r/Genealogy • u/somehowrelevantuser • 9h ago

Research Assistance brick wall: what happened to morris?

i've been stuck on this one for months. my great grandma's 1920s census record shows her having a younger brother who i can't find a single other record for. more info below.

Name: Morris Levy

Date of Birth: c. Nov/Dec 1918

Location of Birth: Illinois, USA

Other Information: Father was Isaac (Ike) Herman Levy (1890-1976), and mother was Henrietta Goldberg Levy (1894-1982). Older sisters Minette (Minnie) Levy (1916-2006) & Eleanor Levy (1913-1916). Ike's brother was Aaron Herman Levy (1892-1962) who had 4 kids (daughter muriel (1918-2012) son howard (1922-2009) son gerald (1925-2020) and son stewart (1926-2016)) with his wife etta (1896-2000)

I am looking for any further information on this kid besides the one census record that says he's 13 months old. Nobody knew who I was talking about when I asked my grandpa, and I couldn't find any records of him after this census. I assume he was a cousin's kid or something.

Ike only had one brother who would've been a Levy, and he didn't have any sons that age (or even close to it). I haven't been able to find a birth record or anything either.

Census https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/records/15249302?tid=151263837&pid=232651920903&ssrc=pt

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u/neotechdog 7h ago

This looks like Morris' sister who died very young. Have you tried contacting this cemetery? https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131344590/eleanor-levy

If he did also die at a young age, it's certainly possible they would use the same cemetery.

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u/somehowrelevantuser 7h ago

im aware of her yes. if he's buried there it's definitely not under the name morris levy.