Emile Berliner Family Tree

Information based on The Origin and History of the Family and Branches of the Berliners of Hanover 1720-1997 by Philipp Goldmann (Chapel Hill, N.C.: Professional Press, 1997). Dates and places of birth and death are not always known.

1. Samuel Berliner (b. Hanover, Germany, 20 Nov. 1813; d. Hanover, 20 Jan. 1872)
   married Sarah Friedman (b. 19 April 1826; d. Hanover, 17 Nov. 1903) on 28 Feb. 1847, had 12 children:
   1. Herman Zwi Berliner (b. Hanover, 4 May 1848; d. Vienna, 18 Sept. 1931)
   2. Jacob Berliner (b. Hanover, 31 March 1849; d. Hanover, 2 Sept.1918)
   3. Adolf Berliner (b. Hanover, 3 April 1849; d. Hanover, 12 Nov. 1919)
   4. Emil(e) Berliner (b. Hanover, 20 May 1851; d. Washington, D.C., 3 Aug. 1929)
      married Cora Adler (b. Baltimore, MD, 1 Jan. 1862; d. Washington, DC, 21 Nov. 1942) on 26 Oct. 1881, had 7 children:
      1. Herbert Samuel Berliner (b. 13 Sept. 1882; d. Aug. 1966)
         married Jessie Kerr Fleming on 11 Feb. 1915
      2. Hanna Edith Berliner b. Washington, D.C., 19 March 1884; d. Washington, D.C., 13 Feb. 1934)
         married Joseph Sanders (b. Gehrden, 18 Oct. 1877; d. Washington, D.C., 20 Aug. 1960) on 13 Nov. 1905
         (son of Albert Sanders and Rebecka Berliner, Emile's sister)
      3. Edgar Maurice Berliner (b. Washington, D.C., 25 July 1885; d. Beverly Hills, Calif., 2 July 1955)
         married (1) Millie Wasserman (b. 4 June 1886; d. 28 Oct. 1978) on 18 Jan. 1909
         married (2) Fannie Heillig (b. 1 April 1891; d. 15 March 1981) on 28 Aug. 1928
      4. Oliver Berliner (b. Washington, D.C. 20 Dec. 1887; d. Washington, D.C., 6 March 1894)
      5. Louise Berliner (b. Washington, D.C., 7 April 1894; d. Washington, D.C., 24 April 1967)
         married (1) Herbert Bennet Frank (b. 23 Nov. 1885; d. 22 Feb. 1925) on 15 May 1916
         married (2) Milton William King (b. 19 Dec. 1891; d. Washington, D.C., 23 Jan. 1976) on 17 April 1938
      6. Henry Adler Berliner (b. Washington, D.C., 13 Dec. 1895; d. Washington, D.C., 1 May 1970)
         married Josephine Mitchell (b. 23 Oct. 1897; d. Washington, D.C., 5 April 1977) on 15 Sept. 1921
      7. Alice Elizabeth Berliner (b. Washington, D.C., 29 April 1900; d. 17 Sept. 1963)
         married (1) Isador Lubin (b. 9 June 1896; d. July 6, 1978) on 14 Sept. 1923
         married (2) Carl Greenbaum (born Notes) (b. Texas, 10 July 1899; d. 9 May 1986) on 10 Dec. 1930
   5. Manfred Berliner (b. Hanover, 29 Jan. 1853; d. Hanover, 25 Feb. 1930)
   6. Franciska Berliner (b. Hanover, 23 March 1854; d. Hanover, 2 Feb. 1918)
   7. Rebecka Berliner (b. Hanover, 28 March 1855; d. Washington, D.C., 16 Aug. 1921)
      married Albert Sanders (b. Gehrden, 29 June 1853; d. Washington, D.C., 26 April 1919) on 27 Dec. 1876, had 7 children:
      1. Elsie
      2. Joseph
      3. Recha
      4. Siegfried
      5. Elsie
      6. Franziska
      7. Anita
   8. Moritz Berliner (b. Hanover, 6 April 1856; d. Hanover, 23 Jan. 1925)
   9. Johanne Berliner (b. Hanover, 19 April 1857; d. Hanover, 6 July 1857)
   10. Joseph Berliner (b. Hanover, 22 Aug. 1858; d. Hanover, 23 May 1938)
   11. Rahel Berliner (b. Hanover, 6 May 1864; d. 29 April 1920)
   12. Else Berliner (b. Hanover, 2 June 1869; d. Hanover, 9 Oct. 1938)