Benjamin Scholder1,2 
M, (16 February 1883 - 17 November 1970)
Benjamin Scholder was born on 16 February 1883 at Sassow, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austro-Hungarian Empire.1,2,3 He was the son of Joseph Scholder and Fanny R. Hoch.2 Benjamin Scholder married, at age 20, Golde Hinde Menkes, daughter of Moshe Leib Menkes and Sara Sosie Werber, on Wednesday, 11 November 1903 at Manhattan, New York County, New York.2 Benjamin Scholder married Jenny [—?—] circa 1921. Benjamin Scholder died on 17 November 1970 at Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, at age 87 years, 9 months and 1 day.1,3 He was buried in Path D2 Left, Gate 11, in the Mount Zion Cemetery, located in Maspeth, Queens County, New York. Tombstone inscription is "beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather." Buried in Congregation First Independent Sassower Sick & Benevolent Society.3
Benjamin Scholder was also known as Baruch Eliezer ben Yosef in Hebrew. He emigrated with Fanny R. Hoch in 1895 from Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austro-Hungarian Empire, to America. Benjamin Scholder appeared on the census of 9 June 1900 in the household of Joseph Scholder and Fanny R. Hoch at Manhattan, New York County, New York. Benjamin Scholder and Golde Hinde Menkes appeared on the census of 18 April 1910 at Brooklyn, 21st Ward, Kings County, New York. He became a widower at the age of 35 with the death of Golde on 1 April 1918. Benjamin Scholder and Jenny [—?—] appeared on the census of 5 April 1930 at Brooklyn, 6th District, Kings County, New York. The Social Security Death Index gives the last residence of record for Benjamin as Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.1
Benjamin Scholder was also known as Baruch Eliezer ben Yosef in Hebrew. He emigrated with Fanny R. Hoch in 1895 from Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austro-Hungarian Empire, to America. Benjamin Scholder appeared on the census of 9 June 1900 in the household of Joseph Scholder and Fanny R. Hoch at Manhattan, New York County, New York. Benjamin Scholder and Golde Hinde Menkes appeared on the census of 18 April 1910 at Brooklyn, 21st Ward, Kings County, New York. He became a widower at the age of 35 with the death of Golde on 1 April 1918. Benjamin Scholder and Jenny [—?—] appeared on the census of 5 April 1930 at Brooklyn, 6th District, Kings County, New York. The Social Security Death Index gives the last residence of record for Benjamin as Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.1
Children of Benjamin Scholder and Golde Hinde Menkes
- Samuel Scholder (1 Oct 1904 - Jul 1975)
- Irving Scholder (8 Aug 1906 - Mar 1981)
- Arthur Scholder (15 Jul 1909 - 26 Feb 2003)
- Jack Scholder (3 Jan 1911 - 1 Sep 1995)
- William Scholder (20 Apr 1912 - 22 Nov 2001)
- Moe Louis Scholder (25 Mar 1916 - 30 Jan 1984)
Last Edited=6 Oct 2018
Citations
- [S1738] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at <http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/> (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, 25 July 2008 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. BENJAMIN SCHOLDER, birth listed as 16 Feb 1888, died listed as Nov 1970, issued in the State of New York. Last residence Brooklyn, Kings, NY, last benefit (none specified). Accessed 4 Aug 2008.
- [S1575] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS], "International Genealogical Index," database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 July 2008), North America Region, entry for Benjamin Scholder, married 11 November 1903 to Gussie Menkus, Manhattan, New York, New York; citing FHL batch number M001317 (no microfilm information available).
- [S2481] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave.com, transcription, (<http://www.findagrave.com/>: accessed 6 October 2018), transcript, "tombstone for Benjamin Scholder (1983-1970), Find A Grave Memorial No. 8174242, records of the Mount Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens County, New York." Transcript by Ada Green (contributor 46503804), record added 11 December 2003.