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Marcus Younker (August 7, 1839 – June 16, 1926) was a Polish-born American retail executive who co-founded the Younker Brothers department store.
- The Younker Brothers: Marcus, Samuel, Lipman, and Herman
- Along The Way . . . .
- Des Moines
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Values Codes I – E – L – P Three of Younker Brothers wee born in Lipno, Province, Polotzk, Poland: Lipman (1834); Samuel (1837); and Marcus (1839). They were three of six sons of Isaac andJennie Younker. They were all educated as most Orthodox Jewish children in cheder (Jewish religious school) until theirb’nei mitzvah at age 13.
Marcus Younker came with brothers, Samuel and Lipmam to the United States, landing in New York City. They found their way to Keokuk, Iowa in 1856, where they opened a small business, Younker & Brothers, a dry goods store plus linens, carpets, small domestic furnishings, fabrics, and garments. Marcus ranthe store while his brothers would peddle in t...
Youker & Brothers (now Younkers) opened a new branch store inDes Moines. Another brother, Herman Younker, arrived and managed the Des Moines store in its beginnings. Lipman moved to New York City involved in the clothing trade until his death in 1902. Samuel died unexpected in 1879. Marcus took over the reigns of the company and made Des Moines its...
Marcus Younker served a term as President of Congregation B’nai Yeshurun. Samuel Younker died in 1879. Marcus Younker died in New York in 1926, the last of the founding brothers. Sources 1. Simon Glazer, The Jews in Iowa (Des Moines, IA: Koch, 1904). 2. William A. Temple, The Younker Story(Des Moines, IA: 1969). 3. “Younker, Marcus,” Biographical D...
The company was founded by three Polish Jewish immigrant brothers Lipman, Samuel, and Marcus Younker, who opened a general store in Keokuk, Iowa, in 1856. Herman Younker, a younger half-brother to the three founders, opened a dry goods store in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1874.
Marcus was an American businessman. He was one of the founders of the Younker store. Background. Marcus was born on August 7, 1839; one of six sons of Isaac Younker and Jennie Younker. Education. Raised in an Orthodox Jewish household, Marcus received a traditional education through the local Hebrew school.
Jun 16, 2024 · Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 16, 1926, Marcus Younker passed away. Along with his brothers Lipman and Samuel, Marcus founded the successful retail company Younkers in Keokuk in 1856. After being born in Poland, the Younker brothers immigrated to the United States as teenagers.
Aug 15, 2018 · It was started by immigrant brothers Lipman, Samuel and Marcus Younker, who came to America from Polotzk, Poland. The brothers were Jewish and, as such, closed the store on Sabbath and Jewish...
1856 – Lipman, Samuel, and Marcus Younker establish the first Younker & Brothers Dry Goods Store in Keokuk, Iowa. 1874 – A younger brother, Herman, opens the Younker Dry Goods Store in Des Moines. 1879 – The Keokuk store closes and the Des Moines store becomes the headquarters for Younker Brothers.
