• [S14] 1841 Census of England (n.pub.).
  • [S16] 1851 Census of England (n.pub.).
  • [S92] New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, birth certificate (delayed), Form 1b V. S. (8 August 1891), Bessie Slobodien; Bureau of Vital Statistics and Registration, Trenton.
  • [S208] Certificate for Marriage of Andrew Moody and Mable Oliver (16 May1854), Home Office; Identity & Passport Service; General Register Office, United Kingdom. Hereinafter cited as Moody/Oliver Marriage (16 May1854).
  • [S213] Marriage Return -- Philip Levine and Sarah Isenberg, unknown repository, unknown repository address. Philip Levine of Perth Amboy, NJ, age 23, Merchant, born Russia, son of Abraham Levine (born Russia) and Dora Zigelnitzky (born Russia), married Sarah Isenberg of Harlet? NJ (born Rus Poland), age 18, son of Lewis Isenberg (born Russia) and Millie Borovsky (born Russia), married October 28, 1900, Harlet NJ, witnesses L. Birnbaum and Jacob Slobodien, minister S. Brady. Marriage year of Philip Levine parents and birth year of his father are guesses by Carl Fields based on age of oldest known child.
  • [S226] Philip Levine, naturalization papers (13 Jun 1899); New Jersey State Archives (obtained by Carol Roberts -- image sent to CCF via e-mail 2/3/2007), Trenton, New Jersey. His immigration date is from this document. As of Jan 2017, Carl Fields has been unable to locate him on an ship manifest landing in the United States on or near this date. Several variations of "Philip" and "Levine" were considered (since the family name might have been revised after entering the United States). Also, searches were performed based on the family structure (although it is not know for certain that the family members arrived on the same ship). Several other potential immigration years can be inferred from information entered on other documents, such as the forms used for some censuses. The 1891 date is before the US federal govenment began keeping these records (in 1892, prior to that, they were state or city records). Also, he was naturalized before the federal government took over control of naturalization (in 1906, prior to that, it is doubtful that the immigration date would have been confirmed from records as part of the naturalization process).

