Yearly Archives: 2013

More ‘lost’ pictures, circa 1950

Posted on April 4, 2013 by gsghert01

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

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The ‘new’ Levy branch of my family tree

Posted on April 2, 2013 by gsghert01

When we were young,   my brother and I and our  ‘1st cousins‘  visited Em & Pappy’s (grandparents) house in Little Rock, that city being ‘ground-zero’ for the maternal side of my family. My memories of those fun times during … Continue reading →

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Dora, Annie, Ada & Essie Cooper

Posted on March 24, 2013 by gsghert01

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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Lewis Cooper and family

Posted on March 21, 2013 by gsghert01

Lewis (or Louis) Cooper, the father of my paternal grandmother Dora Ella Cooper, was born January 1859 in Russia. He emigrated to the United States in 1881 and was naturalized. His wife was Dena (or Americanized Dinah) Marks. Dena had … 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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Here are photos from the Raymond Block Sr. family

Posted on February 10, 2013 by gsghert01

I recently scanned these photo copies from Raymond Emile Block’s family.

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‘Bompa’ bankrupted (?) by his embezzling brother

Posted on January 29, 2013 by gsghert01

Solomon Block was a merchant and had tobacco and wholesale liquor businesses in Camden and other nearby towns. His elder sons, John Edward  Block (1856-1929) and Joseph Friedman “Bompa” Block (1860-1953), moved to Dallas, Texas and they manufactured cigars. (see … Continue reading →

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