Robert (Harold) and Louis Albert (1607-1608)

Louis and Robert (Harold) Albert In May 1927, Louis Albert was almost 10 years old when his mother, Hattie Horn Albert, gave birth to his brother, Harold. According to the death certificate, Hattie died three hours after delivery. In September 1928, Dr. Sydney Albert,...

David & Israel Ladner (1605-1606)

David & Israel Ladner In 1928, following the death of his wife, the former Agnes Berger, Austrian native Harry Ladner admitted his two sons — David (8) and Israel Edward (“Pinky”) (5) — to the Home from Port Arthur, Texas. Older sisters...

Bettie, Etta, Rachel & Minnie Markson (988-991)

Bettie, Etta, Rachel & Minnie Markson In the 1890s, Russian immigrants Louis Markson and his wife, the former Sarah Cohen, were living in Nashville, Tennessee, where they ran a grocery store.  By the 1900 census, Sarah was a widow who continued to run the store...