    Comments on source document: Dated several dates in 1899, last is June 13, 1899 -- states that Philip Levine (native of Russia) entered US as a minor about the 5th day of February 1891, is a merchant, and resides at 181 State Street, Perth Amboy, NJ (the house number is listed twice, last time -- last page, a brief form -- the final digit is clearer than when it is first provided). His witness is Morris Slobodien, a blacksmith, who resides at 53 New Brunswick Ave, in Perth Amboy. Image of papers associated with master source document.
  • [S283] SS Master Death Index (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date).
  • [S436] 1920 United States Census, New Jersey, Perth Amboy (ED 49), Middlesex County, p 6A (Image 93), Household 119, David Epstein; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 7 Janurary 2006) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication T625.
  • [S443] 1920 United States Census, New Jersey, Newark (ED 204), Essex County, p 5A (Image 499), Household 96, Philip Slobodien (surname also given as Slobodian in Ancestry.com index); digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 7 Januarary 2006) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication T625.
  • [S446] 1920 United States Census, New Jersey, Perth Amboy (ED 39), Middlesex County, p 11A (Image 733), Household 195, Charles Bardin; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 7 Janurary 2006) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication T625.
  • [S454] 1920 United States Census, New York, Brooklyn (ED 932), Kings County, p 12B (Image 659), Household 170, Jacob Slobodien (given name also listed as Jaorg in Ancestry.com index); digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 12 May 2006) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication T625.
  • [S456] 1920 United States Census, Massachusetts, Springfield (ED 103), Hampden County, p 3B (Image 526), Household 343, Maurice L Slutskin (name also listed as Mannie L Slutzkin in Ancestry.com index); digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 28 Decemberber 2006) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication T625.
  • [S457] 1920 United States Census, New Jersey, Woodbridge Township (ED 74), Middlesex County, p 1B (Image 267), Household 9, Morris Slobodien (surname given as Sedobera and Delucain Ancestry.com index); digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 12 May 2006) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication T625.
  • [S460] 1920 United States Census, Connecticut, Bridgeport (ED 37), Fairfield County, p 12A (Image 672), Household 245, Jacob Reich (surname also indexed as Reick by Ancestry.com); digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 1 March 2007) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication T625.
  • [S512] 1900 United States Census, New Jersey, Perth Amboy (ED 54), Middlesex County, 8B, Household 153, Rose Epstein; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 7 Jan 2006) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication T623.
  • [S516] 1900 United States Census, New Jersey, Woodbridge Township (ED 71), Middlesex County, 10B, Household 178, Philip Slobodin; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 17 September 2005) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication T623.
  • [S517] 1900 United States Census, New Jersey, Perth Amboy (ED 50), Middlesex County, 11A, Household 214, Morris Slobodien; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 7 Jan 2006) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication T623.
  • [S539] De Hass, J. (Secretary) , "The Convention Report", The Maccabaean Volume V, No, 1 (July 1903). A copy of this article is in a set of issues collected and bound into a volume by Harvard University Library, Cambridge MA, viewed via Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed by Carl Fields, December 2009). Hereinafter cited as "Maccabaean -- 1903 Convention Report."
  • [S541] Holyoke Telegram (Jere. L. Sullivan is listed as the editor of the journal), "Correspondence -- Holyoke, Mass.", The Mixer and Server, Official Jounal of the Hotel and Restaurant Employes' International Alliance and Bartenders International League of America affiliated with the American Federation of Labor,Volume XVI, No. 3 (15 March 1907) A copy of this article is in a set of issues collected and bound into a volume by The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, viewed via Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed by Carl Fields, December 2009). Hereinafter cited as "Mixer and Server, 15 Mar 1907."
  • [S542] Swaze and JJ Dixon, "Roth v. Slobodien (Supreme Court of New Jersey, Feb. 27, 1905)", The Atlantic Reporter Volume 60 (Published Volume Dated March 28 to July 6 1905 (Judgment dated 27 Feburary 1905)). Viewed via Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed by Carl Fields, December 2009). Hereinafter cited as "Roth v. Slobodien (27 Feb 1905)."
  • [S597] Cindy Treadway, US Genweb, database, Reid, Pamela Brown, The Tombstone Transcription Project, Arkansas, Independence County, (http://usgwtombstones.org/arkansas/independence.html : accessed by Carl Fields, August 2009; most cemeteries near Newark were surveyed in 2000), item of interest is cemeteries near Newark Arkansas. Hereinafter cited as The Tombstone Transcription Project, Arkansas, Independence County. Treadway surveyed most of the cemeteries of interest, Reid is the (national) project director, and Jamie Peacock is listed as the Arkansas Tombstone Transcription Manager. Cemeteries near NewarK include: Akron, Blue Springs, Buck, Edwards, Dugger, Macedonia, Mt. Zion, Holcombe, Pleasant Hill, and Mac's Chapel; surveys or inventories for all of these are listed on the web site. Other cemeteries near Newark (not on the web site in 2000) include: Berkley (also called Caudle), Wall Lake, Austin, Brumley, Eaves, Mt. Carmel, Crow, Feutral, and DeVaughn. According to a Newark history book by Robert Craig, there are few, if any, readable markers at any of these omitted cemeteries. Text files for this transcription information also existed on (http://files.usgwarchives,net/ar/independence/cemeteries : accessed by Carl Fields, August 2009).
  • [S623] Jeannie Castells, New Jersey, to Carl Fields, e-mail, "Now I Have Some Questions!" (19 Aug 2006 22:30:48 -0400 -- states Sarah Bardin operated a gift shop on Hobart Street), 19 August 2006; privately held by Carl Fields, Aiken, South Carolina, Computer Files (e-mails, Genealogy, or "Gene," section of Local Folders).
  • [S726] 1940 U. S. Census, Wycough Township, Independence County, Arkansas, population schedule, Enumeration District 32-42, page 5A, Line 34, Household 80 (visited 11 April 1940), Jim R Prince -- informant was Jim R Prince; digital image, National Archives 1940 Census, Official 1940 Census Website (http://1940census.archives.gov : accessed by Carl Fields June 2012), citing National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 143, image 739. The information for this household extends onto sheet 5B (next image on microfilm roll).
  • [S736] 1940 U. S. Census, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, population schedule, Enumeration District 12-98, page 5B, Line 14, Household 59 (visited 15 April 1940), Morris Slobodien -- informant was Michael Slobodien, a son; digital image, National Archives 1940 Census, Official 1940 Census Website (http://1940census.archives.gov : accessed by Carl Fields August 2012), citing National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 2361, image 226. A row on the census form was left blank following the census information for Edward Brinkman, who seems to have lived in the same dwelling as the Morris Slobodien family (and maybe the same household). This row might have been reserved for information about a spouse or other dependent of Edward Brinkman. Alternatively, it might have been intended to provide a marker to indicate the census enumerator had left High Street and was moving to residences on Market Street, or it could have some other purpose.
  • [S868] "Deaths: Slobodien--Jacob," New York Times, 15 Aug 1933, 17; read as digital image from ProQuest Historical Newspapers, "The New York Times (1851-2009)," (http://proquest.com/hnpnewyorktimes/ : accessed 22 April 2013), 100776222, accessed via University of South Carolina Library computer system at Aiken Campus library. The actual events reported in a newspaper article may have taken place one or more days prior to date the article was published.
  • [S871] "Deaths: Slabodien-- Eva," New York Times, 3 Apr 1948, 15; read as digital image from ProQuest Historical Newspapers, "The New York Times (1851-2009)," (http://proquest.com/hnpnewyorktimes/ : accessed 22 April 2013), 108416157, accessed via University of South Carolina Library computer system at Aiken Campus library. The actual events reported in a newspaper article may have taken place one or more days prior to date the article was published.
  • [S876] "Deaths: Slobodien--Sophia," New York Times, 5 Mar 1959, 31; read as digital image from ProQuest Historical Newspapers, "The New York Times (1851-2009)," (http://proquest.com/hnpnewyorktimes/ : accessed 22 April 2013), 114670638, accessed via University of South Carolina Library computer system at Aiken Campus library. The actual events reported in a newspaper article may have taken place one or more days prior to date the article was published.
  • [S878] "Leo Slobodien," New York Times, 15 May 1966, 88; read as digital image from ProQuest Historical Newspapers, "The New York Times (1851-2009)," (http://proquest.com/hnpnewyorktimes/ : accessed 22 April 2013), 117037193, accessed via University of South Carolina Library computer system at Aiken Campus library. The actual events reported in a newspaper article may have taken place one or more days prior to date the article was published.
  • [S879] "Democrats Weigh A Case Opponent:Warren Wilentz Picked by Leaders in Jersey," New York Times, 20 Jul 1966, 32; read as digital image from ProQuest Historical Newspapers, "The New York Times (1851-2009)," (http://proquest.com/hnpnewyorktimes/ : accessed 22 April 2013), 117269668, accessed via University of South Carolina Library computer system at Aiken Campus library. The actual events reported in a newspaper article may have taken place one or more days prior to date the article was published.
  • [S881] "Deaths: Slobodien--Blanche," New York Times, 28 Jan 1971, 38; read as digital image from ProQuest Historical Newspapers, "The New York Times (1851-2009)," (http://proquest.com/hnpnewyorktimes/ : accessed 22 April 2013), 119375495, accessed via University of South Carolina Library computer system at Aiken Campus library. The actual events reported in a newspaper article may have taken place one or more days prior to date the article was published.
  • [S1037] Sarah (Slobodien) Bardin grave marker, Congregation Shari Tephalo/Congregation Beth Mordecai/Hebrew Progressive Cemeteries, Florida Grove Road, Perth Amboy, New Jersey; read by Carl Fields, approx 2006.

    There are three adjacent Jewish cemeteries at this location, some of which have had more than one name during their history (so the current name may not correspond to the name on, say, an older death certificate and burial record). The three cemeteries have separate gates and exterior wall designs (for the walls facing Florida Grove Road), but once inside a gate, there are (as of 2013) no internal barriers separating one cemetery from the others. Thus, in some cases, it is unclear which of the three cemeteries a specific grave "belongs" to. The three cemeteries appear to be inside the current (2013) city limits of Perth Amboy. However, they are probably close to a city limit and may be in an adjacent municipality. It is likely they were outside the Perth Amboy city limits (possibly in Woodbridge Township) at the time of the earliest burials. Also, the street name (Florida Grove Road in 2013) may have been different in a earlier era (e.g., circa1920s). The southwest corner of the cluster of three adjacent cemeteries is at the northwest corner of the intersection of Florida Grove Road and Bingle Street.

