In 1905, Samuel Lurey (1889-1960) immigrated to the United States from Bialystok, Russia (present-day Bialystok, Poland) with his mother, Mashe Lea Lurey (1856-1932), and brother Hymen Lurey (1890-1965). Upon arriving in the United States, Samuel and his family joined his brother, Jake Lurey (1880-1946), and his father, Zelick Lurey (1856-1931), in Rhode Island. Around 1909, the Lureys moved to Spartanburg, South Carolina, where Jake’s wife, Annie Hecklin Lurey (1880-1951), had family. In 1910, the Lureys moved to Greenville, South Carolina where Samuel met his wife, Ida Switzer (1891-1935). There, Samuel also opened Lurey’s, a general merchandise store, at 626 Pendleton Street. He ran the store until his death in 1960.