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Note: at the time of their marriage Fred a Lieutenant in the Army and Jessie's father was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army.
1920 US Census, Jersey City, Hudson Co, NJ 17th district , 11th ward, ED-# 250, sheet 9A, ancestry.com image 17 of 39 , enumerated Jan 9, 1920 by William E. Hooton. (Data verified from the census images)
(extremely neat and easy to read)
address 182 Webster Ave. - (apparently an apartment house, there were at least 6 families living there)
Frederick Joerg, head, 31 born in NY, parents both born in NY, occ: driller in machine shop
Henrietta, wife, 27, born in NJ, parents both born in NY, occ: none
Frederick Jr, son, 4-10/12, born in NJ
Etta, daughter, 3, born in NJ
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1930 US Census, Jersey City, Hudson Co, NJ , 11th ward, block 1206, ED-# 168, sheet 9-B, dwelling #25, family #76, ancestry.com image 18 of 41 , enumerated April 14, 1930.
address: still at 182 Webster Ave. - (apparently an apartment house, there were at least 6 families living there)
Fred B. Joerg, head, age 41, renting, rent $27.00, had a radio set, age at first marriage : 24, born in NY, parents born in NY, occ: roofer - contractor, own business, not a veteran
Henrietta, wife, age 38, age at first marriage : 20, born in NJ, parents born in NY, occ: none
Fred Jr, son, age 15, born in NJ, father born in NY, mother born in NJ, occ: none, attended school
Etta, daughter, age 13, born in NJ, father born in NY, mother born in NJ, occ: none, attended school
(verified by examination of census image)
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Fred attended Fordham University and then was in the Army in World War Two. By chance he became the manager of an Army basketball team and spent a substantial part of the war travelling around the USA caring for the team while they played various other Army teams! After the war he went to Harvard where he got an MBA from the School of Business and then decided that there would be good opportunities in the South. To investigate, he took a position at Duke University for a year or two, but instead wound up staying 30 years, retiring as Professor and having served as Assistant Provost. During his time at Duke he was instrumental in several very important areas: he was one of the earliest and strongest promoters of what was to become Research Triangle Park, the now famous international research area. Also, he was a strong promoter of the School of Forestry, developed some classes in Forestry Business practices, and encouraged development and support for what was later to become the School of the Environment. He also was a very strong supporter of the Marine Lab at Beaufort and the series of oceanographic vessels from the RV Eastward on. He was highly respected and liked by his students as a good teacher and a master raconteur. After his retirement he moved back to New Hampshire to the area near Winnisquam where he and his wife had courted. Sadly, they lived there only a short time before he died suddenly of a heart attack.
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Other relatives of Frederick Joerg that cannot be exactly identified at present per Karen Joerg Landry are :
Fred's Aunt Emma (on which side of the family is not clear) who had a daughter Evelyn.
an Uncle Dick who lived on Long Island and who was a policeman.
All other fragmentary info on Fred's ancestors and relatives is from Karen Joerg Landry.
(dates verified through the Social Security Death Index)
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There is a listing in the Obituary times that might turn out to be connected in some way. It is the right area of NJ.
JOERG, Florence E (RICHARDSON); 75; Brick NJ; Newark S-L; 1998-12-28;
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