I am looking for my ancestor who immigrated to USA (NYC) in 1918 (from Ukraine)

Possibly his widow Eugenie (Born abt 1879/80 in Odessa) on a July 1941 passenger list:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YL-1S2J-N?i=619 (#17)

Dear Sylvia, this is incredible! Thank you so much! It is very much helpful and hopefully I can get it from here.

I have a question: did you find it by searching in FamilySearch? I was looking there but could not find a thing, even the immigrations lists. I am very surprised how fast you got the information :)))

I suppose that It is a matter of following bread crumbs .. most of the time using Family Search.

BTW I’ve seen various newspaper articles regarding his singing career in the US. But, was his original name Mikhail and could this be him singing with Ukrainian Choir Poltava in 1906?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IbS_BME1n4

FYI Eugenie is still avoiding me too much. I assume the couple might have married in Ukraine/Russia, but Eugenie must have been in the States by 1938. I just can’t pinpoint her pre 1938 arrival and can’t be 100% sure that she’s the right one on that 1941 list.

I suppose that It is a matter of following bread crumbs .. most of the time using Family Search.

BTW I’ve seen various newspaper articles regarding his singing career in the US. But, was his original name Mikhail and could this be him singing with Ukrainian Choir Poltava in 1906?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IbS_BME1n4

FYI Eugenie is still avoiding me too much. I assume the couple might have married in Ukraine/Russia, but Eugenie must have been in the States by 1938. I just can’t pinpoint her pre 1938 arrival and can’t be 100% sure that she’s the right one on that 1941 list.

Dear Sylwia, thank you so much again!

Yes he was quite famous but as he immigrated to the USA Russia pretty much cancelled him and erased from the history. I could find only 2 articles about him in Ukraine.

The music is his, yes! He was singing also in the States till his death. He sang bass profundo

Could you please send me some links? For some reason I cannot find any ...

Concerning Eugenie I saw in his death certificate that he put her as his niece (on the second page). She might be his niece? after all... But under spouse is also Eugenie but with a different name (Ruchkowski?). I am trying to find any information in that direction as well.

Normally I scrutinize every bit of a document, but somehow missed that second page of the DC… It is a possibility that it was a case of lost in translation, or maybe Michael had a wife and a niece who were both called Eugenie.

I had a bit of a look around and found Eugenie in the 1930 census with a husband … and look who’s living with them as well : https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RZ5-4B3?i=30 (#27).
Note: If you look at Michael’s transcribed surname, it isn’t a wonder that I couldn’t find him before.
FYI Eugenie in 1950 census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHN-GQHW-91QR  (#12)

Vladimir’s 1936 Naturalisation file starts here: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99HF-YF1T?i=565
His address is the same as Michael’s in 1939!
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Eugenia’s 1931 Naturalization file starts here: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89HF-3LF?i=511
Her 1923 arrival: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9R1-S9KY-T?i=407 ((#14 and #15)

Put together:
Eugenie Sammer b 21 Dec1896 “Kouban”/”Karkoff”, Russia, occ: nurse, masseuse
X#1 23 Apr1915 Karkoff, Russia
To: Theodore Levashoff b 17 Feb 1893 (?or 12 Feb 1896) “Kouban”, Russia, supposedly died before April 1924
X#2 1934 (4y after 1930 census) - https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/10005482
To: V/Wladimir Ruchkowsky b 17 Oct 1893/4 “Ryesk”, Russia, occ: waiter

Some of the data reg her first husband doesn’t add up:
This has to be Theodore’s naturalization file: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89HF-C1JF?i=1066  - It has no wife mentioned …
I believe that he is still alive in in 1930: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRC6-PR2?i=38 and 1940: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MB-MLBH?i=10  (#30)
His 1943 death: https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/7235373

Could Eugenie have been a bigamist or was the first marriage a scam …???