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Tobias LEVY
Rachael CARASSO
Husband:  Tobias / Touvi LEVY
Birth:  6 Jan 1888, Salonica, Greece or Smyrna, Ottoman Empire [now Izmir, Republic of Turkey]
Father:  Jacob LEVY of Salonica, Greece
Marriage:  bef. 6 Jun 1917, but certainly not much before
Wife:  Rachael "Ray" CARASSO
Birth:  1901/2, Salonica, Greece
Father:  David CARASSO
Mother:  Miriam LEVY
Children — born in New York City, New York Co., NY:
1.  Jack LEVY, b. 1918/9
2.  Martha LEVY, b. Dec 1919
Keywords for search engines:  genealogy; TUR, TR; GRC, GR, Hellas, Hellenic Republic, Thessalonica, Thessaloniki; USA, US, United States, New York

Sources (n.b., the Republic of Turkey officially came into existence in 1923 ending 623 years of Ottoman rule):

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  Passenger Arrival Records: Ellis Island (online at ellisisland.org; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen; Explanation of Column Headings):
LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALIEN PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION OFFICER AT PORT OF ARRIVAL.
ALL ALIENS, in whatsoever class they travel, MUST be fully listed and the master or commanding officer of each vessel carrying such passengers must upon arrival deliver lists thereof to the immigration officer.  This (white) sheet is for the listing of STEERAGE PASSENGERS ONLY.
S.S. Carpathia sailing from Trieste, October 28th, 1913 — Arriving at Port of New York, November 25, 1913
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
17 Levy Touvi 27 - m s Merchant Y Y Greece Hebrew T E Saloniki father Jacob Levy
Saloniki
17 NY New York Y Self 40 N uncle Nissim Palermo
New York NY Chriestien Str
N N N N G N 5 6 dark br br None Greece Saloniki
Listed two lines above Widow Mirian/Miriam (LEVY) CARASSO and her children, including daughter Rachel. 

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 Rachael's mother, Miriam (LEVY) CARASSO.  Jack is Miriam's son-in-law (and brother-in-law), not her son.  Sam and Rachael [Renee] CARASSO are not Miriam's children, but her niece and nephew, children of her brother-in-law, Abraham CARASSO. 

4.  1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 51):  1775 Townsend Avenue, Bronx Borough, Bronx Co., NY, Roll 1468, p. 217A, SN 3A, ED 3-175, 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 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
* 1665 2 61 Levy Tobias Head R $55 R N M W 35 M 22 N Y Greece Greece Greece Spanish 1913 Na Y Barber Barber Shop O Y   N    
      ____ Rachael Wife         F W 29 M 16 N Y Greece Greece Greece Spanish 1913 Na Y None              
      ____ Jack Son         M W 11 S   Y Y New York Greece Greece         Student              
      ____ Martha Dau         F W 10 S   Y Y New York Greece Greece         Student              
*Townsend Avenue
Tobias should be age 42.

5.  World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18.  Microfilm Series M1509 (4277 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC (card images and index online at Ancestry.com):
1 Name in full | Age in yrs: Tobias Levy | 29
2 Home Address: 1 W 117 St NY NY
3 Date of Birth: Jan 6 1888
4 Are you (1) a natural born citizen… Intention
5 Where were you born: Smyrna, Smyrna, Turkey
6 If not a citizen, of what country… Turkey
7 What is your present trade, occupation… Barber
8 By whom employed: Tobias Levy
Where employed: 53 E 115 St
9 Have you [dependents]?: father, Mother, & Wife
10 Married or Single | Race: Married | White
11 What military service have you had? -
12 Do you claim exemption from draft? Support wife father Mother
Signature: Tobias Levy
1 Height | Build: Tall | Stout
2 Color of Eyes | Color of Hair | Bald: Brown | Black
3 Physically Disabled: Swollen Testicules
Date of Registration: 6/6/17
Draft Board: NY NY

6.  New York County Supreme Court Naturalization Petition Index, 1907-24 (online at Ancestry.com):
Name: Tobias Levy
Address: 1 W. 117 St.
Date: 19 Feb 1920
Volume #: 384
Page #: 142

7.  Email from descendants.

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