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What's a Cutter?
#usa
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My grandfather and his brother-in-law had a tailoring business that was somewhere between completely hand-made and off-the-rack pre-made. My grandfather Sigmund SEGAL in Parkesburg, PA measured a man,
My grandfather and his brother-in-law had a tailoring business that was somewhere between completely hand-made and off-the-rack pre-made. My grandfather Sigmund SEGAL in Parkesburg, PA measured a man,
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Why no check-marks on passenger manifests?
#usa
#general
As each new immigrant was processed at Castle Garden, Ellis Island, or other reception center, how did officials keep track of who had passed through? Why didn't the clerk put some sort of check-mark
As each new immigrant was processed at Castle Garden, Ellis Island, or other reception center, how did officials keep track of who had passed through? Why didn't the clerk put some sort of check-mark
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Har Nebo Cemetery in Phila
#photographs
#usa
I have a different opinion of Har Nebo. Years ago, I paid a professional genealogist to discover where in Philadelphia my grandfather was interred. I had his death certificate with the exact date of d
I have a different opinion of Har Nebo. Years ago, I paid a professional genealogist to discover where in Philadelphia my grandfather was interred. I had his death certificate with the exact date of d
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Josephine Rosenblum
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World War II Enlistment -- strange civil occupation
#usa
William MENDEL's WW II Enlistment Record has most information correct, including 4 years of college, but his "Civil Occupation" is listed as "Actor (Motion picture actor.) or Director, Motion Picture
William MENDEL's WW II Enlistment Record has most information correct, including 4 years of college, but his "Civil Occupation" is listed as "Actor (Motion picture actor.) or Director, Motion Picture
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Josephine Rosenblum
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1918 Flu Death certificate
#usa
The 1918 death certificate of a relative in Cincinnati called it "la grippe". Her doctor was related to her. Josephine Rosenblum Cincinnati
The 1918 death certificate of a relative in Cincinnati called it "la grippe". Her doctor was related to her. Josephine Rosenblum Cincinnati
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Josephine Rosenblum
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Pale of Settlement
What would a Yiddish-speaking Jew who lived there have called this area? Please give a transliteration for those of us who do not read Hebrew letters. I know it was also called Russian-Poland in Engli
What would a Yiddish-speaking Jew who lived there have called this area? Please give a transliteration for those of us who do not read Hebrew letters. I know it was also called Russian-Poland in Engli
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Josephine Rosenblum
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Relationship question
Allen and Betty marry and have a son--Charles. They divorce. Allen and Daisy marry and have a son--Edgar. [Have you noticed that the names are in alphabetical order, for clarity.] Facts: Allen is the
Allen and Betty marry and have a son--Charles. They divorce. Allen and Daisy marry and have a son--Edgar. [Have you noticed that the names are in alphabetical order, for clarity.] Facts: Allen is the
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Josephine Rosenblum
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Mother and son share a tombstone--is it possible?
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In an Orthodox cemetery in Cincinnati, a mother and son share one tombstone. The names and dates bear this out. She was born a full generation before him, plus the names match what I know of their rel
In an Orthodox cemetery in Cincinnati, a mother and son share one tombstone. The names and dates bear this out. She was born a full generation before him, plus the names match what I know of their rel
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Josephine Rosenblum
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Mother and son share a tombstone--is it possible?
#general
In an Orthodox cemetery in Cincinnati, a mother and son share one tombstone. The names and dates bear this out. She was born a full generation before him, plus the names match what I know of their rel
In an Orthodox cemetery in Cincinnati, a mother and son share one tombstone. The names and dates bear this out. She was born a full generation before him, plus the names match what I know of their rel
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Josephine Rosenblum
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Upper case for surnames
#hungary
In addition to putting surnames in capitals, try putting a space between slashes, to improve readability. Look at the following lines: SMITH/JACKSON/WALKER/MASON SMITH / JACKSON / WALKER / MASON The s
In addition to putting surnames in capitals, try putting a space between slashes, to improve readability. Look at the following lines: SMITH/JACKSON/WALKER/MASON SMITH / JACKSON / WALKER / MASON The s
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Josephine Rosenblum
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Upper case for surnames
#hungary
In addition to putting surnames in capitals, try putting a space between slashes, to improve readability. Look at the following lines: SMITH/JACKSON/WALKER/MASON SMITH / JACKSON / WALKER / MASON The s
In addition to putting surnames in capitals, try putting a space between slashes, to improve readability. Look at the following lines: SMITH/JACKSON/WALKER/MASON SMITH / JACKSON / WALKER / MASON The s
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Josephine Rosenblum
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Mihaileni in 1888. Was it in Romania or Hungary?
