Max and Bessie Greif Greenberg Genealogical Records

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Note that this is in chronological order, not the order of discovery of documents, some of which were quite elusive.
I'm still searching for Max's manifest and naturalization.


September 8, 1913 arrival from Bremen of Pesi Grimberg, 26, Rosa Grimberg, 3 and Richard Grimberg, 5 months
Last Permanent Residence and Birthplace for all 3: Krikinice ???, Galicia Galician Town Finder Galician Jews
Aha! Seems to be Krukienice, Ukraine! Jewgenpedia Wikipedia Poland
Someone also suggested Knyahynychi, Ukraine
Mother: Feige Greif (the key piece of evidence that this is the right manifest)


July 12, 1914: New Jersey Birth Else Greenberg


June 10, 1915: New Jersey State Census; 37 Hillside Place, Newark, NJ
Max Greenberg, born Apr 1888, Austria, Machinist; Josephine Greenberg, Apr 1888, Austria;
Rosie Greenberg, May 1911, Austria; Richard Greenberg, Feb 1913, Austria; Elsie Greenberg, July 1914, Newark.


January 18, 1920: Trenton, NJ: US Census
Max G, 32, Head; Bessie, 32; Rose, 8; David, 6; Elsia, 5
Immigration Year: 1912


April 3, 1930: Census: 272 Clay Street, Trenton, NJ: Max Greenberg or Grunberg, 43; Bessie, 42; Rose, 18; David 17, Elsie, 15; Florence, 8


April 5, 1940: Census: 272 Clay Street, Trenton, NJ: Max Greenberg, 51; Bessie, 51; Elsie, 24; Florence, 18



April 26, 1942: Max Greenberg Draft card
Birth date stated as April 15, 1888


April 3, 1950: Census: 272 Clay Street, Trenton, NJ: Max Greenberg, 61; Bessie, 61; Martin Berger, 28; Florence Berger, 28; Francine M. Berger, 2.


September 7, 1952: Max Greenberg Obit


Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Hamilton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Meier son of Israel
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March 22, 1958: Bessie Greif Greenberg Death Certificate
Pennsylvania?


March 23, 1958: Bessie Greif Greenberg obit
I've searched for her burial on FindAGrave, JewishData.com, JewishGen Burial Registry and online elsewhere. Nothing found.
This mentions Bessie's sister Mrs. Phillip Milbach.

Celia Greif Milbach, Bessie's sister


December 19, 1969: Celia Greif Milbach Death Certificate: Father: Solomon Greif
FindAGrave Tziril daughter of Dovid


December 29, 1969: Celia Greif Milbach obit


And here's the manifest for the Milbach family and Cilla's mother is Feige Greif!



June 6, 1977: Atlantic City, NJ: David Greenberg obit.
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April 25, 1978: Rose Greenberg Sobel obit
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December 20, 1990: Elsie Cohn obit
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February 8, 2017: Florence Berger obit
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