Ancestry of the Marx brothers

compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of the Marx brothers should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.





William Addams Reitwiesner

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Ancestry of the Marx brothers
1 a Leonard Marx ("Chico"), b. New York, N. Y., 22 March 1887, d. Hollywood, Cal., 11 Oct. 1961
1 b Adolf (later Arthur) Marx ("Harpo"), b. New York, N. Y., 23 Nov. 1888, d. Los Angeles, Cal., 28 Sept. 1964
1 c Julius Henry Marx ("Groucho"), b. New York, N. Y., 2 Oct. 1890, d. Los Angeles, Cal., 19 Aug. 1977
1 d Milton Marx ("Gummo"), b. New York, N. Y., 23 Oct. 1892, d. ... 21 April 1977
1 e Herbert Marx ("Zeppo"), b. New York, N. Y., 25 Feb. 1901, d. ... 30 Nov. 1979
PARENTS
2 Simon/Samuel Marx, b. ... , Alsace, ... Oct. 1860, d. ... 1933
m. ... 1885
3 Miene/Minnie Schoenberg, b. Dornum 9 Nov. 1864, d. ... 14 Sept. 1929
GRANDPARENTS
4 ... Marks, b. ... , d. ...
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5 Hanne ... , b. ... , d. ...
6 Levi/Louis Schoenberg, b. ... , d. ... 1919
m. ... 1848
7 Fanny ... , b. ... May 1829, d. ... 1898
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