I am looking for information on my great aunt?

Question

Born in the Bronx in 1909 to parents Robert and Esther Greenberg. Moved to Los Angeles, Ca by 1920. Still resided there in 1940. Robert Greenberg died in 1940, no next of kin information available at cemetery, but death certificate indicates wife and daughter lived with him in Los Angeles. How do I find records of what happened to them?

Answer 1

Who was born to Robert and Esther? Could Robert have been born Ruben?



Is this the family? Who is she related to you through? What was your grandparent's name? Maybe we can find information through the grandparent.



Name: Robert Greenberg

Age: 31

Birth Year: abt 1889

Birthplace: Russia

Home in 1920: Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Los Angeles, California

Race: White

Gender: Male

Immigration Year: 1888

Relation to Head of House: Head

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Esther Greenberg

Father's Birthplace: Illinois

Mother's Birthplace: United States of America

Home Owned: Rent

Able to read: Yes

Able to Write: Yes

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:

Name Age

Robert Greenberg 31

Esther Greenberg 29

Rose Greenberg 11

Mike Wagner 33



Do you know the maiden name of Esther? If it is Rosen, here is another death record from CA.



Name: Rose Lapham

[Rose Greenberg]

Social Security #: 111228273

Sex: Female

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1909

Birthplace: New York

Death Date: 3 Jan 1980

Death Place: Los Angeles

Mother's Maiden Name: Rosen

Father's Surname: Greenberg

Answer 2

http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ca/death/search.cgi

(free) has this death record:



LAPHAM, ROSE

b. 08/30/1909 in NEW YORK

Mother: ROSEN

Father: GREENBERG

d. LOS ANGELES County 01/03/1980



If that was your Rose, you could try for an obituary, which would be tough unless you live there and can go to the library yourself. One of the genealogical societies might have someone who would look it up for a fee.



You might find Esther's death record there, too. If you try, be warned

1) You have to try date ranges for birth year one at a time.

2) The ads at the top sometimes ask for a name and take you to a pay site.

3) I'd use "Rosen*" for a father's surname, the asterisk to cope with possible truncation in Rose's record.

Answer 3

If her mother's maiden name is Rosen then this is her in CA Death Index:

Rose Lapham b. Aug 30, 1909 NY d. Jan 3, 1980 Los Angeles County, fathers name Greenberg, mothers maiden name Rosen.