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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):

  1. Augusta Ella Greenberg  1870-1920 
  4. Emma G. Greenberg  1878-1931
  5. Bertha Greenberg  1879-1948 
  6. Hanna Greenberg  1882-???? 


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 ...
...
28 day of Aug. 1905
..."

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

  • The temperature on October 26, 1847 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1847: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • July 24 » After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City.
    • September 12 » Mexican–American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins.
    • September 13 » Mexican–American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican–American War.
    • October 12 » Werner von Siemens founds Siemens & Halske, which later becomes Siemens AG.
    • October 16 » The novel Jane Eyre is published in London.
    • November 4 » Sir James Young Simpson, a Scottish physician, discovers the anaesthetic properties of chloroform.

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
  • 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1930: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
    • February 10 » The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng launches the failed Yên Bái mutiny in hope to overthrow French protectorate over Vietnam.
    • May 7 » The 7.1 Mw  Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to three-thousand people were killed.
    • June 9 » A Chicago Tribune reporter, Jake Lingle, is killed during rush hour at the Illinois Central train station by Leo Vincent Brothers, allegedly over a $100,000 gambling debt owed to Al Capone.
    • July 30 » In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup.
    • September 8 » 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape.
    • October 27 » Ratifications exchanged in London for the first London Naval Treaty go into effect immediately, further limiting the expensive naval arms race among its five signatories.

Day of burial November 18, 1930

  • The temperature on November 18, 1930 was between -3.1 °C and 4.1 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1930: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
    • January 26 » The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj ("Complete Independence") which occurred 17 years later.
    • April 2 » After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.
    • June 9 » A Chicago Tribune reporter, Jake Lingle, is killed during rush hour at the Illinois Central train station by Leo Vincent Brothers, allegedly over a $100,000 gambling debt owed to Al Capone.
    • August 29 » The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland.
    • October 27 » Ratifications exchanged in London for the first London Naval Treaty go into effect immediately, further limiting the expensive naval arms race among its five signatories.
    • December 2 » Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million (equivalent to $2,296,000,000 in 2019) public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.


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