Abraham M Weidenthal

Headstone says date of birth 12/20/1818

Death certificate says date of birth 1827

1880 census estimates birth year as 1821

32 Scoville Avenue , Cleveland OH

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Registers of Jewish Religious Communitiehttps://www.geni.com/projects/Czech-Bohemian-American-Jews/14626 s in the Czech regions The National Archives (1735) 1784 - 1949 (1960) https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000141942585111

https://www.jewishgen.org/austriaczech/MilaRechcigl.html In 1849, another Bohemian Jew, Abraham Weidenthal (1818-1848), a native of Hostice, moved to Cleveland, OH, after first immigrating to Michigan in 1847. He brought with him his new wife, Rebecca Neuman (1823-1890), also a native from Bohemia, whom he married at Ann Arbor, MI in 1847. Other members of the Weidenthal family, including Gottlieb’s mother Rebecca, his bothers Bernard and Leopold and sisters Fanny and Charlotte joined them the same year. The youngest Gottlieb’s brother Emanuel (1827-1897) arrived in Cleveland with his wife Julia and their six children around 1865. A least three of these children, Maurice, Henry and Leo became prominent journalists in Cleveland.

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I Spend Winter of 1853 in Cleveland. "Abraham Weidenthal was a reformed Jew from Bohemia. Abraham lived briefly in Michigan between 1847-49 before moving to Ohio where he became a shoe maker in Cleveland. His nephews became known as the Weidenthal Brothers of Cleveland.

After selling the store Henry Leopold and I went to Cleveland. I was anxious to meet my mother and the rest of the family from Germany. That winter I spent in Cleveland visiting my mother and the others. One of the first things we did was to get brother Solomon (then about 13 yrs- old) to learn a trade, and decided on shoe making as he was also eager to do something. We arranged for him to go into the service of a certain Weidenthal who agreed to instruct him in the trade at a small remuneration.

He took his place at once, living for the time being with our sister Babette. He took a good hold of the work and progressed very well in the trade to the entire satisfaction of his employer. "

Census from 1880 has different info saying he was born in 1822

Abraham Weidenthal found in: U.S. Atlantic and Great Lakes - Census Index (1880)

   State:  Ohio     

   County:  Cuyahoga     

   Township:  Cleveland     

   Relationship to Head:  Self     

   Age:  58     

   Gender:  Male     

   Race:  White     

   Marital Status:  Married     

   Occupation:  Works In Shoe Store     

   Birthplace:  BOHEMIA     

   Birth Year:  <1822>     

   Mother Birthplace:  BOHEMIA     

   Father Birthplace:  BOHEMIA     

   Roll:  T9_1004     

   Page:  218A     

   ED:  9      

http://czechmatediary.com/2010/01/25/history-of-czechs-in-ohio-part...

The second part of the history of Czechs in Ohio is here (you can read the first part here- http://czechmatediary.com/2010/01/14/the-history-of-czechs-in-ohio-... )

‘So Gustav Adam, the first Czech immigrant to Ohio, was dead and what happened then? The Czech immigrant torch overtook Jindrich Hladik from Prague and a few Czech Jewish men such as Leopold Levy from Smetanova Lhota u Pisku, Bernard Weidenthal from Vestice u Tabora and Zikmund Stein from Prague. Levy had a fabric store and Stein opened up a little pub on Seneca Street, while Hladik owned a food market. In 1849 inhabited Cleveland also a 22-year-old Abraham Weidenthal whose offspring became excellent journalists.

In 1852 arrived to Cleveland 16 new Czech families and their beginnings were not pretty. Since the women were accustomed going to the town bare-foot and with scarfs tied around their heads, the locals thought of them as Gypsies. The local kids would throw stones at them, swear at them and adults would not let them stay in any of the houses. That is why ALL of those 16 families (??? members???) ended up living at the above mentioned, generous Leopold Levi’s small backyard (his house was very small already) for quite some time. They had no money and Mr. Levi was helping to feed them. These Czech men and women would also go to the local slaughter-house where they were given free organs such as lungs, liver, kidneys, tails and legs - parts that were otherwise thrown away into the river - to make additional meals in order to feed their families.

Among the earliest members of Eagle Ave. temple which became Euclid Ave. Temple

• Immigration: 1847
• Residence: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 1880
• Residence: Cleveland City, Cuyahoga, Ohio - 1900
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Mar 10 2017, 15:51:57 UTC

