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Jack CARASSO
Esther CARASSO
Husband:  Jacques / Jacque / Jack CARASSO
Birth:  2 Mar 1877 or 25 Feb 1878, Salonica, Greece
Occupation:  chemical salesman; owner of Carasso Supply Company (restraurant supplies)
Migration:  1904 or 1906, immigrated to NYC
Citizenship:  Naturalized
Military Service:  World War I
Father:  Mr. CARASSO
Marriage:
Wife:  Esther CARASSO
Birth:  15 Apr 1890, Salonica, Greece
Death:  Jun 1967
Last Residence:  Rosedale, Queens Co., NY
Occupation:  homemaker
Father:  David CARASSO
Mother:  Miriam LEVY
Children:
1.  Leo CARASSON; died young
2.  Seymour CARASSO, b. 17 Nov 1926; d. 8 Apr 1989
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Keywords for search engines:  genealogy; GRC, GR, Hellas, Hellenic Republic, Thessalonica, Thessaloniki; USA, US, United States, New York

Sources:

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #

3.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #36-37 of 38):  1 117th Street, Manhattan, New York, 17th Assembly Dist., New York Co., NY, Roll T625_1217, pp. 262B-263A, SN 18B-19A, SD 1, ED 1208, enumerated 16 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
1920:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
* 1 40 382 Carasso Marie Head R F W 55 Wd 1913 Al     Y Y Turkey Greek Turkey Greek Turkey Greek Y None    
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* 1 40 382 Carasso Jack Son   M W 42 M 1906 Na 1915   Y Y Turkey Greek Turkey Greek Turkey Greek Y Salesman Chemical Co W
      _______ Esther Wife   F W 30 M 1906 Na     Y Y Turkey Greek Turkey Greek Turkey Greek Y      
      _______ Leon Son   M W 27 S 1913 Pa     Y Y Turkey Greek Turkey Greek Turkey Greek Y Salesman Chemical Co W
      _______ Isaac Son   M W 22 S 1913 Pa     Y Y Turkey Greek Turkey Greek Turkey Greek Y Electrician Shop W
      _______ Sam Son   M W 10 S 1913 Al   Y Y Y Turkey Greek Turkey Greek Turkey Greek Y      
      Levy Tobias Son-in-Law   M W 31 M 1913 Pa     Y Y Turkey Greek Turkey Greek Turkey Greek Y Barber Shop EM
      ____ Racheal Daughter   F W 21 M 1913 Al     Y Y Turkey Greek Turkey Greek Turkey Greek Y      
      ____ Jack GrandChild   M W  1 S             New York Greek Turkey Greek Turkey Greek        
      ____ Martha GrandChild   F W 1/12 S             New York Greek Turkey Greek Turkey Greek        
      Carrasso Racheal Daughter   F W 16 S 1913 Na     Y Y Turkey Greek Turkey Greek Turkey Greek Y Dressmaker Shop W
*117 Street
Marie is Miriam (LEVY) CARASSO, Esther's mother, not Jack's.  Sam is Miriam's nephew, not her son, and Rachael [Renee] CARASSO is Miriam's niece, not her daughter; both are children of Miriam's brother-in-law, Abraham CARASSO

4.  1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 71):  1585 Townsend Ave., Bronx Borough, New York City, Bronx Co., NY, Roll 1469, p. 5A, SN 5A, ED 3-178, SD 25, enumerated 4 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
1930:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 31
* 1585 4 96 Carasso Jack Head R 110 R M W 45 M 28 N Y Greece Greece Greece Greek 1904 Na Y Restauranter Supplies O Y Y WW
      _______ Esther Wife       F W 38 M 20 N Y Greece Greece Greece Greek 1912 Na Y None          
      _______ Seymour Son       M W 3 6/12 S   N N New York Greece Greece       Y None          
      _______ Marian Mother       F W 58 Wd   N N Greece Greece Greece Greek 1913 Al Y None          
      _______ Sidney Brother       M W 20 S   N Y Greece Greece Greece Greek 1913 Pa Y Salesman Radio W Y    
      _______ Renee Niece       F W 23 S   N Y Greece Greece Greece Greek 1915 Al Y Saleslady Dresses W Y    
      _______ David Nephew       M W 18 S   N Y Greece Greece Greece Greek 1915 Al Y Stock boy Picture Co W Y    
*Townsend Ave
Marian is Miriam (LEVY) CARASSO, Esther's mother, not Jack's.  Sidney is is not Jack's brother, but his nephew, son of his brother, Abraham CARASSO.  Renee and David are also Abraham's children. 

5.  SSDI:  Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com):
Name Birth Death Last Residence SSN Issued Post-em
Esther CARASSO 15 Apr 1890 Jun 1967 11422 (Rosedale, Queens, NY) 079-28-6348 NY No
Seymour CARASSO 17 Nov 1926 08 Apr 1989 92011 (not specified) 054-20-7405 NY No

6.  New York County Supreme Court Naturalization Petition Index, 1907-24 (online at Ancestry.com):
Name: Jacques Juda Carasso
Address: 2 E. 111 St.
Date: 23 Feb 1915
Volume #: 81
Page #: 65
Is this our subject?  The 1920 census does show him naturalized in 1915.

7.  World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.  Microfilm Series M1509 (4277 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC (card images and index online at Ancestry.com):
Name: Jack CARASSO
Permanent Home Address: 1 West 117 St., New York City
Age in Years | Date of Birth: 41 | March 2 1877
Race: White
U.S. Citizen: Naturalized
Present Occupation: Jobber in Chemicals
Employer's Name: Jack Carasso
Place of Employment: 533 West 57 St., New York City
Nearest Relative: Name: Esther Carasso (Wife)
Nearest Relative: Address: 1 West 117 St., N.Y.C.
Signature: Jack Carasso
Height (tall, medium, short): Short
Build (slender, medium, stout): Medium
Color of Eyes | Color of Hair: Brown | Gray
Physically Disabled:  
Date of Registration: Sept. 12, 1918
Draft Board: No. 169, 144 St. Nicholas Ave., Manhattan

8.  U.S. Selective Service System.  Registration Cards, World War II, Fourth Registration (Men born on or after April 28, 1877 and on or before February 16, 1897).  NARA, Washington, DC (online at Ancestry.com):
Microfilm Roll | Serial No. | Order No: - | U765 | -
1 Name: Jack - CARASSO
2 Place of Residence: 1400 Gr. Concourse, NYC, Bx, NY
3 Mailing Address: same
4 Telephone (Exchange | Number): Je-6-2837
5 Age in Years | Date of Birth: 64 | Feb 25 - 1878
6 Place of Birth: Salanica, Turkey - Greece
7 Name and Address of Person
Who Will Always Know Your Address
Esther Carasso -
1400 Gr Concourse
8 Employer's Name and Address: Self
9 Place of Employment of Business: 25 W 19 St., NYC, NY, NY
  Registrant's Signature: Jack Carasso
Height | Weight: 5 - 3 | 140
Race | Complexion: White | Light
Eyes | Hair: Brown |Gray
Date of Registration: April 26 - 42
Draft Board: [unreadable], Bronx, New York
Clearly both the WWI and WWII registrations are our subject, so why the discrepancy in birthdate?

9.  Email from descendants.

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