Rebecca Knopf

reference provided to Dick Berger by Wilfried Schmidt on 1/21/11:

http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/GOV:Object_211667#Pers.C3.B6nlichkeiten

[computer translation from the German text]

Marriage Elberfeld 23/10/1875, Simon Knopf, 30 years old, * Birnbaum, administrative region poses, 10.11.1845, merchant, residing in Birnbaum, son of Ruben Knopf, living in Birnbaum, businessman, and Jette Baumann,

with Rebecca Steilberger, 23 years old, * Hardenberg, the district Dusseldorf, 10.27.1851, residing in Elberfeld, daughter of Samuel Steilberger, trader, and Friederike Simon:

Witnesses: Herz Goldberg, 43 years old, a merchant, residing in Elberfeld, uncle of the wife, Aron Stern , 33 years old, a businessman in Elberfeld, David Mandelbaum, 39 years old, a merchant in Elberfeld, acquaintances of the new couple.

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<p>reference provided to Dick Berger by Wilfried Schmidt on 1/21/11:</p><p><p></p></p><p><p>http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/GOV:Object_211667#Pers.C3.B6nlichkeiten</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>[computer translation from the German text]</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>Marriage Elberfeld 23/10/1875, Simon Knopf, 30 years old, * Birnbaum, administrative region poses, 10.11.1845, merchant, residing in Birnbaum, son of Ruben Knopf, living in Birnbaum, businessman, and Jette Baumann, </p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>with Rebecca Steilberger, 23 years old, * Hardenberg, the district Dusseldorf, 10.27.1851, residing in Elberfeld, daughter of Samuel Steilberger, trader, and Friederike Simon: </p></p><p><p></p></p><p>Witnesses: Herz Goldberg, 43 years old, a merchant, residing in Elberfeld, uncle of the wife, Aron Stern , 33 years old, a businessman in Elberfeld, David Mandelbaum, 39 years old, a merchant in Elberfeld, acquaintances of the new couple.

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Freiburg in Baden

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Breissgau, Germany ®8

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Maybe there will be a bit more to find as Samuel Steilbergers grandchild Toni Knopf (Sally Knopf's

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<p>daughter) married Eugen Herz of LANGENBERG who closed down his business at Langenberg and went to Switzerland. I've got an interesting family tree concerning the the Herz family (you will find the name in what I sent to Bob Cohen) and I know</p><p>that Toni and Eugen had three daughters. </p>

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<p>In the early 90ies I was in contact with Richard Rosenthal - a son of one of the daughters - but unfortunately he is no longer with us... As he had had no children some Swiss authorities contacted me in the late 90ies searching for other family</p><p>members. of that Herz/Knopf/Rosenthal</p>

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connection. I remember they found some in South Africa and they accepted to send a letter I had written to South Africa but therewasn't a reply... ®19 2/20/02.