Barney Hillel Gorson (1912)

Born 24 Dec 1912 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Brown) Gorson — married 31 Mar 1935 in Manhattan, New York

Bernard Gorson has Jewish Roots.

Biography

Bernie was born on December 24, 1912 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is the son of Aaron Gorson and Rachel Fine. He legally changed his birth name from Barney Hillel Gorson to Bernard Gorson.

In 1930, he resided in New York. He married Ruth Brown on March 31, 1935 in Manhattan, New York.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFTF-L6S : accessed 25 September 2017), Hillard Gorson in household of Harry Gorson, Pittsburgh Ward 18, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 608, sheet 16B, line 78, family 418, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1521; FHL microfilm 1,821,521.

• United States Census, 1930, FamilySearch. Indexed as Hiller Gorson.

• [1] Marriage Index Record of Hillel Bernard Gorson and Ruth Brown. "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24D1-MQT : 20 March 2015), Hillel Bernard Gorsan and Ruth Brown, 31 Mar 1935; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,685,084.

• Marriage Index Record of Hillel B. Gorson and Ruth Brown. New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937, Ancestry.com.

• Obituary of Aaron Harry Gorson. The Philadelphia Jewish Exponent. October 20, 1933. NewspaperArchive. Notes: His name is listed as Harry Aaron Gorson. His wife's first name is spelled Rae but her maiden surname Fine is misprinted as Vine. States they were married in 1896. Names his three sons: Saul, of Los Angeles; Leonard, of Detroit; and Bernard of New York.

• [2] Robert Owen Gorson of Columbia, SC:Information about Bernard (Hillel) Gorson. Genealogy.com. Accessed: September 3, 2017.