    At least one of these three cemeteries (Congregation Shari Tephalo Cemetery) is maintained by Friends for Preservation of Middlesex County Jewish Cemeteries, Inc.; P. O. Box 306; Moorestown, NJ 08057; phone: 856-222-1418; (http://www.friendsofjewishcemeteries.org : accessed 25 July 2013). This organization was formed around 2005 and focuses on maintaining landscaping, etc. They probably have access to few, if any, burial records.
  • [S1068] Isaac Slobodien Cemetery Marker, Hebrew Fraternity Cemetery, New Brunswick Avenue, Fords, New Jersey; read by Carl Fields, approx2006.

    The front gate of this cemetery is on New Brunswick Avenue (the street address might be approximately 260 New Brunswick Avenue). Because of parking limitations, the cemetery seemed to often (in the 2006-2010 era) be more easily accessed by a small side gate from Oregon Avenue, which runs approximately north from New Brunswick Avenue, from perhaps 60-80 feet approximately west of the cemetery gate. The path from this gate seems to extend perhaps 25 feet through a very small (separately fenced) cemetery immediately west of Hebrew Fraternity Cemetery, before reaching the western fence for Hebrew Fraternity Cemetery. The significance of this smaller cemetery is unknown.

    Hebrew Fraternity Cemetery appears to be inside the community of Fords, New Jersey, which seems to be an unincorporated community within Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. The name Hopewell also seems to be associated with the area where the cemetery is located. Hopewell may represent a current or former community or neighborhood.

    Hebrew Fraternity Cemetery appears to be the southeasternmost of a group of cemeteries on both sides of Oregon Avenue (which seems to exist only to provide access to the various cemeteries. Maps on the Mapquest web site seem to refer to this entire group of cemeteries as a Hungarian Cemetery. However, in reality, the area seems to contains several cemeteries associated with various nationalities (and possibly more religions that just Catholic and Jewish).

    This cemetery is maintained by Friends for Preservation of Middlesex County Jewish Cemeteries, Inc.; P. O. Box 306; Moorestown, NJ 08057; phone: 856-222-1418; (http://www.friendsofjewishcemeteries.org : accessed 25 July 2013). This organization was formed around 2005 and focuses on maintaining landscaping, etc. They probably have access to few, if any, burial records.
  • [S1069] Philip Slobodien Cemetery Marker, Hebrew Fraternity Cemetery, New Brunswick Avenue, Fords, New Jersey; read by Carl Fields, approx2006.

    The front gate of this cemetery is on New Brunswick Avenue (the street address might be approximately 260 New Brunswick Avenue). Because of parking limitations, the cemetery seemed to often (in the 2006-2010 era) be more easily accessed by a small side gate from Oregon Avenue, which runs approximately north from New Brunswick Avenue, from perhaps 60-80 feet approximately west of the cemetery gate. The path from this gate seems to extend perhaps 25 feet through a very small (separately fenced) cemetery immediately west of Hebrew Fraternity Cemetery, before reaching the western fence for Hebrew Fraternity Cemetery. The significance of this smaller cemetery is unknown.

    Hebrew Fraternity Cemetery appears to be inside the community of Fords, New Jersey, which seems to be an unincorporated community within Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. The name Hopewell also seems to be associated with the area where the cemetery is located. Hopewell may represent a current or former community or neighborhood.

    Hebrew Fraternity Cemetery appears to be the southeasternmost of a group of cemeteries on both sides of Oregon Avenue (which seems to exist only to provide access to the various cemeteries. Maps on the Mapquest web site seem to refer to this entire group of cemeteries as a Hungarian Cemetery. However, in reality, the area seems to contains several cemeteries associated with various nationalities (and possibly more religions that just Catholic and Jewish).

    This cemetery is maintained by Friends for Preservation of Middlesex County Jewish Cemeteries, Inc.; P. O. Box 306; Moorestown, NJ 08057; phone: 856-222-1418; (http://www.friendsofjewishcemeteries.org : accessed 25 July 2013). This organization was formed around 2005 and focuses on maintaining landscaping, etc. They probably have access to few, if any, burial records.
  • [S1187] PRE-INTRODUCTION

    This note is based on an e-mail sent following a “test” of a web site dealing with Sanborn maps for many communities in New Jersey (the maps and the business of the Sanborn company are described below). Princeton University had put up the web site. Morris Slobodien was picked as an example to enable testing the usefulness of the information on the Sanborn web site. URLs for the maps themselves are given near the end of this note. The title (and date) of that e-mail was “Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps -- Slobodien, Segal, Levine” (5/20/2010 11:11 AM)
    .

    INTRODUCTION

    Princeton University seems to have recently placed a large number of New Jersey Sanborn maps from around 90-110 years ago (as this is written in 2012) on a university library web site. Sanborn was a company that published detailed (building-by-building) city maps, which were primarily used to help establish fire insurance rates. More information on using these maps is given later in this message (Section D, below).

    I spent time examining a few of these Sanborn maps of Perth Amboy. The maps contain a large amount of information -- more than I will ever have time to look at carefully. What I did in this initial investigation was to look at property associated with Morris Slobodien. I picked him because he lived in Perth Amboy for most of the time covered by these maps, and he seemed to move around within the city during this period. This examination is discussed in the following four sections (labeled A, B, C, and D):

    A. This section describes information I had about Morris (for the years covered by the maps) before I had seen any of these maps.

    B. This section describes additional insights the maps provided. A quick summary is that the maps seem to help fill in a picture of a family slowly becoming better off over the years (but, as will become evident, I made several assumptions in using the maps to supplement what I had previously known about the family's history).

    C. This section provides some additional information about Morris Slobodien (and some members of his family). This is bonus material, not associated with the maps (nor, necessarily, with the "map era").

    D. This section describes the Princeton map site and the Sanborn Perth Amboy maps in more detail.


    A. MORRIS SLOBODIEN -- PREVIOUS EARLY-1900s INFORMATION

    I had previously collected information about the Morris Slobodien family (from various sources) for the early 1900s (the time frame covered by these maps). He was a blacksmith during most this time. Various "facts" (tidbits of information) are listed in the numbered items that follow. Section B describes insights obtained from the maps, keyed to these same numbered items.