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Abraham Weidenthal was a reformed Jew who was born in Bohemia and emigrated to America about 1847 apparently first to Ann Arbor, MI and then to Cleveland, Ohio in 1849. (MM-77 & MM-101) “Abraham Weidenthal left Hostitz, Bohemia in 1847 and went first to Ann Arbor, Mich. After two years thee he came to Cleveland, just in time to meet his mother, Mrs. Rebecca (Neumann) Weidenthal, widow of Moses Weidenthal. She came direct from Hostitz. from Early Cleveland family story in newspaper article. (MM-216) Early history of Anshe Chesed Congregation in MM-123. 1850 Washtenaw Co., MI census: No WEIDENTHAL (MM-49) 1850 Ohio Census (Ancestry.com): Abram Neidenthal (31 Germany), Shoemaker living in Cleveland Ward 1, Cuyahoga Co., with wife, Rebecca (20 Germany) and Moses Weidenthal (2 Mich) and J A Lamb (29 Germany) and Reuben Lamb (52 Germany). Oct. 1852 He filed a declaration of intent to become a naturalized citizen in 1852 in Washtenaw Co. Michigan. His naturalization actually took place in Cleveland. (MM-42 & MM-155) MM-160 says that he came to U.S. in 1847 (which fits with naturalization in 1852) and moved to Cleveland in 1849. MM-157 indicates that Abraham moved to Cleveland from Ann Arbor in 1846. Abraham first appeared in a Cleveland city directory in 1853 and 1856 and 1857 as a shoemaker. (MM-76) 1860 Cleveland, OH census: Aged 39 living in Ward 1 with: wife, Rebecca (31); children: Sarah (6); Jacob (4); Leopold (2) & Rachel (7/12) and Phillip Eisel (25). (MM-22) 1859-1868 Cleveland, OH City Directory: Abraham lists as shoemaker at 142 Pittsburgh. (MM-39) 1870 U.S. Census (Ancestry.com): Abrah Widenthall (48 Austria) living in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH with wife, Rebecca (44 Austria) and 3 kids: Sarah (15 OH); Jacob (14 OH); Leopold (12 OH); Leah (10 OH); Fannie (7 OH); Simon (6 OH) and Henry (3 OH). 1880 Cleveland, OH census (Ancestry.com): Abraham Weidenthal (58) living in Dist. 9 with: wife, Beca (52); children: Sarah (35); Jacob (28); Leon (21); Rachel (20); Fannie (17); Simon (15); Harry (14) and Leah (9). From 1889 to 1890 he is listed as a bartender. (MM-42, 76, 88) MM-5 indicates he had 12 children. 1900 Cleveland, OH census (Ancestry.com): Abraham Weidenthal (Dec 1826) living in Dist. 43; emigrated in 1847, with: daughters: Rachel (Dec 1864) and Lea (Nov 1871) and granddau., Lillian Newman (May 1886). His death indicates he was only 75 yrs old implying a birth year of 1827. (MM-23) Note: This is incorrect as Familiant record says he was born in 1818 (MM-238) Will # 27503 written Feb. 15, 1897: (MM-61) 1st: All my just debts to be paid; 2nd: All my real property to my daughters Rachel & Leah and that they pay $100 each of my following children: Sarah Newman; Jacob Weidenthal; Fannie Newman; Simon Weidenthal; Harry Weidenthal and Leo Weidenthal; 3rd: In case of the death of any of my said children then their share shall go to their children in equal shares; 4th: I appoint my daughter Sarah Weidenthal and my son Leo Weidenthal to be the executor and executrix of this my last Will and Testament. 5th: My said daughters Rachel and Leah shall have a full years time with the payment of said legacies to my other children. 6th: In the event to lodge Herman Laupelner Lodge, of which I am a member should not be able to pay as expected $1,000 life insurance to my said two daughters Rachel and Leah then my said six children: Sarah, Jacob, Fannie, Simon, Harry and Leo shall be entitled instead of $100 each to only $50 each. 7th: In case any of the said executors should die before this Will is executed, then my said children shall have a right to nominate one from among the surviving brothers and sisters. 8th: In case said Lodge shall not be able to pay the $1,000 to my two daughters but if there should be left after me at my death besides the house and lot No 32 Scoville Avenue so much money to pay out of it more than said $50 to each of my six children but none are entitled to receive more than $100 each. Written 15th day of February 1897. Witnesses: Aaron Hahn & Marian Zahabon (sic) (MM-61) Obituary appears in Jewish Review & Observer Vol. 25, No. 10, pg 2 col 3 (MM-66 & MM-88) Info from Obit: Abraham came to Cleveland in 1849; he married Miss Rebecca Newman in Ann Arbor, MI; member of the Scovill Avenue Temple; he is interred in Willet St. Cemetery. Survived by: Sam weidenthal - San Francisco Mrs. F. Newman Mrs. J. Newman Miss Ray Weidenthal Miss Leah Weidenthal J. H. Weidenthal Leo Weidenthal Harry Weidenthal Brother - Bernard Weidenthal Sister - Mrs. Charles Lederer (MM-67 & MM-88) His pallbears were: Simon Skall; L. Bondy; S. Bondy; Sol Firth; Joseph Metzenbaum and I. Kuttnauer (father of Abraham’s son’s Leo’s wife, Lizzie Kuttnauer). (MM-88) Photo of tombstone: file Willet Street Cemetery plots 078.jpg