 1881 - 1970 (88 years)
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| Name |
Nettie (Necha) (Meilach) May [1] |
| Born |
15 Oct 1881 |
Glazmanka (Gostini), Latvia  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Reference Number |
10093 |
| Died |
14 Feb 1970 |
Birmingham, AL [1] |
| Buried |
15 Feb 1970 |
Birmingham, AL [1] |
| Person ID |
I10093 |
aojd |
| Last Modified |
11 Nov 2011 |
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| Notes |
- NAME: Name was Necha Meilach, but when she immigrated to Ireland, it became Nettie May. [Source: Transcript of tape-recorded story told by Ben Grusin in Jan 1977.] Note: Name on marriage certificate in Dublin, Ireland was Nettie Melock. BIRTH: 15 Oct 1881. Nettie May. [Source: See Death Certificate below. Information given by Ben Grusin in 1970. Note: he said she was born in Riga, Latvia, but on his 1916 Naturalization record, he said she was born in Glazmanka, Latvia.]BIRTH: 1884-1885. Based on being 25 when immigrated in Apr 1910 and 36 on Jan 1920 Census of Alabama.BIRTH: Born in Glazmanka, Latvia. [Source: Benny Grusin's 1916 Naturalization record.] FAMILY NOTES: 1909: Worked in her brother's, Scheitze Meilach. Working in a store in Riga. Benny's father, Masharen, arranged the marriage through a sheddah (marriage arranger). Nettie came to Ireland in June or July 1909, and brought $600 with her. They were married 2 months later, in Sep 1909. [Source: Transcript of tape-recorded story told by Ben Grusin in Jan 1977.] FAMILY NOTES: After her brother, Scheitze Meilach, died (in abt 1908), she moved in with his wife and 6 children to run the family store in Glazmanka, Latvia. [Source: Memoirs of Beilah Feigelson, Birmingham Public Library, transcription of a taped interview 29 Jun 1980, Call #CenLH Sou F335 .J5 F44 1980.] MARRIAGE: 23 Nov 1909. Benny Grusen [Grusin] and Netta Malough [Meilach] in Dublin; Registration District: 3 South City, Dublin South. Benny Grusen: 'Full' age; Dealer in Antiques; of 25 Greenville Terrace; Bachelor; Father's name is Moses Aaron Grusen, Draper. Netta Malough [Meilach]: 'Full' age; No occupation; of 25 Greenville Terrace; Spinster; Father's name is Pilot Malough [Meilach], Draper. Married in Registrar's Office, Dublin. Witnesses: B. Jaffe and H. [Harry] Grusen [Gruson]. [Source: Ireland Marriage Registration, General Records Office, Dublin, 4th Quarter, Dec 1909, Page 587, Certificate #86, Vol 2.] IMMIGRATION: 1 April 1910: Neka Grusen [Grusin], 25 years old, immigrated to United States, with husband, Bennie, on SS Adriatic from Queenstown (Ireland?) on 24 Mar 1910 to New York, arriving on 1 Apr 1910. Last permanent residence was Dublin, Ireland. Closest relative was father, Paliet Myler [Palet Meilach], in Glasmenkey (Glazmanka), Witesk, Russia. Going to Dora, Alabama. Closest relative in US was brother, G. (Gerson) May. Height: 5'4", fair complexion, black hair, blue eyes. Had $50 in her possession. Paid for passage herself. [Source: Soundex to Passenger Lists, 1902-1945, Microfilm #1379750. Ship's manifest, Group #38, Line 9, Microfilm #1400127.] CENSUS: 1910, Alabama: Nettie Grusin, age 25. She and her husband, Bennie, age 26, live with Nettie's brother, Garrison May. Residence: 354 Democrat Rd, Sipsey, Walker County, AL. Occupation: Peddler, Dry Goods. Says she and her husband immigrated to the US in 1910. Alien. Both are able to read & write English. [Source: Apr 23, 1910 Census: Reel 36, Vol 110, ED 183, Sheet 17a, Line 26-27, Spvr District 6, Beat 13 Township.] CENSUS: 1920 Alabama. Nettie Grusom [Grusin], 36 years old. Lives with husband, Bennie Grusom [Benny Grusin], 36 years old, in Sipsey, Walker Co, AL; children, Isaak [Isaac], Phillip [Philip], Leon, Cellie [Celia], and Bertha [Bessie], brother-in-law Sholem Grusin and wife Janice, and parents-in-law Moses and Rebecca. Benny said he was naturalized in 1916. Everyone can read, write, and speak English except for Moses and Rebecca. Benny, Nettie, Sholem, Janice, Moses and Rebecca were born in Russia. [Source: AL Census 1920, Sipsey, Walker County, ED 114, Vol 88, Sheet 15A (12A is crossed out and 15A written in), Lines 1-13, Supervisor's District 10.] CENSUS: 1930, AL: Nettie Grusin, 46 years old, born in Riga, Latvia, Russia. Married when she was 27 and her husband 27 years old. Residence: no address given, Bryan & Sipsey Mining District, Precinct 15, Walker Co, AL. Immigrated in 1910; Naturalized, can read and write. Living with her husband, Benny, and with children: Isaac, Phillip, Leon, Celia, Bessie, and Jeanette. Also living with them are Bennyâ?™s mother and father: Moses and Rebecca Grusin. [Source: 11 Apr 1930 Census: Reel 626-52, ED 23, Sheet 16A, Lines 12-21, Spvr District 1, Precinct 15; ancestry.com image 31.]
DEATH: 14 Feb 1970. Mrs. Nettie May Grusin, died 14 Feb 1970, 88 years old. Place of death: St. Luke Nursing Home, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL. Usual residence: 2704 Caldwell Ave South, Birmingham, AL. Date of birth: 15 Oct 1881, in Riga, Latvia (Russia). Citizen of USA. Housewife. Father's name: Philip May. Mother's maiden name: Celia (unknown). Name of surviving spouse: Ben Grusin. Informant's name: Ben Grusin, address: 2704 Caldwell Ave South, Birmingham, AL. Cause of death: Parkingson's disease for 2 years and Areterio-vascular arteriosclerosis for 5-6 years. Dr. Applebaum, MD, Birmingham, AL. Signed 16 Feb 1970. Buried on 15 Feb 1970, Old Knesseth Israel Cemetery, Birmingham, AL, Funeral Director: Johns-Reiland, 2116 7th Ave South, Birmingham. [Source: 17 Feb 1970, Death Certificate #830, Birmingham, AL.]DEATH: 14 Feb 1970, in Birmingham, Alabama. [Source: Harriet Shulmister email of Dec 2001.] BURIAL: 15 Feb 1970. Buried in Knesseth-Beth-El Cemetery in Birmingham, AL. Old Section, Lot 065, Grave 7. [Source: Jewish Cemetery Project, Jewishgen web site and email from AL cemetery coordinator, Fred Ward, Oct 2000.] [1]
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