Tag Archives: Ghertner

More stories …

“”my great grandmother Rachel (Abrams) Fleisman built a house on West End Avenue (corner West End and Wilson) in Nashville, Tennesse which is still standing. She was extremely smart,and was the type person who used to say that she was … Continue reading

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Fleisman’s, Frankland’s, Weil’s et al

This mishpocha page of the tree has too many surnames to fit in the title. Jean Claire Fleisman (1915-2005) married my uncle Alven Simon Ghertner (1914-2012) and these are her ancestors. Nathan Fleisman married Bettie Loveman Kate Fleisman (1827 – … Continue reading

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The founding of Cullom & Ghertner

I’m reposting this because I just received a picture of J.A. (John) Cullom  Joseph Alexander Cullom (name updated based on his death notice here) , co-founder of the printing company and have information about the date of the founding. Simon … Continue reading

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More ‘lost’ pictures, circa 1950

.. which I think are also priceless. These are from our Nashville house at 1702 Ashwood.

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Dora, Annie, Ada & Essie Cooper

After the death of Simon Ghertner on 6 February 1945,  Dora Ghertner continued to live in the 1702 Ashwood house ; the house had coal heat. This was our residence when the Blizzard of ’51 struck (see blog post here), … Continue reading

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Priceless photo found

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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Simon Gertner’s ship to North America in 1900

I’ve found more than one record of Simon Ghertner, my grandfather,  having sailed to North America about 1900.  The steamer  Lake Ontario was built in 1887 by James Laing & Co for the Beaver Line. A voyage on this ship … Continue reading

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Gerald and Dinah Shore, famous singer

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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