Tag Archives: Scharff

Maternal family photos …

Posted on January 25, 2014 by gsghert01

Bloom’s Block’s Gruber’s Levy’s Scharff’s Terry’s

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Posted on January 15, 2014 by gsghert01

 

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(Emile) Levy from France & Bloch’s

Posted on April 1, 2013 by gsghert01

Abraham and Sarah Block were my 3X great grandparents; Emile and Emma Levy were my 2X great grandparents. Abraham Bloch married Sarah ? Emma Bloch married Emile Levy Alexander Levy (1872-?) Fanny Fay ‘Dannie’ Levy (1873-1925) married Joseph F Block … Continue reading →

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Pappy’s note regarding the death of his father, Eduard Scharff

Posted on October 24, 2012 by gsghert01

Here is a page from Pappy’s notebook in which he writes about the death of his father, Eduard Scharff. I recall Pappy’s handwriting, as I’m sure many of you do too. Recall in this post that Eduard succumbed on 18 … Continue reading →

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Pappy was a pilot, a hunter and a sailor.

Posted on October 3, 2012 by gsghert01

This Luscome airplane was Pappy’s first; he bought it in the late 1940s. The story goes that Pappy had started the engine to warm it up, set the branches and got out. But the brakes let loose, Pappy grabbed a wing … Continue reading →

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Death Notice of Eduard Scharff (1857-1917)

Posted on September 2, 2012 by gsghert01

The Houston Jewish Herald published this Death Notice for Edward [sic] Scharff on 22 Nov. 1917. The Sunday mentioned was 18 November 1917 and the Notice was published the following Thursday. The cause of death (pneumonia) is posted here. ‘The … 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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US Census – has been a principal source of research

Posted on April 12, 2012 by gsghert01

In the U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 2 states “Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states which may be included within this Union according to their respective numbers…”.The first enumeration of the US population occurred in … Continue reading →

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