Treasure Chest Thursday: 1930 Census, Jack Garber & Max Garber Families

Census records are the first cause for excitement of budding genealogists. They provide so much information in one bite. Very satisfying.

The 1930 Census enumeration for my grandparents Jack and Dora Morris Garber finds them at, most likely, the best of times.

1930 U.S. Census, Kings County, New York, population schedule, Brooklyn, Enumeration District (ED) 24-1303, sheet 1B, dwelling 18, family 21, Jack Garber; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 January 2014), citing National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 1497, Family History Library microfilm 2,341,232.

They had three three children (Leah, 12, Bernard, 11, and Lenny, 6) all in school. They owned their home at East 12th Street, Brooklyn, New York, next door to Jack's brother Max and his family. Jack was a business partner with Phillip Kaplan. The two were glaziers and owned a shop called Kaplan and Garber.

1948 E. 12th Street - family owned home valued at $9000

Garber, Max; Age 40;  married; age married 24; born in Russia; father born in Russia

Garber, Mary; Age 38; married; age married 22; born in Austria; father born in Austria

Garber, Ruth; Age 15; single; born in New York; father born in Russia

Garber, Mildred; Age 13, single; born in New York; father  born in Russia

Garber, Annette; Age 9; single; born in New York; father born in Russia

1950 E. 12th Street - family owned home valued at $9000

Garber, Jack; Age 35; married; age married 21; born in Russia; father born in Russia

Garber, Dora; Age 33; married; age married 19; born in Russia; father born in Russia

Garber, Leah; Age 12; single; born in New York; father born in Russia

Garber, Bernard; Age 11; single; born in New York; father born in Russia

Garber, Leonard; Age 6; single; born in New York; father born in Russia

Garber, Max; mother born in Russia; native language Jewish; immigrated 1906; Alien; speaks English; Dealer in butter and eggs, own business; Not a military veteran.

Garber, Mary; mother born in Austria; native lang. Jewish; immigrated 1901; Alien; speaks English

Garber, Ruth; mother born in Austria; speaks English

Garber, Mildred; mother born in Austria; speaks English

Garber, Annette; mother born in Austria; speaks English

Garber, Jack: mother born in Russia; native lang. Jewish; immigrated 1913; Naturalized; speaks English; Dealer - glass company, own business; Not a military veteran

Garber, Dora; mother born in Russia; native land. Jewish; immigrated 1910; Naturalized; speaks English

Garber, Leah; mother born in Russia; speaks English

Garber, Bernard; mother born in Russia; speaks English

Garber, Leonard; mother born in Russia; speaks English

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A few things stand out as incorrect in this record. 

• Max actually arrived in New York on 29 December 1907[1]; and 
• Jack arrived on 3 September 1912.[2]

(I have not located Mary's manifest, so I do not know when she arrived from the Austrian Empire.)

Jack was a citizen by 1930. having completed the naturalization process 26 June 1924. 

• Dora, however, did not complete the citizenship process until 17 August 1943.[3]

Notes:
1. “New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957,” digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 February 2009), manifest, S.S. Pretoria, Hamburg, Germany to New York, arriving 29 December 1907, list 10, line 5, Motel Garber; citing National Archives microfilm publication T715, roll 1067.
2. “New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957,” digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 February 2009), manifest, S.S. Birma, Libau, Latvia to New York, arriving 2 September 1912, list 26, line 8, Jankel Arber; citing National Archives microfilm publication T715, roll 1926.  
3. Dora Garber Petition for Naturalization (1943), naturalization file no. 378602, Eastern District of New York, Recordds of the District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21, National Archives - Northeast region, New York City.