Individual Details
William Goldfarb
(3 Aug 1886 - 16 Aug 1945)
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey, William Goldfarb, age 32 appears with his wife Anne and children Arthur and Lilian. The entry for William shows he was born in New York. William works in trucking.
On the 1930 U. S. census of Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey, William Goldfarb appears with his wife Anna and children Arthur and Lillian. William is a retail produce merchant.
William's birth date is shown as 1886, 1888 and 1890 on various documents.
Obituary from the New York Times, 18 Aug. 1945: Hillside, N. J., Aug. 17---William Goldfarb of 1437 Highland Avenue, head of a wholesale produce company bearing his name in Newark for nearly forty years, died yesterday at his home at the age of 47. He leaves a widow, Anna Goldfarb; a son, Arthur Goldfarb of Hillside; a daughter, Mrs. Lillian Frenchman of Dyer, Mass.; three brothers, Philip Goldfarb of Newark, Frank Goldfarb of Chicago and Barney Goldfarb of Hillside, and six sisters, Mrs. Molly Becker, Mrs. Lee Miller and Miss Rita Goldfarb of Miami, Fla.; Mrs. Francis Mith [Smith] of Jacksonville, Fla.; Mrs. Jules Magazina and Miss Ethel Goldfarb of Newark.
On the 1930 U. S. census of Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey, William Goldfarb appears with his wife Anna and children Arthur and Lillian. William is a retail produce merchant.
William's birth date is shown as 1886, 1888 and 1890 on various documents.
Obituary from the New York Times, 18 Aug. 1945: Hillside, N. J., Aug. 17---William Goldfarb of 1437 Highland Avenue, head of a wholesale produce company bearing his name in Newark for nearly forty years, died yesterday at his home at the age of 47. He leaves a widow, Anna Goldfarb; a son, Arthur Goldfarb of Hillside; a daughter, Mrs. Lillian Frenchman of Dyer, Mass.; three brothers, Philip Goldfarb of Newark, Frank Goldfarb of Chicago and Barney Goldfarb of Hillside, and six sisters, Mrs. Molly Becker, Mrs. Lee Miller and Miss Rita Goldfarb of Miami, Fla.; Mrs. Francis Mith [Smith] of Jacksonville, Fla.; Mrs. Jules Magazina and Miss Ethel Goldfarb of Newark.
Events
| Birth | 3 Aug 1886 | Russia |  | ||
| Marriage | 1914 | Anna Gruber | | ||
| Death | 16 Aug 1945 | Hillside, Union Co., New Jersey | | ||
| Burial | Talmud Torah Cemetery, Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey | |
Families
| Spouse | Anna Gruber (1894 - 1980) |
| Child | Arthur Irving Goldfarb (1914 - 2001) |
| Child | Lillian Goldfarb (1917 - 1945) |
| Father | David Goldfarb (1854 - 1916) |
| Mother | Lena Rosenfeld (1867 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Frances Pearl Goldfarb (1890 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Benjamin "Barney" Goldfarb (1891 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Esther Goldfarb (1894 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Baby Boy Goldfarb (1895 - 1895) |
Endnotes
1. 1900 Census New York City, New York, Roll 1088, Book 2, Page 75a.
2. World War I Draft Registration.
3. 1930 Census Essex Co., New Jersey.
4. State of New Jersey, Death Certificate of William Goldfarb (n.p: 8-16-1945, n.d).
5. Jewish Gen Web.