HOME Family American SURNAME Ruben CHARGO Charles GOLDENBERG and GARFINKEL Solomon GREENBERG Abel HAMMERMAN Abraham MILLER Benjamin MILLER Harry SHANKMAN and SKOLNICK Louis TUROW Historical DOCUMENTS U.S. Naturalizations U.S. Census Data War Draft Registrations Immigrant Ship Passenger Manifests Immigrant Ship Photos and Information Family Documents Family Relationship Charts Cemetery Records Photo Gallery

Historical Family Documents CLICK on images for larger view and possible additional information Family documents help us to understand the immigrant experience. Ship manifests, Naturalization forms, Census Forms, Birth and Death records, Marriage Licenses, Passports, Obituaries, Newspaper articles, Historical Books (e.g. Wartime records and accounts), Social Security forms, Divorce records, and Family Oral Histories . . . and many more sources and documents help construct our family's heritage. Displayed below are some of these documents that not only are part of our specific family histories, but often help us construct missing portions of family history. Have any family historical documents you wish to share? Email them to Ron Miller millron@iit.edu   Russian Internal Passport Louis TUROW was issued a Russian Internal Passport in 1913 which he used to leave Russia. His passport image will take you to the Louis TUROW family page which contains related information and translation. Lena Miller's (MELAMED) Polish Passport page 1 of 2 The French says Passport for Melamed, Chaya Leja Profession is left blank. Nationality Jewish.   Lena Miller's (MELAMED) Polish Passport page 2 of 2 Date of birth: 1888 Height: medium Face: oval Hair: Chestnut Eyes: Grey Mouth: Normal Nose: Normal Going from: Warsaw To: America This passport is good until February 4, 1921 Russian Draft Papers Louis TUROW was drafted into the Russian militia. The draft related records he kept offer insight into what many of our relatives experienced while in Russia. His draft record image will take you to the Louis TUROW family page which contains related information and translation. The DUMA VOTERS LIST 1906 records are the registration lists of those eligible to vote for indirect representatives to the last constitutional body in Russia before the fall of the old regime in 1917, the Duma. The Registration records are from the first decade of the 20th century (i.e. 1900 to 1910). The records are called the Duma voting list records. The image will take you to more information. Postcard Russian Miliary Draft. Chiam Lieb Shargorodsky (Hyman Louis Chargo), one of Lena Miller's (nee Shargorodsky) brothers sent from Russia to his parents, Sam & Tillie Chargo. Chiam Lieb arrived in America in 1914 with his brother-in-law Ben Miller (Beryl Melamed). They both were in the Czar's army. The image will take you to a translation of the card. Article: History of Russian Draft Berel Melamed (Benjamin Miller) was drafted into the Czar’s army around the turn of the 20th century, serving in the band.  He deserted the army. Perhaps he deserted shortly before getting married in Kiev in April 1913, and departing Europe for America in July 1914 - at the beginning of WWI.  Ben never spoke of his military service except to say he saw his first airplane.  He did not have fond memories of his family; perhaps this had something in part to do with his being drafted.  His family was well off and this article leads one to the potential conclusion that he might have been the family ‘donation’ to the draft calls. The image will take you to an article about the Russian draft process and history.  Marriage License 1893 Philadelphia Charles GOLDENBERG to Sophie GARFINKEL Marriage License issued 1893 Philadelphia Marriage Certificate 1913 Russia Ben Married Lena in 1913 in or near Kiev, Russia. Ben left for America in 1914; Lena joined him in 1920. This marriage certificate is a copy of the original. Social Security Form 5 This form often contains parental information. This is Ben Miller's form which was issued in 1936 shorty after the Social Security System was enacted.