Talk:Death of Lazarus Averbuch

Burial
I've done my own research into the case, and I think there is a problem with one of the sources: Averbuch is not buried in Michigan. I've visited his grave, it's at Ridge Lawn Cemetery in Chicago. Here is what I believe to be the correct grave. The lack of of headstone photo makes me suspicious about whether the Michigan grave is really this Averbuch's, not to mention the question of why he'd be buried in the [relative] middle of nowhere. I know of no connection to Michigan, plus the Roth and Strauss book mention him being reburied off of 40th Avenue (now Pulaski Road) in Chicago. It may boil down to a typo: "Jeremiah Averbuch" is buried in "Ridgelawn Cemetery" in Michigan, while "Jerome Averbuch" is buried in "Ridge Lawn Cemetery" in Chicago. I will fix the page (but leave the previous edit, invisible).

On a side note, I also have reason to believe that I have a copy of his and his sister's emigration records if anyone is interested. Might qualify as OR though...Paris1127 (talk) 22:43, 23 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Follow up: I received a message on FindAGrave from a researcher near Breckenridge, Mich. The clerk at the cemetery has no record of any "Jeremiah Averbuch" being buried there. Original poster of the grave may have spaced and forgotten to put the space in Ridge Lawn. Paris1127 (talk) 05:07, 5 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for looking into it! Nice to know where he's actually buried. MidwestCuttlefish (talk) 17:50, 5 December 2017 (UTC)