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Facts and Events
About Isidore Berger
Isidore Berger was born 6 January 1876 in Hungary. He arrived in the United States in New York, New York on 24 January 1914 on the Ship "Graf Waldersee", which departed from Hamburg, Germany. Isidore, age 38, his wife Charlotte, age 36, son Fritz, age 3 and daughter Kate, age 3, were listed on the passenger list that is preserved in the ship arrival records of New York City.
Isidore and his family lived in Bronx, New York and were listed in the 1915 New York Census. Isidore was employed by the New York Railroad as a Tinsmith for several years, which is confirmed on his World War I Draft Registration Card and also on the 1940 U.S. Census.
By 1920, they had moved to Mt. Vernon in Westchester County, New York and are listed in the 1920 U.S. Census, which included Isidore, his wife Charlotte and children: Katerine (age 10), Elizabeth (age 4), and Alfred (age 2 6/12). Isidore and his family lived in Mt. Vernon for at least the next 20 years, and were listed in the 1940 U.S. Census which included: Isodore Berger (widower, age 64), daughter Elizabeth (age 24), son Alfred (age 21), and a John Berger (age 52), who was listed as a "Boarder", who was likely related in some way. Isidore's wife Charlotte had passed away sometime between 1925, when she was listed on the 1925 New York Census and 1940.
Prior to 1950, Isidore moved to California, likely with his son Alfred, who had moved with his family around the same time. Isidore Berger passed away on 24 June 1952 in Los Angeles County, California.
References
- New York, United States. 1915 New York State Census.
Name: Isidore Berger
Birth Year: abt 1876
Birth Place: Austria
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Residence Place: New York, Bronx
Relationship: Head
Color or Race: White
Number of Years in US: 1
Assembly District: 34
House Number: 1121
Line Number: 26
Page Number: 21
Household Members: Name Age
Isidore Berger 39
Charlotte Berger 34
Katie Berger 5
- United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625).
Name: Isadore Berger
Age: 43 [40]
Birth Year: abt 1877 [abt 1880]
Birthplace: Austria
Home in 1920: Mount Vernon Ward 4, Westchester, New York
Street: North High Street
House Number: 242
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1914
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Charlotte Berger
Father's Birthplace: Austria
Mother's Birthplace: Austria
Occupation: Tinsmith
Industry: Railroad
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Naturalization Status: Papers Submitted
Household Members: Name Age
Isadore Berger 43 [40]
Charlotte Berger 38
Katerine Berger 10
Elizabeth Berger 4
Alfred Berger 2 [2 6/12]
- New York, United States. 1925 New York State Census.
Name: Isidor Berger
Birth Date: abt 1875
Birth Place: Hungary
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Residence Place: Mount Vernon, Westchester
Relationship: Head
Color or Race: White
Number of Years in US: 11
Assembly District: 01
House Number: 242
Line Number: 29
Page Number: 30
Household Members: Name Age
Isidor Berger 50
Charlotte Berger 44
Katherine Berger 15
Elizabeth Berger 09
Alfred Berger 07
- United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T627).
Name: Isodore Berger
Age: 64
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Hungary
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York
Street: North High Street
House Number: 242
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York
Residence in 1935: Same House
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 15A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 314
Father's Birthplace: Hungary
Mother's Birthplace: Hungary
Occupation: Tinsmith
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 4900
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 44
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 2400
Income Other Sources: No
Native Language: German
Veteran: No
Military service: No
Social Security Number: Yes
Usual Occupation: Tinsmith
Usual Industry: Railroad
Usual Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Household Members: Name Age
Isodore Berger 64
Elizabeth Berger 24
Alfred Berger 21
John Berger 52 [Boarder, likely related in some way]
- National Archives and Records Administration. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957. (Washington, D. C.: National Archives and Records Administration).
New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Isidor Berger
Arrival Date: 24 Jan 1914
Birth Date: abt 1876
Birth Location: Hungary
Birth Location Other: Stainasbanger
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Hebrew
Port of Departure: Hamburg
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Graf Waldersee
- ↑ California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Death Index, 1940-1997.
Name: Isidor Berger
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1876
Birth Place: Other Country
Death Date: 24 Jun 1952
Death Place: Los Angeles
Father's Surname: Berger
- United States. Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509, 1987-1988).
Name: Isidor Berger
City: Bronx
County: Bronx
State: New York
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1876
Race: White
Draft Board: 12
Age: 42
Occupation: Tinsmith, N.Y. Central Railroad
Nearest Relative: Charlotte Berger, 1117 Tinton Ave, Bronx, New York
Height/Build: Medium
Color of Eyes/Hair: Grey/Black
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