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Esther Goldberg

Esther Goldberg

Female 1865 - 1915  (~ 50 years)

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  • Name Esther Goldberg  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Esther & Nathan Marriage Certificate
    Esther & Nathan Marriage Certificate
    Born Sep 1865  New York City, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Female 
    Residence Mattoon, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Marital Status: Married 
    Residence 1880  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Age: 15; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Residence 1900  Harrison, Vigo, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Age: 35; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife 
    Residence 1910  Mattoon Ward 3, Coles, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age in 1910: 43; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife 
    Died 07 Oct 1915  Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6
    • Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute
    Buried 08 Oct 1915  Terre Haute, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6
    Person ID I3208  Rofheart - Jones Family Tree | Rofheart - Rofes and related families
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2017 

    Father Hyman G Goldberg,   b. Jan 1843, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1928, Linton, Greene, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Mother Henrietta Ettie Yetta Spandau,   b. Jan 1843, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Mar 1906, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married 1862  [11
    Family ID F618  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Maurice L Rofheart,   b. 1864, Vilna, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1888, Denver, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years) 
    Married 27 Jun 1886  Milwaukee, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 12
    Rofheart Marriage
    Rofheart Marriage
    Children 
     1. Elias M Rofheart,   b. 2 Apr 1887, Milwaukee City, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1934, Terre Haute City, Vigo, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F785  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nathan Berkowitz,   b. 22 Aug 1866, Budapest, Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1928, 1311 Charleston St, Mattoon, Coles, Ill Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 12 Aug 1889  Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 13
    • Marriage between Esther Rofhert nee Goldberg and Nathan Berkowitz
    Esther & Nathan Marriage Certificate
    Esther & Nathan Marriage Certificate
    Children 
     1. Lena (Lee) Berkowitz,   b. 19 Jan 1901, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1955, Terre Haute, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)  [natural]
     2. Jennie Berkowitz,   b. 05 Mar 1895, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Oct 1918, Terre Haute, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)  [natural]
     3. Emanuel Mina Berkowitz,   b. 10 Jun 1890, Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1972, Seal Beach, Orange, California, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
     4. Abraham Isaac Berkowitz,   b. 12 Jan 1899, Terre Haute, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Nov 1961, Kansas City, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)  [natural]
     5. Freda E Berkowitz,   b. 02 Jan 1903, Vigo, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1986, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  [natural]
     6. Jacob Berkowitz,   b. 07 Jun 1906, Terre Haute, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1985, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  [natural]
     7. Dorothy Berkowitz,   b. 27 Jul 1904, Terre Haute, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1989, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  [natural]
     8. George Joseph Vezolles,   b. 12 Sep 1895, North 17th. Street Louisville, Kentucky. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1978, New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [natural]
     9. Samuel Berkowitz,   b. 12 Sep 1891, Terre Haute, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Jan 1940, 2112 Lafayette, Mattoon, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)  [natural]
     10. Mollie Y Berkowitz,   b. 22 Nov 1893, Terre Haute, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1987, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 22 May 2017 
    Family ID F1759  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married - - Mattoon, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Aug 1889 - Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 07 Oct 1915 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 08 Oct 1915 - Terre Haute, Indiana Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    The Berkowitz Family
    The Berkowitz Family
    Berkowitz Memorial Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana
    Berkowitz Memorial Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana
    Esther Berkowitz Memorial, Tere Haute, Indiana
    Esther Berkowitz Memorial, Tere Haute, Indiana
    Mrs Nathan Berkowitz Fri Oct 8 1915 Trib-2
    Mrs Nathan Berkowitz Fri Oct 8 1915 Trib-2
    Rofheart Marriage
    Rofheart Marriage
    Surry Ride
    Surry Ride
    Esther & Nathan Marriage Certificate
    Esther & Nathan Marriage Certificate
    Elias Birth Record
    Elias Birth Record
    Maurice Dies Alone in Denver
    Maurice Dies Alone in Denver

  • Sources 
    1. [S142] Pre-1907 Wisconsin Marriage Record, County Sheboygan, Vol.# 4, Page# 97, Wisconsin Historical Society, (Name: Wisconsin Historical Society; Location: Milwaukee, WI; Date: 2012;), Pre-1907 Wisconsin Marriage Record, County Sheboygan, Vol.# 4, Page# 97., Winconsin Marriages pre 1907 - Vol. 4 , Page 97.
      Marriage Record Details
      Last Name: Rofhert
      First Name: Esther
      Day: 12
      Month: August
      Year: 1889
      County: Sheboygan
      Volume: 4
      Page: 97
      Marriage Record Details
      Last Name: Berkowitz
      First Name: Nathan
      Day: 12
      Month: August
      Year: 1889
      County: Sheboygan
      Volume: 4
      Page: 97

    2. [S265] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    3. [S8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Mattoon Ward 3, Coles, Illinois; Roll: T624_236; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1374249.

    4. [S133] Pre-1907 Wisconsin Marriage Record, County Milwaukee, Vol.# 18, Page# 143, Winconsin Historical Society, (Name: Wisconsin Historical Society; Location: Milwaukee, WI; Date: 2012;), Pre-1907 Wisconsin Marriage Record, County Milwaukee, Vol.# 18, Page# 143., Pre-1907 Wisconsin Marriage Record, County Milwaukee, Vol.# 18, Page# 143.
      Transcription of text in document
      1. Full name of Husband : Morris Rafheart
      2. Full name of Father of Husband: Lazon "
      3.Full name of Mother of Husband before marriage: Bessie "
      4. Occupation of Husband: Mer
      5.Residence of Husband: Mil Wis
      6.Birthplace of Husband : Ra
      7.Full name of wife previous to marriage: Esther Goldberg
      8:Full Name of Father of Wife: Hermann Goldberg
      9:Full name of Mother of Wife before marriage: Jette Goldberg
      10.Birthplace of Wife: NY
      11.Time when Marriage was contracted: June 27 '86
      12.Place or town and county where marriage was contracted: Mil Wis
      13.The color of the parties: Wh
      14.By what ceremony contracted: Relig
      15.Names of subscribing witnesses: Leo Goldberg (Leopold Berg)
      Mozez Katz
      16. Name of person pronouncing marriage: Isaac L Moses
      17. Residence of person last named Mil
      18. Date of certificate or affidavit of Marriage: June 27 '86
      19. date of registration: June 28 '86
      20. Any additional circumstances:

    5. [S12] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: 1437; Family History Film: 1255437; Page: 219B; Enumeration District: 114.

    6. [S145] Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

    7. [S1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrison, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: 409; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1240409.

    8. [S124] Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

    9. [S106] Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908, (Name: Ancestry.com. Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.;).

    10. [S424] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

    11. [S1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrison, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: 409; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1240409.

    12. [S126] Wisconsin Marriages, pre-1907, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).

    13. [S143] Pre-1907 Wisconsin Marriage Record, County Sheboygan, Vol.# 4, Page# 97, Winconsin Historical Society, (Name: Wisconsin Historical Society; Location: Milwaukee, WI; Date: 2012;), Pre-1907 Wisconsin Marriage Record, County Sheboygan, Vol.# 4, Page# 97., Pre-1907 Wisconsin Marriage Record, County Milwaukee, Vol.# 18, Page# 143.
      Marriage Record Details
      Last Name: Rofhert
      First Name: Esther
      Day: 12
      Month: August
      Year: 1889
      County: Sheboygan
      Volume: 4
      Page: 97
      Marriage Record Details
      Last Name: Berkowitz
      First Name: Nathan
      Day: 12
      Month: August
      Year: 1889
      County: Sheboygan
      Volume: 4
      Page: 97