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At the top is the naturalization record for Wolf Fein on October 20th, 1891. If there is any question that Velvil Fein is Wolf Fein (Velvel/Velvil/Velvl is "Wolf" in Yiddish) or that Velvil Fein was not a sibling of the other Meer/Frenchel children, this should end that. On the bottom is the section of Garsile/Ghisela/Gitel's second marriage certificate in 1892. The address is the same: 29 Ludlow. Once Gitel arrived in New York, she stayed with her older brother until she got married.

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Summary of Documents

Here are all the documents posted below. The order here is oldest at the top, but in the blog it is the reverse. I've included how the parents are listed in each document.

1852 Iasi Jewish Census – no Marcu Sin Meer

1860 Iasi Jewish Heads of Households.  There is a Marcu Sin Meer

1866 Birth of Haim Mendel  Meer – IASI -  Marcu Sin Meer, Finchail Hava maicuti Manasi

1866 Birth of David Meer – IASI – Marcu Sin Meer, Finchail Hava maicuti Manasi

1868 Marriage of Cearna Rata Marcu to Itic Arie Sin Idel Leib – IASI – Marcu Sin Meer, Finchel  Meer

1869 Birth of Oisie Meer – IASI – Marcu Sin Meer, Finchel  Meer

1874 Birth of Leea Meer IASI – Marcu Sin Meer, Hava Finchel  Meer

1874 Birth of Sura Meer IASI – Marcu Sin Meer, Hava Finchel  Meer

1877 Birth of Munis Meer  - IASI -  Marcu Sin Meer, Finchel  Meer, Marcu is listed as “under the protection of Germany,” indicating that he was a Sudit. 

1879 Marriage of Velvil Fein to Sura Fetel -  IASI – Mortha Fein, Finchel Hava Fein

1882 Marriage of Ghisela Frechel to Moses  Leibil - IASI -  Marcu Frenchel , Finchel Frenchel

1888 Marriage of David Frenchel -  IASI -  Marcu Fenchel, Finchel Frenchel (Marcu is listed as being deceased) 

1890 Marriage contract of Charles Franck to Elise Bodenheimer – PARIS – Marcus Franck, Fain Finckel

1890 Marriage certificate of Charles Franck to Elise Bodenheimer PARIS – Marcus Franck, Finchel Franck

1898 Marriage certificate of Sura Frenchel to Smil Rabinovici – IASI – Marcu Frenchel, Fincha Hava Frenchel

1892 Marriage certificate of Garsile Frenkle to Ike Berkowitz - NEW YORK - Markus Frenkle, Huy Shaw

1902 Marriage of Max Franke to Minnie Goldman -  NEW YORK -  Morris Franke, Finkle Fiskman

1907 Death Listing of Finkel Chava Frenkel - IASI

1914 Marriage certificate of Munis Meer Frenkel to Hana Gluk – IASI -  Marcu Sin Meer, Finchel Meer Schnurling

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A comparison of all the signatures of Marcu Sin Meer. Although the documents themselves say "Maruc" he signs most of these "Mordechai."

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1914 - The Jewishgen listing and Marriage certificate between Munis Meer Frenkel and Hana Gluk. Note that this was the second marriage for Munis as his first wife, Rachel Nagelberg died in 1911. Also note that this certificate gives Finchel's maiden name as "Schnurling." If that is not jus something made up on the spot, it's my guess that the name would actually be "Shmerling."

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The death listing from Jewishgen for Finkel Chava Frenkel, June 5th, 1907. The age of 68 give her a birth year of around 1939. I haven't had luck finding the actual death certificate, but am told it probably wouldn't have information about her parents.

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1902 Marriage certificate of Max Franke to Minnie Goldman. The parents are listed as Morris Franke and Finkle Fiskman.

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1892 - the wedding certificate betwen Gharsile (Ghisela/Gitel) Frenkle and Ike Berkowitz. Note that the form only gives the choices of "single" or "widowed." "Widowed" is selected, but it is believed Gitel was divorced.

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1898- the Jewishgen listing and marriage certificate between Sura Frenchel to Smil Rabinovici. Right click any image to open a new tab and view at full size.

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This is the marriage certificate between Charles Franck and Elise Bodenheimer. Marcus Franck is listed as Charles father, but is deceased at the time of the wedding Sept 14, 1890. Finchel Franck signed the agreement for the wedding from Jassy, Romania.

"975. Franck--Bodenheimer On 16 October 1890 at 10:30 a.m., the marriage certificate of: Charles Franck--born in Jassy (Rumania), a tailor ("tailleur") living in Paris at Rue de Delta 12, the adult son of Marcus Franck, brewer ("brasseur"), deceased, and of Finchel Franck, his widow, a merchant ("commerçante"), 46 years old, living in Jassy--consenting to marriage according to the terms of a private contract [a contract evidenced under the private signature of the parties to it, as opposed to a contract entered into in the presence of a public official, such as a registrar] dated the 17th of last August [1890] in Jassy on the one hand, and of Elise Bodenheimer--born at Rheinbischofsheim [a village in Baden] (Germany) on 13 December 1863, without a profession, living in Paris at Avenue Laumière 41, adult daughter of Jacob Bodenheimer and Henriette Braunschwig, his wife--the prospective bride, a German subject, exempt because of her age and by virtue of the laws of her country to produce the consent or the death certificate of her mother and father, on the other hand.Signed privately by us, Charles-Paul-Auguste Bernard, deputy mayor, registrar in the 19th District ("Arrondissement ") in Paris, who have proceeded publicly with the celebration of the marriage in the mayor's office in the following form: after having read to the parties: 1st concerning their birth certificates; 2nd concerning the death certificate of the future bridegroom; 3rd concerning the mother's consent; 4th about the certificate of law concerning the bride [certifying that the bride is free to contract marriage in France]; 5th concerning the acts of publication [the banns] made in the mayor's office of the 19th Arrondissement on the Sundays of the 14th and the 20th of last September [1890] without objection, all of the aforementioned items ??????? ??????; 6th concerning Chapter 6 of Book I of the Civil Code titled 'on the laws and respective conjugal duties of the spouses.'

After reading this to the future spouses who declared to us that a marriage contract had been made on the 23rd of last September [1890] before M[onsieur] Lefebvre, a notary in Paris, according to the certificate produced for us, we asked the future spouses if they wanted to take each other for husband and wife, and each of them answered aloud affirmatively and singly. We pronounced in the name of the law that Charles Franck and Elise Bodenheimer are united in marriage. In the presence of: Abraham Metzger, schoolmaster ("instituteur"), age 34, living at 41 Avenue Laumière; Louis Bellot, employed [appears to be a space here], living at Rue Vercingétorix 35; Henri Bodenheimer, employed in trade ("commerce"), age 22 years, living at Rue Richelieu 77, the wife's brother; and Victor Massat, merchant ("négociant"), age 45 years, living at Rue des Ardennes 16. Witnesses who have signed with the spouses and us after reading.E. Bodenheimer Henri Bodenheimer Massat Charles Franck ??????, ????? ????????? ??.

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The marriage contract between Charles Franck and Elise Bodenheimer. Sept 23rd, 1890. Right click any image to open in a new tab and view full size.

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The Jewishgen listing and the actual marriage certificate itself of David Frenchl to Sura Gotfrid in 1888. This is the first document that mentions that the father, Marcu Frenchel is deceased - meaning he died sometime after the 1882 wedding of Ghisela and this 1888 wedding.

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The Jewishgen listing and the actual marriage certificate between Ghisela Frenchel and Moses Leibil from 1882. This is the first document with the surname Frenchel/Frenkel. Right click any image to open in a new tab and view full size.

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The Jewishgen listing and 1879 marriage certificate of Velvil Fein and Sura Fetel. This is the only document I've found with the surname Fein. In all of the documents, the name is listed "Marcu", but he always signs his name "Mordechai" in Hebrew. Here, I believe he signs it "Mortha" - short for Mordechai.

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The Jewishgen listing and the 1877 birth certificate itself of Munis Meer. Note that the father, Marcu Sin Meer, is listed as being "under the protection of Germany" implying that he was a Sudit, a privileged foreigner, given tax breaks that natives did not receive.

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The listing on Jewishgen and the birth certificate for Sura Meer, twin sister of Leea Meer- both born in 1874. Right click any image to open a new tab and view full size.

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The listing on Jewishgen and the actual 1874 birth certificate itself for Leea Meer, twin sister of Sura Meer. right click any image to open in a new tab and view full size.

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The listing on Jewishgen and the actual 1869 birth certificate itself for Oisie Meer.