Jeannette Estelle (Binnard) Greenburg, 1855-1937
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Jeanette Estelle4 Binnard (Mosiek3, Jacob2, Lewin1) was born in Erie County, New York[1] in November 1855.[2] She was called Jennie. Abner Goldstone, her grandnephew, said that "she was not as tall as the rest of the family but she was a lovely lady."[3] Jennie was raised in Buffalo, but must have lived briefly in Rochester, New York, probably with one of her brothers. In January 1872 a Corning, New York newspaper reported that Miss "Jennette" Binnard of Rochester (age 17) was suing a photographer, J.M. Fox. Fox alleged that Jeanette had ordered photographs from him and did not pay for them. "The irate photographer consequently displayed one of the pictures in front of his place, with a placard six inches square attached to it, whereon was inscribed this agreeable legend: 'One half-dozen photographs ordered by this very stylish young lady, and payment respectfully asked and insultingly refused.'" Jeannette sued for libel and compensation of $5,000.[4] A report of the outcome of this suit has not been found.
Jennie married Mark J. Greenburg in Buffalo in 1874.[5] Mark was born in New York on 25 December 1845, the son of Henry W. and Harriet Greenburg.[6] The Buffalo city directory for 1863 shows "Marks J. Greenburg" working as a clerk for his father, who ran a dry goods store at 201 Main.[7] By 1872 Mark lived in Chicago, where he had a furnishing goods business at 451 Clark.[8] Jennie moved to Chicago with Mark after their marriage and in 1875 they were partners with Ellis Hyman in the manufacture of shirts.[9] By 1878 they were conducting the shirt making business in Buffalo,[10] but only stayed there a short time. They next went west to join others in the Binnard family who had already become established there. Jennie's oldest brother, Abraham, had settled in Lewiston, Idaho in 1867.[11] Two other brothers, James[12] and Bennett,[13] were in Washington Territory. Mark went to work as a clerk for Jennie's uncle, Birka Binnard, in his store in Mt. Idaho, Idaho and was residing there when the census was taken in 1880.[14] In 1882 the Greenburgs moved to Lewiston, where Mark opened what is thought to be the first department store in Idaho. The concept did not catch on, so he changed to a more traditional mercantile business,[15] which he operated at the corner of Main and Second streets for about eight years.[16] The family then resided briefly in Spokane in 1890[17] before returning to Chicago, where Mark took a job as a bookkeeper and Jennie worked as a dressmaker.[18] Jennie's mother Julia Binnard came to live with them and passed away there on 22 April 1892.[19] In 1900 they were still in Chicago, where Mark, called Greenbaum in the census, was a dry goods merchant.[20] In the early 1900s Mark and Jennie left Chicago for New York City, where Mark became an insurance broker.[21] He died there at his home, 501 West 141st Street, of pneumonia on 7 August 1913 at the age of 67.[22] A biographical sketch of him remarked that he was "a man highly esteemed by all who came contact with him and though frequently importuned by leading men in the state to enter politics, he remained steadfast in his refusals, preferring to assist in the upbuilding of his community and in the development of the country in his own way."[23] According to his obituary in the Lewiston Morning Tribune, he "never forgot his Idaho friends and associations. He endeavored to keep in touch with the people and the developments through the newspapers and letters and was keenly interested in the pioneer celebrations here during the past few years."[24] Jennie continued to live in New York. In 1920 she resided with her daughter and son-in-law, Abraham and Rachel Rothchild, on Broadway.[25] The 1930 census shows her living with another daughter, Sarah Hymans, on West 76th Street.[26] She died in New York in March 1937.[27] It is not known where she and her husband are buried. Children: 1. Daniel Wallace5 Greenburg, born 12 April 1876 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois[28] 2. Isaac Greenburg, born in March 1878 in New York[29] 3. Rachel Greenburg, born February 1880, Idaho[30] 4. Morris Greenburg, born December 1881, Idaho[31] 5. Mildred Greenburg, born in April 1884, Idaho[32] 6. Sadie Greenburg, born in April 1887, Idaho[33] __________________________ [1] 1865 New York state census, First District of the First Ward, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, p. 70, dwelling 309, family 527, entry for Jennette Binnard in household of Morris Binnard; digital image, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org : accessed 30 May 2012); citing Family History Library microfilm 525683. [2] 1900 