Category Archives: Personal conversation

My uncle’s wedding

Posted on January 15, 2014 by gsghert01

My mom’s step-sister (for more see this) married Leslie G. Gruber (1921-1977) on 16 February 1947 in St. Francis County, Arkansas. I was very young and very ill at the time and being treated in St Louis Children’s Hospital by Dr. … Continue reading →

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Some sad news

Posted on December 30, 2013 by gsghert01

A second cousin, Bob Rosen, passed away in Little Rock, Arkansas on 24 December 2013. He had turned 66 on July 4th. I remember when visiting Em and Pappy in Little Rock, my brother and I often got together with … Continue reading →

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Priceless photo found

Posted on March 18, 2013 by gsghert01

While visiting Nashville for a Bar Mitzvah, I had a chance to see this rare photo. It was taken about 1937-1938. This is the only image of Lewis Cooper I’ve seen; and only the third image of my grandmother, Dora. … Continue reading →

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First hand memories of 7 December 1941

Posted on December 7, 2012 by gsghert01

We all recall where we were on 11 September 2001 but the generation of my parents and grandparents vividly recall where they were when they heard the news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in the early morning hours … Continue reading →

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Announcing a Tombstone photos page

Posted on April 26, 2012 by gsghert01

I’ve gathered photos of over 25 ancestor tombstones and created a permanent page under the menu item “Miscellany… —>Tombstones” which you can see here and read about my ‘extensive travels’ to gather them. Here are four.  

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Alven Simon Ghertner (1914-2012)

Posted on April 19, 2012 by gsghert01

Sadly I report Uncle Alven (19 April 1914 – 25 March 2012) passed away peacefully. He was my last male link to the generation of my parents and today would’ve been his 98th birthday. Alven had lived a very long … Continue reading →

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Shackin’ up, Em & Pappy style

Posted on January 22, 2012 by gsghert01

Lynton “Pappy” Scharff lived in a Houston, Texas boarding house of Rena and Anne DeGroot (from Holland) at the time of the 1920 US Census. On 27 Oct. 1920, he married Jessie Grace Block. Eduard Lynton Scharff was born in … Continue reading →

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Who put the ‘h’ in Ghertner?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by gsghert01

I recall my dad (Leonard Ghertner) told a story that Simon Ghertner’s name had been changed to include the ‘h’ at Ellis Island because ‘it looked better’. Actually it appears Simon Ghertner never entered the United States through Ellis Island. … Continue reading →

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