Joseph Greenberger

Brief Life History of Joseph

Joseph Greenberger was born on 16 April 1890, in Nagy-Becskerek, Torontál, Hungary as the son of Josef Grunberger and Celia. He married Tessie Fisher on 20 October 1917. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States for about 5 years and The Bronx, New York City, New York County, New York, United States for about 1 years. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 29 December 1957, at the age of 67, and was buried in Flushing, Queens, New York, United States.

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Joseph Greenberger
1890–1957
Tessie Fisher
1894–1957
Marriage: 20 October 1917
Rosalyn Greenberger
1918–1973
Victor David Green
1921–1996

Sources (13)

  • Joseph Greenberger, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Joseph Greenberger, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Joseph Greenburger, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1914

WWI. Hungary fights on the losing side and the monarchy collapses.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Isidor, Binyomin, Mendel, Meyer, Zeev.

Americanized form of Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German Grünberger. As a Jewish surname it is artificial (see Grunberg ), while the German name is habitational name for someone from any of numerous places called Grünberg + the habitational suffix -er.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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