While writing my book on my Kushner
family, I received a lot of good information from my grandma (Rosie Kushner
Steuer Schuman) on her paternal uncles and their wives.
I uncovered their parents’ names
(grandma’s paternal grandparents) came from grandma’s brother Nathan who was
the informant on their fathers’ (Jacob Kushner) death certificate. I discovered
that the name of grandma’s father on her death certificate was the name of her
youngest brother, Herman, not Jacob. It also listed her mother, Sara, but her
last name was listed as unknown. Thanks to my catching the mistake, mom
submitted an amendment to grandma’s death certificate. The amendment to the
death certificate lists her name at birth, Rosie, as well as correcting her
father’s name to Jacob, including her mother’s full name, Sara Kaufman and
changing their place of birth from Poland to Russia.
I just found out that George had
another daughter when I thought he had only one child, Rosa Kushner. The 1940
census had George, his wife Lena and daughter Rosa living in the same house as
Nettie Butler. Nettie was the head of household; she was a widow and mother of
two daughters: Goldie Butler and Marcia Butler; George Kushner was listed as
father; Lena Kushner was listed as mother; Rosa Kushner was listed as sister.
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| 1940 Census for George,Lena Kushner, Rosa Kushner Butler and her daughters. |
I also realized that Abraham and
George both petitioned for naturalization in 1902. Both gave the same address.
I discovered that their family (including their parents and other two brothers
Samuel and Joseph) were living on the Lower East Side of Manhattan at 44
Rivington Street.
It’s back to writing my book – A Family of Tailors.
