Borukh Yekov SHEVCHINSKIJ
(Bef 1833-)
Yekov SOSNOVSKIJ
(Bef 1834-)
Eudel SCHEFCZINSKY
(1851-1921)
Ida SOSNOVSKY
(1852-1929)
Daniel SCHAFF
(1889-1948)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Rebecca

Daniel SCHAFF 2 3

  • Born: Jul 21, 1889, Gorodishche, [Ukraine], Russian Empire 4 5
  • Marriage: Rebecca about 1908 1
  • Died: Feb 1948, Gary, Indiana at age 58 2

   Other names for Daniel were Daniel SCHEFF, Dan SHAFF, Daniel SHAFF and Daniel SZEWCZYNSKI.

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  General Notes:

Daniel was a carpenter.

  Research Notes:

The US Census of 1910 has Daniel "Scheff."

The census of 1920 has Daniel "Shaff." It has his date of immigration as 1903. He may be found at ED #1396, sheet 10A.

The census of 1930 has Daniel's name as Dan Shaff and his age as 39. 3 6

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: Gorodishche, [Ukraine], Russian Empire. 4

2. Residence: Ekaterinoslav (Dnipropetrovsk), [Ukraine], Russian Empire. 4 7

3. Embarkation, Aug 27, 1904, Hamburg. 7

4. Immigration, Sep 7, 1904, New York City. 4 7 Daniel arrived aboard the SS Pennsylvania from Hamburg, Germany. His last residence was Ekaterinoslav, Ukraine. The declaration of intention has September 3.

5. Residence, 1910, 764 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia. 3

6. Residence, Jun 12, 1916, 712 McClellan Street, Philadelphia. 4

7. Employment, Jun 12, 1916, Philadelphia. 8 Daniel was a carpenter.

8. Declaration of Intention, Jun 12, 1916, Philadelphia. 4

9. Draft Registration, Jun 5, 1917, 5th Precinct, Philadelphia. 5 Daniel was a carpenter with Roberts and Manner at 11th St. and Washington Ave. His address was 1315 S. 4th St.

10. Residence, Feb 5, 1919, 1215 S. 4th St., Philadelphia. 8

11. Petition for Naturalization, Feb 5, 1919, Philadelphia. 8

12. Naturalization, Jun 2, 1919. 9 Witnessed by Alice Mezhiritzky.

13. Residence, Jan 15, 1920, 338 Jackson St., Philadelphia. 6

14. Employment, Jan 15, 1920, Philadelphia. 6 Daniel was a carpenter at a shipyard.

15. Residence, Oct 23, 1927, Leperville, Pennsylvania. 2

16. Residence, Apr 3, 1930, 1352 Jackson St., Gary, Indiana. 1 ED #21, sheet 3B.

17. Employment, Apr 3, 1930, Gary, Indiana. 1 Daniel was a carpenter at a steel mill. This may have been Illinois Steel where his daughter-in-law's father worked.


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Daniel married Rebecca, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, about 1908.1 (Rebecca was born in 1888 in Russia 3.)


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Sources


1 Gary, Indiana, US Census, 1930.

2 Lois Sernoff/Betty Meritz Jacobs.

3 Philadelphia, US Census, 1910.

4 Declaration of Intention, Naturalization Service.

5 World War I draft registration.

6 Philadelphia, US Census, 1920.

7 Ellis Island database.

8 Petition for Naturalization.

9 Oath of Allegiance.


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