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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Solomon Block big shot
“….Solomon Block, one of the earliest Jewish settlers in Camden and the first president of the local congregation. As head of the local school board, Block fought off attempts to require bible reading in the public schools.
Dora Ghertner’s parents discovered
In 1920, the US Census in Nashville, Tennessee includes Lewis (age 62) and Dena (age 65) Cooper, as in-laws living in the home
Pappy’s pop: Did you know?
Eduard Scharff, residing in Welsh, Louisiana, USA applied for a United States Passport on 7 May 1894. Eduard stated his birth date was 11 January, 1857 and his place of birth was Rhein Pfalz, Germany; which appears to have been … Continue reading
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my grandfather Simon … maybe I’ve learned something new
Simon Ghertner’s World War I draft registration indicates his birth date was August 25, 1882. Leonard Ghertner, his son, had told me the name was originally spelled Gertner but was changed (perhaps at Ellis Island, NYC). Read this later post … Continue reading
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Lynton Scharff lived where?
In 1900, three year old Lynton “Pappy” Scharff lived in Jennings, Louisiana with Esther and Eduard, his parents. In 1910, Lynton 13, and his father Eduard Scharff were boarders in the home of Sigmund and Mabel Brown in Matagorda, Texas; … Continue reading
Today is day 5 of my subscription to Ancestry.com
And I decided to create this blog to share my new findings with my family because e-mail is so ineffective and well, passe.
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