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#8 Welwel "William" Relkin ( Avram "Nathan" Relkin◊ )

William was born 16 Jun 1898 in Russia. He died 24 Jun 1970. He was buried in Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens Co., New York.

He appears on the passenger list of the ship Rijndam, which sailed from Rotterdam and arrived in New York on 11 Jun 1907 as Welwel. His birth year is given as Abt 1898. He is listed as literate, the only one of the immigrating family.

He appears on the 1910 Census in Manhattan, New York, living with his mother and siblings. He spoke English and was a helper in a mill store. This census shows his birth year as Abt 1894.

His World War I Draft Registration card gives his birth year as 1896 instead of 1898. It shows he had black hair and brown eyes. He lists his mother as his next of kin.

He appears on the 1920 Census of the Bronx with his mother. He was not naturalized in 1920. He was a clerk in a cigar store, perhaps the family's. On this census his age is Abt 1897, roughly consistent with the passenger list.

On the 1930 Census of the Bronx, he is shown as 30 years old, which would pull his birth year closer to 1900. He was 27 at the time of his marriage to Ethel. He is working as a salesman in a radio store, perhaps that of his brother-in-law, Oscar Berger.

On the 1940 Census of New York, he is a salesman in a wholesale general merchandise store. He has filed his initial naturalization papers. This census lists the highest grade completed; both William and Ethel are shown as completing to 8th grade.

∞ William married #287 Ethel Trachtenberg.

Marriage notes

They married Abt 1927.

 

Other names for Ethel: Ethel Relkin.

Ethel was born 12 Apr 1900 in Russia. She died 9 Apr 1989. She was buried in Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens Co., New York.

Her maiden name is taken from Jack Kaminsky's family tree. Her age on the censuses appears about five years younger. This date is taken from the SSDI.

Children of this relationship:

#288FiRuth Relkin 

1910 U.S. Census, Manhattan Ward 11, New York Co., New York, Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006, Roll: T624_1011; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 1657; FHL microfilm: 1375024.

1920 U.S. Census, Bronx Assembly District 4, Bronx Co., New York, Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010, Roll: T625_1136; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 241; Image: 117.

1930 U.S. Census, Bronx, Bronx Co., New York, Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002, Roll: 1473; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 317; Image: 381.0; FHL microfilm: 2341208.

1940 U.S. Census, New York, New York Co., New York, Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012., Roll: T627_2674; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 31-2049.

Ethel Relkin, no. 132-14-4878, Issue State: New York, Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.

Ethel Relkin, www.findagrave.com, # 66481755.

Jack Kaminsky, Family Tree of the Cominsky Family 1817-1988, (May 1988). Copy in possession of Julie Deffler, Boonton, NJ.

New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, Year: 1907; Microfilm Serial: T715; Microfilm Roll: 918; Line: 26; Page Number: 17.

Stan Turetsky, Mt. Hebron List By Date of Decease, Listing of Burials for the Cominsky Family Circle Plot at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Excel file, copy in possession of Julie Deffler.

The Family Tree of the Jewish People, JewishGen, Edmond J. Safra Plaza, 36 Battery Place, New York, NY 10280, www.jewishgen.org, JewishGen ID# 370391.

William Relkin, World War I draft registration card, Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, Registration State: New York; Registration County: Bronx; Roll: 1753997; Draft Board: 13.

William Relkin, no. 063-14-7353, Issue State: New York, Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.

William Relkin, www.findagrave.com, # 66482431.

Line Generation: 2

Relationship: Great-Grand-Uncle