Marcus Younker
Polish-American entrepreneur (1839-1926)1
Marcus Younker (August 7, 1839 – June 16, 1926) was a Polish-born American retail executive who co-founded the Younker Brothers department store.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Marcus Younker (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Aug 7, 1839, died Jun 16, 1926.1
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Marcus married his first cousin, Anna Berkson, who had originally settled in New Orleans. His brothers married sisters: Lipman married Gertrude Cohen, and Samuel married Ernestina "Tina" Cohen, both daughters of New York City rabbi, Falk Cohen. As devout Jews, their store was closed on the Jewish Sabbath and Marcus was active in the local B'nai B'rith and was instrumental in establishing the city's first synagogue where he would later serve as president of the B'nai Jeshurun congregation.
Marcus Younker died in 1926 at the Commodore Hotel in Des Moines.
From Wikipedia’s article on Marcus Younker (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- 1WikidataMarcus Younker on Wikidata
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- 8WikidataYounkers, Founder
- 9Wikimedia CommonsMarcus Younker photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain