I posted the puzzle below to Jewishgen, but am posting here in order to expand possible feedback:
I previously posted that both my maternal great grandmother, Jennie
Davidowitz (Davidson), and my maternal great grandfather, Israel Noah
Lifshitz (Noah Lewin), listed Harry Dinkin as the cousin they were joining
in the U.S. on their passenger manifest entries. Jennie arrived from
Klintsy
in September 1904, and Noah arrived from Vetka in October 1904. Both of
them listed Harry Dinkin's residence as 175 Madison Street. (Unfortunately
the 1905 New York Census did not shed any light on residents at that address
at that time). Jennie's mother was Chasha Dinkin.
Further research on Harry Dinkin has led me to the following immigrants
from the same regions with links to him:
On the 13 June 1911 Prinz Adalbert passenger list (arriving in Philadelphia)
Schlajme Soskin and Dwojre Soskin list Harry Dinkin of Chicago as their
brother-in-law. Schlajme lists his place of birth as Gomel, and Dwojre
lists her place of birth as Babuzl [sic]. The father, Chaim Soskin, was
listed as residing in Gomel.
Chaja Mucka Zogorin, on the manifest for the S.S. Main, arriving December
1912 in Baltimore, lists Harry Dinkin of Chicago as her uncle. She
indicates she was from Vetka, and that her mother Sore Zogorin was still
residing in Vetka.
On 22 November 1910, Fivye Fidelman arrived in New York aboard the S.S.
Kroonland. She was also from Gomel, and her mother Chaje Fidelman was
residing there at that time. She indicated that she was going to join her
uncle, Harry Dinkin, in Chicago. Interestingly, a Celia Fidelman married
Harry Dinkin in Chicago in September 1911.
I would appreciate any insight anyone could offer. I am not sure whether
these relationships are stretched for purposes of immigration, or if there
is some connection that I cannot piece together among the Davidowitz,
Lifshitz, Soskin, Zogorin and Fidelman families...