George Gershwin

1898 - 1937  (38 years)

• Name	George Gershwin  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	26 Sep 1898	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Jacob Gershwine  [4, 5, 6]
  Census	7 Jun 1900	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA   [2]
  Residence	7 Jun 1900	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA   [2]
  	1310 8th Avenue
  Census	19 Apr 1910	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [3]
  Residence	19 Apr 1910	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [3]
  	253 Grand Street
  Census	12 Jan 1920	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [1]
  Occupation	12 Jan 1920  [1]
  	composer
  Residence	12 Jan 1920	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [1]
  	520 West 144th Street
  Occupation	9 Jun 1922  [6]
  	musician
  Residence	9 Jun 1922	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [6]
  	501 West 110th Street
  Death	11 Jul 1937	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA   [7, 8]
  Burial	Westchester Hills Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester, New York, USA   [8]
  Person ID	I1	Gershwin Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Morris Gershwin,   b. Jan 1872, Saint Petersburg, Russia d. 14 May 1932, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Age ~ 60 years)
  Mother	Rosa Bruskin,   b. 15 Nov 1876, Saint Petersburg, Russia d. 16 Dec 1948, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	21 Jul 1895
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katharine Faulkner Swift,   b. 19 Apr 1897   d. 28 Jan 1993 (Age 95 years)
  Children	1. Kay James Warburg,   b. 26 Nov 1924   d. Dec 1989 (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2024

  
  

• Photos

  George Gershwin George Gershwin in 1937 by Carl Van Vechten

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, Manhattan Assembly District 21, Enumeration District 1428, New York County, New York, National Archives Microfilm Roll T625_1224; 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]., (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010). [S8] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, Brooklyn Ward 22, Enumeration District 366, Kings County, New York, National Archives Microfilm Roll 1059; 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]., (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004). [S2] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, Manhattan Ward 10, Enumeration District 191, New York County, New York, National Archives Microfilm Roll T624_1009; 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]., (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006.). [S10] New York City Department of Records, New York, New York, U.S., Index to Birth Certificates, 1866-1909 [database on-line]., (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020). [S11] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]., (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 20007). [S12] U.S. Department of State, Jacob Gershwine, U.S. Passport Application, 9 Jun 1922, New York, New York, USA. [S13] California Department of Health and Welfare, California, U.S., Death Index, 1905-1939 [database on-line]., (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). [S3] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]., (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).