Navorska tree » Wilhelmina (Wilhelmina "Minnie") "Minnie" Modjeska (1847-1930)
Personal data Wilhelmina (Wilhelmina "Minnie") "Minnie" Modjeska
- Alternative name: Wilhelmina Majeska
- Nickname is Minnie.
- She was born on October 26, 1847 in Rosenberg, Ansbach, Bayern.
- (note1) .Source 1
Sources: Clarence Navorska, Eileen Phillips, & Michelle Denton
- She died on November 15, 1930 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, she was 83 years old.
- She is buried on November 18, 1930 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH (Brooklyn Hts. Cem.).
- A child of Anna Smith
- This information was last updated on September 5, 2021.
Household of Wilhelmina (Wilhelmina "Minnie") "Minnie" Modjeska
She is married to Carl Fredrick Greenberg.
They got married in the year 1868 at Deutschland, she was 20 years old.
Carl Fredrick Greenberg oo Wilhelmina 'Minnie' Majeska
Marriage source: 1900 Cleveland census, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. lib.
1868 or 1869
Phillips, Eileen M., E M Phillips Family Tree on RootsWeb.com, (Pub. location unknown, E.M.P., xxiii Apr MMII)
'Charles Greenburg ... Marriage 1 Wilhelmina Majeska ... Married: 1869 in Germany ...' <>
Child(ren):
- Caroline 'Carrie' Greenberg 1875-????
- Emma G. Greenberg 1878-1931
Notes about Wilhelmina (Wilhelmina "Minnie") "Minnie" Modjeska
Wilhelmina "Minnie" Modjeska
Sources: Author: Navorska, Clarence, Title: talk with David A. Navorska, (Publication locatin: Olmsted Twp., Cuyahoga Co., OH, Publisher: C.A.N., Publication date: MCML-MCMLXIV) for name = Minnie Modjeska.
Minnie emigrated 1875 according to 1900 census.
According to Clarence A. Navorska, her family were "Landseurs." They lived 4 (or 12) miles outside Berlin. Her brother inherited the estate. He squandered it through heavy drinking.
I have several spellings for Minnie's surname, but this one is on her dc.
Residence at death: 9511 Bessimer, Cleveland, OH.
Family tradition as told by Clarence Navorska is the Modjeski family drove to church in a coach drawn by four horses.
Title: Cuyahoga Co. Probate Ct., Marriage Record, (Publication location: Cleveland OH, Publisher: CCPC, Publication date: xxviii Aug MCMV), Repository: Cuyahoga Co. Probate Ct., Cleveland, OH.
"Application No. 43504 Filed and Marriage License Issued Aug. 28 1905 Name Albert Novorske ... Name Ebbie Greenberg Age 19 Resident 18 Grand Ave Place of Birth Cleveland O ... Father's Name Carl Greenberg Mother's Maiden Name Mary Majestic ...
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28 day of Aug. 1905
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Title: Cuyahoga County Probate Ct., Marriage Record, (Publication location: Cleveland, OH, Publisher: CCPC, Publication date: vi May MCMVII), Repository: Cuyahoga Co. probate ct., Cleveland, OH
"Application No. 51764 Filed and Marriage License Issued May 6 1907 Name John Mueller ... Henrietta Greenberg Age 19 Residence 3757 W 22' St Place of Birth Cleveland O Occupation None Father's Name Carl F. Greenberg Mother's Maiden NameWilhelmina Matiska ... 6' day of May 1907 ..."
Author: Phillips, Eileen M., Title: "E M Phillips Family Tree on RootsWeb.com," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: E.M.P., Publication date: xxiii Apr MMII), Repository: The Cloud
"Charles Greenburg Sex: M Birth: 1847 in Germany Death: 25 Dec 1929 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Mother: Barbara Litt
Marriage 1 Wilhelmina Majeska b: 26 Oct 1849 in Germany Married: 1869 in Germany
Children [8 children listed]"
Author: Phillips, Eileen M., Title: "E M Phillips Family Tree on RootsWeb.com," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: E.M.P., Publication date: xxiii Apr MMII), Repository: The Cloud
"Death: 15 NOV 1930 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, USA Note: Id#: 0124920 Name: Greenberg, Minnie Date: Nov 18 1930
Source:
1. Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #032. Notes: "Greenberg: Minnie, beloved wife of the late Carl F., mother of Mrs. Minnie Bartholomew, Mrs. J. W. Bocock, Emma, Mrs. J. Scheirmer, Mrs. M. N. Piety, Mrs. A. R. Navorska, Mrs. J. Mueller and the late Mrs. J. H. Yeager. Funeral from Mather Parlors, 3227 W. 25th Street, Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 3 p. m."
Author: Denton, Michelle, Title: "Thompson - Denton," (Publication location: Costa Mesa, CA, Publisher: http://trees.ancestry.com, Publication date: xvi Dec MMVIII), Repository: The Cloud
"Wilhelmina Majeska Birth: 26 Oct 1847 Rosenberg, Ansbach, Bayern, Germany Death: 15 Nov 1930 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Age: 83 Spouce & Children Carl F Greenberg 1844 - 1929 Alvina Greenberg 1884 - 1937"
Author: N.N. (family name not given), Linda C.; Title: "Minnie Greenberg," (Publication location: Cleveland, OH, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxi Jan MMXV), Repository: The Cloud
Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141620232/minnie-greenberg
"Photo[graph of stone shared with Carl F. Greenberg] added by Mic
Minnie Greenberg Birth 1847 DEATH 10 Nov 1930 (aged 82 - 83) Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Burial Brooklyn Heights Cemetery Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA PLOT Linwood Memorial ID 141620232
Death and Date Source: Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 (LC)
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Greenberg: Minnie, beloved wife of the late Carl F., mother of Mrs. Minnie Bartholomew, Mrs. J. W. Bocock, Emma, Mrs. J. Scheirmer, Mrs. M. N. Piety, Mrs. A. R. Navorska, Mrs. J. Mueller and the late Mrs. J. H. Yeager.
Mather Parlors, 3227 W. 25th Street.
Plain Dealer - Tuesday, November 18, 1930
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Search obits in Cleveland News Index http://newsindex.cpl.org/ (Cuyahoga County Library website) Choose an index, search ON NAME. Most recent obits see http://obits.cleveland.com/obituaries/cleveland/
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Inscription Mother
Spouse
Photo[graph of stone shared with Minnie Greenberg] Carl F. Greenberg 1844 - 1929
Children
Photo[graph of stone shared with John N. Schirmer] Bertha Greenberg Schirmer 1880 - 1948
Photo[graph of her stone] Alvina Louise Greenberg Navorska 1884 - 1937
Created by: LindaC Added: 21 Jan 2015 Find a Grave Memorial 141620232"
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Birthday October 26, 1847
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Day of death November 15, 1930
- The temperature on November 15, 1930 was between 5.3 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 12.8 mm of rain during 6.2 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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Day of burial November 18, 1930
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