#hungary
Greetings; Recently, I posted some questions on JewishGen about my great-grandparents' separate voyages to America in 1888. On the manifest, which was in German, ,my great-grandfather said he and thre
Greetings; Recently, I posted some questions on JewishGen about my great-grandparents' separate voyages to America in 1888. On the manifest, which was in German, ,my great-grandfather said he and thre
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Mihaileni in 1888. Was it in Romania or Hungary?
#hungary
Greetings; Recently, I posted some questions on JewishGen about my great-grandparents' separate voyages to America in 1888. On the manifest, which was in German, ,my great-grandfather said he and thre
Greetings; Recently, I posted some questions on JewishGen about my great-grandparents' separate voyages to America in 1888. On the manifest, which was in German, ,my great-grandfather said he and thre
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Josephine Rosenblum
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Ungarn--some answers
#general
I had raised the question about "Ungarn" being the residence for my great-grandfather Aaron Berel SEGAL and three of his older children (two of my great-aunts and a great-uncle), who left Hamburg on t
I had raised the question about "Ungarn" being the residence for my great-grandfather Aaron Berel SEGAL and three of his older children (two of my great-aunts and a great-uncle), who left Hamburg on t
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Josephine Rosenblum
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Ungarn--some answers
#general
I had raised the question about "Ungarn" being the residence for my great-grandfather Aaron Berel SEGAL and three of his older children (two of my great-aunts and a great-uncle), who left Hamburg on t
I had raised the question about "Ungarn" being the residence for my great-grandfather Aaron Berel SEGAL and three of his older children (two of my great-aunts and a great-uncle), who left Hamburg on t
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Ungarn (Hungary)
#general
I know that "Ungarn" means Hungary, but in what language(s)? My great-grandfather Aaron Berel SEGAL listed his birthplace as Ungarn on a ship manifest in 1888. In the 1900 Census in New York, his birt
I know that "Ungarn" means Hungary, but in what language(s)? My great-grandfather Aaron Berel SEGAL listed his birthplace as Ungarn on a ship manifest in 1888. In the 1900 Census in New York, his birt
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Josephine Rosenblum
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Ungarn (Hungary)
#general
I know that "Ungarn" means Hungary, but in what language(s)? My great-grandfather Aaron Berel SEGAL listed his birthplace as Ungarn on a ship manifest in 1888. In the 1900 Census in New York, his birt
I know that "Ungarn" means Hungary, but in what language(s)? My great-grandfather Aaron Berel SEGAL listed his birthplace as Ungarn on a ship manifest in 1888. In the 1900 Census in New York, his birt
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Born at sea
#general
For reasons past my understanding, my reply to several helpful 'genners bounced. I am posting this for them and for anyone else wondering about my original posting regarding a baby born at sea in 1865
For reasons past my understanding, my reply to several helpful 'genners bounced. I am posting this for them and for anyone else wondering about my original posting regarding a baby born at sea in 1865
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Josephine Rosenblum
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Born at sea
#general
For reasons past my understanding, my reply to several helpful 'genners bounced. I am posting this for them and for anyone else wondering about my original posting regarding a baby born at sea in 1865
For reasons past my understanding, my reply to several helpful 'genners bounced. I am posting this for them and for anyone else wondering about my original posting regarding a baby born at sea in 1865
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Josephine Rosenblum
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"Born at sea" 1865
#general
Aaron and Kate NATHAN boarded the ship E. W. Stetson in England, claiming their ethnicity or nationality to be English. That is wrong! They were actually >from Russian-Poland. The line below Kate’s na
Aaron and Kate NATHAN boarded the ship E. W. Stetson in England, claiming their ethnicity or nationality to be English. That is wrong! They were actually >from Russian-Poland. The line below Kate’s na
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Josephine Rosenblum
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