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Education & Work – Ghertner’s in 1940

Posted on August 29, 2012 by gsghert01

Education Simon Ghertner had completed 8 years of school Dora Ghertner had completed 2 years of high school Lenoard Ghertner had completed 3 years of College, and he became the first of us Ghertner’s to graduate from college Alven & … Continue reading →

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Gerald and Dinah Shore, famous singer

Posted on August 27, 2012 by gsghert01

My uncle Gerald Horace Ghertner and  Fannie Rose ‘Dinah’ Shore were in the same 1931 Confirmation Class at Vine Street Temple in Nashville, Tennessee. The Rabbi was Julius Mark (who served from 1926 to 1948). Fannie is top row, 2nd … Continue reading →

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Em was the “Head of Household” in 1940

Posted on August 20, 2012 by gsghert01

In the center of this page header photo is Lynton “Pappy” Scharff (1897-1985) agt the time of his Bar Mitzvah in Germany circa 1910. As I said earlier, the 1940 US Census became available to the public last April. However … Continue reading →

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RIP Eduard Scharff (1857- 1917) & Esther Marx, Pappy’s parents

Posted on August 2, 2012 by gsghert01

Eduard Scharff, (b. 11 Jan 1857 in Kleinfischlingen, Rhein Pfalz, Germany) emigrated to the United Sates at age 14. Previously I’d had no information as to when EL’s grandfather passed away. Eduard Scharff, residing in Welsh, Louisiana, USA applied for … Continue reading →

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Whereabouts on April 15, 1940

Posted on July 28, 2012 by gsghert01

From the 1940 US Census Although the 1940 US Census was released to the public last April 2nd, only a few states were indexed such that we could find people without reading through the entire ‘enumeration district’ and it is … Continue reading →

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Jewish communities – Camden & Pine Bluff

Posted on June 17, 2012 by gsghert01

In the 1800s, Jews settled in rural Arkansas near rivers, which provided reliable shipment of goods. Camden (Ouchita River) and Pine Bluff (Arkansas River) are significant for our family. Our early ancestors were merchants as were many early Jewish settlers. … Continue reading →

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Shor Hezkel, 2x great grandfather of my generation

Posted on June 5, 2012 by gsghert01

I have Alven Simon Ghertner’s communication files with Ghertner relatives in Israel and I found the name of Shor Hezkel, who was my 2X great grandfather. Hezkel  is a name more commonly known as Ezekial. It is uncertain when the … Continue reading →

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Cousins, a brief lesson

Posted on May 13, 2012 by gsghert01

Some of you may not be clear on how cousin relationships are expressed. Cousins are (usually blood relatives but can be adopted) relatives through grandparents. There is a standard way of expressing grandparents by abbreviating all the great great …. … Continue reading →

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