Yearly Archives: 2014

My uncle’s wedding

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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Carolyn Gray LeMaster (1927-2013)

Ms. LeMaster passed away 18 Nov. 2013.  She was not a family member but she was an author of a book on the Jews of Arkansas in which she described accomplishments of many of our ancestors. Her book, A Corner … Continue reading

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Where did our names come from?

In my post Who put the ‘h’ in Ghertner, I discussed the origin of that name, from ‘gardener’. I’ve just tackled some of the surnames of some of your Jewish ancestors. The fact they had Jewish names is a clue … Continue reading

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