U.S. census, Town of Hyde Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinos, enumeration district 998, page 11B, dwelling 143, family 230, entry for Jennie Greebaum [sic], wife, in household of Mark Greenbaum [sic] ; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 April 2012); citing Family History Library microfilm 1240285. [3] Abner Goldstone, New York, New York, to Mildred Starr, letter, 20 October 1981. [4] “Condensed News,” Corning Journal, 25 January 1872, p. [2] [5] "Mark J. Greenburg," History of Idaho, the Gem of the Mountains (Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1920), 4:392. [6] Ibid. [7] Thomas' Buffalo City Directory for 1863 (Buffalo, N.Y.: E.A. Thomas, 1863), 211. [8] Edwards' Fifteenth Annual Directory of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Manufacturing Establishments and Incroporated Companies of the City of Chicago: Embracing a Complete Business Directory for 1872 (Chicago, Illinois: Richard Edwards, 1872), 389, 1093. [9] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1875-6 (Chicago, Illinois: Donnelly, Loyd and Company, 1875), 432, 522, 1306. [10] Buffalo City Directory for the Year 1878 (Buffalo, New York: The Courier Company, 1878), 374. [11] An Illustrated History of North Idaho: Embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone Counties state of Idaho. ([S.l.]: Western Historical Publishing Company, 1903), 255 [12] 1880 U.S. census, Farmington District No. 2, Whitman County, Washington Territory, p. 14B, dwelling house 151, family 161, entry for Jas. Binnard; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 July 2012); Family History Film 1255398. [13] 1880 U.S. census, City of Colfax, Whitman County, Washington Territory, p. 8, dwelling house 90, family 92, entry for Bennett Binnard; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 July 2012); Family History Film 1255398. [14] 1880 U.S. census, Mt, Idaho, Idaho County, Idaho, p. 15, dwelling house 187, family 189, entry for Mark J. Greenburg, nephew, household of Birka Binnard; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 April 2012); citing Family History Library microfilm 1254173. [15] "Mark J. Greenburg," History of Idaho, the Gem of the Mountains (Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1920), 4:392. [16] "Mark J. Greenburg Dead; Former Lewiston Citizen Passed Away in New York," Lewiston Morning Tribune, 6 August 1913, p. 4. [17] Spokane Falls City Directory, 1890 (Spokane Falls, Washington: R.L. Polk & Co., 1890), 241. [18] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1891 (Chicago: The Chicago Directory Company, 1891), 920. [19] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1922," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N7N9-D3L : accessed 5 April 2012), Julia Binnard (1892). [20] 1900 U.S. census, Town of Hyde Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, entry for Mark Greenbaum [sic]. [21] 1910 U.S. census, Borough of Manhattan, New York County, New York, enumeration district 703, page 6B, dwelling 23, family 160, entry for Mark J. Greenburg; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 April 2012); citing NARA microfilm T624, roll 1027. [22] “Obituary Notes,” New York Times, 7 August 1913, p. 7. [23] "Mark J. Greenburg," History of Idaho, the Gem of the Mountains, 4:392. [24] "Mark J. Greenburg Dead; Former Lewiston Citizen Passed Away in New York." [25] 1920 U.S. census, New York City, New York County, New York, enumeration district 1474, page 21A, dwelling 41, family 575, entry for Jennette Greenburg in household of Abraham Rothchild; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 April 2012); citing NARA microfilm T625, roll 1225. [26] 1930 U.S. census, Milburn Hotel, 242 West 76th Street, Manhattan, New York County, New York, enumeration district 31-404, page 18A, dwelling 11, family 635, entry for Jennie Greenberg [sic] in household of Sarah Hymans; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 April 2012); citing Family History Library microfilm 2341289. [27] "Deaths," New York Times, 23 March 1937, p. 23. [28] “D.W. Greenburg,” History of Idaho, the Gem of the Mountains (Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1920), 4:391. [29] 1900 U.S. census, Town of Hyde Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, entry for Isaac, son, in household of Mark Greenbaum [sic] [30] 1880 U.S. census, Mt, Idaho, Idaho County, Idaho, entry for Rachel Greenburg, great niece, household of Birka Binnard. She is reported to have been born in February. [31] 1900 U.S. census, Town of Hyde Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, entry for Morris, son, in household of Mark Greenbaum [sic] [32] Ibid, entry for Mildred, daughter [33] Ibid, entry for Sadie, daughter |