Abraham Kadetzke Naturalization Papers with an assist from Marks Block

Again rummaging through Kadetsky records that I have collected over the years yields another surprise. Marks Block was the helpful uncle who coralled the wild child Isaac Kadetsky who went on an adventure from Boston to NY. See posts on Isaac's capture and escapades. I found another connection. He was the witness on Abraham Kadetzke's naturalization in Oct 18, 1884. Abraham Kadetzke was living at 67 Eldridge St in NYC. Marks Block was living at 23 Rutgers Place.

Here is page 1 of the naturalization:

Here is page 2:

Herman Kadetsky's family mystery grows.....Part 2

Google is amazing. I was researching a Kadetsky branch and google brought me back to my own post on this blog for the answer. I originally posted about Herman Kadetsky's family remarking about multiple wives, multiple Charles, a missing son and a new one and the consistent Rose Sherer. (http://kadetskyfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2013/10/herman-kadetskys-family-mystery.html) Herman was a brother of Sussman Kadetsky from the Israel MOshe Kadecki family tree.

Through the Pennsylvania Ancestry Archives I found the 1948 death certificate for Hyman Kadetsky. It lists his wife as Jennie Fried. His first wife, Hinda Kadetsky nee Neufeld, had died 2 years earlier in 1946. So it is evident that Jennie Fried was Hyman's second wife. Hence her obit lists Charles, Jacob and Rose Sherer as her children.

The second part of our mystery centers around the son, Jacob Kadetsky. Hyman and Hinda had four children, Abraham who died as a child, Charles (who I don't have much info about), Moses (who totally disappears by the 1940's Census), and Rose who marries Leonard Sherer owner of Sherer Oil Company. It turns out that Moses' high school yearbook in 1919 lists his nickname as "Jack" and his college yearbook from Penn State University in 1922 lists his name as Jacob Moses Kadetsky. A search on familysearch.org shows that Jacob Kadetsky of Cambria, PA has the same birthdate as Moses Kadetsky of Cambria, PA.

Looking back at the 1940 Census for Herman's family, I have a strong suspicion that the census taker or the person supplying the information to them made a mistake. Instead of Charles and Jacob being brothers to Herman Kadetsky, they were likely his sons, Charles and Jacob. They both were not married at that point (they may have never married). Just goes to show that the census could be misleading.....

Regarding Sherer Oil Company, you can read about it here http://www.sfc1959.com/files/CE_SHERER_S.doc It was located in South Fork PA. The writer describes the business dating back to around 1920. I like it when genealogy really becomes a story of family and local history. Its not much Kadetsky history but I have included it here since Rose Kadetsky Leonard Sherer who is described in the sketch.

Shades of Gray (Grakowitz) Part 3; Marvin, Theresa and Rena Gray Death Certificates

The familysearch.com Chicago vital records has provided a wealth of new information. I found the 3 Gray children's, Theresa, Rena and Marvin's death records.

Theresa Gary's death certificate is found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV9K-9LNM She apparently was never married. She was born February 5, 1904 in Poland and died October 13, 1984 in Chicago. Her parents are listed as Helen Kadet and Harry Gray. She lived at 3114 W Jerome. She was buried in the West Lawn Cemetery. The informant was Jeannette Dimuzio.

Rena Gary's death certificate is found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV9V-ND4S She apparently was never married. She was born April 19, 1905 in Poland and died October 18, 1981 in Chicago. Her parents are listed as Helen Kadetsky and Harry Gray. She lived at 3114 W Jerome. She was buried in the West Lawn Cemetery. The informant was Jeannette Steurich.

Marvin Gray's death certificate is found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9K-7XHM His parents are listed as Harry Gray and Helen Kadet. He lived at 2451 West Touhy. He was born on May 1, 1910 and died May 24, 1985 in Chicago Il and buried on May 28, 1985 in West Lawn Cemetery. His wife is listed as Beverly Kessler. The informant was Betty S Kravitz.

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Shades of Gray (Grakowitz) Part 2; Helen Gray Death Certificate

Funny how a search for Abraham Kadetsky in Chicago on family search turns up new records on dead ends. Helen Gray's parents were Abraham and Shana Kadetsky. Abraham was Sussman Kadetsky's brother. Helen married Hersz Grabkovitz. They changed their name to Gray after coming to America from Sierpc, Poland. (see http://kadetskyfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2011/06/shades-of-gray-grakowitz.html) They immigrated to Buffalo to Benjamin Kadetsky before moving west to Chicago. After the Holocaust they bought a page in the Sierpc Yizkor gathering. Hersz was Americanized to Harry. Harry and Helen had three children; Thressa, Rena and Marvin. I have been unable to trace the family beyond that. I just found Helen's death certificate. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVRN-WFYY She died December 27, 1957 and was buried at the West Lawn Cemetery in Chicago on December 29, 1957. She last lived at 3114 Jerome Avenue. Her parents are listed as Abraham and Shaina Kadetsky. The informant was Laura Felles. Anyone know how to find Helen and Harry Gray's children.

Hyman Kadetsky Reappears!

I don't understand why I can't find something when I look for it directly, but find it instead when searching for a different individual. Huh? I just don't get it. Anyway, I wanted to know more about Hyman's father, Abraham Kadetsky and searched for him and Hyman's death record pops up as the first search result on familysearch.com. Here is a link to the record, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRN-7TCQ This record shows that the Hyman Kadetsky in Chicago was Abraham Kadetsky and Pesa Karneson's son. He died on October 13, 1957 and is listed as 60 years old. His birth records from Biezun indicate that he was born January 29, 1889 and would be 68 years old. I don't know who the informant, Rosemary Wells is. Hyman lived at 5335 N California Avenue, which is the same address that is listed on Ruth Kadetsky's death certificate. Ta-Da. Hyman Kadetsky has reappeared!