    1. Generic Issue: Perth Amboy Street Numbering. I have suspected for some time that the house numbering system in Perth Amboy changed some time between 1900 and 1910. Almost everyone I've looked up (who lived in Perth Amboy in both 1900 and 1910) "moved" between the 1900 and 1910 censuses. I wondered if perhaps, in some cases, the addresses changed, but the people were actually in the same residence.

    2. 1900 -- Morris's residence was listed as 53 New Brunswick Avenue.

    3. 1905 -- His residence was listed as 49 New Brunswick Avenue

    4. 1907 -- His residence and business addresses were listed as 49 New Brunswick Avenue

    5. 1910 -- His residence was listed as 332 Oak Street. His business address (blacksmith shop) was listed as 179 New Brunswick Avenue.

    6. 1912 -- His residence was listed as 332 Oak Street. His business address (blacksmith shop) was listed as 229 New Brunswick Avenue. A specific question here is: Are the three different business addresses listed for 1907, 1910, and 1912 (49, 179, and 229 New Brunswick Avenue, respectively) indeed three separate locations (or does at least one of these addresses reflect a change in the street numbering system).

    7. 1913 & 1914 -- Same as 1912

    8. 1915 -- Same as 1912, except the residence has moved to 336 Maple Street, about two blocks east of his previous residence.

    9. Around 1916 the story becomes more complicated. Around 1916, he apparently purchased an interest in the Spa Spring House in Woodbridge Township, and moved there 2-3 years later. Spa Spring House appears to have been a hotel at (or near) what is now the intersection of Cutters Dock Road and Amboy Avenue (about 2.5 miles north of the center of the downtown Perth Amboy business district -- the road arrangement near the site of Spa Spring House appears to have been somewhat different around 1915 than it is now). As indicated above, I'm uncertain as to what Spa Spring House was, but I suspect 4 years prior to the beginning of prohibition may have been an unfortunate time to buy into it. (I believe a residential area in northwest Perth Amboy is called Spa Springs. I'm not certain if there is a connection between the name of that neighborhood and the Spa Spring House.)


    B. ADDITIONAL EARLY-1900s INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM SANBORN MAPS

    I examined the following Sanborn maps for Perth Amboy:

    1901 Sanborn map -- Sheets 5, 17, and 18

    1908 Sanborn map -- Sheets 6, 33, and 31

    1914 Sanborn map -- Sheets 26, 25, 18, and 17

    For all three sets of maps listed above, the first identified sheet includes (among other places) the south side of New Brunswick Avenue where New Brunswick intersects with Madison Avenue. The other sheets listed for each year cover portions of New Brunswick Avenue as one would travel roughly westward from the area in the first-listed map sheet. The map sheet numbers changed from year to year because as the city grew, more and more map sheets were required to cover the entire city. The numbering systems used for the Sanborn street-by-street maps (the individual sheets) are complicated (and strange).

    In what follows, I have (at certain points) referred to specific map sheets for a specific year. However, most of the information given here is based on looking at several map sheets from multiple years (in some instances, it's based on comparing one year's map to another). When a specific map sheet is mentioned, it is sometimes just a representative example.

    Here is what the maps indicate (this is described in words -- I haven't yet found a way to save and attach an image of the map -- directions on how to access the maps are given later in this message):

    1. On the question of the street numbering change, the maps suggest the street numbers did indeed change. For example, Sheet 26 of the 1914 map set lists two sets of street numbers (new and old) in many places. This 1914 map sheet indicates the structure at 53 New Brunswick Avenue (the old number -- it's no longer a blacksmith shop in 1914) had a (new) street number of 179 New Brunswick Avenue in 1914. Some of the 1901 maps do not list street numbers for certain structures. However, the entire set, taken together, contains enough information to enable working out what building is referred to by each address listed in the Section A.

    Some map sheets do not list street numbers for structures in some blocks (especially on the earlier maps). These "missing" street numbers seem to be concentrated in areas where most of the structures contain what nowadays would probably be called "light industry" -- areas where there were few dwellings.

    Maple Street (which runs north-south) does not seem to have two sets of street numbers listed on Sheet 26 of the 1914 map (at least not in locations that I examined). Maple Street seems to have only the new numbers listed (based on comparing Maple Street's numbers to the street numbers on parallel streets where both sets of numbers are listed). It could be the house numbers were changed street-by-street, over a period of a few years. Or, it could be that the buildings on the section of Maple Street I looked at did not have numbers assigned to them in the older system -- perhaps they were relatively new construction.


    2. (1900) The maps indicate a blacksmith shop at 53 New Brunswick Avenue around 1900. The building seems to have two stories and (in the maps for at least some years) the second floor seems to contain a residence (a "dwelling" in Sanborn's terminology). The maps are consistent with the information that he was a blacksmith and that he resided at this address in 1900 (probably living above the shop with his family). [I'd think living above a blacksmith shop would be rather undesirable, but this may provide insight into what life was like in that era.]

    The maps generally use color coding to identify the type of construction materials used for buildings, such as brick, stone, (wood) framing, etc. The blacksmith shop is colored green, which (according to the map key) means "Special." I suspect "Special" means the construction of the building is immaterial for fire insurance purposes, because the fire hazard associated with activities conducted within the building (or materials stored or used in the building) trumps any degree of fire resistance in the building's construction. I noticed on various maps that a (second) nearby blacksmith shop and a nearby building apparently housing a business involving old rags were both also color-coded in this "Special" category.


    3. (1905) The building at 49 New Brunswick Avenue (old numbering system) was a saloon (of frame construction) at the southwest corner of New Brunswick and Madison. This building had two floors. It is not clear to me from the maps, but it is possible there were living quarters (one or more apartments) above the saloon. Thus Morris's residence (and presumably that of his family) could well have been at 49 New Brunswick Avenue (on the second floor) in 1905 and 1907 (that is, the family could have moved to a second floor apartment, two doors down from the blacksmith shop, some time between 1900 and 1905).

    I'd think living above a saloon would also be undesirable. However, it could have been an improvement from living above the blacksmith shop. The maps indicate the two buildings had roughly the same amount of total floor area, but there is no indication of how many apartments the second floor of either building was divided into. With respect to living conditions above a saloon: in those days, a saloon would not have had a television or a jukebox. However, it might have had a piano – even a player piano.


    4. (1907) See Item 3, above for the residence.

