The Ancestors of My GrandchildrenJoseph Voss1,2 
M, #9208, * 24 Nov 1901, + 28 Jun 1979
| Father | Hermann Voss1 * 3 Apr 1868, + 20 Dec 1933 |
| Mother | Anna Mayer1,2 * 4 May 1873, + May 1951 |
Family | Martha Pollack * 2 Feb 1903, + 19 May 1998 |
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Joseph Voss was born on 24 Nov 1901 in Jülich.1,2 He married Martha Pollack, daughter of Albert Pollack and Hedwig Neuwald, in 1932 at Rüthen.1 He died on 28 Jun 1979 in Manhattan, New York.3,1
Other information:
He worked for 16 yr as dishwasher in Fleishmann in New York in a restaurant owned by Paula Kossmann, b. Meyer.4 Joseph immigrated on 4 Nov 1938 on the Nieuw Amsterdam to New York City with his wife Martha. The Nieuw Amsterdam left from Rotterdam on 29 Oct 1938, and arrived 4 Nov 1938 in New York City. His contact in Germany was his uncle J. Mayer in Dusseldorf; his contact in the VS was brother-in-law W. Seligmann, 190 Wadsworth Ave, NY. He kept a travel diary.5,1
He is listed in the following census:
1940 Fed. census (1 Apr): Household of Joseph Voss, 114 W 185th Street, Manhattan, New York County, New York. Household consists of Joseph, his wife Martha and their daughter Helen. He was a salesman.6
1950 Fed. census (1 Apr): Household of Joseph Voss, 201-31 Wadsworth Ave, Manhattan. Household consists of Joseph, his wife Martha and daughter Helen, and his mother Anna Voss. Joseph and MArtha were the manager and assistant manager of a ladies underwear company.7
Photos:
Other information:
He worked for 16 yr as dishwasher in Fleishmann in New York in a restaurant owned by Paula Kossmann, b. Meyer.4 Joseph immigrated on 4 Nov 1938 on the Nieuw Amsterdam to New York City with his wife Martha. The Nieuw Amsterdam left from Rotterdam on 29 Oct 1938, and arrived 4 Nov 1938 in New York City. His contact in Germany was his uncle J. Mayer in Dusseldorf; his contact in the VS was brother-in-law W. Seligmann, 190 Wadsworth Ave, NY. He kept a travel diary.5,1
He is listed in the following census:
1940 Fed. census (1 Apr): Household of Joseph Voss, 114 W 185th Street, Manhattan, New York County, New York. Household consists of Joseph, his wife Martha and their daughter Helen. He was a salesman.6
1950 Fed. census (1 Apr): Household of Joseph Voss, 201-31 Wadsworth Ave, Manhattan. Household consists of Joseph, his wife Martha and daughter Helen, and his mother Anna Voss. Joseph and MArtha were the manager and assistant manager of a ladies underwear company.7
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Citations
- [S88] Helen Voss Falk.
- [S135] Broekman Family Papers, Papers, Stamboom Voss. Held by Afina Broekman.
- [S180] SSDI, Joseph Voss. Index and/or images online at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/. Rootsweb search turns up both SSDI and California Death records. From both the SSDI applications can be ordered from the Social Security Administration.
- [S481] Heinz & Gabrielle Spelthahn, Jülich, ID: 5525. Online at http://www.geschichtswerkstatt-dueren.de/juedische-mitbuerger-innen
- [S1096] SS Nieuw Amsterdam Passenger Manifest, 4 Nov 1938; T715, Roll 6246, Volume 13447-13448, frame 91-92 (image 174-5).
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1940. New York, New York County, Manhattan, ED 31-2062, AD 23, page 5B, line 69-71 (NARA: T627, Roll 2674, Page 5B). Household of Joseph Voss.
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1950. New York, New York City, Manhattan, ED 31-2215, sheet 74, lines 8-11.