The Petchenik/Sandberg connection
Arthur Sandberg and Harry Samuels
have always been in agreement that they are related,
though it appears that the connection is on their mothers’ sides, not
directly in the Samuels family tree. Rebecca Garfinkle’s
death certificate (see at right) lists her mother as “Ida Pichenik”;
David Sandberg’s death certificate (posted at right) lists his mother’s name
as “Alice Pochenik”; Eva Grossman’s birth record
(posted at right) lists her parents as Benjamin Grossman and “Alice Pecheniky”; and Alice Petchenik/Sandberg/Grossman’s
death certificate (at right) lists her parents as Abraham Joseph Petchenik and Bessie Petchenik.
Since that document seems the most complete and authoritative (and is the
only document to list the parents of Ida and Alice), I’m adopting that
spelling of the name for references in the family tree. Thus
assuming that Ida and Alice were sisters, then the relations are as listed
below. In other words, David Sandberg is a first cousin to Breindel
Garfinkel, Pearl Garfinkle, Morris Samuels, Samuel Samuels, William Samuels,
and Leah Frumerman; and Arthur Sandberg is a second
cousin to Harry Samuels and Bernard Samuels (my father).
Abraham Joseph Petchenik and Bessie Petchenik
Alice (Elke) Petchenik
* & Iser Sandberg
David Sandberg
Alice (Elke) Petchenik * & Barney
Grossman
Ida Petchenik & David Shmykis
Rebecca (Breindel)
Samuels & Beryl Garfinkel
Pearl
Samuels & David Garfinkle
Morris Samuels & Fannie Shaltupsky
Samuel
Samuels & Mary Goldberg
William Samuels & Fannie Sorkin
Leah Samuels & Moshe Frumerman (children are Kafris)
Herschel Samuels
Charles Samuels
Ann Samuels
That also
means that we’re probably related to the Grossmans (Alice’s children through
her second husband), but I haven’t been able to track down any of those
relationships yet.
|
The
Petchenik/Sandberg documents
David
Sandberg ship manifest
David Sandberg
Naturalization Papers
Bertha
Sandberg Naturalization Papers
David and Bertha census records
1920
census
1930
census
1940
census
David Sandberg
Death Certificate (mother Alice Pochenick)
Rebecca (Breindel) Samuels Garfinkle
Death Certificate
(mother Ida Pichenick)
Alice E.
Grossman 1941 Death Certificate
(parents Abraham Joseph and
Bessie Petchenik)
Eva
Grossman Birth Record
(parents Benjamin Grossman and
Alice Pecheniky)
Bertha Sandberg Death Certificate – Available on request
Photo
of the Sandbergs with the Thompsons
|