 1895 - 1967 (72 years)
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| Name |
Henri (Henry-Genoch) Grusin [1] |
| Born |
17 Mar 1895 |
Glazmanka (Gostini), Latvia  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
10146 |
| Died |
May 1967 |
Littleton, Arapahoe, CO [1] |
| Person ID |
I10146 |
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| Last Modified |
11 Nov 2011 |
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| Notes |
- NAME: Henry [later went by Henri] Grusin, born in Glazmanka, Latvia. [Source: Family Tree drawn up by Ben Grusin and daughter, Celia, in Jan 1977; sister, Celia Danenberg interview, 1977; Phyllis Weinstein, phone call of Aug 1998; and Social Security Application.] BIRTH: 28 Feb 1895 [Julian calendar]. Genoch Gruzin, son of Yankel Morduch Yankelevitch Gruzin and his wife, Chana, born in Glazmanka, Latvia. Note: 28 Feb 1895 Julian calendar is 12 Mar 1895 Gregorian calendar. [Source: Genealogy report from the Latvian State Archives, November 2001, #3-G-8339; 3-G-9103.]BIRTH: Abt 1885. Genoch Gruzin, son of Motel Jankelev Gruzin, born in Glazmanka. Based on age of 2 in 1896. [Source: See 1897 Census below.]BIRTH: 17 May 1895. Henry Grusin, born in Dvinsk, Latvia. [See 1916 Naturalization record.]BIRTH PLACE: 17 Mar 1897. Henri Grusin; Glazmanka, Latvia. [See WWI Draft registration of 1917; and 1953 Social Security Application.BIRTH PLACE: Henry Gruson, born in Riga, Latvia. [See 1920 Census of Alabama.] CENSUS: 1897: Genoch Gruzin, son of Motel Jankelev Gruzin, 2 years old, born in Glazmanka. Lives with parents. Residence: Lesnaja (Forest) I St, Apt 2, in the house of Gruzin. Age is stated approximately for 1896. [Source: 1897 Latvian State Census List, Latvian State Historical Archives, Fond #1706-1-99-759.] APPRENTICESHIP: 9 Sep 1910, the master watchmaker, Sholom Botvinnik, who lived in Riga at Mitavskaya St 29, asked the police district of Riga to allow his pupil, Genoch [Henri] Yankelev-Motelev Gruzin, son of Yankel Mutel Gruzin, born 28 Feb 1895 [Julian calendar], citizen of Glazmanka [Dankere, now called Gostini], to study in Riga. The request was granted. The contract between master watchmaker Shyloma Peisakhov Botvinnik and Isachar Ber Movshevitch Zusman, the trustee of Genoch [Henri] Gruzin, who lived in Riga at Bolshaya Korolevskaya St 37. 1) Sholom Botvinnik should teach Genoch [Henri] Gruzin the watchmaker craft for a term of 3 years. 2) Sholom should have a good attitude to Genoch and give him the watchmaker test at the end of his studies. In 1911, Genoch Gruzin lived in Riga at Reznitsaksys St 16/18. [Source: Riga Police District File, started 9 Sep 1910, Latvian State Historical Archives, Fond #51-1-21316, Latvian State Historical Archives, from Aleksandrs Feigmanis Genealogy Report of Nov 2001.] RESIDENCE: 1911. Genoch Gruzin lived in Riga at Reznitsaksys St 16/18. [Source: See Riga Police District File above.] FAMILY NOTES: Henri worked as a jeweler in Glazmanka. He played the fiddle and violin. He wrote a book, but there wasn't enough money to publish it. [Source: taped interview with sister, Celia Danenberg, March 1977.] He also painted. [Source: Cindy Schick email of Jan 2001.] IMMIGRATION: 24 Mar 1912. Henach Gruzin, 17 years old, born in Glajnouhi [Glazmanka], Russia [Latvia]. Shop Assistant. Can read & write. Last permanent residence: Glazmanka. Sailed on SS Campania, leaving Liverpool, England on 16 Mar 1912 and arriving at New York City on 24 Mar 1912. Closest relative in Glazmanka is his father, Mr. Gruzin. Going to his brother, S. H. Gruzin, 103 N 16th St, Birmingham, AL. 5â?™4â?, Dark completion, Black hair, Brown eyes. Has $16 in possession; passage paid by self. [Source: 24 Mar 1912 Shipâ?