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Started by Private User on Monday, April 28, 2025
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Teresa Levine currently = Teresa (Barton) Levine
with two husbands: Harris Louis Levine and Moses A Levine
And children (as I see them): Bessie (Levine) Stein; Rachel (Levine) Levy; Abraham Levine; Ethel (Levine) Schutzman; Charles Levine; Joseph (Joe) Levine; Barnet Levine; Isaac Levine; Jacob Levine; ????? (Levine) ????; <private> (Levine); Isaac Levine; Joseph Levine and Bessie (Levine) Reed

She should only have 9 children, per the records.
And I believe just one husband.0, Harris Louis Levine.
I believe Bessie Stein = Bessie (Levine) Stein is theirs.
I believe Bessie Reed = Bessie (Levine) Reed is not a child of either of them.

Teresa appears under several names:

On 1871 UK Census, as Teresa with husband Harris Levine and 2 children: Betsy age 2 -- Barnet age 4 m
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/259263813/barnet-levine includes ""Barnet Levine, age 8 years, was the young son of Louis and Tobie; the surname was recorded as Lewen (Pittsburgh Deaths, 1870-1905, Ancestry). The death record gives the family address as 26 Webster Avenue. The 1880 US census shows H and Tresa Levene [sic] at this same address.
To me, it looks like Trisa, so
On 1880 Census(the one referred to above), as Trisa Levene, husband H Levene, and 5 children: Betsy 12, born England -- Isac 8, born England -- Rachel 5, born England -- Abraham 3, born N.Y. -- Jacob 2/12 born Peoria. Living in Pittsburgh
On 1900 Census, she is Tibie, husband H. Levine, it says 9 born, 8 alive - 4 are listed: Ray 24 -- Ethel, 17 -- Charles 14 -- Joseph 12 -- -- the only overlap is Rachel= Ray, so combined this gives us 8 children. Plus Barnet is the one who died.
Betsy became Bessie = Bessie Stein

One Isaac Levine was the son of Moses A Levine, the other the son of Harris Louis Levine.
But the Marriage Record for the former gives his father as Harris: https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000207591127887
So merging those two, and having him only the son of Harris.

Abraham had already been merged, but was the son of both Moses and Louis. His Death Record and his Marriage Record both have him the son of Harris. So having him only the son of Harris.

Abraham = Abraham Levine
Isaac = Isaac Levine

There is also a Joseph Levine son of Moses - no dates or locations given, but two children listed --
and another who is the son of Harris Louis with dates, locations, and 3 children.

Each of them has a daughter named Thelma. The other children are different.
And the two Thelmas have different husbands and different children - so seems these Josephs are not the same.

Ah - believe the "Joseph" listed as son of Moses, with two children listed and no spouse is actually Harris's son Jacob, and his spouse is Bessie Simons, daughter of the Oppenheims.
This is an article about their planned Wedding: https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-to-be-wed-jac...

For their daughter Thelma,
in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (per Ancestry): Thelma Lois Levine [Thelma L Smith] [Thelma Smith] -- Birth Date 14 Apr 1915 -- Birth Place Detroit, Michigan [Detroit Wayn??, Michigan] -- Death Date Dec 1993 -- Father Jacob Levine -- Mother Bessie Simon -- SSN -- Notes May 1937: Name listed as THELMA LOIS LEVINE; 13 Jan 1975: Name listed as THELMA L SMITH; 16 Dec 1993: Name listed as THELMA SMITH
And this is her Death Notice: https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-thelma-smith-...

I am changing that "Joseph" to Jacob, and to father Harris -- but want to give other interested parties a chance to think and comment before I actually merge, since unmerge is not always error free, but reversing these other changes is

Brad Balfour
Joan Levine
Private User
Private User
Brian Hirshman

The profile that had been Joseph son of Moses, but is now Jacob son of Harris Louis Levine is Jacob Levine
It still has the same two children.

I spoke with Brad, and now
Both the other versions of Jacob have now been merged into it.

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