    I don't think the blacksmith shop (the actual business) could have been located at 49 New Brunswick Avenue, as the 1907 city directory seems to suggest. However, it's possible Morris had something like an office in his home, i.e., mail regarding the blacksmith business could have been sent to the 49 New Brunswick Avenue address.


    5. (1910) The structure at the family's 332 Oak Street residence (a two-story frame building) for 1910 is listed as "Flats" (apartments, apparently). Based on the apparent size of the building and the use of word "flat," I'm guessing this was a two-family home, with each floor a separate apartment/residence (or "flat"). The 332 street number is in the new house numbering system Thus, the family seems to have moved to a new (and quite likely, finally, quiet) residence some time between 1907 and 1910. This residence is about 5 blocks from the blacksmith shop. This building is on (among other places) Sheet 25 of the 1914 map set.

    The business address of 179 New Brunswick Avenue is the "new" street number for the building whose address was 53 New Brunswick Avenue under the old system.


    6. (1912) The residence is unchanged from 1910.

    For the 1912-1914 blacksmith shop address, Sheet 26 of the 1914 Sanborn map shows a blacksmith shop at 229 New Brunswick Avenue (this street number is under the new system). This appears to be a one-story building, with no dwelling associated with it. This new shop is about a block farther from downtown than the previous shop location. It's interesting to note there was a livery stable immediately east of this blacksmith shop, a bakery just southeast of it (at 359 Maple Street), and a handkerchief factory slightly to the west. I suspect fire insurance rates were high in this neighborhood.

    Sheet 26 of the 1914 map also shows the creamery at 195 New Brunswick Avenue (new numbering system) that was later (in the 1920s) owned and run by (apparently) a closely-held corporation, where the ownership group included Philip Levine and Harry Segal (in the 1920s, when Philip and Harry were involved, the business was sometimes referred to as a dairy). These two men were probably nephews of Fannie “Segal” Slobodien, the wife of Joseph Slobodien, who was probably Morris’s brother.

    The building immediately to the east of Morris Slobodien's "1912" blacksmith shop (the one at 229 New Brunswick Avenue), was a livery stable. It's interesting to speculate on the possibility that horses from that stable (roughly a block west of the creamery/dairy building) might have been used to deliver milk and cream (the stable was adjacent to a bakery, so it is perhaps even more likely those horses were used for bread and baked goods deliveries at the time of the 1914 map set -- if they were used for commercial deliveries at all).

    The issue of the (possibly) three separate business locations is discussed in Item 1, above. Morris had blacksmith shops at two different locations in this era. The first one was at 179 New Brunswick Ave. (in the new street numbering system) and the second one was at 229 New Brunswick Avenue (also in the new street numbering system). The 53 New Brunswick address and the 179 New Brunswick address are the same building; only the street numbering system has changed.


    7. (1913 & 1914) Covered by the discussion in Item 6, above.


    8. (1915) The city directory information indicates the family’s residence moved to 336 Maple Street (new numbering system), about three blocks east of the former address (and closer to the blacksmith shop). The 1914 Sanborn map does not show a structure at this location. A structure is shown at 338 Maple Avenue, which may have a flat on the second floor, however, this is not certain. It could be that the family moved into a new building, finished after the 1914 Sanborn map was issued. The only later Sanborn maps on the Princeton University web site (for 1918 and 1921) do not show the complete city. This potion of Maple Street is not included on any of the later maps on the web site (as of 2012).

    The original e-mail that this note is based on incorrectly listed the 1915 residence at 336 Oak Street. This was an error on my part.

    The business address is unchanged from Items 6 and 7, above.


    9. (1916 to ~1920) The area around the Spa Spring House does not seem to be covered on any of the Sanborn maps for Perth Amboy or for Woodbridge Township. Only a few locations in Woodbridge Township were on the Sanborn maps for this era (and they were of small, scattered areas). Woodbridge seems to have been largely undeveloped at this time.


    C. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON MORRIS SLOBODIEN AND FAMILY (NOT RELATED TO THE MAPS)

    A web site put up by Nicki Slobodien Osborne (who lives in Texas) contains what appears to be an excerpt from a book containing biographical information about Morris Slobodien and his family. This information appears to date from some time in the late 1890s. I'm not going to copy that information here. The web site is: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njmiddle/…

    The information about the Morris Slobodien family on the web site identified above may be roughly similar to some of the family tribute pages being collected for the Perth Amboy Jewish community history book (currently in preparation).

    When I wrote the original e-mail this note is based on, I suspected the Morris Slobodien family information was originally published in what I would call a "subscription book" for Perth Amboy (something along the lines of "Who's Who"), probably shortly before 1900. However, at that time, I had not been able to identify such a book that had been published around that time. I had searched for a book of this type using WorldCat, Google Book Search, the US Library of Congress "card catalog," etc. I am (and was then) aware of a book of this type (for Middlesex County) published around 1920 (edited by John Wall and Harold Pickersgill), but not an earlier one. (The ~1920 book contains a brief biography of Dr. Benjamin Franklin Slobodien, a son of Morris Slobodien.)

    Nicki Osborne told me she obtained the information on the web site from Philip Richard Slobodien (who lives in California). When I contacted Phil, his recollection is that he took the information from a newspaper article. It's possible a newspaper published excerpts from the older book as part of a local history series.

    I later found the identity of the book and downloaded a copy of it. The relevant identity information is: Wiley, Samuel T., Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of the Third Congressional District of New Jersey, Philadelphia, Biographical Publishing Company, 1896. Scanned page images of from this book are currently (14 May 2012) available at the Hathi Trust web site: (http://www.hathitrust.org : accessed by Carl Fields 14 May 2012). I got to full text via searching on the web site for “wiley third district”. The URL corresponding to the pdf for the book was: ( http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt : accessed by Carl Fields 14 May 2012). I am unsure if this URL actually represents file name that will always take the user to this particular scanned book. Scanned page images from this book also appear to be available for download from the following web site: (http://www.archive.org/details/biographicalport00wiley : accessed by Carl Fields, June 2010).

    Interestingly, I was not successful in getting to these scanned images of the original book from searching for things like “morris slobodien third district new jersey” on the Google web site. I reached the Haiti Trust site from a different search engine. I later learned that the Haiti Trust organization is involved in at least one lawsuit for copyright infringement (almost certainly dealing with more recent books on the site, not this 1898 book by Samuel T. Wiley). It could be that Google has somehow restricted searches involving objects on Haiti Trust (and possibly also the archive.org site) in order to not become involved in this suit. Alternatively, it could be that Google regards Haiti Trust and archive.org as competitors to their Google Books web site. A direct Google search to “haiti trust” did reach the that web site’s home page. It was during a search to additional content “inside” the Haiti Trust web site where Google failed (but a different search engine was successful in finding these page images).

    Here are some notes about the information on the Nicki Slobodien Osborne web site whose URL is listed above (the information whose ultimate source is the Morris Slobodien article in the book by Samuel T. Wiley):

    1. The excerpted material does not make clear that the mother of Morris's older daughter, Sarah Slobodien, was Morris's first wife. That first wife's full name is not known (and she may have died in Russia, before Morris and Sarah immigrated). Sarah Slobodien later became Sarah Bardin. My understanding is that she operated a (gift?) shop on Hobart Street called (possibly) "The Fashion Bar." I think her shop was active in the late 1940s. I'm not sure how long it operated before or after that time. Morris's second wife, Sophia, apparently lived to well over age 100.

    2. Some of the given names (first names) listed for Morris's siblings seem suspiciously "Americanized" -- even the names of individuals who, so far as I know, never came to the US. I've seen this sort of thing in papers associated with at least one other person (one of my ancestors) -- so perhaps it was not uncommon to use "US-sounding" names in "US" documents.

    3. The name "Joseph" is given for two of Morris's siblings. I believe one of these is a typo. The actual name of (probably) Morris’s youngest brother (youngest one who came to the US) was Jacob, who also lived in Perth Amboy for a time. To further confuse things, Morris also had a nephew named Jacob.

    The web site information indicates Morris lived in South Amboy for a time in the 1890s before moving to Perth Amboy.

    I mentioned (speculated) above that Morris's ~1916 investment in the Spa Spring House could have been adversely affected by the coming of prohibition. It's also likely the blacksmithing business was declining around 1916, possibly, in part, because of the increasing use of motor cars.

    Several factors probably contributed to a decline in the blacksmith business. For example, I imagine when Morris first became a blacksmith, a great deal of metal fabrication and repair work involved use of rivets, which were heated to cherry red using a forge. However, at some point (perhaps in the early 1900s) equipment for electric arc welding and compressed gas welding and brazing began to come into common use. These techniques replaced the use of hot rivets (and the need for a forge) for many applications. As I retired engineer, I'm embarrassed about knowing relatively little about the history of these metalworking trades. (But I do know that term "compressed gas" is an oversimplification for some of the fuels used in welding and brazing. Propane becomes a liquid when compressed and storage of acetylene in pressurized cylinders is complicated.)

    While I was working with these maps (and composing this e-mail), I received an e-mail from Mona Shangold concerning the then-in-preparation Perth Amboy Jewish community history book. She mentioned that some people feel their families weren't famous and do not warrant recognition in the book's family tribute pages.

    While Morris Slobodien was also not famous (so far as I know), I suspect (as indicated above) he and his family "participated in" (or were affected by) the history of the 1900-1916 era (the "history" things I have in mind are prohibition and the declining trend in the blacksmith trade). He also participated in the great migration from Russia to the US (another historical event; he came to the US around 12-13 years before the "map era" discussed in this e-mail). Near the end of the map era, his two sons served in the US Army during World War I (another historical event).


    D. PRINCETON SANBORN MAPS -- ADDITIONAL DETAILED INFORMATION

    The Princeton map web site is: http://library.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/…

    The URL given above should take users to what seems to be a directory of New Jersey counties. Mouse clicking on a county should take users to a list of cities (within that county). Mouse clicking on a city will take users to a list of maps available for that city (there may be map sets from more than one year). Years for which complete city coverage is available (on the web site) will probably have an index and/or overview "sheet," showing portions of the city covered by each more detailed "block-by-block" (sheet) map (this provides a key for which numbered map sheets cover specific streets and/or city blocks).

    The index sheets contain a key to symbols used on the maps (including the color coding for structural materials). More extensive sets of symbols (and certain standard abbreviations) are listed at: http://www.edrnet.com/reports/key.pdf

    Common abbreviations are: "D" is dwelling, "S" is store, "F" is flat, "Sal" is saloon, and "Bl Sm" is blacksmith. For stores, in many cases the maps identify the type of store (grocery, confectionery, etc). In addition, the name of the business that occupied specific structures sometimes appears on the maps (this is more common for larger businesses, it's probably rare for small retail stores -- or for saloons or blacksmith shops).

    Sanborn's definition for "flat" (meaning apartment, apparently, although the term "apartment" was also used in some locations on the maps) is a bit confusing to me. The definition on the list of abbreviations suggests a "flat" is somehow associated with a delivery service. It wasn't clear to me if the term "delivery service" somehow distinguished between a flat and an apartment (or how "delivery service" would affect fire insurance ratings -- unless possibly it referred to delivery of coal or firewood). Also, several buildings in Perth Amboy were called tenements in some years. I'm guessing these three terms (apartment, flat, and tenement) could have led to different fire insurance rates.

    The Princeton web site seems to have complete (or almost complete) Sanborn map coverage of Perth Amboy for 1891, 1896, 1901, 1908 and 1914. There are also a few maps (covering only a small portion of the city) for 1918 and 1921.

    As indicated above, these maps were prepared to assist in setting fire insurance ratings. Thus they provide detailed coverage of things like fire alarm box locations and water main locations and sizes, but may leave out other things one might want to know. Also, the map coverage seems to omit sections of the city that contained no structures (or that perhaps contained only structures unlikely to be insured). Those omissions are why the term "almost complete" is used in the previous paragraph.

    The map viewer software on the Princeton web site takes a bit of practice to learn to use. On a (Windows) computer, clicking the left mouse button seems to make the map larger (giving a more "close up" view). Clicking the right mouse button makes the map smaller. Holding down the left mouse button and moving the map causes the map to seem to move or slide. I have not yet found any way to download or print the maps. In addition, a few maps seem to have originally been printed in non-standard formats (with north not toward the top of the page).

    I'm uncertain as to the copyright status of these maps. I would think anything from this era would be in the public domain, but perhaps not.
  • [S1214] "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : 12 Oct 2013), manifest, Furnessia, 22 Dec 1886, List number 1543, Line 47 (by Ancestry.com description, Line 138 on multi-sheet preprinted form), Moses Slobatkin; based on National Archives microfilm publications M237 and T715; this information is from NARA M237 microfilm roll 502.

    Also:

    "Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934 (Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934)" digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 Oct 2013), manifest, Prague, departure date 4 Dec 1886, Volume 373-7 I, VIII B 1 Band 067, page 1860, Moses Slobotkin; based on Staatsarchiv Hamburg, Hamburg, Deutchland; Hambbuger Passagierlisten, microfilm number S 13149.

    Ancestry.com notes indicate ship sailed from Glasgow and Moville, but the only indication explicitly on the original document seems to mention only Glasgow. Moville is a port on the Irish coast at the north end of the Irish Sea (between Ireland and Britain) that was a significant embarcation point for ships going to New York in the last half of the 1800s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moville : accessed 12 Oct 2013). Moses's passage was in steerage (area? or hold?) #2. He seems to have had six pieces of luggage (one of the largest number of any steerage passenger). The ship was apparently run by the Anchor Line (which was apparently from Norway). Information on a web site (http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_ship.asp?sh=furne) does not list any sailing to New York (or to anyplace else) between September 1886 and April 1887. The site provides two photographs of the ship.

    The Ancestry.com transcription of the Prague passenger list indicates the "accommodation" (e.g., cabin class) was "ohne Angabe" (approximately "not stated"), although the notation on the passenger list actually seems to be something like "Nev-Folk" (a term that does not seem to be listed in the Deutsch-English dictionary available to Carl Fields). This ship, which went from Hamburg to Leith Scotland, may have not really had cabins, but may have actually been something more like a ferry, possibly with only one overnight on the trip.

    The New York (arrival) passenger list is from the era before the US federal government took over responsibility for processing immigration. In this era, the amount of personal information recorded for incoming passengers was less detailed than it became in later years. For example, the passengers previous city of residence was not recorded. However, the location was recorded in the information for passengers leaving Hamburg. That information indicates Moses had resided in Minsk Russia (recorded as Russland in the German records). Quite a few of the passengers on the Prague were from Minsk, and were intendiing to travel to the US.
  • [S1242] Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens County, New York, database (with some images), Jim Tipton (and others), Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 7 April 2014), Jacob Slobodien, Memorial No. 996615198.
  • [S1265] "Morris Slobodien," Perth Amboy Evening News, 13 Sept 1944, page 4.

    This is one of several articles accessed by Carl Fields via microfilm at the Perth Amboy New Jersey public library on 30 Aug 2011. Most (but not all) of these articles were obituaries or death notices. Digital photographs were taken off the microfilm viewer viewscreen. In a few instances, Carl neglected to record the page number of the issue of the newspaper where the article appeared (or else the page number is uncertain for other reasons). In some cases, obituaries and death notices may have been confused with one another. In a few instances, the same issue of the newspaper contained both a death notice and an obituary (usually on the same page). The name of the newspaper changed a few times starting in the 1960s, apparently due to reorganizations and mergers. The dates in these citations refer to when the news article appeared, which was almost always at least a day after the event described in the article took place.
  • [S1274] "Obituary: Slobodien," The News-Tribune (Woodbridge NJ), 1? June 1972, page 37?.

    This is one of several articles accessed by Carl Fields via microfilm at the Perth Amboy New Jersey public library on 30 Aug 2011. Most (but not all) of these articles were obituaries or death notices. Digital photographs were taken off the microfilm viewer viewscreen. In a few instances, Carl neglected to record the page number of the issue of the newspaper where the article appeared (or else the page number is uncertain for other reasons). In some cases, obituaries and death notices may have been confused with one another. In a few instances, the same issue of the newspaper contained both a death notice and an obituary (usually on the same page). The name of the newspaper changed a few times starting in the 1960s, apparently due to reorganizations and mergers. The dates in these citations refer to when the news article appeared, which was almost always at least a day after the event described in the article took place.

    A second brief article appeared related to her death. It seems to have announced a change or correction in the location of her funeral.
  • [S1275] "Obituary: Miss Slobodien, retired teacher," The News-Tribune (Woodbridge NJ), 22 Jan 1974, page 23.

    This is one of several articles accessed by Carl Fields via microfilm at the Perth Amboy New Jersey public library on 30 Aug 2011. Most (but not all) of these articles were obituaries or death notices. Digital photographs were taken off the microfilm viewer viewscreen. In a few instances, Carl neglected to record the page number of the issue of the newspaper where the article appeared (or else the page number is uncertain for other reasons). In some cases, obituaries and death notices may have been confused with one another. In a few instances, the same issue of the newspaper contained both a death notice and an obituary (usually on the same page). The name of the newspaper changed a few times starting in the 1960s, apparently due to reorganizations and mergers. The dates in these citations refer to when the news article appeared, which was almost always at least a day after the event described in the article took place.
  • [S1276] "Death Notice: Slobodien," The News-Tribune (Woodbridge NJ), 22 Jan 1974, page 23.

    This is one of several articles accessed by Carl Fields via microfilm at the Perth Amboy New Jersey public library on 30 Aug 2011. Most (but not all) of these articles were obituaries or death notices. Digital photographs were taken off the microfilm viewer viewscreen. In a few instances, Carl neglected to record the page number of the issue of the newspaper where the article appeared (or else the page number is uncertain for other reasons). In some cases, obituaries and death notices may have been confused with one another. In a few instances, the same issue of the newspaper contained both a death notice and an obituary (usually on the same page). The name of the newspaper changed a few times starting in the 1960s, apparently due to reorganizations and mergers. The dates in these citations refer to when the news article appeared, which was almost always at least a day after the event described in the article took place.
  • [S1278] "Dr. Benjamin Slobodien, 87, Perth Amboy physician," The News-Tribune (Woodbridge NJ), 24 Oct 1978, page 22.

