Bessie Levison1

F, #12004, * 27 Sep 1887, + 3 Jul 1958
FatherAron Levison1 * s 1850, + b 1898
MotherFannie Brodie1 * 1854, + 4 Sep 1940
Bessie Levison Richstein
Foto inscribed: My aunt Bessie (aunt Doris' mother).
taken at Lewis & Co, 93 Highstreet, phone#: Whitechapel 8

Family

Isador Richstein * 15 Sep 1883, + 3 Jun 1947
Children
     Bessie Levison was born on 27 Sep 1887 in Odessa, Russia.2,3 She married Isador Richstein, son of David Reichstein and Esther Streicher, on 28 Aug 1909 at 1677 Madison Ave at Manhattan, New York.1,4,5 She died on 3 Jul 1958 in Brooklyn, New York,6,7, and was buried in the Montefiore Cemetery (Chersoner & Disner Ben. Association, Block 17-W, Gate 365 lw, Row 7L, Grave 5) at Springfield Gardens.6

Other information:

Her signature on her marriage certificate.
She lived at the time of her marriage at 62 E 117 St at Manhattan.1 Bessie travelled on 15 Mar 1907 on the ''German'' to Southampton from Durban, SA, with her sister Mary Finn and Mary's children Harry Finn and Edith Finn.8 Bessie immigrated on 24 Mar 1907 on the 'Philadelphia' to New York City with her sister Mary, and Mary's children Harry and Edith.. They left Southhampton on 19 Mar 1907. Their contact in the US is Bessie's cousin Mrs. (Jacob) Padolsky, 217 Christie Street, NY. Mary is waiting to go to San Francisco, where her husband is arriving from Australia. 910
Bessie Levison and Isador Richstein were naturalized in 1915.4

She is listed in the following census:
1901 British census: Household of Fannie Levison, 46 Stepney Green Buildings, Mile End Old Town, Stepney.11
1910 Fed. census (15 Apr): Household of Isador Richstein, 222 Pulaski Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.12
1920 Fed. census (1 Jan): Household of Isador Richstein, 733 Marcy Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.13
1930 Fed. census (1 Apr): Household of Isador Richstein, 30-63 Lakeland Place, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.14
1940 Fed. census (1 Apr): Household of Isador Richstein, 30-63 Brighton 2 Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.15
1915 New York census: Household of Isador Richstein, 325 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County. Household consists of Isador and their children Doris and Henry.16
1925 New York census: Household of Isador Richstein, 30-63 Lakeland Place, Brooklyn, Kings County.17

Name variants: Freyda Levison (full name.)3 Bessie Richstein (married name.)4,3 Chassia Frayedl HaKohen (jewish name.)6

Citations

  1. [S104] Marr. Cert., State of New York, City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, 1909 #17000. Isidor Reichstein and Bessie Levison, 28 Aug 1909.
  2. [S108] Fed. Census: 1920 Census, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn Borough, SD 3, ED 1019, pg 13-A.
  3. [S104] Marr. Cert., State of New York, City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, 1909 #17000 Isidor Reichstein and Bessie Levison 28 Aug 1909.
  4. [S108] Fed. Census: 1920 Census, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn Borough, SD 3, ED 1019, pg 13-A line# 34-37.
  5. [S92] Death Cert., City of New York, Borough of Brooklyn, 1947 #11588 Isador Richstein 3 Jun 1947.
  6. [S844] Isidor and Bessie Richstein. Chersoner & Disner Ben. Association, Block 17-W, Gate 365 lw, Row 7L, Grave 5, Old Montefiore Cemetery, 121-83 Springfield Boulevard, Springfield Gardens - Queens, NY 11413.
  7. [S173] Richstein and Edelman Families, Papers, photos, and interviews. Personal Files.
  8. [S503] Manifest German, 15 Mar 1907 in Southampton. Online at http://ancestry.com
  9. There is a problem with this: Bessie's ethnicity is listed as English and German, Mary and children are listed as Scotch! I do think, however that these are the right people, too many other details are right
  10. [S660] SS Philadelphia Passenger Manifest, 24 Mar 1907; T715, Roll 851, Volume 1920, frame 265. FHL 1399535.
  11. [S164] British Census: 1901. RG-13. Piece 330, Folio 120, Page 42, Schedule #240. Household of Annie Korman and Fannie Levison.
  12. [S108] Fed. Census: 1910 Census, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn Borough, SD 2, ED 514, Sheet 24B, line 35-36 (NARA: T624, Roll 969, Page 123). Household of Isador Richstein.
  13. [S108] Fed. Census: 1920 Census, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn Borough, SD 3, ED 1019, sheet 13A, line 34-37 (NARA: T625, Roll 1170, Page 114). Household of Isidor Richstein.
  14. [S108] Fed. Census: 1930 Census, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn Borough, ED24-1901, sheet 12A-B, line 47-52. (NARA: T626, Roll 1497 Page 230). Household of Isidor Richstein.
  15. [S108] Fed. Census: 1940 Census, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn Borough, ED24-425, sheet 6B, line 53-57. (NARA: T627, Roll 2557). Household of Isadore Richstein.
  16. [S107] State Census: New York State Census, 1915, New York, Brooklyn, AD 17, ED 13, pg 15, line 37-40.
  17. [S107] State Census: New York State Census, 1925, New York, Brooklyn, AD 2, ED 19 part 1, pg 43, line 15-19.
  18. [S104] Marr. Cert., State of New York, City of New York, Borough of Brooklyn, 1935 #10040. Joseph Rubin Edelman and Doris Yvette Richstein, 22 Jun 1935.