Mayer Kubelsky

1864 - 1946  (~ 82 years)

• Name	Mayer Kubelsky  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19]
  Birth	Abt. 6 Jun 1864	Plock, Mazowieckie, Poland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17]
  Gender	Male
  Alias	Meyer Kubalsky  [8, 11]
  Residence	Bef. 17 May 1885	Plock, Mazowieckie, Poland   [8]
  Departure	17 May 1885	Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany   [8, 11]
  Occupation	17 May 1885  [8]
  	workman
  Arrival	4 Jun 1885	Castle Garden, New York, New York, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6, 11]
  Immigration	4 Jun 1885	USA   [3, 4, 5, 6, 11]
  	immigrated to the U.S. on the S.S. Polynesia
  Occupation	4 Jun 1885  [11]
  	workman
  Naturalization	18 Oct 1892	Lake County Court, Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 17]
  Census	Jun 1900	Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Occupation	Jun 1900  [3]
  	saloon keeper
  Property	Jun 1900  [3]
  	rented his home at this time
  Residence	Jun 1900	Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA   [3]
  	312 Broad Street
  Occupation	1901  [19]
  	saloon keeper
  Residence	1901	Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA   [19]
  	312 S. Sheridan Road
  Residence	1905	Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA   [19]
  	137 S. Sheridan Street
  Occupation	1908  [19]
  	partner in Kubelsky and Gordon furniture and clothing business
  Residence	1908	Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA   [19]
  	137 S. Sheridan Street
  Census	19 Apr 1910	Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Occupation	19 Apr 1910  [4]
  	retail clothing merchant
  Property	19 Apr 1910  [4]
  	rented his home at this time
  Residence	19 Apr 1910	Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA   [4]
  	518 Clayton Street
  Occupation	1913  [19]
  	worker in clothing and shoe business
  Residence	1913	Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA   [19]
  	311 S. Genesee Street
  Residence	1916	Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA   [19]
  	324 S. Genesee Street
  Census	30 Jan 1920	Lake Forest, Lake, Illinois, USA   [6]
  Occupation	30 Jan 1920  [6]
  	merchant
  Occupation	1925  [19]
  	worker in men's furnishings business
  Residence	1925	Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA   [19]
  	22 Market Square
  Census	9 Apr 1930	Lake Forest, Lake, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Residence	9 Apr 1930	Lake Forest, Lake, Illinois, USA   [5]
  	249 Market Square
  Residence	9 Apr 1930  [5]
  	rented his home at this time
  Residence	1 Apr 1935	Lake Forest, Lake, Illinois, USA   [12]
  Census	8 Apr 1940	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [12]
  Occupation	haberdasher  [1]
  Occupation	proprietor of Lake County Wine and Liquor Company  [19]
  Occupation	saloon owner  [1]
  Residence	8 Apr 1940	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [12]
  	2756 N. Pine Grove Avenue
  Residence	14 Oct 1946	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [13]
  	2756 N. Pine Grove Avenue
  Death	14 Oct 1946	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 7, 13, 14, 16]
  Burial	17 Oct 1946	Am Echod Cemetery, Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA   [2, 13, 14, 16]
  Person ID	I7	Benny Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Kubelsky,   b. Plock, Mazowieckie, Poland
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Naomi Sachs,   b. Sep 1869   d. 17 Nov 1917 (Age ~ 48 years)
  Marriage	13 Mar 1892	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [9, 15, 18]
  Children	+ 1. Jack Benny,   b. 14 Feb 1894, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA d. 26 Dec 1974, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 80 years)   2. Florence Kubelsky,   b. 12 Sep 1900, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA d. 9 Aug 1977, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Ray Stern
  Marriage	26 Aug 1919	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [15]
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2025

  
  

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