3. Benjamin Beryl (Morris) BOOTH (KUBOWITZKI)
BIOGRAPHY: Elias related this at the Family Reunion in 2000: Morris had himself adopted by a family named Butinski, in order to avoid going into the Russian Army. The Butinskis were childless, and a single child was exempt from serving in the Army. This sort of "adoption" was not uncommon. But Morris was discovered, and was being taken to the Army (or some sort of detention.) He was tied to a tree overnight, escaped, and managed to get his family and himself to Green bay, and then on to Virginia, MN.
BIOGRAPHY: So Sid and I assume that the name Booth came from Butinski--not from Immigration decided that Kubowitski should be changed to Booth.