From Pam Wilson, Curator: Kay Mitchell's notes, below, are very helpful. It is fairly evident that the senior of the two Eldridge Fullers (they were not necessarily father and son, but potentially cous...
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From Pam Wilson, Curator: Kay Mitchell's notes, below, are very helpful. It is fairly evident that the senior of the two Eldridge Fullers (they were not necessarily father and son, but potentially cous...
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Group 9 of Walker DNA study. Curator's Note: His family is often ambiguated with members of an unrelated Walker family, that of Col. John Walker and his wife Elizabeth, who lived nearby in Burke County...
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Group 9 of Walker DNA study. Curator's Note: His family is often ambiguated with members of an unrelated Walker family, that of Col. John Walker and his wife Elizabeth, who lived nearby in Burke County...
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George Harrison Moody* 1907-1973* Grossman and Moody* The Honolulu Advertiser* July 15, 1969George Moody, co-founder of Grossman -Moody is liquidating his stock, thus ending an era of distinguished ser...
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George Harrison Moody* 1907-1973* Grossman and Moody* The Honolulu Advertiser* July 15, 1969George Moody, co-founder of Grossman -Moody is liquidating his stock, thus ending an era of distinguished ser...
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Sir John Edward Cohen (6 October 1898 – 24 March 1979), born Jacob Edward Kohen and commonly known as Jack Cohen, was an English grocer who founded the Tesco supermarket chain.Cohen was born in the cit...
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Sir John Edward Cohen (6 October 1898 – 24 March 1979), born Jacob Edward Kohen and commonly known as Jack Cohen, was an English grocer who founded the Tesco supermarket chain.Cohen was born in the cit...
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Arnold Aronson, a retailing executive best known for reviving the financial fortunes of ==Saks Fifth Avenue==in the early 1980s, in part by appealing to a younger clientele, died on Tuesday at his home...
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Arnold Aronson, a retailing executive best known for reviving the financial fortunes of ==Saks Fifth Avenue==in the early 1980s, in part by appealing to a younger clientele, died on Tuesday at his home...
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see: Kipp (12 February 1924[2] – 11 October 2017)[3] was a German billionaire, and founder of the Massa department store chain. He sold the business but kept the property, and had a large property port...
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see: Kipp (12 February 1924[2] – 11 October 2017)[3] was a German billionaire, and founder of the Massa department store chain. He sold the business but kept the property, and had a large property port...
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President of Gimbel's Dept StoreIn 1903, Ralph and Gabriel Blum (the latter, Jacques Loeb Blum's father,) had founded the Blum Brothers Department Store in Philadelphia. In 1914, it closed and sold all...
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President of Gimbel's Dept StoreIn 1903, Ralph and Gabriel Blum (the latter, Jacques Loeb Blum's father,) had founded the Blum Brothers Department Store in Philadelphia. In 1914, it closed and sold all...
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In 1945, Melvin and Lucile Baer founded Baer's Home Outfitters in South Bend, Indiana, based on one simple concept: offer customers famous brands that they can trust, quality craftsmanship and lasting ...
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In 1945, Melvin and Lucile Baer founded Baer's Home Outfitters in South Bend, Indiana, based on one simple concept: offer customers famous brands that they can trust, quality craftsmanship and lasting ...
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Charles P. Lazarus (1923-2018) founded Children's Supermart (which would evolve into Toys "R" Us) in Washington, D.C., during the post-war baby boom era in 1948 as a baby-furniture retailer. Its first ...
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Charles P. Lazarus (1923-2018) founded Children's Supermart (which would evolve into Toys "R" Us) in Washington, D.C., during the post-war baby boom era in 1948 as a baby-furniture retailer. Its first ...
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Birth: Apr. 10, 1910 Death: Mar. 1, 2013Jack Landman Goldsmith, the retired President and Chief Executive Officer of Goldsmith's Department Store, and a business and civic leader in Memphis for decad...