    This is one of several articles accessed by Carl Fields via microfilm at the Perth Amboy New Jersey public library on 30 Aug 2011. Most (but not all) of these articles were obituaries or death notices. Digital photographs were taken off the microfilm viewer viewscreen. In a few instances, Carl neglected to record the page number of the issue of the newspaper where the article appeared (or else the page number is uncertain for other reasons). In some cases, obituaries and death notices may have been confused with one another. In a few instances, the same issue of the newspaper contained both a death notice and an obituary (usually on the same page). The name of the newspaper changed a few times starting in the 1960s, apparently due to reorganizations and mergers. The dates in these citations refer to when the news article appeared, which was almost always at least a day after the event described in the article took place.
  • [S1528] Carl C Fields, Aiken SC, to Philip Slobodien, e-mail, "Pjilip Slobodien Newspaper Clipping from 1904" (concerning an oddity in a legal case involving Philip Slobodien; transmits an article from The Tacoma Times (Washington state), the 20 Feb 1904 issue, page 3)., 26 Nov 2015; privately held by Carl Fields, Aiken, South Carolina, Computer Files (e-mails, Genealogy, or "Gene," section of Local Folders, and also in TMG Note-FTM for Eleanor Siegel).

    About 3 weeks after this e-mail was sent, Carl Fields learned that Philip Slobodien (the recipient) never received it. He died in early November 2015. The recipient Philip was the grandson of the Philip who is mentioned in the article.

    Text of e-mail message follows (slightly edited from original):

    The attached file contains an image of page 3 of the Feb 20, 1904 issue of The Tacoma Times, published in Tacoma, Washington. It contains a story that mentions your grandfather (great grandfather?), the older Philip Slobodein.

    When this first popped up in a search today, I thought perhaps the older Philip had spent time in Washington State, in addition to the other places we was at, while he was out west. However, it turned out to be a story about a Perth Amboy legal case that the Tacoma newspaper picked up (probably because a religious aspect of the case seemed unusual to them). This may be the same lawsuit (involving an injury from a thrown bottle of beer) that later went to the New Jersey Supreme Court (and was later cited as a precedent in several law books, if I recall correctly -- we had some e-mail correspondence on that case a few years ago, but the details are fuzzy in my memory right now).

    The story is titled something like "Athiest's Oath is Binding" and contains only two paragraphs. It is in the upper right-hand section of the page (between a display ad and a photo of a woman).

    This popped up on a web site called chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. It's a thing where the US Library of Congress is (slowly) scanning reels of old microfilmed US newspapers and placing them on the internet. The "loc" in the internet address stands for Library of Congress. On that particular newspaper web site, all the stuff they have is from before around 1923. Apparently EVERYTHING published in newspapers prior to some date around then is out of copyright (for newspaper issues more recent than that, any copyrights that existed MAY have expired, but they apparently don't want to go to the effort of figuring it out to be sure -- unless perhaps a congressman would request they do).

    If you have trouble opening or reading the attached file, let me know. I can probably find a way to get a better version. If the file opens on your computer with a program called Acrobat Reader, there should be a "button" someplace that allows you to magnify the image. Sometimes that "button" has a plus sign on it.

    It looks like the page of the original newspaper that was microfilmed had a crease in it, causing the name of the newspaper at the top of the page to seem to be misspelled. That crease did not impact the Philip Slobodien story of interest.
  • [S1561] "Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974," database with images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com, American Counsel General, Jerusalem Palestine, Report of the Death of an American Citizen, Rose Epsten, date of death: 16 Feb 1943, date of report: 16 Mar 1943. The Ancestry.com database was "published" at Lehi UT, USA, by Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., in 2010. It cites three National Archives records sets: (1) "Reports of the Deaths of American Citizens, compiled 01/1835- 12/1974, " Publication A1 5166, NAI: 6138 57, Record Group 59, National Archives at College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.; (2) "Record of Death Notices of U.S. Citizens Aboard, 1835-1855," Publication A1 848, NAI: 122 7672, Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21, the National Archives at College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.: and (3) "Notices of Deaths of U.S. Citizens Abroad, 1857-1922," Publication A1 849, NAI: 122 7673, Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21, the National Archives at College Park, Maryland, U.S.A. Ancestry gives an even more specific "box" citation, apparentlly for this specific record, which makes it clear it actually came from within the first of the three above-named sets, RG 59. That specific "box" citation is: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C., "General Records of the Department of State," Record Group: RG59-Entry 205, Box Number: 1302, Box Description: 1940-1944 Palestine Di - La. The report mentions a second report that (in 1943) was in the files fo the American Counsulate General, Jerrusalem, Palestine: Report of Death ("Particulars of Death of Foreign Subject"), No. JM(U)280/43, dated February 18, 1943, signed by a Palestine Government Officer of Health, Jurusalem District.
  • [S1577] "Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, Family Search, ((http://familyseach.org :), based on Records of the Selective Srevice System, 1926-1975, Record Group (RG) 147, National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri.
  • [S1635] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 ," database Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : 27 Oct 2016), no. 181-14-8981 David Edward Johnson, Jul 1940, 13 Nov; based on " Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007," U. S. Social Security Administration.
  • [S1665] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 ," database Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : 24 Nov 2016), Michael Slobodien no. 142-18-4286, 2 Jul 1953; based on " Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007," U. S. Social Security Administration.
  • [S1715] 1940 U. S. Census, Nachez, Adams County, Montana, population schedule, Enumeration District 1-11, page 9B, Line 66, Household 168 (1 May 1940), Jacob Slobodien -- informant was Ira Slobodien, son of the head of household; digital image, National Archives 1940 Census, Official 1940 Census Website (http://1940census.archives.gov : accessed by Carl Fields 28 Feb 2017), citing National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 2005, images 376 and 804.
  • [S1717] 1930 US Federal Census, New Jersey, population schedule, Perth Amboy (ED 12-69) Middlesex County, p 1A (Line 12), Household 5 (Dwelling 5), Morris Slobodien; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 2 Mar 2017), based on NARA Microfilm Publication T626 (roll 1304, image 3, FHL microfilm roll 2341103). The "dwelling" was a two-family structure (based on Carl Fields's memory from a trip to Perth Amboy around 2006). Jacob's uncle, Morris Slobodien lis listed as the head of the household living in the other unit within the building. It may have been recorded as two seperate "dwellings" because there were (and are) two separate entrances (it is sort of a two-unit "row house").
  • [S1750] "BHPTOLi", Find A Grave Web Site, database (with some images), Jim Tipton (and others), Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 4 March 2017), Arnold Stetson Blackstone, Memorial No. 10538176.
  • [S1824] Wikipedia contributors, "Sloboda Ukraine," digital internet web page, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (https://en.wikipedia.org : accessed 6 Nov 2017).