A few weeks ago, I was at the Family History Center, using the center's account on Ancestry.com to search the 1930 census. Looking for great-granduncle Harry Greenberg, I not only found him, but also his mother Esther Levin, sister Jennie Greenberg, her husband, and son.
Before this, I had no idea who Jennie married or what her married surname was. On the census, it showed that her husband was Maurice A. Galitt born in 1900 and her son was Calvin Galitt born in 1925.
I was thinking this was all good and that I could search further with this information, but it turns out that Galitt is not exactly a common name. There are no Galitts on the Social Security Index and none on the Illinois Death Database.
Interestingly, on the Illinois Death Database are Jennie Gale and Maurice A. Gale, and on the SSDI is a Calvin Gale. So, maybe I'll send away for information on the Gales and rule them in or out.
Yesterday, while messing around in Ancestry.com again, I found Jean Galitt on "Detroit District manifest records of aliens arriving from foreign contiguous territory : arrivals at Detroit, Michigan, 1906-1954." Evidently, she had gone to Canada for a few weeks and returned in the 3rd week of September of 1935. Here's the information about Jean on that form:
Manifest: Detroit, Michigan
Date: 22 Sep 1935
Serial Number: 284
Name: Jean Galitt
Washington, DC
29 Jun 1935
Place of birth: Russia
Age: 35
Sex: F
Marrital status: M
Occupation: None
Read: Yes
Language: English
Race: Hebrew
Nationality: Russia
Last permanent residence: Chicago, Illinois
Name and address of nearest relative or friend in country whence alien came: Dr. Locke, Williamsburg, Ontario, Canada
Last in US: Yes, from 1908 to 1 Sep 1935
Where: Chicago
Passage paid by: Husband
Destination and name and complete address of relative or friend there: Home to husband Morris 4856 N. Drake Ave, Chicago, Illinois
[can't read] above: $50
Ever arrested and deported or excluded from admission: No
Purpose of coming and time remaining: Resume residence
Tax status: R-I-R-H
Height: 5 ft 1 in
Complexion: Medium
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Gray
Distinguishing marks: Mole right cheek
[can't read] and name of landing and name of [can't read]: New York City ? 1908 Rusya
Present disposition: Admitted permanently
Arrived by: C.P.19
Remarks and Endorsements: In Canada only less than 6 months
If you know anything about this family, I'd love to hear from you.
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