Bertha Herskovits

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Bertha Herskovits (Lederman)

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Birthplace: Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, United States
Death: July 18, 2002 (87)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Louis Lederman and Rose Lederman Samalon
Wife of Alfred N. Herskovits
Mother of Linda Herskovits and Martin Herskovits
Sister of Fannie Faye Lederman Deutscher; Margaret Margie Lipner; Max Lederman; Minnie Borgia; Anne Lazan and 3 others

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About Bertha Herskovits

Some documents such as Louis Lederman's petition for naturalization and Bert's 1940 census show her born 1/16/1915 in New York. She was actually born in Illinois. This is correctly shown on the census from 1920 and 1930. Parents Louis and Rose Lederman spent a short time in Murphysboro Illinois and then moved back to New York City. Berts siblings were all born in New York.

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Bertha Herskovits's Timeline

1915
January 16, 1915
Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, United States
1947
1947
2002
July 18, 2002
Age 87