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Personal data Augusta Ella (Augusta Ella "Gus") "Gus" Greenberg
- Alternative name: Augusta Greenberg Yeager
- Nickname is Gus.
- She was born on August 28, 1870 in Deutschland.Source 1
- She died on August 9, 1920 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, she was 49 years old.
- She is buried on August 11, 1920 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH.
- A child of Carl Fredrick Greenberg and Wilhelmina Modjeska
- This information was last updated on March 15, 2010.
Household of Augusta Ella (Augusta Ella "Gus") "Gus" Greenberg
She is married to James Harvey Yeager.
They got married on August 15, 1889 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, she was 18 years old.
James Harvey Yeager oo Augusta Ella Greenberg
Marriage source: Fleener, Judith, Balsom/Yeager FGS mailed iv Feb MCMXCVII, (Westcliffe CO, J.G.F., iv Feb MCMXCVII)
Cuyahoga County Probate Ct Marriage Index, (Cleveland OH, CCPCMI, vi July MMI) on their web site.
'Bride: GREENBURG, AUGUSTA Groom: YEAGER, JOHN H Vol 33 Page 284' <>
Child(ren):
- LeRoy Yeager 1891-1892
- Ruth Yeager 1895-1895
- Ralph Byron Yeager 1896-1965
Notes about Augusta Ella (Augusta Ella "Gus") "Gus" Greenberg
Augusta Ella Greenberg
Source: 1880 Cleveland OH census, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.
Emigrated from Germany in 1875 Resided: W23rd St Cleveland, OH
Jean Kolarsky writes, 'It seems to me Grandma & Grandpa Greenberg & my mother's mother are buried in a little cemetary called Brookmere in this neighborhood. Have not been there for years & as there is no marker I know I couldn't findit.' - i Sept MCMLXXIX
Phillips, Eileen M., E M Phillips Family Tree on RootsWeb.com, (Pub. location unknown, E.M.P., xxiii Apr MMII)
'6. Augusta (GUS) Greenburg b: 28 Jul 1870 in Germany'
Phillips, Eileen M., E M Phillips Family Tree, Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=emphillips&id=I225, v Mar MMIV)
"... Augusta Ella (Gus) Greenberg 1 2 Sex: F Birth: 28 JUL 1870 in Germany Death: 9 AUG 1920 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Burial: AUG 1920 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Note: Id#: 0401418 Name: Yeager, Augusta Date: August 10, 1920 Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #087. Notes: Yeager-Augusta (nee Greenberg), beloved wife of James H., mother of Elmer, Ralph, Harvey, Mrs. IreneBolsom and Mrs. Vivian Baird, at residence, 2875 W. 23d street, Monday, Aug. 9, age 50 years. Funeral from late residence, Wednesday, Aug. 11, at 2:30 p. m. Change Date: 5 MAR 2004
Father: Carl Frederick (Charles) Greenberg b: 24 NOV 1844 in Stuttgart, Germany Mother: Wilhelmina "Minnie" Majeska or Modjeska b: 26 OCT 1847 in Rosenberg, near Berlin?, Germany
Marriage 1 James (John) Harvey Yeager b: 14 DEC 1869 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio? Married: 15 AUG 1889 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Children
1. Elmer Charles Yeager b: 21 FEB 1890 2. Ralph Byron Yeager b: 17 MAR 1896 3. Irene Laura Yeager b: 16 FEB 1893 4. Vivian O. Yeager b: 10 APR 1898 5. Harvey James Yeager b: 5 APR 1901 6. Leroy Yeager b: 10 OCT 1891 7. Ruth Yeager b: 14 JAN 1895
Sources:
1. Type: Census Title: 1920 - Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Ward 6, ED 96, SD 19, Sheet 10b, lines 74-78 Text: 3875 218 244, Yeager, Jas H., HoH, o m, m w 50 m, - - -, - yes yes, Pennsylvania - x2 New York -, yes, machinist ?factory w, - - - -,", Augusta, wife, - -, f w 49 m, 1876 Nat 1889, - yes yes, Germany German x3, yes, none - - -, ", Harvey, son, - -, m w 18 s, - - -, no yes yes, Ohio - Pennsylvania - Germany German, yes color tester ?arnish works w, - - - -, ", Ralph, son, - -, m w 24 m, - - -, - yes yes, Ohio - Pennsylvania - Germany German, yes, conductor street car w, - - - -, ", Sarah, daughter-in-law, - -, f w 26, - - -, - yes yes, Ohio - Russia Russian x2, yes, none
2. Type: Census Title: 1910 - Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Miracode index Text: James H Yeager 40 W PENN Cuyahoga, Cleveland Head of Household Relation Name Color Age Birth Place Wife Augusta 40 GER Son Elmer C 21 Ohio Daughter Irene L 17 Ohio Son Ralph 14 Ohio Daughter Vivian 12 Ohio Son James H, Jr 8 Ohio"
Baird, Jeanie, Letter to Rose Navorska, (Pub. location unknown, JB, 1 Sept MCMLXXIX) <>
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Historical events
Birthday August 28, 1870
- The temperature on August 28, 1870 was about 13.5 °C. There was 16 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 15 » A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).
- February 3 » The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to male citizens regardless of race.
- February 15 » Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, USA and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- February 23 » Reconstruction Era: Post-U.S. Civil War military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union.
- June 22 » The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
- August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Spicheren is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
Day of marriage August 15, 1889
- The temperature on August 15, 1889 was about 15.9 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 11 » Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted.
- April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
- May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
- May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
- November 14 » Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.
- November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
Day of death August 9, 1920
- The temperature on August 9, 1920 was between 9.7 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- January 8 » The steel strike of 1919 ends in failure for the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers labor union.
- January 13 » The Reichstag Bloodbath of January 13, 1920, the bloodiest demonstration in German history.
- July 15 » The Polish Parliament establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite.
- July 20 » The Greek Army takes control of Silivri after Greece is awarded the city by the Paris Peace Conference; by 1923 Greece effectively lost control to the Turks.
- August 16 » The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.
- September 17 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.
Day of burial August 11, 1920
- The temperature on August 11, 1920 was between 12.3 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- January 7 » The New York State Assembly refuses to seat five duly elected Socialist assemblymen.
- January 8 » The steel strike of 1919 ends in failure for the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers labor union.
- January 10 » League of Nations Covenant enters into force. On January 16 the organization holds its first council meeting, in Paris.
- January 16 » The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris, France.
- January 26 » Former Ford Motor Company executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer.
- May 7 » Morecambe Football Club was founded during a meeting at the West View Hotel on the town's promenade.
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- 1932 » John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (b. 1863)
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