™s Manifest, SS Campania, Vol 4039, Group 55 [number at bottom left]/ 26 [number at top right], Line 26, LDS Film #1400509.] FAMILY NOTES: Two years after his brother, Sam, immigrated to Birmingham, AL, Henri came. [Actually Sam came in 1906 and Henri in 1912.] He went to Dora, Walker Co, Alabama, and lived for a short while with his uncle and aunt, Gerson and Fannie May. Then Henri moved to Birmingham, where he lived in an apartment with his brother, Sam. Their landlady, Rebecca Jaffee, lived there, too. [Source: taped interview with sister, Celia Danenberg, March 1977.] NATURALIZATION: 7 June 1916, Henry Grusin filed a Declaration of Intention to become naturalized. 21 years old, Watchmaker, born in Dvinsk, Russia on 17 May 1895. Fair complexion, 5'2" tall, weight 115 lbs, brown hair and eyes. Residence: 1620 11th Ave No, Birmingham, AL. Emigrated to U.S. from Liverpool, England on the SS Companion, arriving in New York on 18 Apr 1912. [Actually the SS Campania on 24 Mar 1912.] Last residence was Riga, Latvia. [Source: US District Court, Northern District, Birmingham, AL; Naturalization Declaration of Intention, #721, Page 121, Filed 7 June 1916, LDS #1481403, Item 7. Note: His 1920 Census says he was naturalized in 1919, but I could find no record in Alabama for Henry having completed the naturalization process.] WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION: 5 Jun 1917: Henry Grusin, 22 years old; born 17 May 1895, in Glazmanka, Vitebsk, Russia [Latvia]. Hebrew. Residence 1620 11th St No, Birmingham, AL. Alien; first papers [for Naturalization] out. Occupation: Watchmaker. Business: F. W. Bromberg, Birmingham, AL. Dependent. Single. Short height and build, brown eyes, black hair; no loss of limb or other disability. [Source: WWI Draft Registration, Order #17, Serial #646 (2745), Precinct 37, District C, Birmingham, AL, Reel #AL-83, LDS #1509354, 5 Jun 1917.] MILITARY: Henri fought in World War I. [Source: Cindy Schick email of Dec 2000; and photo of Henri in his WWI uniform, photo in possession of Phyllis Weinstein, 1998.] CENSUS: 1920 Alabama. Henry [Grusin], 25 years old, Watchmaker at Limehan [sp?=employer]. Lives with parents, Joseph [Yankel Mutel], 65 years old, in Birmingham, AL, and Annie [Chana], 58 years old; and sister, Celia, 23 years old, Bookkeeper in a Shoe Store. Yankel, Chana, and Celia came to the U.S. in 1914 and are aliens, not naturalized. Henry came to the U.S. in 1912 and was naturalized in 1919. Except for Yankel's mother and father whose 'Mother Tongue' was Yiddish, everyone elses was German. All born in Riga [actually Glazmanka? or Dvinsk?], Latvia. [Source: AL Census 1920, Birmingham, Jefferson County, ED 55, Vol 47, Sheet 8B, Lines 71-75, Supervisor's District 9; Precinct 37.] FAMILY NOTES:1920s-1930s: Henri lived for a while with Sam and Jennye Grusin's family in Evansville, IN where he met Rosabelle De Poister and eventually eloped with her. They moved to Littleton, CO and had little contact with the Grusin family, although Henri occasionally wrote to Jennye Grusin. Henri and Rosabelle had 3 children, David and Don, who are now quite famous musicians and composers, and a daughter who was adopted. [Source: Phyllis Grusin Weinstein, phone call of Aug 1998.] MARRIAGE: 7 Nov 1932: Henri Grusin married Rosabelle DePayster, in Denver Colorado. Offical performing ceremony was Henry S. Lindsley, Justice of the Peace, Danver. Ages of bride and groom were not given. [Source: 7 Nov 1932, Denver Index to Marriages, Certificate #A1682, 349 [written in upper left-hand corner], LDS Film #1690083.] FAMILY NOTES: 1952: Henri owned a jewelry shop: Henri's Jewelry Shop, 135 East Main, Littleton, CO. [Source: Letter from Henri Grusin to Sam Manevich, 12 Dec 1952.] RESIDENCE: 24 Feb 1953. 169 N. Lincoln, Littleton, CO. [Source: Social Security Application.] DEATH: May 1967, in Littleton, Arapahoe, CO 80120. Born 17 March 1897 [Naturalization says 17 May 1895]. Social Security #523-44-2437. Issued in Colorado. [Source: Social Security Death Index.] [1]
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