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Birth: Apr. 10, 1910 Death: Mar. 1, 2013Jack Landman Goldsmith, the retired President and Chief Executive Officer of Goldsmith's Department Store, and a business and civic leader in Memphis for decad...
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He Lived it as Levitz Leon J. Levitz Gone at 101 by Deb Silverthorn LEVITZ, LEON JEROME For more than a half-century, most of the country "loved it at Levitz," a tribute to the lifelong career of Leon ...
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He Lived it as Levitz Leon J. Levitz Gone at 101 by Deb Silverthorn LEVITZ, LEON JEROME For more than a half-century, most of the country "loved it at Levitz," a tribute to the lifelong career of Leon ...
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Isaac Maas, with his brother Abe, was co founder of Maas Brothers (1886 - 1991) based in Tampa. He was born in Dolgeshiem, Germany on October 14, 1863. He came to the US in 1877 settling in Cochran, Ge...
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Isaac Maas, with his brother Abe, was co founder of Maas Brothers (1886 - 1991) based in Tampa. He was born in Dolgeshiem, Germany on October 14, 1863. He came to the US in 1877 settling in Cochran, Ge...
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Abraham Maas, a brother of Sol and Jacob Maas, was born on May 22, 1855 in Dolgesheim, Germany near Hessen-Darmstadt. When he was a child in grammar school, he longed to be a doctor. But before he fini...
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Abraham Maas, a brother of Sol and Jacob Maas, was born on May 22, 1855 in Dolgesheim, Germany near Hessen-Darmstadt. When he was a child in grammar school, he longed to be a doctor. But before he fini...
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was the first to leave Germany for the US. He had been employed as a vintner's helper in a nearby town. When he was laid off, he could not find other employment. There were probably other family member...
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was the first to leave Germany for the US. He had been employed as a vintner's helper in a nearby town. When he was laid off, he could not find other employment. There were probably other family member...
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Excerpt:Alex Loeb, was a merchant in Meridian, MS in the late 19th century. Alex Loeb, immigranted from Germany and moved to Meridian, MS from Columbus, MS to open his first store.Alex Loeb was the fir...
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Excerpt:Alex Loeb, was a merchant in Meridian, MS in the late 19th century. Alex Loeb, immigranted from Germany and moved to Meridian, MS from Columbus, MS to open his first store.Alex Loeb was the fir...
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Lyman Gustave Bloomingdale (1841–1905) was an American businessman who in April 1872, with his brother Joseph, founded Bloomingdales Department Store on 56th Street in New York City.The son of the Bava...
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Lyman Gustave Bloomingdale (1841–1905) was an American businessman who in April 1872, with his brother Joseph, founded Bloomingdales Department Store on 56th Street in New York City.The son of the Bava...
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Joseph Bernard Bloomingdale (December 22, 1842 – November 21, 1904) was a Jewish American businessman who in April 1872, with his brother Lyman, founded Bloomingdales Department Store on 56th Street in...
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Joseph Bernard Bloomingdale (December 22, 1842 – November 21, 1904) was a Jewish American businessman who in April 1872, with his brother Lyman, founded Bloomingdales Department Store on 56th Street in...
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Potter Palmer (May 20, 1826 – May 4, 1902) was an American businessman who was responsible for much of the development of State Street in Chicago. Born in Albany County, New York, he was the fourth son...
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Potter Palmer (May 20, 1826 – May 4, 1902) was an American businessman who was responsible for much of the development of State Street in Chicago. Born in Albany County, New York, he was the fourth son...
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Donald George Fisher (September 3, 1928 – September 27, 2009) was an American businessman who founded The Gap clothing stores.Fisher was born in San Francisco, California, to Jewish parents, Sydney Fis...
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Donald George Fisher (September 3, 1928 – September 27, 2009) was an American businessman who founded The Gap clothing stores.Fisher was born in San Francisco, California, to Jewish parents, Sydney Fis...
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