Shernock Daughter Female 22 Russia
• Herman Shernock Son Male 18 New York
• Freda Shernock Daughter Female 16 New York

Record Collection:

United States Census, 1920

Document Information: District ED 427 Sheet Number and Letter 7B Household ID 182 Line Number 96 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number T625 Affiliate Film Number 1142 GS Film Number 1821142 Digital Folder Number 004966638 Image Number 00289

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJPF-6K7 : accessed 19 September 2018), Toby Shernock in household of Abraham Shernock, Bronx Assembly District 8, Bronx, New York, United States; citing ED 427, sheet 7B, line 96, family 182, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1142; FHL microfilm 1,821,142.

1921 Canadian Census [Toronto, Ontario]

Mary Sherneck in the 1921 Census of Canada

• Name: Mary Sherneck
• Gender: Female
• Marital Status: Married
• Age: 52
• Birth Year: abt 1869 [born 1875]
• Birth Place: Russia
• Relation to Head of House: Wife
• Spouse's Name: Henry Sherneck
• Father Birth Place: Russia
• Mother Birth Place: Russia
• Year of Immigration: 1906
• Racial or Tribal Origin: Hebrew
• Province or Territory: Ontario
• District: Toronto West
• District Number: 134
• Sub-district: Ward 4
• Sub-District Number: 5
• City, Town or Village: Toronto Ward 4
• Street or Township: 532 Dundas St
• Municipality: Ward 4
• Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:

• Henry Sherneck 52 [b. 1869]
• Mary Sherneck 52 [b. 1875. birth year dittoed in error]
• Rose Sherneck 19 [b. 1902]
• Eva Sherneck 13 [b. 1908]

Source Citation Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 92; Census Place: 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.

Images are reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada.

Description Find your Ancestors in the 1921 Canadian Census. Canada added 1,581,840 new residents between 1911 and 1921. The Prairie Provinces were the big gainers, with Alberta and Saskatchewan each growing by more than 50 percent.

1928 Canadian Border Crossing [Detroit, Michigan]

Mary S Shernick in the Detroit, Michigan, U.S., Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1963

• Detail Source
• Name: Mary S Shernick
• Gender: Female
• Age: 58
• Nationality: Hebrew
• Birth Date: abt 1870 [1875]
• Birth Place: Odessa, Russia
• Arrival Date: 29 Jun 1928
• Arrival Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
• Departure Contact: Husband Harry C Denison
• Arrival Contact: Sister Mrs M Berke
• Spouse: Harry C Denison

Source Citation The National Archives at Washington, D.C; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Card Manifests (Alphabetical) of Individuals Entering through the Port of Detroit, Michigan, 1906-1954; NAI: 4527226; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004

1930 U.S. Census [Newark, Essex, New Jersey]

Minnie Chernichaw in the 1930 United States Federal Census

• Name Minnie Chernichaw [Minne Chernichaw]
• Birth Year abt 1875
• Gender Female
• Race White
• Age in 1930 55
• Birthplace Russia
• Marital Status Married
• Relation to Head of House Wife
• Homemaker? Yes
• Home in 1930 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
• Map of Home Newark, Essex, New Jersey
• Street Address Prince Street
• Ward of City 3
• Block 198
• House Number 200
• Dwelling Number 44
• Family Number 139
• Age at First Marriage 18 [married 1893]
• Attended School No
• Able to Read and Write Yes
• Father's Birthplace Russia
• Mother's Birthplace Russia
• Language Spoken Jewish
• Immigration Year 1911
• Naturalization Alien
• Able to Speak English Yes

Household Members:

• Harry Chernichaw 60 [b. 1870] Head
• Minnie Chernichaw 55 Wife [b. 1875]
• Dora Chernichaw 13 Daughter

Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 2341069

Source Information Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.

4 July 1931 Canadian Border Crossing

Mary Shernick in the U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960

• Name: Mary Shernick
• Gender: Female
• Race/Nationality: Hebrew
• Departure Contact: Husband Harry Shernick
• Age: 75
• Record Type: Cards
• Birth Date: abt 1856
• Birth Place: Odessa
• Birth Country: Russia
• Arrival Date: 4 Jul 1931
• Port of Arrival: Buffalo, New York, USA
• Arrival Contact: Sister Mrs. Seneriage
• Record has photo?: No

Source Citation The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Buffalo, Lewiston, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, New York, 1902-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: M1480; Roll Number: 143

Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Minnie was born about 1875. She passed away in 1943.

1935 Newark, New Jersey City Directory

Minnie Chernichow in the U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

• Name Minnie Chernichow
• Gender Female
• Residence Year 1935
• Street Address 518 S 13th
• Residence Place Newark, New Jersey, USA
• Publication Title Newark, New Jersey, City Directory, 1935

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.

1999 Social Security Claim of Daughter Dora

Dora Pearl Chernichaw in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

• Name Dora Pearl Chernichaw [Dora Pearl Litwinoff] [Dora Litwinoff]
• Gender Female
• Race White
• Birth Date 15 Oct 1916
• Birth Place Essex County, New Jersey [Newark Essex, New Jersey]
• Death Date 24 Nov 1999
• Father Harry Chernichaw
• Mother Minnie Levitsky
• SSN xxx-xx-0050
• Signature on SSN Card Dora Chernikow

Relationship of Signature Signature name differs from NH’s name. Notes Dec 1936: Name listed as DORA PEARL CHERNICHAW; Nov 1955: Name listed as DORA PEARL LITWINOFF; 10 Dec 1999: Name listed as DORA P LITWINOFF

Toby was born in 1870. She immigrated to the United States from Russia in the year 1889. She married Abraham Shernick about 1895.