by marlenetrestman | Jun 7, 2023
Abe Sperling In 1898, following the death of her husband Jake Sperling, Eva Breyer Sperling admitted 11-year-old Abe and his four younger siblings (Louis, Ida, Rosa, and Meyer) to the Home from San Antonio. In January 1901, Abe returned to his mother, who had moved to...
by marlenetrestman | May 17, 2023
Lena & Bessie Kantrovich Listed by the 1900 census as natives of “Russ Poland,” Louis and Gertrude Adams Kantrovich lived in Waco, Texas, where he ran a grocery store and they raised their children – Abe, Lena, and Bessie. In 1904, Gertie died at...
by marlenetrestman | May 9, 2023
Rudy and Joe Bernstein In 1892, identical twins Rudolph and Joseph were born to Samuel and Rosa Meyer Bernstein in Garland, Louisiana. Samuel ran a grocery store on a large farm owned by Rosa’s father, Abraham Meyer. In 1896, when the boys were four years old,...
by marlenetrestman | May 8, 2023
Leon Clausner In 1903, following the death of her husband, Sarah Clausner was living in Nashville, Tennessee when she admitted three of her children (Elsie, 10, Leon, 9, and Kate, 7) to the Home. In 1908, Elsie was discharged to her uncle in Spokane, Washington. The...
by marlenetrestman | May 8, 2023
Fannie Stafsky At age 10, Russian born Fannie Stafsky was admitted to the Home with younger sisters, Edna and Bessie, in 1903 from Birmingham, Alabama. As recorded in the Home registry, their mother had died and their father had deserted the family. Fannie...
